Hollywood Drawing

After the premiere, the Kodak Theater quickly returned to silence. As the audience lined up to leave, the guests went to the hotel where the reception was held. Only a few staff members were left at the scene. Wayne took Na Omi Watts and Nina, following two executives from Warner Bros., did not go to the hotel not far away where the party was held. Instead, they found a temporary lounge in the theater.

"Thanks."

Taking the coffee put down by the staff, Wayne nodded politely. After the other party closed the door to the lounge, he slowly lit a cigarette and looked at the two executives sitting opposite.

The relationship between them no longer requires so-called politeness. Jeff Robinov directly skipped the greetings, holding a thick cigar in his hand, and did not care about Naomi Wo who was sitting next to him. tz, said: "Zach did a pretty good job. You don't have to worry about the box office of this film. My opinion is that after the crew ends the promotion, they immediately rush back to Australia to shoot the remaining scenes and complete all the work on "The Matrix" as soon as possible. .”

Of course Wayne understood what he meant, and nodded silently, quickly calculating in his mind the points at which Zack Snyder would join the DC series. Judging from the current progress, after directing "The Flash", he should be able to appropriately speed up the process of laying out the universe. Fans' demand for DC superhero movies will obviously increase, and by then, he may even consider releasing two movies a year.

In his memory, Marvel Studios had done this in order to speed up the advancement of its universe after it had just survived the bankruptcy crisis.

In fact, in Wayne's mind, it doesn't matter whether the DC superhero movie directed by Zack Snyder for the first time makes money or not. As long as it can avoid losing money on the film, it will achieve his vision, just like the comic book. Like Wei's The Incredible Hulk, its role in foreshadowing "Justice League" is far greater than the significance of the film itself.

"There must be no problem on my side. Please take some time to talk to Zach."

Seeing him happily agreeing, the two Warner Bros. executives looked at each other and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It can be said that the leader of the DC Super Hero Universe movie series is completely the other party. The initiative is basically in the hands of the other party. Even the entire big plan is made by the other party. Therefore, any personnel decisions related to this series are made by the other party. No one wanted to ruin the close relationship between Wayne and Warner Bros., which had to be approved by the other party.

"Wayne, I don't know if you noticed..."

Bruce Rosenblum is different from Jeff Robinoff. He still has goals to pursue in his career, so he speaks relatively boldly. After looking at Wayne's expression, he scanned the words carefully. He glanced at the two women behind each other and said tentatively:

"Have you noticed? Although the detailed scripts of the "Matrix" trilogy are all written by you, after all, the leader of the filming is Zach, uh..." I saw several people in the lounge watching. Himself, he paused deliberately and organized his tentative words again. "Zac's arrangement of the savior Neo in "The Matrix", the expressiveness of the camera, etc., did it give you the illusion of an omnipotent image that reaches heaven and earth?"

Jeff Robinov couldn't help but take a deep look at his companion sitting next to him. He had already heard some of Bruce Rosenblum's thoughts and related them to the conversation between the two in the screening room just now. , the view that "The Matrix" is very similar to a superhero, all indicate the purpose of the other party's words.

Even just thinking about it, he felt a cold sweat in his heart for Bruce Rosenblum. Now he hoped that Wayne would not understand these hints. Otherwise, with the unpredictable temper of the young man opposite him, it was not certain whether this would be a good thing or turn into trouble.

"Huh?" Wayne's eyes narrowed unconsciously, and no emotion could be heard in his voice. "Keep talking, I'm listening."

"Neo has such an invincible sense of sight that he only used a limited amount of money to create special effects experiences that are as if they are exploding in the face." No more watching Jeff Robinoff and Bruce Rosenbrough Mu looked at Wayne behind a cloud of smoke and continued to test. "Deeply influenced by your lens language and production style, Zach's perfect control of the dark epic style is more suitable for the DC series..."

When he said this, he paused deliberately, believing that everyone had understood what he meant. You know, the big plan of the DC series was first born in the hands of Wayne and Kevin Tetsuhara, the previous CEO of Warner Bros., and everything related to it was promoted according to Wayne's wishes. Warner Bros. executives and shareholders, never attempted to disrupt the process.

Now Bruce Rosenblum's intention is obvious, that is, he wants to reverse the order of the subsequent films and let Zack Snyder directly deal with the more important character. That's right, just based on the expressiveness of the protagonist in the movie "The Matrix", the other party is indeed suitable to create that character.

But such behavior is obviously an attempt to intervene and change some of Wayne's follow-up plans. If it causes some unnecessary misunderstandings on his part, not to mention that he has been waiting for the CEO position after Jeff Robinov leaves office. If there is a rift between the two parties, the board of directors will not hesitate to cast a vote of no confidence.

"I'll think about it seriously, Bruce." Wayne still couldn't tell what he liked or disliked in his tone, but he just nodded silently to show that he really listened.

In fact, when the other party first mentioned Neo's expressiveness in "The Matrix", he had already guessed what it meant. Yes, Zack Snyder has outstanding talents in the construction and expression of these dark-style epic shots. This is indeed vividly reflected in the "Man of Steel" in his mind.

In some ways, Zack Snyder is indeed more suitable to shoot Clark Kent, but he also has his own concerns. No one knows whether Director Zack will abuse high-speed slow motion in "Man of Steel" after being deeply influenced by him. Whenever a fight appears, it will be the same slow-motion aesthetic display like a commercial.

Therefore, he said that he would seriously consider whether to slightly change the order of the DC series of movies. In Wayne's mind, he still hopes to see the third film of "The Matrix" before making a decision. If Zack Snyder really doesn't have the problems that have been criticized by movie fans, and he can directly take over the Super Bowl, that would be a good idea. Not completely impossible, although this character would be extremely difficult to photograph.

From the beginning, Wayne's character design was different from the character of Clark Kent in the comics. He tried his best to subtly increase the combat effectiveness of Batman Bruce Wayne in the film. To this end, he introduced the Flash to change The timeline method has been used.

And when it comes to the great super player Clark Kent, he must be pulled down from the altar and turned into a human being, with the joys and sorrows that normal people can feel. On the one hand, it is to balance the gap in on-screen power between the three giants and avoid the sense of déjà vu. On the other hand, it is of course for the sake of the market, to shorten the distance between them and the audience. Only one can make the audience empathize with his emotions and anger. Only the protagonist of sorrow and joy can gain more favor from the audience.

Otherwise, Clark Kent's character in the comics is a true god on earth. This is the Western world, and most people believe in God. But if God really comes to earth one day, will people still want to believe in Him as they do now?

Ordinary people need a true god, but they will never need a true god who comes to the world. Otherwise, it would not be a superhero, but a horror movie.

"Okay, let's talk about the "Lord of the Rings" in your hand."

Jeff Robinov interrupted this topic at the right time. In his opinion, it is too early to talk about all this now. "As far as I know, this set of epic masterpieces has always been regarded by the industry as the most difficult example of film and television adaptation. What's more, you have handed over this project, which is destined to be a huge investment, to a novice director."

In fact, Wayne was by no means the first one to come up with the idea of ​​"The Lord of the Rings". There have been more than one film and television adaptations related to this masterpiece, but as he said, everyone knows this It's a big treasure, but no one has dared to open Pandora's box easily.

Without him, the financial risk involved is too great. If you want to perfectly show the world of Middle-earth on the big screen, it means the use of a lot of special effects, as well as a terrifying number of characters, early costumes and props, etc. Production is a very complex and vast project.

Not to mention filming, pre-preparation will consume a huge amount of funds. As long as you consider the huge amount of money that needs to be invested and the uncertain market response after the film is completed, the risk-to-return ratio of such an investment is too great.

Hollywood film companies have never cared about the so-called art. Their only purpose in making movies is to make profits. Such a project with high investment, high profit risk, and unclear prospects has always been the last thing Hollywood film companies want to touch. type.

"Wayne, if you are the actual director of this project, I can make the decision now. No matter how much capital investment you need, Warner Bros. can pay for it." The first person Jeff Robinoff talked about was the shareholders and executives’ biggest concerns. "Unfortunately, this is obviously impossible. You won't be able to squeeze in a lot of working time until the final game of the first phase of the DC Universe."

"My style is not suitable for making "Lord of the Rings."

Wayne shook his head directly, looked at the two executives sitting opposite him seriously, and said confidently: "But Peter Jackson is suitable, and you should believe in my vision for the film project. This project will be a trilogy. It will be produced in a format without any pause in the middle. It will be completed in one go through a set of shots. My estimated investment in production is US$350 million..."