Hollywood Drawing

In fact, there was another unexplainable reason in Townsend-Rosman's consideration. He had clearly noticed something else during the in-depth conversation with Wayne on the farm.

You know, the relationship between DC Comics and Marvel Comics has never been as hostile as comic fans imagine, at least not in the eyes of ordinary people.

Wayne is currently the leader of the film and television adaptation of DC Comics, and 20th Century Fox holds a large number of Marvel Comics superhero copyrights. Although it is still early to consider these, who knows that in another ten or eight years, Will there be a grand scene of the Justice League vs. the Avengers on the big screen?

If the current situation continues to develop, Townsend-Rosman is sure that Wayne must have ambitions for the "X-Men" series and the "Fantastic Four" series. When 20th Century Fox really develops Super The heroes have been successful, and it is not impossible for them to interact with DC.

More importantly, he had already received a piece of news that was still ignored through his own channels. This information confirmed many of his guesses.

"Terry, no one knows how many copyrights Wayne holds." Townsend-Rosman suddenly whispered: "But he holds Iron Man and Black Widow, which he bought from Marvel Comics through his agent. of."

Terry frowned, not quite understanding what his old boss meant by bringing up this topic. The other party purchased the copyright from Marvel Comics and had almost no contact with him.

So he asked tentatively: "These two are just second- and third-tier characters, what use can he buy them for?"

As we all know, the advantage of making superhero movies is that the protagonists of the movies themselves are hugely popular. Countless ordinary movie fans have grown up watching these superhero comics since childhood, and their emotions play a huge role in them.

Since Tim Burton and Wayne successfully brought DC characters to the big screen, Hollywood production companies have also discovered the business opportunities in this, but everyone's goal is the same, which is those super or first-line characters. Copyright, a superhero born to be world-famous and familiar to everyone.

Only such superheroes can maximize their popularity. Those second- and third-tier characters are not far behind in popularity and appeal.

This is also the reason why Wayne can quietly buy the film and television rights of these two characters, because now the major production companies don't care about similar copyrights at all. When the success rate of first-line heroes in film and television is not that high, naturally no one will care about the transparency of the second and third lines.

Townsend-Rossman sighed and decided not to explain this topic. He waved his hand and ended the conversation early. In his heart, he suddenly felt that he might be the person who understood Wayne best.

After Terry left the office with doubts, he walked out from behind the desk and came to the window to look in the direction of Warner Brothers.

At this time, he felt that he was extremely jealous of Jeff Robinov. Before Wayne appeared, the Big Six had always stood on the same starting line. Although occasionally there might be fluctuations in performance of any company, no company had always been on the same starting line. Overwhelming the other five companies.

But since the 1990s, Warner Bros. has completely secured its position as the top Hollywood studio in terms of movie box office and revenue performance. The turning point was the joining of Wayne.

Not only did his works with a strong personal style frequently sell well in the theater market, but he also took the lead in setting his sights on the film and TV adaptation of comic characters, making the niche movie genre of superheroes a profitable one that is no less profitable than animation in his hands. Type of feature film.

Now an embarrassing situation has arisen. Only Warner Brothers really controls this new genre with an infinitely broad market. "The Incredible Hulk" has initially proved that the superhero movie genre is still a high-investment and high-risk niche choice in the hands of directors other than Wayne.

What makes Townsend-Rothman sickest is that this talent who may lead another revolution in Hollywood was once sent to his competitors from 20th Century Fox by his own hands.

However, the good news is not without it. 20th Century Fox is very likely to be the second company to board the superhero train besides Warner Bros.

It can be said that the superhero copyrights in their hands are the largest, most comprehensive and systematic except for Warner Bros., which owns the complete DC comics.

Of course, all this requires a successful start, and the person who holds the key to a successful start is undoubtedly Wayne Greenberg.

Townsend Rothman has been working in this circle for most of his life and has met almost all kinds of people, so just from the conversation with the young man, he could observe that the other person coveted his own copyright.

Series such as "X-Men" and "Fantastic Four" are big treasures. This is understandable, but it also depends on whose hands it is placed. Both parties know it well. 20th Century Fox wanted to use Wayne to start its own super-profit series, and Wayne, driven by greed, wanted a share of the huge profits.

The other party's vision is undoubtedly long-term. Now that Marvel Comics has been dismantled, naturally no matter how brilliant DC is, no other company can imitate it. What Townsend-Rothman appreciates most is that Wayne made a move to acquire the rights to Iron Man and Black Widow.

To put it simply, he has stopped the rise of Marvel superheroes, and the deeper benefits are even greater. 20th Century Fox’s superheroes are all from Marvel comics. If their film and television versions are a huge success, , the opponent has the copyright of these two characters, and then there will be more actions that can be performed.

As long as he holds the rights to these two heroes, Wayne will always be able to move forward and retreat freely. If these two second-tier heroes were given to another director, there might be almost no disturbance, but in his hands, who can guarantee that his production will not become a hit? ""X-Men" can be adapted one by one through successful characters, one by one on the big screen, and finally create a big crisis for the world, so that the heroes who have already appeared can unite together on the big screen to save the world. , Wayne, I have to say, you are a genius!”

As Townsend-Rothman talks to himself, he seems to have seen the future giant DC rising step by step, and as the parent company of DC Comics, Warner Bros. will also have a market worth more than 10 billion.

The route that DC is taking now is extremely clear, and anyone can imitate it. In fact, the only company left in Hollywood that can simply imitate is 20th Century Fox, but they don’t dare to act rashly when they are not sure. .

As for Marvel, which is the same size as DC Comics, it has been struggling to survive by selling its sons over the years. Even the last two heroes with relatively high reputations were poached by Wayne early.

The current situation is very obvious. Townsend-Rossman predicts that within ten years at least, Wayne will be the only leader in the superhero genre, which can make countless profits, even if they are now concerned about their own films such as "X-Men" Planning is actually copying the other party's homework while guessing.

When he thought of this, he understood why the other party would compete for the statuette this year, because the young director may have seen that there is such a huge plan five or eight years later. Execution, there is certainly no time to chase Oscars.

Wayne's greed and purchase of the rights to those two heroes, in Townsend-Rothman's view, was an opportunity for 20th Century Fox to intervene in this market in advance. The profits Warner Bros. made on "Batman Begins" were so enviable that he secretly made up his mind not to let anyone ruin this ticket.

“Wayne Greenberg, did he run out of talent? Or did he just make a mistake?

For this year's summer season, the film that movie fans are most looking forward to is undoubtedly Wayne Greenberg's new film "The Departed." But this gangster film with three major cast members was like a squib when it entered the theatrical market last weekend.

The opening weekend box office result of $38.41 million is Wayne Greenberg's worst opening weekend box office except for his graduation film "Happy Death Day". The entire film uses excessive use of foul language, violence, gore and other elements, which will definitely attract movie fans. The main factors to consider when buying movie tickets.

Compared with Wayne Greenberg's previous works, this "The Departed" is star-studded, with "Batman" Christian Bale, Brad Pitt, and veteran actor Jack Nicholson joining the cast. It also failed to save the film's weekend box office.

According to the latest forecast reports released by multiple third-party forecasting companies, the total box office of "The Departed" in North America will never exceed 150 million U.S. dollars. The global box office will not exceed 400 million U.S. dollars due to the impact of the North American theater market. US dollars, this may be Wayne Greenberg's Waterloo, or the starting point for his director's career to decline..."

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