Chapter 763: A Dose of Fierce Medicine

In fact, Murphy sees very clearly that Spider-Man is a lifesaver in the hands of Sony Columbia Pictures, Peter Parker has pulled back the declining Columbia Pictures again and again, but there are times when he can't hold it back, such as this "The Amazing Spider-Man 2". Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

What to do at this time? Murphy can also think with his toes that Sony Columbia Pictures wants Spider-Man to come home!

Marvel Dafa is infinitely good!

Nowadays, superhero movies are rampant, and the big sellers are basically from the Marvel Comics hero universe.

Spider-Man returns home, returns to his birthplace, and is bound to be rejuvenated with the help of the infinitely beautiful Marvel Dafa.

The information that Murphy has gathered from within Sony Columbia Pictures also proves that Sony Columbia Pictures does have such a plan.

As one of Marvel's most popular superheroes, Spider-Man was bought by Columbia Pictures and MGM Pictures to make his first TV movie as early as 1977.

Twenty-two years later, Columbia Pictures, which has become a subsidiary of Sony Entertainment, got the full shooting rights of the Spider-Man movie from MGM Pictures at the cost of giving up its participation in the new "James Bond" series of films.

The rest of the things are known to everyone on earth - "Spider-Man" directed by Sam Raimi in 2002 set up a monument to Hollywood's summer superhero blockbusters, and was also hailed as "the icebreaker that opened superhero movies".

Sam Raimi's "Spider-Man" trilogy and the two reboots of "The Amazing Spider-Man" have brought Sony Entertainment more than $3.2 billion in box office revenue, making great contributions, and in the face of Marvel's opening of the hero group mode, Twentieth Century Fox and Warner Bros. have also posted hero posts to create the X-Men universe and the DC Justice League universe.

The original plan was to start with "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" and intend to create its own "Spider-Man Cinematic Universe", but the box office of "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" of $700 million did not meet Sony Entertainment's global expectations of $1 billion, and both the box office and word of mouth were at the bottom of the five Spider-Man movies.

Sony Entertainment, which has not yet succeeded, saw a cash cow crumbling, and made the decision to adjust the schedule as soon as possible, "The Amazing Spider-Man 3" was postponed indefinitely, and the future of the villain alliance of "The Sinister Six", which expanded the "Spider-Man Cinematic Universe", was also temporarily stopped, and the rhetoric of a Spider-Man movie every year from 2016 now seems to be just a dream.

However, slowing down and saving capital expenses cannot solve the current situation of Sony Columbia Pictures' tight capital chain and lonely palms, and it is not enough for Sony Entertainment to sit on the mountain alone, it is precisely considering the maturity and long-term of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the market value of Marvel Dafa, Sony Columbia Pictures actively contacted Marvel Studios after "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" was released in North America, and threw out the last bargaining chip - the decision to return Spider-Man in exchange for a pass to enter the Marvel Universe, So as to save Peter Parker, whose commercial value has shrunk.

Murphy got the exact news that Sony Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios had made initial contact, and even consulted several of the main actors of the Avengers.

Sony Columbia Pictures has come up with some initial ideas for Spiders to come home, with Peter Parker first appearing as a key character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe productions, and if a deal is reached, Spider-Man is likely to appear in "Captain America 3: Civil War" or "Avengers 3: Infinity War".

Subsequently, Sony Columbia Pictures and the Marvel team jointly launched a new "Spider-Man" movie in 2017, and the current Spider-Man actor, Andrew Garfield, who has not received a good response from fans, will no longer play the role of Spider-Man.

However, according to the information provided by Robert Downey Jr., although Marvel Studios is very interested in Sony's proposal from Columbia Pictures, it also has many concerns, especially extremely dissatisfied with the distribution of benefits.

In Sony Columbia's proposal, the new "Spider-Man" movie is jointly developed by the two parties, but the core rights such as financing, production, distribution, and copyright are still owned by Sony Columbia Pictures, and they also want to share the big cake of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, while Marvel Studios can only be responsible for the production of the film......

This is undoubtedly unacceptable on the Marvel side.

Obviously, the Japanese cooperation with Marvel Studios is to make a big profit, not to transfer the copyright and really let Spider-Man go home.

If this agreement can be reached, Sony Columbia Pictures still holds the core power of its own Spider-Man movie distribution, production and other core powers, Sony's move is just to borrow "fairy energy" from the Avengers army, and is more interested in the film worldview that has been formed by others and has experienced the test of the market, and hopes to use this worldview to reposition its own single seedling: Spider-Man series of movies, and regain market recognition.

Although Marvel wants to let the little spider go home, it will definitely not accept such an unequal contract.

Murphy and Bill Rothes briefly talked about the news from Robert Downey Jr. and others, "Marvel has concerns, and in several initial contacts between the two sides, the Japanese hold the rights to the Spider-Man movie, and the price offered is too high, making it difficult for Marvel to accept." ā€

Bill Rothes nodded, "Swap me to Kevin Feige's place, and I won't accept such an unequal treaty." ā€

"Kevin Feige is one of the people who has the most concerns." Murphy said with a faint smile, "The little spider coming home is indeed a big gimmick, which can pull the influence of the entire Marvel Universe, but there are also drawbacks, and the disagreement in creation is the first major obstacle." ā€

Although Sony's own Spider-Man movie is its own decision, once there are any changes that go against the setting of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it is a matter for the two companies, what kind of tearing war will be staged at that time?

According to Robert Downey Jr., in addition to these, Kevin Feige has a lot of concerns about the mess at Sony Columbia Pictures and is worried that Sony's situation will drag down Marvel Studios.

"These differences of interest can be resolved through negotiations." Bill Rothes reminded Murphy that "as long as Sony Columbia Pictures is willing to back down, there is still a high chance that they will work with Marvel Studios." ā€

"Hmm." Murphy agrees with Bill Rothes' words, "That's true. ā€

Bill Rothes added, "If that happens, Sony Entertainment will inevitably silence the sound of an internal sale of Columbia Pictures." ā€

Murphy laughed, "So, I've already given Sony Columbia Pictures a dose of medicine!" ā€

"Huh?" Bill Rothes asked curiously, "What kind of medicine?" ā€

"Iron Man!" Murphy said slowly, "Robert Downey Jr! ā€

Bill Rothes's eyes widened instantly, and he understood what Murphy meant, "Good way! ā€

He then asked, "Has it already been implemented?" ā€

"Of course!" Murphy spread his hands and said, "Downey is also interested in Sony Columbia Pictures, and at the beginning of the month, after I called him, I asked my agent to come forward and talk to the senior management of Marvel Studios. ā€

"What about ......," asked Bill Rothes, tilting his head slightly, "how did the talk go?" ā€

Murphy nodded slightly, "Very ideally, Sony Columbia's plan is estimated to fall through." ā€

In fact, he and Robert Downey Jr. did not use any special or unfathomable means, Robert Downey Jr.'s agent just told the senior management of Marvel Studios that Robert Downey Jr. himself dislikes the role of Spider-Man very much, and in all the movies where Iron Man appears, there is no Spider-Man, and there is Spider-Man without him......

In most cases, in the face of this threat, the film company will definitely fire or replace the actors.

A lot of people always say that characters make actors, which is true, and even very true, but some characters are not, such as Iron Man Tony Stark.

Iron Man made Robert Downey Jr., if the actor was changed before the start of filming of "Iron Man", the film may not be successful, but now that the "Iron Man" trilogy and "The Avengers" have been released and achieved great success, Robert Downey Jr. has become synonymous with Iron Man, and Marvel Studios can even pay him $40 million for a single film in order to keep him......

What would Iron Man do if he lost Robert Downey Jr.? How to shoot films such as "Captain America 3" that are ready to be prepared? These are all huge problems facing Marvel Studios.

Iron Man is the most popular character in the Avengers, Robert Downey Jr. is the most popular among these actors, these are the most popular among fans, these are based on sufficient market research, and Marvel Studios is also very clear that the vast majority of fans will definitely not pay for another role to play Tony Stark, which will affect the plans of the entire Marvel Universe.

Robert Downey Jr. is very difficult to do, this has long been revealed, otherwise Robert Downey Jr.'s salary would not have risen all the way to $40 million.

According to the feedback from Robert Downey Jr., Sony's insincere cooperation proposal, and his disguised threats, Marvel Studios, although it did not have the idea of letting the little spider go home, decided that now was not the right time......

Just as Murphy was finishing his conversation with Bill Rossies, more and more reporters gathered at the door of the Death Star Mansion.

"Hey, ask."

A middle-aged reporter leaned up to a short-haired girl with a video camera, "I've been seeing you following Murphy a lot lately, which newspaper and website?" ā€

Daisy smoothed her short blonde hair and said rather coldly, "I'm a freelancer. ā€