Just entered December, Shahai Entertainment's $4 million project "Lost in Translation", under the leadership of Sofia Coppola, the entire crew went to the island country for filming.

At the same time, there is also good news that after nearly two months of negotiations, Shahai Entertainment and Warner Bros. have reached an agreement that the two parties will collaborate on the production of a new "Batman" movie.

Major terms such as the ratio of investment and dividends, the timing of the account sharing window, and the selection of directors and producers were negotiated by the two parties the fastest, and the terms negotiated by Ronan and Alan Horn were basically the same.

Most of the lengthy negotiations took place on a lot of details and supplements.

For example, in addition to online screening, offline TV copyrights and DVD rental and sales, which are the main revenue channels for films, Shahai Entertainment can participate in other peripheral dividend projects.

For example, Ronan has a base salary of $5 million as a producer plus 1.5 percent of the North American box office.

For example, Warner Bros. uses the copyright of the Batman adaptation as part of the investment, and the value is geometric.

For a top-level project like this, with a budget of $1 to $40 million, there are hundreds of terms to negotiate.

Only when the previous negotiation is completed and reflected in the formal contract will unnecessary disputes be minimized in the later stage.

Shahai Entertainment and Warner Bros. have a certain degree of trust in each other, but they will not relax the supervision and rights of the project.

Warner Bros. brought in Charles Rowan, the company's veteran producer, to serve as the project's production manager.

On December 3, Ronan officially signed the contract with Warner Bros. on behalf of Shahai Entertainment, and then the two sides jointly convened a grand press conference.

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After the regular press conference, Alan Horn and Ronan, the two top leaders on the scene, got together and chatted a few words.

"We signed a three-part contract all at once. Alan Horn is still a little worried: "In the production cost, Shahai Entertainment's investment accounts for the majority. Ronan, there's no problem with funding, right?"

Ronan said calmly: "There will be no problem, the funds will be in place according to the plan." ”

Alan Horn nodded and said, "As long as the funds are in place, other problems are actually not a problem. "This isn't the first time you've been a producer on a top-tier production, and hopefully we'll be able to work together," he cautioned. ”

Ronan said, "Definitely." ”

Whether it is Shahai Entertainment or Warner Bros., no one on either side wants to see the "Batman" project fail.

After chatting a few more words about the film project, Ronan sent out an invitation: "Alan, I have a pull party and a drinking party here in a few days, I don't know if you have time." ”

Alan Horn thought for a moment and said, "As long as time permits, I will be there." ”

Ronan beckoned to the back, Connie immediately came over and delivered him an invitation, which Ronan handed to Alan Horn and said, "Saturday afternoon, Beverly Hills Club." ”

This is a pull party organized by Embassy Pictures for "Hero", and even if the goal is only to win an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, a lot of publicity and public relations work is necessary.

Out of the Warner Building, Ronan meets up with Christopher Nolan and invites him to Bentley to go back to the Sand Sea for entertainment.

"The "Batman" movie was officially established this year. Ronan said directly: "Chris, you make a detailed preparation and shooting plan as soon as possible." ”

Christopher Nolan said: "No problem. He felt a strong trust in Ronan: "I will finish the shooting plan and finalize the script before the New Year. ”

Ronan said, "Let me know as soon as it happens. ”

Christopher Nolan still has some words to say earlier: "There are some things I want to say in advance about the shooting. ”

Ronan glanced at him, "Just say." ”

"In terms of shooting, I wanted to shoot on film and not use any digital techniques. Christopher Nolan said, "Film can bring a texture to the picture that a digital camera can't match. ”

Ronan dragged his chin and thought for a moment, and said, "You make the decision on the specific shooting matter." ”

Christopher Nolan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "All the stunt shots, as much as possible, are shot in real life. ”

Ronan has no opinion: "No problem, the current CG wants to be well-made, and it costs more than live shooting." ”

In another two or three years, the situation will be reversed, and the cost of modeling a live action shoot may exceed that of using CG.

But at present, the entire industry still adheres to the concept that as long as it can be solved in filming, it will never be delayed until the later stage.

With the rapid development of technology, the industry is constantly changing accordingly.

The former Christopher Nolan was Hollywood's most representative film control and live action control, and Ronan certainly wouldn't embarrass him in this regard.

But Shahai Entertainment's film project is ready to transform towards digital technology.

Of course, it's not enough for production and distribution companies to transform, and expensive film copies will continue for a long time if theaters don't update their equipment.

One of the biggest expenses in film distribution today is the cost of film copies, from production to storage to transportation to insurance, and the cost of a single copy is as high as $1,500.

If digital copies become widespread, the cost of real distribution can be reduced by a large margin.

But the bigger the industry, the more difficult it is to turn around, and several major commercial theater chains in North America need to spend a lot of money to update their projection equipment.

If nothing else, the supporting digital projections are all expensive alloy screens.

Ronan is neither film control nor digital control, his first consideration must be cost, with the development of industry and technology, digital technology is undoubtedly the future of the film industry.

Just as sound films replace silent films, and color films replace black-and-white films, digital technology replaces film technology is also a general trend, and it is not something that can be changed by a few directors' persistence.

The replacement of the old and the new is a theme that will never change in this world.

Christopher Nolan then asked, "Ronan, what do you think about the actors?"

Ronan said directly: "Try to invite some well-known actors, they can bring more attention to the film." ”

Christopher Nolan said: "I think so too. ”

"I've got a couple of candidates in mind, and then I'm going to send them out audition invitations. Ronan thought for a moment and said: "Bruce Wayne's words, I plan to invite Christian Bale to audition, he just finished filming "Pirates of the Caribbean" by Sand Sea Entertainment, has been insisting on physical and movement training, and is also a very dedicated actor himself. ”

Christopher Nolan knew Bale and said, "He's a good actor, but he's just finished making a commercial film, will he take on another commercial film? Ronan, it's better to get in touch with Christian Bale first, we're both British, and we're old acquaintances." ”

"Yes. Ronan nodded and said, "If he agrees, I'll send another audition invitation." ”

He added: "As for other actors, I will go back and ask Connie to send you a report, they are basically well-known actors, and acting skills and abilities are not a problem." ”

Liam Neeson has already agreed to audition for the Ninja Master.

Like Michael Kane, who starred in Alfred, veteran black movie star Morgan Freeman, and many more, are among the list of invitations to audition.

In the case of the heroine, there is no candidate for the time being, and the former Katie Helms, Ronan is not ready to use.

Having said that, Katie Helms has not yet been in Tom Cruise's social circle.

Perhaps, the relationship between Ronan and Tom Cruise has also had a slight impact on others.

The role of Rachel Dawes is indeed a vase, but it also needs a certain amount of acting skills in the second part, and Katie Holmes is not in Ronan's consideration at all, her acting skills are really average.

As for Maggie Gyllenhill, it's also out of the picture.

How many people would consider Maggie Gyllenhill to be a qualified vase?

Ronan also said to Christopher Nolan: "You have to get the script done as quickly as possible, we have to get the main actors in the next two months, and the crew has to train them to be very good looking fighters." ”

Christopher Nolan nodded and said, "I understand." ”

Ronan didn't say anything about actors, these roles don't have to be anyone, no one is indispensable in Hollywood, especially superhero movies, it is always the role that makes the actor.

Christopher Nolan said: "I have two locations in mind at the moment, I'm going to set the Gotham location in Chicago and the Himalayan snow-capped mountains in Iceland. ”

Ronan said: "I will ask the location manager to visit these two places. ”

Christopher Nolan nodded: "After the initial investigation, I also need to go there myself." ”

According to his plan, the story at the beginning of the film takes place in the Himalayas, but he is crazy to go to the Himalayas to go out on location, and the harsh air and environmental conditions are not suitable for large-scale filming at all.

Iceland's Vatnayukur glacier is the largest glacier in Europe, covering one-tenth of Iceland's territory, and its rugged terrain is perfect for the film's harsh Himalayan environment.

As for Chicago, the film's close-up city shots will be shot from Chicago, and all the panoramic features of Gotham City will be achieved through a combination of models and real scenes.

Back at Shahai Entertainment, George Clint was called and Andrew, who would be the assistant production manager on the set, and Ronan discussed more specific preparations with Christopher Nolan.

Subsequently, Ronan sent invitations to Chinese Americans in Hollywood, inviting them to participate in the "Hero" pull party.

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