Affected by "Van Helsing" hitting the streets, the cooperation between Shahai Entertainment and Kate Beckinsale has come to an end for the time being, and it will not be restarted in the near future.

Len Wiseman's plan to remake "Total Recall" is expected to cost around $120 million.

Ronan, of course, refused.

Len Wiseman is officially married this year to Kate Beckinsale, who also worked on Martin Scorsese's The Aviator.

If Ronan remembers correctly, like most Hollywood star marriages, Kate Beckinsale and Len Wiseman ended up divorced.

This can be said to be the universal ending of Hollywood marriages.

Judging from Ronan's experience here for several years, when love is exhausted, people here will basically choose to divorce, and many people will break up peacefully.

Of course, there are also situations in Hollywood where each plays its own game, and it is not uncommon to drag a man or a woman to a threesome together.

This is one of the most open circles in the United States.

In September, the traditional off-season of the North American film market, there are generally no films with large investment released, which is a schedule for B-grade films and small-scale commercial films.

Relativity Entertainment launched this month, which is also a small-budget film, the sequel to the successful horror film "Fatal Bend 3".

As a typical B-grade film, the reputation of the series has deteriorated, and the box office has been stable, although it did not win the box office list in the opening weekend, it also received $16.81 million.

The budget for this B-grade horror film is only $6 million.

As long as it is profitable, the series will definitely be filmed, and the income of this series in the offline rental and sales market has long exceeded the box office share.

Most of the profits of this kind of horror film come from the offline DVD market.

As of August this year, Relativity Entertainment's revenue on DVDs, excluding channel fees, has exceeded $400 million.

This result can only be ranked fifth in the industry, ahead of Warner Bros., Walt Disney, Sony Columbia and Twentieth Century Fox.

Warner Bros. has been selling well on the Harry Potter DVD series, and Walt Disney's platinum DVD reissue of the animated classic has sold so much that "The Lion King" alone has generated more than $100 million in new DVDs.

Sony Columbia Pictures owns Spider-Man, and Twentieth Century Fox is the distributor of the Star Wars and Star Wars prequel series.

Although Relativity Entertainment solved the problem of insufficient film sources after obtaining the film library of Yijiang Pictures, the background still cannot be compared with large companies.

Because the DVD market is getting wider and the profit margins are amazing, major studios are turning their films into DVDs and then reintroducing them to the market.

For example, the DVDs of "The Wizard of Oz" and "Gone with the Wind" are currently in the top 20 North American DVD sales in 2004.

Even after a long period of release, these films still generate a lot of profits for copyright owners.

In the past, Sony Columbia Films released Spider-Man when it hit a production crisis, and Walt Disney released a new version of a classic cartoon on DVD when it hit a revenue spree.

These are tried-and-true life-saving moves.

Some old films can also cause controversy, because films created according to the social conditions of the time, put decades later, certain plots will always be seized by people with ulterior motives.

For example, "Gone with the Wind".

Ronan remembers seeing reports on this, around 2015, some consciousness in Hollywood was fully awakened and overdeveloped, so some groups also targeted "Gone with the Wind", accusing "Gone with the Wind" of serious racial discrimination, and demanding that exhibitors, TV stations and offline distributors across the United States completely remove the film from the shelves.

Many theaters in North America, including the famous Orpheum Theater, originally had a tradition of showing "Gone with the Wind" once a year, but had to cancel it due to the strong protest of this part.

While it's unlikely that a movie will be banned in the North American market, Gone with the Wind has had a huge impact on TV broadcasts and DVD sales.

This kind of thing sounds unbelievable at first, but when you think about the unspoken rule that a Hollywood director exposed that there are no black people on the list, and that he is also accused of racial discrimination, it feels normal.

"We can't let black people be the number one villain, it's an unshakable matter of principle in our films!"

Walking in a soundstage set up as a supermarket, Ronan told Andrew, the producer of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith," "Hire a few black actors in supporting roles, don't make them villains." ”

Andrew, who is also a veteran producer, said: "The crew is doing it, and they won't make such low-level mistakes." ”

Ronan asked instead, "When will the filming begin?" ”

Andrew glanced at the busy director Doug Liman and said, "Director Liman thinks that filming will start later this month. ”

Ronan saw Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in training: "Is there anything special going on on the crew?"

"Something special?" Andrew was puzzled, "No, everything is normal." ”

Ronan didn't ask any more, and saw that Doug Liman was busy with the work at hand and walked over.

Doug Liman shook Ronan's hand and said, "The crew has a good budget and the preparations are going very well, thank you Mr. Anderson for your support. ”

"You're welcome. Ronan smiled and said, "I believe this is the beginning of our successful cooperation." ”

The preparations went smoothly because a lot of work was done in advance, such as the actors, although Nicole Kidman was interested in this heroine, and Catherine Zeta-Jones also expressed interest, so she did not hesitate to use Michael Douglas's personal relationship, but Ronan did not hesitate to choose Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, and did not delay any time at all.

There is also the script, after Shahai Entertainment got the script, before the crew was established, the screenwriting department revised and adjusted the script more than 50 times.

This script was originally just a graduation work of young screenwriter Simon Kinberg, and there were so many places that did not meet the filming requirements.

It's no wonder that the script has not been made into a movie since it was written in the nineties.

Doug Liman accompanies Ronan around the studio setting, focusing on the supermarket and the Smiths' home.

"It's not just a place to eat, drink, and live, but it's a marriage that is so dangerous that it can be destroyed. Walking around the Smiths' home, Doug Liman said to Ronan, "Their lives have so many secrets, lies, and burnouts. The design of the house is very luxurious, the style is complex and the concept of space is very large, but it lacks warmth and soul, more like a show than a home. ”

Ronan nodded slowly: "Jane and John both have superb skills that ordinary people can't hope for, but they haven't learned how to get along with each other for a lifetime. ”

"Yes. Doug Liman said, "So, the house, which symbolizes discord between husband and wife, is going to be razed to the ground in the end. ”

Ronan said: "It's a good scene. ”

Doug Liman added: "Actually, I have wanted to work with Relativity Entertainment for a long time, and I wanted to fight for the director of "Spy", but you already have Paul Greengrass. ”

Ronan politely said: "I regret this, but it's not too late for us to start working together." ”

Doug Liman said with a smile: "Hopefully this is the beginning of a successful collaboration. ”

Relativity Entertainment is growing rapidly and has a well-funded budget, making it an ideal target for directors.

Ronan once had fewer directors to remember, and there was no Doug Liman name among them.

After chatting for a while, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie finished training over there, Angelina Jolie went to the locker room, and Brad Pitt came over.

"Hello, Mr. Anderson. Brad Pitt shakes Ronan's hand.

Ronan said, "Hello, Pete. ”

Brad Pitt came to Ronan and, apparently, had something, saying, "Mr. Anderson has invested heavily in film production, and he has attracted a lot of attention. ”

Ronan didn't know his intentions and said vaguely, "The company is just functioning normally." ”

"Jane and I co-founded a production company. Brad Pitt said simply, "It's called Plan B." ”

Ronan nodded slightly: "I've heard of it, and participated in the production of "Troy". ”

Brad Pitt said with a smile: "Plan B can't compare to Shahai Entertainment, but Jane and I are also planning to shoot a few film projects. ”

He didn't hesitate at all, and asked directly: "Plan B has just been established, and the funds are not particularly sufficient, I don't know if Mr. Anderson has an investment?"

Ronan certainly won't make an easy decision: "What are the projects?"

Brad Pitt said simply: "The biopic "Survival in the Cracks", based on Augustin Burroughs's humorous memoir of the same name, has been confirmed to be directed by Ryan Murphy, and Annette Bening will be the heroine. ”

Ronan recalled for a while, making sure he didn't have any relevant memories, and said, "Pete, it's better to have you send the relevant materials and plans to my office, and wait for me to read them before making a decision." ”

Biopics are almost all made-to-order for the awards season, and they can't operate as commercial films, and the films that don't have any impression are probably not the kind that make a big difference at the Oscars.

Brad Pitt also knew that Ronan couldn't listen to him, so he decided whether to invest or not, saying, "Okay, I'll send someone to the Relativity Building tomorrow." ”

After the two chatted for a few words, Jennifer Aniston entered the studio, came over to say hello to Ronan, and left the crew sweetly with Brad Pitt.

This pair of famous Hollywood golden boys and girls, in the words of the media, is a match made in heaven, and they look sweet and sweet.

They are not only fathers, but also partners, and the production company of Plan B is a mom-and-pop shop.

Ronan vaguely remembers that Brad Pitt once appeared on the podium of the Oscars for Best Picture several times as a producer, and Plan B was a typical black film factory.

For example, "Moonlight Boy", which is an LGBT masterpiece.