Disney Pictures, producer David Barron hurried to the president's office.

Alan Horn accompanied him into the reception room and said, "I'm ready to launch more Disney live-action fairy tale movies." ”

David Barron was taken aback: "President, isn't this too fast?" "Beauty and the Beast" is still being filmed and produced, should we wait? ”

Alan leaned back on the couch and said, "The failure of Enchanted Black Forest made you lose confidence in the genre? The "Harry Potter" that you and David Heyman were responsible for back then can be regarded as a live-action fairy tale movie that has been filmed so many times in a row, and it is very successful. ”

David Barron is Alan Horn's old subordinate, as one of the producers, he participated in the production of the "Harry Potter" series of films, and when Kevin Tsujihara first became the CEO of Warner Bros., he jumped to Disney Studios in advance to explore the way for Alan Horn.

The connection between these two men is very deep.

However, David Barron was not so lucky when he arrived at Disney Studios, and the first big project he was responsible for, "Enchanted Black Forest", was a commercial fiasco.

This made him suspicious of live-action fairy tale films.

David Barron sincerely advises: "To be on the safe side, I think it's better to wait until after Beauty and the Beast is released......"

Allen had a completely different idea: "I was suggested that more similar live-action film projects should be done simultaneously. ”

David Barron thought for a moment and asked, "Is it Martin Davis?" ”

He remembers very well the launch of Beauty and the Beast, in which Martin Davis played a major role.

"That's right, it's Martin." Alan Horn is not generally confident in Martin: ""The Fast and Furious 3 only took four days, and the North American box office exceeded $200 million, how much did it cost to produce?" Not even $100 million! ”

He remembered the incident of "Terminator 2018" and said: "If even Martin Davis's vision is not credible, what other projects in Hollywood can be trusted?" ”

David Barron is from Warner Bros. and has heard some rumors about Martin and Warners, and is worried that Allen will fall into the pit, and asks: "President, is Martin Davis involved in investing in these projects?" ”

As soon as Alan heard this, he knew his concerns, but in business, there was nothing wrong with maintaining a certain degree of vigilance, and immediately said: "Martin will come over soon, let's listen to what projects he proposes to promote, and if his Davis studio doesn't invest, we'll hold the project down for the time being." ”

This reassured David Barron a lot, the investment in live-action fairy tale films is too high, and similar large investment projects, placed in any of the six major companies, will raise budget funds through financing, and Davis Studios is undoubtedly a suitable choice.

The two chatted for a while, and Martin rushed over.

David Barron is also an acquaintance, and Alan doesn't need to introduce Martin.

The three of them met today to discuss the next step of Disney's fairy tale live-action movie.

Allen said with a smile: "Now people all over the world who pay attention to movies are talking about "Fast and Furious 3", and there are many people who say that we live in a world that belongs to Martin Davis, and even I think that you are the protagonist of the world." ”

Martin shook his head: "Now the protagonist of the world is the United States, the great ruler of Washington, and the master of the major consortia, how much money can I make every year?" It's just a playboy who likes to enjoy. ”

"I like to enjoy well, and I want to enjoy more when I am young, but enjoyment needs financial support." Alan followed Martin's words and asked, "Do you have a clear goal for the next money-making project?" ”

Martin didn't say it directly, but asked, "Presumably Disney Studios also has a corresponding plan?" ”

Allen said: "There are some that are nothing more than making Disney's classic cartoons into live-action films, such as "Snow White", "Cinderella", "The Little Mermaid", "Pocahontach" and "Tarzan of the Apes". ”

Martin prepared before he came, saying: "Disney's classic fairy tale animated films have a wide audience around the world, forming a strong brand effect, and I personally think that live-action fairy tale movies are first and foremost to establish the same brand effect as animated films. ”

Allen has this in mind: "The success of the first few films is very important, and once the commercial and word-of-mouth fails, it will have a huge negative impact on the subsequent films. ”

Martin agreed: "We want to make sure the first few parts are successful. ”

David Barron continued: "That's a handpicked selection from a range of animated films. ”

Allen's eyes fell on Martin, and the eyes of the successful ones were the most reassuring, and he asked, "Which ones are you optimistic about?" ”

Martin took out a document, handed it to Allen, and said: "Classics never go out of style, I think the next step is to choose "Cinderella", and not to make a big adaptation, and not to make Cinderella take the initiative to seduce the prince or something, and shoot according to the most well-known version as much as possible." ”

The current fairy tale live-action movies have a particularly large adaptation, especially Cinderella and Little Red Riding Hood, all of which have become scheming.

Even Snow White is not as beautiful as the queen, and the magic mirror is talking nonsense with her eyes open.

David Barron thought of "Enchanted Black Forest" as a producer, which was a particularly large adaptation of a fairy tale live-action film, and also combined Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel and Jack and Beanman into four Grimm fairy tales, put on the veil of satire, and made a dark live-action fairy tale movie.

It turned out to be a mess.

Alan asked, "It's popular right now to make a big adaptation. ”

Martin thought for a moment and said: "The biggest audience of fairy tale movies is the family type of audience, and the premise for parents with children to choose this kind of movie must be a family carnival, adapted into the dark satirical genre, which is equivalent to driving the largest audience out of the theater." ”

He thought of Disney's operation and took a precautionary shot in advance: "Don't add too many things other than movies, and go back to the way classic fairy tale movies should be." ”

David Barron nodded: "A classic fairy tale should look like, prince and princess." ”

Cinderella is not really Cinderella, according to the traditional European name, it should be a princess.

Cinderella's father was an earl, and this was no minor nobleman.

Ordinary people couldn't go to the King's ball.

On the movie, Allen trusted Martin's vision: "When the script comes out, it must be reviewed by you, and if you don't agree, Disney Studios won't give the green light." ”

He asked again: "There are many classic animated films from Disney, except for "Cinderella"? ”

Martin said directly: "In 1976, you made an animated film called "Prince of the Forest", the story of the human boy Mowgli in the forest, which I think is very suitable for adaptation, and now the motion capture technology is very mature. ”

Alan Horn hastened to write it down.

Martin continued: "There's also 'The Lion King,' which is Disney's most successful animated film of all time, and it's extremely widespread. ”

David Barron frowned slightly: "There are too many animals in it......"

"This project can wait a few years for the CG technology to become more mature and be produced in full CG," Martin said. ”

Allen's heart moved, the top figures in the industry at the production level have had a lot of exchanges, and some aspects have even reached a tacit understanding, with the development of computer digital technology, live actors will no longer be a necessary option for TV or movies in the future.

Hollywood's six major companies are both competitive and cooperative, and their interests in this regard are aligned.

Subsequently, the three focused on the specific operation of the three projects of "Cinderella", "Prince of the Forest" and "The Lion King".

The order in which the project is initiated will also follow Martin's plan, and "The Lion King" will be placed at the end.

Coupled with "Beauty and the Beast", the filming, production and release of these four live-action fairy tale movies have all been achieved, and it will take five years.

By then, Robert Iger's tenure will also be up, and the Disney manager's compensation will become astronomical, and Disney's shareholders will definitely change CEOs.

The Disney era of all magic dancing will also begin.

Even Alan Horn can't stop him and may leave Disney Pictures.

Davis Studios' distribution contract with Disney Studios is itself signed until 2019.

After talking about this, Martin left the Disney building and went to the studio area in the back.

Post-production of "Shark Beach" has begun, and it is currently divided into two parts.

The editing team is in the process of preliminary editing, and strives to cut more than 2,500 minutes of footage into about 200 minutes.

The special effects team is using computer CG technology to replace the background of the shooting lens in the studio with the view of the bay.

Martin met with Louise and asked about the crew, how the first cut would not be completed until August.

In the producer's office, Louise said to Martin, "Don't worry, it's going well, just keep up with you." ”

Martin had a feeling and simply said it directly: "It doesn't seem to matter if I have it in post-production." ”

Louise couldn't help laughing: "I don't want to say it, but that's the truth, I know what kind of movie you want, and it's not difficult for me to have a good enough team of editors to make a qualified thriller." ”

Martin sighed: "You have been in the industry for more than 20 years, and you are a well-known gold medal producer, I have to admit that there is no post-production like me." ”

Louise slapped Martin appropriately, highlighting her importance and relieved: "Okay, okay, the final editing is in your hands, this is what we said before, and it's up to you to decide what the final film will look like." ”

Martin nodded slightly: "I'm busy with the promotional announcements for "Fast Pursuit 3" and "Interstellar", and I'll come back for post-production." ”

Interstellar was released in July, and now various promotions have been launched, and Martin has also participated in two promotional events.

However, the current focus is still on the post-screening promotion of "Fast Pursuit 3".

The development trend of this action movie is likely to exceed $500 million in North America, and it is possible to reach $500 million at the box office overseas.

In the first week of June, Martin joined the main creative staff of the crew and began his overseas promotion journey.

The first stop was South Korea, the backyard of Hollywood.

In the promotional announcement in Seoul, in addition to Martin firmly occupying the C position, Clara was pushed to the position of the heroine.

The Korean media was so encouraged that they spontaneously touted the film without pushing it.

In their mouths, Clara has become an international superstar!

"Fast Pursuit 3" is super popular in South Korea.

Although the Korean media did not make a trick that Martin-Davis is Korean, they took photos of Clara and Martin getting close, and immediately pushed Clara to the position of Martin's official girlfriend.

There are even media swears that Martin and Clara are engaged and will be married soon.

In addition to promoting the film, Martin also participated in several events held by Samsung as the face of Samsung mobile phones.

This is also the last year of Martin's endorsement deal with Samsung.

Samsung pulled a large number of actresses to hold a party again, and Martin took the crew to participate, but there was no nonsense like last time.

Of course, if someone wants to go to Los Angeles to develop, they can go to him.

At the end of the trip to South Korea, the crew went all the way south and went straight to the port city.

Because of the nature of the film and its R-rated rating, the "Fast and Furious" trilogy has never been screened on the world's second-largest film market.

Naturally, the crew will not go over to do publicity.

Starting from Port City, Martin and the crew went all the way south to west, basically changing cities every two days.

"Fast Pursuit 3" also landed in the overseas market on the first weekend of June.

The accumulation of the first two films, as well as the Internet meme "Give Me My Life" that has affected the world, as well as Martin's own strong market appeal, have also triggered a movie-watching boom overseas.

After its first week of overseas release, "Fast Pursuit 3" earned $145 million at the box office in more than 50 countries and regions.

Subsequently, the film will appear in theaters in more overseas markets.

In recent years, Disney's film distribution capabilities have made great progress, and before the release of "Fast and Furious 3", it signed distribution contracts with more than 100 countries and regions, and the market covers six continents.

At the same time, "Fast and Furious 3" ushered in its second screening weekend in North America, thanks to the film's good word-of-mouth blessing and the market effect brought by various hot topics, the North American box office trend was quite stable, and the next weekend received another $73.81 million.

In just ten days, the film grossed more than $300 million at the North American box office.

Although the momentum of its hot screenings has slowed down, it has not fallen off a cliff, and according to the estimates of Disney Studios and Davis Studios, the North American box office will inevitably exceed $500 million in the end.

Of course, Disney will not let go of these heats, and the story that Thanos and Jonathan had to say has a second version, not to mention, and also let "Guardians of the Galaxy", which will be released in the second half of the year, make a patch advertisement at the beginning of "Fast and Furious 3".

Marvel superhero movies can't invite Martin, and they don't want to give Martin an astronomical huge salary, but through Disney's relationship, Martin's popularity is crazy.

Not only that, Marvel Comics took the initiative to find Davis Studios to win the comic rights of the "Fast Pursuit" series.

Dark Horse Comics then joined the fray.

There are also several game companies that want to get a franchise to produce serialized mobile and computer games.

These represent huge offline gains, and of course Martin will not refuse, just let Jessica talk to them slowly.

(End of chapter)

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