atypical hollywood life

There is no way, it is really difficult to do composition on this topic, it is 'Star Wars'!He felt that if he really ruined the series, he would definitely end up worse than George Lucas!So since the big boss, Disney, is seeking stability and conservativeness, he might as well be more stable and conservative in this regard.

Anyway, isn't what fans pay attention to is a feeling?Then he will give them feelings!

What is new wine in a bottle?What's the deal with a leading lady who looks like Margaret Jane?If it weren't for the fact that the attempt was so obvious that he wouldn't come back later, he would have wanted to find an actor who looked like Hayden Christensen to play Darth Vader's grandson!

So it's better not to expect too much in Hollywood, it's really easy to fall off, and you don't feel safe at all.

Compared with this gentleman who seeks stability and conservativeness, Mel Gibson, who has successfully turned around with the help of friends in recent years, is in a more delicate mood.

"An invitation from Warner Bros.?" Mel Gibson stared at his manager dumbfounded.

"I heard that it was Luke Hansen who recommended you to Warner Bros., Mel. I must say that the friends you have made are pretty good." Mr. Agent praised.

When Mel came up with "The Passion of the Christ", he thought that the other party would be finished from now on, but he didn't expect him to stand up again by relying on his friends.Although the process is not very beautiful, but the result is the most important, isn't it?Look at the present, not only has he turned himself over successfully, but he is also about to become the director of the DC series, maybe his career can reach a higher level!

Look at Christopher Nolan, didn't this Briton completely establish himself with the "Batman Prospects" series?Since then, Warner has basically responded to his needs. He feels that his client's ability is much stronger than that of the British, and his achievements in movies are higher than his. It is not a problem to achieve this goal.

"Our relationship is just average..." Gibson covered his head.

How should he explain that Luke Hansen is really not his friend?At best, the two of them can only be regarded as nodding acquaintances. If they dig deeper, they will be carried by each other all the way, and by the way, they will reflect on themselves in the boring gossip of the couple.Any more, and there really isn't any.

As for the behavior of the other party recommending himself to Warner, it is probably smooth. Although they are not really close friends, they have been in contact with each other, and the relationship is not bad, plus the relationship between Downey and Tom. Inside, if you encounter a good opportunity, you will also recommend people you know well.That's how it's done in Hollywood anyway, isn't it?

"Anyway, it's a good thing that you got Warner's invitation even if the relationship is average." Mr. Broker didn't think so.

People with an average relationship can still recommend you to such a big company, but if your relationship is not ordinary, do you still want to go to heaven?

"But I really don't have any ideas about superheroes." Gibson looked blank.

He wasn't lying. For a director who leans towards reality, the proposition of superheroes is a bit too much. God knows he doesn't usually read these comics, okay?

"Whether you have any ideas about superheroes or not, you have now received a wonderful invitation. Listen, Mel, DC is not the same as Marvel. If Marvel is a product on the assembly line, the director is just an assembler. , then the status of directors in DC works is definitely much higher. Think about Christopher Nolan, the two most important promoters of his status today are 'Star Wars' and 'Batman', although you are worse than him There are a lot of talents, but in terms of business status, they are definitely not as good as the other party, because other companies will not let you get whatever you want like Warner did with Nolan." Mr. Broker hit the point right away.

This is a great opportunity for them to take back what Mel lost.

"And if this movie can be successful, your future road will be smoother. The life of a nurtured director is always more nourishing than that of a wild director." He persuaded.

Although Mel has reconciled with the Jewish group here, and many projects have their shadows, but compared to Mel ten years ago, he is still subject to much more constraints, at least the gang on the film's funding issue Jew is not a generous candidate.And it's not your cash machine, some things are really annoying.

But Warner is different. They are quite generous to the directors they support. There are many benefits after hugging this golden thigh.

"So you should read these cartoons at home recently, and prepare for the future." Mr. Manager unceremoniously pushed the two cartoons on the floor to Gibson.

He believes that his client is quite capable in assessing the situation and will not miss this good opportunity.

"...Okay." It's a fool to have money but not make money. Although Gibson is a little grumpy, he has always been a smart person, so he happily accepted the agent's offer.

By the way, he also plans to watch all the previous DC movies to enrich his poor knowledge of superheroes.That's right, he still doesn't understand why Luke would recommend him, even though they do know each other well, obviously he doesn't fit the superhero style so well.

"Why would you recommend Mel Gibson?" Luke's explanation for this question is also very simple.

"Of course it is because he is very consistent with DC's current style. Based on his previous record, this is another epic blockbuster besides Ridley Scott. The entire DC is now walking in a dark wind, isn't it Are you still expecting to find a Marvel-style director to do this? Instead, look at Mel Gibson. I don’t need to say anything about his works from film to present. Except for the later "The Hangover", those films he directed Isn’t that a drama style with unflattering themes? But even so, he has never lost money, and he is rational in movies, and he has a full grasp of the audience’s tastes. With his own epic atmosphere, don’t you think he is very Is it suitable for this project? Besides, this is a director who can save money. I believe that if you can solve something with 800 million yuan, you will never want to use 1000 million yuan to solve it." Luke answered those Warners in this way executives.

Besides, this gentleman's IQ is always online, and there is no so-called original plot, which is much better than those crazy comic book fan directors. At least this gentleman will consider the feelings of passers-by instead of doing this as a fan. Work.As one of the leading actors and the named producer of the movie, Luke doesn't want his work to turn into a bunch of illogical shit after months of tossing, that feeling is really too bad .

"Look at "Superman Returns" and Bryan Singer, Warner hasn't learned enough lessons?" After Luke finished speaking, he didn't care about these people's thoughts. He looked at the time and said that he needed to go to lunch and left directly here.

These people need a space without outside distractions to discuss the future of cinema.

"What he said made sense." Benjamin, the producer who has been firmly bound to the 'Batman' series since the 80s, was speechless.

The performance of "Man of Steel" after its release was neither bad nor bad. It can't be said that it lost money, but it didn't earn much.

There is no way, the investment of this film is too high, including the post-transition into 3D special effects, the production cost has piled up to 2.25 million US dollars, but how much is its global box office operation? 6.68 million!It is certainly impressive in terms of performance alone, but compared to the cost, this figure is not so wonderful.According to the general box office formula that producers can get 50% of the income from theaters in North America and 30% overseas, Warner Brothers can get about 2.9 million for the 1.5 million box office in North America, and 3.78 million for the 1.2 million overseas. About [-] million yuan, adding up is only a small profit that can barely match the cost.

This has not included the cost of publicity and distribution. Of course, there are peripheral incomes to pay for this, such as discs, cable TV copyrights, and online on-demand copyrights.In addition to the advertising revenue in the film, overall the final profit of this film is really not impressive enough. This result is really not good for a huge production that they have placed high hopes on and invested a lot of money. Especially when compared with those Marvel movies, the gap is even more obvious.

You must know that "The Avengers" has a global box office of more than 15 billion, which makes Warner Bros., who has always claimed to be the boss of superheroes, feel so embarrassed!

But they still had to grit their teeth and continue, because the film really didn't catch up, and their DC universe also had hope.

But who wants to waste money if they can save money?Although he is always called Kaizihua Kaizihua, no one is being taken advantage of. The more money saved, the lower the cost of the movie, which means that even if the movie's performance in the future is not good They won't lose too much, and if they are lucky, they can even make a fortune.

In such a comparison, Mel Gibson is quite a qualified director. After all, he is really able to save money and is a good hand in overall planning.

Luke was actually right, and the old foxes knew it in their hearts.Don't look at how brilliant the achievements of "Batman Prequel" are, but after all, it is already a crime movie that is half out of superheroes. The rigor of the above and the connection above cannot be compared with the large series they are about to develop now.And they now have another more serious problem. While Nolan made a good start for DC's superhero movies, he also brought the DC series into the dark pit and couldn't get out.

As a large series, it is a matter of common sense that the basic styles cannot be contradictory. Since the previous work is a dark drama, it is impossible for the follow-up to be a happy family carnival style, otherwise it will lead to various incompatibility problems, which is directly After that, those superhero movies produced by Warner Bros. seemed ashamed to say that they were produced by DC without a little dark style, and everyone was made bitter and bitter. "Man of Steel" continues the style of "Batman Begins" and proves this point.

To be honest, the executives of Warner Bros. don’t like this, and the reason is very simple. The darker it is, the narrower the audience is, which is not a good thing for the box office.Many people even think that the entire DC series has been kidnapped by Nolan, which is very detrimental to the prospects of the movie.But now they can only go to the dark one way, because the opponent Marvel has already occupied the style of the family carnival, and it is too late for them to enter the arena now, and they will only be ridiculed for learning from each other.

In this case, we can only bite the bullet and continue, so a good director is very important.

Benjamin has no intention of kicking Nolan out, but the problem is that if this continues to be dark, future superheroes can only take the R-rated route, which is not a good thing for them.

As for Mel Gibson, this director is the one with the best grades among a bunch of candidates, and his production of commercial blockbusters is very good. Don't let Nolan lead you by the nose.

Everyone can see the results of "Man of Steel", and the word-of-mouth is also clear.Zack Snyder is good, but his fandom is so serious that the script he proposed is very unfriendly to passers-by.In addition, he has already successfully directed the two DC movies "Watchmen" and "Man of Steel", if he continues to direct the next one, he will definitely emphasize his right to speak and bring more private goods. Is this really good?

Several producers looked at each other, and then thought of what Luke had just left. Obviously, the other party was hinting at this point, "Manga movies are originally designed to attract fans to the cinema with classic images and works, and then attract countless fans through movies." New audiences pay attention to comics, forming a virtuous circle, but according to his idea, the movie will become a special offering and carnival for fans. Even if passers-by and audiences walk into the movie theater to watch, what about the word-of-mouth afterwards? Do we want to see that the movies in the series in the future are affected by this? After all, superhero movies ultimately rely on the box office contributions of passers-by to make money. If fans can support a movie, why do they need screenwriters and adaptations? Is it okay to shoot directly according to the comics? According to this plan, I doubt how many passers-by will understand this movie. They are not fans, and they don’t have those previous comic impressions in their minds to fill in at any time; How long does it take for the script to be made into a movie? More than three hours! This is not "The Lord of the Rings"! Will you really let such a long movie appear in the cinema?"

of course not!

Luke's words hit the nail on the head.

The originally dark plot, coupled with the lengthy literary drama, is the rhythm that will drive the audience crazy!