American fame and fortune

David Fincher was busy with work and soon left the studio.

Seeing that no one else was present except Bruce sitting in the corner, Daniel specifically talked to Martin about another matter: "I have watched the three old films you selected. The investment in the filming was very high. You are really optimistic about the prospects of remakes. ?”

Martin said vaguely: "At present, I think they have better prospects." But he did not say anything: "I am still studying the others."

Daniel was no different from before, pretending to be curious: "Can you tell me why it is "Peter Pan", "Exodus" and "The Wizard of Oz"?"

Due to personnel adjustments at Warner Bros., the first list chosen by Martin was not actually what he was optimistic about.

In complicated moments, he habitually kept an extra hand.

Hearing Daniel's question, Martin glanced at him seemingly casually. Perhaps he had been acting too much and had been with someone with top acting skills like Nicholson for a long time. Coupled with the paranoia of being persecuted from his soul, He suddenly felt that Daniel was unnatural.

Daniel kept looking at the information in his hand.

Martin said with a smile: "Actually, I selected these three films based on the current and future film market conditions."

Daniel continued to ask: "Oh? They say you are good at selecting movies. It seems that you have made a special discovery."

"There are some discoveries, but they are not really special." Martin's words are true and false: "The reason why I chose Peter Pan and The Wizard of Oz is because Disney has just released "Alice in Wonderland," a live-action fairy tale movie that had a box office of as high as 116 million US dollars, which indicates that there will be a market for 3D live-action fairy tale movies in the next few years."

Alice in Wonderland had just been released, and there were ready-made examples in front of him. Daniel couldn't help but nod. If he really wanted to say it, Peter Pan and The Wizard of Oz were more famous and more influential.

Martin still has some truth to say: "Both Ben-Hur and Exodus are mainly because of another project that Warner Bros. is pushing hard."

Daniel thought: "The Hobbit trilogy?"

"Yes, it's because of this magical epic series." Martin said openly: "In recent years, ordinary epic movies have not been very good. After the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, there was a wave of magical epic movies, and Disney subsequently launched "Nathan". The "Legend of Nia" series has been a huge success. Although there are also failures, most of them have problems with the film itself, and the original work is also lacking in popularity."

If he failed, he would not give an example: "I am confident that the "Hobbit" trilogy directed by Peter Jackson will definitely be a magical epic with a box office of billions of dollars, and it will definitely trigger another wave of such films. The popularity of "Exodus" involves magical elements and is a familiar story. If the popularity of "The Hobbit" is matched..."

These words do make sense when Daniel thinks about it. The risks of film investment are huge, but the risks of gaining popularity are relatively small.

What does Hollywood do best?

Other than talking about work in a hotel room, that’s just following the trend.

Martin thought for a moment and then added: "That's what I'm thinking at this stage, but specific changes will have to be made in actual operations. No one can guarantee that a film will be 100% successful."

Daniel nodded and said something about the scene: "Of these three films, Exodus does not involve copyright issues, but the latter two involve copyright issues. You should find someone to talk to Warner Pictures."

"I'll let someone talk about it," Martin said.

He had seen it on Warner's information before. Exodus came from the Bible, so there was no film copyright dispute.

"The Wizard of Oz" and "Peter Pan" benefited from Disney's unremitting efforts, and the copyrights of works before 1978 in the Copyright Act have been further extended, and have not yet entered the public copyright domain.

The former's film and television rights are in the hands of Warner Bros., while the latter's copyright has been licensed to Disney and Warner by a hospital, so you can just negotiate with Warner.

Of course, Martin actually didn't want to talk.

Daniel asked a few more questions and quickly left.

Martin sent someone back and asked Bruce, who was sitting in the corner: "Do you think he is unnatural?"

"No, I didn't see it." Bruce shook his head, thought about it carefully, and said, "He rarely discussed the film market with you in the past."

Martin said: "In this way, let Jessica contact the people at Warner Pictures. If Warner Pictures is willing to sincerely talk to us about the remake authorization, it may not be a big problem. If they are not willing to talk, Daniel or Warner Bros. , maybe they regard me as their film selector."

Bruce said one thing: "Alan Horne is gone."

"He will take up his post at Disney Pictures soon." Martin sighed lightly: "It's a pity that this is a production company, not a distribution company."

Bruce said: "I remember you chose those three movies at random?"

"Warner Bros. is about to enter a turbulent period, and I'm just defensive," Martin said.

Daniel returned to the Warner Building and called Kevin Tsujihara.

Kevin Tsujihara had just arrived and was full of energy. He immediately notified Warner Pictures and sent a dedicated team to communicate with Daniel to discuss whether what Martin said was feasible.

The Wizard of Oz and Peter Pan were relatively ignored at Warner Bros. Pictures, but the idea of ​​filming Exodus again was hotly discussed.

Many people in Hollywood have epic movie plots. Every year there is always a big-budget epic movie coming out. Not even my parents know about it, but there is an endless stream of followers.

What's more, this time it also has front-end insurance from "The Hobbit".

Allen Horn resigned, and Warner producers and executives who had been suppressed by him for a long time and had "genius-like creativity" began to let their minds go.

Without the suppression of powerful figures, Warner's executives can go to heaven.

Not only did this group of people think it was feasible to film a magical version of Exodus, they also felt that Christian Bale, who had been working with Warner Bros. for many years, was very suitable to play Moses.

There is even a long list of directors, with Ridley Scott, a professional in Hollywood epic films, at the top of the list.

Martin couldn't understand the brain circuit of this group of people at first after hearing about it.

But it soon dawned on me that this wasn’t Warner Bros.’s consistent mysterious operation since 2010?

What others find strange is normal at Warner Bros.

Jessica's contact with Warner Pictures ended without any resolution after being dealt with for a period of time.

Subsequently, Peter Pan and The Wizard of Oz were also discussed by Warner Pictures. Because of the huge success of "Alice in Wonderland", many Warner executives believed that they could be made into 3D live-action movies.

Exodus was the most discussed, and it also received support from the Jewish forces behind it. By late January, Warner Pictures pushed it to the review committee and successfully obtained the green light for release.

Warner Pictures has once again contacted Christian Bale.

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Warner Studios, in the soundstage where the crew of "Horrible Bosses" is located.

When Martin visited Aniston, Aniston also mentioned this project.

"Steven Zaillian, who has worked as a screenwriter on "Mission: Impossible" and "Gangs of New York," was hired by Warner to write the script."

Sitting on a lounge chair outside the studio, Aniston handed Martin a bottle of water and said: "Warner Pictures has sent a fundraising plan to Plan B, intending to raise no less than US$150 million for filming and production. "

Martin praised: "With US$150 million, Warner is indeed a big company with a big business."

Aniston said naturally: "As a successful person, can you give me some advice?"

Martin is a conscientious person: "Hollywood invests a lot of money into epic films every year. Look at me, if I encounter this kind of film, I will immediately avoid it."

Aniston understood: "You don't like this type of film?"

Martin turned on the water and handed it to her.

Aniston took the water, took a sip, and said, "I will also avoid epic movies in the future."

The two were talking when suddenly a dark-skinned woman turned over from the studio.

When the woman saw Martin and Aniston, she trotted closer like a little fangirl.

She saw Bruce appear and said quickly: "Jennifer, I am Meghan, Meghan Markle."

Martin asked: "Do you know him?"

"I don't know." Aniston shook her head.

Megan reminded: "You and I both work on the crew of "Bad Boss", we are colleagues."

Aniston had some impression: "It seems so."

Martin waved his hand at Bruce.

As soon as Bruce stepped aside, Meghan opened her bag, took out an iPhone, and asked, "Can we take a photo together?"

Martin, who has always been friendly to young actors, pulled Aniston up and said, "Okay."

Megan handed the phone to Bruce: "Thank you."

She was very smart. She stood on Aniston's side and held Aniston's arm affectionately.

Bruce took three photos in a row.

"Thank you." Meghan thanked Martin and Aniston, took the phone that Bruce returned, and left.

After walking some distance, she opened Twitter on her phone and prepared to send a new tweet.

Meghan first selected the photo she had just taken with Martin and Aniston, and then wrote text on it.

"The biggest gain in the past few years since I entered Hollywood is that I have met many good friends. Today, I ran into my friend Martin Davis on the set and came to visit. I chatted with him and another friend Aniston for a long time, discussing the development of Hollywood movies. The development in the next few years, the situation of this year’s Oscars, etc.”

After writing it, Megan sent it out.

Her last tweet was a selfie with Aniston in the background, and the tweet was: "It's so fun to be in a movie with my best friends."

Meghan left the studio, drove back to her rented apartment, turned on her phone and looked at Twitter, which saw very few followers.

It’s too difficult for ordinary actors to get noticed, even on social media.

Meghan returned to the main Twitter page to see what the hottest news was.

The hottest news at the top comes from Harvey Weinstein, with more than 120 victims formally suing him.

Meghan opened the news page and read it carefully, trying to find hot topics.

Images of victims wearing Mi Rabbit collar badges appeared on the news page. Megan suddenly discovered something remarkable. Not one of the victims was black!

She vaguely grasped the traffic password.

Meghan first posted a comment under the news, then intercepted Harvey's image and news link and forwarded it, and posted the comment as a tweet.

"Harvey Weinstein was not only involved in sexual assault, he was also a racist. Among the people he violated, there were no black people!"

By the next day, this tweet was not only trending on Twitter, but was also reposted by many websites and media.

Meghan Markle suddenly became famous.