With Ronan's confirmation, Zack Schneider walked out of the office with a relieved face, and he had already chosen his path for the future after "The Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta".

Warner Bros. is the most high-performing studio in all of Hollywood today, and with them, success is guaranteed.

Ronan won't put Zack Schneider in the way, but he won't do more either.

Anyway, Zack Schneider is a perfect match for the DC Comics movie adaptation.

Kevin T'Sohara becoming the CEO of Warner Bros. is a foregone conclusion, and Warner Bros. is about to embark on a magical journey of mystery operations.

However, someone who can become the CEO of a large company must have the ability, and it is said that Kevin Tsohara is thinking about what series to use to prop up Warner Bros. after the Harry Potter series.

The Harry Potter franchise is such that Warner Bros. is the number one contributor to Hollywood's top spot, and it's not easy to find a suitable alternative.

Therefore, Warner Bros. naturally fell on the DC superhero comics.

Warner Bros. also reconvened Ronan, Charles Rowan, Christopher Nolan and Christian Bale at the Warner Building to discuss the preparation and filming of The Dark Knight.

The person who presided over this meeting was none other than Kevin Tsohara.

"When will this film be filmed? Kevin Tsuhara was a little anxious: "When it will be released, Warner Bros. needs a clear timeline. ”

Ronan is the first producer and the representative of the two major investors, Shahai Entertainment, and he took the initiative to take over the topic: "Kevin, our plan is very clear, director Nolan has completed "Deadly Magic", and preparations will begin in October, and if the shooting and post-production go well, "The Dark Knight" will be released in the summer of 2007. ”

Christopher Nolan said at this time: "I will submit the detailed plan to Warner Bros. and Sand Sea Entertainment again next week. ”

Kevin Tsuhara said: "I still want to speed up the process. ”

"We need plenty of time. Charles Rowan took the initiative to persuade him: "This is Hollywood's top first-line production." ”

Kevin Tsuhara frowned slightly: "You have to take into account the financial pressure that Warner Bros. is under, the production cost of 180 million US dollars, and the interest generated alone will make Warner Bros. capital chain strained." ”

Ronan answered, "It's better than this. Kevin, Shahai Entertainment takes on more investments, for example, eighty percent is no problem. ”

The corner of Kevin Tsuhara's eyes jumped: "What about the revenue share?"

"Counting from the film's North American release. Ronan said directly: "A total of five years of proportional revenue sharing." ”

Charles Rowan said with a smile: "Shahai Entertainment will also be under a lot of financial pressure, right?"

Kevin Tsuhara hurriedly said: "No need, Warner Bros. can solve the problem of funding sources." ”

Christopher Nolan said: "I can guarantee that The Dark Knight will be released on time in the summer of 2007. ”

Kevin Tsuhara could only put his slightly anxious heart back into his stomach, and said: "Director Nolan, I read the script that has been finalized, and I have some questions about the plot and character settings, is the plot too dark?

The script of "The Dark Knight" has the most profound impact on him, as if the clown is the protagonist, and all kinds of protagonists are aura.

Ronan said: "My point of view is the opposite, director Nolan's script is full of charm, Batman and the Joker are like two sides of the coin, the biggest attraction of the film is precisely the duel between the two, if you want to make the duel exciting, you must create a villain as powerful as Batman, especially importantly, the duel between the two is not reflected in action and body, their roots in opposition are different from the concept and world view." ”

Christopher Nolan looked at Ronan and felt that this was the producer who knew him best in all of Hollywood.

When writing the script, he and Jonathan thought about various versions of Batman-Joker's showdown, such as family feuds and the like, and always felt that these were too low-level.

In the end, they chose the ultimate mode of antagonism in human society - ideological antagonism!

Because of the fundamental difference in ideology, both sides are inherently enemies.

Ronan said at this time: "A pair of protagonists who love and kill each other will always make the film full of highlights. ”

Charles Rowan laughed: "Ronan's description of Batman and the Joker is the most appropriate." ”

In life, you can always hear and see countless stories like this, two people who love each other, one keeps breaking through the bottom line of the other.

The underlying logic of this person is, you say you love me, is that true? I don't believe it, the so-called love for me is just to add luster to your life, if you really love me, you will love me desperately, can you really do that?

In some ways, isn't this the Joker and Batman?

Christopher Nolan didn't say much, because of all the people present, no one was more convincing than Ronan's words.

Because behind Ronan, the producer, there are countless cases of successful movies piled up.

"I also think Director Nolan's script is very good. ”

Christian Bale, who had been silent, also spoke at this time: "I am a person who likes and dares to try new things, and I am happy to chase roles in various dimensions in the film industry, but my first reaction after reading the script was that I had to act in this sequel movie." ”

Kevin Tsuhara looked at everyone, especially Ronan, and finally didn't say anything more.

Since Ronan said that the script and character settings are outstanding, there should be no problem.

In this regard, Kevin Tsohara feels that he still trusts Ronan Anderson.

Ronan looked at Christian Bale and said, "You have to prepare in advance, this one is more demanding of Batman." ”

Christian Bale said: "I've started training. ”

Christopher Nolan cautions: "It's not just the new elements that need to be trained, but also some of the old skills that need to be reinforced. Also, communicate a lot with the stunt team, they need to understand you, imitate you, even the way you walk with your arms, and imitate it exactly ......"

He further said: "There is also the speculation of mentality. In this one, Bruce Wayne has surpassed the person he wants to be, he just hasn't realized it yet. He's moved on from his harrowing past and out of the memories that tormented him, so I'm going to find something new to continue torturing him...... To put it simply, Batman has never been able to get rid of the past, and it is impossible to get rid of it. ”

Ronan nodded slightly: "Bell, action and psychology should go hand in hand." ”

If it's the first "Time to Go to War", Christopher Nolan is borrowing more from Frank Miller's "The Dark Knight Returns" comics, and this "The Dark Knight" has gone beyond the comics.

Batman doesn't have time to be sullen there, and he can't be self-indulgent and vent his anger as he wants, so he has to stabilize his emotions all the time.

From the very first film, Christopher Nolan has worked hard to get Bruce Wayne to face and overcome a variety of obstacles, including anger and hesitation......

So when it comes to The Dark Knight, more variations are inevitable, and the character played by Christian Bale begins to emerge from the painful shadow of his parents being killed, but even so, he is still a very dark character, very different from those sunny-type superheroes.

The way Christopher Nolan achieved this was by pulling Batman off the altar and turning him into a person, a real person.

Superman gives the most intuitive feeling and is undoubtedly the embodiment of ideal perfection.

Batman, on the other hand, has more human characteristics, he doesn't have so many idealistic rules, so he will be more humane when dealing with things, and he can also mix some political elements in it.

The meeting went relatively smoothly, and after a period of silence, Kevin Tsuhara came up with another one: "Ronan, director Nolan, and Charles." I hope that "The Dark Knight", as well as the end of the trilogy, will be open-ended, without an end, and will leave some space for future sequels. ”

In this regard, Ronan understands that Kevin Tsuhara, any qualified corporate decision-maker, is unlikely to make a treasure trove like "Batman" end easily.

"Yes. Ronan said.

Kevin Tsuhara looks at Christopher Nolan.

A good director is often not only good at professional skills, but also good at handling interpersonal relationships.

Although only the Batman trilogy is planned, Christopher Nolan says: "For me, the Batman story never ends. ”

He continued: "I agreed to continue with the sequel because I happened to have a good story idea and I knew how to continue the previous saga. In fact, for this kind of big production, the most likely problem with sequel shooting is that you have more budget and create bigger scenes, but in essence, you are still just repeating your previous self...... Recognizing the problem, I'll always avoid making similar mistakes. ”

With the reassurance of Christopher Nolan and Ronan, Kevin Tsuhara is also temporarily relieved.

The "Harry Potter" series will finally come to an end, and it is impossible for Warner Bros. to count on a movie series forever, and "Batman" and even other DC comic book superhero adaptations are undoubtedly the best alternatives.

At the end of the meeting, Kevin Tsohara and Christian Bell left one after the other, and Ronan, Nolan and Charles Rowan remained in the conference room.

Ronan asked, "Is there a suitable candidate for the actor?"