Hollywood Drawing

"Isn't Disney's condition for Marvel to start making superhero films into movies within two years?" Kevin Feige saw what the other party wanted to say, and immediately stretched out a finger in front of Avi Adela's eyes. After shaking it, he continued:

"As long as you want to investigate, there is no secret that can be hidden in Hollywood. Don't rush to deny it, Avi."

The CEO of Marvel was speechless and looked at the other party in silence. In fact, he had already acquiesced to this statement. In addition to Disney's willingness to pay some money, the most important condition, and the condition that impressed them most, was to turn over the goods in a short time. Copyright film and television.

Moreover, during this process, Disney also promised to involve some of Marvel Comics’ senior executives, which is also one of the more touching reasons.

"Wayne's agent, Jimmy, has provided a plan to see if it can meet your needs." Seeing that the other party was listening silently, Kevin Feige simply told everything directly. "Greenberg Studio can also start the film and television adaptation of "Iron Man" within two years. Note that the producer will be Wayne Greenberg himself. You should be clear about what this means."

With a "crash", Avi-Adela stood up directly from the office chair, his eyes widened, obviously shocked by the news. Looking at the magazine on the table, the dazzling Batman cover on it, and the terrifying box office figures, he certainly knew the significance of the top director's participation.

But less than two seconds later, he sat down relaxedly again, crossed his hands in front of his chin, leaned on the table and looked at the other person, and asked calmly: "What are the conditions? What are the conditions? I have contact with that guy However, he is not an easy-to-talk young man."

"The condition is..." Kevin Feige narrowed his eyes and said, "You are so surprised that you want to do what you did to him again to other people!"

"Aha?!"

"No, twice!" In fact, in Kevin Feige's view, this condition is not easy to say. Wayne is not easy to talk to, so why are the executives of other companies easy to talk to?

"Jimmy's original words are that Greenberg Studio will provide all the funds, and you are responsible for negotiating. He said that Mr. Greenberg has loved superheroes since he was a child, and particularly liked "Black Panther" and "The Incredible Hulk". If you can Recover the copyrights of "Black Panther" and "The Incredible Hulk" from Artisan Entertainment and Universal Pictures respectively in the name of Marvel..."

"F**k!"

Avi-Adela swore directly, and he knew that the matter would not be solved that easily. Now that "Batman" is raging in the North American theater market, the market potential of superheroes is undoubtedly revealed. At this point in time, trying to take back the copyright from outside is basically a joke. No one is a fool, especially those who A production company with no bottom line.

But thinking back, he felt that this matter was not completely impossible. "The Incredible Hulk" has just experienced a tragic box office disaster. It is said that it has screwed Universal Pictures so hard. It is conservatively estimated that the movie has lost hundreds of millions of dollars in this step.

Maybe by offering a price higher than the market price, coupled with the crying, making trouble, and hanging himself, Universal Pictures might be able to relent.

As for "Black Panther", it is indeed much less difficult than "The Incredible Hulk". Artisan Entertainment is a subsidiary of Columbia Pictures. It should have never planned to make "Black Panther" into a film and television, but I can't say no. Well, none of these production companies are vegetarians.

"You know, I also hope that Marvel's superheroes can soar on the big screen like Batman." Kevin Feige shook his head. Of course he knew how difficult this matter was.

"So, what do we get if I do it?"

Avi-Adela's voice was very calm, and while he was speaking, his brain was thinking rapidly. "Don't say that Wayne Greenberg will personally take the lead in film and television. That will not be enough for us."

"Hey, Avi, this is just a simple intention. If you are willing to give it a try, you need to talk to Wayne's agent in person. The rest is beyond my control." Kevin - Fitch said, spreading his hands.

"Okay, no matter what the outcome is, I will remember you as a favor." Avi-Adela stood up and extended his hand. "Find some time and help me make an appointment with that agent."

"No problem, leave it to me."

At the same time, after the box office of "The Dark Knight" was released in the first two days, it affected more than just the media reports, because the first to make changes in the box office were the theaters under the theater alliance. The large theater chains headed by AMC did not hide it at all. On Sunday, they directly increased the screening rate of "The Dark Knight" by about 7% from the already very high situation.

If nothing else goes wrong, such a dense film schedule will remain unchanged until next Friday. Starting from Sunday morning, almost all of the major commercial chain theaters in North America are showing "The Dark Knight". There will be a maximum interval of ten minutes between each movie before the next "The Dark Knight" starts. .

Such crazy film schedules are very rare in theaters, but this is also a necessary condition for a film to achieve high box office in a short period of time. It may not happen much in this era, but in another ten years, it will become a common phenomenon.

A sufficient number of screens, a dense enough film schedule, and enough projection theaters all ensure that passers-by can watch movies anytime and anywhere.

Compared with the competitive comments that Wayne encountered when his films were released in previous years, this year's "The Dark Knight" was the least controversial before and after its release. It received unanimous praise from fans, media and critics. The film can create the basis for amazing box office. With all the good conditions as a guarantee, the movie got off to a perfect start. However, compared to the movie's extremely strong performance on Friday and Saturday, the number of moviegoers dropped significantly at the beginning of Sunday.

Today is the last day of rest, which is more in line with normal market rules. Compared with the previous two days, which maintained an attendance rate of more than 90%, Sunday is not so crazy, but the attendance rate still remains at 90%. More than 70%, which is enough to give theater companies the confidence to insist on expanding screenings.

The performance of "The Dark Knight" has been overwhelming for two consecutive days. Warner Bros. has not completely relaxed. The publicity and marketing plan that has been prepared long ago is still proceeding in an orderly manner.

At 7 o'clock on Sunday evening, Warner Bros. published an important notice through its media and well-connected media. Because of the audience's love for "The Dark Knight", Warner Bros. is preparing to officially launch the "Dark Knight" in major theaters across North America tomorrow, Monday. City releases Batman single "Just Like This" ahead of schedule.

Warner Bros. stated in the notice that the music video for this song is the documentary filmed by Wayne and George Lucas. This single ep is also called "Batman Strikes Back" and is sung by Wayne and George Lucas. George Lucas.

When the news was released, countless movie fans immediately went crazy. The influence of this song is so great that it can even be said that the reason why a considerable number of family movie fans are willing to take the whole family to the theater to watch movies on weekends is because of this influence. song and the impact of this short documentary.

Reporters have a very keen sense of smell. When Warner Bros.'s notice was just released, many reporters chose to go to Lucasfilm to surround George Lucas, hoping to interview the singer who was making a temporary guest appearance. Facing the reporters blocking the door of Lucasfilm, the father of Star Wars said into the microphone:

"Of course, the purpose of singing this song with Wayne is to help more people in need. There is no problem with the copyright here. I hope that more people will get something from it after listening to this song. A sense of courage and strength.”

As if it had been agreed, George Lucas had just finished an interview. Wayne and his team, who had just stepped off the plane in Boston, accepted the interview patiently in the face of reporters' questions. He also He expressed the hope that this song can give strength to more people.

"Director Greenberg, can you tell me when you discovered that you had a talent for composing?"

In the lobby of Boston Airport, reporters are obviously not so easily satisfied. They all know that once this song is released tomorrow, it will definitely become the focus of national attention with the fiery influence of "Batman".

"Well......"

Before Wayne could think of what to say, Naomi Watts stood in front of the microphone and said loudly with a proud expression on her face: "Hey, you may not know, as long as Wayne wants to do something There is nothing he can't do wrong. I'm not just talking about movies, but also music of course. He once sang another original song to me. Oh my God, it already moved me to tears that time, so "Just Like This" is not his only work..."

Seeing that she wanted to continue talking, Wayne quickly reached out a hand and patted the woman's back. At the same time, there was a cold sweat on his back. Of course, he understood that the crude singing skills of himself and George Lucas could only be said to be in tune, and they were not even the slightest bit different from those great singers who relied on music to make a living.

Besides, when he was still on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, he was not a pure music fan. He could only complete two songs since he was a child, and he had no musical talent at all.

"I have already discussed it with George." Without waiting for reporters to ask questions, Wayne said without hesitation to the people in front of him: "Warner Brothers also agreed with our opinion. The single "Just Like This" All proceeds will be donated to charitable organizations to fulfill the dreams of children."

In fact, all of this is a marketing plan arranged by Warner Bros. When a large number of family movie fans began to appear in the cinema, the Warner Bros. distribution department had already found the reason, which was this song and the documentary. Of course they would not let this go. Opportunity.