The morning sun was pouring through the windows, illuminating the somewhat dimly lit conference room, and Bruce Rosenblum looked so much better than it had been for a long time, and Murphy Stanton was able to sit down and talk to them face-to-face about some of the most basic issues of cinematic style and philosophy, suggesting that he was leaning towards working with Warner Bros. and DC Comics. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

However, there are inevitably differences between the two sides on the concept, which need to be resolved through step-by-step negotiations.

Just like all studios, Warner Bros. and DC Comics do really want to bring in Murphy to save the DC superhero movie, but they don't completely lose their assertiveness and stance and become a vassal of the director.

Especially in DC Comics, the huge success of "Deadpool" makes them think that this is the template for making superhero movies.

This is also an important reason why they keep inviting Murphy.

"Murphy, I fully agree with your proposal to use the reboot of Superman as the lead."

Next to Bruce Rosenblum, DC Comics CEO Diego Harris crossed his hands on the conference table, "Superman in the past was too rigid, I think you can apply some of your ideas from "Deadpool" to the new version of "Superman", increase the humor of the film, and make the film more fun, interesting, and interesting." ”

"You mean to add more jokes to the film?" Murphy asked, looking at him.

"yes, that's it." Diego Harris nodded busily, "Humor can make the film more interesting." ”

"I think the opposite!"

If the most basic conceptual issues cannot be agreed, there is no need for cooperation, so Murphy said very directly, "I think to minimize the jokes and humor in the film, DC superhero movies should establish their own style and label, rather than becoming ordinary summer teen popcorn." ”

He strengthened his tone, "Establish a serious dark wind!" ”

Diego Harris frowned, "Words that lack enough humor and jokes......"

Murphy interrupted him directly, "I'm not a fan of comics, but I've read some Batman comics, Superman comics, and Justice League comics, do you know what one thing in these comics you don't care about?" ”

Without waiting for Diego Harris and the Warner Bros. guy across from him to answer, he gave the answer, "Humor! Sure, there are subtle punchlines and occasional light-hearted moments throughout the comics, but none of these characters and plots are built by humor! ”

In fact, the vast majority of superheroes don't make their fortunes on humor, except for Deadpool and Spider-Man, even Spider-Man just makes jokes between fights.

"It's important to mention this new Superman movie!"

Speaking of which, Murphy stood up, "This is not Spider-Man, nor Deadpool, but Superman!" A god-level existence, whose own abilities are more terrifying than nuclear bombs, his battle is bound to be earth-shattering and super destructive, what kind of consequences will such a battle bring? How many people will be injured by mistake? Can the characters in the film face such scenes and casualty figures with a smile? ”

Murphy added, "Who would want to watch a new version of Superman with so many casualties and count on it, you'd better give me a little fun?" ”

Bruce Rosenblum shook his head first, fighting like Superman, destined to be impossible to be lighthearted.

He can see this, and his eyes are only on the success of "Deadpool" and "Spider-Man", but Diego Harris and others are still hesitating and considering.

"How can anyone have such expectations for a DC superhero movie?" Murphy reminded him, "Do you remember the last time someone tried to make a light-hearted Batman movie? We saw Batman & Robin! ”

In fact, saying this is not only to reach a conceptual agreement with Warner Bros. and DC Comics, but also for his own consideration, and superhero movies that are heavily popcornized and young are not good for his future.

Murphy needs to add points to himself with films that are profound, serious and deeply personal, or at least not minus.

If you push back five years, this style may be very problematic, but now that superhero movies have not really become popular, especially when the Marvel Comics series itself has not yet come out, the situation is completely different.

Marvel Comics has not yet been acquired by Walt Disney, and without the support of Super Media Group, it is far from being comparable to its heyday.

Besides, Murphy never wanted to make a pure fan movie, let alone be very unfriendly to passers-by like the DC superhero movies of the past, and in his hands the comics are only the basis for adaptation, and will never be the key.

He is not a comic book fan himself, and it is impossible for him to shoot and make a movie from the perspective of a comic book fan.

Fan movies are indeed very popular, and many of them can also burst into impressive box office and market responses, but just like Sam Raimi's drastic adaptation of the "Spider-Man" series, a film adaptation that really wants to be a super hit must not be limited to fans.

Especially in North America, many fans may pay for a film, but can fans really be so strong that they can overwhelm everything and make the film completely ignore passers-by?

In fact, the "Warcraft" movie that Murphy has experienced is the best example, after this film was abandoned by passers-by and audiences, how many fans in North America are willing to pay for it?

In this regard, Murphy has long reached a consensus with Warner Bros. and DC Comics, and now the executives of these two companies are not fools, knowing that copying comics and reproducing some classic scenes from the so-called comics will not bring explosive help to the film.

The biggest point of disagreement between them and Murphy is still the future DC superhero series, especially whether the reboot of the "Superman" movie proposed by Murphy as the beginning should be more fun.

Whether it's the dark style he does best, or thinking about the future, Murphy is quite adamant about his position.

"Is Christopher Reeve's Superman movie fun? Of course, Lex Luthor is a goofy cartoon villain with a bunch of goofy cartoon thugs, which is obviously the weakest link in those movies. Murphy has been standing, "These light-hearted passages are simply embarrassing to death, and even if I love Christopher Reeve's Superman series, I'm going to be honest." ”

Frankly speaking, with Murphy's current situation, it is not very necessary to wade into the muddy waters of DC, all the waste of saliva standing here, and the most important thing is that the salary offered by Warner Bros. is really too tempting.

Murphy wants to buy a new property, but high-end real estate in North America is not cheap at all, and some time ago, a real estate agent introduced by Bill Rothes recommended a super mansion in Beverly Hills covering an area of more than two hectares, and he was quite tempted after looking at it.

Of course, such a mansion also sells for a lot of money......

This is one of the reasons why Murphy was able to be impressed by the terms of remuneration offered by Warner Bros.

"Superhero movies don't necessarily need to be humorous." Murphy simply cites two examples, "Look at the films that really broke new ground in today's superhero movies -- 'X-Men' and 'Blade,' are two very serious, cold, dark films. ”

He said seriously, "Many movies are just for fun, but they neglect to correspond to the theme, and they are only eager to achieve certain indicators, and they don't care about the story and character creation at all." They try to make the movie so 'fun' that they ignore the fact that people can enjoy the movie perfectly, even if there is no humor in it. ”

Everyone understands that there are too many blockbuster films, but there is actually no so-called fun and humor.

Audiences go to see crime films, horror movies, thrillers, mental or other levels, these movies have entertainment value, they are all "interesting".

But this "fun" doesn't mean that a joke every two seconds will de-energize your villain, or that a major crisis will be soothed with an extremely playful doll-like scene of violence and then a sharp phrase.

After being baptized by countless juvenile films, more and more fans are agreeing that humor is diluting the tension and seriousness of some films, as many producers are now happy to use humor rather than plausible plot devices.

Murphy also likes to see the various forms of humor in the film, but he also knows that "humor" is not simply a clever joke or a slapstick fight.

Humor can be a subtle irony, or a visual juxtaposition, like a skinny villain fighting a huge, intimidating muscular hero, and some things aren't the kind of fun that makes you laugh out loud.

And frankly speaking, in addition to going to see comedies, how many audiences enter the theater with the purpose of watching the so-called "humor"?

"So, I'm planning to get rid of the infantilizing element as much as possible." Murphy went on to explain, "If it's just a Superman movie, it doesn't really matter, but don't forget that Marvel Pictures is building the Marvel Heroes universe ......"

Speaking of the confirmed news, Bruce Rosenblum and Diego Harris have sad faces on their faces, DC has been left behind by surprise, the only thing to be thankful for is that it is not too far behind, but they have to fight to catch up.

"What we want to create is also a universe with superheroes." Murphy's words did not stop, since he had the intention to do it, he must achieve a successful result, "If you want the audience to recognize such a universe, you have to make it feel serious, realistic and completely believable." ”

Bruce Rosenblum said, "Murphy has a point. ”

Murphy nodded at him and asked Diego Harris, "How would you react if a superhuman-like superpowered person appeared among us, next to you?" Is it in a humorous tone, as if playfully teasing that you are lucky? (To be continued.) )