Screenwriter Mystery

After listening to Ron Mayer's pursuit of the current Hollywood superhero theme.

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The expression on Zhao Yuan's face was a little strange.

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In a way, the culprit behind the rush to make superhero movies in Hollywood today is himself.

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Of course, Zhao Yuan's original purpose of designing the script was just to bring transcendence into reality.

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Who would have thought that Andrew and the others were so unrestrained that they directly used the power obtained from the water pool to play a 'superhero', which indirectly affected the Hollywood movie atmosphere.

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"Do you have to shoot this type of movie?"

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In the system screen, it's one thing to watch the three of Andrew play the 'superheroes', and it's another thing to create a movie about superheroes by yourself.

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What's more, as Ron Mayer said, Universal has no advantage in superhero movies.

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"I mean, in the absence of copyright, it is not a good choice to choose a movie with a superhero theme."

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Even if there is a topic of 'superheroes' brought up by the three Andrews in the real world, Zhao Yuan doesn't think that creating a superhero movie out of thin air without the blessing of IP can have any dazzling results at the box office.

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As Zhao Yuan, who has been baptized by superhero-themed movies in another world, he knows very well that no matter how famous the superhero theme is, it may not be able to support an excellent movie. In fact, it takes shape in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. After that, not without film production companies to follow its example.

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The most typical example is Warner.

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However, the poor filming and the expansion of characters eager for quick success have made "Justice League" doomed to fail from the beginning of its creation.

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"The film department at Universal is equally aware of what you said."

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Facing Zhao Yuan's puzzlement, Ron Mayer sighed silently.

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"However, the board doesn't see this as a problem."

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"In fact, in order to fight against these superhero blockbusters, there have also been discussions within Universal, and there are plans to create a monster universe similar to the Marvel Cinematic Universe."

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Although, in terms of superheroes, Universal does not have any copyright in its hands.

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However, it is not without trump cards. The "monster universe" proposed by Ron Mayer is actually what Universal found after rummaging through the boxes.

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Since "Frangenstein" in the 1930s, Universal has made many well-known monster movies, such as werewolves, mummies, vampires, and countless others. Among them, the most recent monster movie is "The Mummy 3", which was released not long ago, which is a mixed Chinese and Western movie. Universal reported great expectations, but it was not satisfactory at the box office, becoming the worst of the three series. part of.

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It is precisely because of the box office failure of "The Mummy 3" that the shareholders of the board of directors turned their attention to the superhero theme.

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At the same time, in terms of screenwriting, Zhao Yuan was chosen as the screenwriter of the new film without any disagreement.

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The reason, of course, is "Smart: Ghost Recording", which made Universal a lot of money.

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Compared with the huge investment and the invitation of Kung Fu superstars, "The Mummy 3" still has a mediocre box office.

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For a movie like "Smart: Ghost Recording", which can generate hundreds of millions of box office by only a fraction of the cost of "The Mummy 3", the weight between the two in the hearts of board members is naturally different.

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"Monster universe?"

The movie concept mentioned by Ron Mayer made Zhao Yuan inexplicably have a sense of sight.

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To a certain extent, he is also evolving his own monster universe through the system script.

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However, the object of the universe established by Universal is the big screen of the movie, but he is the real world where everyone lives.

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And, if Zhao Yuan is not mistaken.

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Universal's 'monster universe', as Ron Mayer said, actually has no integrity at all, because the first and most important movie of this movie universe, "Wolfman", had a bad start. With an investment of 150 million US dollars, the world only got back 130 million. After removing the other shares, the box office didn't even have half, which can be said to be a big loss.

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Then the next "Dracula" reboot of "The Mummy" did not make any money. After eight years of tossing back and forth, Universal had to announce the end of the filming of the "Monster Universe". After all, there are only three things , and none of the three films in a row made money, and if the filming continued, the board of directors would not agree.

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Although the board of directors may not know how to make movies, they are not idiots. Even if they fall into a pit three times at the same time, they should learn to detour.

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Although, in another world, Universal's "monster universe" eventually died.

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However, at this moment, Zhao Yuan couldn't help being a little interested when he heard Ron Mayer's description.

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He didn't forget that he still had a few circus members' cards in his hand.

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It might be interesting to shoot a circus-themed monster movie with a few cards.

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Of course, such an idea only circled around in Zhao Yuan's mind.

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Right now, Universal's "Monster Universe" is just a prototype without any plans. Instead of thinking about how to participate in the filming of the film, it is better to think about the purpose of Ron Mayer's invitation.

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If you create a superhero-themed movie.

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"Are you sure, you can't buy any superhero copyrights, Mr. Ron?"

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"With the current level of Hollywood's enthusiasm for superhero themes, any superhero with a name and a surname cannot escape the pursuit of a person with a heart."

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Hollywood is not without smart people, on the contrary, it is full of smart people.

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Ron Mayer's answer made Zhao Yuan frown.

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It is a huge challenge even for Zhao Yuan to create a superhero and sell it at the box office without a copyright prototype.

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However, it is only a challenge.

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After all, for Zhao Yuan, who is backed by another world, there is still the possibility of reference.

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For example, although he can't make a movie through a superhero copyright, he can definitely draw on the background of a well-known superhero.

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Create a plausible mutant horror superman movie similar to "Magic Child".

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Everyone knows that the background of "Magic Child" comes from Superman, but it doesn't take too much responsibility.

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Of course, this kind of superhero movie, although the topicality is enough, obviously fails to meet Zhao Yuan's expectations in terms of box office.

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So, after a little hesitation, he gave up on the selection of the film and made another proposal that was more unusual but at the same time more eye-catching.

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"A superhero movie in the form of a 'pseudo-documentary'?"