Chapter 66: Writing a Script for Superman?
Looking at Rob Reiner, who had been talking to Jamie as soon as they met, Sif asked about Nut's conversation with Dan instead.
"That guy is a gunman who does the work, and Jamie Dutton most likely signed an agreement with him, and the film and television rights have nothing to do with him."
Nat's answer did not surprise Sif Sif.
At this moment, she saw Jamie leading Rob Reiner towards the reception room where the two had just talked, and her face suddenly sank.
Seeing this, Nat couldn't help but ask:
"This Rob Reiner is a big threat?"
Sif didn't explain much in her eyes.
In fact, anyone who has some in-depth knowledge of Hollywood knows that Rob Reiner is very good at making emotional movies, and his works focus most on two major themes, one is love, marriage, family, and the other is growth.
And the story of "Weakness" just accounts for both of these themes.
This is why Rob Reiner did not hesitate to initiate a personal relationship and obtained the invitation to the party through Serena's mother, Lily.
If it's just Rob Reiner who is personally optimistic about "Weakness", Sif is actually not too worried.
The most feared thing is that Warner behind the castle stone will also follow, so that the competitive pressure faced by Weststar Pictures will increase dramatically.
Nat was not satisfied with his role, just talked to a small character like Dan, and began to actively give his girlfriend ideas.
"I remember you saying that Jamie Dutton was a superhero fan, and he had a room of figurines in this apartment."
Sif turned to look at her boyfriend, frowned and asked:
"You're not trying to get me to trade Deadpool's movie rights for Weakness', are you?"
"It's a really stupid idea, not to mention that my father can't agree to it, and Kendall and Roman will laugh at me for being a stupid woman who is a loser if they knew about it."
Nat shook his head.
"No, no, I'm sure you're mistaken, how could I possibly make such a stupid suggestion to you? On the way here today, I kept thinking, why did Jamie Dutton exchange "Percy Jackson" for the film and television rights of Iron Man, he didn't have any film company in his hands, and it was impossible for him to make superhero movies himself, right? â
Despite knowing that Nat was deliberately selling off the off, Sif couldn't help but hit him:
"Not now, doesn't mean not in the future, don't forget that Jamie Dutton also has a father who can buy the Bulls directly without saying a word, if one day suddenly news comes out that John Dutton has bought a film company for his son, I really won't be surprised at all."
There's really no way to argue with that, but he really didn't mean to elicit Jamie's father's money abilities.
"Sif I think there's a very important thing that you might have overlooked, that Jamie Dutton is a writer and he's a superhero fan, and that these two things come together to produce a very interesting result."
"Jamie Dutton must have a very strong desire to make a superhero movie that is unique to him according to his own ideas and story ideas."
Sif looked at her boyfriend in confusion.
So?
Nat explained quickly:
"Isn't Jamie Dutton also interested in Deadpool? It just so happens that Weststar Pictures has plans to turn Deadpool into a movie, so why not take advantage of this and invite him to write a script for Deadpool? â
"And then use that as a condition to convince Jamie Dutton to sell us the film rights to "Weakness"?" Sif made the final conclusion for her boyfriend.
Nat raised her hands and pointed hard at Sif .
Answer is correct!
However, in the next second, Sif suddenly had a shocked look on his face.
This time, Nat, who was waiting for his girlfriend's praise, couldn't be rectified.
What is the situation?
Sif looked solemn and squeezed two words out between her teeth.
Warner!
DCīŧ
There are more intelligent people in this world, and Rob Reiner can also think of things he can think of.
Maybe Rob Reiner came here on a secret mission given to him by Warner.
Compared with Weststar Pictures, which only holds X-Men, Fantastic Four and Deadpool, Warner has another mountain in the American comic world, DC Comics!
The chips they can come up with are definitely more attractive than Deadpool.
Maybe it will even be the Big Three of American comics like Batman and Superman.
Under the same circumstances, Weisda Pictures can't compete with each other even if it is iron.
After Nath reacted, he burst into foul language on the spot.
Fack!
If his girlfriend's speculation comes true, Warner will work too hard to win the copyright of "Weakness", right?
Sif had a similar judgment to Nat, except that she thought deeper.
Warner's move may not only be to win "Weakness", but also to win over Jamie.
I don't know how much money Warner will spend this time.
In the reception room, Jamie looked at Rob Reiner with a "shocked" expression, unsure of repeating what Rob Reiner had just told him.
"Warner is going to invite me to write a script for a Superman movie?"
Rob Reiner nodded affirmatively.
Not only that, but Warner, who has deep pockets, also offered Jamie a sky-high salary of $1 million for the script.
It's unclear how much of this is a premium to Jamie's status as a best-selling novelist, but it's definitely a good price in Hollywood, where the average script can only sell for less than $100,000.
As an additional condition, Jamie needed to sell the film and television rights to "Weakness" to Warner's subsidiary, Castle Stone.
The price is also $1 million.
Even Jamie couldn't help but sigh.
That's a big deal!
Rob Reiner, however, heard a bit of self-deprecation in Jamie's words.
After pointing it out on the spot, Jamie did not deny it, and at the same time asked Rob Reiner a question.
"If I'm not mistaken, this Superman script that Warner asked me to write is the same project that has been in preparation since '96, right? I remember the original director was Tim Burton, and to be honest, I was quite looking forward to the release of this movie at that time. â
Rob Reiner shrugged and acknowledged Jamie's claim.
At the same time, he also told Jamie that Tim Burton had withdrawn from the project due to scheduling issues, and now the director that the producers are optimistic about is Joseph McGenty Nitcher, who became famous last year for filming "Breaking Bad".
The two sides are still in contact and negotiations, and if Jamie can write a sufficiently attractive Superman script, it will undoubtedly speed up the negotiation process between the two sides.
However, it was this proposal that made Rob Reiner himself feel confident, and Jamie's answer was-
Not interested!