Compared with the previous films, "Superman Hancock" is undoubtedly very close to a bad movie, but this has not affected Matthew's reputation and status in the circle, especially the latter, Matthew, as the leading actor, can bring a film with terrible content to the extent of a box office hit, and it proves his market appeal to the whole of Hollywood.

Hollywood doesn't care whether the film is bad or not, as long as it can bring commercial benefits, it is a popular movie star.

However, Matthew is very sober-minded, and the film "Superman Hancock" was a box office hit, and the good audience reputation he has accumulated in the past has played a key role.

This kind of thing should not be repeated over and over again.

There are too many bad movies, not to mention that he, a person who has touched the threshold of superstardom, even the top stars can't hold on.

Nicolas Cage is a case in point.

Besides, the high and low walks of "Superman Hancock for All" have made him vigilant enough.

The film was released in July, screened for more than three months, and by the end of October, it was withdrawn from North American theaters because of the exhaustion of box office potential, and finally won $312.03 million at the box office in the North American market.

Overseas, the film's popularity has also dissipated, with a global box office of $766.8 million, barely able to break the $800 million mark, and Warner Bros. expects the final box office to be around $790 million.

Regardless, "Everybody's Superman Hancock" was a huge commercial success.

The film was a box office hit, and it also sparked a lot of negative criticism, not only from professional film critics, but also from many film practitioners.

"Now movies are all about how to save the world, there are fewer and fewer scenes in the movies, even my own films, no one knows why, everything is as tense as the strings in a clock. ”

In a recent interview, the famous director David Fincher mentioned some of his thoughts on "Superman Hancock", especially the film company shoots the movie with a certain routine and formula, so that the movie only has the elements of explosion, love, heroes, etc., he thinks that this approach is not a problem, but for him this is not the way he wants to go.

"A lot of studios are still trying to put out good work, and I have a lot of good friends who are producers, but if you're just going to make a movie that the studio does, stay that way, including romances, comedies, torturous Oscar-like films, summer superhero blockbusters, and sequel movies on a slightly smaller budget. ”

Like David Fincher's point of view, it is relatively peaceful.

There are also many well-known independent film directors and producers who believe that Hollywood is currently in a dark age.

Because now the power of studios and big distribution companies is getting bigger and bigger, the whole of Hollywood has become extremely unbalanced, and they think that 1999 is almost the last glory of Hollywood, and after the end of the last century, there are fewer and fewer Hollywood movies that can go down in film history, or there are fewer and fewer Hollywood movies.

In addition, the structure of Hollywood has changed greatly, the studio has too much power, the living space of independent films is getting smaller and smaller, because of the financial crisis, investors have become more conservative, the relationship between studios and Wall Street has become more complicated, no one can do without anyone, money has become more limited, investors have become more and more secure, and money has gradually gathered on commercial productions, because the box office is guaranteed.

They believe that this directly leads to Hollywood's great neglect of small and medium-sized productions and creative films, and Hollywood studios will reap the consequences in the future, when they are only oriented by money and do not spend money on high-quality content, high-quality content will run to new channels, attract audiences, and fewer and fewer people go to the cinema.

But what most viewers like to watch, these people don't think about.

It's not clear what Matthew will do in the future, but in another ten years, what will the audience tend towards?

It is enough for the popular audience to be cool.

Moreover, commercial income is the most critical factor in determining the investment of Hollywood companies, and as long as the investment strategy does not change significantly, the narrative of mainstream Hollywood movies will not change much.

Matthew has been in Hollywood for many years, and has been standing on a relatively high level of the pyramid, and has also thought about whether the mainstream narrative mode of Hollywood movies will completely break through the three-act structure.

He himself thought of two models, the first can be summed up in one sentence, that is, what a person wants to do, there are endless obstacles in front of him, and then overcome the obstacles and get it done, this is a model.

This model seems to be more suitable for commercial films.

The second pattern is when a person suddenly can't find the value of life, and then starts searching, and finally finds it, or still doesn't find it.

This can be said to be the core topic of literary films, who am I, what am I going to do, where am I going?

So, this suits independent films.

Of course, his film art accomplishment is limited, and he is not a forward-looking big man like Spielberg and George Lucas, and his personal ideas are very limited.

Perhaps it is also the major Hollywood studios that should consider this kind of problem.

Like him, it is more about keeping up with the development and changes of the film industry and social times.

Just as the glory of traditional action movies is gone, those who are behind the times will eventually be eliminated, and even if they are remembered, they will not become the mainstream.

In the 90s of the last century, superhero movies could only be regarded as a small genre film in Hollywood, but now they have gradually become the mainstream of business, and Matthew has successfully caught this commercial express.

In October, Kevin Feige made a special appointment to meet Matthew.

"I heard that you sold all your Marvel Comics shares to Walt Disney?" asked Kevin Feige directly.

This matter has long been publicized by Walt Disney, and Matthew has no need to deny it, "Yes, Walt Disney has made conditions that I can't refuse." ”

Today, the negotiations between Walt Disney and Marvel Comics management continue, but the offensive against minority shareholders has not slowed down, and the acquisition of Marvel shares has exceeded 20%.

Kevin Feige was curious, "Matthew, "Iron Man" has just been successful this year, and many superhero movies in the future are also on the agenda, and Marvel Comics' stock has a lot of room for appreciation in the future, why would you want to sell it?"

Matthew frowned slightly, thought about it, and said, "Kevin, don't you think that Marvel superhero movies need a broader development platform?"

Hearing this, Kevin Feige had a thoughtful look on his face.

"If you can pour the power of a giant media group into creating a Marvel superhero series. Matthew said slowly, "Marvel superhero movies can definitely be more successful." ”

He asked tentatively, "Did Walt Disney have been in contact with you too?"

Kevin Feige smiled and didn't deny it, "Asked me what I mean, but I have very little Marvel in my hands." ”

With Disney signing a supplemental agreement to invest in Marvel superhero films, Matthew is now very happy to see Walt Disney swallow Marvel Comics, after all, this supplemental agreement can only be realized if Disney successfully acquires Marvel.

So, he said, "I want to make a profit on my investment, and what about you, Kevin? You want to make the Marvel superhero movie go unprecedented." ”

Kevin Feige didn't answer.

Matthew continued, "But you and I know very well that it's too difficult to rely on Marvel Comics alone! Paramount Pictures, as a pure distributor, will not invest too many resources in Marvel superhero movies. ”

"Hmm. Kevin Feige nodded slightly.

He fully agrees with this, if Paramount Pictures does a more adequate job of publicity, "Iron Man" actually has potential to be tapped.

Some of the words stopped at the point, Matthew didn't say more, Kevin Feige is a smart guy.

Even if he is not involved in the actual operation of Marvel Comics, he knows that Kevin Feige is at odds with several bigwigs in Marvel's creative department, especially in film adaptations.

If he is in Kevin Feige's position and wants to resist the pressure within Marvel, the best way is to attract external assistance and use the power of Walt Disney to break the inherent order of Marvel Comics.

If Kevin Feige can win the support of Disney, as long as Walt Disney's acquisition of Marvel Comics is successful, his voice in Marvel will definitely increase.

Matthew didn't say these words explicitly, but then hinted at a few words, and judging by Kevin Feige's words, it seems that there are also considerations in this regard.

After chatting about Disney for a while, Kevin Feige took the initiative to change the subject and asked Matthew, "Do you have any thoughts on our superhero movies?"

"Me?" Matthew shook his head, "Kevin, I'm just an amateur. ”

Kevin Feige said very seriously, "If you are an amateur, the people in charge of the film business in Hollywood companies are probably mentally retarded." He looked at Matthew, "Every time you choose a movie, you always get success, and you can't have thought about the future of Marvel superhero movies." ”

Matthew can't tell the truth, right, how stupid would that be?

"Kevin, you're the producer of the whole series, and you definitely have the full range of things considered. Matthew said slowly, "I'll just say a little." ”

"Speak. "Kevin Feige seemed very serious.

He took Matthew's words very seriously, and compared to Matthew, he felt that he had too little experience of success.

"My only advice is: don't worry about the cosmology, you should worry about the movie itself. At first, we just wanted to make a good "Iron Man" movie, and then we just wanted to make a good movie about Hulk and Thor. And then at the same time do something that no one else has done, which is to put these movies together and let those die-hard comic book fans experience that Spider-Man climbs into the headquarters of the Fantastic Four, or Hulk angrily crashes into Iron Man's comics. ”