Chapter 917: The innate contradiction of the game adaptation of the movie

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Duke couldn't help but shrug his shoulders, this situation is bound to occur in the future, but it is difficult to say in time, at this time George? Lucas seemed to be going to say something again, he reminded Sophia? Coppola, "Let's hear what Uncle Lucas has to say. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"In the future, big-budget blockbusters will run on the big screen for longer periods of time, and ticket prices will become extremely high."

Standing Steven? Next to Spielberg, George? Lucas spoke of his predictions for the Hollywood film industry in the group of directors, "After the collapse of the film industry, the number of movie theaters will be smaller, and the theaters will be bigger. Tickets to the movies will be $50, $100 or even $150, just like Broadway or football tickets are today, which have become very expensive. The movie will be in theaters for a year, just like a Broadway show. ”

George? Lucas further said, "Big-budget movies will be shown on the big screen, and ticket prices will be high; All other films will be shown on small screens. In fact, this is almost the case now, and "Lincoln" and "Red Tail" barely made it to the cinema. You might say, Steven? Spielberg and George? Lucas couldn't get their movie into theaters. ”

Steven? Spielberg and George? Lucas are both the most successful film directors and producers in history, and this prediction of the future of the film industry is really worrying.

Duncan nearby? Jones and Lang? Howard and other directors are releasing their opinions, although the opinions are different, but today's occasion is not too appropriate, Duke is not ready to say anything, simply turned around and left the circle, walking towards the rest place on the other side.

Sofia? Coppola followed from behind, and the two found a quieter small round table and sat down to continue the conversation.

"Don't you think what Steven and George said makes sense?" Sofia? Coppola leaned back in his chair and said in a faint nasal voice, "This will definitely happen in the future." ”

"That's true. The film industry is bound to undergo major changes in the future, and George and Steven's words are not unreasonable. ”

There was no one else here, just the two of them, and Duke said his point with his hands on his chest. "But it's not time to cry for Hollywood, because there are still a lot of movies that are going to sell well, and TV shows for small screens are selling well. In addition, Hollywood on-demand services are making these movies and TV series easier than ever to get in front of audiences. ”

Just like Duke used to say. In this era where movies can be seen from multiple channels, why don't audiences choose to watch movies from the comfort of their homes, but go to the cinema to contribute to the box office?

In this day and age, big-budget commercial films becoming the mainstream of Hollywood is an inevitable consequence, and no one can change it unless they don't care about profits, not even George? Lucas and Steven? Spielberg teamed up.

"Consumers don't have to worry about that." Duke tilted his head and said, "The faster the traditional film industry collapses. The sooner consumers can see the movies they want on the display of their personal devices, without having to go to the cinema and spend a lot of money on a movie ticket only to have to look at the big screen from the side seat. ”

Sofia? Coppola shrugged, knowing that there was a gap between heaven and earth in the two people's film concepts, and he didn't bother to continue the discussion.

Footsteps rang out, and Duke turned his head to look, Duncan? Jones walked over and said, "Hi, Duke. ”

"Hello, Duncan." Duke gestured to the empty chair next to him. said, "You may be seated." ”

Duncan? Jones was also polite and sat down, Sophia? Coppola couldn't help but be a little puzzled. She's Duke's best friend in the circle, knows Duncan? Jones and Duke were far from being familiar with each other, and the other party came directly to them, obviously there was something.

The director from the UK looked at Duke and didn't beat around the bush, "I'm having some difficulties with the funding of my crew. Have you ever thought about investing, and are you still willing to do so? ”

Duke shook his head, "Unless you can convince Blizzard and Legendary Pictures." ”

Already poaching Daniel from the World of Warcraft crew? When Wu, Duke asked people to try to talk to Blizzard and wanted to invest in this project, but Blizzard was not stupid, and understood that as long as the production of the movie was above the qualified level, the huge number of fans accumulated by the games "World of Warcraft" and "Warcraft" was almost inevitable, and he refused Duke without hesitation.

Just as Duke doesn't want others to meddle in his profit-making projects, Blizzard isn't a fool, let alone a charity.

Duncan? Jones complained a few more words about Duke poaching Daniel? Wu, who had to temporarily look for an actor, walked away with a little disappointment.

He's just the director of the project, and in Hollywood, unless it's a director at the level of Duke and Spielberg, you don't want to get too much power.

"If Duncan? Jones can convince Blizzard and Legendary Pictures, and I don't mind throwing a buck. ”

Looking at the other party's distant back, Duke vs. Sophia? "Although this project is a bit risky. ”

Sofia? Coppola immediately asked, "You're not optimistic about Blizzard's adaptation?" ”

"World of Warcraft is a game that does have value worth changing, but compared to the current mainstream sci-fi action movies, the risks are indeed greater." Duke then explained, "If you were to define a label for game adaptations around the world, the word failure would probably be the right one. ”

Hear that, Sophia? Coppola nodded slightly, and that was exactly what happened.

Duke shook his head, maybe World of Warcraft can change the sad situation of game movies, but the reality is just like what he said, and the risk of failure is quite high.

With the rise of mobile games and the popularity of IP concepts in recent years, the world has ushered in a new era of interactive video games.

Film and television and games rely on their respective influences to help each other, so more and more successful cases of film and game interaction appear in front of the public, but most of the success of film and game interaction can only be attributed to games adapted from film and television, on the contrary, film and television works adapted from games have failed and have been scolded by the world.

I have to say that game adaptations are an unattainable industry in Hollywood, and it is inevitable to fail.

In 1993, Super Mario Bros., a film adaptation of the hit game Super Mario Bros., was released, and it was because of its emergence that it created a new genre of cinema - game adaptations.

Recalling the performance of the "Super Mario Bros. Bros." movie in the market, although it has a strong IP advantage as a support that can bring it many followers, it is still just a thunderstorm and a small defeat in the market, not to mention how miserable the box office is, and even the capital has not been able to earn back.

And the main factor is that the movie adapted from the game needs to make great changes to its plot, and the final movie quality is too poor, in the 1993 release of "Super Mario Bros.", not only the character restoration is not enough, and the difference between the plot and the game plot after the adaptation is too great, players and moviegoers do not buy it, so it ends up a failure.

It is precisely because of the failure of this first case that the game adaptation movie gradually faded out of people's field of vision.

In the past ten years, there are still manufacturers who have tried to adapt games to movies again, but so far there is still no real success case, including the previous film and television masterpieces adapted from well-known games such as "Prince of Persia", "Silent Hill" and "Tomb Raider".

In recent years, the craze for movie and game interaction has intensified, and the enthusiasm for game adaptation seems to have been rekindled, and many game adaptation movies have swept in again.

The most notable of these are World of Warcraft and Assassin's Creed, two popular games that are loved by gamers.

But it is worth noting that in today's hot film and game interaction, masterpieces are once again coming, can the game adaptation movie finally escape the doom of failure?

Frankly, the stakes are considerable.

"Why is the film game interactive film and television adaptation game so good," Sophia? Coppola didn't study it, but he was curious, "And the game adaptation of the movie has repeatedly failed?" ”

"In a sense, the game adaptation of the movie is an inherently contradictory."

With Sophia? Coppola is different, in addition to Duke's directorial identity, he is also a businessman, and he naturally has a certain amount of research on the types of movies that can be invested, "Game adaptation of movies is different from movie adaptation of games, and they have certain differences in user groups.

See Sophia? Coppola was still puzzled, and Duke simply said in detail, "Although the game adaptation movie itself also has its own fan effect like film and television, in terms of game IP influence, in the face of such a huge global film and television market, games are as insignificant as ants and trees." Therefore, the number of global film and television seekers can completely cover gamers, but it is always impossible for gamers to cover film and television users. ”

No one can deny that the reach and spread of popular movies far exceeds that of popular games.

"What are you discussing?" Scarlett strode over and pulled out a chair and sat down next to Duke, "It seems to be very warm." ”

"Something about the game adaptation of the movie." Sofia? Coppola simple vs. Scarlett? Johnson explained, then turned back to Duke and asked, "Are there any other reasons?" ”

"Audience differences are only one aspect." Duke nodded, "There's another side. (To be continued.) )

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