Hollywood Drawing

Just as Wayne and others were stepping up their post-production work, a big event quietly happened in Hollywood, the film industry base.

Since 1993, there has been news circulating in the industry that Paramount, the only major film production and distribution company stationed in the Hollywood area, has also been launched by Viacom for a huge money offensive.

This remaining traditional production company and distribution company has basically been infinitely close to being embraced by Viacom. From now on, there will be no independent large-scale production and distribution companies in Hollywood, and it has officially entered an era of fierce competition among media giants!

No one knows exactly when Viacom launched its offensive, but according to recent news, even a few people hiding in the Warner Bros. post-production studio clearly know that this production and distribution giant is about to enter turmoil. Among them.

The occurrence of acquisitions is always accompanied by panic among the people of the original company. This has caused undue turmoil in several major productions including "Forrest Gump" currently being produced by Paramount.

Sony Columbia is also deeply touched by this. Since the film and television production giant was acquired by Sony, it has been in pain. The mysterious operations of the local North American executives hired by the company have also caused Akio Morita to suffer enough. .

At the moment, Renny Harlin, the producer and director of "The Mountain", a project invested and produced by Columbia, is discussing the release of the film with Paul Turner, the head of the distribution department.

This film was filmed earlier and should have been released in time for the 1992 Christmas season. However, due to a series of considerations by company executives, it was moved to the 1993 summer season.

This film starring Sylvester Stallone will be Columbia Pictures' head project at the beginning of the summer season. But there was a surprise in the long-selected schedule. Wayne Greenberg, who has achieved box office success in the past two years, also scheduled a new project in mid-May.

In this way, the two films will surely collide, and a fierce competition will inevitably begin!

"That idiot Evans was forced to resign by the Japanese in the middle of the plan. Otherwise, we wouldn't have to worry about this damn thing!" The Evans mentioned by Paul Turner is another person in the distribution department. The supervisor was forced to resign by the Japanese CEO due to financial problems some time ago.

"Our movies are never afraid of head-on competition, Paul!" Renny Harlin doesn't care about these small tricks. It's good to succeed, but there's nothing to lose if you fail. In this era of Hollywood, Sylvester Stallone is the biggest Box office guaranteed.

"What do you think of our film? Doesn't "The End" have the ability to compete with "Joker"?"

Facing the extremely confident director and producer, Paul Turner sighed lightly. The other person's pride made him look down on a young man, but the more information he learned, the less willing he was to confront that young man. compete.

Originally, the plan that Evans had in mind was very good, but unfortunately, it was interrupted once, and then he gave up the follow-up actions because of his resignation.

"Renee, if you really want to hear my answer. I will tell you that if you really knew that director, you would never want to meet that "dark madman"!" As a distribution department executive of a giant company , his voice was full of disbelief.

Although he saw a bad look on the opponent's face, Paul continued: "Renee, maybe you should really get to know your opponent. From my years of experience, that Greenberg kid is simply trying to save the stylized movie." And born.

"Joker" is another of his stylized films. It can be seen from his previous two successful films. With his speed of progress, this is definitely a film that combines all the previous success factors and is the culmination of his current abilities. , do you think there is any possibility of failure?

Don't forget, Rainey, this "The End of the Hill" is not an action movie. Sylvester Stallone left the traditional action movies that he is good at. No one can predict the result! "

As soon as Paul Turner finished speaking, Rennie was so angry that he wanted to get up and leave. He was here to discuss how to overwhelm the opponent in publicity, not to listen to him praise that competitor!

"Dang!" "Dang"!

Rene Harlin's face instantly turned very ugly as he stretched out his hand and knocked hard on the table twice. "Our film is not without its advantages. Stallone's appeal is definitely not comparable to that of a young actor named Cage. Moreover, the film made by that child was an R-rated film, which made the film gain a lot of popularity among the audience. deficit!"

What he said is not completely unreasonable. What type of movies are suitable for summer releases? At least that kind of large-scale bloody and dark film is definitely not suitable for my own inspirational movies.

There are no secrets in Hollywood. Warner Bros. once asked Wayne to modify the film's standards and lower the film's rating to PG13, but the director refused at the beginning of the film's preparation.

Most of the companies who got the news felt that Warner Bros. was too indulgent of the young director based on his continuous success.

Just like the reasons given by Renny Harlin, these reasons temporarily dispelled Paul Turner's concerns. "Well, maybe you're right..."

"Paul, we'd better discuss the release plan. It will definitely collide with that kid's new film, unless you are willing to change the film schedule!"

"Changing the schedule is impossible!" There is no room for negotiation on this matter, and Paul Turner cannot set a precedent.

No matter how intense the outside world's discussion about Paramount's change of ownership is, it has not affected Wayne who is stuck in the post-production studio. The third fine editing of the film finally came to an end today, and the general effect of the finished film has begun to show.

Several people had a hint of fatigue on their faces, and even John, who was usually very neat, had a beard covering his cheeks. Now that the film has been officially produced, all it lacks is a simple soundtrack and a few special effects.

There was no excitement of shouting, nor was there an intimate hug when the cooperation was completed. The four men looked at each other and gently raised their hands to applaud each other. The complicated and difficult work of the past two months is finally in their hands, and they have to finish it bit by bit.

"Check it one last time. Go back and rest early today. We will add a soundtrack to the film as soon as possible tomorrow." Wayne's voice was full of laziness. The high-intensity and careful work was finally over, and he relaxed for a long time. Take a big breath.

The post-production work of this film was all about Wayne gritting his teeth and increasing the speed. The Super Bowl is just one week away. If he misses this super publicity channel, he may regret it to death.

A thirty-second "Joker" trailer has been edited. As long as background music and dubbing are added first, it can be immediately sent to the "American Spring Festival Gala" through Warner Bros.

The influence of this stage is unparalleled. As the most watched sports event in North America, it attracts three times more TV viewers every year than the MLB (Major League Baseball) and NBA Finals.

There is also a legendary statistic about the Super Bowl. The number of people participating in the US presidential election is about 120 million voting citizens, and about 130 million people in North America watch the Super Bowl every year.

Of course, this is not a statistic made by an authoritative media or survey agency, but even with this conservative estimate, there are tens of millions of people. North American people have always regarded the Super Bowl as a national carnival day, and it is even called the unofficial Fourth of July.

"Joker" will be the first movie trailer to be included in the Super Bowl halftime commercial show. The film will appear on TV screens in more than 180 countries and regions through more than 200 media around the world.

Wayne couldn't remember which year Hollywood began to promote new films at the Super Bowl, but now, this huge investment but more effective way of publicity had been ignored by Hollywood before.

"Joker", as the first film to try something new, will definitely have the best publicity effect.

"To be honest, Wayne, I'm still a little worried!" Unlike Zack Snyder, John is not a comic book fan at heart, so he was still full of worries after seeing the finished film.

"The effect we have seen so far, although it lacks the soundtrack and some special effects, should not be much different from the final film. From the experience of watching it this time, this is a great story that can bring people What I have is only depression and cruelty. If the finished film is so different..."

Although the production manager did not finish what he said, several people in the room understood what he meant. After watching this film, it was like hollowing people out, rather than filling them up like most films.