Made in Hollywood

Since the preparation of the new film will not start until July, after returning to Los Angeles from China, Duke has relatively plenty of time. Although "The Avengers" is still being screened, Marvel Pictures and Warner Bros. can't wait to join forces again. Together, a grand celebration party was held.

Many well-known figures were invited to this party. In addition to Duke and the "Avengers" who rushed back from various places, the retired George Lucas and James Cameron who came back from diving also appeared in the banquet hall where the party was held.

"Duke."

"Hello, George."

After hugging George Lucas, Duke made a gesture of invitation to the chair beside him, "I heard you traveled around the world some time ago?"

"Yeah, I haven't been this relaxed in a long time."

George Lucas is a smart man. Since he chose to withdraw from Lucasfilm, in order not to affect Duke and Katherine Kennedy's optimization of Lucasfilm, he simply left North America.

"Interested in serving as special advisor to the new Star Wars?"

The two talked a few words, and Duke brought the topic to the preparations for the seventh part of "Star Wars", which was already on the agenda, "Maybe you can give some suggestions."

"Forget it." George Lucas shook his head, "Duke, I really want to quit commercial production."

"OK then."

Duke didn’t insist, these words were more polite. George Lucas was good at setting up the background and world view, but he was clumsy at dealing with details. This has been fully demonstrated in the Star Wars series, and Star Wars used thirty Over the past few years, a complete world view has already been formed in the hearts of movie fans. If the next few sequels want to continue to be successful, optimization of details is essential.

These are precisely the weaknesses of George Lucas.

Spoken a few words to George Lucas. Many people came over and sat around, talking about some hot topics in the circle.

"How are you thinking about the sequel?" Duke approached James Cameron, "Any ideas?"

Although they are not friends, the two super giants have cooperated. James Cameron also got acquainted with Duke, and made a rare joke, "I hope you can prepare a huge check."

James? Cameron is always concerned about technical and financial issues, Duke is well aware of this.

"I don't think anyone at Warner Bros. or 20th Century Fox would object." Nor would Duke himself.

With the great success of "Avatar", the production cost of the sequel will definitely increase, but correspondingly, a considerable part of the post-publicity cost will be saved. These can all be classified as production costs.

During the recent period, many people or companies have been in contact with James Cameron. They all have the same idea and joined the sequel project of "Avatar" on the premise of getting James Cameron settled. in order to get a share of it.

However, the truck driver ignored them. Who knows if the new investor will become a hindrance?

According to the plan, "Avatar" will be followed by four consecutive sequels. Originally, when the movie hit theaters, it was to gain attention. James Cameron has vowed to the media and movie fans that "Avatar 2" will be released in 2013.

It's just that now, let alone the movie, he hasn't even finished the script. The sequel to "Avatar" is bound to skip tickets.

Of course, everyone in the industry knows that many big directors don't take their words seriously in this regard, and it's more for the sake of publicity.

There is a saying on the other side of the Pacific that "no one can stand without faith", but many big Hollywood directors are still doing well in the film industry after repeatedly "breaking their promises", so this may not be true in Hollywood, the key depends on Who is the person who said this.

Michael Bay said before the filming of "Transformers 3" that he would "never shoot "Transformers" again." In a blink of an eye, "Transformers 4" is about to start, and the director is still Michael Bay. But this time he said again, "This is really my last "Transformers" movie."

Believe it or not, he himself believed it anyway.

The advantage of doing this is obvious, it can not only gain attention, but also put pressure on the producer to strive for better remuneration for themselves.

Another director, Luc Besson, who is getting fatter and fatter, declared to the world eight hundred years ago: I only make ten movies in my life.

After filming the ninth film, Luc Besson made the "Arthur and his miniature kingdom" animation trilogy, and then... In short, his tenth film has already started filming?

How should I put it, the phrase "break your promise and get fat" on the other side of the ocean has come true in Luc Besson.

Another director who claimed to stop after ten films is Quentin Tarantino. At present, "Django Unchained" is said to have been completed, and the next film "The Hateful Eight" also has a script outline. Considered his eighth film.

The problem is, there are already more than 10 directorial works listed under the name of the ruffian Quentin...Of course, if "Kill Bill 1" and "Kill Bill 2" are counted as one movie, not including him and Robert? For films such as "Grindhouse" co-directed by Rodriguez, Quentin will not break his promise.

It is worth noting that Quentin Tarantino has shown obvious signs of gaining weight in recent years, and he has indeed gained a lot of weight.

Another representative of the director who "says no, but is very honest" is Ridley Scott. Unlike the previous ones, Lao Lei did not say that he would not make movies. He once said that "Prometheus "If there is an alien, I will shoot myself."

Duke watched the internal preview of 20th Century Fox some time ago. The number one heroine of "Prometheus" in this life has become Charlize Theron, but the alien still jumped out gorgeously and made some soy sauce. .

As for Ridley Scott, not only did he not shoot himself, but he is also preparing to put the "Exodus" in the "Bible" on the big screen again.

In addition to the above-mentioned directors who are entangled in "whether or not", there are also a group of directors in the late stage of "procrastination" who like to challenge the patience of movie fans time and time again, and they regard the "dead line" of the film production plan as nothing. The most typical one is "King of the World" James Cameron.

The release date of the sequel of "Avatar" was changed from 2013 to 2014, and then adjusted from 2014 to 2016. As a result, when the party was over, James Cameron approached Duke, thinking that the sequel should be adjusted to 2017 at the earliest. It was too late to boot.

It was originally said to be a four-part series, but a few days later, James Cameron negotiated with Duke, Warner Bros., and Twentieth Century Fox to change it to a trilogy; at the beginning of this year, he also said that the script had been completed, but now he changed his words It's just a script...

If the person negotiating was not named James Cameron, Duke, Warner Bros. and 20th Century Fox would definitely kick him down and throw him into the Pacific Ocean to feed the fish.

But who called him James? Cameron?

Therefore, up to now, Duke is still not sure whether 2017 is the final release date of "Avatar".

There have been a lot of messy things recently. Just after James Cameron, the "jumping king", was dealt with, Marvel Studios CEO Kevin Feige and old man Stan Lee jointly came to the door and proposed a very Incredible advice.

"and many more……"

Even with Duke's calmness and firmness, after hearing what they said, he wondered if he was hallucinating, "Can you repeat it again?"

The reception room of the Duke's manor was quiet. Scarlett Johansson sitting next to Duke and Tina Fey who participated in the meeting also looked at Kevin Feige and Stan Lee with incredible eyes, as if seeing the foreigner. Stars are average.

These two people can make them make such actions, and the words they say must be shocking.

Stan Lee and Kevin Feige looked at each other, and then said again, "It is said that the new "Star Wars" sequel has been put on the agenda by Lucasfilm, and I have a common idea with Kevin, the star Can War and Marvel be established in the same universe, and one day in the future, the Avengers can fight side by side with the Skywalker family, or the Jedi Knights can become a member of the Avengers."

Hearing these words, Duke confirmed that he did not experience hallucinations, but looking at Stan Lee and Kevin Fitch, he had to secretly sigh at the power of the divergent thinking of these comic practitioners.

This suggestion seemed absurd, but after Duke thought about it, he realized that it might not be unfeasible.

Just like westerns and musicals, superhero movies will always have a day of decline. What should they use to attract audiences? The random entry of the Avengers and Skywalker may not be a good idea.

In particular, it can be used to develop new peripheral products. Once it is successful, just the peripherals will make him, the actual owner of Marvel Pictures and Lucasfilm, count the money.

Of course, this can only be a long-term plan, and it is too early to implement it now.

"Well, Kevin, Stan."

After thinking for a while, Duke said to the two men, "You guys make a better plan, and then go to San Francisco to find Lucasfilm CEO Catherine Kennedy, discuss the specific feasibility, and then establish a relevant filing."

A Jedi Knight wielding a lightsaber, fighting side by side with Iron Man and Captain America, is still very emotional when you think about it.

Although it is difficult to implement honesty, the two companies belong to the same boss, which undoubtedly meets the prerequisites for cooperation, and Marvel also has enough crisis awareness. It is clear that superhero movies cannot continue to be popular without limit, and Instead of being dazzled by the results of "The Avengers", he has already started to think about future plans.

Whichever way you look at it, it's a good thing.

After sending away Kevin Fitch and Stan Lee, Duke asked Tina Fey to call Catherine Kennedy, and then continued to pay attention to the market progress of "The Avengers". (to be continued ~^~)

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