The American drama version of "Warcraft" started filming in New Zealand as early as August.

It is expected that the filming of the first season will be completed in January next year.

Peter Jackson as the executive producer, he didn't need to be with the crew like a director all the time, mainly to send his New Zealand team out and let them lead the project.

The current Peter Jackson is completely different from the little director who could only make horror movies back then.

Although "The Lord of the Rings 3" has not yet been released, the success of "The Lord of the Rings 1" and "The Lord of the Rings 2" has promoted him to become a first-line director in Hollywood!

If the quality of "Lord of the Rings 3" has not declined, then it is likely to get a huge return at next year's Oscars!

At that time, Peter Jackson's influence in commercial films was probably enough to be compared with James Cameron, Done Walker, and Steven Spielberg.

A big director of this level makes it very unrealistic for him to focus on an American drama.

In fact, Peter Jackson's agent is actively communicating with Universal Pictures.

He wants to shoot "King Kong"!

Back then, Peter Jackson's favorite movie was "King Kong". Later, because of the deal between Universal Pictures and Miramax, the project ran aground.

Peter Jackson has just officially taken over the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

For the classic monster film "King Kong" in Hollywood history, Peter Jackson has had infinite fantasies since he was a child and wants to remake it.

With the success of "The Lord of the Rings 1" and "The Lord of the Rings 2" and "The Lord of the Rings 3" on the horizon, Peter Jackson is already able to find time to work on his next project.

Merely...... Peter Jackson's agent only talks about the project, not the price.

Obviously, this is waiting for the market effect of "Lord of the Rings 3", as well as the performance during the awards season.

Talking about remuneration at this stage is detrimental to Peter Jackson's interests.

The film and television entertainment department of New Globe Group is very difficult about this.

The film "King Kong" must be made.

It was because of the deal between Universal Pictures and Miramax that year that Universal Pictures exchanged the overseas distribution rights of "King Kong" and the project of "Shakespeare Love" for the overseas distribution rights of the "Lord of the Rings" series.

That's right, don't look at the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy is produced by New Line Pictures, but Warner can only get the North American distribution rights and overseas distribution rights...... In the hands of New Universal. (Introduced in Chapter 420 above)

Since Universal Pictures is going to cooperate with Peter Jackson to shoot "King Kong", the salary of this fast-rising New Zealand director has become a big problem.

In his previous life, after Peter Jackson won $1 billion at the global box office and swept the Oscars with "The Lord of the Rings 3", he offered Universal Pictures a sky-high salary - a base salary of $20 million, plus 20% of the global box office share!

It's not a profit dividend, it's a box office share!

Universal Pictures, there is no reason to refuse.

Peter Jackson, who is in full swing, is worth this price according to the laws of the market.

Looking at the entire history of Hollywood, before this, only Steven Spielberg received such a top salary when filming "Jurassic Park".

Peter Jackson became the second person in Hollywood after Spielberg!

Even after him, James Cameron filmed "Avatar", and only got "$20 million + 10% of the global box office share".

Of course, "Avatar" has a global box office of $2.8 billion, and just one film has brought him $300 million in pre-tax income.

Next, it's the god Nolan.

After filming the "Dark Knight" trilogy, Nolan became a god, and his salary also soared.

When filming "Inception", his salary was "$20 million + 10% box office share", and when filming "Interstellar" and "Dunkirk", he had reached the peak of "$20 million + 20% box office share".

The most important thing is that Spielberg, Cameron, including Christopher Nolan, no matter how high their asking price is, they can bring huge profits to the producers.

Everyone is happy to have money to earn together.

But Peter Jackson was different.

To put it bluntly, his level ...... It's not as high as everyone thinks.

He directed "King Kong", which cost $200 million to produce and $100 million to publicize, and Universal Pictures spent a total of $300 million on the project.

The result?

The global box office of "King Kong" is only $550 million, and Universal Pictures can get about $200 million. Of that amount, $100 million will also be shared with Peter Jackson.

In the box office market, "King Kong" still has a deficit of at least $200 million!

Of course, Peter Jackson is very famous, and "King Kong" will sell well in the disc market and the television market. Just one week after the DVD was released, sales in North America reached a record $100 million.

However, this hugely invested film is not a success in the end.

If you want to pay back, it will take at least three or four years of operation.

You know, investing in such a large project takes up so much cash flow, let alone recovering the cost...... Even if it's a small profit, it's a failure!

$300 million, even if you buy Treasury bonds, you can get $30 million in interest in three or four years, right?

"His agent doesn't want to talk about it, so let's take the initiative, $20 million, plus 10% of the global box office share, and notify it!"

Don waved his hand weakly.

Shirley Lansing couldn't help but widen her eyes when she heard this, "This ...... Isn't that too high?"

In the past, only Spielberg took such a salary.

Tang En said: "That's also better than "The Lord of the Rings 3" is popular all over the world, and the mighty awards season, they are strong enough to open their mouth......s! It's a favor we gave to Peter Jackson. ”

Shirley Lansing blinked, "You're not optimistic about this project?"

Tang En shook his head and said, "Monster theme...... It's really not interesting, it's not the same as dinosaurs. This is the same reason that I don't allow Marvel Studios to make an independent film called "The Incredible Hulk". This time we sent a favor, next time ...... I'm going to pay him back!"

No one wants to take advantage of Donn!

Neither can Peter Jackson!

After the success of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, it is conceivable that Warner will actively work on the plan for the next trilogy - "The Hobbit".

However, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings are different. The rights to The Hobbit were more divided, with the distribution rights of the film in the hands of MGM.

MGM's acquisition will soon be completed and will become an asset of New Universal.

In other words, Donn is about to have the rights to the film distribution of the "Hobbit" series!

Without Donn's approval, Warner, New Line, producer Sal Zahnz and the Tolkien Legacy, no one would want to make The Hobbit a movie!

It's so refreshing!

Don't forget, Don had already bought the TV adaptations of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit from the Tolkien Heritage Foundation a few years ago!

Don't think about making movies.

Even if it is filmed, the majority of the money earned will be divided by Warners.

Others eat meat, Don drinks soup?

It's better to make it into a high-quality American drama and broadcast it on Starz TV.

The IP of "The Lord of the Rings" is always bigger than "Game of Thrones", right?

The income of TV series will not be less than that of movies!

And it's an exclusive earning!

The director of the TV series, of course, is Peter Jackson.

……

"Why are you so happy?" Donn couldn't help but ask, looking at Ella Fisher's smiling face.

Ella Fischer smiled, "I'm so happy for Miranda, and thank you for that." ”

Don had already placed Miranda Kerr in King's Landing Villa 4.

Natalie and Gal Gadot, who have already gotten up and gone to Israel, are said not to even return for Christmas, and will celebrate the traditional Jewish holiday there.

Scarlett has soared because of "Lost***** and film appointments continue.

In addition to starring in Nolan's "Deadly Magic", he also received seven or eight film offers, including "Escape from Clone Island", a major project invested by DreamWorks and directed by Michael Bay.

This was supposed to be a courtship by Michael Bay to Donn, but he ruthlessly rejected it.

He won't let his girlfriend star in a movie that failed miserably at the box office.

In short, Donn's three girlfriends are out of town.

He had to find some temporary female companions.

Villa King's Landing 2 houses Anne Hathaway and Monica Cruz, while Villa King's Landing 3 houses Natalie Martinez and Jessica Chastain.

Now, Miranda Kerr also lives in King's Landing Villa 4.

Don has even informed his private finance team to continue buying top luxury homes in the Los Angeles area.

It's best to make it all the way to King's Landing 10.

In addition to King's Landing No. 1, which cost nearly $300 million to build, it is the home of Don and several girlfriends, and cannot be lived in by outsiders, the other 9 mansions, it is best not to be empty, and keep the outer room up.

"Nice Miranda. Don nodded in satisfaction, "I've contacted Megan Gale and asked her to come over and stay with Randa for a while and guide her steps." ”

Ella Fisher pursed her lips and said, "In my opinion, the profession of guiding her is fake, and it is true to accompany you together, right?"

Don didn't deny it, saying: "Meghan Gale is an ambassador for Australia and an angel supermodel. But don't forget, she is 28 years old, and she has reached the twilight of her career as a model. Let Miranda study with her for a while longer, and think of it as a successor. ”

"Successor?" Ella Fisher's eyes lit up, a little excited, "you mean...... Can Miranda reach the heights of Meghan Gale in the future?"

Don shook his head with an indifferent expression, "As long as she is obedient and does her duty as a woman, let alone reaching the height of Meghan Gale, even if she surpasses, why is it difficult?"

Ella Fisher hurried out, shouting without looking back, "I'll call her and let her serve you well!"

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