The contract signed between Marvel Entertainment and Robert Downey Jr. will definitely change in due course in the future, and it cannot be set in stone, but with this agreement, just like Captain America and Thor in the past, the salary will be pressed in a relatively reasonable position, rather than a super sky-high price, and it is impossible to have the rumored salary of 70 or 80 million US dollars for a single film.

With a long-term appointment in hand, Marvel Entertainment has a certain initiative.

However, long-term contracts can also have a negative effect, and once the actor's contract expires, the possibility of continuing to work together becomes smaller.

No matter how high or low the salary is, it will inevitably occur.

If the movies are successful one after another, they can bring a lot of money to the leading actor and become a popular movie star, but when they play a role all the year round, when they make a lot of money, psychological burnout is inevitable.

If the actor himself is a little ambitious, he will definitely find a way to start a career other than superhero movies.

To paraphrase a very positive sentence: long-term acting in superhero movies cannot bring a breakthrough to the acting career, and most visionary actors will seek change after making enough money.

When the actor's salary is piled up to a certain extent, replacing the newcomer can reduce a large part of the salary expenditure.

Of course, there will also be actors who choose to continue working together.

In the final analysis, the vast majority of actors are for fame and income, and successful commercial movies can give them them.

Moreover, many actors have left the roles of successful series, and from fame to appeal, they have dropped more than two notches.

With Marvel Entertainment officially signing with Robert Downey Jr., Ronan, who has not been present, also took time to meet Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Levine.

It's a very ordinary meeting, like a producer meeting other actors, as if Ronan doesn't particularly value Robert Downey Jr.

Ronan, even if Marvel Entertainment CEO Avi Aradd, never showed up during the negotiation and signing with Robert Downey Jr., it was to send a message to Robert Downey Jr.: We don't particularly value you, and Iron Man doesn't have to be you.

Frankly speaking, who made the former Tony Stark and Robert Downey Jr. achieve whom?

In Ronan's own point of view, slightly biased towards Robert Downey Jr., this is a suitable role, at the most suitable time, met the most suitable actor.

But no one can ignore the huge role played by Susan Levine in the middle.

So, when they met, Ronan's eyes were more on Susan Levine.

"Ms. Levine, I've heard about you for a long time. Ronan shook hands with Susan Levine: "I've seen your productions of "Deadly Cradle" and "Ghost Man", very good works. ”

Susan Levine said politely: "I can't compare with Mr. Anderson, I can't get this achievement." ”

After saying that, she laughed: "This time I can cooperate with Relativity Entertainment, I ...... with Donnie"

Susan Levine duly pushed Robert Downey Jr. to the front of the stage, with a completely unmarried and unmarried posture: "We are very honored that Mr. Anderson is willing to provide this opportunity, and Downey has always wanted to thank him in person. ”

This is undoubtedly a very smart woman, and she also knows the rules of Hollywood very well.

Robert Downey Jr. stepped forward at the right time and shook Ronan's hand with a smile: "Mr. Anderson, we are meeting for the second time, thank you very much for giving you the opportunity to play Iron Man." ”

Ronan shook his hand: "You're welcome, after all, you auditioned very well and impressed Kevin." ”

Robert Downey Jr. added: "I will always be grateful to Mr. Anderson and Relativity Entertainment Group anyway. ”

Ronan was no longer polite, and said directly: "Then let's cooperate happily for a long time." ”

Robert Downey Jr. hastened to say, "I'll do my best for Iron Man." ”

Susan Levine said in due course: "Downey has already started to make preparations. ”

Ronan could see that time and energy had made Robert Downey Jr. make a difference, and Chaos's mind was clear.

What's more, Robert Downey Jr. has a very good fiancée.

"I believe that. Ronan said with a smile.

He couldn't help but glance at Susan Levine more, I'm afraid this woman is the key to Robert Downey Jr.'s change.

This Jewish woman is not tall and unremarkable, at least in Hollywood, where there are many beautiful women, it is very difficult to enter the second gear, but her eyes are frighteningly good.

To a certain extent, a woman's search for a husband is like an investment, and Susan Levine undoubtedly invested in a super potential stock, and it was when the super potential stock had no sign of breaking out, and she pressed the chips.

Ronan remembers watching the tidbits of "Sherlock Holmes", where Guy Ritchie specifically mentioned Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey at that time, saying that Downey and Susan's marriage was the most perfect "symbiotic marriage" in Hollywood, and they had a lot of experiences together.

also said that Susan is a very discerning producer, she can see that Downey's potential is good, and finds that Downey is not as unbearable as she imagined, and even thinks that his people are a little cute.

Signing Robert Downey Jr., Ronan naturally will not forget "Sherlock Holmes", as early as when the "Iron Man" project was launched, Robert Lee's people specifically looked up the situation about "Sherlock Holmes", but if they want to get the copyright, it is very unlikely.

The former "Sherlock Holmes" was not an original movie, but a comic book adaptation, and Robert Lee's people found that the comics had been published and the copyright was in the hands of the original author, Lionel Wigram.

When he heard the name, Ronan felt that he couldn't get the relevant adaptation rights.

Because Lionel Wigram has worked with Warner Bros. for a long time, the identity of comic book writer is only part-time, and his real career is that of a screenwriter and producer in Hollywood, and has been involved in the writing and production of three "Harry Potter" films and several Warner Bros. films.

To be exact, Lionel Wigram is a weakened version of Charles Rowan.

And "Sherlock Holmes" was able to be published smoothly, Warner Bros. contributed a lot, and Leonel Wigram even signed a rights first refusal agreement with Warner Bros.

Leonel Wigram will not sell the rights to other studios unless Warner Bros. doesn't want to.

Robert Lee only made a slight contact with Warner Bros. and then retreated, not alarming Leonel Wigram and Warner Bros. for the time being.

Of course, the subject matter and copyright about Sherlock Holmes are open, and any film company can shoot works related to it, but the plot and setting of the former movie are generally the same as the comics, and if you don't get the copyright, shooting related movies will definitely have copyright trouble.

As for other types of Sherlock Holmes movies, Ronan is not interested.

There are sixty or seventy films about Sherlock Holmes, but few have succeeded in the last twenty years.

Ronan still remembers that there was a famous British drama about Sherlock Holmes, which was said to be biased towards the rotten drama genre, but he hadn't seen it and knew that this drama was also because the actor starred in "Doctor Strange".

Once upon a time, it seemed that Holmes was about to become rotten Holmes.

Even "Sherlock Holmes" is no exception, for example, the two main female characters in the film seem to be shoehorned in to clarify their sexual orientation......

The Ronald Moss in this film lacks similarities with Conan Doyle's characters, although Conan Doyle was a boxer when he was young, but if he saw Sherlock Holmes fighting hand-to-hand duels with his bare hands, he would definitely collapse.

The meeting between the two sides at the Relativity Mansion lasted only ten minutes, and when it came time to leave, Susan Downey was left behind, as if she had something to say to Ronan.

"He's got an incredible mix of contradictory personalities, but he's back on track. Susan Levine knows very well that Ronan is the one who really decides the fate of Robert Downey Jr.'s collaboration with Iron Man, and deliberately said: "Downey is a little eccentric, but he is absolutely down-to-earth now, he has tasted the ups and downs of life, and he has grown up and matured." ”

Ronan smiled and said, "I believe Downey can bring a successful Tony Stark." ”

The words are beautiful, but none of the terms in the contract will be loosened.

In addition to the all-important relapse clause, Robert Downey Jr.'s contract has a number of rules that must be followed.

For example, during the non-competition clause, Robert Downey Jr. is not allowed to appear in movies adapted from the works of members of the five major comic companies such as DC and Dark Horse.

There are many other restrictions.

Reshoots must be on call, once the film is completed, it must go all over the world to promote and walk the red carpet for the premiere, personal image must be completely changed and commoditized every week, diet and fitness must be carried out, image must be paid attention to, no stupid things can be done in reality, there is no suggestion of the character and plot, difficult action scenes must be handed over to stuntmen, no spoilers of any kind must be made without the film's permission, and the body type must be maintained to match the character......

These don't just apply to Robert Downey Jr., but all the Marvel actors who came after.

Once you join Marvel, you must abide by, and the restrictions on new actors may even far exceed Robert Downey Jr.

In any case, Robert Downey Jr. still has some capital.

With Robert Downey Jr. in place, Marvel Entertainment has got Don Cheadle as the fastest as soon as possible, as an actor in "Gears of War".

The black actor also signed a total of 10 film contracts with Marvel Entertainment, the first of which was only paid $200,000.

As for the heroine, the crew plans to solve it through an audition.

However, there are also many actresses who have expressed interest in private, and many of them have even contacted Ronan's side through various connections.

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