Early the next morning, Murphy and Gal Gadot returned to Los Angeles on a helicopter aboard the Rising Sun, where they landed directly in a private golf club with an apron, and then Murphy met Warner Bros. CEO Bruce Rosenblum again in a meeting room. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Unlike the last time they met, the only person who accompanied Bruce Rosenblum was Murphy's agent, Bill Rossis.

"Hello, Murphy. Hello, Miss Gadot. ”

Seeing the two walk into the reception room, Bruce Rosenblum took the initiative to greet him and shake hands, and Murphy and Gal Gadot responded politely.

However, Gal Gadot knew exactly what he had to do, and after greeting him, he acted as an invisible man.

"Murphy, remember our agreement last year?"

After sitting down, Bruce Rosenblum didn't go around in circles and went straight to the point, "Warner Bros. and I have been waiting for you for a long time. ”

"Last year?" Murphy's face showed confusion at first, and then he shook his head, "I remember we didn't make any agreement at the time, right?" ”

Bruce Rosenblum didn't take his words at all, but said, "When Bruce Berman rejected you, I read your plan, and I always thought that only you could save DC superhero movies." ”

He said earnestly, "Bruce Berman has been kicked out of Warner Bros. by me, and we can continue to work together." ”

Murphy just listened, but didn't give any response, the DC superhero movie adaptation plan was born in response to the situation he was facing at the beginning, through the efforts of recent years, he doesn't need that plan very much now, and after being rejected by Bruce Berman, he has been thinking about it and has some other ideas.

Although these ideas are not yet mature, in Murphy's mind, there is already a prototype, if according to the original plan, continue to cooperate with Warner Bros. and DC Comics, I am afraid that the prototype can only stay in the stage of imagination forever.

Bruce Rosenblum knows that it is not easy to impress a director like Murphy who has been continuously successful and has a certain reputation and influence in Hollywood, the six major Hollywood companies are very strong, but it is also necessary to divide the specific situation, in recent years, Warner Bros. except for the "Harry Potter" series, there is simply no movie that can be handled, "Superman Returns" caused huge losses and shocks, which are still profoundly affecting the company's internal affairs to this day, DC Comics movies seem to have fallen into an endless winter, The pace of spring has never been found.

More importantly, Marvel Comics, the number one competitor of DC Comics, officially established its own film company this year after the unprecedented success of the "Spider-Man" series of comic book adaptations, and successfully raised a huge amount of money to prepare to shoot superhero movies that truly belong to Marvel Comics.

Also, he vaguely heard that Kevin Feith, CEO of Marvel Pictures, has made a complete plan for the Marvel superhero movie, and it is said that as long as the first "Iron Man" can be successful, the follow-up film plan will be laid out ten years later.

These news are undoubtedly worse for Warner Bros., especially before 2000, when it comes to superhero movies, the world only knows "Superman" and "Batman", who will go to see amazing superhero movies? And now, the situation is completely reversed.

When he took over as CEO, he made a promise to the group company that he would definitely revive DC superhero movies.

Bruce Rosenblum dared to do so because of Murphy's continued success and the plan he had carefully read.

If anyone can change the depressed situation of DC superhero movies in the shortest possible time, it is Murphy Stanton!

Bruce Rosenblum is a firm believer in this.

So, he added, "Murphy, Warner Bros. and I are very sincere in our cooperation. ”

Having said that, it was impossible for Murphy to continue to be silent, he thought for a moment and said, "Bruce, if it was three years ago, I would definitely work with your company, but now ......"

"It's not too late." Bruce Rosenblum answered with a smile, "There are no barriers to cooperation between us. As you may have heard, Marvel Comics has made a series of plans for itself, and DC should also have a corresponding competitive strategy. ”

Murphy certainly knows that Robert Downey Jr. is almost certain to star in Tony Stark, and there are some details he knows more than Bruce Rosenblum.

Bruce Rosenblum is really very sincere, "Warner Bros. can give you the final editing rights, all the actors to choose from, the script is also based on your framework, and we can also provide you with the remuneration of an A-list director......"

has been in Hollywood for so long, whether the other party is sincere, Murphy can certainly see that Bruce Rosenblum is indeed full of sincerity, and the conditions offered are only available to a few first-line super directors in Hollywood.

"Bruce, you must know that." Murphy sighed lightly, "Marvel Comics has planned a big series for its own superheroes, and DC wants to get back its own glory and continue to suppress Marvel Comics, and it is impossible for a single "Batman" series to do it." ”

Bruce Rosenblum was full of sincerity, and Murphy rarely gave a more truthful sentence, "And the "Batman" trilogy I proposed, once successful, not only will it not help other DC superhero movies, but it may also become a burden to them." ”

"So......" laughed Bruce Rosenblum, "Warner Bros. is willing to pay a lot of money, please make a long-term plan for a DC superhero movie." ”

That's what he's really for.

Murphy hesitated for a moment, "Can you let me think about it for a while?" ”

Bruce Rosenblum said without hesitation, "Of course, I'm waiting for your good news." ”

Murphy and Gal Gadot and Bill Rothes left the club very quickly, and Bruce Rosenblum did need to think about his proposal, which had been planned to take a break and wait until the end of the year to start working.

Now, Bruce Rosenblum has shown great sincerity.

Later, Warner Bros. led by Bruce Rosenblum and the executives of DC Comics contacted Murphy several times, and the conditions offered, especially the remuneration, are difficult not to be tempted, especially as the director's share, Warner Bros. promised that if the global box office of the DC superhero movie directed by Murphy can exceed the production cost by 3 times, he will be given 20% of the global box office and DVD sales as a dividend reward.

In order to revive DC superhero movies, Warner Bros. is indeed fighting.

This situation is not very strange, such as Peter Jackson took 20% of the global box office from "King Kong", but in a second-tier director like Murphy, it can only be described as rare.

Murphy is just a mortal body with a relatively firm heart, and it is definitely false to say that he is not impressed.

In other words, if the box office of the film reaches seven or eight billion US dollars, how much dividend can he get? This is not a profit share, but a real share of the global box office!

How many people can be unmoved in the face of such conditions?

Of course, Warner Bros. is not wronged, behind these conditions, Murphy needs to plan a clear DC superhero movie series for them, and Murphy will not ignore the global box office more than 3 times the production cost of the constraint.

Being able to meet such conditions basically means that the film will be a great success.

Now that the superhero movie series plan has been surprisingly exposed, Warner Bros. also wants to come up with a corresponding strategy to fight against it.

The voice within Warner Bros. is not completely unified, Bill Rosis has come to the news, some people think that the Justice League dominated by the Justice Triumvirate has a huge influence in the comics, and it is enough to make movies according to the rhythm of the comics, so why spend such a high price to ask a young director like Murphy to dictate.

But not all people are so simple-minded, and if this can be easily successful, there will be no fiasco of "Batman and Robin", "Catwoman" and "Superman Returns".

More people understand that it is precisely with these especially the fiasco of Superman and Batman movies that it is difficult to revive DC superhero movies, and what Warner Bros. and DC Comics need is not similar cold words, but a shot in the arm from the outside world.

Warner Bros. management, led by Bruce Rosenblum, has been actively engaging with Murphy and Bill Rothes, trying to impress him in any way they can, and some people have even run to do Gal Gadot's work, hoping that she will give Murphy a pillow breeze.

It's a pity that Gal Gadot has never interfered in Murphy's work, and this time was no exception.

Despite being quite tempted by the terms offered by Warner Bros. and Bruce Rosenblum, Murphy was cautious enough that if a complete plan for the DC Cinematic Universe was to be developed, the previous plan for the "Batman" trilogy would definitely not be used, and a new plan would have to be made.

And one of his future goals is to win the Oscar for best director, and there are certain concerns about making a completely commercial film, and a completely popcorn-based, simple plot and juvenile film is definitely not the most suitable choice.

If he accepts the invitation of Warner Bros., he will also prove to the outside world, especially the Academy, through the film that even popcorn superhero movies can be shot and produced differently, with a strong noir personal style that has long been labeled as Murphy Stanton, and enough themes to make people think.

Removing the "Batman" trilogy, it is not easy to do this in a superhero movie, and it can even be said to be a difficult problem.

Warner Bros. is still conveying his sincerity through various channels, and Murphy is gradually thinking about it

For three days, Murphy locked himself in his study, seriously reminisced about the DC superhero movies of the past, and decided to have a face-to-face conversation with Warner Bros. about his ideas. (To be continued.) )