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"Do you have the confidence to move them?"

Walking down the hallway of the Warner Tower in Burbank, Bill Rothes asked Murphy, "Warner Bros. has always been cautious about this frozen series, and they don't think they can afford to fail again." ”

Murphy was carrying the briefcase, but he didn't have much confidence, smiled, and said, "You have to try it, right?" ”

"I don't have much contact with the top management of Warner Bros., at best I know each other." As he approached the door of the reception room, Bill Rothes said, "This time it's Brian Lauder, who and the rest of the CAA executives really value you." ”

"Hmm." Murphy nodded, and walked ahead first.

Bill Rothes then followed, and to be honest, he very much hoped that Murphy would get the series, because if it was successful, Murphy would undoubtedly become a second-tier or even first-tier director.

He believed Murphy had that ability.

"Hello, Director Stanton."

Before he could get to the reception room, a Warner Bros. staff member greeted him and shook hands with Murphy and Bill Rothes, "Hello, Mr. Rothes. Mr. Berman and Mr. Harris are already waiting for you inside. ”

With that, he reflexively pushed open the door to the meeting room and walked in with Murphy and Bill Rothes.

As soon as he entered the reception room, Murphy's gaze swept over everyone present.

The reception room was more like a place for negotiations, with a long conference table in the middle, five people sitting on one side, and the two in the middle looked the oldest and most imposing, and should be the leader.

Without waiting for the Warner staff member to speak, Bill Rothes stepped forward and made introductions to both sides, as Murphy observed, and the two in the middle were Mr. Berman and Mr. Harris, whom the man had just mentioned.

After Bill Rothes' introduction, Murphy shook hands with the two men and then the other four, before sitting on the other side of the table.

His eyes are also focused on the middle two, Bruce Berman is a typical big fat man, his hair is basically gray, and his eyes are always squinted, he is the latest CEO of Warner Bros.

The other is called Diego Harris, the CEO of DC Comics and a heavyweight.

Murphy didn't expect to be able to reach these two people, and he can only say that CAA and Brian Lauder have a big enough face.

Of course, this also illustrates the importance of the Batman franchise to these two companies in another way!

That's right, it was the "Batman" series that he wanted Warner Bros. and DC Comics to break the seal, and the thick dark qualities of Lord Bruce Wayne fit the style he was good at.

After hitting a wall on the side of Marvel Comics, Murphy's eyes were on the series, and he also made a plan some time ago, and through the channels of CAA, he facilitated the direct dialogue between Warner Bros. and DC Comics bosses this time.

"Director Stanton,"

Seeing Murphy sit down, Bruce Berman suddenly spoke, "Long time no see." ”

Murphy was stunned when he said this, he glanced at Bill Rossies, saw Bill Rossis shook his head slightly, remembered the familiarity he felt when he saw Bruce Berman, and couldn't help but look at him again.

The familiar name and the still impressive face made Murphy immediately think that he had just come out of prison and wanted to develop in Hollywood, and when he went to the crew of "The Matrix" for an interview, the producer who rejected him mercilessly was not the big fat man opposite?

Murphy put on a polite smile, "Yes, Mr. Berman." ”

Bruce Berman's eyes narrowed and he said with a smile, "Director Stanton is young and promising!" ”

Without waiting for Murphy to say anything, he went straight to the point, "I heard Brian say that you are interested in the Batman series, and you have a plan and project template?" ”

If the other party's plan really meets the requirements of the "Batman" series, and is similar to the concept of Warner Bros., and good enough, he doesn't mind tearing off the seal of the series.

"That's true," Murphy opened his briefcase and took out a few copies of the materials, and the staff member immediately walked over and took them and handed them out to everyone on the other side, and when all this was done, he added, "Fans have forgotten about Batman and Robin, and I think it's time to reboot the series." ”

He looked at a few people across from him and continued, "The Superman series and the Batman series are the works that really brought superhero movies into the mainstream eye, and now that your company is preparing for Superman Returns, the new Batman can echo Superman, showing the advantages of group combat that Marvel Comics doesn't have today." ”

Everyone else turned to the information that Murphy brought, but Bruce Berman didn't touch it, but asked, "Batman can't afford the next failure, otherwise the consequences will be very serious, I want to know, how do you plan to continue this series?" ”

"Not a continuation!" Murphy shook his head directly, "It's to overturn and start over!" ”

Everyone else looked at it, as if startled by Murphy's words.

Diego Harris, the CEO of DC Comics, frowned, "To overturn and start over?" ”

"Yes, I think that if you want to save the Batman series, you have to overturn it and start over." Murphy said unceremoniously, "Neither Tim Burton's gothic style nor Joe Schumacher's drag show are suitable for the current market, and the latter almost killed Bruce Wayne ......"

A few people nodded, they have experienced the fall of the "Batman" series from peak to trough, and they still remember the box office and word-of-mouth failure of "Batman and Robin", and if the series starts again, it will be tantamount to a super disaster.

"What do you think?" Bruce Berman looked at Murphy and asked, "What style do you want to give the Batman movie?" What are you best at? ”

In this respect alone, the other party's style is indeed more suitable for the "Batman" series, but ......

Bruce Berman shook his head imperceptibly.

"In the dark," Murphy said calmly, "add a realistic touch." ”

Tim Burton was the first director to adapt the Batman comics into a movie, and his style is cold and gothic, absurd and exaggerated. After the success of the two films, director Joe Schumacher continued the Batman series, but the style continuation failed, making the Batman series in a weak state, and the last part of the series, "Batman and Robin", was rotten to the extreme, which can be said to have reduced the Batman series to an all-time low.

It's not just Murphy who knows this, Bruce Berman and Diego Harris also know it, but when they heard Murphy say the phrase realistic style, the two looked at each other and saw the negation in it.

What are you kidding about shooting a superhero movie in a realistic style? I'm afraid it's even more disastrous than Joe Schumacher's drag show.

Murphy could see that these two people disagreed, but he knew that if he wanted to achieve his goal, he had to fight for it, and still said, "My philosophy, Batman is no longer a superhero, but an ordinary person with stronger body and fighting skills, if you want to get this series out of the predicament, you have to pull Bruce Wayne off the altar and make him an ordinary person." ”

No one expected Murphy to say that, not even Bill Rossis, everyone looked at Murphy with doubts and incredulity in their eyes.

"I wanted to create a fairly realistic atmosphere that made the audience feel like Gotham City was the American metropolis they lived in,"

Despite this, Murphy continued, "The city is thriving on the surface, but secretly it has already begun to rot slowly, all levels of society are broken and fighting against each other, various interest groups are intertwined, corruption is eroding the city little by little like opium, and even the system has become an accomplice to evil......"

Bruce Berman raised his hand to interrupt Murphy, "I'm sorry, Director Stanton, I think the idea of turning Batman into a normal person is ridiculous!" ”

Although Bruce Wayne in the comics does not have any superpowers, he is the strongest among mortals, and he is so far away from the title of ordinary person.

Diego Harris is no better, he shook his head, "Realistic superhero movie ......"

"I think Batman becomes an ordinary person, which is exactly what is most likely to attract the audience," Murphy did not give up, "Bruce Wayne is no longer on the top, with the joys and sorrows of ordinary people, will be sad, will be afraid, will be weak, will fail, will be disoriented, and even will have mental problems." These emotions that ordinary people have, appearing on him, can resonate with the audience! ”

"But the audience wants to see a superhero who can save the world," another Warner executive disagreed with Murphy, "rather than wanting to see a ...... of garbage like themselves."

Bruce Berman interrupted him with a raised hand, motioning for Murphy to continue.

"Everyone has their own journey, and superheroes are no exception, and it is difficult for tall heroes to resonate with the audience when they are separated from the market and the audience, which is why amazing superheroes are more popular today." Murphy cleared his throat and said, "Bruce Wayne is not born to be a hero, he will also wander and be lost, and after being lost, he also needs to find himself, complete self-knowledge and self-redemption. He can't be perfect, if he's as tall and complete as Superman and has no character flaws......"

Even Murphy himself didn't pay attention, and unknowingly pulled on Superman, "It's hard to succeed in such a superhero movie......"

The atmosphere in the reception room instantly cooled down, and Murphy felt like Rosis poked himself, and quickly stopped to look at the other side, Warner Bros. and the executives of DC Comics looked at this side with a little sharp eyes.

Only then did he realize that he had only cared about increasing the persuasiveness of his words, but he had accidentally said the wrong thing. (To be continued.) )