Of course, no matter how things change on the other side of the Pacific, it will not affect Charlotte much for the time being.

- After all, it is not after 2012, when the scale of the Chinese film market has been equal to that of North America.

The first thing Charlotte has to deal with at present is Disney's plan to shoot "Pirates of the Caribbean 4" because of the unimaginable success of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Soul Coffin"-

"This fantasy story about pirates has actually been told in the third filming. ”

When Charlotte was on the phone with Robert Iger, the chairman of Disney Studios, she said very directly,

"It's not impossible to continue to expand the world and continue to write the story, but from my point of view, it doesn't mean a lot - of course, if Disney wants to continue, I won't object, but I have no intention of continuing to direct. ”

"Sure enough!"

Robert Egger on the other side of the phone smiled wryly.

He had long expected that Charlotte Booth was likely to think this way, but the strong box office results of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" still made him can't help but give it a try-

What if it succeeds?

However, now it turns out that although he Robert Iger is on the road to the pinnacle of life, he can't do what he wants after all.

"Fortunately, although without Charlotte Booth, the chances of success will be reduced, but as the fourth part of a hit series, the problem is not very big, at most, the box office revenue is not so exaggerated. 」

Mr. Disney Studios' chairman comforted himself,

"As long as the cost is controlled, the prospect is still very good - the "Terminator" series has left James Cameron, and "Terminator 3" will also be filmed! I guess it will be released next year, right?"

However, Robert Iger, who is not a time-traveler, didn't know that his idea was like setting a FLAG for himself-

After all, the results of Terminator 3 are ......

Of course, that's just a possibility.

For now, Robert Iger is still trying to convince Charlotte.

Charlotte, however, was more persistent.

In the end, Robert Iger only got the promise of being a producer.

Not yet the first producer.

- Actually, in the sequel to a successful commercial film, it is customary to stop directing the former director and serve as a producer.

Although it is not purely a name, there are not many people who actually do their best to help.

So, for Robert Iger, it's just a psychological comfort.

He really thought it was good, but he discussed the copyright matter with Charlotte-

You know, the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series is a collaboration between Disney and Charlotte's Ghost Party Studios.

According to the agreement, it is only possible to start a new sequel project if both parties agree and invest.

And now, because Charlotte himself is not interested in continuing to shoot the "Pirates" series, he promised Disney that he could start "Pirates of the Caribbean 4" on his own, and at the same time did not have to pay the relevant royalties to the Ghost Party Studios.

Of course, it's not without conditions -

Ghost Party Studios also has the right to use the worldview of "Pirates" and related characters to shoot derivative film and television works.

At the same time, there is no royalty to pay Disney.

"Personally, I don't plan to continue filming the Pirates of the Caribbean series, but I also feel that there is still potential in this series. However, unlike Disney, we at Spectre Studios are more difficult for us to invest in big productions alone. ”

Charlotte explained her reasoning,

"So, I wanted other directors in the studio to shoot some small- and medium-budget spin-off films with other characters from Pirates of the Caribbean as the main characters, just like Universal used 'The Mummy' to spin off 'The Scorpion King'. ”

"I see!"

Robert Iger nodded, he somewhat grasped what Charlotte meant-

As the other party said, after the trilogy, he did lose interest in directing the Pirates of the Caribbean series, but he did not lose interest in the money that the Pirates of the Caribbean series could make.

- This is normal.

As for why not invest in "Pirates of the Caribbean 4" with Disney, but choose to start from scratch to make other derivative movies-

"I guess it's because I don't want outside investment anymore!"

Based on the meaning revealed in Charlotte's previous conversation, Robert Iger guessed.

Indeed, although "Pirates of the Caribbean 4" is being planned, this time Robert Iger intends to let Disney Studios eat alone.

After all, the first three parts of this series are different -

At that time, Disney Pictures was at a low point in the field of live-action films, and it was completely unconfident in its own production capabilities.

Coupled with the fact that Iger had just joined Disney Pictures at that time and had an unstable foundation, in this case, making original films under the banner of cooperating with Charlotte Booth, a super director, was actually reducing the risk.

And now it's completely different -

With the success of Pirates of the Caribbean 1 and 2, and especially the almost exaggerated box office of 2, Pirates of the Caribbean 3 or the series is certain to be a big hit.

At this time, when filming a sequel, the chance of success can be said to be very high.

- even if the director is no longer Charlotte Booth.

In this case, even if Robert Iger admires Charlotte very much, he will still find ways to expand Disney's own interests in business.

- His original plan was to give some symbolic investment to the Ghost Party Studios if Charlotte was willing to direct. Otherwise, he will negotiate and try to get back all the rights to the follow-up film of "Pirates of the Caribbean" from the other party.

Even if this series is suspended for a few years.

- Anyway, the current "Pirate" trilogy is released once a year because of the continuous filming, which is relatively fast.

After a pause for a few years, it is just right to ferment the word-of-mouth accumulated by the trilogy, and by the way, to avoid the audience's aesthetic fatigue......

However, this new plan that Charlotte is now proposing makes what Iger originally planned to lose its meaning.

This plan, to some extent, can be said to be Disney and Ghost Party Studios taking what they need -

Disney won the rights to "Pirates of the Caribbean 4" and its subsequent sequels with a high success rate, but also a large cost;

- This is in line with the positioning of Disney's big studios.

The Ghost Party Studios has obtained derivative film copyrights that are much cheaper and have a lower success rate, but they can borrow the spin-off film rights of the popularity of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series;

- For Spectre Studios, this means that a series of small and medium-budget films, if they work well, may not make less money than working with Disney, and they are more independent and free.

In particular, if the plots of the two movies cooperate well, they can also promote each other-

"It's going to be a win-win!"

Charlotte finally concluded,

"Let's create a fantasy cinematic universe of Pirates of the Caribbean!"

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