Chapter 923 Iron Man
The sun turned west, and the crowds on the bustling Nokia Plaza gradually turned to the Nokia Theater. A long red carpet passed through the theater door and paved to the outside road.
At first, guests walked onto the red carpet one after another, and the first person in the Relativity Entertainment appeared.
For example, producers such as Ronan and Kevin Feige, as well as Stan Lee and Avi Arad and other senior Marvel Entertainment executives also rushed over.
In this era without heroes, there has always been no lack of fictional images that make people worshipped. Hollywood comic heroes have come out of comic books one after another to the big screen, and now Iron Man has finally flew to the big screen.
In the theater hall, Kevin Feige looked at the Iron Man model with equal proportions and said to Ronan: "I believe this will be the beginning of a new era of film."
Ronan nodded slowly. Although he didn't say anything, he was extremely expecting that a Marvel superhero movie era could begin today!
Many guests attended the event one after another, even Tom Cruise and Will Smith, who were out of town, rushed over to cheer for the Relativity Entertainment.
As the host, Ronan welcomed the guests in the front hall, and at the same time showed his importance to "Iron Man" to the outside world!
Tom Cruise and Will Smith took Ronan's arms each: "I wish you success."
When Jessica Felton came over, she whispered: "Don't put too much pressure on yourself."
As one of the senior executives in production, she knew that this was a production plan that Ronan values very much, and Relativity Entertainment also invested heavily.
If we include the acquisition of Marvel Entertainment and the investment in recent years, the total investment of Relativity Entertainment in the Marvel Superhero Movie Project is estimated to reach US$500 million.
This film "Iron Man" has a total cost of up to US$270 million, including the production budget and promotion investment.
Ronan smiled and replied, "Don't worry, Jesse, it will succeed."
Jessica Felton nodded slightly, without saying anything more, and walked into the theater alone.
After chatting with Kevin Feige about the latest shooting situation of "The Hulk", the fat man Harvey Weinstein came over.
"I watched your preview." Harvey Weinstein smiled kindly when he looked at Ronan: "A great plan. Ronan, I wish you success."
Ronan shook hands with him: "Thank you."
Harvey Weinstein asked, "By the way, how is the movie "This Man from Earth" you bought?" He explained, "Richard Shainckman also sold it to me, but the price was too high and I refused."
Ronan said directly: "There is no market for this kind of film in theaters. Embassy Film Industry tried it and was released in five theaters for a week in late April, and the box office... Well, it seems that it is only more than $1,000. If you want to make a profit, you have to rely on the offline market."
Harvey Weinstein was not surprised, which was in line with his judgment and asked curiously: "How big can there be a offline market?"
Ronan smiled and said, "It's hard to say."
In fact, Embassy Films made an estimate that because the cost is so low that it is only 50,000 US dollars, people from the Internet department asked posts to hype on the movie recommendation website. If they rely on operating DVDs, they would probably have hundreds of thousands of dollars in related income this year.
No matter what, I will definitely not be able to accompany the book, and it can add a very gimmick copyright to the film library.
There was a constant stream of people, and Spielberg was also here, but Jerefer Carsonberg was unable to accept Ronan's invitation because he was on a business trip to the East.
The market across the Pacific has attracted more and more attention, not just relativity entertainment. Ronan heard that Jerever Carsonberg intends to cooperate with capital from the East to establish the Oriental DreamWorks animation studio.
In the past two years, the film industry technology has made great progress. Even some special effects productions in Hollywood have been outsourced to professional companies there, which will become a trend in the future.
Countless movies that have been criticized for 50 cents special effects are actually not particularly related to technology, and are more of a matter of investment.
Special effects are just burned with money.
If you want to be grand and beautiful, you have to pay a lot of real money.
But Oriental's movies only have one market after all, and their real operating channels can basically rely on the box office of theaters.
There are very few overseas markets and only a handful of surrounding incomes, controlling the scale of investment has become a necessary option.
Fortunately, the market size of Oriental Film is getting bigger and bigger, and it has also created many films that can create box office miracles with a single market.
"Hi, Ronan."
Because the two sides have a relatively close cooperation for the time being, Warner Bros. CEO Kevin Tessulhara was present in person and shook hands closely with Ronan: "I heard that your movie is amazing."
Ronan said with a smile: "In shooting superhero movies, Relativity and Marvel Entertainment also have to ask Warner Bros. and DC Comics for more advice."
Kevin Tesuhara deliberately asked: "Didn't you accumulate enough experience in the Batman movie project?"
Ronan replied calmly: "DC Comics is the pioneer, and Marvel Entertainment is just a latecomer."
Kevin Tesuhara glanced at the Iron Man model behind Ronan and said, "I wish you success."
"Thank you." Ronan shook hands with Charles Rowan next to him again: "Long time no see, what are you busy with recently?"
"Preparing the Watchman with Zach," said Charles Rowan.
Ronan nodded slightly: "The style of this comic is very suitable for Zach Schneider."
"Yes." Charles Rowan laughed: "Zach has the same philosophy as the creators of DC Comics."
Ronan replied politely: "I wish you success too."
Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey came over at this time, and Kevin Tessulhara and Charles Rowan went straight into the theater.
Finding the seat, Kevin Tesuhara asked, "Will this film explode?"
Charles Rowan said the truth: "The trial response was excellent, it was said to be particularly entertaining, and..." He sighed: "It's still the same question. Based on the exact news I got, this will be the beginning of a series of plans for Relativity Entertainment about Marvel's superhero movies."
The movie has been previewed many times, and as a direct competitor of Marvel Entertainment, Warner Bros. naturally received a lot of news. Kevin Tessulhara said: "Ronan Anderson and Relativity Entertainment intend to place Marvel and copyrighted superhero characters under the same background worldview and shoot "Avengers".
"Yes, their plans are long-term and their ambitions are very big," said Charles Rowan.
Kevin Tesuhara asked: "Do you think this plan will be successful?"
"If it were someone else, it would be hard to say." Charles Rowan pointed to the entrance of the theater: "But with Ronan Anderson's control, the chance of success will increase by at least 50%.
Kevin Teshura was silent for a moment and said, "We are behind, we have to deal with it."
Charles Rowan reminded: "The Dark Knight has been filmed. Although it is a joint venture with Shahai Entertainment, we have also invested a lot of money. Before the new DC superhero movie, we need to consider the response of this film."
Kevin Tesuhara asked directly: "What do you suggest?"
Charles Rowan said: "The dark style of "The War Moment" is very suitable for DC. "The Dark Knight" will further darken. Let's first look at the market response of "The Dark Knight" and then determine the style of the series..."
Kevin Tessulhara said the most worrying point: "But Christopher Nolan is a supporter of Ronan Anderson. I heard that the two of them have reached an agreement to collaborate on a new science fiction movie after The Dark Knight."
"It's okay," said Charles Rowan. "I've found a suitable replacement."
Kevin Tesuhara asked, "You are talking about Zach Schneider? Can he... be able to do it?"
Charles Rowan lowered his voice and said, "There are two tests. The first is "The Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta" which was also released in this summer. This is essentially a superhero movie adapted by comics. The second is "Watchman". If these two films have a good reputation, Zach Schneider would be a suitable candidate."
Kevin Tesuhara thought for a while and said, "Yes, let's take a look at how successful these movies, including "Iron Man", can achieve."
In the theater archway, Scarlett Johnson stayed at the end and accompanied Ronan into the theater.
"There is "Thor" and "Captain America" in the plan." Scarlett Johnson grabbed Ronan's arm: "Why don't there be my independent movie?"
Ronan smiled and said, "There will be that the independent film "Black Widow" is already planning early. Don't forget that your character is very important and is an important figure connecting all superheroes."
Scarlett Johnson leaned into his ear and said, "Wait for me after the premiere."
Luo Nan nodded slightly: "Old place."
The two entered the cinema, Scarlett Johnson went to the first row and sat down, and Ronan came to Kevin Feige to sit down.
It was just right, and the lights on the ceiling went out at the same time, and the big screen lit up at this time, and the opening credits of Embassy Pictures and Marvel Entertainment appeared one after another.
Then, a black man in military uniform appeared on the picture.
Don Chandel, a black actor who signed a long-term contract with Shahai Entertainment, played the role of the Iron Patriot, but it was Colonel Rhode at this time.
"Tony Stark, dreamer, genius, patriot, since his youth, as the son of legendary weapon developer Howard Stark, he quickly gained attention with his intelligence..."
Chapter completed!