America: Starting with the acquisition of MGM

Chapter 349 347. Want to drink Black Widow's bath water

The so-called Justice League, this concept appeared in the 1960s, is the first large-scale superhero group.

Because fans love to watch it and sales are good, Marvel also followed suit and created an Avengers League.

Look at the names of these two teams, it is obvious that they are competing.

The Justice League was originally composed of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Flash, Aquaman and Martian Manhunter, also known as the seven giants.

However, as time went on, more and more comics were published, and the screenwriters kept changing.

There are awesome screenwriters and lousy screenwriters, and many times, some plots that can't be rounded off are forced to be written for sales, such as the Laughing Bat.

If they can't write anymore, they keep opening parallel universes, and in the end no one can figure out what's going on.

DC once wanted to sort out how many pits it had opened, so it hired a company to count them.

Guess what the result was?

It took this company more than two years to read through DC's comics and sort them out.

More than two years, you can imagine how much work this is, and how big a mess it is.

Originally DC wanted to do a big job, but after seeing this situation, they chose to play it badly.

Directly "Flashpoint Paradox" pushed back the restart, and entered the New 52 period in 2011.

Tired, destroy it!

But later, after a lot of twists and turns, the New 52 also ended in 2019, and the DC universe restarted again.

Even after two major restarts and decades of development and evolution, the Martian Manhunter among the seven giants has never been awesome.

It's not that the setting and ability are weak, but the setting and ability are too strong, but the popularity is always not good.

The setting of the Martian Manhunter is completely in line with the level of Superman, and even more versatile than Superman.

Then let him appear on the stage will face a very embarrassing question, buddy, what is your positioning?

We have Superman as a warrior and tank, and the old bat for intelligence and technology, and the female hero is a god plus a female buff.

Flash can turn the tables in desperate situations, Aquaman can control the sea to play water battles, and Hal the Green Lantern has the strongest willpower and can develop space.

Zha Kang follows the dark magic route and has a unique personality.

What do you have as a Martian Hunter?

Pat your ugly forehead and tell me, what else do you have besides the expensive special effects that waste money?

You deserve to be replaced by Cyborg in the New 52, ​​because Cyborg can play information warfare, which is at least more useful than you.

However, Cyborg has only this feature, and his popularity is not high. He also does not have the qualifications to open a movie alone. To put it bluntly, your commercial value is not enough.

It’s okay to play in a group with the big brother, you can get a medal and be exempted from military service.

Going alone has no appeal, such as Marvel’s Black Widow, who is a typical example of this type.

James Wan coughed a few times: "Regarding the question you raised, whether it is Martian Manhunter or Cyborg, we have no intention of giving up."

"We know that both characters are loved by many fans, but for the sake of the overall layout, they are not suitable for independent movies for the time being."

"But in other heroes' movies, there will be various characters interspersed."

"For example, Constantine cannot be just Constantine. Zatanna and Doctor Fate are both characters with crossover plots."

"The same is true for Cyborg and Martian Manhunter. They will appear in other heroes' movies and take on important tasks."

The reporters wrote down what he said, but it is hard to say what opinions they can interpret when it is released.

The Los Angeles Times reporter continued to ask: "James, how are the preparations for these projects going? Do you have a script? Are the actors confirmed? When can they be launched?"

James Wan stroked his hair that he had dyed black on purpose: "I know everyone wants more information, but this is a big plan and it's not that easy."

"Tell me about it, you must be prepared."

Eric smiled slightly: "Just say a few words, James, let everyone know that we are not joking, maybe it can help our stock price rise a few points."

Hahahaha...

A chuckle immediately broke out at the scene.

"OK! Regarding the script, "Superman", "Wonder Woman", "Constantine" and "Aquaman" have been basically completed."

"We have referred to a lot of comics, and tried to restore the settings in every detail. Some shots and lines are almost one-to-one restoration of comic scenes."

"This process is complicated but fun. We are confident that both comic fans and non-comic fans will have fun."

"As for the other works, they are still in the process of creation. We hope to strive for excellence and do our best."

"That means four movies are about to enter the start-up stage, right?"

James Wan nodded slightly: "You can understand it this way. The team will be officially formed soon."

"What about the role? James, how is the casting?"

James Wan looked at Zack Snyder: "You tell me, Zack."

Zack Snyder continued with a slight accent: "We have already contacted some actors about this issue."

"After discussion, we plan to invite Keanu Reeves to play Constantine."

"Invite Henry Cavill to play Superman and Gal Gadot to play Wonder Woman."

"There are also recognized actors for other roles. Of course, these are not the final decisions, and they still need to be interviewed."

"I'd like to take this opportunity to say that if you think you are suitable for a certain role, then come and audition, and we will choose the most suitable one."

After talking about DC, the camera focused on Marvel again.

Kevin Feige was wearing the hat he often wore in the future: "Just like James and Zack said just now, our route is also to connect the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe with independent hero movies."

"And obviously, "Iron Man" and "Captain America" ​​have made a good start."

"At the beginning of the year, we said that we would prepare personal movies for "Ant-Man" and "Thor" as soon as possible."

"Now I can tell you that the situation is going smoothly and the script has been completed."

"At the same time, personal movies for characters such as "The Hulk", "Spider-Man" and "X-Men" will also be prepared."

"The scale of Marvel's movie universe is not narrower than DC. Based on the experience of "Iron Man" and "Captain America", we are confident that we can do better."

As soon as Kevin Feige finished speaking, a bunch of reporters couldn't help asking questions.

The Russo brothers pointed to the reporter from the Chicago Sun-Times.

The other party frowned and asked, "I don't quite understand what Kevin means. Marvel wants to develop Spider-Man and X-Men series."

"But Sony just released Spider-Man 2 last year, and the third one is in preparation. Sam Raimi said in an interview that he would continue to shoot it."

"And Fox's X-Men 3 has already entered the post-production stage. I don't understand."

"I don't understand this situation. Does it mean that Marvel will shoot a sequel with Sony and Fox?"

"And Universal's Hulk, will Marvel continue to shoot it?"

This question is also puzzled by all reporters present. They have never seen such a thing where two companies develop the same IP at the same time.

In this regard, Eric can only say that you have little experience. Before he traveled through time, a "Ghost Blowing Light" caused too many disputes.

Fortunately, Eric had already given a solution to the reporters' questions, so the Russo brothers explained slowly: "No, it's not like that."

"It's not a joint development, but a separate development without interference."

"Sony's Spider-Man belongs only to Sony, and Tobey Maguire plays Peter Parker."

"But Marvel's Spider-Man also belongs only to Marvel, and the actors and story plot will be completely different from the Sony version."

"In fact, except for superpowers and character names, everything else is brand new. These are characters unique to the Marvel Cinematic Universe."

"The same is true for X-Men, the Hulk or other characters."

"But if this is done, won't the audience be very conflicted?" the reporter asked.

"This question is very simple. Have you read comics?"

"Of course I have."

"Since you have, you should know that there are multiple universes in comics. Each universe has the same character, but the stories are completely different."

"For example, the Ultimate Universe has subverted the origins of many characters."

"So Sony's Spider-Man is Peter Parker from the 212th universe, and Marvel's Spider-Man is Peter Parker from the 616th universe."

Hearing this explanation, the reporter was obviously stunned for a while, and then suddenly gave a thumbs up: "Very reasonable!"

At the end of the press conference, Eric released another blockbuster news.

"Now that MGM and Warner Bros. have reached the same goal, we have enough influential film and television IPs."

"So I think I will make full use of these IPs to bring more joy and value to people."

"I decided to set up a new company, mainly engaged in amusement park projects."

"Here you can experience various themes, Star Wars, The Matrix, Harry Potter, Transformers, superheroes, Frozen, etc."

"It's just like going to Disneyland, the difference is that Star Wars will not renew its contract with Disney after it expires in the future."

Eric didn't hide it, who can't see that the amusement park is aimed at the lifeblood of Disney.

Eric Cooper obviously wants to hit Mickey Mouse's seven inches.

"I believe that the world film landscape will change in the next ten years."

"The era of superheroes has arrived!"

The richness of the content and high standards of this press conference exceeded many people's imagination.

Especially the Marvel and DC movie universes, after being described, even if they are not comic readers, they can see that this will be an extremely grand plan.

Eric Cooper's final assertion, given that his words are generally fulfilled, the era of superheroes may really be coming.

The capital market naturally reacted most directly to this.

The stock prices of several affiliated companies rose as expected, among which Warner Bros.' market value returned to the starting point after Eric's acquisition, falling back to more than 20 billion US dollars.

While he was constantly adjusting the company's structure, the stock price continued to fall.

And this press conference was like a shot of adrenaline, and the stock price rebounded strongly, once surpassing.

On the contrary, Disney's stock price immediately dropped by nearly 5 percentage points after the press conference.

Even if Eric was just talking, it would take at least two or three years for his theme park to be built, but it still had an impact on Disney.

It is not impossible to cut 30% or 40% when it is completed.

Anyway, the general public welcomes this, and now Disney is the only one in the domestic theme parks in the United States.

It's good to have competition, at least it can reduce the ticket price, right?

And we can't always play Disney, it's human nature to change the taste and experience freshness.

It's also good news for Hollywood practitioners. These movies are definitely big productions.

Although they say Superman has been decided, Constantine has also been selected.

But even if you can't get the protagonist, there are still supporting roles. Such a big production can make a brilliant supporting role add a strong stroke to your resume.

There is no doubt that the happiest people are naturally the fans.

Whether it is Marvel or DC fans, major forums, chat rooms, offline gatherings, and social media are discussing this conference enthusiastically.

For them, it's really spring, and the dream moment that many people imagine has arrived.

However, many people expressed dissatisfaction after listening to Zack Snyder's actor selection.

Henry Cavill?

Is his style of beautiful boy in "Twilight" sure to match Superman?

Isn't Keanu Reeves too handsome to play Constantine?

Gal Gadot becomes Wonder Woman? Is her breast too small?

The discussion continued until half a month later.

DC's official website directly released a wave of promotional photos.

After using makeup, Henry Cavill has become obviously bigger.

Not only is his face angular, but his muscles are obvious, giving people a sense of power.

Especially Superman's battle robe, abandoning the traditional underwear outerwear, one is pure black, and the other is dark blue with a red cape.

Not only handsome, but also very oppressive.

Keanu Reeves is wearing a yellow windbreaker, a classic scumbag skin.

He has a sighing stubble on his face, a red cigarette in his mouth, and sits at the bar with his head down slightly.

Cigarettes, alcohol, windbreakers, that kind of decadent feeling, coupled with Keanu Reeves' melancholy and charming appearance, it depends on who is confused.

Then there is Gadot's shape, gold and red armor, no plastic feeling at all.

She holds a shield in one hand and a sword in the other, with a golden lasso of truth hanging around her waist and a crown on her forehead.

After several years of fitness training, you can see obvious muscle lines outside the armor.

She is like a Valkyrie, swinging with determination.

After these three makeup photos were released, the voices of doubt were immediately silenced.

They cannot be said to be perfect, but their charm is enough to conquer most people.

And movie fans also noticed that the style of the clothes is completely different from the version of the heroine by Reeve Chao and Lynda Carter.

It looks more powerful and domineering, which may mean that the style of the movie is also not a slapstick comedy.

After DC released the promotional photos, Marvel also followed suit and released the makeup photos of Black Widow.

The tight leather jacket and the sexy little red lips immediately show Scarlett Johansson's sexy and charming side.

Some people have announced online that they want to drink Black Widow's bath water.