504. Chapter 504 A piece of fat
The reason why Marvel Comics originally decided to enter movies was entirely stimulated by the superhero movies of the past few years. "X-Men", "Spider-Man", "Fantastic Four", etc. are all very popular. Earlier
There is also New Line's "Blade" series. Although there are also unlucky ones like "Daredevil", overall it is quite good. Audiences who are tired of DC have turned to Marvel.
The problem is that Marvel Comics doesn't get much profit from it. Even with the most popular "X-Men" and "Spider-Man" series, despite billions in global box office, Marvel doesn't get much of it.
100 million. Most of it has been taken away by big companies and studios such as Sony and Fox. Although this leftover has eased Marvel's financial distress, people are always greedy, and they definitely don't think this is the case.
The reward is worth the effort.
Naturally, Marvel began to demand internally to change this situation and to produce movies by itself if necessary, and Kevin Feige was one of the strongest supporters.
Feige is an executive of Marvel Comics and has participated in almost all adapted movies. Naturally, he is quite familiar with the film company's tactics. So when such voices began to be heard internally, he immediately stepped forward to promote the development of Marvel Studios.
established.
To be honest, they are still very capable and courageous. Not to mention using the image of superheroes to mortgage loans on Wall Street. Those comic screenwriters turned to movie screenwriters and performed well in writing content. After becoming a collaborator, Sean passed
Samsara learned that the prototype of the Avengers and the prototype of the Marvel Cinematic Universe had been decided from the beginning. Although the content was still different from his fragmented memory, such things would always be adjusted according to the actual situation.
However, no matter how ambitious and capable they are, comics and movies are two different industries after all. It is impossible for Feige to handle everything by himself. Although the comics screenwriters have rich imaginations, or according to Sean's previous life, they are habitually big-headed.
Yes, but the script must be written completely in the way a film screenwriter thinks
, it still takes time. Therefore, even if Marvel has received investment, it is still difficult to produce it. In the huge Hollywood, few people have taken over. The script of "Iron Man" has been adapted more than 20 times and failed to pass. In terms of distribution,
It is even more suppressed, and many film companies are waiting to see the joke.
This situation was not improved until Samsara Pictures stepped in. Not only did they quickly complete most of the work on the "Iron Man" project, they also at least doubled the efficiency. However, Marvel has not given up completely. They plan to personally produce "Invincible"
Hulk" comes to the screen.
However, these things are not easy to do, and the level of stress is not much less than that of "Iron Man", so even if Feige objects, Surprise, which has experienced a blow, still hopes to let Samsara Pictures take over all of them.
"Promise them that in addition to the Hulk, we can take down the rest of Thor and Captain America, and even the Avengers. Believe me, gentlemen, if we miss this opportunity, we will definitely regret it in three or four years.
For life!" Sean said to a large group of people at the board meeting.
Just kidding, if I don’t take this opportunity to bite off a big piece of fat, I will really cry in a few years.
To be honest, Sean never thought that Marvel Comics would be in such a downturn. In his memory, Marvel superheroes were the ones that swept across the big screen and beat the old enemy DC to the ground.
The Harry Potter series made Warner so full that it didn't even think about what might be threatened. If it weren't for Christopher Nora's Batman prequel trilogy, DC would basically have failed in superheroes.
Therefore, even when he heard Marvel's request, he just asked for "Iron Man" and then worried about who to choose as the second superhero.
Don't think about the Hulk, he might be good in a team-up movie, but he's just a rip off in a single movie. Thor is okay, and a pair of gay brothers are also eye-catching, but they're not irreplaceable. Captain America is very important, and the story line starts with him.
It’s brought out here, but the first part will definitely cost money, so it’s very embarrassing.
But it's fine now. Weiyi hopes that he can package it up and hand it over to them, and also give some benefits. After hearing the news, Sean blinked for a long time and asked carefully again before he reacted.
In this case, why not agree? Sean is quite impressed by these big productions. He has already found Jon Favreau as the director for "Iron Man". He also remembers the genius of Joss Whedon, plus he has worked with several big names.
The relationship with the production company is pretty good. Since there is an opportunity, why not make full use of it?!
He also knew that the reason why Weiyi dared to cooperate with Samsara Pictures in this way was not only because Samsara provided help in times of need, but also because they were not big - this was relative to big production companies - even if they had to share the profits, they would never do it like
There are as many "X-Men" and "Spider-Man" films, and Marvel will also be involved in the production, so it's a worthy partner.
Of course, even if Marvel had great ambitions, they would never have thought that their movie universe would be so popular in a few years. Only Sean knew this, so he had to convince the board of directors.
Now is not the time when it was first established a few years ago. If you want to develop quickly without paying the price, it is absolutely impossible. Fortunately, because of his long-standing reputation and Vladimir's full support, the company finally passed
adopted this resolution.
"Just wait and see, at most after next year, they will praise me for my good vision again." Sean finally said to Vladimir.
After all these disturbing things, Sean finally reported to the crew of "Ocean's Eleven" in mid-September. After only two or three months of rest, he had to start intensely participating in the filming of several movies. It was really a "tragic" thing.
.But now that he has made a choice, he must work hard to keep going. Isn’t this what he has always insisted on?
"It's really strange. Every time I saw you before, you gave people an optimistic feeling. Why have you become a little depressed now?" Clooney asked in a teasing tone after the airport scene was completed.
"Because... there are always some things that don't go your way." Sean shrugged with a wry smile.
Before coming over, he finally found an opportunity and met Natalie again at a party. Unfortunately, this time she was rejected without hesitation.
"Don't act like you met me by chance, Sean, I know what you're thinking, and that's why I don't date playboys," Natalie said, "so, I'm sorry.
."
It was a tragic failure, but Sean didn't feel too bad except for regret, regret and loss. Probably because Natalie refused very gracefully and didn't say any hurtful words. I have to say that she was picking up people.
He is quite good at treating people. But this actually stimulates Sean's fighting spirit. The more insurmountable the mountain is, the more exciting it is to climb, isn't it?
He knew that he shouldn't be entangled, and Zoe's lessons learned from the past were still relevant to this day, but the feeling that it was clearly right in front of him, and he could get it as long as he worked harder, but he still couldn't get it, was too painful, so... the man was really very good.
cheap.
"Can you tell me about it?" Clooney asked with interest. Seeing his hesitation, he immediately added: "I guess I hit a wall with some girl."
Sean couldn't help but let out a "ha", rubbed his forehead and still asked: "George, if you meet that kind of girl, she is the one who... treats you aloof and doesn't like to date... well... a playboy.
, but what would you do to a girl who has a crush on you...you know what I mean."
Clooney raised his eyebrows in surprise: "Are you serious?"
"I...I am very serious...asking you for advice." Sean took a lot of effort to say this.
You know, Clooney is also a famous playboy in Hollywood. He changes his bed partners much more often than Sean. They have had many exchanges in this regard before, so it is really hard to talk about things like hitting a wall.
"Can I know who it is?" Clooney asked with a chuckle.
"Forget it if you don't tell me." Sean rolled his eyes without hesitation.
"Okay, okay," Clooney laughed, "What does she like?"
"She likes..." At this point, Sean was suddenly stunned. He didn't even know what Natalie liked.
No, it can't be said that he doesn't know, at least she likes movies, music and literature, but he knows very well that starting from this aspect may not necessarily be effective, and... you have to have a chance to start.
"Don't you forget the most basic things? Start with their preferences." Clooney laughed again, "You are a playboy, Sean."
"Shut up, George, don't compare me to you. I don't want to talk about this now." Sean shouted depressedly. Obviously, a girl like Natalie who is smart and good at dealing with people cannot use conventional means.
I can deal with it, now I can only grind it down slowly.
"Okay, okay," Clooney held up his hand, "Changing the topic, you were so impressive at the MTV Video Awards, and my God, Christina was with you."
"I don't want to say that either, George." Sean rolled his eyes immediately.
The MTV Video Awards, which are music awards, are held two months later than the Movie Awards. On the last day of August, Sean didn't want to attend if possible. The problem was that he received an invitation to perform "Blurred Lines" live.
, there was no way he could refuse. In fact, even without the invitation, he couldn't refuse. This is a job, a job as an actor, singer and celebrity.
So on August 31st, he performed on stage with Christina, and because of the tune of "Blurred Lines", Candice Swanepoel couldn't perform on stage, so he could only interact with Christina. There were quite a few in the middle.
The very ambiguous move even drew a few whistles, and later a tabloid took the opportunity to claim that he and Christina had "rekindled their old relationship," which was extremely annoying.
Chapter completed!