The Best Entertainment Era

Whether the movie is bad or not, Dungeon Siege has achieved commercial success, and Uwe Ball has also become famous. In the context of the failure of Tomb Raider 2, some people even started calling him a Hollywood game adaptation. Chief director of film genre.

If a few more films can be successfully made, this title will naturally be confirmed.

This Vampire Ryan will not be completed until the end of next year at the earliest.

In the office of Relativity Entertainment, Uwe Ball didn't seem to have changed in any way, he was still the good director who worked hard to make movies: Ronan, if it is released, it will probably be in 2005.

Ronan nodded and said, It's okay, you calm down and prepare patiently.

Uwe Ball smiled with his mouth open: I have already started writing the script with the screenwriter of Shahai Entertainment, and I am going to make some major changes to the game.

He said in detail: I plan to replace the background of the story on the eve of World War II in the original game with the ghostly 18th century, and move the narrative time back two hundred years. The heroine Ryan's opponent is also a supernatural creature cultivated by the German government. Turning into a powerful vampire can enrich the mythical flavor of the film and make it more charming and vivid.

Ronan simply read the game information of Vampire Ryan, so he didn't know much about it at all, so he said directly: You are the director and producer, so make up your own mind.

Okay! Uwe Bao nodded seriously: In three months, I will give you a rigorous script.

Okay. Ronan replied.

Uwe Ball suddenly suggested: Ronan, should Relativity Entertainment strengthen its efforts in adapting games to movies?

Ronan raised his head and looked at Uwe Ball suspiciously.

There are many excellent games that have the potential to be adapted into movies. Uwe Ball started from the perspective of entertainment for the theory of relativity: It is impossible for me to complete these projects...

Ronan heard it. Although he was full of doubts about the game movie, he knew that Uwe Ball was out of kindness.

Uwe Ball's angle is completely different from his.

Perhaps in the eyes of Uwe Ball, the two game-adapted movies directed by him were successful without much effort, and they were still a typical example of Xiaoboda, as the Relativity Entertainment Group, which was kind to him,

Why not invest more money and strength to earn more income?

But Ronan is very clear that House of the Dead and Dungeon Siege are not the victories of the movie. At present, there is only one Uwe Ball in Hollywood, and it is impossible to accommodate the second one.

Uwe Bauer has a special liking for game adaptation movies, and said: Since the birth of computers, computer games have gradually matured and become rich, vivid and colorful. I think the relationship between computers and movies has been from the very beginning. They are closely linked together, with the help of computer special effects, the picture of the movie is more exquisite, and many shots that were never imagined before can also be realized through computer special effects.

Obviously, Uwe Ball has done a lot of work before.

This is what Ronan admired Uwe Ball the most. No matter how talented and capable this person is, his attitude in doing things is impeccable.

He could hear that Brother Bao was really thinking about the entertainment of the theory of relativity.

Uwe Bauer said at this time: In my opinion, to some extent, computer games just cater to the nature of playing games in the human spirit, making people willing to give up the real life in front of them and enter the world of games to experience other things. A life. When a certain game has many fans, it means that the movie based on the game has a large audience in advance, thus laying a certain foundation for the box office.”

He looked at Ronan and said with a smile: Because those game fans are very willing to see how the virtual characters in their favorite games will be played by real people. With the further development of computer stunts and the thriving game business, Adapting movies from games is bound to be one of the future development paths of movies.”

Ronan nodded slightly. Maybe what Uwe Ball said is not wrong. Adapted movies have always been easier to succeed, but the number of works available for adaptation is decreasing day by day, and more and more games will enter the attention of film manufacturers. It may be that for a long time, countless game-adapted film projects have to go through the stage of paying tuition fees, but who can guarantee that one day game-adapted films will not become the mainstream of business?

In the 1970s and 1980s, who would have thought that comic book superhero movies would become the commercial mainstream in the future?

Ronan is very clear that his thoughts have always been influenced by past experiences, which has brought him huge development capital and assistance, and may also imprison certain aspects of thinking.

In the past, there were very few successful game-adapted movies, and more than 90% of the game-adapted movies ended in a miserable hit.

But not all.

Ronan said slowly: Uwe, thank you for your suggestion. I will ask people to purchase some game adaptation film copyrights and wait for the right time.

Uwe Ball smiled and said, It's good if I can help you.

Ronan smiled: Very helpful.

Nowadays, the cost of many game adaptation copyrights is not high, and Robert Lee can collect part of the copyright as a reserve for Shahai Entertainment's future film adaptation copyright.

Some game copyrights may become feelings in the future.

After Uwe Ball left, Ronan called Robert Lee, who soon came to his office.

It's also a consideration. Robert Lee agreed with Uwe Ball's opinion: There is no harm in preparing more adaptation copyrights, and compared with hits or comics, the film licensing fees for games are much lower.

Ronan thought for a while and said, Well, I'll let Shahai Entertainment reserve the box office proceeds of Dungeon Siege for you separately, and all the funds will be used for you to purchase the copyright of the game adaptation, and buy as many typical ones as possible. The copyright of the game of meaning.

Robert Lee nodded: Okay, no problem. He asked again: Any specific goals?

Ronan couldn't answer, because he knew too little about the game, so he simply said: You can find Uwe Ball and other people who know about the game to make a special screening, and you can decide the specific list yourself.

Robert Lee roughly guessed that Ronan didn't understand computer games, and said, I see.

Ronan suddenly thought of something: By the way, what happened to Tom Hanks' Preton?

Called me a few times. Robert Lee said simply: Tom Hanks' partner in Preton Pictures, Gary Goldsman, had an interview with me once, and they have not yet made a clear attitude.

Ronan thought for a while and said, Wait until mid-December, if Tom Hanks and Pratton Pictures haven't made a clear statement, don't worry about them anymore.

He couldn't wait indefinitely.

Preton Films was co-founded by Tom Hanks and famous Hollywood producer Gary Goldsman. He has shot and participated in the shooting of many films, including the successful Band of Brothers and My Grandmother. Greek Wedding.

At this moment, in the conference room of Preton Pictures, a three-person meeting is going on.

Tom, Gary, we can give up. Rita Wilson expressed her attitude: I really like Mamma Mia and thought about adapting it into a movie, but this is just a personal hobby and should not be mixed If it is mixed into the normal operation of the company, you don't have to consider me.

Gary Goldsman stroked his gray hair and said, Rita, don't worry, Tom and I are completely thinking about it from a business point of view.

Tom Hanks showed a slightly honest smile: My dear, we will choose whatever is beneficial to the company.

Rita Wilson nodded slightly: Okay then, I'll listen to you.

Tom Hanks looked at Gary Goldsman, and Gary Goldsman said directly: I have recently found someone to know about Ronan Anderson and the Relativity Entertainment he founded. He has a unique vision and is much better than me. Personally, I feel that in Hollywood, he belongs to the same level as Jerry Bruckheimer, and then other producers.

This guy is great. Tom Hanks agreed.

Gary Goldsman continued: From entering Hollywood to the present, there is only one film project led by Ronan Anderson that has really failed. His first film almost led to the bankruptcy of Sand Sea Entertainment at that time, but he survived. come over.

Tom Hanks said: In other words, the success rate of the projects that Ronan Anderson is looking at is frighteningly high.

Gary Goldsman smiled wryly: That's true. He sighed: Mamma Mia is very likely to be successful. He said that it can be compared to Chicago, which may be true.

Tom Hanks said: In other words, investing in Mamma Mia is feasible.

Gary Goldsman added: If you don't invite big stars, this kind of musical can be done for about 30 million US dollars. We invested more than 10 million US dollars in exchange for half of the investment in The Da Vinci Code. It's a good deal.

He glanced at the report in his hand: I have made a budget. If The Da Vinci Code is to be successfully adapted, the production budget may be more than 120 million U.S. dollars. Investment in U.S. dollars will greatly ease our financing pressure.”

Rita Wilson reminded: Relativity Entertainment also needs distribution rights.

We don't have distribution capabilities. Gary Goldsman said: The films produced must be handed over to other companies for distribution. Embassy Pictures has proved their distribution capabilities with more than 20 films. I think handing them over There is not much difference between the six major companies, and the issuance commission charged by the six major companies is slightly higher.

Tom Hanks tapped his desk slowly.

Steven's side... Rita Wilson still had doubts.

Gary Goldsman said: This is just a business. Steven is also a movie company owner. He can understand this.

Is there any money that can solve the project budget problem? Shouldn't you choose the one with a relatively low distribution fee, and have to choose the one with a high distribution fee?

Tom Hanks nodded slowly: Gary, you are in charge of talking with Relativity Entertainment.

If he doesn't come forward about this matter in person, an old friend can have an answer if asked.