Real stories, real people, real events!

These are gimmicks, and besides, this is a theistic country.

Although more people believe in money, the influence of gods and monsters is still huge, especially when it is driven by big companies like Relativity Entertainment.

And after James Wing has experienced the practice of "Latent", he has incorporated more documentary style into "The Conjuring", which makes the realism of the film stronger.

James Wing is in the horror movie genre and is starting to shine with a style called the master.

In the words of the "Hollywood Reporter": As a director, James Wing in this haunted story of a wilderness cabin that has been used in many classic horror movies, with his solid directing skills, excellent rhythm control can be said to mobilize the audience's emotions freely, and the rendering technique of blank space creates a better eerie atmosphere than visual impact, and with the arrival of the ending, this horror film based on real events really shuddered.

There are also media who believe that "The Conjuring" should be rated as NC-17, because the scale of horror in this film is too big and can scare people.

Relativity Entertainment is also constantly creating publicity stunts.

For example, on Netflix, a video of the so-called fan being interviewed was posted.

Q: Is it scary to watch horror movies?

A: It's scary to watch a ghost movie based on real events.

Again: Do you believe that there are ghosts in the world?

Answer: After watching the "Conjuring" series, I am not determined anymore......

There are even some ghosts and gods that are hyped through the media.

In today's era of advocating science, there have been many supernatural events that have been characterized as feudal superstition, but there are indeed some unsolved mysteries in this world that human beings cannot solve with science. All we can do about ghosts and gods is to have a heart of awe. ”

After the premiere, "The Conjuring" received unanimous praise from fans and the media, and the word-of-mouth is definitely an outstanding group of horror genre films.

Some fans said: "The biggest feature of "The Conjuring" is that there are no excessively bloody and violent scenes, and the sense of horror completely impacts people's hearts and emotions, constantly tortures people's beliefs and cognitions, and pushes horror films to a new level." Even if you were originally very adamant about atheism, you will definitely be shaken after watching the film. ”

As a horror film full of highlights and gimmicks, and with such a good audience and media reputation, its response in the market can be imagined.

On its North American premiere weekend, "The Conjuring" earned $48.96 million, setting a record for James Win since he became a filmmaker!

After years of accumulation, this Chinese horror director finally ushered in the moment of explosion.

The horror movie universe is also becoming more and more successful, and the later "Insidious 2", "Annabelle" and "The Conjuring 2" will also attract more attention.

In addition, James Wing also has a new plan for "The Conjuring 2".

The first part of "The Conjuring" has a lot of shots on the ghost doll Annabelle in order to lead to this film, and "The Conjuring 2" will have a terrifying nun appearing, which leads to the new series "Nun".

It is said that Vera Farmiga, the heroine of "The Conjuring", has a younger sister named Tessa Farmiga, who will later star in "The Conjuring 2" and "Annabelle".

It was James Win's decision, and Ronan gave him that power as well.

The horror movie universe is entirely in charge of this Chinese-American director, and as long as there are no big problems, Ronan will not intervene at all.

In just ten days, "The Conjuring" grossed more than $100 million in North America, and although horror films are all short and fast genres, the final North American box office reached $150 million, and there were not many problems.

The cinematic universe is not a new concept, but Hollywood can no longer ignore it, because the three cinematic universes of Relativity Entertainment have all been a huge success.

Needless to say, Marvel's Avengers Cinematic Universe is anyone's eye in the industry to realize that when "The Avengers" is released next year, the market will inevitably drop a super box office bomb.

The horror movie universe is not new, and it is not without film companies in the past that they put multiple classic horror characters in one movie, and there have been films like "Jason v Freddy".

But no company has ever been able to plan such a complete plan, using two so-called exorcism experts who don't know if they are liars in reality, to make a series of blockbuster horror movies, and it seems that the momentum of blockbuster sales has just begun, and it will continue in the future.

The American historical celebrity movie universe, the plan planned and implemented by the very unreliable Uwe Ball, who is said to be very reliable in addition to the director's level, I don't know if it is because the audience is particularly interested in the movie universe, with a movie that spoofs the Grand Commander, he has won the best results since the film.

This makes many people angry, even this kind of sand sculpture director can succeed, why can't they?

Therefore, Universal Pictures pushed the "Universal Monster Cinematic Universe Project" into the implementation stage as quickly as possible, and in order to avoid the tragedy of Warner Bros., it was decided that the monster protagonist of the first movie would choose the most familiar and reliable mummy for fans.

The tragic failure of Warner Bros. in "Green Lantern" has become a valuable lesson for all of Hollywood, and it is no wonder that Deadpool once broke the fourth wall and ran out to kill the Canadian who had not yet led it......

Universal Pictures tried to avoid this tragedy by sending a special invitation to Tom Cruise.

However, with the "Mission Impossible" series, the Oscar for Best Actor, and the upcoming "Inception", Tom Cruise does not have as much demand for roles and new territory as he once was.

The former Tom Cruise, who was left with only the "Mission Impossible" series to support the card, urgently needed a new hit movie, and then took over "The New Mummy".

The tragedy behind is the tragedy, not only the tragedy of "The New Mummy", but also the tragedy of the entire Universal's monster cinematic universe.

After Tom Cruise received the invitation, he came to ask Ronan's opinion.

"Universal Pictures is very sincere. Ronan listened to Tom Cruise's description and said, "$20 million plus 10 percent of the North American box office." ”

Tom Cruise disagreed and said, "I can't be the richest man in the world, money or something, it doesn't matter." ”

He is also a billionaire now, and salary is not the first factor that impresses him.

"Is the actor you were asked to play by Universal Pictures a mummy?" Ronan still had questions that were not confirmed.

"It's not. Tom Cruise explains simply: "He is an expert in history. ”

Ronan understood, and said directly: "Tom, this is a mummy movie, the audience's focus is on the mummy, what Universal Pictures wants to create is the monster movie universe, and the focus is also on the mummy." In this way, this character is destined to be difficult to please, and even become a departure from the main content of Universal films, that is, the existence of Universal monsters. ”

Tom Cruise nodded slowly, and was reminded by Ronan that it was not difficult to figure out these truths.

Ronan instead asked, "Are you going to play a monster?"

"No way. Tom Cruise is not an ordinary star, and he must consider his own positioning when choosing a role, saying: "I can't play a mummy, that doesn't match my image." ”

Ronan spread his hands: "The result is obvious. ”

Tom Cruise said: "I get it, and I'm going to turn it down on Universal Pictures. ”

Universal Pictures is ambitious and has invested a lot of resources in creating a monster cinematic universe, and the actors alone have currently finalized Russell Crowe, Halle Berry, Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp, among others, and there is no shortage of stars.

Since there are so many stars, Tom Cruise feels that there is no shortage of him.

Let's carry forward the spirit and give the opportunity to others.

A week later, Universal Pictures called a press conference to announce the Monster Cinematic Universe plan, and named it - Dark Cinematic Universe!

It seems to be to emulate Marvel's Avengers program, the first phase of the dark cinematic universe is mainly composed of six members: Mummy, Doctor Avatar, Frankenstein, Transparent Man, Werewolf, and Vampire Dracula.

These are all famous monster characters in Hollywood film history, and they have all been popular under the production and distribution of Universal Pictures before.

In a sense, this is also a project of remake of a film with a huge investment.

Universal Pictures is ambitious, and if each film can be like the two "Mummies" directed by Stephen Sommers back then, they will inevitably have a series that is no less than the Avengers Cinematic Universe.

If you sell merchandise, you can sell it crazy!

But whether it can succeed or not depends on how the movie is.

Ronan vaguely remembers that Universal's plan for a dark cinematic universe ended up being a lifetime series that had been postponed indefinitely.

In late September, Relativity Entertainment took advantage of the brokerage crisis and gained a lot of strategies on Wall Street, and made a series of arrangements in advance for Twentieth Century Fox.

On the other hand, after a long period of negotiations, the Qianlu Group from across the Pacific reached a cooperation agreement with Relativity Entertainment, and the two parties jointly invested in the establishment of a new company in the Cayman Islands for the subsequent acquisition plan.

After the new company is formed, the two groups will inject capital in batches, and if the plan goes well, the next capital to be operated will be in the level of 10 billion US dollars.

Qianlu Group has a deep background on the other side of the Pacific Ocean and has raised a lot of money, and its head Lin Jian knows very well that this kind of opportunity to win the first-line Hollywood companies in one fell swoop may never be encountered again after missing Relativity Entertainment.

Qianlu Group, which is interested in making achievements in the entertainment industry, has also begun to invest in the entertainment industry on the basis of maintaining a certain degree of vigilance.

At the same time, Ronan got the news that Christopher Nolan, who was preparing for the filming of "The Dark Knight Rises" for Warner Bros., was in big trouble, and Warner Bros. interfered in the production of "The Dark Knight Rises", which led to a conflict between the two parties.

Christopher Nolan also specifically approached Ronan for help, after all, he was the producer of the first two films.