As soon as the time entered June, Warner Bros. officially announced that Duke's new film has been approved and preparations are about to begin, and the theme of the new film is the genre of space adventure. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Because of the tight schedule, Duke completely threw the promotion of the film to Warner Bros., and the new film project was not even called a press conference, Duke just casually said that the new film would be a space version similar to "Desert Island" when he was questioned by reporters in and out of Warner Studios.

To some extent, his words are not wrong, most of the time of the film, it will be Scarlett? Johnson's one-man show.

The plot of this film is very simple, and it can even be said that there is no plot, Scarlett? The heroine, played by Johnson, encounters an accident in space and tries her best to return to Earth.

The name of the new film has not been announced, but after Duke gathered his team, it has been officially named "Gravity" internally.

And as soon as the new film was established, Duke finalized another actor, and he asked George? Clooney extended the offer, which he and his agent immediately agreed to with little thought.

Originally, Robert Jr.? Downey got some inside information from Warner Bros. and wanted to play the role, but was rejected by Duke, maybe from an acting point of view, George? Clooney isn't the most suitable person, but from an Oscar perspective, the benefits of his appearance in the film far outweigh Robert Jr.'s? Downey.

In the first dozen years, Robert Jr.? Donnie has offended almost everyone who can offend, if it weren't for "Iron Man", wouldn't it be no less than ascending to the sky if he wanted to turn over.

But George? Clooney is different, the other party's network in Hollywood is extensive, and there are definitely a few among the actors.

Hollywood actors and directors are politically enthusiastic and actively involved in social activities, which is basically the norm, George? Clooney is one of them, and even he brushes up on political style. That's why he has the status he has now in Hollywood, and he has good relationships with a large group of politically active people, like Steven? Soderbergh, Julia? Roberts and Harrison? Ford and so on......

The importance of network to the Olympics is self-evident.

Although Duke has no intention of Best Director and Best Picture, he wants Scarlett to defeat Natalie, who is very popular in Jewish clubs? Portman. It is necessary to take advantage of all available conditions.

And Scarlett is a political activist herself, and George? Clooney is also a bit of a friend.

Will George? Clooney pulls in and becomes part of this huge Olympic plan, which will definitely increase some of Scarlett's chances of winning.

Perhaps many people think George? Clooney doesn't live up to his name in Hollywood, but no matter what means he uses. The status of a first-line star and its own good popularity are real.

Indeed, if you look at it from the perspective and position of the Duke that once were, George? Clooney's words and deeds are disgusting, but he is no longer the Duke he once was, and from the identity and position of a Hollywood director, cooperation will only bring benefits.

What's more, do you really have to judge from the position you once had, like Steven? Spielberg, Brad? Pete, Charlize? Theron, Nicole? Kidman, Tom? Cruise or even Scarlett? Johnson and others, more than 95 percent of Hollywood personalities can be excluded from the scope of cooperation.

So does he still use it to mix in Hollywood?

Politics has never been far from Hollywood, and Hollywood stars have their own political positions.

This life. Duke's criterion for judging business cooperation is simple - interests!

Privately, Warner Bros. once asked Duke if he could change the protagonist to a male, but after Duke refused, he did not continue to mention it.

In fact, from the perspective of investors, such a one-man show-like film, the protagonist can be more attractive if the protagonist is replaced by a man, after all, in the concept of traditional Hollywood companies, male films are far more popular than women's films.

But this film is not in this ranks, to be precise, "Gravity" does not have any creativity in terms of plot. It is not too much to say that there is no plot, the film mainly relies on two points to generate attraction, one is excellent special effects, and the other is the performance of the actors.

Needless to say, the special effects. If the actor is replaced by a man, it will greatly reduce the atmosphere of the whole film, men and women represent very different meanings on the big screen, men are naturally synonymous with tenacity and strength in the film, while women represent weakness and are the object of protection......

The protagonist of "Gravity" is replaced by a male. The shock of its self-help is definitely not as powerful as that of women.

There is no doubt that the film wants to be screened at least before the New Year, and the time is very tight, Scarlett? Johnson's performance and Duke's filming are still relatively easy to say, the film's special effects production is the real problem, and Duke asked Warner Bros. for a production budget of up to $200 million, most of which will still be on special effects.

He made a special trip to San Francisco to talk to the executives of Industrial Light & Magic, and in the face of the high budget, the other party promised to send as many special effects artists as possible to participate in the production of "Gravity".

Subsequently, Duke went on another trip to George? Lucas's estate has been rumored in the circle lately, George? Lucas wants to retire.

The relationship between the two families is not ordinary, Duke knows very well, George? Lucas is really ready to retire.

"Actually, the most reluctant thing for me is Lucasfilm......"

In the manor's reception room, George? Lucas said to Duke, who was sitting across from him, "It's been over 20 years since I started Lucasfilm, and it's like a child to me. ”

With George? Lucas spoke, and Duke didn't go around in circles, and asked directly, "George, are you going to sell Lucasfilm?" ”

George? Lucas glanced at Duke, guessed his intentions, thought for a moment, and nodded slightly, "I do have plans to do this, and people from Twentieth Century Fox and Walt Disney have also contacted me. ”

"Walt Disney?" Duke frowned slightly, picked up the coffee cup, took a sip of coffee, thought about it, and asked, "How about transferring it to me?" ”

Lucasfilm not only owns the rights to the Star Wars series and the Raiders of the Lost Ark series, but also has the world's number one division - Industrial Light & Magic!

If Duke says he has no plans for Lucasfilm, it must be false.

Not to mention the Industrial Light & Magic, according to the price of Disney's acquisition of Industrial Light & Magic, as long as the "Star Wars" series is restarted, the quality is guaranteed to a certain extent, and the money can be recovered just by selling the peripherals!

"Duke, I'm just one of the shareholders of Lucasfilm." George? Lucas didn't refuse Duke, but reminded him, "It's business!" ”

In the face of such a large deal, the role of friendship can be said to be extremely limited, Duke knows this very well, he changed his serious expression, and said, "George, my bid will definitely satisfy the shareholders of Lucasfilm. ”

George? Lucas knew that Duke had such a net worth and ability, and rubbed his left hand on his cheeks, "You have cooperated with Lucasfilm for many years, and under the same conditions, I believe that the shareholders of Lucasfilm will also give priority to selling their shares to you." However, Duke, you have to hurry up and do something in front of you to take the initiative. ”

"I understand." Duke nodded solemnly, "I will assemble a professional team as soon as possible and contact the management of Lucasfilm." ”

He has already taken Marvel Comics and Pixar Studios from Walt Disney, and there is no psychological burden to snatch Lucasfilm.

Thinking that Duke had the opportunity to buy the digital domain in the first place, he didn't move, and watched the digital domain fall into the pocket of Paramount Pictures, because he knew that it would not be long before ILM and the entire Lucasfilm industry could be acquired.

However, if you want to win Lucasfilm, you must have a huge amount of money of more than four billion dollars, which is very difficult even with Duke's current net worth.

In the latest Forbes rich list, he can indeed rank in the top 10 in the world, and even the assets hidden in various foundations are not counted in them, but stocks and fixed assets are completely different from the liquidity required for acquisitions.

This kind of acquisition is necessarily well planned, and Duke also needs more professional people to be involved, knowing that he can grasp the general direction, but he is not able to implement it.

He knew very well that he was not an all-knowing and all-powerful so-called genius, and there was no such so-called genius in this world.

Anyway, if the conditions are about the same, George? Lucas personally does prefer to sell Lucasfilm to Duke, and Duke has also proposed a very good George? Lucas's heartfelt suggestion that if he became the new owner of Lucasfilm, he would do his best to hire George? Lucas's old friend, Catherine, who shares his ideas? Kennedy is at the helm of Lucasfilm.

Duke spent two days in San Francisco for Lucasfilm, followed by George? Lucas, accompanied by several other major shareholders of Lucasfilm, has largely taken the lead in a takeover war that is about to detonate the whole of Hollywood.

However, to turn that advantage into a victory, Duke would need to shell out billions of dollars in real gold.

How to raise this money as soon as possible is undoubtedly one of the tasks he will focus on next.

Even, he has another plan, if the fundraising does not go well, then bring Warner Bros. into the acquisition plan.

Lucasfilm is a temptation that all Hollywood companies can't refuse, and "Star Wars" and Industrial Light & Magic alone are enough to break heads.

Leaving San Francisco, Duke returned to Los Angeles to continue working on "Gravity". After one interview, Clooney flew straight to Washington, D.C., where he was introduced to NASA by virtue of his good relationship with the Pentagon over the years. (To be continued.) )

ps: The old year is about to pass, the new year is coming soon, time flies so fast, it's always too late to sigh......

In the new year, I wish everyone all their wishes come true, everyone will be rich, brothers and sisters, and a happy new year!