Eric didn't stay long, leaving before the lunch break was over. After leaving the studio, Eric couldn't help but turn his head and take a closer look at the studio, which was shrouded in the lazy afternoon sun, and suddenly realized one thing: the reason why Lance was so comfortable letting him visit the set was because he was the only one at the moment - or only a few people who knew the inside of the crew, and if the news leaked in the media, Lance would soon know who it was.

Maybe Lance won't be furious, after all, this is not a high school, but there are obviously many possibilities for things to develop. One possibility is that Lance did this on purpose, allowing others to promote Sin City for free.

Maybe he's right, maybe he's just thinking too much, but Eric suddenly starts to look forward to working with Lance. However, thinking back to the proposal that Lance made today, he could already foresee the turmoil within the "Pirates of the Caribbean" crew, and Jerry was not a talkative maker.

Thinking of this, Eric was a little eager to try.

After sending Eric away, Lance fell into thought, he knew that a person like Eric would not be untargeted, and not in the process of small talk, but before saying goodbye, the last sentence was obviously meaningful.

However, "X-Men 3"? What does this have to do with him, so far, Lance has not heard Cole mention it. When Chaos Pictures and Twentieth Century Fox cooperated "the day after tomorrow", he had no connection with the top management - Thomas, which must have been Thomas-Rothman, one of the two chief operating officers of Twentieth Century Fox.

Sitting here alone, he couldn't think of a reason, so Lance directly called Cole, "'X-Men 3'?" Cole frowned when he heard this, "I didn't hear that Twentieth Century Fox wanted to work with you." "Cole is Reims's agent, and any job will inevitably fall on his desk as soon as it appears, not to mention, with Cole's connections, if Twentieth Century Fox has this intention, he can't be unaware," the last time Thomas Rothman and Tom met on a private party, they did mention you and praise you. But there's nothing else to it about. ”

The compliment on the private party is more likely to be just a polite remark. What's more, "the day after tomorrow" did make Twentieth Century Fox a lot of money, and it was normal for Thomas to have a good impression of Lance.

Cole thought about it seriously, "But I did hear that Brian Singer may not continue to direct 'X-Men 3', mainly because this sequel involves too many blockbuster stars, and it is not easy for each other to fit together, so it has not been able to make the trip, and it has been delayed again and again, and Brian has been a little helpless." ”

A thought flashed through Lance's mind, but the main source of information was memories from his previous life, so instead of saying it impulsively, he led to say, "You go and inquire." Also, Eric came to visit today, obviously the inside of Disney has not been so simple recently, you can find out about Jerry's news. ”

Cole naturally knew about "Pirates of the Caribbean", he knew that this was a job that could not be neglected, and after hanging up the phone, he began to get busy.

Meanwhile, Lance made another call to Ian, and the battle within Disney should be heating up by now. According to Lance's memory, Michael Eisner was forced into the palace in January or February 2005, and as a result, he had a direct quarrel with several major shareholders; In September, Robert was almost certain to replace Michael as the successor to the CEO, and then in October, Disney did change the dynasty.

Now these internal struggles of large companies and between companies, Chaos Pictures is not qualified to participate, and they are just small shrimps trying to survive in the cracks. These whales fight, and the little shrimp will be crushed if they are not careful. Whether it's a Superman reboot or the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, which can make or break Chaos Pictures, Lance doesn't want to be cannon fodder.

So, he needs Ian to pay more attention to this news.

It took some time for Cole to inquire about the news, and he didn't reply to Lance until the next night, "The news of the X-Men series was not deliberately blocked, and it was easy to get out, but the Superman reboot series has always been a major project within Warner Bros., and they have always blocked the news internally, at most, they have leaked some clues, and it is difficult to distinguish between true and false." I've been looking for news for the past two days, and in the end it was Dorothy who helped. ”

The first reaction in Lance's mind was how "X-Men 3" could be linked to the Superman reboot project, which seemed to be a bit big, but he didn't rush to ask questions, but quietly continued to listen.

"The latest news is that Brett-Ratner has a good chance of becoming the director of 'X-Men 3.'" Cole was the first to say the final result, "However, this is not directly related to us, it is worth noting that Bright was originally the director of the Superman reboot project, and in fact, for the past almost six months, Bright has been the director of the Superman reboot project. ”

It dawned on Langston that reality and memory overlapped, "So, Brian Singer became the director candidate for Superman's reboot." ”

Obviously, Eric's hint is actually a warning, telling Sù Lance: Warner Bros. is riding a donkey looking for a horse, and their sincerity in inviting Lance to be the director is definitely not as real as it seems. On the contrary, Disney sent someone to negotiate early, showing enough sincerity. Once compared, the superior and inferior.

Eric is canvassing for Disney and is also holding back Warner Bros. In the blink of an eye, Lance has become the focus of competition between Disney and Warner Bros., and the two sides have also begun to use the means behind it, and in just one year, the change of position and role is really amazing.

The name "Lancelot-Strello" already carries enough weight for the two companies to go head-to-head.

"Yes, but it's not that simple." Cole couldn't help but rub his temples, all the thoughts in his mind were like a ball of thread, and he couldn't find a beginning at all, "Whew, I don't even know where to start." ”

Lance chuckled, "Then start from the beginning." I have plenty of time. ”

Back in early 2003, when the "City of God" was just emerging, and the Golden Globes had only received one nomination, even among the emerging independent directors, Lance was not too eye-catching, so Lance did not enter the eyes of any major companies at all. But Project Superman had already officially restarted at that time.

Warner Bros. invited Tim Burton to team up with Kevin-Smith to create a new version of Superman, who had directed two Batman films in the eighties and received a lot of praise; And Kevin was born in the independent film industry in 1994 with his debut film "Crazy Clerk", and after many years of Hollywood struggle, his comprehensive ability to write, direct and act has been affirmed a lot.

But later, due to the conflict of creative ideas, Kevin and Tim withdrew from the crew one after another, and the director staff went through Michael Bay, Joseph McGinty-Nichol (Joseph-McGinty-Nichol), and fell into the hands of Bright; Similar to the director's position, the script has also been through the hands of four screenwriters, repeatedly revised, but it has always been difficult to satisfy Warner Bros., and finally after the director is determined, the script is really determined, but at this time, it is the actor who has a problem, and the original superman candidate Nicolas Cage is fed up with the repeated procrastination of the whole process and takes over other works.

At the moment when the funds, scripts and directors were all in place, because they could not find suitable actors, the Superman project was once again stranded.

Bright spent more than half a year selecting actors, including Jude Law, Ashton-Kutcher, Paul Walker, Josh Hartnett, Russell-Crowe and many others, except for Russell who didn't want to refuse outright, the other actors were never able to reach a consensus.

In the midst of stumbling, from the director to the script to the actors, the Superman project has been tossed for more than 12 months, and it is still difficult to give birth. Warner Bros. spent a full $50 million in publicity and public relations expenses, but it didn't even start up, which really made Warner Bros. completely angry.

Bright is not among the top in Hollywood, and the "Rush Hour" series is his masterpiece, but other than that, it is lackluster. So, there is no doubt that Warner Bros. put all the blame on Bright, believing that Bright's pickiness and trouble in the casting process led to an impasse in the entire project.

Under such circumstances, Warner Bros. found Lance, who relied on "the day after tomorrow" and "killing people with a knife" to prove himself, hoping that Lance would take over the Superman project and inject more vitality into the project. At the same time, Warner Bros. didn't want history to repeat itself in the "Bright affair", so they approached Brian Singer at the same time.

Not only did Brian bring the "X-Men" franchise back to life, but he also had Oscar-level titles like "The Usual Suspects" that Warner Bros. had high hopes for.

It can be seen from the two candidates of Brian and Lance that Warner Bros. not only hopes that the Superman project can be restarted, but also hopes to achieve a victory beyond the "Spider-Man", from word of mouth to box office.

Ironically, if the trajectory of the previous life is followed, Bright replaced Bright as the director of "Superman Returns", and Bright took Brian's place as the director of "X-Men 3" - for reference, in the preparation stage of "X-Men", Bright was the first choice, but at the last moment Twentieth Century Fox chose Bryan. Moreover, "Superman Returns" and "X-Men 3" both suffered a wave of bad reviews after their release, and the box office was not satisfactory, and in the end, Bright was fired again, and Brian returned to the "X-Men" series.

"So, that means Barry says I have 300 million, but I only have 250 million?" That was the first reaction in Lance's mind. (To be continued.) )