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"Comic heroes are good, but the film industry can't just shoot superheroes. Although all the comic companies in the United States add up, there may be tens of thousands of so-called comic character superheroes, but I think movie fans around the world will not just watch them.

Superheroes, even too many words, will make people feel disgusted..."

Martin suddenly interrupted.

These words were prepared in advance and were also his true opinions.

Superhero movies are very popular, but in his opinion, watching them in the long term does not seem to be a good thing.

This is definitely detrimental to the brokerage company.

When the presidents of five giant companies are present, Martin certainly has to express his views.

"Martin's words make sense. In fact, superhero movies are not new. In the past, Warner's Superman and Batman were the same. But even though these two most famous superheroes in the United States and the world, their movies have box office success many times.

It is losing money, not to mention [Catwoman], [Cuckold], and [X-Men] adapted from our company’s [Mutants] series. Even if Marvel’s current superheroes are popular, their [Hammer God]

], [Captain Liberty] does not make any money at the box office as a single movie. It is only when they are linked together to form a superhero universe that they make crazy money, and instead boost the fame of individual superhero movies."

Jeffrey Goldske, the president of Twentieth Century Fox, who owns the copyright to "Mutants", slowly nodded in agreement with Martin's words.

Superheroes are not a product of today, even the movie version started decades ago.

The mutant rights held by 20th Century Fox were purchased from Marvel.

In the 1980s and 1990s, Marvel went bankrupt several times, relying on selling its superhero copyrights to survive.

Like [Spider-Man], [Venom], [Fantastic Four], [Tin Man], [Mutants], [Hulk], etc., countless superhero copyrights have been sold.

After Marvel was acquired by Disney three years ago, even if it made money, its movies would also make money, and it would also have a backer behind it.

Unfortunately, only some of the superhero copyrights have been repurchased, while superheroes such as the [Mutants] series, [Spider-Man], [Fantastic Four], [Venom], and [Blade] have not yet been confiscated.

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Currently, the copyrights of the [Mutants] series, [Fantastic Four], and [Deadpool] are in the hands of 20th Century Fox.

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The copyrights of [Spider-Man], [Ghost Rider], and [Venom] are in the hands of Columbia, it should be said that they are in the hands of Sony Columbia.

Among them, the copyrights of the characters appearing in Spider-Man, including the villains, are also in the hands of Sony...

For example, the villains [Green Goblin], [Electric Man], [Sandman], [Dr. Lizard], [Octopus], etc. that appeared in the [Spider-Man] trilogy released ten years ago are similar to Spider-Man.

The copyrights of the related characters were originally packaged together by Marvel, so the copyrights are still in the hands of Sony.

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The rights to "Blade" belong to New Line, an independent film company.

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The copyrights of [Hulk] and [Aquaman and Namor] are in the hands of Universal. It is now the end of January 2013. It should be said that the distribution rights of these two superheroes are in the hands of Universal, and the filming rights have returned to Marvel.

Because the second "Hulk" movie failed miserably at the box office, Universal no longer planned to shoot separate movies for these two heroes. According to the original contract, the filming of the heroes was advised to return to Marvel after two years.

However, Universal still has the distribution rights, which means that when the two superheroes [Hulk] and [Aquaman and Namor] want to make a solo movie, Universal must agree to release it.

Universal has the distribution rights, but not the filming and production rights. Marvel has the filming and production rights, but no distribution rights.

So even if Disney/Marvel produces a movie, it cannot be released to the public without Universal's permission.

This is very embarrassing. It can't be filmed and can't be released at the same time.

However, these two heroes can be used as supporting roles and appear in the Marvel Super Hero Universe movie series. If they are to shoot separate independent movies, they need to be negotiated with Universal.

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[Black Widow], [Punisher], [Ant-Man], [Humanoid], [Iron Fist], [Vampire Morbius], [Black Panther], etc., as many as fifteen copyrights are in the hands of Lionsgate Pictures.

In 2000, the rights to these fifteen superheroes were sold by Marvel to Artisan Entertainment.

Three years later, at the end of 2003, Artisan Entertainment was acquired by Lionsgate Pictures.

Of course, these fifteen versions belong to Lionsgate Pictures, but Lionsgate later sold some of them one after another, and some of them were recycled by Marvel.

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[Deadpool] originally belonged to Artisan Entertainment. In 2003, Artisan was acquired by Lionsgate. A year later, in 2004, Lionsgate sold [Deadpool] to New Line Cinema, but it passed

One year later, New Line Cinema sold Deadpool to 20th Century Fox.

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The copyrights for "Ant-Man" and "Black Panther" were also sold by Lionsgate Pictures to Blackwater Dragon Flag in September 2012.

Yes, the copyrights of these two superheroes and their related characters are now in Qin's hands.

As Qin Dong knew the future, cutting off Hu was something he had to do.

Maybe [Ant-Man] will not have a movie linkage with Marvel, so it may be difficult for the movie to do well at the box office if it is shot alone.

But [Black Panther], as an independent film, is definitely profitable.

Qin Dong knew that within a few years, the black movement in North America would reach its climax, and that it would be the right time to film the black superhero Black Panther.

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The superhero copyrights sold by Marvel have different contract requirements with each company.

For example, although the copyrights of [Black Widow] and [Hulk] are not in the hands of Marvel, because of the contract, Marvel does not have the right to make independent hero movies, but the hero can appear in the movie as a supporting role, as long as it is not a heroic independent movie.

That's no problem.

Therefore, the character Black Widow can appear in the "Tin Man" series of movies, and can also appear in the superhero assembly movie "Avengers" released last year.

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"Jeffrey, you are right, but today's so-called superhero universe is only perfectly shot by Marvel. Last summer's "Avengers" took in a box office of 1.5 billion US dollars worldwide, even if it is a single

Not all independent hero movies make money, but because of the bonus issue, I think the box office of subsequent Marvel independent hero movies may be better and better. With this kind of linkage of the hero universe, except for Warner, we can only watch comics.

Wei and Disney are making money."

Paramount President Brad Gray asked rhetorically.

Brad admitted that what Jeffrey Goldske of 20th Century Fox said was good, but that was in the past. Superheroes did appear from time to time in the past, but those were single-hero movies, so the box office results were sometimes very poor.

Make money and sometimes lose money.

But that was all in the past. Nowadays, Marvel has come up with an unconventional way of talking about the superhero universe, allowing superheroes to interact with each other.

This statement has appeared too many times in comics, but unfortunately, this is the first time it has appeared in the film industry, and the actual effect has been noticed by everyone in the entertainment industry around the world. This is a thorn in the side.

In the past, everyone still had ways to deal with Marvel. Unfortunately, four years ago in 2009, Marvel was acquired by Disney, and now it is in trouble.

As a veteran giant with a long history in Hollywood, Disney has made the other five giant companies silent in terms of size.

"Brad, what can we do? In the comics industry, except for DC and Marvel, the others are all small companies. They don't have many heroes, and they are not famous. They want to acquire them and follow Marvel's super

It’s not easy to link up the hero universe.”

Upon hearing this, Universal President Adam Ferguson interjected, and Universal is currently watching.

If he had his way, he wouldn't let the filming rights of [Hulk] and [Aquaman Namor] be returned to Marvel.

Not because Universal spent a whopping US$150 million to shoot "The Incredible Hulk" in 2008, but the global box office was only US$263 million.

Data Global is doomed to lose money, and the cost of such a super blockbuster is high and the production time is long. If you put 150 million US dollars in the bank for a few years, you can still earn a lot of interest. However, after spending it for several years, you will only get back tens of millions of US dollars.

, no matter which company I switch to, I will not be satisfied.

As for the "Hulk" and "Aquaman Namor" in Universal's hands, these two superheroes require a lot of special effects. The Hulk transforms and Aquaman lives in the sea. These scenes are destined to require high costs to film.

cost.

Unfortunately, after several final discussions, the Global Board of Directors came to the conclusion that the risk was very high and it was no longer appropriate to invest.

So the filming rights for these two superheroes returned to Marvel, but Universal still owns the distribution rights for independent films about these two heroes.

"That's right. Seeing the popularity of Marvel superheroes, we at Paramount have also acquired the superhero copyrights of other comic companies, but compared to what you have, the reputation is much lower."

Brad Gray sighed.

Of the five giant companies here, except for Warner, which owns DC Comics, the other four do not.

But among these four companies, except Paramount, the other three all own the copyrights of Marvel's superheroes, which makes Brad depressed.

"Oh, Brad, in fact, our Universal is about the same as your Paramount. Now the filming of "The Incredible Hulk" and "Aquaman and Namor" belong to Marvel. Marvel will not shoot independent movies of these two heroes. Our Universal

It can only be watched, unlike 20th Century Fox and Sony Columbia, which own Marvel superheroes and can make independent movies at will."

Universal President Adam Ferguson looked at Brad sympathetically.

There are some things that you shouldn't think too much about. Once you think about them more, you will find that the same battle lines can also be divided into smaller branches.

"Everyone... Actually, your starting point is a bit wrong. Marvel has gone bankrupt many times. Although it was acquired by Disney four years ago, many of the superheroes that Marvel once sold have not been returned..."

Martin has been listening quietly to everyone talking.

But when he received Qin Dong's eyes, he suddenly understood.

Qin Dong had discussed this matter with Martin before. At this time, the time, place, and characters were all suitable.

So he stood up and interrupted everyone's conversation.

"Oh, Martin, what do you want to say?"

Everyone here is an old fox, except Columbia President Jeff Black, who is a bit more upright.

After hearing this, several people looked at each other and then looked at Qin Dong, who had been silent all this time, thoughtfully.

Someone took the initiative to ask.