Chapter 685: Cold and Cruel
After chatting for more than half an hour, Matthew took the lead in saying goodbye and leaving, Kevin Feige sat on the seat but did not move, watching through the glass curtain wall Matthew get into a Mercedes Benz car under the escort of bodyguards, and couldn't help but think of what Matthew had just said.
It is widely recognized in the circle that Matthew Horner has a unique way of choosing movies and is also very thoughtful about the production of films.
That success after success is the best proof of this.
Kevin Feige has actually experienced it, such as Matthew Horner highly recommending Robert Downey Jr. to him, and it turns out that Robert Downey Jr. is simply a natural Tony Stark.
Also, Matthew Horner has a lot of complaints about Gwyneth Paltrow playing Pepper, and as a result, after the movie came out, the role of Pepper received the most criticism.
There are many examples that prove that the North American audience doesn't seem to like Gwyneth Paltrow very much.
Matthew Horner's insight into the market, Kevin Feige sighed to himself.
Although "Iron Man" was a huge success, the next few major productions with an investment of more than $150 million have been launched, and Kevin Feige is also under great pressure.
He knows that this will be directly related to his future.
Walt Disney's success in the Marvel Comics acquisition is very good, and for Disney to truly support him in the future, he must prove that he has the ability to lead Marvel superhero movies to great success.
Today, he asked Matthew Horner to come over, on the one hand, to confirm Matthew Horner's true opinion on Disney's acquisition of Marvel, and on the other hand, he also wanted to ask Matthew Horner about Matthew Horner's thoughts on Marvel superhero movies.
It's about Matthew Horner's investment, and he believes Matthew Horner won't joke with his investment of tens of millions of dollars.
Kevin Feige considered what Matthew had just said very seriously, which made perfect sense and could be called the safest way to develop.
There are too many unstable factors in movies, especially commercial big productions, and it is too far to think about the future of "The Avengers" now.
If a superhero movie alone doesn't succeed, a team of characters that audiences haven't seen on the big screen will receive very little attention.
The practice of superheroes teaming up must be interesting for moviegoers, especially since everyone can watch all this on a bigger screen than the comics, and the interconnected setting of the comics themselves is already interesting, and if you can experience such a wonderful story in the cinema, the audience and fans will definitely be satisfied.
And in the filming and production of these individual films, like the easter eggs at the end of "Iron Man", some seeds can be planted, if these seeds can be successfully fermented, they may be able to exchange for three movies of a certain character, but if not, forget it.
In this way, if you have a better idea for the movie, plant some seeds in a movie, and finally the movie sells well, then there will be several movies in the future, but if this seed is not accepted by everyone, and it ruins the movie, then goodbye, you can do something else.
The more Kevin Feige thought about it, the more he felt that Matthew Horner's words made sense, to make these films well, it is not about sitting down and then discussing how to build a worldview, but about how to make this part first, and if the response is positive and the audience is interested, then continue to expand.
It sounds simple, but it's not easy for Marvel, which has suddenly become successful after years of ups and downs.
The sudden enrichment of the poor often leads to vicious inflation, the pursuit of things that are too far away, and thus the most important foundation in front of them.
Marvel Comics must not be like this.
It seems that Matthew Horner is reminding himself in this tactful way.
Kevin Feige nodded slightly, no wonder Matthew Horner was so successful, such a clear mind is not something that anyone can have.
With this understanding, he feels that Marvel superhero movies will definitely be more successful.
Nowadays, the advancement of technology has made CG more high-standard, and superhero-type movies can make the audience pay, and then they can make a film after being liked by the audience......
Even Matthew himself would not have imagined that Kevin Feige could derive so many things from his words.
It can only be said that over-reading this kind of thing tends to happen to everyone.
In November, Matthew returned to the crew of "Special Forces" to continue filming, and after the crew completed the interior scenes at the Hughes aircraft factory, they flew directly to Europe, first filming in Paris for five days, then moving to London and Dublin respectively, and finally to Iceland to shoot an extremely important action scene.
Although Iceland has not yet entered the coldest season of the year, it is necessary to walk on glaciers and high altitudes.
As early as the preliminary preparations, Stephen Sommers personally visited Iceland and chose Vatnajökull as the filming location.
Located near the city of Hoth in southeastern Iceland, this glacier covers an area of 8,300 square kilometers and is not only the largest glacier in Iceland, but also the largest glacier in Europe, after the Antarctic Glacier and the Greenland Glacier.
Matthew finished putting on makeup, put on a thick white training uniform, got out of the warm makeup trailer, walked on the vast ice field, his ears were whistling by the wind, and from time to time you could see the hot springs formed by geothermal heat, here is like a virgin land far away from human society, nature with its unique ghostly axe carefully carved those uneven landforms, easy to bring people the enjoyment of beauty.
The crew was busy setting up the filming set, and he walked forward for a while and saw Sienna Miller, who had just come out of the makeup trailer.
"Hi Matthew. Sienna Miller greeted him with a white breath on her lips.
Matthew stepped on the thick snow and walked a few steps to Sienna Miller's side, reminding, "It's too cold, where's your coat?"
Compared to the down training uniform he wore, Sienna Miller still wore a tight-fitting black leather suit for filming.
Sienna Miller's assistant chased out of the makeup trailer at this time, holding a long down winter jacket in his hand, and Matthew immediately took it and helped Sienna Miller drape it on her body.
"Thank you. Sienna Miller smiled, "I just came out in a hurry and forgot to wear it." ”
Matthew pointed to a high ground in front of him, where the set was, and said, "Let's get over there." ”
Sienna Miller was wearing black high-heeled leather boots for shooting, and it was inconvenient to walk on the snow and ice, and she began to slip after a few steps, and Matthew quickly helped her.
"Be careful. He reminded.
Sienna Miller turned her head, smiled at him, and hung on Matthew and walked towards the high ground over there.
"It's ...... weather," Matthew looked at the somewhat gloomy sky, "it's too cold." ”
Sienna Miller complained, "Wouldn't it be more cost-effective to shoot in a studio with a blue screen, and why would you have to come to Iceland?"
Matthew shrugged, "I don't know either. ”
"Didn't you double as a producer?" asked Sienna Miller.
"I'm just a nominal producer. "What Matthew wants is to ensure his own rights and interests, and basically not interfere with the normal operation of the crew," Stephen Sommes took the idea in terms of filming, and others could not exceed their authority. ”
He was telling the truth.
Sienna Miller didn't believe it, "Don't you have a lot of power? didn't you get a supporting actress to the crew?"
Matthew said casually, "Carolina Kokuva got the role through an audition. ”
How could Sienna Miller believe this, as long as she is not blind, she can see how Carolina Kokuva got the role of redhead.
She heard from a young girl on the crew who worked as an assistant to Carolina Kokuva that after the duke's rivalry with the redhead was over, Matthew and Karolina Kokuva hurried into the latter's makeup trailer, and it didn't take long for Karolina Kokuva to scream in pain from the trailer.
Later, when the two left the trailer, the girl specially entered the trailer to take a look, and saw that the resin handcuffs and imitation leather belts and other props used by the crew for filming were thrown on the ground at random, as if they had just been used and discarded.
Sienna Miller is a model-turned, and has not completely left the fashion circle, and has heard something about Carolina Kokuva, and now that she thinks about it, Carolina Kokuva must have paid a lot of price when she entered the crew.
However, she didn't mean to be disdainful, thinking that she changed her career from a model to an actor, didn't she also pay a lot? Later, with the help of Jude Law's power, she is still entangled with Jude Law.
This circle is too unfriendly to women.
How many women have given their bodies or more to get a little resource?
What about Hollywood's powerful men?
Thinking of this, Sienna Miller couldn't help but glance at Matthew and nodded imperceptibly, among the powerful men in Hollywood, Matthew Horner actually belongs to the kind with a very good reputation, he, like most people, deals with beautiful women, but actresses can always get rewards from him.
Looking at Hollywood as a whole, Matthew Horner can be said to be a good guy.
Helping Sienna Miller to the high ground, the set was still being set up, and Matthew found a place with a good view and looked into the distance.
A scene like Iceland's full of snow and ice is quite rare for him.
What appears to be a plain is actually a bowl-shaped plateau, and Vatnajökull is surrounded by towering mountains, some of which can reach more than 6,000 feet above sea level.
From this view, the sky was overwhelmingly white, and the earth was white, and the sky was white.
The sight of the glacier is like a white miracle, and while you are in it, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery and make people feel cold and cruel, like a poisonous snake.
It's no wonder that Stephen Sommers chose this place as Cobra's headquarters and asked for a live shot.
The cold cruelty matches the temperament of the cobra too well.