This year, Down Pictures has invested in a lot of films.

Steven Soderbergh's "Drug Web" started filming in early April, and according to the schedule, it will be completed in another month. The specific release time should be at the end of December this year, or the beginning of next year.

"The Chronicles of Narnia" directed by Ann Lee has been confirmed at the end of April and has entered the preparatory stage. Although there were some changes later, producer Jerry Bruckheimer withdrew, and Warner participated in the investment, but it did not affect the progress of the project.

Now, "The Chronicles of Narnia" has completed the casting stage, and at the end of July, the crew will go to New Zealand to start filming.

It is worth mentioning that because George Lucas is preparing "Star Wars Episode 2", Industrial Light & Magic is very busy, James Cameron is also preparing a new film, Digital Domain Special Effects is very busy, and the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy is still in post-production, and Weta Technology is very busy......

Finally, in coordination with Warner Bros., the post-production of The Chronicles of Narnia will be completed by Weta Tech in New Zealand and rhythm effects studios in the United States.

"Mr. and Mrs. Smith" has just been established, and the two star Mel Gibson and Sophie Marceau are in the process of gun training, dance training and movement training.

So much so that Sophie Marceau was paralyzed from exhaustion every day, and she didn't even have the strength to make out with Don. Fortunately, there are two Brazilian stunners, and the charm and charm of the two of them are hard to please them, which makes Tang En fall into the clouds.

The script of the film has been changed 7 times, and neither Don nor Luc Besson are satisfied, and the script is still being revised. The real start of filming of the movie will be at least August.

In addition, the crew of "Band of Brothers" has traveled to Europe, where gun instructors and military instructors take the actors for a series of militarized training.

This TV series, produced by Steven Spielberg, Done Walker, Tom Hanks, can be described as a gathering of stars and big names!

However, Spielberg and Donn are both nominal producers, and to put it bluntly, they are investors.

The real producer is Tom Hanks, who is the initiator of this project, and all the leading actors and directors are personally selected by him. He will travel to Europe to live with the crew and work on the series.

I even heard that he would direct one or two of them himself.

As for now, the movie that Done Pictures is most concerned about is the upcoming "Spider-Man"!

Countdown to the release, 8 days!

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Disney's live-action movies are the biggest weakness.

Fortunately, after the acquisition of Touchstone Pictures and Hollywood Pictures in the 80s, there were some turnarounds. Especially in the 90s, he launched a series of collaborations with ace producer Jerry Bruckheimer, and launched many successful films, including "Ransom Storm", "Peerless Tribulation", "The Sixth Sense" and other works.

The breakthrough in live-action films made Joe Ruth, chairman of Touchstone Pictures, a confidant of Michael Eisner, chairman and CEO of Disney, and promoted to the position of president of Disney's film department, responsible for all Disney live-action film businesses.

In order to achieve better results, last year, he instructed Bruce Willis to set off a cannon, satirizing "The Wedding Guest", trying to get the audience to buy tickets to watch "The Sixth Sense".

Although he later had a lot of conflicts with Donn, Joe Ruth was not afraid.

Can a small Towne Pictures threaten Disney?

What's more, Twentieth Century Fox also took action.

Joe Ruth and Tom Rothman have some friendships, and when Donn doesn't know what to do, he decisively chooses to cooperate, unites with Fox, and sanctions Donn Pictures and "Spider-Man", which will be released this year.

Because Joe Ruth is Michael Eisner's henchman, he applied to launch Disney's propaganda forces to discredit Donn during Don's public relations crisis, and he also got permission.

But I didn't expect that the situation suddenly changed!

Tang En not only successfully survived the public relations crisis, but also achieved fame and influence in the case of joint promotion in several aspects!

Next, Joe Ruth was in trouble.

In order to sanction "Spider-Man", he changed the schedule of Disney's summer blockbuster "Sixty Seconds", trying to join forces with Fox's "." to give Donn a fatal blow.

But now it seems that everything is a joke!

"Spider-Man" has not yet been released, but it has become the focus of heated discussions in the United States, and the popularity is even more popular than the current hit "Mission Impossible 2" starring superstar Tom Cruise.

Such a movie, even if Satan comes, it can't be stopped!

However, Joe Ruth and the situation are completely different from Tom Rothman.

Before Joe Roos, Disney's live-action films were in a vacuum, and he was a man of merit, and he had the greatest support of big boss Michael Eisner, and Tom Rothman came to power after Bill McNick brought out four consecutive North American box office titles, "Independence Day", "Titanic", "My Grand Greek Wedding", and "Star Wars Episode 1".

Therefore, Joe Ruth is much less stressed than Tom Rothman, and when making decisions, he will be calmer and clearer, and everything is in the interests of Disney.

Because behind him stands Michael Eisner, who can carry everything for him.

"Spider-Man" is an unsolvable problem at the moment, and it is conceivable that any movie that collides with "Spider-Man" will become cannon fodder, just like last year's "Star Wars Episode 1: The Ghost Man Menace" was released.

But Joe Ruth hasn't despaired yet!

"Sixty Seconds of Speed" is not a bad movie, it is produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, starring Nicolas Cage and Angelina Jolie, and it is a wonderful action movie.

No matter how popular and fierce "Spider-Man" is now, it is impossible to occupy all the market share, right?

Even leftovers are better than starving to death in the end and losing them all.

"Star Wars Episode 1: The Ghost Man Menace" is not popular? the highest scheduling rate is only 70%, and there is still 30% of the scheduling share.

Joe Ruth understands that at this time, no matter how powerful Disney is, it is impossible for the theater to adjust the film schedule and reduce the screening level of "Spider-Man".

Then there is only one choice left for him, since the big fish of "Spider-Man" can't be eaten, then eat all the small shrimps!

The remaining 30% of the film scheduling rate should be obtained as much as possible!

Joe Ruth called his secretary, "What are the movies that were released at the same time as "Sixty Seconds of Speed"?"

The secretary quickly found out the information, "There are a total of 13 movies, except for some low-cost screenings and test screenings, there are 4 most competitive films in the same period." On June 21, we had the movie "Sixty Seconds", on June 22 Don Films' "Spider-Man", on June 23 we released the British animated film "Chicken Run", and on June 24 Fox "." ”

"Chicken Run," Joe Ruth pouted, "what can eccentric and stereotypical Britons do to make interesting things? ”

The secretary sighed, "yes, the real threat is Spider-Man." ”

"Spider-Man?" Joe Ruth shook his head, "you see, the people who can pose a threat to you must be people of your level. If the gap is too big and you are still worried, it means that you are living in a dream. ”

The secretary seemed to understand something, "Are you saying that ...... opponent of "Sixty Seconds" is not "Spider-Man"?"

"Of course! Our opponent is "."! As long as we grab the market share of ".", even if "Spider-Man" sells more at the box office, those diverted audiences are enough for us to protect our capital. ”

"But we ...... with Fox"

Joe Ruth waved his hand, "Public is public, private is private, capital is capital!"

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Donn stretched, yawned heavily, and walked downstairs.

The two Brazilian supermodels brought him endless pleasure and enjoyment, but it also consumed too much of his energy.

Fortunately, Nicole Kidman has moved out of his house since returning from Cannes, ending this absurd 16-month cohabitation.

After searching for seven or eight rooms in a row, I finally saw Sophie Marceau in the gym, who was lying on a sponge cushion and doing sit-ups.

"So industrious?" Donn was a little surprised.

Sophie Marceau looked back and smiled, "You have to shape your body, the art director asked." ”

"You've worked so hard. Don yawned again, "Don't be too tired today, come back early, I'll sleep with you at night." ”

Sophie Marso teased: "Aren't you very powerful, two women can't bear it?"

Don said, "It has nothing to do with that, they'll be back in New York today." They're models, and they're based in New York. ”

"Oh. Sophie Marceau pouted, "It turned out that no one chose me to think of me." ”

Don wasn't in the mood to talk to her, "Did you read the newspaper? What's the news today?"

In this era when the Internet is underdeveloped and there is no mobile news, newspapers are still the largest carrier of news.

"One thing, all of a sudden, there were a lot of Drew Barrymore scandals in the newspapers, and they were all watching Fox Fox's new film. Sophie Marceau paused for a moment and looked at Don intently, "You can't make it, right?"

Don pursed his lips disdainfully, "This kind of insect carving skill that can't be put on the table, who else can there be besides Disney?"

"Disney?"

Sophie Marceau was surprised.

"Have you forgotten how Disney smeared me a month ago? Forget it, you don't know about Hollywood. With a wave of his hand, Don turned and left the gym.

Back in the study, Don immediately made a phone call, "George, Bruce Willis news, send it out immediately." Tomorrow at the latest, I'm going to let the whole of America know about his marital cheating!"

Now, Disney is starting to discredit "Sixty Seconds" for the box office.

It's obvious.

Don doesn't know how Fox will respond, but if he takes action to clean up Bruce Willis now, it will at least create a false impression for Disney - will this be Fox's counterattack?

Hehe, sowing discord is a very interesting thing!