Chapter 316: emergencies

"Why choose Spider-Man instead of an X-Men sequel!"

On the battery car, Anne Hathaway, who was sitting in the co-pilot seat, looked at Ryan who was driving with some confusion, "Isn't it good to continue directing the sequel of "X-Men"?"

Regarding Anne-Hathaway's doubts, Ryan was quite speechless and could only explain a little bit, "As long as the first "X-Men" is released successfully, the next filming according to the plan will hardly encounter any major problems. The problem."

""Spider-Man" is different. Not only is it a brand new film, but Spider-Man itself is the only superhero character in Marvel Comics that can rival Superman and Batman. Come and direct yourself.”

For most directors, continuing to direct a sequel film can not only get more pay, but also reduce risks.

Much better than directing another film.

However, Ryan is different. He seldom cares about the salary. The entire Orion Films and Marvel Films are under his name. He cares more about the entire shooting plan

Gradually evolve one film after another into a Marvel universe, avoiding the same encounter with Warner Bros. and DC Comics in the previous world.

Independent series of films such as "Superman", "Batman" and "Wonder Woman" produced by Warner Bros. in the past have achieved high box office.

However, the box office of "Justice League" and other superhero films is not ideal, with a global box office of 658 million US dollars, which seems very high.

However, the investment of the entire film is as high as 300 million US dollars, plus high publicity costs, whether Warner Bros. can recover the cost is still a question.

And the DC Comics universe is also a mess, with conflicting relationships between many characters, even Warner Bros. and DC Comics themselves can't figure it out.

Ryan definitely wanted to keep that from happening.

In addition, there is another very important reason for choosing to direct "Spider-Man" at this time.

Now that the time of the 911 incident is getting closer and closer, the style of the North American film market is about to usher in a very big change.

Some sad, military and war-themed films are destined to be abandoned by the North American market, but some films with light-hearted plots can be recognized by the audience.

It can be said that after the 911 incident, it was the best time for the release of "Spider-Man". The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. The appearance of Spider-Man of ordinary background just caters to the preferences of the current North American audience.

"Hi Ryan, Annie."

Natalie Portman jumped off the battery car and greeted the two, "Scarlett, that guy is busy and can't come."

"She is filming on set."

There was no trace of regret in her tone, but a hint of schadenfreude.

"A sad news." Ryan seemed relieved to hear that Scarlett Johansson would not be able to come.

Finally, I don't have to worry about it. At the party, Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson got into an argument.

As they spoke, the three of them walked into the studio. The shooting scenes that had been built in the past had disappeared. Instead, there were many long dining tables with all kinds of food, fruits, drinks, etc. on them.

In the middle of the studio, there should be a large dance floor. Many crew members and the invited party girls are swaying excitedly to the music.

"Party girl!"

Sofia Coppola's eyes flashed a hint of sarcasm, "It's thanks to you for doing it."

Ryan held a glass of red wine, shook it slightly, looked at the men and women on the dance floor, and said indifferently: "Sophia, it's time to relax, invite some party girls to come over and liven up the atmosphere, so that everyone can relax better a bit."

"At least they're having fun now."

In fact, the people he invited were not real party girls, but some young and beautiful female models.

For this reason, they only paid less than tens of thousands of dollars, and many people came on their own initiative without asking for a penny.

An opportunity to get in touch with Hollywood's top commercial crews at close range, for those young and beautiful female models, is no less than a piece of cream cake covered with honey, eager to pounce on it and take a bite.

Sofia Coppola curled her lips, too lazy to continue talking, she couldn't talk about party girls and female models with a famous **** in North America.

"Hi!"

Natalie Portman staggered over with Keira Knightley in her arms, holding a transparent plastic bag in her hand, and shook it at Ryan, "Ryan, do you want to have something exciting?" !"

Ryan frowned, and said to Keira Knightley, "Kayla, look at her, don't let her touch these things again."

"Boring." Natalie - Portman muttered, just wanted to pull Keira - Knightley turned and walked towards the dance floor.

However, at the next moment, Keira Knightley suddenly reached out and snatched the plastic bag from Natalie Portman's hand, and promised Ryan: "Mr. Gosling, I will watch Natalie's."

"Keira!" Natalie Portman glared at Keira Knightley angrily, "Give it back to me quickly."

Keira Knightley confronted Natalie Portman without showing any weakness, "This is what Mr. Gosling ordered."

Hearing this, Natalie Portman snorted coldly, vented her dissatisfaction, turned and walked towards the dance floor, and Keira Knightley quickly followed.

"An interesting young actress."

Sofia Coppola glanced at Keira Knightley's back, and said thoughtfully, "Helen should sign her to Star Economy Company."

"Good idea." Ryan shrugged, "You can call Helen and ask her to come over."

The development of Keira-Knightley in her previous life was relatively good. Although she did not meet the standards of Hollywood first-line actresses, she was still a well-known British rose.

"I'll go out for a while." Sofia Coppola stood up and walked outside, obviously calling Helen.

After a while, Sofia Coppola did not come back, but Avi Allard came over from the outside and handed a document to Ryan, "The "X-Men" publicity plan initially formulated by Marvel Studios .”

"Next, we need to negotiate many times, and finally come up with a complete publicity plan."

Ryan took it over and glanced at it briefly. There was nothing too surprising. It was nothing more than trial screenings, newspapers and magazines, traditional media, advertisements on the Internet, and offline activities.

Among them, the latest edition of the "X-Men" comics to be released by Marvel Comics is also one of the key points in the promotion.

As a relatively well-known comic superhero team in North America, there are not a few readers who have read "X-Men" comics.

As long as the vast majority of these people can enter the cinema, then "X-Men" will surely be a success.

"The latest version of the "X-Men" comics, the plot should be as perfect as possible, so there is no need to hurry."

Ryan remembers that it seems that the "X-Men" comics in the previous life sold very well, especially the comics of Dark Phoenix, which is one of the best-selling comics in Marvel Comics.

"The post-production time of the whole film will take at least 5 months, and Marvel Comics has plenty of time." Ryan said.

The production cycle of large-scale commercial films in Hollywood takes about one year on average. At first glance, the filming process of the crew will be very long.

In fact, the shooting of many films can be finished within 10 to 15 weeks, and the remaining time is used for film post-production and special effects production.

The more effects you have, the longer it will take.

"I will personally pay attention to this matter." Avi-Allard knew that in order to ensure the quality of the film, the post-production time can only be extended, and it is impossible to reduce it.

In this way, Marvel Comics can be left with a lot of creative time.

"The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, one of the trilogy of The Lord of the Rings produced by Orion Films next year, will probably be released in May, and the release of "X-Men" is likely to be released in July. "Ryan suddenly mentioned the release time of the two films.

The crew of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" has been filming in New Zealand, and even the film's special effects production was completed in New Zealand.

For the vast majority of people, this film has been shrouded in a veil of mystery, and even Avi-Arad has only heard the name of this film.

And Orion Films invested 300 million U.S. dollars at one time to shoot three large-scale epic films in a row.

Of course, he is no stranger to the name of the original "Lord of the Rings", and even read it once.

"July is also a good time." Avi-Allard was somewhat helpless.

However, the schedule in July is really good, otherwise "Inception" would not be released in July.

In fact, the specific release time of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring", "X-Men", and "Harry-Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" has not been completely determined, but only a preliminary time period has been determined.

Orion Pictures not only has to decide the specific release time based on the post-production progress of the two films.

It is also necessary to communicate and negotiate with Warner Bros. to stagger the release time of the three films, and to inquire about the summer and Christmas schedules of other film companies next year, the specific time of commercial films to be released, and so on.

Finally, a suitable release time will be selected.

Unless it is a sequel to a blockbuster film, the release time of each film will be carefully selected.

Ryan thought for a while and said, "In two days' time, the premiere of "Rush Hour" can be attended with Patrick Stewart and Hugh Jackman."

"Okay." Avi-Allard nodded.

"Remember to notify a few of them later, don't forget." Ryan reminded again.

This year, Orion Films still has at least four more films to be released. The actors of the "X-Men" crew can definitely walk a few more red carpets and take the opportunity to increase some exposure.

Don't look at the number of films released by Orion Films this year, but in fact next year will be the focus.

Next year will be a fateful moment for Orion Films. Three large-scale commercial films, "The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring", "X-Men" and "Harry-Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" will be released.

In addition, the filming of "Black Hawk Down" will end before 2000, and there are two sequel filming plans of "American Pie" and "Death Comes".

It can be said that Orion Pictures will usher in a box office peak.

Those few traditional Hollywood giant film companies will not just sit back and watch Orion Pictures continue to succeed, and will inevitably adopt some conventional methods.

Similar to the release of other commercial blockbusters at the same time, competing with Orion Films for the North American box office, there are even some private means, such as what happened in "Blade Warrior".

For the obvious competition, Ryan has no fear, whether it is any movie in "Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring", "X-Men", "Harry-Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"~www .wuxiaspot.com~ is not an ordinary large-scale commercial film, and it can compete with it. It is released at the same time, which is almost like an egg hitting a stone.

It is a private method, which is more troublesome to prevent, or even impossible to prevent.

Ryan sighed, hoping to reach an acquisition agreement with the consortium and shareholders behind MGM as soon as possible, so that Orion Pictures can avoid many private means.

Among the Hollywood giants, there are many methods that have scruples about each other, otherwise it will easily lead to an all-out war between the two giants.

To put it bluntly, the sixth is to strengthen oneself and strive to become a member of the giants, and many private means will naturally disappear.

For example, Sony Pictures is an outsider, and the other traditional Hollywood giants have no extra moves. It is nothing more than the Columbia Pictures acquired by Sony, which itself is a member of the traditional Hollywood giants.

Suddenly, Ryan frowned, and seemed to smell a trace of vomiting, which was very unpleasant.

Almost at the same time, Anne-Hathaway ran over quickly and yelled loudly, "Whoever has a phone, call 911 and call an ambulance!"

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