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Without the Pentagon's involvement, the film would not be a failure, but it would certainly add a lot of trouble, even if "Transformers" is positioned as 'science fiction', the depiction of the American military still has to maintain its authenticity as much as possible, and the Pentagon itself hopes that the film can have a positive feedback on their soldiers and technology. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info*/

This kind of reciprocal partnership can bring very significant results to the filming work, how could Duke refuse.

And it can also add to the excitement of the film.

Let's not talk about the famous F-22 Raptor, let's talk about the less well-known CV-22 tiltrotor, which is the new equipment that the US military will soon equip with, is like a hybrid of a helicopter and an ordinary aircraft, which can rotate 90 degrees and travel at a speed of up to 500 miles per hour at high altitude, even the US Air Force has only three such aircraft.

And then there is the professional guidance, will the Pentagon send Colonel Daniel of the Air Force? Frese led a team of professionals who had fought in Afghanistan or Iraq, and they have been on the set since September, coordinating communication between the two sides and helping to prepare for the bombing and air scenes.

Hasbro and Warner Bros. jointly established an official website for the "Transformers" live-action movie, and after a certain scale of publicity, a "Optimus Prime Lines Competition" was launched on the website, asking fans to write lines for Optimus Prime in the movie, and the lines written by the final winner will appear in the film.

In addition, manga and games related to movies will be produced after the image of the characters has been thoroughly determined, and they will come out before the movies. to warm up the market.

Of course, using some events to promote the film is a common tactic in Hollywood.

In July, there is an important event related to anime, games, and movies in North America, and that is the San Diego Comic-Con in San Diego, California.

The event has a high status in North America and is the largest in the Western Hemisphere. The world's second-largest comic con is second only to France's Angooleme International Comic-Con Festival, which is a single comic book show, while San Diego Comic-Con is a grand event spanning anime, movies, TV series and games.

Each influential exhibition will provide exhibition areas for major companies, so that they can introduce new works to fans more intuitively. San Diego Comic-Con International is no exception.

Located in the center of the San Diego Convention Center, Warner Bros. exhibits features characters such as Superman and Batman, as well as well-known characters such as Iron Man, Hulk, Black Widow and Captain America, who have just joined the Warner release.

In addition, Warner has dedicated a separate section to "Transformers" and "Watchmen", although the two films have only just been developed. There's really not much to put on display, but Duke and Zack? Schneider's appearance still attracted the attention of a large number of reporters and audiences.

Despite the constant shouting of the fans in front of the booth, there were not many things that Duke could get his hands on, just let Hannah? Serena made an appearance and introduced some of the film's set design and character concept art.

As expected, the concept art of the Transformers was revealed. There were a lot of voices from under the booth.

This is normal, there will be a hundred Optimus Prime and Megatron in the hearts of a hundred people.

Regardless, Duke is the director of "Transformers". In Hannah? After Serena's introduction, she also walked up to the booth and said a few words.

"Good afternoon."

He beckoned below, although he is a director, but the director of this era will also gather a large number of fans, Duke's fans are so crazy that they are even dubbed 'Duke Blow' by the outside world.

There was a jumbled shouting below. After the voice became quieter, Duke picked up the microphone in his hand. continued, "A lot of people are asking me. Why after "The Dark Knight", choose very childish toys to shoot the movie. ”

Hearing this, the thousands of people gathered under the booth gradually fell silent, and only the sound of reporters pressing the shutter of their cameras sounded one after another.

Duke knew that he had no talent for talk shows, and said directly, "I've always been a die-hard fan of "Transformers...... I don't just mean to please people who like Transformers, think about my age, in the days of Transformers, I was a big toy-loving kid......"

This is a half-truth, but it is very convincing, when "Transformers" appeared in North America, Duke was only in his early tens.

"I'm also reading comic books and collecting toys and models myself, because I'm also fascinated by the stories that spin off Transformers."

Duke's acting skills weren't particularly bad when he needed his acting skills, "Everything about 'Transformers' could become my personal collection, and I've always been stubborn in believing that Hasbro Toys would sooner or later authorize it to be a summer blockbuster, and now I'm fortunate enough to be the director of Transformers." ”

There was a round of applause below.

When the applause was a little weaker, Duke added, "'Transformers' has a very rich and long history, which is the source of our motivation to make this film. There is no doubt that everyone in the crew and I will have the same idea and will be deeply attracted to this story. Therefore, we determined the basic framework of the film as quickly as possible and made a work that highlights human nature. Then look for the best actors and make the most of this robot-related cultural property. ”

Finally, Duke bowed slightly to the audience and said, "My crew and I will do our best to bring you a wonderful Transformers live-action movie next June." ”

"Thank you!"

With that, he turned around and walked down the booth and went straight to the relatively quiet back.

The release date of "Transformers" is set for June next summer, on the one hand, Duke needs longer to improve the post-production special effects, and on the other hand, in order to avoid self-competition as much as possible, Warner Bros. and Marvel Studios have long finalized that "Captain America" will be released in early May.

In fact, San Diego Comic-Con is probably the most generous in terms of showcasing films, in addition to showcasing commercial productions, the organizers also include independent film booths at the show for small studios and independent producers, including many newcomers to the industry.

Before leaving in the afternoon, Duke walked around the film exhibition area with the lens of the reporter's camera, and then saw the name of an impressive movie in the exhibition area of Anchor Bay Entertainment, which is known for making low-budget horror films.

Surrounded by reporters and some fanatical fans, Duke, with the help of two bodyguards, squeezed into the Anchor Bay Entertainment exhibit and was immediately greeted by someone.

"Hello, Director Rosenberg."

As an insider, the other party obviously knew that Duke was not as simple as a director, and introduced himself, "I'm John from the Commerce Department of Anchor Bay Entertainment Company? Chambers. ”

"Hello," Duke asked, shaking his hand lightly, walking over to the area where the clip was playing, pointing to the monitor in the far left corner, "Is that a film made by your company?" ”

"That's not it, but the copyright of the film is in the hands of Anchor Bay Entertainment."

Seeing Duke ask about the film that no one has been talking about, John? "It was a small production that the company bought at this year's St. Denis Film Festival, and it was very ...... creative," Chambers said

Duke raised his hand to stop him from continuing, "Presumably no company or theater chain wants to release it, right?" ”

John? Chambers smiled politely.

Walking up to the LCD screen, Duke watched the clip that would be played, which was a scene of a group of people sitting around the room and letting one person talk endlessly, confirmed that it was correct, and asked, "This film won't cost more than $200,000 to make, right?" ”

John? Chambers still only smiled and didn't speak, but the film had risen several notches in his heart.

Can Duke be made? The films that Rosenberg is interested in must have something special about him! Is this John? Chambers' idea.

Retracting his gaze, Duke walked back to Chambers and said, "$100,000, transfer the rights to me." ”

Rosenberg director ...... "John? Chambers looked a little embarrassed, "Your bid is too low, and the film will go to the disc market, and it will bring in more than $100,000." ”

"Just like that?" Duke shook his head, "I've read its novels, and I'm curious about what kind of absurd movies such absurd novels can make, so I'm a little interested." ”

Even if it is purchased, Duke will not push such a film to the theaters, it is almost a loss-making business, this kind of science fiction film has too few audiences, and the DVD and online video market is almost the only option, perhaps to attract a small group of cut lovers and bring some income.

But that's all there is to it.

If the other party refuses to transfer, he will not waste more words.

Otherwise, after taking a fancy to it, it will not appear by itself, but let someone else come over.

But Duke says he's not very interested, John? Chambers would not believe that he was certainly not stupid to be a commercial executive of a company, and in the past few years, even if he did not count the films he personally directed, almost all the films that Duke was interested in were big hits.

John? Chambers quietly gestured to the female assistant on the left, telling her to tell the company's vice president in charge of film business in another area to come over quickly, and it was not a trivial matter for Warner Bros. and Time Warner's board members to appear in the Anchor Bay Entertainment booth.

Duke's appearance here has attracted a lot of attention, maybe he hasn't really noticed it himself, but in the eyes of others, he definitely has a unique eye for films, especially commercial films.

David? Ellison also came to Comic Con, and was talking to people in the nearby Illuminated Entertainment exhibit, and the news flew to his ears almost like wings.

Don't like Duke though? David? Ellison, however, admired Duke's grasp of the film market, and after learning the news, he came to the exhibition area almost at the same time as the vice president of Anchor Bay Entertainment. (To be continued)

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