Chapter 274 Casting Turmoil
Mark was thinking about Scarlett's sentence "It's harder to be a good person than to be a bad person" Megan came over again and said: "Today is everyone's day off, I don't want to talk about this, but some things are better to know early, and David's role may not be guaranteed." ”
Mark said, "What?" David's character must be 007, and it will never be Dr. Shepard, and Ryris treats him as a pillar.
Meghan said: "Barbara Brockley is now clearly opposed to David playing James Bond, she thinks that David's temperament is not elegant enough, and his characteristics are not outstanding enough, and he is not the right person. ”
Mark's face suddenly became gloomy, and he said, "Is this piece of fat reserved for outsiders?"
Meghan said: "Of course I support David on the throne, but the other party is resolute. ”
Although the beginning of each 007 movie is marked with the MGM/Luen Mei Film Company logo, and 007 movies are also regarded as the lifeblood of MGM, MGM has relied on 007 for more than ten years, but in fact, all 007 movies belong to the Brockley family, and belong to their family-run small production company EON Productions.
In 1960, Brockley, who was over half a hundred years old, married three times and had just gone bankrupt, said to his wife: "I'm going to start over, let's adapt Ian Fleming's." "And so began a legend.
In the early sixties, the copyright agent of 007, Brockley and Harry Saltzman, who had nothing, approached Luen Mei and asked for a meager $1 million investment in "Dr. No", in order to save money, he politely rejected Gary Grant and boldly chose Scotsman Sean Connery to play Bond, the two worked together for nine years and shot eight successful 007 films. Saltzman sold his stake in the company, and Brockley became the unique Bond boss behind the scenes, making him one of the most successful producers in Hollywood of the last century, and ten years after his death, EON is still in the hands of his stepson and daughter, continuing the myth of 007.
Barbara Brockley, a brown-haired, soft-looking woman, spent her childhood on 007 locations around the world. She was the only daughter of old Brockley, and her personality was a mixture of her father's iron will and her mother's sensitivity.
Brockley Sr. saw early on that this daughter could become the next head of the 007 Empire, in fact, he had no good choice, and it turned out that she did not disappoint her father, Barbara's first 007 film, "GoldenEye" in '96 was an unprecedented success, she adopted the suggestion to change the "M" to female, this rather bold move gave the character unprecedented depth, in "GoldenEye", Judi Dench said to 007: "I think you're a machismo, The female-hating dinosaur is a remnant of the Cold War era. ”
Since the first Bond Shaun Connery was tired of 007 movies announced his retirement, the selection of each Bond has become the most concerned topic for fans around the world, but the final decision can undoubtedly only be the members of the Brock family, the elder Brock is the most successful 007 Sean Connery, and also the most unsuccessful Bond George Rasimby.
The 007 series of movies is the lifeblood of MGM, and it is also the Brockley family of EON company, they rely on this movie to eat all over the world, EON has the production rights, MGM has the distribution rights, MGM raises funds, EON is responsible for production, how the interests of the two parties are distributed, the outside world does not know, but EON must take a considerable part of the proceeds, box office, DVD, TV on demand, peripherals, comprehensive involvement, every 007 movie released, is a sensation, but MGM does not earn as much as the outside thinks, just making a hard-earned money, far less dominant than Warner in "Harry Potter".
Brockley has his eye on Brosnan, but his offer scared everyone off, Brockley is suggesting a global draft, but Mark and Meghan insist that David is on the throne, she is disgruntled, and the show of muscles comes.
Now everyone knows that MGM is in a difficult time and needs a 007 movie to boost morale, so she took the opportunity to blackmail her.
007 movies are the lifeblood of MGM, a steady source of money, but Mark really doesn't pay much attention to it, first of all, he divided one-third of the income, they can only make a hard-earned money, I have "Transformers" and Marvel in hand, some are big-selling IPs, all copyrights and intellectual property rights are in hand, each one makes a lot of money, there is like 007 movies, making a little money and suffering so much.
Mark said to Meghan: "Do you believe me? I can create a super IP that is no less than the 007 series." ”
Megan said, "Of course! So far, you're right. ”
Mark said: "Tell Eon's Brockley that there is only one candidate for 007, otherwise I won't shoot, I can wait." ”
Megan smiled: "I like to deal with tough people, I will tell Brockry word for word, but what about MGM?"
Mark said, "Prepare for 'Twilight', right?"
"Twilight" is Mark's starting work, with these two pairs, he has countless fans, but the third part has not been released for a long time, Bezos of Amazon and Peter of Random House are all dying, but who can force Mark? There have long been rumors of putting "Twilight" on the big screen, but Mark does not speak, and rumors can only be rumors.
Now Mark finally nodded, it has sold more than 50 million copies worldwide, has a huge number of fans, countless studios drool over it, even Warner is no exception, and has hit it several times, Hollywood jokingly called it "Little Harry Potter", and now handing over this killer to MGM should satisfy them.
Meghan is willing to work with people who move quickly, are tough and decisive, and compromises are not her cup of tea.
This can be understood as the Yibo between the production company and the distribution company, as a contracted partner, it is impossible for them to abandon each other or seek cooperation with a third party, and it is also like a marriage that cannot be divorced or cheated.
As Paramount's biological son, Liang Tang fell out with Paramount because of "Professional Secret Service", and also slapped Paramount's big boss Lei Shidong angrily by virtue of his production rights to "Professional Secret Service".
Like MM and Warner, they jointly own the copyrights of "The Hangover" and "Chainsaw", Warner tried to reach into it, arrange its own people, and obtain more benefits, but Mark had already arranged it, and the contract stipulated that MM was solely responsible for production, Warner was responsible for distribution, and MM also had part of the distribution rights for "The Hangover", which meant more oil and water.
Now filming twenty-one episodes of 007, the rights and interests of the two parties have long been agreed, and there are not many places where you can do it, and the candidate of this actor James Bond has become the first big fat, except for those 20 million gentlemen and veteran actors, who is not impressed? starring in a series of blockbuster movies, the soaring salary is a natural thing, Brosnan and Maguire in the past have been so expensive that big companies can't afford to pay for it, and the future sixth generation 007 and Iron Man, after a few movies, the salary has risen to the appalling level of 100 million, please don't move.
Like Captain Jack, a sex man, if it weren't for the six consecutive pounces, he urgently needed "Pirates of the Caribbean" to regain popularity, Disney wanted him to return, but he was afraid that he would have to offer a price of 100 million, so the sequel movie, starring in a certain number of episodes, it is necessary to abandon the pit.
Mark and Meghan both intend to bring out a superstar of their own, originally David had the protection of "Iron Man", and it was a matter of time before he became popular, but by mistake, this role was always Donnie's, David's car accident and Downey's appearance made Mark have an illusion of fate that was difficult to change, but he didn't want to admit defeat, he wanted to fight, this 007 role, he was determined to win, he couldn't sit back and watch such a big piece of fat and let others eat it, fortunately he is not an ordinary person, and he will not regard the 007 movie as a lifesaver, to put it mildly, ", " Wedding Proud earned far more than that, because he was not in a hurry and could sit firmly on the Diaoyutai in the Yibo with the production company.
These are all troubles, and it is actually very disappointing to say it at the party, but they have to do this, fortunately, as long as they decide on the strategy, the specific things Iger will implement in place, for Mark, Iger is convinced, although he is young, but he has the resources of a hero, he is not twenty-three years old, sitting on the two giant companies, as long as he digests the stomach, he is another Lei Shidong and Mei Duo, Mark completed the height they reached in their sixty years in their twenties.
MM swallowed Columbia Pictures and MGM Pictures, Iger thinks this is Mark's work, if there is no collusion between Mark and Martin, he doesn't believe it, under the spread of people with a heart, the fateful friendship between Mark and Martin is exposed, many people are willing to believe that Mark bribed Martin and let him pit the Foundation's money, and it is said that a shareholder secretly launched an investigation.
But Egger doesn't care about this, fait accompli, he eats what he eats, he will only pull it out, never spit it out, they are one of the five major law firms in the country, and they don't have to be afraid of the lawsuit to the Supreme Court.
And Iger also knows David's status in Mark's mind, this industry is playing eyeball economy, if you don't hold a superstar, who will be the same thing as you, who will recognize your strength, and what cohesion does the agency have, so for 007, he also thinks that MM is bound to win, either David or Heath, and it must not be cheap outsiders, he is very happy that Mark and Meghan understand this.
So Iger immediately conveyed MM's will to EON, and their opinion remained the same.
Brockley, a gold-medal female producer, is also a tough person, she said: "It's a pity that "Casino Royale" is afraid that it will not be able to start filming. ”
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