In 2002, "Spider-Man" was born, making superhero movies a new type of money printing machine in Hollywood, and in the next ten years, Disney teamed up with Columbia Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox and other companies to carry forward Marvel Comics and become the most profitable genre film in the film market.

Although Hugo is a little aesthetically tired of superhero movies, he thinks that this genre of movies is gradually becoming the same; But in fact, this kind of assembly line product is not bad, on the contrary, it shows that the production of genre films is becoming more and more mature, and a complete system has been formed, and the rhythm, setting, *, and audience grasp are all becoming mature, which is also the reason why superhero movies are always able to achieve great success at the box office.

However, assembly line products have no novelty, no bright spots, and no challenges for actors and directors. Just look at the selection of actors and directors in later superhero movies, they are always keen to use newcomers - unknown directors and actors, because the film production itself has nothing to do with directors and actors, and no matter who joins the crew, they can complete the task qualifiedly.

Of course, it is undeniable that superhero movies have also become the best platform for making stars, and many unknown actors have relied on this opportunity to become famous in one fell swoop. However, most of them are also limited to superhero suits, which have become one of the products on Hollywood's commercial assembly line.

However, before entering the 21st century, the production of superhero movies is still not mature, except for "Superman" and "Batman", comic adaptation is still not a popular choice - in fact, this is related to the change of the film industry, after the computer special effects are becoming more and more mature, the first to appear is "Independence Day", "Tornado" and other commercial masterpieces, and after the production of special effects movies gradually matures, the incredible special functions and magical abilities in superhero comics have the possibility of appearing on the big screen, So this became a gold mine for Hollywood.

Therefore, at a time when the film industry is changing, superhero movies are not much different from other commercial films, and film companies are still obsessed with the appeal of big directors and top stars. 1989's "Batman" was originally directed by Tim Burton and Michael Keaton. Keaton) and Jack Nicholson and Kim Basinger are even more luxurious; In 1995, "Batman Forever" gathered A-list actors such as Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Nicole Kidman, Fong Kilmer, and Chris O'Donnell.

It's no surprise that Warner Bros. has locked Hugo as the new Batman actor.

However, with Hugo's current vision and ability, it is naturally impossible for him to be interested in starring in superhero movies, even if it is a commercial movie, Hugo has a higher pursuit, similar to "Independence Day" and "Titanic" will be better choices. What's more, "Batman and Robin" is really a disaster.

"Batman and Robin" was originally hailed as a "collection of bad movies", and some people joked that this work made all the possible mistakes of a bad commercial movie, with too many branches, slow advancement, a flat main line, *weakness, and mediocre characters...... The most important thing is that the characters are strictly face-painted, Batman does not show the demeanor of Batman, and the other characters do not have any features and highlights, even as a popcorn commercial movie, the special effects are lackluster, * lethargy, and it can be called an epic bad movie.

The reason why Hugo remembers this movie so well is not because of the movie itself, but because all the protagonists are unlucky because of this movie.

The actor George Clooney cited this work as a great shame in his life, and he still regretted it many years later, and it was the only attempt in his career to be a real commercial blockbuster, and "Batman" was an indelible wound for him. After the fiasco of this work, George, who originally relied on "ER" to hope to become a top star, has been in a slump and has always been rolling in an independent small-cost system, even after "Ocean's Eleven" turned him over many years later, he still stayed away from commercial films.

Arnold Schwarzenegger, who played the villain Freezer in the movie, was completely sunk, and after this work, the box office appeal plummeted, even the 2003 "Terminator 3" was not able to come back to life, and then Arnold turned to politics and became the governor of California, and returned to Hollywood after leaving office, but he was already "incorruptible and old". Only then did people realize that the "true lie" had actually become his last glory, which was really embarrassing.

Chris O'Donnell, who played Robin, had a bright future and was considered by many to be a superstar of a generation, but since then, things have deteriorated, and in the 21st century, he gradually moved from the film industry to the small screen, and later became the star of "Los Angeles Navy Criminal Investigation Service (NCIS:LA)", but he has not been able to achieve glory again.

It is worth mentioning that the heroine of "Batman and Robin" is Uma Thurman, who also collapsed after this movie, and it was not until 2003 that Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill" made her reappear in front of the public. However, now that history has changed, I don't know if Uma can still become the poison ivy girl of "Batman and Robin", and I don't know if Uma will be able to continue to star in "Kill Bill" in the future.

Therefore, in the face of Joe's invitation, Hugo did not hesitate and simply refused, "No, not interested." ”

Joe, who had always been unfazed, looked very surprised, and his face fluctuated for the first time, "Why?" He seemed a little surprised, not because of Hugo's refusal, but because of Hugo's decisiveness. In Joe's opinion, with Hugo's current status, it is not unusual that he is reluctant to play "Batman and Robin", but at least Hugo will think about it, after all, "Batman Forever" has just achieved box office success.

Hugo raised an eyebrow and did not answer directly, but asked rhetorically, "I remember that Fong Kilmer's Batman was very successful, didn't I?" ”

Qiao pursed his lips slightly, "His schedule can't be scheduled." It can be felt that Joe is very uncomfortable with Fang Kilmer's "betrayal", after all, after the victory of "Batman Forever", shouldn't the entire crew want to continue to invest in the production of the sequel?

Not long ago, Fang took the lead in communicating with the "Saints" (the. saint)" signed a contract and performed with Elizabeth Sue, who became famous for "Away from the Casino". This also means that Fang missed "Batman and Robin", which forced Joe to reconsider Batman's candidate.

After Qiao said a word about the situation, he said directly, "What about you?" Is it also because of the schedule? ”

Hugo could sense Joe's aggressiveness, and he smiled and teased, "Because I don't really like to hide behind a mask?" ”

Joe was stunned, then nodded his chin in realization, and said meaningfully, "We can also increase your performance without a mask." ”

Originally, Hugo was just joking, and he couldn't say "I think this work is going to be a disaster" in front of the director, so he wanted to write it off in a self-deprecating way. But I don't want Joe to point out, but the flash of contempt in his eyes was captured by Hugo, and then think carefully about the "also" in the words, Hugo immediately understood, Joe is serious, he is hinting that Hugo is playing a big card - "Independence Day" The situation appeared again.

Hugo opened his mouth, he wanted to explain, but then he gave up, even if he explained, Hollywood is like this, if you want to believe it, even the most ridiculous rumors will be believed; If you don't want to believe it, even the most reliable source will still be questioned. Hugo is not a rookie now, he himself sits upright, and naturally he will not open his mouth to defend himself.

So, a smile tugged at the corner of Hugo's mouth, "Then maybe Rick will be happy to read the script." Hugo didn't say anything about himself, but used Rick as a shield.

"It seems that the rumors are true, you really ...... the script Really cares. The scornful contempt at the corner of Joe's mouth always stayed, and the taste of mockery made people very uncomfortable.

Hugo didn't mind, and raised his eyebrows slightly, "Either the salary or the exposure, actors always have to sign contracts because of something." ”

Hugo's answer seems nonsensical, but in fact he is saying that he doesn't care about the salary, he doesn't care about the exposure, and he doesn't care about the lineup cast, so he naturally cares about the script. Now in the whole of Hollywood, the actors who are qualified to say this can be counted on one hand, and Hugo is one of them.

Qiao immediately heard the deep meaning of Hugo's words, and his face became a little stiff, "You can see that you are very confident." However, this is your night and you can really enjoy it. It's just that who can say for sure what the future holds, everyone is paying attention to your next work, and I am no exception. ”

If these words are put in the right tone, they are ordinary polite words, but Joe's tone is a bit domineering, as if he is cursing Hugo's next work for failure. Hugo didn't know what had gone wrong, he had only met Joe a few hours earlier with Susan's introduction, and then suddenly it had turned out to be the way it was.

Although Hugo didn't know why, he didn't care, but looked at Joe and smiled, "Of course, no one can know what will happen in the future, including me and you, right?" Who could have predicted that "Batman and Robin" would be defeated at this moment?

Hugo's anti-general army made Joe choke directly, and then, Hugo turned around and left, which made Joe stand in place with a cloudy face.

Jo looked at Hugo's departing back, was silent thoughtfully for a while, and finally hooked the corners of his mouth up invisibly, but soon disappeared again, as if nothing had happened just now, and calmly turned away.