If it were an ordinary person to bring up this matter, Edward Davis would directly refuse, but looking at Ronan's young face, he was thinking carefully about the feasibility.

Relativity Entertainment has always cooperated with Warner Bros., and almost all of its Shahai Entertainment crews are stationed in Warner Studios, although the number of films produced by Shahai Entertainment in recent years is not large, and none of the top big productions have been released, but the success rate is scary.

Edward Davis is well aware that the initiators of Shahai Entertainment's film projects are all this young man named Ronan Anderson without exception.

The other party's results have already attracted the attention of Warner Bros. executives, and it is said that someone in the board of directors has proposed to try to acquire Relativity Entertainment.

It's just that the deconstruction of the other party's equity is too simple, and the most critical film library is almost zero, and the board of directors does not attach much importance to it for the time being.

But Ronan Anderson is a person who can't help but be taken seriously.

A producer with such a high success rate, specifically approached Warner and wanted to reboot Batman.

Maybe it's a good chance to save the Batman movie.

Since the box office explosion of "Spider-Man", Edward Davis has also done a lot of actions in comic book movies, such as digging into the corner of "X-Men", contacting Brian Singer several times, wanting him to direct "Superman Returns", such as personally finalizing the new Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry as the heroine of "Catwoman" and so on.

For other producers, maybe Batman is a bad choice, but Ronan Anderson may really make a difference.

After all, Ronan Anderson's film achievements in the past three years have been too brilliant.

The current market situation is actually obvious, and the era of the rise of superhero movies has come.

David Bird asked, "Mr. Anderson, can you tell us more about your plans for the content of this new film?"

Ronan duly ceded his position to Christopher Nolan: "The content planning is mainly done by Chris, or he will do it." ”

Christopher Nolan knew that the other party had the copyright and had to take the initiative to fight for it, so he was not polite and said directly: "Although the story I conceived is based on "The Dark Knight Returns" As a foundation, but actually starting from the origins, it mainly tells the story of Bruce Wayne's journey to eradicate the evil forces of Gotham City, travel the world to find a way, and become Batman, it will be the first film about the dark knight to look at the city from outside Gotham City, the audience will see the world's perception of Gotham City, and I will dissolve it into this city as great as London, New York and Paris. ”

David Bird asked, "You just said that you want to use dark realism as the style of the film, how are you going to shape Gotham?"

The previous Batman movie, the background is very comic and exaggerated.

When it comes to filmmaking that he is best at, Christopher Nolan is full of confidence, and even more so, "An exaggerated version of modern New York, a metropolis that makes people breathless, it can make people fall into it, make people feel boundless." I wanted the audience to feel like Gotham City was a place that was both familiar and dangerous. ”

He thought for a moment, then emphasized, "My definition of Gotham City is a darkened version of New York. ”

Edward Davis and David Bird listened very carefully, and they wanted to revitalize the Batman movie, but they were relatively cautious.

It's not easy to save the Batman movie, and Joe Schumacher's bad experience with "Batman and Robin" is still in the hearts of many viewers, which will inevitably affect their confidence in the series, so that they choose to wait and see or even give up when the new Batman movie is released.

It takes a lot of people to cast the glory of a series of films, but to ruin a successful series, it is enough to make a bad film.

Christopher Nolan's words continue: "Essentially, the new Batman movie still falls into the category of science fiction films. But there is a clear difference from the traditional Batman, and I want to give him a more realistic style, and the script, characters, props, and action fights must be consistent with this style. ”

"In my film, Bruce Wayne is no longer a god, he's just a person. Christopher Nolan re-emphasized, "He has desires, he has sorrows, he has feelings, he can also be lost, and he needs to find himself again after he is lost." ”

If he couldn't shoot the ideal dark realism, he would rather give up the Batman movie and go with Ronan to find another subject.

After all, the world is so big, the West can't find a suitable theme idea, and you can go to the East to find it.

When Christopher Nolan's voice fell, Ronan said: "The Batman movie needs redemption, and Bruce Wayne himself needs redemption!"

David Bird nodded: "Batman does need a new life. ”

Ronan smiled and said, "Superman, Batman, and Spider-Man are the well-deserved triumvirate of comic book superheroes, and they can't let the Spider-Man family dominate, right?"

Christopher Nolan can bring new life to Batman movies, but the dark realism style will take the entire DC superhero adaptation into a path that doesn't know whether it's good or bad.

Of course, in the previous life, Warner Bros. and DC Comics finally vetoed the dark realism that they had always insisted on.

These two have some intentions, but many practical problems and difficulties cannot be ignored.

Edward Davis said bluntly: "The "Catwoman", "Superman Returns", "Troy" and "Harry Potter" movies that are going on at the same time have already drained Warner Bros. of liquidity, and we don't have any more money to invest in another blockbuster. ”

Ronan is not afraid that Warner Bros. will be in trouble, but he is only worried that Warner Bros. will not even talk about it.

"I have a suggestion. Ronan said in due course: "Warner Bros. and DC Comics are authorized to be filmed and produced by Shahai Entertainment, and the first producer is, of course, Warner Bros. and DC Comics, and Shahai Entertainment participates in the production investment and the corresponding revenue sharing, but it does not involve the final copyright ownership of the film." ”

This is also something that can't be helped, the copyright of Batman is in the hands of the other party, and the other party will not sell the copyright to other companies anyway.

Edward Davis asked, "What is the production budget?"

Ronan said directly: "About $150 million." Shahai Entertainment can afford to invest $100 million of it, as long as the film's revenue share for the first three years. ”

This is also one of the mainstream production methods of Hollywood co-production, where the copyright is mostly owned by one party, and then the other investor enjoys a share within 2 to 3 years after the release, or after the screening, the copyright owner directly pays a sum of money according to the box office results to buy out the offline share from the investor.

In the face of his peers in the industry, and the company is not small, Edward Davis is also more particular, and there are some things that must be said in front: "The distribution and copyright of the film must be owned by Warner Bros. ”

Ronan nodded: "I don't have a problem with that." ”

The operating rules in the circle are understood by people in the industry that many things are used to deal with foreign investors.

But Ronan also had a corresponding request: "I had to be the first producer of the film. ”

"I'll write it down. Edward Davis said.

The project has not yet been decided, which can only be considered as a requirement for the future.

Hollywood is a typical producer-centric system, and Ronan as the first producer not only guarantees his own interests, but also gives Christopher Nolan enough room to play.

After all, the current Christopher Nolan can only be regarded as a small director.

If you really meet a producer who doesn't like the dark realistic style, the chances of accidents on this project will increase exponentially.

This was the first formal meeting, and after a few more specific discussions, it was gradually coming to an end.

Because of "The Dark Knight Returns", David Bird is very interested in Christopher Nolan's proposed idea, and the success rate of Ronan, the producer, brings a certain amount of confidence.

Even Edward Davis was impressed.

"The Batman movie reboot is a big deal and it's not something the two of us can decide. Edward Davis said to Ronan and the others, "We will propose to the Board of Directors and submit your materials and project proposal to the Review Committee, and you will need to be patient." ”

Ronan nodded slightly: "We keep in touch, if there is anything you can call me or Chris at any time." ”

The approval process for the production of a first-line project in a major Hollywood company is quite complicated, and you have to get the green light from the review committee, and a person can't make a decision at all on a big project like this.

Ronan and Christopher Nolan will have to be patient for a while, with multiple meetings with Warner Bros. and DC Comics in between.

It is not uncommon to drag on for even half a year or even a year.

As for the "Superman Returns" project that Warner Bros. is promoting, in fact, it has been planned since five or six years ago, and the script has been changed four or five times, and even the director has been changed by two.

The production cost of this film in the future will inevitably be astronomical.

Out of the Warner Building, Christopher Nolan asked Ronan directly: "What are the odds?"

Ronan said: "There is still a lot of hope, and there is no way that Warner Bros. will give up on Batman. ”

Christopher Nolan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Actually, even if there is no hope, we always have to try, if we don't try, how can we know success or failure?"

"Don't worry, Chris. Ronan said with a smile: "With me as an investor in charge of most of the production budget, there is a more than eighty percent chance that Warner Bros. will eventually give the green light." ”

In the past life, Legendary Pictures and Christopher Nolan were able to convince Warner Bros.

Legendary Pictures now has no shadow, and has been replaced by Shahai Entertainment, which is more powerful and can invest more money, and it seems that it is more likely to succeed.