Chapter 281: stan lee

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Unlike the previous life, Orion Pictures not only wholly acquired Marvel Comics, but also owned the copyrights of many superhero characters.

Unlike Marvel Pictures in the previous life, when it started planning to shoot a superhero movie; the remaining copyrights of superhero characters under Marvel Comics are already very few.

They don't even have the copyrights of second-tier superheroes such as Iron Man, Daredevil, and Blade Warrior, so they can only buy back the copyrights of superheroes everywhere.

In addition, Marvel Pictures has also had many disputes with film companies such as 20th Century Fox and Sony Pictures because of the copyright of characters.

Even after the box office of "Super Daredevil" was not satisfactory, Marvel Pictures was so frightened that it quickly contacted Twentieth Century Fox and asked it to stop shooting the remaining Marvel superhero movies.

So as not to bring unimaginable losses to Marvel Pictures and Marvel Comics.

It can be said that before "Iron Man" was not a global hit, Marvel Pictures was a joke in the eyes of many Hollywood film companies.

It is almost impossible for a comic company that has never had production experience to put superhero characters on the screen and finally realize the assembly of the Avengers.

Until the release of "Iron Man", it earned a box office of 580 million US dollars worldwide, and the production cost of the film was only 140 million US dollars.

What this film brings to Marvel Pictures is not only monetary income, but also a future of unlimited development.

Right now, Orion Pictures and Marvel Pictures are in the same situation as in their previous lives. Except for a few media who think that Ryan Gosling should not be underestimated, most of the media are not optimistic about Orion Pictures' acquisition of Marvel Comics.

As for creating a superhero movie, it is the most failed plan.

Ryan clearly remembers that before the release of "X-Men", even 20th Century Fox didn't think highly of this film. Who would have thought that it was such an unpopular film, with a North American box office of 150 million US dollars and a global box office of 2.9 One hundred million U.S. dollars.

Let Hollywood see for the first time the value of the superheroes in Marvel Comics.

"Full acquisition of Marvel Comics!"

Stephen Norrington smiled, "Mr. Gosling, Orion Pictures has made the wisest decision."

As the director of "Blade Runner", Stephen Norrington has full confidence in superhero movies.

According to the publicity plan initially set by Orion Films, even if the film cannot be sold globally, there is almost no problem in recovering the investment cost from the box office.

Many film companies and directors measure whether a film fails, not just by the box office, but by the final income of the entire film.

A film that can recover its cost through the box office is undoubtedly a commercial success.

"Stan Lee, are you surprised?" Ryan smiled, then asked curiously.

Stan Lee is not only the producer of "Blade Runner"; he has also created "Fantastic Four", "Spider-Man", "Iron Man", "Thor", "Hulk", "X-Men" , "Doctor Strange", "Super Daredevil" and other comic characters.

He didn't choose to leave Marvel Comics until half a year ago.

Stan Lee!

Stephen Norrington couldn't help but smile, "He didn't expect that those shareholders would actually sell Marvel Comics. Perhaps this is a good choice for Marvel Comics."

Of course, Ryan just listened to these words, and it is estimated that Stan Lee complained a lot behind his back.

"The shooting of "Blade Warrior" has been going on for a while." Ryan changed the subject, "When will the shooting end!"

"I need a specific time."

Stephen Norrington's expression became serious, and he said: "It will not be later than December, and it can be released in March or April next year."

"However, Blade is a black character after all, and I'm afraid theater companies won't show too many screens."

In mainstream North American movies, there are very few black actors as the absolute protagonist of the film, at most as one of the two protagonists in the film, such as "Men in Black" and "Rush Hour".

Of course, "Rush Hour" is an exception. There is only one film in Hollywood that uses a Chinese and a black man as the protagonists.

"I will personally greet the theater company."

Ryan said without hesitation: "The screening scale will not be less than 2,500 movie theaters. In addition, Orion Films can continue to increase film investment and publicity budget."

How much profit "Blade Warrior" brings is not important to Ryan and Orion Pictures, but they need to use the release of this film to slowly accumulate fans of Marvel Comics superhero movies.

By the way, let me tell the media and the public in North America that the superhero characters in Marvel comics are no longer limited to comics and cartoons.

Overall, it's a water test.

The next one, "X-Men" is the focus.

2500 movie theaters!

Stephen Norrington's face showed joy. Although it is not as large as those top commercial films, there are more than 3,000 movie theaters at every turn, but for a movie with an investment of only 35 million US dollars, 2,500 movie theaters are considered large-scale releases. .

"Mr. Gosling!"

"Although I can't guarantee that all investment costs and publicity budgets will be recovered based on the North American box office alone." Stephen Norrington was a little embarrassed.

The publicity budget for "Blade Runner" is too high, even higher than the filming cost.

"But I can guarantee that the cost of filming can be recovered." He said firmly.

The original version of "Blade" earned US$70 million at the North American box office and US$140 million at the global box office, but the filming cost was only US$35 million.

"enough."

Ryan didn't say much, "Tomorrow you will attend the press conference with me to increase the exposure of "Blade Warrior."

"By the way, the crew of "Blade Warrior" can attend the premiere of "American Pie 2" next month."

"American Pie 2" has finished filming, but it has not been released yet.

Orion Films has set a release date of November 26, exactly one day later than the second 3D animated feature film "A Bug's Life" produced by Pixar Animation Studios.

However, the audiences of "American Pie 2" and "A Bug's Life" do not overlap, and there will not be much competition.

As a blockbuster movie, "American Pie 2" has a very complex audience, but there are absolutely no underage audiences or family audiences. Everyone understands the reason.

The next morning, in the press room of the Four Seasons Hotel, Ryan, surrounded by countless reporters, personally announced that Orion Pictures had fully acquired Marvel Comics and planned to delist Marvel Comics from Nasdaq.

Although the following media reporters were not optimistic about the acquisition of Marvel Comics by Orion Films, there was still warm applause.

In any case, Orion Pictures' wholly-owned acquisition of Marvel Comics will change the landscape of Hollywood.

"Next, Orion Pictures will integrate the channels of Marvel Comics, and prepare another superhero movie "X-Men" in addition to the "Blade Warrior" that is being filmed."

"I'm going to direct the film myself."

Ryan, who was standing on the news stand, turned and glanced at Stephen Norrington, and officially admitted for the first time about the shooting plan of "X-Men".

There is no doubt that as long as "Blade Warrior" and "X-Men" are successful, Orion Pictures will inevitably bring superheroes belonging to Marvel Comics to the screen.

For the loyal readers of Marvel comics, it is a news worthy of celebration.

"Why did you choose to direct "X-Men" yourself? Not "Blade Runner"!"

As soon as Ryan's voice fell to the ground, a reporter immediately raised a microphone to ask questions

"The director of "Blade Runner" Stephen Norrington is a very good director. I am very relieved that he will direct the first superhero film." Ryan briefly introduced Stephen Norrington, his tone It was full of flattery.

At this time, another reporter asked a very sharp question, "Does Orion Films plan to move the release time of "Inception" to the early summer schedule?"

"And whether the dispute with 20th Century Fox has been properly resolved!"

The dispute between Orion Films and 20th Century Fox is no secret, and it has been reported by the media a long time ago.

"Sorry, I refuse to answer irrelevant topics."

Ryan unceremoniously refused, and shifted the topic again to Marvel comics and superhero movies.

""X-Men" will appear in the form of a team. In the future, the characters in it may be taken out and made into a superhero movie alone."

""X-Men" is just the beginning, the beginning of a superhero movie belonging to Marvel Comics~www.wuxiaspot.com~ In the future, Orion Pictures will not be limited to "Blade Warrior" and "X-Men."

The reporters and media below suddenly burst into exclamation, Orion Pictures' plan was too surprising.

Not only do I want to make "Blade Warrior" and "X-Men", but in the future, I will also take out the characters in the "X-Men" team and shoot them separately into films.

This is a very bold plan.

According to Ryan Gosling, "X-Men" may become a very large series of films in the future.

It seems that Ryan Gosling bought the rights to "X-Men" from 20th Century Fox.

Once the whole plan is successful, Twentieth Century Fox will lose an unimaginable amount of income, enough for current CEO Tom Rothman to leave Twentieth Century Fox.

All of a sudden, the eyes of many media reporters showed excitement, and they finally found a big news that could hit the headlines tomorrow.