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In fact, last night's party was a glimpse into the ups and downs of Hollywood. Less than twelve hours after the party ended, Cole had already deeply felt the surging depression and restlessness of the dark tide, and the six major Hollywood film companies appeared on the scene.

Warner Bros., who bore the brunt of the project, is undoubtedly full of sincerity, not only bringing the project of "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", but also the ambition of a billion dollars to build the DC Universe is even more shocking. It can be seen that Barry Meyer is decisive and calm and objective, although in the past year, Warner Bros. has repeatedly collided head-on with Chaos Pictures, even if it is not an exaggeration; But after witnessing the success of "Fury Road", Barry made a decisive decision, and in the face of the rumors of "Iron Man", he took the initiative and extended an olive branch to express his intention to reconcile, and at the same time began to seek the huge benefits contained in the DC universe - especially when "Superman Returns" has just experienced an avalanche fiasco, this courage is even more valuable.

Warner Bros. was able to rule the first decade of the twenty-first century by no means by luck. Whether it was buying out the adaptation rights of "Harry Potter" from Diorama Pictures, or today's prediction of the DC universe with clues, it has shown a wisdom beyond other competitors. Even after entering the second decade, due to the end of the "Harry Potter" series, Warner Bros. was overtaken by Disney, but they still ranked in the top three among the six major studios, and Barry played a major role.

This time is also the same, in the face of the rise of the "seventh player" Chaos Pictures, Warner Bros. was the first to try to suppress, and at the same time the first to try to cooperate after determining that the rising momentum could not be stopped. It's not about standing by and watching, it's not about being stubborn, it's about putting your interests first, and making the best choices in a timely manner - if Warner Bros. and Chaos Pictures work together to develop the DC Universe, who will benefit the most? Of course it can't be Chaos Pictures.

As Lance expected, the invitation to "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" is more of an expression of the intention and friendly attitude of cooperation, and the essential meaning is not in the real cooperation, the Warner Bros. drunkards do not mean to drink, the DC Universe is their top priority, because the adaptation rights and distribution rights of "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" are in the hands of Paramount.

Compared to Warner Bros., Paramount has always been a proactive party, and Brad Gray's friendship with Lance leads the other five major film companies. Unlike Warner Bros., Paramount really hopes that "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" will be directed and starred by Lance, Brad took over the stormy Paramount, and now they are facing many difficulties, and funds are also stretched, in order to avoid risks, they have to take out some big projects to cooperate in filming, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" is one of them, this work with the goal of "Forrest Gump", the investment cost is as high as 150 million, and the follow-up publicity cost is also 50 million, so, He had no choice but to find Warner Bros. If this project can be controlled by Lance, then Paramount will breathe a long sigh of relief, and Barry's conversation with Lance last night, Brad also knows it.

However, with Brad and Lance's personal relationship, he must have been more convincing than Barry in person, but he didn't, for the simple reason that Paramount is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and they must have something to ask for - the "Mission Impossible" series, and the "Star Trek" series.

The former naturally does not need to be repeated, the classic series led by Tom Cruise, although the box office of the third part this year is not satisfactory, but Paramount still does not want to give up easily, Tom and Wade's temptation can be seen, if Lance is willing to accept, the launch of the fourth part is not a problem, but in the case of choice, Brad is obviously more inclined to the latter.

Star Trek began as a TV series that began in 1964 and has become one of the world's most famous sci-fi film and television series after four decades. Although it is quite unfamiliar to Chinese/Chinese audiences, in North America, this is a science fiction work comparable to "Star Wars".

In the past few years, "Star Trek" has been put on the big screen in the form of a series of works twice, the first was from 1979 to 1991, a total of six films, of which the second and fourth are praised as masterpieces worthy of going down in history; The second time was from 1994 to 2002, a total of four works, the box office results of the works are acceptable, but the influence is greatly weakened, far from comparable to the previous ones.

2002's "Star Trek 10: Nemesis" was a big disappointment with only 67 million at the North American box office, so Paramount temporarily put the series on hold.

But now Paramount has found the man at the helm - Lance. "Fury Road" is known as a post-apocalyptic epic, more grandiose, thought-provoking, and whimsical than "Star Wars", just the first work, has already made people have countless expectations and fantasies about the end of the wasteland, such a grand occasion, thirty years later, I saw it again. If Lance can take the helm of Star Trek, it will surely bring the series back to life.

Not anyone else, but as long as it's Lance, it seems that anything impossible can be turned into a possibility. This powerful belief, which is gradually developing into a belief, is so high that even Steven Spielberg, even Clint Eastwood, even George Lucas, even James Cameron, have not been able to reach it. But now, Lance is touching this incredible realm, whether it is professional word-of-mouth or commercial box office, the myth of no defeat has brought a mysterious aura to Lance, not to mention the devastating record of "Fury Road".

Professionals who have always been picky about science fiction movies have closed their mouths in the face of Paramount's choice this time. Although fifteen years have passed since the great success of the last "Star Trek" movie, twenty years have passed since the "Mad Max" series, and who can guarantee that "Star Trek 11" will not become the second "Mad Max 4"?

As for Universal Pictures, which has always been cautious, it seems to the outside world to be more like a headless fly - proactive in approaching, but not having enough chips in hand. With the news of the "Incredible Hulk" in full lockdown, it is widely believed that Universal Pictures has no way to convince Lance to work with them, but Universal's statement is undoubtedly crucial, because it means that Chaos Pictures has already received half of Hollywood's six major studios.

Universal Pictures is the least likely company to develop a sequel among the six major Hollywood companies, and the "Fast and Furious" series launched its third installment this year, but it was forced to a dead end by their marketing; The "American Pie" series is also becoming more and more lifeless, and it is almost turning over corpses; The "Spy" series was their only reliance - but Paul Greengrass's work was unanimously recognized, and there was no need to change directors; The "Mummy" series has been weak by the second part, and it is hard to believe that there will be a sequel later...... Moreover, most of Universal Pictures is a low-to-mid-budget comedy that is almost impossible to impress Lance.

At present, the most reliable rumor is "Wanted", because Universal Pictures began to ban Angelina Jolie for this work, which caused a lot of discussion in the industry. However, Angelina, like Lance, was originally a thorn, even if there was no so-called banning, the acceptance of her works was very narrow, so the major film companies did not care too much about it at present.

However, "Wanted" obviously does not have many advantages, especially in the comparison of Warner Bros.'s DC Universe and Paramount's "Star Trek", which also strengthens people's thoughts: Universal Pictures is destined to miss the cooperation with Chaos Pictures.

Twentieth Century Fox and Sony Pictures seem to have been somewhat silent and seem to have made up their minds to sit idly by.

Twentieth Century Fox is quite confident, and "Fantastic Four 2" and the reboot "Die Hard" have invited lesser-known directors; "X-Men 3" did not have a big hit, but the box office performance is still worth affirming, and the currently developing "Wolverine" has found Gavin Hood (Gavin-Hood) to direct, the director last year with the work "Gangster Thug", first shined at Sundance, then won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film Statuette, and now it is logical to take over "Wolverine", which makes people think of Lance's rise route; In addition, all their focus is on James Cameron, and the pre-production of "Avatar" has been running for more than a year and still has not been put into actual shooting, which will also be their next priority.

Thomas Rothman and Jim Chianopoulus, two old foxes, faced with the rising momentum of Chaos Pictures, chose to be "steady", coldly waiting for changes, and then waiting for an opportunity. They are clearly more confident than the radical Paramount, and the fact that Twentieth Century Fox kept the two leaders at a high salary earlier this year shows that the board has a lot of confidence in them.

Sony Pictures has been making moves in the past two years, and it has a great posture of grabbing power, but compared to other companies, they are still too shallow, and the projects worth developing are relatively limited. At present, there are rumors that they intend to hand over the "007" series to Lance again, but they are not in a hurry, because Martin Campbell's "007: Casino Royale" is about to be released in November, so they plan to see the box office and word of mouth before making a decision.

What's more, Michael Layton is well aware that all eyes have been focused on Lance in recent times, and instead of rushing to join in the fun, it is better to wait for more suitable projects and seek more suitable opportunities before taking action, which is better than ignoring Universal Pictures.

Three of the six major Hollywood brokerage companies took the initiative to express their intention to cooperate; The two watched from the sidelines, waiting for the changes; Only the last one remains, Disney. The seventh player has just emerged, and Hollywood is already in a bloody storm. (To be continued.) )