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In the following period, the Wachowski siblings continued to release news, boasting about how amazing the project "Cloud Atlas" was, and Matthew also responded positively, saying that he was very interested in the male protagonist in it, and the interest was not only in words, but also in a series of practical actions.

He met publicly with the Wachowski siblings several times to discuss the script and the direction of the plan, and when he learned that the Wachowski siblings lacked financial support, he brought in partners Sky Dancing Pictures and David Ellison.

David Ellison was also interested in the project, having personally talked to the Wachowski siblings a few times, and then assembled a team to prepare for formal negotiations with the Wachowski siblings.

For a time, "Cloud Atlas" became one of the most watched projects in Hollywood's major productions.

Several film companies, including members of the Big Six, have called to ask Matthew what he thought about "Cloud Atlas", and Matthew's answer was simple, very interested, but he has already reached a partnership agreement with David Ellison's Sky Dancing Pictures, and will not consider working with other companies for the time being.

By cooperating with the hype of the Wachowski siblings, allowing Helen Herman and Wachowski to start negotiations, pulling David Ellison and Sky Dance Pictures to prepare to invest in the project "Cloud Atlas" and a series of other measures, in just over half a month, Matthew created a situation that the actor and investment project of "Cloud Atlas" are inevitable.

Once the pit was dug, they waited for the others to jump inside, but Brad Pitt's side had no contact with the Wachowski brothers so far.

But Matthew is not in a hurry, after all, when it comes to such a big project, no one will make a rash decision.

It is said that many companies have begun to look at the project, including Brad Pitt's Plan B Film Company, especially when he got the news that Brad Pitt changed his previous procrastination style and asked Plan B to step up the handling of Jennifer Aniston's divestment, and even made a lot of compromises and concessions on some inconsequential matters.

All of this made Matthew clearly feel that Brad Pitt was walking towards the big pit step by step.

But he knows very well that "Cloud Atlas" is not the top production in Hollywood, which determines that this will not be a sinkhole, and even if Brad Pitt falls into it, it is not impossible to climb up.

Matthew needed a bigger pit, preferably bigger than Van Helsing and Celestial, so that if Brad Pitt fell, he would fall and die of his own injuries, even if he didn't fill in the earth.

Such a huge sinkhole is not easy to find.

Until April, he didn't find a suitable option.

Such an opportunity is not what he wants, and it can come with it.

As we approached May and Matthew was preparing to start a promotional tour for "Pirates of the Caribbean 3: The End of the World," which would be released during the Memorial Day holiday, a few pieces of good news finally arrived.

"Spartan - The Three Hundred Warriors" ended its screening in all overseas markets, and the global box office has since stagnated at $735.4 million.

For a film that cost only $85 million to produce, this is definitely a super hit.

The follow-up DVD has more content due to its larger scale, and the sales and rental income is also quite gratifying, only the first line of sales, in just over ten days, the $19.9 regular version and the $39.9 deluxe set version have sold nearly 5 million units, with sales exceeding $100 million.

The film also became the runner-up in North American disc sales in 2006 after "Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Soul Coffin".

"Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Gathering Souls" and "The Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta" have all achieved big sales from the box office to the disc to the peripherals, and even the Spartan version of men's underwear endorsed by Mathew launched by Armani at the beginning of this year has also become a super hit in the men's underwear market, and in just a few months, Armani's global turnover in this underwear has reached tens of millions of dollars.

Whether it is a film company or other businesses, they can clearly see and feel Matthew's commercial appeal.

As the president of Hasbro, one of the two major toy manufacturers in the United States, he has publicly said that Hasbro's authorization to buy toys around the movie, if there is a license for Matthew Horner's character, it is definitely a plus.

In addition, there is a company in the San Fernando Valley that has just launched an adult version of "The Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta", which is said to have invested an unprecedented $3 million in that circle, and has gathered the stars of the most famous and popular romantic action movies in North America.

Matthew also specially bought a DVD and watched it with Alexandra D'Addario by the way, and staged a good show of King Leonidas holding a spear and single-handedly taking on the big-breasted Xerxes.

In "The Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta", Leonidas killed the Persian army with a spear and howled wolf.

Maybe it's because the style of "The Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta" is easy to make the audience's hormones burst, or maybe Matthew's style is too bright, after Skydance Pictures directly rejected the copyright purchase application of an adult toy company, many female fans actually launched a protest signature on Facebook.

The female fans strongly protested Skydance Pictures' refusal to sell the rights, and demanded that Skydance Pictures restart negotiations and license the company to make Matthew's version of the doll to meet the needs of the majority of female fans......

Of course, this kind of authorization is impossible to achieve, and Hollywood has long had clear industry regulations that all character image authorizations involving individuals must be agreed by the parties.

But this is also a reflection of Matthew's popularity today.

A star with such a huge commercial appeal doesn't have to worry about roles and work at all, "Spartan 300 Warriors" has brought a series of benign chain reactions, Warner Bros. made concessions in the negotiations of "Superman Hancock for All", and officially signed an actor contract with Matthew.

On the premise of Warner Bros. concessions, Matthew also made appropriate compromises, and the final salary was as high as $33 million, which did not involve later sharing.

"Hancock for All" has been in preliminary preparation under the direction of Aziva Gossman, and shortly after Matthew signed the actor's contract, Charlize Theron also agreed to play the lead role in the actress, with a salary of up to $15 million.

Warner Bros. also adjusted the project's budget from $150 million to $180 million, and was ready to bring in a new investor in return for David Ellison's help, and Matthew pulled him in again.

In some ways, the two have become a community of interests, and it will be relatively easier for Matthew to pull David Ellison to do certain things again.

Just as he will help Helen Herman to the extent he can, Helen Herman has served him many times beyond the scope of an agent, and there are few people in this world who are only willing to give without asking for anything in return.

There are still many studios and projects that have come up, and after Matthew and Helen Herman have seen it, most of them have been turned down.

On the other hand, Matthew's commercial value is further highlighted by his selection of films, and Brad Pitt, who has been silent for a long time, finally has a movement, and after his manager Corina and the Wachowski siblings talked, Brad Pitt met with the Wachowski siblings three times in a week.

He seemed to have heard enough about the situation, and flew to New York to meet Natalie Portman, and he didn't know what the specific conditions were offered, so he persuaded Natalie Portman to throw away Matthew and support him instead.

Matthew's side was not idle, continuing to maintain close contact with the Wachowski siblings, and at the same time deliberately letting Yelena Boyard break the news, revealing the differences in the negotiations between the two sides, such as Matthew's power and salary, Sky Dance Pictures can only come up with $60 million instead of the $100 million required by the Wachowski brothers, etc.

Everyone knows that Sky Dance Pictures has just signed an investment agreement with Warner Bros. for "Superman Hancock for All", and is still preparing a new work in the "Fast and Furious" series, and it is normal that it can't come up with enough funds for a while.

The negotiations between Skydance Pictures and the Wachowski brothers reached a stalemate for a while, and the Wachowski siblings and the company behind them created a resounding reputation for the project "Cloud Atlas" through this period of hype and publicity, attracting a large number of people's attention.

Later, Matthew received the news that Brad Pitt had a team on Plan B's side to coordinate negotiations related to the Wachowski siblings and Cloud Atlas.

The negotiations between the two sides are kept secret and the exact content is unknown, but Matthew can tell from the Wachowski siblings' increasingly cold attitude towards him and Skydance Pictures that they are in a hot fight with Plan B, and that they may really be able to reach a deal.

Entering May, another summer season in North America kicked off, and Matthew was stuck in a busy schedule of work, and at the same time had to run promotional announcements for the two films "Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Coffin" and "Transformers", which could only make David Ellison and Helen Herman stare at Project B and the Wachowski siblings.

In mid-May, when he returned from two promotional trips in New York and met Helen Herman, he learned that the Wachowski siblings had just informed Angel Agency and Skydance Pictures the day before yesterday that they had officially broken off negotiations between the two parties and started project negotiations with Plan B and Brad Pitt.

"Brad Pitt is smart. Helen Herman said to Matthew, "He first co-opted Natalie Portman and used Natalie Portman as a breakthrough to capture the Wachowski siblings." However, their negotiations are still ongoing, and they don't know when they will reach an agreement......"

Matthew nodded, "Then let's rush them, I'll meet you with Natalie Portman." "Mobile phone users, please browse m. to read, a better reading experience.