However, Daniel certainly can't say the same about Cusa's question.

"There is one thing that we must pay attention to in the project of "Avatar". Daniel thought about it and said slowly, "This is the most significant work since the era of special effects. James. Cameron was preparing for this work before "Titanic", and it was because the technical conditions did not meet his needs at that time, so he made a big ship in advance. There is no doubt about the significance of special effects to movies, including the success of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" today, which may surpass "The Return of the King", which in itself means that special effects blockbusters are gradually awakening the hearts of movie fans - if the next film history champion will be born in the next few years, then I think "Avatar" is at least the most likely candidate. ”

Speaking of the back, Daniel still didn't hold back and prophesied again.

Sure enough, Kusa didn't pay much attention to the previous technical analysis at all, but heard the last sentence directly.

"Are you saying that "Avatar" has the potential to surpass the global box office of "Titanic" and become the No. 1 grossing film in film history?"

"Strictly speaking, it is possible for any movie to surpass the big ship, but i "Avatar" is a little more likely."

Kusa is too familiar with Daniel to believe the latter sentence at all, what he said earlier should be what he really thinks in his heart, that is, in Daniel's opinion, either "Avatar" surpasses Big Ship to become the new box office champion in film history, or a special effects blockbuster similar to "Avatar" achieves this result - then joining "Avatar" can undoubtedly help DD get a leading edge in this trend.

That's what Daniel intended.

Kusa spied into Daniel's heart, except for Daniel himself, who was more certain that "Avatar" would surpass the big ship, other thoughts were basically important factors in influencing his opinion.

Being able to fully participate in "Avatar" is definitely a systematic training opportunity for Weta Digital and DD Pictures. Cameron. But there is definitely no shortage of replacements in Hollywood that are slightly inferior to James.

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In early December, Daniel flew directly to France to continue filming "Spy 3", after he left.

Fox and DD Pictures have successively issued announcements, announcing that DD Pictures will assume 20% of the investment in "Avatar", and at the same time have the right to the corresponding proportion of income from all channels. Today's DD Pictures is no longer the time to shoot Pirates of the Caribbean 1. That would Daniel invest 30% or in Robert. Iger was still limited by the fact that he didn't have enough confidence in the project - such as "unequal" treaties such as Disney's priority to recover the cost of investment, but now, Fox clearly knows that Daniel is very interested in "Avatar", and that the cooperation should always follow the principle of equal investment and returns.

Only when the strength reaches this point can there be principles to tell you, otherwise, you can only accept the principles of others. This is a Hollywood rule that Daniel has known for a long time.

This news has to be said to have stimulated Paramount, they picked up a bargain on "Titanic", and they have always hoped to continue to join James. In Cameron's new film, Fox has been hesitating. James's film investment is too large, and it is cool for a company to eat huge profits, but to introduce a resource-rich cooperation and, whether it is risk sharing. It is also beneficial to strengthen the ability to publicize and disseminate information.

Also not so long ago. Paramount only then received a definitive answer from Fox - rejecting Paramount's offer.

Just a few days later, Fox announced the introduction of DD Pictures, and soon the grapevine spread that Daniel himself would star in the blockbuster film - according to Daniel's habit of selecting films in recent years, he would rarely be willing to join if it wasn't his own company's films. Apparently. It was a quid pro quo, Daniel's accession, was one of the prerequisites for DD to join.

This is DD Pictures' undisguised advantage, once there is a commercial blockbuster suitable for Daniel to star, DD Pictures can easily have the power to participate in the investment - because of Daniel's level of actors. It has the power to share a large percentage of the shares, and considering the comprehensive investment together is actually more cost-effective than simply hiring someone or simply obtaining investment.

This cooperation also made Hollywood begin to imagine the other direction of Daniel and DD Pictures, and MGM was not among them, although MGM is also Daniel's industry, but Daniel's positioning of it is relatively clear, MGM's works should minimize the dependence on Daniel's influence, and Daniel's role in MGM should gradually develop towards the ultimate decision-maker, rather than the person in charge of specific affairs.

But DD Pictures is different, this independent studio with amazing profits is already inseparable from Daniel - rather than forcibly dividing it, it is better to use Daniel's influence to accelerate its development.

Therefore, in public opinion, it is mainly for the analysis of several investments in DD Pictures, and the former MGM's "Hotel Rwanda", Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean", and Fox's "Wonderful Night at the Museum", as well as the just-determined "Avatar", this trajectory is enough to show that Daniel's starring and DD investment are bound to effect.

"As Daniel reduces his production and his excitement for awards wanes, this investment-plus-performance model may be the only way for producers other than DD Pictures to work with Daniel. This model relies heavily on Daniel's own box office appeal, and if he can maintain his current level of recognition for a longer period of time, it may not be the same as it is now, and the studios may have to scramble for Daniel to invest in their blockbuster plans. ”

-- The Hollywood Reporter.

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It's not just Paramount, which has performed very badly this year, that Warner Bros. is also angry at DD Pictures' excesses.

"Because of the budget? The previous agreement has been agreed, who is with me? The budget requirements are inconsistent, also called negotiated? Bill was in a rage with the head of the production department, and he had just been told that a project that he had been optimistic about had been signed by DD Pictures on the premise that it had already been negotiated.

It doesn't matter if a project is robbed, he's angry about some kind of symbolic failure - Warner Bros. is not as attractive as DD Pictures!

That's what he can't accept.

No matter how fast DD Pictures develops and the limelight is again, these old studios don't think that the two sides are equal in their bones, but now, with DD Pictures beating Paramount, being identified as a partner by Fox, and at the same time snatching a ready-made project from Warner, the previous co-production with Disney is about to rush to the second highest box office in film history; Before that, it was a forced takeover of MGM from the Sony consortium...... These signs are unmistakably telling Bill that DD Pictures has really become one of them, cooperating with each other, competing with each other, competing with each other, friend and foe, far and near. (To be continued.) )