“Welcome to the Marvel Family!”

In the office of Hughes Aircraft Studios, Kevin Feige put down the contract he had just signed and shook hands with Jon Favreau. Jon Favreau's chubby face was full of smiles: "This is my honor."

"Iron Man", and the future "Iron Man" trilogy, now have a director.

Jon Favreau signed a director contract for three movies with Marvel Entertainment. It was not that Ronan and Kevin Fitch didn't want to sign more, but that Jon Favreau had already gained a certain reputation in the directorial industry and had many choices. He was unwilling to be tied to the same series of movies for many years to come.

Putting down the director's contract, Kevin Feige handed over another contract to Jon Favreau's agent. The agent briefly looked through it and signaled that Jon Favreau had no problem. Jon Favreau signed the actor contract again.

This is also one of the reasons why Ronan and Kevin Feige did not bite on the director's contract. Jon Favreau signed six actor contracts with Marvel Entertainment.

Kevin Feige and his lawyers, directors' union and actors' union representatives went to handle the subsequent matters of the contract. The originally chaotic conference room became quiet.

Jon Favreau took the initiative to find Ronan sitting on the side of the conference table.

"I didn't expect that Marvel had such a plan." Jon Favreau thought of the plan he saw after signing a confidentiality agreement and sighed: "I feel that I am opening an era."

Ronan talked with Jon Favreau many times, and had a good impression of this humorous and talented fat man. He immediately smiled and said, "It's just a plan."

Jon Favreau said without a trace: "If someone in Hollywood can successfully achieve such a grand plan, you are the one with the greatest chance."

"We need to work together." Ronan knew very well that big-scale commercial films have always been a product of the team.

Jon Favreau suddenly said, "I regret it after reading the Avengers Project."

Ronan looked at him in confusion.

Jon Favreau joked: "Captain America is not bad, I think the tone of the adaptation of this film should be more serious."

Ronan could hear this as a joke and couldn't help laughing: "Jon, you can participate in the directorial bid for "Captain America" ​​at that time."

Jon Favreau also laughed, chatted with Ronan for a few more words, looked at the time, and said, "I made an appointment with the screenwriter of Shahai Entertainment to talk about the script..."

Ronan waved his hand: "You go."

The script has only completed the first draft, and many places need to be adjusted. Jon Favreau has also given a lot of suggestions recently.

In the original comic, the character Tony Stark participated in the Vietnam War, which was later changed to the Gulf War.

Now that it is adapted into a movie, the battlefield must be changed again. Jon Favreau suggests that it be replaced by Afghanistan, because the stories told in the movie cannot appear too old, so it must be given a true contemporary look.

The preparations for "Iron Man" are not smooth. Even with Ronan's golden sign, some people are still full of doubts about a less famous superhero such as Marvel adaptation.

For example, the heroine Little Pepper, Ronan did not plan to continue using Gwyneth Paltrow, a deep princess disease patient. He planned to invite Rachel McAdams, who has worked with Sand Sea Entertainment in two movies: "Mean Girl" and "Wedding Prok", to star in Potts.

Unexpectedly, the audition invitation sent by the crew was directly rejected by Rachel McAdams.

Ronan was a little surprised because he remembered it very clearly that Rachel McAdams once played a supporting actress in "Doctor Strange".

Compared to that character, Little Pepper is obviously heavier in the Marvel Universe.

Perhaps a literary and artistic film like "Lianlian Laptop" has changed the way Rachel McAdams, who has been following a commercial route, to choose roles and film projects.

Perhaps it is full of doubts about Marvel Entertainment's request to sign multiple movie contracts at one time.

After all, she is also a famous actress.

Especially the box office hit of "Wedding Proud" last month, which made Rachel McAdams' fame and value soar, and faintly stepped into the threshold of second-tier stars.

"Wedding Proud" was released in North America for five weeks, with a total box office of US$195.18 million.

However, this typical American comedy has a much worse response overseas. It appeared in overseas markets two weeks ago and started paintings in more than 40 countries, with an overseas box office of less than 25 million US dollars.

According to the actual response forecasts in the overseas market, the overseas box office results of "Wedding Prok" are one-third of that of North America.

Rachel McAdams' polite refusal also made Ronan lose his only tendency in the role of Little Pepper.

He wanted to invite Charlize Theron to play this role, but even the Oscar Best Actress, even the Oscar Best Actress, whose pay is not particularly high, will not easily sign multiple film contracts with Marvel Entertainment at one time.

If you only sign one, Marvel Entertainment will be too passive.

After Ronan discussed with Kevin Feige, he simply asked the crew to hold a public audition for Little Pepper.

With the director Jon Favreau in place, the crew was formed faster, and a team quickly entered the Hughes Aircraft Manufacturing Plant and began to shoot and design the scene.

All the interior scenes of the film will be filmed at the Hughes Aircraft Manufacturing Plant, which also echoes the birth background of Iron Man.

The creator of the comics, Stan Lee, publicly stated more than once that the character Tony Stark is based on Howard Hughes, because Stan Lee thinks Howard Hughes is the most colorful character in the contemporary era. He is both an inventor, adventurer, and a millionaire and playboy, but he ends up becoming a lunatic.

When making movies, sometimes with a bit of the mystery of real legends will have a strong publicity effect.

Thanks to the previous momentum of the embassy film industry, Ronan is still receiving attention from many media reporters. The "Iron Man" project is on the right track, so naturally it is inevitable to take advantage of the momentum to promote it and leave a general impression first.

Outside the crew, Ronan and Marvel Entertainment pushed Stan Lee to the media again.

This old man dreams that his own sons can shine and become the most popular heroes in the world during their lifetime.

In some ways, this is understandable from the fact that the father likes to see his son succeed.

Moreover, Stan Lee is already in his eighties. Faced with such an elderly person, even if there is something wrong, the media and the public will be infinitely tolerant.

Similarly, Marvel Entertainment is not helping to squeeze out Stan Lee's last bit of surplus value.

Stan Lee made a special trip to Los Angeles and accepted a joint media interview at the Hughes Aircraft Factory.

"The reason I wanted to create the character Iron Man was that I wanted to create a character different from an ordinary superhero. In 1963, Iron Man was not a person that young readers were interested in: he was an entrepreneur and made weapons of war."

Facing reporters, Stan Lee seemed to return to the 1960s and 1970s, "I told myself: I want to create the protagonist Tony Stark so that young people can like him because Tony is rich, handsome, funny, and charming. At the same time, I deliberately designed his heart to be very fragile so that he won't look too perfect, and readers will also care more about his safety."

After Stan Lee's interview, "Iron Man" attracted a lot of attention in the industry business, and even some invisible Iron Man fans jumped out.

Ronan received a call from Sofia Coppola who he worked with, and then agreed to have a call with Nicholas Cage.

"I like the role of Iron Man very much." Nicholas Cage said to Ronan on the phone: "I have been a fan of Iron Man since I was ten years old. Ronan, you must give me an audition opportunity. I am really interested in playing Iron Man."

Ronan was speechless. He couldn't guess whether Nicholas Cage was a fan of Iron Man or because the producer had the name Ronan Anderson hanging on it.

But he remembers that Nicholas Cage's favorite superhero was Superman, and he wanted to play Superman more than once.

"You can attend the audition." Ronan simply said the truth: "But there is a prerequisite for choosing an actor in this role. It requires signing multiple movie contracts with Marvel Entertainment at one time. In the next ten years, the actors will be directly tied to the role of Iron Man."

As soon as these words came out, Nicholas Cage on the opposite side immediately fell silent.

Now, Nicholas Cage's financial crisis has begun to emerge, but it is far from the bad situation that it was later.

There are also many choices for him.

"I'll discuss with the agent." Nicholas Cage replied.

Ronan believes that Nicholas Cage will not mention this matter again, because it is not only a long-term contract, but also a low pay.

"Actually, Nicholas Cage is not bad," Kevin Feige said. "It's just that the pay is too high. Our first choice is an actor with relatively low pay."

Ronan nodded slightly and asked a key question: "How is the other side of our number one target?"

"The first audition was excellent and perfect." Kevin Feige knew that Ronan was asking Robert Downey Jr., and said, "I have to think about it. After all, he is a star who has been popular."

Ronan said: "It's really not easy to get Robert Downey Jr. to sign ten film contracts at once, and be willing to cooperate with us."

"I'm creating a situation where Robert Downey Jr. feels it's very difficult to get the role of Iron Man." Kevin Feige said simply: "In addition to sending an audition invitation, I also sent a signal to Robert Downey Jr.'s fiancée through a side-by-side approach. This project is the best opportunity for Robert Downey Jr.."

He smiled: "In fact, it's almost the same."

Ronan understood what Kevin Feige meant: "The harder it is to get, the more you will cherish it after you get it."

Kevin Feige smiled: "It's probably that."

None of these producers who can get to the top are simple characters.

Ronan said another situation: "Miss Felton and Susan Levine are alumni of the USC Film Academy. Although they are of different levels, they are opposite the dormitory."

He once again reminded Kevin Feige: "Susan Levine is the key."
Chapter completed!