Ridley Scott quit "Black Hawk Down", but he is a good old man, obviously not wanting to offend Jerry Bruckheimer, and recommended him to another British director, Simon West.

Simon West made an action blockbuster "Tomb Raider" last year, and speaking of which, he, like Michael Bay, is the "little brother" promoted by Jerry Bruckheimer from the bottom.

Back then, Jerry Bruckheimer's "Prison in the Air" promoted Simon West as a director, which made him famous in one fell swoop.

However, Simon West is not as flamboyant as Michael Bay, and even Don dares to call out.

Because he has a good relationship with the British film industry, Don has done a cold treatment and will not deliberately target him.

But well...... Those actors who ignored the public contradictions between Donn and Jerry Bruckheimer, committed crimes against the wind, and insisted on participating in "Black Hawk Down" must have been on his blacklist.

For example, several actors who have already been confirmed to join, Josh Hartnett, Orlando Bloom, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore......

Australian actor Eric Barna was also offered an offer, but he wisely declined.

This made a very good impression on Donn.

Eric Barna...... You can give him the role of "Hulk"!

With foresight, it would have been impossible for "The Incredible Hulk" to be made into a movie alone, but as an important supporting role in "The Avengers", this role was enough to give Eric Barna a foothold in Hollywood.

As for Spider-Man 2...... With Nina Jacobson as producer and Ridley Scott as director, Don doesn't have to focus on it anymore.

When the news of the establishment of "Spider-Man 2" came out, it immediately attracted the enthusiastic attention of advertisers.

The current situation is very different from when Don made "Spider-Man".

The major companies are almost holding checks, begging to come to the door.

"Titanic" has no advertising placement, and the "Star Wars" series is even less likely to add modern advertising, and the "Spider-Man" series, which has unparalleled influence at the same level, has undoubtedly become the favorite of major companies.

FedEx sponsored $1.5 million, Coca-Cola $5 million, Ford Motor $15 million, Motorola $4 million, HP Computers $6 million, Ray-Ban Glasses $1 million, Nike sneakers $4.5 million......

Even Marvel Studios didn't take the initiative and already received a sponsorship check of up to $50 million!

And these are just the initial negotiations, as the project unfolds and the script is determined, there will be more special advertising placements involved, and there is a high probability that there will be close-up advertising shots joined, and Marvel Studios' offer is very simple, $10 million a second!

In short, the project preparation of "Spider-Man 2" is very smooth! The estimated cost of the film is 150 million US dollars, but the sponsorship fee can reach 80 million US dollars, which solves half of the investment pressure.

Donn's focus right now is on Warner Bros.

In the nineties, a large number of superhero movies appeared, which suffered a series of fiascos, resulting in the complete death of comic films.

However, in the new century, the emergence of "Spider-Man" and "X-Men" saved this market!

Marvel has received many requests for cooperation from film and television companies to jointly develop their superheroes, and with Donn in charge, these conditions have of course been rejected.

However, Warner owns DC Comics, which is on par with Marvel Comics, which is an uncontrollable force.

In particular, DC Comics has two overlord-level comic book heroes - Batman and Superman!

Because Don is a shareholder of Legendary Pictures, and Legendary Pictures and Warner are engaged in a platter investment cooperation, he knows a little about Warner's film projects.

Warner, for its part, has already intended to reboot the "Batman" series!

This may be a highly anticipated visual feast for fans, but it is by no means good news for Donn and Marvel Studios.

Of course, Donn had already planned for a rainy day a few years ago.

He handed over the distribution rights of the movie "Wedding Guest" to Tom Rothman, instead of his old partner Bill McNick, and smoothly exchanged the rights of 5 superheroes, including Donn's focus on Daredevil!

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"Use Daredevil against Batman?" Christopher Nolan couldn't help but widen his eyes when he heard Donne's words, swallowed his saliva, and looked confused, "Batman is the most popular comic book hero in the United States, and even Spider-Man can't compare, but Daredevil...... Even among Marvel's heroes, they are only second-rate. ”

Don looked at him with a smile, "What's the matter?"

Christopher Nolan shook his head, "I just think...... This would cause a strategic mistake in the company, after all, it was Batman!"

This was a workshop on the Daredevil project, and Don took it very seriously.

Convened including Bill McNick, President of Down Films, Alan Vane, CEO of Marvel Entertainment, Stan Lee, Chief Creative Officer, Joe Quisada, Editor-in-Chief, Brian Bendis, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Nina Jacobson, President of Marvel Studios, and a group of elites including Andrew O'Hale, Deacon Whistler, Grant Hill, Kevin Feige, Nolan Brothers, etc.

It is to be able to combine the energy of several aspects, brainstorm ideas, and truly push the role of "Daredevil" to the big stage of top superheroes!

Donn smiled and shook his head, looked at Jonathan Nolan, and asked, "You've been studying the series of 'Daredevil' comics for more than half a year, what do you think?"

Jonathan Nolan was named by Donn as the first screenwriter of the "Daredevil" project, and while bearing this pride, it was more of a responsibility, and he said in a deep voice: "With all due respect, boss...... Daredevil and Batman are too similar! Or rather, Daredevil is a copy of Batman! If these two comic book heroes are allowed to compete in the box office market, I'm afraid it will ......."

Andrew O'Hare is Donn's absolute confidant, he has been by his side for 4 years, as a market analyst, he has enough right to speak, shook his head and said: "Otherwise! Now is indeed a hot period for comic heroes, but if the two "Batman" in the 90s are released today, they will also fail at the box office! In the final analysis, the movie still depends on the content and quality to ensure it. ”

Bill McNick said: "Even so, Daredevil will hardly have the strength to compete with Batman. If two movies with the same theme are released at the same time, people all over the world will definitely choose Batman!"

"That's right, the heroes of Daredevil and Batman are the same. Marvel's editor-in-chief Joe Quisada summed it up qualitatively, "They are all masked vigilantes who only operate in the dark, they all love their cities and are willing to give everything for them, they don't have superpowers, and the only way to fight the bad guys is their fists...... Of course, and most importantly, they all have a 'don't kill' rule!"

Stan Lee raised his eyebrows, and suddenly thought of something, and Yu Guang glanced at the confident Don, and said tentatively: "Actually, it's not really. ”

"Oh?"

Several old guys from Marvel Entertainment are all in good spirits.

Stan Lee smiled slightly, "Have you forgotten? Who created the character of Daredevil?"

"It's you. Alan Vane smiled, "Oh, yes, and Bill, Bill Everett! ”

Stan Lee shook his head and said, "No, Bill and I just created a model, and there is someone else who really makes 'Daredevil' flesh and blood and a superhero!"

Joe Quezada's face changed slightly, and he blurted out: "It's Frank Miller!"

Stan Lee sighed, his face a little complicated, "That's right, it's him, Frank Miller!"

Grant Hill doesn't know much about Marvel, but he is really familiar with the name, "Frank Miller, isn't that the author of Sin City, Spartan 300? This is the hottest comic book series of the 90s." ”

"Yes, that's him!" Stan Lee shook his head and sighed helplessly, "back then...... Around 1979, Frank was still a newcomer to the comic book industry, and he came to Marvel for an internship, hehe, I was taking him. At the time, the Daredevil character was dying, and I talked to several cartoonists about giving up, but Frank stepped up and asked to give him a chance to take charge of the Daredevil series. ”

Kevin Feige is now the assistant to the president of Marvel Studios, he is very young and self-motivated, and he has collected all the Marvel comics and fanfic series that can be found on the market and studied them carefully.

Within Marvel Studios, he is known as the "Marvel Know-it-all".

However, he still didn't know anything about such an inside story, his eyes widened, and he asked eagerly, "And then? Daredevil was popular for a while, is it because of Frank Miller?"

Stan Lee nodded, "That's true. The Daredevil series was handed over to Frank, and he showed a talent for comics, turning things around with his brilliant pen!"

Alan Vane, who was also at the helm of Marvel at that time, also sighed: "Frank was under tremendous pressure at that time to redefine the tone of Daredevil and turn it into a serious, dark tone that he is good at. Because he likes oriental martial arts, he adds realistic martial arts and battle scenes to Daredevil. Through a series of changes, 'Daredevil' soared, and in the 80s, he became one of the three Marvel heroes alongside Captain America and Spider-Man!"

Don had heard a little bit about these backgrounds, otherwise he wouldn't have been so sure about Daredevil.

However, I was still surprised to hear that Daredevil had the influence to compete with Spider-Man.

Kevin Feige, a Marvel fanatical fan, can't wait, listening to these old guys just get tired!

"And then, why did Daredevil become lonely again?"