Marvel went through a difficult period in the 80s and 90s, and in order to keep the company running, it had to sell familiar heroes including Little Spider, Wolverine, Fantastic Four, X-MAN and so on. Of course, the previous leaders of Marvel are not all short-sighted, not to mention, superhero movies have a long history, even Marvel's own heroes, there have been movie adaptations as early as the 40s of the last century. Of course, these CEOs can also see the potential of Marvel's heroes in film and television adaptations, even so, at that time, Marvel had no other way to go, only to sell heroes, after the box office explosion of "Spider-Man", Marvel's knot must be deeper.

Therefore, this wave of concessions must be thunder and rain, Kevin. Figo's failure in "The Punisher" has not been blamed too much, the first is of course because Marvel's damage is not too big, mainly because of Lionsgate's loss, and the second is also because the fat of film and television adaptation is basically recognized as non-abandonable, regardless of whether "The Punisher" wins or loses, Marvel's determination to go down this road, although it seems a little shaken now, is actually indestructible.

After all, with such a huge piece of cake in front of him, how could Marvel endure it.

In Marvel's view, the failure of "The Punisher" is nothing more than two aspects, Daniel said that the special effects production is one aspect, which focuses on the content, and good content is definitely the top priority. But good content, or good special effects, means more investment and risk, and Marvel must be cautious. In addition, there is another point, that is, Lionsgate Entertainment's strength is not enough, and the publicity and distribution are not good enough. Compared to Fox and Sony, Lionsgate Entertainment is certainly a step behind.

Considering the above two points, Marvel may try to pull people into a joint venture, and by the way, hand over the distribution rights to the Seven, of course, now MGM is too busy and crumbling, and the remaining 6 are probably Marvel's choice.

Daniel came to the door and gave Marvel a lot of confidence.

Don't say he thought "The Punisher" would lose early on, even if measured by Daniel's track record. Daniel's vision is also worth investing in.

But DD Pictures' distribution power is probably not as good as Lionsgate Entertainment, although they are unique in online promotion, but for now. Large-scale production ground publicity is still more important. The partner that Marvel wants to choose will definitely not be DD Pictures.

So what exactly is Daniel doing this for?

"They're not going to choose DD Pictures now," Daniel said, blowing on the tea leaves, which were finches from the east, small leaves coming together. The taste is light and elegant, and Daniel's taste has been awakened by it, "But they will think about the future of DD Pictures, and our recent momentum has not been created for nothing." ”

"That's it?"

Ferguson is not convinced, although the action is not big, but if it is just to bury a line for the back, it seems a bit unlikely.

"If I give Marvel a boost, of course they will be a little more confident, and once they are confident, when they negotiate with other companies. It's better to be tougher. Daniel smiled, "If Marvel is tough, will other companies soften?" It's going to be harder to get a partnership. ”

Daniel remembers that Marvel signed a distribution contract with Paramount for ten movies, and before Marvel was acquired by Disney, the popular superhero films were basically Paramount's headers, and the distribution expenditure generally accounted for about 4 percent, so it can be said that half of the income from these superhero movies went into Paramount's account.

Now that Daniel is stepping in, Paramount's request will definitely not be lowered, but Marvel will not agree to hand over ten movies in one hand. The tug-of-war between the two sides is certainly very interesting.

What's more, Marvel is not a potential collaborator of Paramount, and Daniel is not clear who will enter the market to stir up the situation. It's just that the current situation, dragged back, and then made Marvel realize that it was not easy to cooperate with giants on an equal footing, and Daniel's goal was achieved.

However, there is no need to make these words clear to Ferguson.

Just make a few phone calls and show off the enthusiasm. It's good enough to be able to achieve these goals.

Daniel came to Ferguson today, because the script they were looking for had been found.

Scott. Moles!

Daniel looked at the name on the script, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl.

"The Hangover"!

Finally got this script, and he had to rewrite it himself, and it was not a problem to write a ** without leaving it, but this script had already been written, and it had been voted in many places, and if Daniel wrote it again, it would definitely be considered plagiarism, and it was very easy to write it before and after.

"This is the Greek Wedding series?"

It's all comedy movies about weddings, and it's only natural for Ferguson to have such speculations.

Daniel nodded, when promoting, it must be good to use this as a gimmick, although "Greek Wedding" is not as powerful as "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "The Lord of the Rings Trilogy", but as a movie that breaks 400 million in North America and 700 million + in the world, its position in the hearts of fans is still very solid.

Borrowing to add a fire to The Hangover is a natural choice.

The story of "The Hangover" is similar to the gimmick of "Greek Wedding", but there is actually nothing similar. This is an adventure that begins with a bachelorette party, where the three groomsmen, after having a party with the groom-to-be, leave the groom behind, wake up to find a tiger and a 6-month-old baby in the bathroom of the apartment.

Conflict and jokes start with this wonderful combination.

"The script is really good," Ferguson said, "but it's not all that eye-catching, and Scott's request is a bit eccentric." ”

"Huh?"

Daniel anticipated that the series would be launched by Legendary Pictures. Toole is now planning his own new production company, which is the same as Warner, in fact, Legendary Pictures signed a contract with Warner Pictures for 40 films in a short period of time after its founding, and will basically cooperate with Warner in the future.

The script for "The Hangover" has been written for so many years, and Scott. Moore has never found a company willing to shoot, and of course, there are always good things that are left out in Hollywood's mountains of newcomer scripts. The second is that this kind of theme may not be a big seller in the eyes of many people, Thomas certainly has this vision, but others may not.

In addition to this, Scott. Moore's request must have been a bit bizarre as well.

According to Ferguson, Scott has recently started pitching the script again, and that's when he saw it, obviously. There were a few factors that drove Scott to get back on the plate.

Daniel actually has some calculations in mind, Todd. Phillips released a "Diary of a Single Man" last year. Starring Farrell, there are a lot of praises. A similarly themed "Hangover" may be recognized. Scott's idea was not unreasonable.

"What does he want?"

"He wants to appoint a director to shoot it."

"Todd. Phillips? ”

Ferguson's eyes widened, "How do you know?" ”

"Is this the only condition?"

Looking at Ferguson nodded, did Scott change his requirements, or did he always want Todd to direct, Todd. Phillips is not a well-known director. The past few works have only been average when it comes to influence. Unless Scott and Todd have known each other for a long time, there is no reason to explain that he has wanted to give the work to Todd for several years. Either that, after seeing Todd's work, Scott changed his original request. After all, there are many arrogant screenwriters, but in the midst of repeated blows and ignorance, becoming aware of the times is also the mature process of new Hollywood screenwriters.

Daniel isn't going to get to the bottom of it.

The problem now is definitely not to appoint a director, as a director who has just filmed a similar subject, it is not a bad choice for him to direct. The studios will not disagree either.

"Todd doesn't want to?" DD Pictures wasn't Scott's only option.

"He doesn't want to make films with repetitive themes."

So now, convincing Todd is the most important option?

"Let me meet Scott and we."

Ferguson smiled when he said that, which made Daniel a little strange.

However, the later meeting made him understand a little bit, the script of "The Hangover" was not looked at by those big studios, and there were not many competitors for DD. Scott doesn't have much of a choice, and of course, he can stay in his hands until a few years later. When Todd was willing to shoot -- speaking of which, if Scott had made up his mind at this point, he would have been stubborn enough.

Daniel has too much to do right now, and he doesn't plan to drag it out. The next morning, the two of them made an appointment in the living room of DD Pictures.

Scott wasn't a Hollywood rookie, he was a producer himself, and "The Hangover" was a little script he wrote himself, which wasn't that highly valued, so it was very difficult to talk about it — after all. For him, of course, it's good to be able to shoot it, and it's not a big loss if he can't shoot it, so it's better to stay in his hands and wait for the opportunity.

The meeting lasted an hour and a half, and the two sides agreed on the matters of cooperation.

Until Scott left, Daniel was still a little unreal.

In his mind, Scott should be a very stubborn person, with some strange requirements that people can't understand, at least a few tricks to get some results.

But it was determined so smoothly and quickly, and Daniel couldn't accept it anyway.

Ferguson, on the other hand, seems to take it for granted.

When asked by Daniel, Ferguson thought it was very strange.

"Don't you know how rare it is to be able to get a script that you can watch now? If Scott hadn't been too adamant in his previous statement, I wouldn't have let you see him in person. Luckily, Scott isn't a greedy person, and if he talks to you and then uses this as a gimmick to talk to other big studios, he might sell it for even more money. He must have wanted you to be involved in this film, so he didn't do that. ”

It was the first time Daniel had felt his influence in Hollywood so intuitively.

Indeed, the day-to-day affairs of DD Pictures are in the hands of David and Ferguson, and he generally does not interfere much, except for "Chainsaw", "The Hangover" and "Leonardo da Vinci. Password", he will personally follow up. Over time, even the scripts that are cast into DD Pictures may not be seen by Daniel, and this perception is not new in the Hollywood editorial community.

As a result, the gold content of the script that Daniel "personally" looks at becomes heavier and heavier.

"Greek Wedding" and "House Collapse" are both favored by Daniel, although the latter is invested by DD headquarters, David has also publicly said that this is a script selected by Daniel.

Scott. Moore certainly didn't expect that his script was favored by Daniel, so when he negotiated with Ferguson, his tone was very hard, as a DD film executive who dealt with the writers and authors the most, no one knew Daniel's status in the eyes of these people better than Ferguson.

Today, Scott's easy "disarming and surrendering" is normal to see in Ferguson.

It's just that, as he said, the situation is also a mixed blessing. On the bright side, of course, DD Pictures can see that the script must be the most complete one among independent studios, and now MGM, which is in turmoil, is not as good as DD Pictures, in this regard, DD Pictures has hung on the tail of the Seven. The downside is that DD Pictures will be targeted by many people, especially small independent studios, and once Daniel likes a script, they may be willing to pay a high price to intercept it. The Big Seven have their own selection mechanism, and it's unlikely that they'll do so at the moment, and of course, if Daniel's "Never Miss" title continues, it's only a matter of time before the Big Seven join in.

In this way, sometimes it depends on who the screenwriter and author are.

If you want to sell at a high price, you must have an extra layer of thought to invest in DD Pictures, and you want Daniel to bless them.

How to tell this is sometimes difficult.

Thankfully, Scott. Moore was clearly not that kind of person, or rather, the appeal of Daniel's personal involvement in the production was more important to him than the need to sell for a little more money.

……

"Let's start a group as soon as possible."

After calling David over, Daniel did not hesitate, DD Pictures currently has no projects in production, "Saw" is only waiting to be released, "Da Vinci. "The Password" is still in the negotiation stage, and "The Hangover" has just been finalized, and it will be prepared and established immediately, and it can be done with all its might before the promotion period of "Chainsaw".

Daniel, of course, won't be starring in person, Bradley. Cooper is only a supporting role now, and whether he can take on the role of Phil or not depends on the vision of the director and others.

"Ask Seth if he's interested, and you weigh the budget."

Seth. McFarlane has made a name for himself in Hollywood since "The Impostor", but he is more fond of animated comedies, and the price is not low now, so whether it is suitable needs to be evaluated by the professional department. The last time he wanted to write a script for Teddy Bear for Seth, he was too busy to ignore it.

David nodded.

"Let's make an appointment with Todd as soon as possible, and we'll talk about it too."

Ferguson got up and went out to make arrangements, leaving David and Daniel, who looked at his friend's increasingly calm face with some emotion.

"Originally-" (To be continued.) )