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Relativity Entertainment is moving very fast. As a production company, Shahai Entertainment always pays attention to efficiency. Shameless is still negotiating and cannot be confirmed, but the copyright of Zombie Paradise is already in hand. -The two screenwriters of Winick also signed a screenwriting contract.

The project has naturally been pushed into the preliminary planning, and the most important funding is not a problem at all.

The investment of the zombie film will not be very high, and the confirmed production budget is 15 million US dollars, which will be financed by the Pacific Investment Fund.

The project planning time limit is two years, and it is expected to be released in 2007.

Zombie comedy movies rarely appeared in Hollywood in the past. George Clint said to Ronan: There is no such movie that can sell well in North America.

Ronan said, Do you have the data for Shaun of the Dead?

George Clint thought for a while: Is this a British movie? The response is not bad. The box office in North America seems to be $10 million.

Ronan added: Director Edgar Wright did a good job, but it's a pity that it's a British film, otherwise the commercial response might have been better.

Shaun of the Dead is a good zombie comedy movie.

George Clint sees what Ronan means: Invite Edgar Wright to direct 'Zombieland'?

Ronan said: Edgar Wright is a good candidate, try to get in touch with him.

George Clint worried: He's British.

Ronan laughed and said, Edgar Wright is quite familiar with American zombie films, have you forgotten? He starred in George Romero's Land of the Living Dead and is still on set. for a long time.

Once Edgar Wright, like Christopher Nolan and Guy Ritchie, was one of the few British directors who could impress Ronan. He collaborated with Simon Pegg in Blood and The Ice Cream trilogy combines visual language with humor, properly integrates various elements such as anti-heroes, banter and violence, and creates an extremely strong personal style.

Ronan still remembers that Edgar Wright was the original director of the Marvel series Ant-Man. Later, Edgar Wright and Kevin Fitch had serious differences on the creative concept of the film and voluntarily withdrew. Marvel series.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, a style like Edgar Wright,

How could it be suitable for Di Baobao?

This is also a relatively serious director.

George Clint sent the news that afternoon, since Edgar Wright had guest starred in George Romero's Land of the Dead, he was considered to have cooperated with Relativity Entertainment. This zombie movie is very interesting.

And Edgar Wright is a typical zombie movie lover. According to the information fed back by George Clint, Edgar Wright is also preparing to make a guest appearance in Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez. A run of the mill movie made.

It is said that the latter is preparing a zombie film.

After the success of Dawn of the Dead, zombie films have obviously begun to recover in Hollywood, and related themes and film projects are also increasing.

The zombie revival has truly arrived.

This is also a manifestation of Hollywood film and television creation following suit.

Ronan is also asking Shahai Entertainment to focus on the shooting and production of zombie-themed themes. The film continues to continue the momentum of zombie films after Dawn of the Dead and Land of the Dead, and even began to discuss the sequel of Dawn of the Dead.

At the end of Dawn of the Dead, the heroine played by Scarlett Johansson made an explosion and died at the cost of death, winning the opportunity for her companions to escape to the island.

The situation of the so-called safety island is also a topic of frequent discussion among movie fans.

The screenwriting department of Shahai Entertainment has set up a project and is preparing to create a script for the sequel, named Dawn of the Dead 2: Island of the Dead, which mainly tells the story of several survivors who came to the island and faced the zombies with the survivors on the island.

Compared with investment, Dawn of the Dead can be said to have achieved great success, and if the sequel continues, there is a great possibility of success.

Ronan also considered this. In the first film, Scarlett Johansson's performance was quite eye-catching. Scarlett Johansson, who was at the peak of her figure and appearance, also attracted many fans.

The second part still follows the line of the first heroine, and the first protagonist is still a young woman.

Of course, the success model cannot be changed, so the heroine of the second part will be a girl who is more fierce than Scarlett Johansson.

In the film The Squid and the Whale recommended by CAA to the embassy film company for direct DVD release, Ronan saw a familiar figure, an actress Alexandra Daddario who was born with a human weapon.

A girl whose running is scarier than a magnitude 9 earthquake.

Sand Sea Entertainment has initially contacted Alexandra Daddario, and the cooperation of actors is not a problem at all.

For a new actor, the temptation of fame is too great, and this is also the heroine of the sequel movie.

According to Alexandra Daddario's own characteristics, Shahai Entertainment will tailor some scenes for her, such as traditional zombie chasing scenes, such as wet scenes after jumping into the sea, such as wet clothes tight The running scene attached to the body...

When the audience finishes watching this film, they will deeply feel that zombies are not scary, what is really scary is running with the ball.

Due to the change of the heroine, it is impossible for Zach Schneider to return. In addition to the supporting roles of the first part, the sequel will start all new actors, and the production budget will be reduced to less than 10 million US dollars as much as possible.

With the bonus of the sequel effect and the favorable environment as an aid, the possibility of profit is extremely high.

Zombie Paradise and Dawn of the Dead 2: Island of the Dead will continue Shahai Entertainment's momentum in zombie movies.

On the other hand, Relativity Entertainment wants to be the first to eat crabs.

The first zombie-themed TV series The Walking Dead in the history of Hollywood and even North America has officially started preparations. Although the first season only has six episodes, the investment is as high as 7 million US dollars.

At Ronan's request, the first few seasons will guarantee more scenes of confrontation between zombies and humans. Even if it shows the darkness of human nature, it will wait until the series' reputation is established.

Perhaps there are also many viewers who like to watch human battles in the doomsday environment.

But such a premise still takes the zombie apocalypse as the background.

Luo Nan asked Shahai Entertainment to conduct a targeted market survey on this, and the data obtained showed that more than 80% of the interviewees liked the zombie-themed scene the most: the confrontation between humans and zombies.

Without investigation, there is no right to speak. The data obtained from the first-line market can best reflect the needs of the audience. Therefore, regardless of the objections of the original author, Ronan made the plots of the previous seasons focus on the confrontation between humans and zombies.

This philosophy also influenced the director's choice.

Since the production concept was not disclosed to the public, the directors who came to the crew to apply for the job mainly responded to this recruitment based on their own understanding of the original work and the personal style formed over the years.

Since streaming media has just emerged, it is far from the era of crazy investment.

In this era, the quality of directing TV dramas is naturally lower than that of film directors. Unless there is an undeniable salary or the nature of their own entertainment, well-known film directors rarely direct TV dramas.

Ronan did not expect that The Walking Dead would attract a famous director.

The famous French director Frank Darabont came to the crew to apply for the job.

Perhaps this name is very unfamiliar to many people, but when it comes to his representative works, it can be described as The Shawshank Redemption.

Just like The Shawshank Redemption at the Oscars, Frank Darabont's career as a director in Hollywood has not been smooth.

In fact, few French directors really do well in Hollywood.

Facing Frank Darabont, Ronan exchanged a few simple greetings and quickly got to the point.

One of the most critical is undoubtedly the production concept.

I want to ask a question. Ronan said directly: Director Darabont, if you are the director, how do you plan to film and produce this adaptation?

Frank Darabont was also unambiguous, saying: I have read comics, and I can be said to be a fan of comics. The most attractive thing about this comic is its core concept, the analysis of life instinct, and the understanding of human nature. Naked display.

He obviously had quite mature considerations: I think that the core of the comics should be fully reflected in the adaptation of the series, so that the dark side of human nature can be completely exposed in the catastrophe. In the face of the end, zombies are not critical, nor are they Terrible, it is the struggle of the living that brings destruction.

Listening to these words of Frank Darabont, Ronan sighed slightly in his heart, and he could only say that this is indeed the director of The Shawshank Redemption.

Frank Darabont's words continued: The focus of the episode is not to create suspense to stimulate the senses, nor to show those stupid zombies, but to shape and excavate human nature, and to torture the ideological connotation of human nature...

Ronan didn't interrupt Frank Darabont, but he didn't listen to what he described next.

Because there is no need to listen, which is completely contrary to his production philosophy.

To be precise, such a production concept is not suitable for the previous seasons.

Even if Frank Darabont is to be the director, it will have to wait until after the first two or even the first three seasons.

That's it, Frank Darabont finished.

Ronan nodded with a smile, and said, It's impressive. How about it, Director Darabont, there are many people applying for this director position. I can't reply to you at the moment. Please wait patiently for a few days.

Yes. Frank Darabont shook hands with Ronan: I hope we have a chance to cooperate.

Ronan replied politely, I hope so.

Two days later, Ronan asked Shahai Entertainment to notify several directors including Frank Darabont, regretting that he could not cooperate with them.

In the end, he chose the young director Drew Gundam, who was jointly recommended by Jeff Abrams and Joss Whedon.

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