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Marvel experienced a difficult period in the 1980s and 1990s. In order to maintain the operation of the company, it had to sell familiar heroes including Little Spider, Wolverine, Fantastic Four, X-MAN and so on. www.geiliwx.com Of course, not all the previous managers of Marvel were short-sighted. What’s more, superhero movies have a long history. Even Marvel’s own heroes had film adaptations as early as the 1940s. Of course, these also show the potential of Marvel heroes in film and television adaptations. Even so, Marvel had no other way to go, only to sell the heroes. After the box office explosion of Spider-Man, Marvel like this The knot must be more serious.

Therefore, this wave of transfers must be a lot of thunder and little rain. Kevin Feige did not receive too much blame for his defeat in The Punisher. The main reason is the loss of Lionsgate Entertainment. The second is also because the fat meat of film and television adaptation is basically recognized as unacceptable. Regardless of whether The Punisher wins or loses, Marvel is determined to go down this road. It looks a bit shaken, but it is actually indestructible.

After all, with such a huge piece of cake in front of him, how could Marvel bear it.

In Marvel's view, the failure of The Punisher is nothing more than two aspects. Daniel said that the production of special effects is one aspect, which focuses on content, and good content must be the top priority. But good content, or good special effects, means more investment and risk, and Marvel must be careful. In addition, there is another point, that is, the strength of Lionsgate Entertainment is not enough, and the publicity is not good enough. Compared with Fox and Sony, Lionsgate Entertainment is of course inferior.

Considering the above two points, Marvel may try to recruit people into a joint venture, and hand over the distribution rights to the Big Seven by the way. Of course, now MGM is overwhelmed and teetering, and the other six are probably Marvel's choice.

Daniel came to the door and gave Marvel a lot of confidence.

Don't say that he thought The Punisher would lose early on, even if measured by Daniel's past record. Daniel's vision is also worth investing in.

However, the distribution power of DD Films is probably not as good as Lionsgate Entertainment. Although they are unique in online promotion, but at present. The ground publicity of big productions is still more important. The partner that Marvel will choose will definitely not be DD Films.

So what is Daniel doing in this way?

They won't choose the current DD Films, Daniel blew on the tea leaves. This is a sparrow from the east, and a few small leaves are gathered together. The taste is light and elegant, and Daniel's taste has been awakened by it, But they will consider the future of DD Films. Our recent momentum is not created in vain.

That's it?

Ferguson doesn't quite believe it.

Although the movement is not big, it seems a bit unlikely to just bury a line for the back.

I put more weight on Marvel, and of course they will be a little more confident. Once they are confident, they have to be tougher when negotiating with other companies. Daniel smiled, Marvel is tough, and other companies will Is it soft? It will definitely be more difficult to reach a cooperation.

Daniel remembers that Marvel signed a ten-film distribution contract with Paramount. Before Marvel was acquired by Disney, Paramount’s titles were basically the most popular superhero films, and the distribution expenditure generally accounted for 40%. It can be said that half of the income of these superhero movies has entered Paramount's account.

Now that Daniel is stepping in, Paramount's request will definitely not be lowered, but Marvel will not agree to hand over ten movies at once. The tug-of-war between the two sides is sure to be very interesting.

What's more, Marvel is not a potential partner of Paramount, and Daniel doesn't know who else will enter the scene to disrupt the situation. It's just that in today's situation, delaying later, let Marvel realize that it is not easy to cooperate with the giants on an equal footing, and Daniel's goal has been achieved.

However, there is no need to speak clearly to Ferguson about these words.

Just make a few calls and show enthusiasm. It is good enough to achieve these goals.

Daniel came to find Ferguson today because the script they were looking for was found.

Scott Moore!

Daniel looked at the name on the script, and the corner of his mouth couldn't help but bend.

the Hangover!

Finally got this script, if he had to rewrite it himself, it wouldn’t be a problem if he could write it as close as possible. It’s just that the script had been written long ago, and it had been submitted to many places. If Daniel writes it again, he will definitely win. It is considered plagiarism, and it is very easy to distinguish the front and back.

Is this the Greek Wedding series?

They're all comedy movies about weddings, and it's perfectly normal for Ferguson to have such speculations.

Daniel nodded. It would definitely be a good idea to use this as a gimmick when promoting it. Although Greek Wedding is not as popular as Pirates of the Caribbean and Lord of the Rings Trilogy, it has surpassed 400 million in North America. With a movie of 700 million+, its position in the hearts of movie fans is still very firm.

Borrowing to add fire to The Hangover is a natural choice.

The story of The Hangover is similar to the gags of The Greek Wedding, but there are actually no similar aspects. It's an adventure that begins at a bachelorette party, when the three groomsmen wake up to find a tiger and a 6-month-old in the bathroom of their apartment after leaving the groom-to-be behind. baby.

Conflicts and jokes start from this wonderful match.

The script is indeed not bad, Ferguson spread his hands, but it's not that eye-catching, and Scott's request is a bit weird.

uh-huh?

Daniel had expected that this series was launched by Legendary Pictures. Thomas Tull is now planning his own new production company. This company has the same source as Warner. In fact, Legendary Pictures was established shortly after Within a period of time, it signed a contract with Warner Pictures for 40 films, basically cooperating with Warner for a share in the future.

The script of The Hangover has been written for so many years, but Scott Moore has never found a company that is willing to cast it. Of course, among the scripts of Hollywood's mountains and seas, there are always good things that are missed. The second is that this kind of subject matter may not be a big hit in the eyes of many people. Thomas certainly has this vision, but others may not.

In addition, Scott Moore's request must be somewhat weird.

According to Ferguson, Scott had recently started pitching on the script again, and that's when he saw it, obviously. There are a few factors driving Scott to try again.

In fact, Daniel already had some plans in mind. Todd Phillips released Diary of a Single Man last year, starring Will Ferrell, which received a lot of praise. The Hangover, with a similar theme, might be recognized. Scott's idea is not without reason.

What does he want?

He hopes to appoint a director to shoot.

Todd Phillips?

Ferguson stared, How do you know?

Is this the only condition?

Watching Ferguson nod, did Scott change his request, or did he always want Todd to direct? Todd Phillips is not a well-known director. The influence of the past few works is only average. Unless Scott and Todd have known each other for a long time, it doesn't make sense to explain that he has wanted to give this work to Todd for several years. Either that, after seeing Todd's work, Scott changed his original request. After all, there are quite a few screenwriters who are proud and arrogant, but it is also a maturing process for new Hollywood screenwriters to become aware of current affairs amid repeated blows and ignorance.

Daniel is not going to get to the bottom of it.

The problem now is definitely not the designated director. As a director who has just filmed similar themes, it is not a bad choice for him to direct. And the studios wouldn't disagree.

Todd won't? DD Films wasn't Scott's only option.

He doesn't want to make films that repeat themes.

So now, convincing Todd is the most important choice?

Let me meet with Scott.

Hearing what he said, a smile appeared on Ferguson's face, which made Daniel a little strange.

However, the later meeting made him understand to some extent that the script of The Hangover was not taken seriously by those big studios, and there were not many competitors for DD. There is not much room for Scott to choose. Of course, he can also stay in his hand and get it for a few years. When Todd is willing to shoot—speaking of which, if Scott makes up his mind at this time, he is also stubborn enough.

Daniel has too many things to do now, and he doesn't plan to drag it behind. The next morning, the two met in the reception room of DD Films.

Scott is not a Hollywood rookie, he was a producer himself, The Hangover is a small script written by himself, and it doesn't get so much attention, so it's very difficult to talk about—after all. For him, it is of course good to be able to shoot it, and it is not a big loss if it cannot be shot, it is better to keep it in his hands and wait for the opportunity.

The meeting lasted for an hour and a half, and the two sides decided on the cooperation matters.

Until Scott left, Daniel was still a little unreal.

In his thinking, Scott should be a very stubborn person, with some incomprehensible and weird demands, at least he has to go through a few tricks to get some results.

But it was settled so smoothly and quickly, Daniel couldn't accept it anyway.

On the contrary, Ferguson seems to take it for granted.

Asked by Daniel, Ferguson still felt very strange.

Don't you know how rare it is to be able to get your fancy script now? If Scott's previous statement was not too firm, I would not let you meet him in person. Fortunately, Scott is not a greedy person , if after talking with you, he uses this as a gimmick to negotiate with other major studios, the selling price may be even higher. He must have hoped that this movie will have you in it, so he didn’t do it .”

This is the first time Daniel has felt his influence in Hollywood so intuitively.

Indeed, the daily affairs of DD Films are in the hands of David and Ferguson, and he generally does not intervene much. Except for key projects such as Chain Saw, The Hangover and Da Vinci. Code, he will personally follow up into the outside. Over time, even the scripts submitted to DD Films may not be seen by Daniel. This kind of perception is not new among Hollywood editors.

In this way, the gold content of the script that Daniel personally read became more and more important.

Both Greek Wedding and House Collapsed were Daniel's favorites. Although the latter was invested by the DD headquarters, David also publicly said that this is the script selected by Daniel.

Scott Moore certainly didn't think that his script was picked by Daniel, so when negotiating with Ferguson, his tone was very tough. As the executive of DD Films who has the most dealings with screenwriters and authors, no one knows better than Ferguson Daniel's status in the eyes of these people.

Today, Scott easily disarms and surrenders in Ferguson, which is normal.

But as he said, this situation is also mixed. The good side, of course, is that the scripts that DD Films can see must be the most complete one among the independent film studios. Now MGM, which is precarious, can’t compare with DD Films. In this respect, DD Films It has been hung on the tail of the Seven Greats. The downside is that DD Films will be watched by many people, especially the small independent film studios. Once Daniel takes a fancy to the script, they may be willing to pay a high price to intercept it. Studios at this level of the Big Seven have their own selection mechanism, and the possibility of doing so is not high at present. Of course, if Daniel’s title of Never Miss continues, it will be a matter of time before the Big Seven joins in.

In this way, sometimes it depends on who the screenwriter and author are.

Those who want to sell at a high price must invest in DD Films. It must be an extra layer of thought, and they want Daniel to bless them.

How to distinguish this point is sometimes very difficult.

Fortunately, Scott Moore is obviously not this kind of person. In other words, the attraction of Daniel's personal participation in the production is more important to him than the extra money.

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Let's start the group as soon as possible.

After calling David over, Daniel did not hesitate. DD Films currently has no projects in production. Chain Saw is only waiting to be released. Da Vinci: Code is still in the negotiation stage. The Hangover This has just been finalized, and we will prepare and form a team immediately, and we can do our best to do this before the promotional period of Chain Saw.

Of course, Daniel will not play the role in person. Bradley Cooper is only playing a supporting role now. Whether he can take on the role of Phil depends on the director and others.

Ask Seth if he's interested, and you guys weigh up the budget.

Seth MacFarlane has made a name for himself in Hollywood since Fake God, but he is more fond of animated comedies, and the current price is not low, whether it is suitable or not needs to be evaluated by professional departments. Last time he hoped to write the script of Teddy Bear for Seth, but then he was too busy to ignore it.

David nodded.

Make an appointment with Todd as soon as possible, and we can talk about it.

Ferguson got up and went out to make arrangements, leaving David and Daniel behind. Daniel looked at his friend's increasingly calm face and felt a little emotional.

Originally— (To be continued.)

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