Chapter 542 Deadly Magic
The next day, Ronan made a special trip to visit Goldman Sachs Group and Marvel Comics. The former had not yet begun his investigation of Netflix, so he naturally would not give a reply.
Compared with a few years ago, the latter has not changed particularly significantly and will not go bankrupt, but it has not developed much and will not die.
To be precise, Marvel Comics is just taking advantage of its old capital, and most of its revenue comes from Spider-Man and X-Men.
Ronan bought out the copyrights of those superheroes at that time. It seemed that Marvel Comics had funds to continue to maintain and could develop again, but to some extent, it sold out his future.
Of course, there are endless possibilities in the future, and no one can guarantee that Marvel Comics will not have the situation in the east and west for thirty years.
After returning to Los Angeles, Ronan called Robert Iger and went to San Francisco together, staying at Netflix headquarters for three days.
Later, Mark Randolph and Robert Eiger will be responsible for their specific cooperation with Goldman Sachs or other companies, as well as their operation and listing in the next few years.
Taking advantage of the time before Thanksgiving, several crews of Ronan revolved around each other. "Wedding Proud" and "Museum Night" have entered the shooting stage; sequels such as "Resident Evil 2", "The Legend of the Night 2" and "Death Comes 3" have all been completed, and the Embassy Films are formulating a promotional and distribution plan; "Dawn of the Living Dead" and "When Happiness Comes Knocks" have ended their shooting and have just begun post-production; preparations for "Spy Shadows 3" and "Saws" are about to be completed, and filming will begin soon.
In addition, Ronan came to Warner Studios specifically to watch the post-production of "Batman: The Moment of War".
"The tone is darker! Yes! Don't have bright colors!"
With Ronan's support, Christopher Nolan got the right to speak for post-production. In the post-production studio, he said to the staff next to the Da Vinci color mixing station: "Even during the day, there is no sunshine. Gotham is always shrouded in a gloomy blue-black tone!"
Jessica Felton, who is preparing for the last two films of "Pirates of the Caribbean" and serving as the post-production producer, came with Ronan. She hugged her chest and whispered to Ronan: "Director Nolan is very addicted to dark tones."
Ronan nodded: "This is the style of the film that he and I decided on when we first selected the project."
Jessica Felton asked, "Why?"
Ronan whispered: "Because this style matches Gotham, which is simple and simple."
"Simple folk customs? Gotham?" Jessica Felton couldn't help laughing: "What a simple folk customs Gotham City."
Ronan smiled: "The folk customs are simple and the big brother-in-law, and many talents are Arkham..."
Jessica Felton has to admire: "This description is too accurate."
After a while of work, Christopher Nolan came over to chat with Ronan for a while. Jessica Felton was not familiar with Christopher Nolan, but just acted as an audience.
"I've got Jonathan to start writing the next script."
Since the first "War Starting Moment" was not released, Christopher Nolan was not very confident about some of the entire series and said, "Can the audience accept such a crazy character?"
Ronan said calmly: "Infinitely increasing his IQ and making him look omnipotent. Such a villain, if well-shaped, is more charming than the protagonist."
Christopher Nolan nodded: "I hope so." He changed the topic: "Recently, Jonathan had an idea about the magic that was prevalent in Victorian times. I think it's not bad. I'll write it after he finished the second script."
Ronan said without hesitation: "The script is completed, let me see it first."
"Of course." Christopher Nolan said directly: "We are partners, so we will definitely give you priority."
Ronan could roughly guess that what Christopher Nolan said should be the "Deadly Magic" that was once.
"How is the post-production?" Ronan asked.
Christopher Nolan said: "It will be completed before the end of this year, and Warner Bros. plans to be released in June next year." He said with concern: "It turns out that there are many large-scale productions released in Relativity Entertainment in 2019. Let's not let our own people collide with it."
Ronan nodded: "Don't worry, I will let the Embassy Film Industry coordinate the schedule."
Christopher Nolan glanced at the watch: "I'm going to keep working."
Ronan offered to say goodbye: "I'll leave first, call me if you have any questions."
"I will." Christopher Nolan looked at Ronan with gratitude.
Although Ronan served as the first producer of the crew, he basically delegated his power to him and took on a lot of the pressure put in by Warner Bros.
Christopher Nolan knew very well that Warner Bros. and some executives inside DC Comics had great objections to the footage he shot and wanted to intervene several times, but Ronan successfully convinced Charles Rowan, and the two joined forces to withstand it.
"Batman: The Moment of War" is successful and everything is easy to say. If it fails, Christopher Nolan feels that he will definitely be ashamed of Ronan's trust.
After leaving the post-production room, Jessica Felton asked curiously: "Ronan, do you trust and optimistic about director Nolan?"
Ronan said the truth: "Batman is the most suitable theme for Christopher Nolan. When the two meet, it is like gasoline encountering flames and will burn a raging fire."
Jessica Felton also trusted Ronan's vision very much and said: "A good director is indeed trustworthy."
The two left the office building together and walked towards the studio gate. Jessica Felton asked again: "I met Lindsay Bill a few days ago. I heard her say you are running a project with social significance?"
"I just finished the script and haven't started to operate yet," Ronan said.
Jessica Felton was a little curious: "It has social reality? It's not very much like your style."
Ronan said dissatisfiedly: "Jesse, you are a person who has technical pursuits, and I am also a person who has artistic pursuits!"
"Okay." Jessica Felton shrugged, causing the mountain to shake: "Actually, I also have artistic pursuits. Can I read the script?"
Ronan said: "You have time to go to Relativity Entertainment. If I'm not here, you'll let Connie give it to you."
After leaving Warner Studio, the two got into the same car. Ronan ordered the driver David to go to the airport and said, "Have you brought all your luggage?"
Jessica Felton nodded: "Take it on, I don't have high requirements. Rosario is not a deserted Mexican town a few years ago. In recent years, Hollywood crews have frequently filmed there, which has driven commercial development and can buy anything there."
She is going to the crew of "Pirates of the Caribbean" filming in Rosario, both in preparation for post-production and in taking over George Clint as producer.
As the CEO of Sand Sea Entertainment, George Clint could not stay in Mexico for a long time. After several years of experience, Jessica Felton is a relatively good candidate to take over.
"The crew is not very peaceful." Ronan specifically reminded: "Little actors become big stars, and each has their own ideas, and there will inevitably be conflicts, especially Johnny Depp. He often has some very alternative ideas, and he is not the kind of person who follows the rules."
After all, Jessica Felton served as the post-production producer of "The Curse of the Black Pearl", and had a certain understanding of the crew, saying, "I will pay attention."
Ronan said again: "I have never been worried about your technical skills. Even if you don't, just give you some time and you will always master it as quickly as possible. But what producers need is not only technology, but also more important organizational and coordination skills."
Jessica Felton knew that this was a key point in his career, and said with a smile: "It really doesn't work, I can still ask you for help."
Ronan couldn't help laughing, and when Rolls-Royce Phantom arrived at the airport gate, he personally sent Jessica Felton into the terminal, watching her get into security check, and then he got back to the car.
It is not easy for producers to do their jobs, but it is especially difficult for female producers.
The status of Hollywood women is actually the same as that of society as the entire society. It is much more difficult for men to make a career in an important position.
The famous female producer in Hollywood can count it with almost one hand.
It is extremely rare for women who can sit at the helmsman of Hollywood like Shirley Lansing.
Thanksgiving Day 2003 is approaching, and the North American film market has entered another period of the year where competition is the most intense in addition to the summer season.
Award-winning videos have begun to be previewed one after another, and various activities and plans for the award-winning season have been launched quickly. Even the Embassy Films is frequently building momentum for "Lost Tokyo".
This film will be the key award-winning project of Embassy Films this awards season.
A weekend before Thanksgiving, another heavyweight movie was released, and the "The Matrix" series produced and released by Warner Bros. is coming for the second time a year.
Following the release of "The Matrix 2: Reloading" in May, "The Matrix 3: Matrix Revolution" is officially released.
In addition, the British film "True Love First" released by Universal Pictures was also released at the same time.
This love video that brings together almost all the stars in the UK today is an ambition work, but it also brings more British flavor, which directly leads to average response in the North American market. It only earns less than $7 million in the first weekend.
The market response of "The Matrix 3: The Matrix Revolution" was unexpected. Warner Bros. was too anxious. A sequel like this can only be released in one year at the fastest pace. In just half a year, the two sequels were released one after another...
Moreover, the second part of the God of God also made "The Matrix" lose the aura accumulated in the first part.
This sequel only received $48.4 million on the weekend of painting, and the regression was extremely obvious.
Chapter completed!