Burbank, Davis Studios.

Thomas entered Martin's office, pulled out a chair and sat opposite, and said: "I just got the news that Depp has spoken to several partners through his agent, claiming that he wants to work with him Johnny Depp and is not allowed to work with us. ”

Martin didn't care about Depp's speculation or anything like that, he just asked, "What's the reaction from Disney?" ”

Thomas said: "Disney Studios didn't give Depp any response. ”

Martin can roughly guess what Disney thinks, you guys make trouble with you, I'll run mine, as for what happens in the end, the commercial results speak.

If "Transcendental Hacker" and "The Lone Ranger" starring Depp are big hits, and Martin's follow-up films do not respond well, Disney will definitely choose Depp to abandon Martin.

Vice versa.

Martin and Davis Studios would do the same.

Thomas asked, "Are we going to do a response?" ”

"No, you don't." Martin said directly: "We have very little work with outside production companies. ”

In fact, except for Disney Studios, the company he works with has basically no intersection with Depp.

Most of the films starring Martin come from Davis Studios' investment, and others like "Escape from Tehran", such as Graham King and others, have no intersection with Depp.

Now Depp's popularity has been messed up by the three of them.

There was constant scolding on the Internet, and Depp made a lot of efforts and attempts, but the effect was not good.

The main reason is that Depp has done too much to offend people in the past two years.

Although he dug a hole for Annapurna Films in advance, Martin did not sit back and wait for Meghan Ellison and Depp's films to fail, but has been exerting his subjective initiative and doing everything possible to pull the two films down.

Thomas then said: "I got a piece of news about Christopher Nolan. ”

Martin asked, "What about his departure from the CAA and his contact with the WMA?" ”

"Yes, the company wanted to dig Nolan more than a year ago." Thomas, who is now a partner at WMA, knows enough about the dynamics of the company: "After a long period of hard work, now it finally comes to fruition. ”

He elaborated: "Nolan's contract with CAA expires this year, after which Nolan will not renew his contract and will join the WMA. ”

These Martins are not surprised, when he chatted privately with Nolan at the beginning of this year, Nolan said that he will not renew his contract with CAA after fulfilling the last year of his contract with CAA.

Martin asked, "Who is Nolan's agent?" “

"Ali Emmanuel." Thomas didn't have any idea about Nolan, and over the years he saw more and more clearly why he was so successful.

It's not about how good he is, it's about being able to serve Martin wholeheartedly.

He has no idea of developing first-line customers in the short term, and all his energy and resources are almost all focused on Martin.

Thomas leaves Martin and immediately rushes to Warner Studios to talk about the Joker's character appearance in The Dark Knight Rises.

When the film was cut in post, Nolan planned to add a small number of unused footage from The Dark Knight to the third part.

In fact, it has nothing to do with the plot, this marketing guru wants to borrow Martin and the Joker to further promote the hype of "The Dark Knight Rises".

Martin only signed a contract for one film of "The Dark Knight", and there was no licensing agreement, and the third film wanted him to appear in the film, so he naturally had to pay another salary.

Thomas didn't have a good time talking to the project's producer, Charles Rowan, who said the final cut had not yet been finalized and that it was too early to talk about it.

After Martin and Warner Bros. ended their cooperation, it was inevitable that various cooperation and financial exchanges during this period became somewhat difficult.

Thomas, on behalf of Martin, solemnly declares that if Martin's image is used rashly without his authorization, it is an infringement.

It's not that Charles Rowan doesn't want to talk about it, but the micro-gymnastics masters above intervene and can't talk about it for the time being.

Not far from here, in a dedicated post-production office building, several producers from the Giant Catcher crew are directing their teams of editors to work on post-production.

Warner Pictures President Jon Berg comes to inspect every few days, and today I took a turn and was quite satisfied to see that the editing work of several editing teams was going well.

In one of the post-production rooms, a producer from Castle Stone Pictures said, "The background is dark, and I want the background color to be as thick and epic as an oil painting." ”

The colorist handles the camera with his hands and feet neatly.

The producer looked at the edited clip and said dissatisfiedly: "Again, I don't want any funny scenes, giants invade the human world, very serious events, even if it is a fairy tale adaptation, it must have a thick sense of epic." ”

In another post-production room on the same floor, producers representing Legendary Pictures are also looking at the finished clips.

After watching it for a while, he couldn't help but shake his head and said: "This is a family fairy tale movie, don't make such serious jokes a little more, and make the atmosphere of watching the movie happy." ”

The editor follows the producer's request to add the footage that acts as a joke burden in the clip.

From time to time, the producers give their opinions.

It's not just these two post-production rooms, but several others are doing similar work.

Warner Pictures' president, Jon Berg, gave them that power, and they naturally completed their own edited versions according to their own understandings, preferences, and styles.

As for what will happen in the final film, that's something that Jon Berg has the power to decide.

After McDonald finished supervising the editing, he hurried out to meet his immediate boss.

Jon Berg asked, "Were you able to meet the deadline?" “

"In half a month at most, we'll submit our edited versions to the company, and then we can organize a professional manual review," McDonald assured. ”

Jon Berg is quite satisfied with this: "I will organize a professional jury. ”

At that time, a professional jury will review each edited version one by one, find all the outstanding clips, and then use these outstanding clips as a basis to edit a film that fits the main story line.

MacDonald knew his boss's strategy and said, "Boss, you have created a new model of filmmaking, which will definitely be remembered in the annals of Hollywood." ”

This made Jon Berg feel very good, and when he first became president of Warner Pictures, many people questioned him and criticized him, thinking that he was a layman in filmmaking compared to Alan Horn.

"Pharaoh and the Gods", co-led with Daniel, failed commercially, and doubts inside and outside the company became louder.

Even if he puts the blame on Ridley Scott and Christian Bale, he can't lower the voice of doubt.

Jon Berg naturally wants to make a comeback.

Leaving the post-production office, Jon Byrne returned to his office to reach out to the company, the media, critics, and the cinema experts.

Invite them to come and watch the film, rate the film, and describe the good and bad in detail.

Based on these, Jon Berg will personally control the editing of the final cut version.

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"Escape from Tehran" is about to start filming, Martin has repeatedly studied Tony Mendes's autobiography in the past few days, and from time to time he will go to the studio of the crew to communicate with Tony Mendes face-to-face.

Louise also contacted the C.I.A.'s Hollywood office.

In this film, the CIA is a completely positive image, and Langley has given a positive response, and the crew can directly enter the CIA headquarters to shoot at that time.

The plan to shoot in Washington, Los Angeles and Istanbul has also made it difficult for the film to apply for tax refunds.

California, Langley's Virginia and Turkey do not currently have tax refund incentives.

Tax rebates can often save 10-15% of the production cost of a film.

While Louise and others were working on a strategy, Jennifer Seabell, the wife of the Lieutenant Governor of California, came to visit Martin.

In the reception room, Jennifer Siebel said with a smile: "I talked to Elizabeth on the phone two days ago, and I heard her mention the film tax refund, I have news here, maybe you will be interested." ”

Martin was quick to respond: "California is also going to have a tax refund policy? On that occasion in '09, it fell on top of the state legislature. ”

Jennifer Siebel said: "Gavin is ready to push this bill again, if all goes well, there is a good chance that it will pass the state legislature in November, and some of your filming and all post-production must be in Los Angeles, and projects over $50 million, as long as most of the filming and production are done in Los Angeles, it is not difficult to get a 10% tax refund." ”

Martin smiled and said, "Jenny, thank you very much for the good news. ”

Jennifer Siebel smiled: "Friends, help each other, you're welcome." ”

Martin is also very good, asking: "It's been a long time since the last "Romantic Troubles" was completed, are there any new ideas recently?" ”

"Have an idea." Jennifer Siebel elaborated: "The Harvey Weinstein affair hurt me tremendously, and the shadow of this incident hung over me until we worked together to stop his sin that I found peace of mind. ”

Martin nodded: "Actually, I was also under a lot of pressure, you may have heard that Harvey invited me to star in his film projects several times, and after I refused, he threatened to ruin my career as an actor." ”

Jennifer Siebel is now the wife of a politician who has often served her husband's political needs, saying: "I plan to sort out the whole incident and direct a documentary myself to record the crimes of Harvey Weinstein and the helplessness of the victims, and use the whole incident as a wake-up call to wake up the whole society and those who come after me." ”

Martin agreed: "That's a great idea, Jenny, you're a lady who really has a sense of justice and social responsibility!" “

He didn't hesitate: "The production cost must be handed over to Davis Studios!" ”

Jennifer Siebel said: "I came here today to ask you for help. ”

"From the money to the people to the Rice Rabbit, none of this is a problem," Martin said. ”

With the current social and political environment, not to mention the social impact of this documentary, it is a popular product if it is sold.

(End of chapter)