Chapter 773 - Best in the Series

Since the release of "Spy Shadow", public opinion has always believed that this series has opened a new chapter for spy films after the new millennium.

There is no doubt that "Spy 3" bewitches the audience with a unique visual experience, making them eager and willing to follow Jason Bourne's thrilling journey.

As the finale of the trilogy, Jason Byrne finally finds himself and marks the end of his long journey into exile.

The beginning of the summer file in 2005 is destined to belong to "Spy Shadow 3", and it can only belong to "Spy Shadow 3".

There is only one movie that opened on a large scale in the same schedule, "Horror Wax Museum" in which Paris Hilton co-starred.

Regardless of the type of movie, or the appeal to fans, the two movies are not on the same level at all, and the latter cannot pose any threat to the former at all.

Warner Bros.'s turnaround movie, strictly speaking, is not low in investment, and the production cost is half of that of "Spy 3", as high as $40 million.

But as Kevin T'Sosohara's power within Warner Bros. continues to expand, no one can figure out what Tsinghuaner Bros. management thinks, outside of the "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" and "Batman" films.

is such a horror film with a lot of investment, they actually chose the beginning of the summer file that is not very suitable for the horror genre (reality), and they also collided head-on with "Spy 3".

Perhaps, in the eyes of Warner Bros.'s distribution executive, there is a clear difference in the audience of the two films.

Ronan has found out that there really isn't much to do with Warner Bros. other than Zack Snyder, because Warner Bros. has shown that they really like to take themselves into the pit.

Dig a pit yourself, jump into it yourself, and bury yourself with a shovel.

By the time the Harry Potter series is complete, Warner Bros. will be in a hurry to find new hit movie franchises, and with the current situation of management, the hell knows what they will do.

At present, Warner Bros. is the best performing among large and medium-sized Hollywood studios, in fact, it is only one "Harry Potter" series away from sliding to the tail of the crane.

There used to be Christopher Nolan's movies that propped up the scenes for Warner Bros., and now Christopher Nolan has decided to work with Ronan and Relativity Entertainment for a long time.

When "Iron Man" is released and can be successful, Warner Bros. will definitely start the "Justice League" plan in a hurry, and then continue to choose "Green Lantern" as the beginning, which is called exciting.

Constant reboots, constant self-denial......

Ronan will not cut off contact with Warner Bros., and if he has the opportunity, he will cooperate with Warner Bros. similar to the "Batman" series, after all, Warner Bros. has a lot of things in his hands that are very exciting.

Warner Bros. is one of Hollywood's most well-established companies, and there are too many old movie rights that have the value of remakes.

For example, Will Smith has already negotiated a collaboration with Warner Bros. for "I Am Legend".

For example, the film and television adaptation rights of Stephen King's horror thriller "Return of the Joker" published in 1986.

As early as 1990, Warner Bros. produced and distributed related films.

When Ronan saw "Wax Museum of Horror", he thought of a time when Warner Bros. used to rely on horror movies to support the scenes, many of which were remakes, and specially asked Connie to sort out the relevant film list of Warner Bros. Library, and found the name of "Return of the Joker".

He then called Robert Lee specifically and asked him to focus on "Return of the Joker", and it would be best if he could buy the rights from Warner Bros.

Under normal circumstances, the probability of such a situation is low, but no one knows if there will be a chance.

After all, Warner Bros. management today often makes unexpected decisions in the film business.

In the summer file, especially in the first weekend of the summer file that has just kicked off, the enthusiasm of movie fans is often invested in first-line commercial productions, and Warner Bros. put "Horror Wax Museum" on this schedule to open the film, and the results can be imagined.

In the first three days of its opening weekend, "Wax Museum of Horrors" earned only $10.2 million in North America, and many forecasters, including Cinema Score, basically believe that the horror film will hardly exceed $30 million at the North American box office.

With a production cost of up to $40 million, plus investment in publicity and distribution, Warner Bros. is under a lot of pressure to recoup its investment.

In contrast, "Spy 3" was a huge success in its opening weekend, with three days of release in North America and $88.92 million from 4,120 theaters, creating the best start for the series.

The box office in the first weekend of North America has exceeded the production cost of the film.

Not only at the box office, but also the reputation of "Spy 3" is also the best in the series, with an almost perfect attitude, writing an end to the trilogy.

The trilogy has ended, but fans can't leave.

"It's hard to accept that the coolest agent on the planet has just gone into hiding. ”

"I hope to continue to shoot and make it a big series like '007'. ”

"As long as there's Jason Bourne, I'll pay for the film. ”

Behind this series of nostalgic actions, it has also laid a solid foundation for Relativity Entertainment to continue to operate this series of profits.

Compared with the online box office revenue, the majority of the revenue of "Spy Shadow" has always come from offline, and offline channels have created album profits, more than two-thirds of the total profits of the series.

Compared with most of today's commercial productions, which use special effects as the main selling point, and require cinema equipment to achieve a better viewing effect, the TV or other playback equipment used in the "Spy Shadow" series can also make people intoxicated.

Will the trilogy be done here? Relativity Entertainment will definitely say yes for the sake of publicity, because Jason Bourne's first trilogy is really done.

But no one can guarantee what the future holds.

The promotion informs all fans that Jason Bourne's adventure and exile journey is over, and more people will be attracted to the attention and tickets to enter the theater.

It's also a propaganda tool that Hollywood uses.

Once, how many times did Michael Bay say that this was his last Transformers?

As for Quentin Tarantino, the ruffian, and Luc Besson, the French scoundrel, don't mention that.

The "Spy" series will definitely be suspended for a long time after the end of the trilogy, which is also to leave enough space for the film's offline operation.

If there is a strong demand from fans in the future, Relativity Entertainment can naturally take advantage of the situation to launch a new sequel movie, or shoot a related series of the Jason Bourne series.

But there is one point that Ronan specifically emphasized in the internal meeting that it is absolutely not allowed for the "Spy" series to appear in a movie that does not feature Jason Bourne as the protagonist.

The act of selling dog meat on the head of a sheep is fundamentally destroying the foundation of this series.

The other is 3D, which is one of the most unsuitable movies for 3D technology.

Who looks, who knows.

There are really a lot of people who have vomited.

"Spy 3" has been released, the publicity promoted by Embassy Pictures continues, and various praises for this series of films can be described as endless.

"This is extremely rare in a series of films, and the quality of the sequels is better than the last, as if they are climbing, step by step, and finally reaching the top. ”

"Jason Bourne, a superagent who eclipsed James Bond, and Spy, a franchise that redefined the grammar of spy and action movies. ”

"It's a movie that is suitable for repeated viewing, constantly pondering details and shooting techniques without getting bored - the "Spy Shadow" trilogy really has nothing to brag about, so I plan to watch it more than a dozen times. ”

There are also doubts in the praise, and a small number of fans of Robert Ludlen's original book think that the third part of the series is seriously detached from the plot of the original book, and Jason Bourne is no longer Jason Bourne.

In fact, what these people said is right, the story of the third part completely deviates from the historical plot and main line of Robert Ludlun's set created during the Cold War, because for the generation born after the end of the Cold War, it will not agree with what happened before they were born.

However, Robert Ludron's conspiracy theories and government-planned killers have been brought to the film as they are.

Ever since the release of the Spy series, the best-selling author has been suspected of having a connection to someone within the CIA who helped him maintain a high level of credibility throughout the story.

Because from the original book to the movie adapted from the original book, the CIA part is involved, which makes people look like this.

Among them, there is Ronan, Relativity Entertainment has always been connected with many agencies in the United States, and most of the relevant government agencies such as the CIA, the FBI and other relevant government agencies have Hollywood contact offices, and when Hollywood companies come to the door, they tend to be very proactive in cooperating with Hollywood production companies.

At Ronan's request, Relativity Entertainment hired several CIA retirees as special technical advisors to the crew.

Although there will be no relevant secrecy involved, it also increases the credibility and authenticity of the film.

These, combined with the pseudo-documentary-like shooting style, bring authenticity to the scene.

As for whether it is true or not, Ronan does not know at all and does not care, as long as these so-called authenticities can bring a lot of money to the film, it is enough.

Paul Greengrass's directing skills are also maturing, and "Spy 3" has brought him to the peak of his career, and in the eyes of many people in and outside the Hollywood industry, he is not only an outstanding storyteller, but also a perfect visual style.

This fat director from the United Kingdom has a very artistic long hair style, but his shots are always popular with the public, and can stand up to scrutiny and playfulness.

As agreed with Ronan, Paul Greengrass arrived at the Relativity Building on the first working day after the weekend had passed.