Chapter 702: Prodigal son
It's already mid-December, 2003, and it's about to pass.
All major media have started a round of reviewing this year and looking forward to the concluding reports for next year.
"Rolling Stone" magazine selected 2004, that is, the 10 most anticipated movies of next year -
No. 1, "Spider-Man 3" from Marvel Studios.
Since Dunn Walker released the first "Spider-Man", "Spider-Man" has gradually become the most popular comic superhero in the United States. Although the director of "Spider-Man 3" has been replaced by the little-known Sam Raimi, this cannot stop fans from looking forward to the little spider.
No. 2, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" by Dunn Pictures.
The film based on the world's best-selling Harry Potter movie needs no further elaboration.
No. 3, "The Departed" by Dunn Pictures.
Directed by Martin Scorsese, it features Leonardo DiCaprio and Dunn Walker leading the charge, and supporting cast includes Al Pacino, Cate Blanchett and Mark Wahlberg. Such a creative lineup is enough to attract every movie fan to buy a ticket.
No. 4, DreamWorks' "Shrek 2".
Since the success of "Shrek", the series has become the ace of DreamWorks. The funny and cute animated Shrek character propels this film to become the most anticipated animation next year.
No. 5, "Pirates Alliance 2: Coffin of Souls" by Dunn Pictures.
"Pirates League 1" became the first film in history to be released in the imax format, setting off the giant screen era. The "Pirate Trio" of Johnny Depp, Tom Hardy and Anne Hathaway is also loved by fans. Although Hathaway's British accent was controversial in the first film, it did not affect fans' love for this American sweetheart.
No. 6, Dumbo, co-published by Rose Pictures and Disney.
This live-action movie adapted from Disney's classic cartoon is likely to set off a movie viewing frenzy at the end of February next year.
No. 7, Universal Pictures' The Bourne Bourne 3.
Matt Damon starred in the "Bourne Bourne" series, which has become the most popular action movie on the theme of secret agents after "007" and "Mission Impossible". After the word-of-mouth publicity and popularity accumulation of the first two films, the third "Bourne Bound" is likely to usher in an outbreak.
No. 8, Warner Bros.' Polar Express.
This feature-length animated feature film made with the latest motion capture technology uses performance retention technology to make every moment magical. Compared with the computer cgi animation of Pixar and DreamWorks, as well as the traditional hand-drawn animation of Disney, the great director Robert Zemeckis is exploring a new way of animation film.
No. 9, "Mad Max 4" by Dunn Pictures.
The new work of the classic Doomsday series is back on the big screen again. Mel Gibson, who has grown into Hollywood's No. 1 action star, is bound to reproduce the brilliance of this series.
No. 10, "Troy" by Warner Bros.
An epic war masterpiece, costing $175 million to build. It's a continuation of Warner's ambitions for the epic "Lord of the Rings" franchise.
In addition, "Rolling Stone" also launched ten other films that are also highly anticipated by the market, namely Pixar's "The Incredibles", Dunn Pictures' "Mechanical Enemy", Universal Pictures' "Meet Your Father-in-law 2", Pyra Mon's "The Unfortunate Adventures of Raymond Snitch", Dunn's "The Day After Tomorrow", Marvel's "Ghost Rider", Disney's "Princess Diaries 2", Universal Pictures' "Deadly Magic", Warner Bros. Brother's "Scooby-Doo 2: Monster Run", and "The Banner of the Fathers" jointly produced by DreamWorks, Warner, and Dunn Pictures.
Among the 20 films, New Universal participated in the production of films... 13 in total!
That is to say, the total market expectation of the films of all Hollywood studios is far less than that of New Universal!
exploded!
New Global's unparalleled position in the industry has been firmly consolidated.
This kind of momentum and domineering is simply better than the majestic Disney in the previous life!
From now on, New Universal is the spokesperson of Hollywood!
Jealousy is useless and has nothing to do with monopoly.
Hollywood released 506 films in 2003, and it will reach 551 in 2004. New Universal's films, which are about 50, are less than one-tenth.
It can only be said that the films of other film companies are too disappointing!
The essence of Hollywood is movies.
New Universal's leading position in the film industry ensures that New Universal will become the industry leader in Hollywood.
This provides a strong guarantee for New Universal's right to speak and control in feminism.
Otherwise, why would other Hollywood movie giants give the right to speak to New Universal?
This is also the fundamental reason why Dunn joined feminism a few years ago, and it was not until this year that the Women's Rights Protection Foundation and the Women's Rights Protection Association were officially launched.
Film is capital, film is politics, film is cultural output, and film is also a symbol of strength in the industry!
Even though the movie market is so small, in 2003, the total box office in North America was only 9.2 billion US dollars, and the total global box office was only 31 billion US dollars.
This is completely different from the nearly trillion-dollar output value of the TV industry.
But the influence of the film is too great.
It's beyond the movie itself.
So, don't look at Disney's market value of nearly 50 billion US dollars, but with the failure of the two films "The Legend of the Bear" and "The Chronicles of Narnia 2", Michael Eisner's life is hard again.
"Just say it if you need help, Disney is an ally of New Universal!"
At the celebration reception of "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets", Dunn smiled at Michael Eisnati with a bitter face.
Michael Eisner took a sip of the mellow champagne and felt more bitter than American coffee, and said bitterly: "I really thought the Chronicles of Narnia would last like the Harry Potter series. It's hot. But I didn't expect that this is only the second part...hey!"
Tang En forced a smile and looked like we were together, and sighed: "Yeah, I didn't expect it. I supervised the first "The Chronicles of Narnia", and the box office reached 700 million US dollars, right? I didn't expect it. …”
Michael Eisner shook his head and said: "When performance is booming, contradictions will sneak to the bottom. But when there is a problem, contradictions will surface."
"Oh?"
Dunn was stunned.
Seeing the hero and heroine Jake Gyllenhaal and Amy Rosen of "The Day After Tomorrow" come to say hello, he waved his hand and refused, his heart skipped a beat, and the opportunity to make money came.
Maybe...you can take advantage of the trend to sell the Sriwood animation studio at a high price!
There are contradictions!
The more anxious Michael Eisner is, the more certain Dunn can win!
"what happened?"
"About Ovitz."
Dunn was a little surprised, "Michael Ovitz? Is it related to him?"
Michael Eisner glanced at him, "Aren't you the behind-the-scenes boss of Legendary Pictures, don't you know how much Legendary Pictures made this year?"
Tang En said with a smile: "I know, the pre-tax profit is less than 600 million US dollars."
"$600 million..."
Michael Eisner pouted again and again, his face very ugly, "Disney's film business, this year's profit ... will not exceed 200 million US dollars, less than half of Legendary Pictures!"
Dunn was stunned.
It turned out that someone was jealous.
The money is moving!
"It's good to have a profit. Sony Pictures and Paramount are still in deficit." Dunn looked very relaxed.
Michael Eisner seemed to be humiliated and growled: "Don't forget, Disney has dozens of classic cartoons like pearls! The annual disc revenue alone can bring in 400 million US dollars!"
Tang En's face changed slightly.
Okay.
It turned out to be a solid home.
If there is no Disney animation accumulated in the past few decades, Disney's film business this year, like Sony Pictures and Paramount, is also losing money.
"Cough, what happened to Ovitz?" Dunn quickly changed the subject.
Michael Eisner said helplessly: "There is a director who wants to accuse him...and me. I think that I hired him as the president of Disney, there was insider trading, and that I paid him $120 million in liquidated damages, Too much."
"No?" Dunn was very surprised, "Who doesn't know that in order to take care of Disney's interests, you broke with the good brother of the year."
Michael Eisner said distressedly: "Yeah, but some people don't think so. But then again, Ovitz...a lot of things were really annoying."
"What's wrong?"
"Too many. There's an investigation going on inside Disney, and it's only part of it, but it's shocking enough. He's spent $1.1 million on food, drink and travel ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and $3.7 million on a luxury office... "
"what?"
Dunn's eyes widened, looking inconceivable.
$3.7 million to renovate an office?
This Nima is too ridiculous, right?
His office area, more than a dozen rooms, even a gym, piano room, bedroom, swimming pool, as well as many high-end furniture, stereos, flowers, etc., cost a total of more than 5 million US dollars.
This is already an exorbitant price.
In 1996, Michael Ovitz could spend $3.7 million renovating his office? This is the golden house, right?
Prodigal son!
unacceptable!
To say that there is nothing tricky here, no one will believe it.
It's no wonder that some shareholders in Disney have accused Michael Ovitz, and if it is Dunn, he will not let it go.
"You know, Disney's high-rise office area is on the fourth floor. But when Ovitz took office, there was no vacant office on the fourth floor, so I arranged for him to go to the third floor first. In other words, he spent $1 million first, The office on the third floor was refitted; after moving to the fourth floor, it cost another $2.7 million to refit the office on the fourth floor.”
Michael Eisner said expressionlessly, but it was clear that there was something in the words.
Everyone knows that in Hollywood, Michael Ovitz is mixing with Dunn!
These words were deliberately told to Dunn.
"Okay, I'll try to deal with this matter." Tang En sighed, very helpless, "It's better not to confront the court unless it is a last resort. When you and Katzenberg met in court, it affected your reputation too much. ."
Michael Eisner smiled, "That's it!" (https:)
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