Hollywood Drawing

Warner Bros. is really similar to Sony Columbia. Sony Columbia releases Spider-Man when its performance declines, while Warner Bros. "Batman" accounts for less than half of its revenue.

No matter what the reputation of Mr. Bruce Wayne is among the audience, every filming is profitable, and it can also create a large amount of peripheral income and various copyright operation income.

The reputation of one of the three giants of justice is there. No matter how hard the fans criticize it, as soon as the new "Batman" series comes out, they will still buy tickets and go to the theater to watch it. There are too many fans who can pay for this series.

If we follow the normal trajectory, Warner Bros. will have to go through at least "Batman Forever", "Batman and Robin", etc. before Bruce Wayne can completely ruin all reputation among movie fans.

But by then it was too late! Being able to embark on a better path from the beginning, Wayne really doesn't want to wait for the costume show in "Batman and Robin" to be saved before saving it, which involves a huge time cost.

I heard that the Warner Bros. production department has once again submitted a new "Batman" plan. Without thinking about it carefully, Wayne knew that this thing was "Batman Forever". He is silent now because he is thinking about how to make Warner Bros. Abandoning this project will have a great impact on my own planning.

"Wayne, there are many more DC superheroes!" Ever since Kevin Tetsuhara said that Warner Bros. has a plan, he has been thinking about it. Jonathan Keller knocked on the table lightly and said. : "Trust me, Clark Kent is perfect for you too, and Superman is more famous than Batman!"

Is it a matter of visibility? What Wayne needs is to borrow the inspiration from "Joker"! In the hearts of today’s popular movie fans. Superheroes are not mainstream commercial films. They are at best genre films. This will not happen more than ten years later.

"No." He shook his head at the two men. "Based on the current cost of producing special effects, filming Superman requires so much money that even Warner Bros. will definitely not be able to afford it. But we all know that the cost in this area is decreasing year by year. Now filming Superman is not It’s not the right time.”

The same special effects, that is, George Lucas, who is guarding Industrial Light and Magic, dares to let go and produce for Star Wars. As for others, it is just a waste of money.

After thinking about it, he continued: "There's no need to think about Superman now. Let's go back to Batman. Three points! First, if I were to produce this series, I would definitely be able to save a lot of money just in terms of special effects costs. I will Explain this.

Secondly, by taking advantage of "Joker" and the shooting incident, we can save a lot of publicity expenses at the beginning of the film project and get enough attention for free. This is very important!

Third, I have a very big plan, and since Warner Bros. already has a Batman project intention, I don’t mind saying it in advance for your consideration. "

After saying that, without giving them any time to think about it, he stood up and invited. "Follow me, let's go to the study upstairs to talk. Although many details haven't been sorted out yet, I have already made the big frame!"

The two of them followed Wayne and looked at each other, especially Kevin Tetsuhara's eyes, which were full of doubts. Wayne didn't give them any time to talk, and seemed to be very confident in his plan.

Along the stairs of the main building, the three of them turned into the southernmost study room on the second floor. This is also Wayne's workshop. Although he usually likes to work on the balcony on the third floor, important things are still kept in the safe here.

After inviting the two of them to sit by the window, he turned around and went behind the desk, opened the safe embedded under the desk, and took out a large kraft paper document bag from inside.

While bypassing the thread that bound the document bag, he said with a smile: "Ever since the clowns began to be produced one after another, I have been constantly perfecting this plan in my mind. Although it is indeed a bit early to take it out now, Jonathan will have to know sooner or later. This requires DC’s full cooperation!”

"This is……"

Inside the file bag are pieces of drawings stapled together. These drawings are simple and easy to understand, like simple cartoons. Some of them can be seen to have been drawn in a hurry. This is like a basic skill that every film director knows, something like storyboarding.

"So..." Jonathan Keller gently flipped through the simple drawings and character lines, as if talking to himself. "Is this your long-term plan for a DC superhero movie? Yes, this is your purpose..."

Wayne's idea is very simple. Of course he can not touch these things now and continue to shoot other films. There are many projects for him to choose from. Wait until Spider-Man opens the superhero era and Marvel Comics rises.

Warner Bros. will naturally be stimulated and make random moves, but some things cannot be successfully imitated. When "Batman and Robin", "Catwoman", "Superman Returns" and other series of disastrous failures, it will be much easier to promote this plan, and then Warner Bros. will beg him to save DC.

Think about the shocking tragedy in "Superman Returns". This movie almost cost Warner Bros. their pants!

But if you start planning now, you will get more benefits. Not to mention anything else, once the plan is started, it will never stop easily. Even the Marvel Comics heroes that Wayne is sure to beat will not be able to develop!

He is already tied to Warner Bros. No matter what, he will work hard to be the father of the DC superhero universe.

Moreover, Wayne definitely has the goal of winning the Oscar for Best Director in the future. He has concerns about making a completely commercial and popcorn film, and a horror film that is purely aimed at gaining high box office is obviously unlikely. He also couldn't film a family-friendly movie with a simple plot and a completely juvenile focus.

What to do? DC's superheroes are very suitable for his adaptation style, and it especially proves to the outside world that even superhero comic book movies can be made unique by him, full of thought-provoking themes and artistry.

Then try to use the balance between business performance and art to praise the psychological defense of those old guys little by little! Wayne couldn't prepare like the King of the World for seven years and break through all obstacles in one fell swoop. But he can try to add weight one by one to see if he can slowly break down those people's secular prejudices!

This is the challenging thing! Something that makes people tremble just thinking about it!

The contents of the cowhide bag were still very rudimentary. Kevin Tetsuhara flipped through them and put them on the table. He frowned and nodded at the stapled drawings. "Tell me what you think."

Some of the most basic things must be agreed upon, so that the other party can have the motivation to promote this huge plan and the two sides can form the need for close cooperation.

So Wayne said directly: "Starting from "Joker", DC will form its own unique style and label! This is by no means the type of summer popcorn. The success of "Joker" has already explained many problems. Popular movie fans I am very receptive to this kind of dark and serious story core!

We can take it one step at a time, but of course, we have to consider the actual situation. First "Joker" was used to introduce the origin of "Batman", and then after the audience and the market had accepted Bruce Wayne, they tried to link the two characters in one film! "

"You mean the same universe?"

With an expression of surprise clearly hanging on his face, Jonathan Keller asked in disbelief.

"Yes, the same universe!" This is Wayne's main purpose. "When the Joker and Bruce Wayne link up successfully, think about it, will the audience expect more DC heroes to join in? We can make a big time plan to film the origin of "Superman" and film the story of Diana. Origin, filming…

After the superheroes appear one after another, what we have to do is very simple, find a sufficient opponent or crisis for them. Do you think that the public fans will be particularly looking forward to the Justice League assembling on the big screen? ! "

After saying so much, Wayne got up and went to get a bottle of water, giving them both time to digest. Of course, this matter will not be as simple as what he told him. The overall planning to be done is an extremely tedious and long-term work, but the general idea has been expressed.

This is a successful method that has been proven by others. Wayne is not a stubborn old man. His bottom line can even be said to be very low. He would not mind taking it over and modifying it and using it directly.

If we push forward more than ten years and make these films in Wayne's own style, it is probably unknown whether they will be successful. Nowadays, superhero movies are not considered mainstream movies, and movie fans have not yet completely become fans of visual special effects. They still have artistic considerations when choosing to watch movies.

Moreover, Wayne is sure to correct this DC universe and prevent it from becoming a series that is fan-enjoyed and unfriendly to passers-by. He will never film and produce according to the comics, and will definitely redesign the main story line to make it a popular product.

Fan-oriented films do have selling points, at least Zack Snyder has achieved the ultimate in this aspect, and the box office has exploded from time to time. If we look at this movie universe from an overall perspective, drastic adaptations may disappoint some die-hard fans. , but it can attract more passerby audiences than fan groups.

Wayne couldn't help but feel embarrassed when he thought of Director Zack's "Martha?!", this must never happen!

"Wayne, if Warner Bros. fully promotes this movie universe plan, when will you be able to make a complete plan!" Fumbling with the drawings, Kevin Tetsuhara raised his head and suddenly asked: "That's not what I'm talking about. Something simple, but a complete, organized plan for the cinematic universe."

As soon as he heard the other party's question, he said in his heart, "It's done!" The head of Warner Bros. was already moved by the prospect he simply described.

That's how it should be. Warner Bros. is guarding Hollywood's biggest asset, and all it has to do is take it out of it bit by bit.