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The entanglement between Twentieth Century Fox and Duke is far deeper than that of Walt Disney, recalling that at the beginning, it was Twentieth Century Fox who performed his first film "Life and Death", and then the two sides parted ways because of the inability to negotiate investment and compensation, which led Duke to the arms of Warner Bros., and with the help of Warner, he created the brilliant results of "Death Island", which once again attracted the cooperation of Twentieth Century Fox. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info?read the book w?ww?・1?k?a to n book s?h?u・cc

The three parties co-produced "** Day", which was a huge success, and Duke also became Hollywood's most promising commercial film director.

For a long time after that, Duke worked closely with Warner Bros., and most of the relationships with Twentieth Century Fox were both cooperative and competitive, but cooperation was more than competition, and when Shanghai Disney was planned to be sent to the other side of the Pacific by Walt Disney, Duke and Twentieth Century Fox cooperated more closely, and he was the middle matchmaker, so that Time Warner and News Corp. used Warner Fox World to overpower Disneyland, so that Walt Disney lost an important opportunity to rise.

This cooperation was maintained until the "eavesdropping" explosion, and the characteristics of capital and capital spokespersons were vividly reflected in this incident, and Duke and Time Warner did not have the slightest intention of pulling in the cooperation with News Corporation, but beat the water dogs like other media companies.

The reason is simple, a not-so-powerful News Corp. is more beneficial to him and Time Warner.

As a result, under the continued pressure of the federal government, the British government and the Windsor family, News Corp. inevitably broke up, and the once world's largest media conglomerate had to be divided into two parts: News Corp., which was dominated by newspapers and print media, and Fox Corporation, which was dominated by television, the Internet and movies.

Although it is Rupert who controls the Fox Group? Murdoch's eldest son, but everyone understands that the once huge News Corp. can no longer be replaced by Rupert as before? Murdoch was like an arm.

The split of News Corp. was also the beginning of a shift in the stance of Duke and Time Warner, not to mention that News Corp. would not die even if it split. Looking at a book? ・1?・Even if CC dies, Duke and Time Warner will not sit by.

After all, there are still certain common interests between the two sides, such as constantly being beaten by James? The sequel to Avatar that Cameron bounced.

Once again, the two sides have resumed a state of competition and cooperation. In the face of sufficient interests, there is nothing that cannot be talked about about by capital and the spokesperson of capital.

The split News Corp. will simply not be able to compete with Time Warner, which is increasing Duke's stakes, in the short term.

After years of hard work, plus Steve? After Jobs' death, he bought a lot of shares from his descendants. Duke's stake in Time Warner has exceeded 15 percent, and the vast majority of them are Class A shares with voting rights, making it the veritable largest shareholder of Time Warner.

Although Time Warner is far from the point of changing its surname to Rosenberg, Duke, with his stake and membership of the board of directors, already has a heavyweight voice in the entire Time Warner.

However, Duke is very sober and knows that he is not very proficient in the way of management, as long as he does not touch his own interests, he will not interfere too much in the affairs of the group company.

Most of Duke's energy is still on movies.

Time turned 2o13, on the first day of the arrival of 2o14. Lucasfilm announced through the official instant sharing that the latest part of "Star Wars" has been officially approved, and in addition to Duke as the director, when the film will be released and how the investment will be kept secret.

The entire project is surrounded by an atmosphere of mystery.

This is, after all, the Star Wars franchise, which is clearly different from other films, and in many cases, secrecy tends to attract the attention of fans more than earth-shattering hype.

The more mysterious it is, the more it attracts the attention of fans. Take a look at the book w?ww・1・cc

Of course, the core of the project, with Duke as the core, knows the whole project inside and out.

According to the plan, the Star Wars film, tentatively named "Star Wars 7", is expected to cost $250 million to make, with a publicity budget of $200 million to $250 million. Produced by Lucasfilm, which is almost entirely controlled by Duke, Warner Bros. acted as the film's distributor in North America and overseas, but according to negotiations between the two parties, Warner Bros. cost only 7 percent of the box office.

Ultimately. The resounding name of Duke and Star Wars is enough to give Lucasfilm absolute dominance in most negotiations.

In North America, it is not an exaggeration to divide commercial films into two categories: the Star Wars franchise and other commercial films.

In addition to this, Duke also placed the newly formed Star Wars studio at Warner Studios.

Because the California state government has also been actively promoting tax cuts for the film industry in recent years, so as to avoid the outflow of film projects one by one. The new "Star Wars" studio scenes, which have applied for tax deductions, are confirmed to be filmed on location at Warner Studios and Hughes Aircraft Factory, and a considerable part of the exterior scenes will also be filmed in California.

Although the British side also offered concessions and invited the crew to shoot in London, Duke is not a British director and has no special feelings for the British Isles, and in the next year or so, Scarlett? Johnson's main place of work is also in the greater Los Angeles area, which is also a rare opportunity for the two to spend a lot of time together and strengthen their relationship.

As he grows older, Duke's mentality will inevitably change, especially his understanding of family and responsibilities, which will definitely not stay in the past ten or twenty years.

The film did not hold any press conference, but it attracted countless media attention, because the information released by Lucasfilm is quite limited, the Warner Studios, where Duke frequents, has become a gathering place for paparazzi and entertainment reporters, especially on the day when the film held its official preparatory meeting, several TV stations even drove the live TV car directly to the door of the Warner Studios.

George, who came to participate in the preparatory meeting? Lucas and Duke were blocked by reporters and answered some questions.

When asked by a reporter what he thinks of Duke as the director of the new "Star Wars", George? Lucas replied, "As a director, I'm really impressed with Duke's storytelling ability, and the new Star Wars franchise is the ideal person to be directed by him, and there is no better person to do it." ”

George? Not long after Lucas entered Warner Studios, Duke, who had just gotten out of the car, was also interviewed, and in front of the reporter's microphone and camera lens, he said quite humbly, "It's unbelievable to direct a new "Star Wars"! It still feels like a reality to me! ”

When asked about the details of the film, Duke said with a bit of mystery, "It's too early to talk about this, but I'm looking forward to starting work immediately." ”

Breaking out of the siege of reporters, Duke took a battery car and rushed directly to a small conference room in the studio. Outside of Lucas, there are quite a few people here.

Catherine, the top three producers? Kennedy, Charles? Rowan and Robin? Grande is all here, and Duke's team members will still be the backbone of the crew, Anna? Prinz as first assistant director, John? Schwartzman is the director of photography, Jimmy? Carter takes on the responsibility of setting up all the action scenes, Hannah? Serena wanted the scenes throughout the film to evoke everyone's nostalgia and love for Star Wars......

The only difference is that Hans, who has worked with Duke for many years? Zimmer did not appear, and in his place was John, the master of the soundtrack of the Star Wars series? Williams, Hans less? Zimmer, there is a soundtrack artist who knows more about Star Wars and has a higher coffee position, and Duke is also relieved about the soundtrack.

In addition, all those who participated in the conference, including Duke and Lucasfilm CEO Catherine? Kennedy, including Kennedy, signed a non-disclosure agreement, and confidentiality was one of the most important topics in the preparation of the film.

"The first thing we have to do is the old actors."

Sitting in his place, Duke looked at Charles? Rowan, asked, "With Harrison?" How's the Ford negotiations going? ”

Charles? Rowan shook his head slightly, "It's not very smooth." ”

Duke admonished, "You continue to follow up on this matter, don't be in a hurry." ”

His bottom line is clear, $20 million is acceptable, but revenue share is not negotiable.

In the "Star Wars Iron Triangle" that year, only Harrison? Ford continued to surpass himself with his excellent appearance and superb acting skills, and eventually became a first-line superstar; "Princess Leia" Kelly? Fisher couldn't bear the temptation of overnight popularity and the huge contrast of the rapid death, and was depressed and even addicted to drugs for a while; And Mark? Hamill was likewise unable to get rid of the "Luke? Skywalker", he was briefly active on the Broadway stage after the "Star Wars Trilogy", and is now just an inconspicuous behind-the-scenes voice actor.

Kelly? Fisher and Mark? Hamill can do it easily, and even Duke is confident that they will be paid less than a million dollars.

In contrast, Harrison? Ford is really difficult to do, and it is difficult to impress him without enough price.

If it's any other type of film, forget it, one of the main selling points of this film is feelings, any investment must consider the return on investment ratio, in Duke's eyes, invested in Harrison? Ford has a certain amount of money and can get enough returns, which is why he continues to let Charles? Rowan vs. Harrison? The main reason for Ford's broker negotiations.

Otherwise, Duke would have taken Harrison long ago? Ford threw it to the back of his mind, removing the character about him.

However, it is not enough for the new Star Wars to have feelings, which can appeal to the older generation of Star Wars fans, but teenagers will not eat this set, so Duke intends to make a big fuss about the real star of the film. (To be continued.) )

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