Chatty Hollywood

Chapter 325 Constantine

"Warner will not agree to your request!"

Neil Gaiman naturally understands what Charlotte means.

He shook his head.

Just as Charlotte guessed, this invitation to Charlotte was a unilateral action by DC Comics.

Although the box office revenue of "Batman Forever", released in 1995, was not low, it was not good compared to its huge production cost. In fact, it was difficult to even recover the cost.

Moreover, the audience's reputation for this film is very poor.

This made DC Comics feel that something had to be done.

After all, Batman, Mr. Bruce Wayne, is their number one!

So they decided to change the director.

Perhaps Warner also has the intention to change the director because of the poor reputation of "Batman Forever", but the two parties have not yet coordinated.

In this case, the new director directly plans to restart the entire series, which obviously cannot get the support of Warner.

——Film companies are conservative. If the sequel can make money, who would want to make an original version?

——The danger of restarting the series is very high!

In fact, Neil Gaiman felt that even DC Comics would not agree to Charlotte's request.

"That's because Batman hasn't arrived yet!"

Charlotte was secretly mocking in her heart.

In fact, he also knows that although "Batman Forever" has a poor reputation and is not able to recover its costs at the box office, overall, it is still unsatisfactory.

In this case, whether Warner or DC Comics, their expectations for the next movie are naturally to bottom out instead of giving up directly.

No one will shed tears until he sees the coffin.

——Give up and cut it off!

This kind of decision is not made lightly.

"In that case, let's wait until the next "Batman and Robin" is completely blown away!"

Charlotte, who knows what the future will look like, is not in a hurry.

At the same time, because of this communication, Charlotte suddenly thought of an idea,

"Neil, do you know that DC has plans to adapt "Constantine" recently?"

"Constantine!?"

Neil Gaiman was stunned for a moment, then shook his head,

"Although my "Sandman" has been linked to "Constantine" and the character of Constantine has been borrowed from it, I don't know much about the "Constantine" comic itself. However, I have heard that Warner does intend to turn it into a movie, but the preparation time..."

Neil Gaiman didn't go any further, but Charlotte was already clear.

There is no way, Warner Bros. has always been known for its extreme patience in preparing movies, or it can be said that it is desperate to delay time.

The most typical example of this is "Superman Returns".

This Superman movie, which was ultimately a success, took ten years of preparation before filming, during which time it had three or four different directors.

To be honest, after all this hard work, the preparation costs have skyrocketed. It would be strange if "Superman Returns" could not be a flop.

Therefore, Charlotte is not surprised to hear that Warner Bros. is preparing for "Constantine" again.

"If I can direct "Constantine" as a director and producer, I would be very interested."

Charlotte said bluntly.

"Constantine?"

Neil Gaiman naturally knows something about this magical superhero who is always known for cheating his teammates in comic stories.

Constantine is also one of the more unique DC Comics superheroes, so it’s not surprising that Charlotte would fall in love with him. but--

"I can only send a message for you about this kind of thing!"

Neil Gaiman knows his place, and so does Charlotte.

In fact, the biggest reason why he would be interested in "Constantine" is not because he wants to make a superhero movie, but because Constantine is a famous exorcist——

Charlotte wonders if filming a movie about the exorcist master will allow her to gather more magic.

After all, Charlotte herself is actually an exorcist in Charlize's eyes.

Although he uses a magic system from China.

Moreover, the nameless ghost that appeared on the set of "The Devil's Advocate" did give people a very strong sense of the devil. If "Constantine" can be filmed, Charlotte will take the opportunity to master some special methods to deal with the devil.

"It should be useful!"

Even according to Charlotte's recent research, the origin of the nameless ghost may not be that simple...

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After Neil Gaiman brought the news back, Warner quickly sent someone to talk to Charlotte about "Constantine."

After all, their preparations were slow and slow, and they were still paddling. But when a big commercial director like Charlotte, who had already proven himself, wanted to direct their movie, they were still able to respond quickly.

"There is no problem for you to direct the "Constantine" series, but if you are also the producer..."

The person sent to negotiate with Charlotte was none other than Barry Mendel, who had collaborated with him in "The Sixth Sense".

The other party's expression seemed a little embarrassed, but Charlotte was unmoved——

If Warner is not interested in what he said, just ignore it. Since someone has been sent here, there must be some discussion.

"Barry, you should know that now that "The Sixth Sense" is a success, if I direct a movie again, I will definitely ask for the rights of the producer, or the final editing rights."

Charlotte seemed to have no intention of compromising at all;

"Besides, you should have just started preparing for "Constantine" now, right? Is there anything wrong with leaving it to me directly?"

"this……"

Barry Mendel also knew that Charlotte's words were true.

As a commercial film director who has made four films, all of which were box office successes, no, it can even be said that all of them have exploded at the box office, Charlotte can definitely go sideways in Hollywood.

——It is easier to succeed when you cooperate with successful people.

This view is generally held, and most Hollywood production companies that believe in metaphysics definitely hope to cooperate with Charlotte, who currently has a 100% success rate.

He has no shortage of film opportunities at all.

In this case, Charlotte will naturally demand more power and benefits.

Moreover, judging from "The Sixth Sense", he is indeed a qualified producer...

"It's not impossible to hand over the entire production power of "Constantine" to you."

Barry Mendel said thoughtfully,

"But you'd better have a complete plan so that I can convince-"

"for you!"

Before Barry Mendel could finish speaking, Charlotte threw a bound plan book directly to him.

"This is my preparation plan and script draft!"

"..."

Barry Mendel now finally understands why Charlotte was able to release four movies in less than three years.

"You prepared the script very quickly!"