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"Matthew, let me introduce you. ”

Inside the booth, Rachel McAdams introduces Matthew to the white man in his thirties, "This is Kevin Feige. ”

Kevin Feige took the initiative to extend his right hand to Matthew, "Call me Kevin." ”

Matthew shook his hand, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Kevin." He then added, "You can call me Matthew." ”

Kevin Feige made a gesture of please, "Sit casually, Matthew." ”

Rachel McAdams was very attentive and took the initiative to help Matthew pull out the chair, and while Matthew sat down, he kept quietly observing Kevin Feige.

This middle-aged man in his thirties looked unremarkable, a little bald, and his face was quite unfamiliar.

But did Kevin Feige ever see the name Kevin Feige on the entertainment gossip of the Internet when he was on the other side of the Pacific? Matthew can't be sure of this, after all, it is either the stars on the screen or the superstars like James Cameron and Steven Spielberg who can really impress him.

Yesterday Rachel McAdams said that Kevin Feige is a producer, who watches movies and has nothing to do to pay attention to who the producer is?

"I've wanted to know you for a long time. Kevin Feige said politely, "It's a pity that I never had the chance." ”

Matthew smiled and said, "Isn't this opportunity a good time now?"

Kevin Feige laughed too, "yes! ”

Thinking of the company behind him that was not in a very good situation and the projects that had come close to falling through several times, he had great expectations for this meeting.

It is true that Nicolas Cage and Tom Cruise are also very famous, but the former has been unlucky in the past two years, and he can't cry in case he even gets involved in this project, and the latter's salary that reaches the ceiling of Hollywood is simply unacceptable.

In contrast, Matthew Horner is more suitable.

He glanced at Rachel McAdams, who had climbed up from the bottom step by step, and immediately understood, stood up and said, "You guys talk first, I'll go ask for some dessert." ”

With that, she strode out of the place.

Compared with Rachel McAdams, Kevin Feige is much more direct, seeing Rachel McAdams go away, he said with a smile, "I guess Miss McAdams mentioned to you, I have a project in my hand, and I am currently missing a leading actor." ”

Instead of answering Kevin Feige, Matthew asked, "Which studio do you represent?"

Kevin Feige said directly, "Marvel Entertainment. ”

"Marvel Entertainment?" Matthew instantly remembered a lot.

The awkward dance makes the villain brain-dead, the airport elementary school students make a fight, the oral live boss, and the superhero children's film......

"Yes, Marvel Entertainment. Kevin Feige said directly, "Marvel Entertainment is ready to venture into the film production industry, and I was one of the producers of the first film project to be independently produced by Marvel Entertainment. ”

Matthew has watched a lot of Marvel superhero movies, as of the first part of "The Avengers", Marvel's super movies are still very interesting, and the later ones are not very suitable for adults to watch, and they have almost become children's movies.

Think about the Disney castle opening credits in front of every Marvel superhero movie, which is the Walt Disney logo, and since Marvel belongs to Disney, it's not surprising that it has become a children's film.

Even the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series is moving closer to children's films.

Which superhero movie did Marvel produce during this time period? He recalled it carefully, as if the first to appear were Iron Man and the Hulk.

It can't be "Iron Man", right?

Matthew asked tentatively, "Which superhero movie are you going to make?"

Kevin Firth immediately gave the answer, "Iron Man, Tony Stark." ”

Matthew nodded slightly, sure enough, it's a big piece of.

"We've been working on this film for years," Kevin Feige said when he saw him thinking, "and it won't start filming in March next year at the latest, and it's planned to be released in the summer of 2008, and we're very sincere in inviting you to play Tony Stark." ”

Tony Stark is undoubtedly a very brilliant superhero, and if it had been two or three years ago, Matthew would have followed, but for now, forget it.

Originally, Matthew thought that Rachel McAdams would bring a film that would interest him, but he didn't expect that Rachel McAdams would be mixed with Marvel.

This trip can only be disappointed.

"I'm sorry, Kevin. Matthew didn't want to waste each other's time and directly refused, "I'm not interested in starring as a superhero." ”

Starring in a superhero movie, being stereotyped by the role is almost inevitable, and even if you are not stereotyped, it will have a great negative impact on the impact of starring in other genres, and almost all successful superhero movies will bring such consequences.

As for failed superhero movies, look at the years when George Clooney starred in Batman's failure, and Ben Affleck hasn't slowed down until now......

The film's failure was a huge enough blow that the success of the film was unlikely to bring more benefits to an A-list star like him than other types of films.

If he plays Tony Stark and the film is a big hit, it is very likely that he will be limited by the role of Iron Man and appear in other types of big-budget films, which is much less likely.

Why would he choose the risky one when the benefits are about the same?

He is now a popular A-list star with huge box office appeal, and if it goes well, he can try to climb to the superstar position, and he is not a newcomer or a star facing no way out.

Even if "Iron Man" can be as successful as it once was, and then Marvel successfully forms the Avengers, he will not be able to become a real superstar, he can only become a Marvel superstar under limited conditions, and he will be completely tied to the ship of Marvel's future awkward dance.

Having said that, although he has no culture or artistic taste at all, and he sneers at movies that are pretentious, but thinking about the future, he may be embarrassed to dance as a villain, and he will lose interest in an instant.

once saw that galaxy awkward dance troupe, his interest in Marvel movies instantly turned negative, and when he got to the airport elementary school students to make an appointment with the current angry ex, he never wanted to watch Marvel's superhero movies again.

Kevin Feige didn't expect Matthew's attitude to be so resolute, originally he thought that with Rachel McAdams as an introducer, maybe the two sides could have a deep talk, and then face the difficult agent.

Matthew discussed with Helen Herman a long time ago, after all, how popular superhero movies used to be, I'm afraid even Marvel's bigwigs will not know better than him, Helen Herman's rhetoric at the time, coupled with his own personal experience in Hollywood in recent years, is really not interested in starring in superhero movies.

If he's like Robert Downey Jr. now...... No, even if it's Nicolas Cage, the benefits of taking on "Iron Man" definitely outweigh the disadvantages.

But with his current coffee position, he doesn't need "Iron Man" at all.

Although he is a typical commercial movie star, he is a star who has always maintained a high style, starring in comic book superhero movies, which is simply too hurtful.

The coercion of big stars is directly linked to money.

The high income that superhero movies may bring is not as good as starring in other movies, but once the pressure is lowered, it will be difficult to get a top-level commercial endorsement contract.

The risks and benefits are not proportional at all.

Unless the benefits are large enough to completely outweigh the risks......

Just when Matthew was thinking so, Kevin Feige said again, "Don't rush to say no yet, okay?" He opened his briefcase, took out a document, and pushed it in front of Matthew, "This film has a production budget of $140 million, and it has been confirmed that it will be directed by Jon Favreau, and if nothing else, the heroine will use your friend Rachel McAdams." ”

It was impossible for this condition to impress Matthew, who did not open his mouth and prepared to take his leave.

Kevin Feige added, "Matthew, Nicolas Cage and Tom Cruise have all expressed their love for the character and want to play the role of Tony Stark ......"

Matthew sighed inwardly, Kevin Feige is borrowing Nicolas Cage and Tom Cruise to elevate the film and the role of Iron Man.

As for whether Nicolas Cage and Tom Cruise are genuinely interested, who knows.

But Marvel Entertainment temporarily pushed these two people away. Kevin Feige seemed sincere, "The protagonist of Tony Stark is rich, handsome, funny, and charismatic, and only you can make young people like him." ”

This sounds quite sincere, but Matthew doesn't feel where the sincerity is, maybe it's really difficult for Marvel Entertainment now, maybe it's trying to save money as much as possible, or maybe it's about leaving it to talk about it when facing the agent, Kevin Feige's words have never touched on the aspect that best represents sincerity.

Kevin Feige was about to continue, but Matthew raised his hand to stop him and said, "Kevin, I've read the comics about Iron Man and know something about the character. ”

"That's better!" Kevin Feige didn't miss any opportunity, this film is too important to him to Marvel, no one can afford to risk failure, once it fails, the entire Marvel plan will have to be overturned, so he said, "A reader of Iron Man, starring in Iron Man ......"

"Kevin!" Matthew interrupted again, and simply asked directly, "How much is Marvel Entertainment going to pay for me?"

It seemed very inappropriate for him to say it himself, but there was no one else here, just him and Kevin Feige, and he was getting used to the Western style of going straight and straight.

If Marvel Entertainment can offer a salary of 20+20, then the risk and return will be proportional, it's not impossible to consider this "Iron Man", it's a big deal to earn a lot of dollars after acting in this one, and say goodbye to Marvel when you are not particularly affected by the role.

Tens of millions of dollars in earnings were enough for him to temporarily cover up his discomfort with awkward dancing.

To put it bluntly, he is not interested in movies, but he is tempted by money.