The preparations have been going well, and the members of the Duke team, in addition to completing their own work, are also using the old and new ways to teach the relevant experience of the Marvel Studios crew members, just like all companies that have just entered Hollywood, without the help of no one, Marvel Studios will take a lot of detours. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Duke is the largest shareholder of Marvel Comics, and it is impossible to shoot only Marvel superhero movies in the future, and the faster Marvel Studios grows, the more it is undoubtedly in his interests.

"Duke, I think you're still too conservative in the construction of this parallel world."

Circling around the studio where the set was being built, Stan, who had come to Los Angeles from New York? Lee, said to Duke, "A lot of the technology and abilities in the comics don't have much description in the script based on your opinion. ”

Tony, with his eyes laid out from the front? Stark's mansion model was retracted, and Duke said slowly, "Stan, this is the beginning of the whole series, it takes a process for the audience to truly recognize this world full of superheroes, and we still have a lot of films to make in the future, so there is no need to rush at all." ”

"You seem to have more confidence than I do." Stan? Lee took off the sunglasses off his face and turned to look at Duke, "Will our world really succeed?" ”

Duke laughed, "Don't you want to see Marvel's superhero movies sweep the world?" ”

Stan? Lee also laughed, as the creator of some of Marvel's most famous superheroes, he wanted to see Marvel films succeed more than anyone.

According to Marvel Comics vs. Stan? Lee's contract for any superhero from him to make a movie, animation, or TV series, Stan? Li was able to take close to 8 percent of the profits.

If nothing else, how much income can the "Spider-Man" series alone bring to the old man?

That's right, Stan? Lee's age is indeed very old, and it seems that he has reached a time point where he completely ignores money, but Duke remembers very well that Stan? After Marvel superheroes completely rampant in the world, Lee was overwhelmed by the problem of uneven account sharing. did not hesitate to go to court with his old club Marvel Comics.

Today, every penny of revenue generated by Marvel Comics is closely related to Duke. Arad talked about it. Further refinement of Marvel and Stan? The sharing contract between Li tries to avoid the old man's excessive greed in the future and bring some unnecessary trouble.

Of course, there are always two sides to the question, from Stan? Lee's point of view. He is protecting his normal rights and interests, but from the perspective of Duke and other major shareholders, the other party is delusional to share the cake that belongs to them.

With Stan? Lee chatted for a while, Duke threw him to the assistant of the crew to receive him, although the old man is the well-deserved core soul of Marvel Comics, but the crew is in the busy preparation stage, and he can't spend too much time on the other party.

And Estine? The Marvel screenwriters led by Lee play the most role in the framework setting and writing the plot, and they are simply laymen in the preparation of the movie, and Duke will not be stupid enough to find some laymen to dictate the movie.

Like Tony? Stark's suit. It's one thing in comics, it's another thing entirely on the big screen.

Comics and movies are fundamentally two completely different mediums.

ILM is in charge of making Tony? Stark's suit, which began when Duke entered Hollywood, because George? Lucas's relationship, ILM has given him a lot of support, and each of the films produced by Duke will use a lot of special effects, except for the Lord of the Rings trilogy, which uses Weta Studios on the principle of proximity, and ILM has participated in the special effects production of almost every one of his films.

Originally, Duke was on the prop design of "Iron Man". Want to use Stan the Model Master? Winston's studio, but the head of ILM took the initiative to find him, and he was extremely eager to participate in the special effects production of the film, and came up with a complete set of design plans as quickly as possible.

Every director. In filmmaking, people like to use people they know well, and Duke is no exception.

Although today's computer special effects technology is constantly evolving, Duke's vision is that the film will not use CGI special effects entirely, but must be shot with real props. And this kind of prop combined with computer stunts was originally created and used by Industrial Light & Magic, and there is nothing to worry about when handed over to them.

And even ten years later, ILM is still the best film special effects company in Hollywood and the world.

In the previous preparations, Duke had already communicated enough with the two drawing designers of the crew, and they also combined the characteristics of past comics and Duke's suggestions to design the initial design artwork, which was handed over to ILM in charge of molding, and they produced the original sample, which could only be finalized after Duke's review.

Walking into an exhibition room next to the studio, Phil, who is in charge of the "Iron Man" business of ILM? Sanders was already waiting here, and on the two fixed display shelves next to him, four two versions of the Iron Man suit were erected.

The taller one of them was gray and a little rough; The other, which is slightly taller than a real person, has a red and gold coating on the surface, and looks extremely well-made, like a work of art.

"Well done."

Simple with Phil? Sanders said hello, and Duke circled around the four suits twice, saying, "When was it done?" ”

Phil? Sanders had been with Duke, "It was only finished yesterday afternoon, and I had someone shipped from San Francisco to Los Angeles overnight. ”

"These samples are made using polystyrene, just models." "After finalizing the final version, in addition to polystyrene, the key moving parts will be made of lightweight and strong titanium alloy, and the actors will have no problem wearing them for filming." ”

"If it's mass-produced," Duke asked, another question of concern, "will it cost a lot?" ”

"The cost of mass production will be greatly reduced." Phil? Sanders silently calculated and said, "Titanium alloy can be replaced by aluminum alloy, so that it can be done within three or two thousand dollars." ”

Duke nodded slightly, if the movie can be a big hit, the suits of the Mark 1 and Mark 2 generations can be launched in a live-action version, and there must be many fanatical fans who will pay for it.

Of course, the premise is that the shape of the steel suit should be cool and handsome enough, and flattering enough.

The four original models in front of me were obviously not in this ranks, and when they looked good on paper, they turned into real objects, whether they were viewed by the human eye or photographed by Duke with a camera lens, they always felt that something was missing.

"Phil, give up both versions."

After a circle around the Mark 1 and Mark 2 steel suits, Duke stood next to him, thought for a while, and asked the two designers to come over, plus the mold makers of ILM, and had a brief meeting in the exhibition room.

The topic of the conference is Tony? Stark's suit.

In the script, Tony? Stark designed his first set of steel suits while he was captured, known as the Mark Generation, also known as "Grey Armor" in early Marvel Comics.

Duke re-emphasized the idea of combining the comics, "The Mark generation was designed when he was captured, especially with the enemy watching, and I imagined that this suit would look a bit like something created in a scrap weapon dump, and it would be the most original prop in the movie." ”

Phil? Saunders, who is not only a well-known modeler in the industry, but also one of the best concept designers, thought for a moment and suggested, "We can use clean metal sheets as materials, inject graphic technology elements into the design, and combine them with some panel accessories to make the Mark 1 look like a combination of weapons and military equipment." ”

"Yes, you can." Duke nodded in agreement, and added, "But you also remember a few things, this is not an original movie after all, but an adaptation of a comic book with a huge fan base. ”

He explained one by one, "First, you can't be too detached from the original work; Second, it is necessary to show the evolution of Iron Man. It's better to make the suit a bit like what you wear when you flee, like a powerful humanoid tank. ”

After a moment's thought, Duke added, "It should be light enough, preferably no more than ninety pounds." ”

The production of the Mark generation is not an ornament, but requires the actors to wear and shoot in some scenes, if it is too heavy, let alone shooting in front of the camera, I am afraid that it will be a problem to even wear it.

"We can completely separate the top and bottom." Phil? Sanders walked over to the display and pointed to the waist of the Mark generation, "It's going to be easier to wear and shoot." ”

Duke nodded and walked over as well, but this time the target was Mark II, "The design of the second-generation suit is generally good, and the biggest problem is in the color." ”

He pointed to the red and gold paint on Mark II and said, "It's still a little darker, you think about Tony in the setting?" Stark's stinky character, since he chose these two colors, would he not use the brightest one? ”

Red and gold are undoubtedly very vivid and striking colors, just in line with Tony? Stark's style of work is in line with that.

Tony? Stark's suit is not only a very important part of the film's preparation, but also the focus of the peripheral products after the release, and the consumer groups who are willing to pay for these peripheral products will definitely be composed of teenagers.

The mainstream part of this group doesn't like relatively dull colors very much.

Not only does it take time to design and produce the Mark I and Mark II suits, but it also takes time to test, and the resulting suits must go through a series of experiments on site wearing and shooting, otherwise problems will be found during the official shooting, which will inevitably affect the filming progress.

By mid-August, the two generations of suits had finally finalized the right version, and Duke was just about to relax, only to receive Rupert? Murdoch's invitation. (To be continued.) )

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