"I need to understand your decision. Robert said.

This is the partnership between Robert and Catherine, although Lucasfilm is owned by Disney, Catherine has the main control of Lucasfilm, and in the process of cooperation and communication, both parties need to maintain a relationship of mutual respect and consultation, and find a balance between disputes and compromises, which will also determine the future prospects of the "Star Wars" series.

Robert's consultation was not a request for permission, but an exchange of opinions.

Catherine naturally didn't get an inch, but shrugged her shoulders slightly, and expressed her thoughts succinctly, "My attitude has not and will not change, everything is based on the Star Wars series." If Lanli is willing to put down his body, then cooperation is a good thing for us. ”

This is the advantage of mastering the adaptation copyright, Marvel and Star Wars both rely on brands to go the world, they don't need to bow to actors or directors, even Robert Downey Jr., as long as they want, they can change it at any time.

"But my personal opinion, it's good to cooperate with the Star Wars series with a 'Rogue One'. I don't want to see a second Donnie. Catherine didn't hide her attitude either, telling the truth, "It's enough for the Star Wars franchise to have one Harrison Ford, and it's dangerous to have a second one now." ”

"But Harrison isn't young anymore. Robert added.

Harrison Ford's participation in "Star Wars 7", his salary is sky-high, not only has a base salary of 25 million US dollars, but also has a box office dividend of 0.5% - the final ratio is 47 million, in other words, just by virtue of the performance of one work, Harrison earned 72 million, pre-tax income.

Harrison alone is paid more than 70 times the two newcomers, and even the veteran actors Carrie-Fisher and Mark-Hamill, who are returning at the same time, are only paid a tenth of Harrison's.

In other words, the salaries of all the actors in the entire crew are not as good as one Harrison Ford - and Harrison is only playing a supporting role.

Harrison is more like a symbol, a symbol, a monument to "Star Wars", connecting the entire series.

Now Disney also has to think about what the Star Wars series should do if Harrison can't continue filming.

Catherine nodded, "I know. My thinking now is that the day Harrison refuses to star in Han Solo, we're going to evolve the whole series into pure Star Wars. It's not about Han Solo, it's about the whole universe. "To put it simply, it's to further get rid of the influence of actors on the series.

Catherine's conceived Star Wars, where every actor is replaceable, does not require any central characters, and gathers all fans around the series, not around the characters. This is a step further than the Marvel series, because the real charm of the Star Wars series is that it shows the independent worldview of the entire universe.

This is a very, very extreme and risky approach, but it is also the essence of the entire commercial film market today.

In fact, this is also the idealized future that Robert is looking forward to, but on the other hand, no one can deny the complementarity between the actor's charm and the character's attractiveness - the casting of "Ranger Solo" was met with numerous criticisms, believing that the young actor did not have the charm of Harrison Ford at all, and the movie suffered a Waterloo after its release.

After "Ranger Solo", Catherine also openly admitted: the development of the Star Wars series was rushed, and they had to readjust the pace.

However, this is a huge topic, and there are so many things that need to be explored slowly after extension, and it is definitely not something that can be explained in a few words. Robert has no intention of further studying for the time being.

"What's more, I don't think it's a good idea to choose Lane Lilly to succeed Harrison either. Catherine elaborated further.

Interestingly, Harrison Ford and Lan Li Hall have the same agent, but the two actors act in two completely different ways, which also makes Catherine's attitude towards them very different, and the most important reason is that Harrison can become a symbol of the Star Wars series, which is the characteristics of the times, and now Lan Li is facing a completely different situation.

Catherine repeatedly emphasized his attitude, which made Robert laugh dumbly, but he wasn't joking - his personality is not good at humor, otherwise it would be the best choice to joke at this time, but he just gently bowed his head to show that he understood, "You mean, it's just Rogue One?"

Catherine agreed, "As for whether he collaborates with other works with the company, I think it's still up for debate. Catherine is only in charge of Lucasfilm's business, and she only gives advice on Disney's own business, and does not interfere with Robert's work, "but in my personal opinion, everyone now values the commercial value of Blue Gift, but I always think that his artistic value, that is, the value of the actor, is the most valuable part." ”

After the Weinstein brothers left Miramax Films, Disney's independent film division plummeted and is now almost on the brink of awards season. While Robert's goal is always clear, he is ready to carve out a big deal on a business level, but missing the awards season is always a shame.

Catherine woke Robert up slightly.

Robert chuckled, "I thought you didn't like Lan Li. ”

"Yes. Catherine admits frankly, "But commercial aside, I wouldn't deny his acting talent – that's what I hate the most." ”

"The more genius you are, the more troublesome you are. I think Lan Li's talent is comparable to Marlon Brandy and Robert De Niro, but he is smarter and more cunning than all of them, and I will definitely not forget his hereditary aristocratic background, which means that he is a lot more troublesome than those geniuses. However, his performance was truly amazing. ”

"Do you believe it? If 'Gravity' hadn't used him as the leading actor, the box office would have been cut by at least half, and 'Drunken Country Ballad' would be even more so, and there are definitely not a few actors in Hollywood who can put Levine Davis in an outstanding performance, but only Lan Li can take advantage of the market interests of this film to the extreme. His artistic temperament really makes this movie beautiful. ”

"This year's awards season, in fact, I am personally very optimistic about the prospects of 'drunken country ballads'. Not long ago, George and Steven were chatting, and they both wanted to work together on a work with Lan Li. ”

George Lucas, now in retirement, and Steven Spielberg, who now has a lot of projects at hand. But they all still want to cooperate with Lan Li, and their commercial attributes as directors collide with Lan Li's artistic attributes as actors, which is definitely a wonderful thing.

"Wow, I didn't know you thought so highly of him. Robert was very surprised.

"The more I learned, the more I repulsed, because I knew how difficult a problem he was. Catherine said objectively, "It's a pity that this year's awards season, the whole Hollywood is against him, and I don't know if the Oscar can be nominated." ”

Robert bowed his head slightly, and there was a meaningful glint in his eyes.

Catherine then shifted the subject, "How do you think they'll choose?"

They, the competitors.

Robert was still smiling, "Like you?"

……

Katherine Kennedy and Robert Iger are campaigning for awards season, and Kevin Tsujihara is no exception.

"Gravity" has been recognised in this year's awards season and is still in the leading group, and as Kevin's first awards season since taking charge, it's only natural that he wants to get a good grip on it.

In the midst of the surging crowd, Kevin quietly came to the palm tree in the garden, lit a cigarette, and his mind quickly began to spin.

He didn't like the feeling of being led by the nose.

Giving up the blue rites and choosing Ben Affleck, on the one hand, is indeed for the Boston Gang, but on the other hand, it is to get rid of Barry Meyer's influence, the new official has three fires, he knows that Barry has left an incomparably far-reaching influence in Warner Bros., and if he wants to carry out his work, he must eradicate Barry's power -

He knew that his actions were more like playing with fire, but he didn't have much of a choice, because the Time Warner head office wanted it too, and he was more like being pushed forward half-actively and half-passively.

Over the past year, things have gone for a while, both good and bad, not perfect but not bad. Now Warner Bros. is shifting its decision-making direction toward streaming and television, which Kevin is good at, but the film field is an important source of copyright and work, and he can't give it up easily, which Kevin is not good at.

With the departure of Jeff Robinoff, the film department is in shambles, and the departure of Thomas Toole has made matters worse. Kevin hopes that Affleck's joining can temporarily stabilize the film department, but apparently Affleck's influence still doesn't seem to be enough, and now that Lan Li has extended an olive branch, should he nod and agree?

It may seem like a simple decision, but it is anything but the case.

First, Kevin is trying to get rid of the influence of Lan Li, but the success of "gravity" has hindered his work, if he cooperates with Lan Li now, then the efforts of the previous six months will be in vain;

Third, the rumors of Lan Li and Batman were boiling before, and then Affleck was confirmed to play Batman, Warner Bros. and Affleck both became the target of the gun, and they were simply scolded to the point of stink, and Affleck also expressed serious dissatisfaction;

Kevin felt a little headache.

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