Hollywood Starts with Animation

The day after attending the wedding of the gambling king Kecorian, Zucker waved his hand and notified Wald Pictures to officially start the preparations for "Shark Shore".

As early as last year, Zucker handed over the script to the company and let the screenwriters improve it.

Due to lack of talent, the project has never been launched. Now that "Death is Coming" has been released, and the filming of "Butterfly Effect" has been completed, it is natural to allocate some manpower to start the project.

The "Shark Shore" movie is a typical example of Xiaoboda!

Since the establishment of Wald Pictures, he has a lot of experience in shooting such horror films, and Zucker will naturally not miss the opportunity to make money.

"Shark Shore" is a movie released in 2016, played by Blake Lively, wife of "Deadpool" actor Ryan Reynolds; the film cost $17 million to make, but it won worldwide Over $100 million at the box office. Well, even in the Datianchao market, without much publicity, its box office results in the first three days of the first weekend exceeded 50 million yuan.

Non-sci-fi, non-action, and non-high-cost Hollywood movies can achieve excellent box office performance in the big Chinese market, which is almost a very rare existence.

We know that there is a type of horror movie in Hollywood, which specifically turns a type of animal into an anti-human killer, bulldogs, bears, pythons, bats, spiders...

All animals that fly in the sky, run on the ground, and swim in the water, under the production of Hollywood, can all become the most terrifying killers on the screen.

In the vast ocean, the most frightening killer is naturally the shark!

It doesn't need to mutate, it doesn't need any modification, it can tear anyone to shreds, and as a result, it has become a regular on the screen.

Whether it is "Jaws" created by Spielberg, or "Deep Sea Shark" in the guise of science fiction, or "Sharknado" selling special effects for fifty cents, etc., it is a movie with a profound impact.

The "Shark Shore" movie is also a leader among such movies!

"Over $100 million at the box office is the best proof of it."

"Moreover, because the production cost of the film was only 17 million US dollars, when it was released, it did not receive the attention of the film company Columbia, and it was hastily promoted and released... Even so, it achieved a lot of box office performance. ."

"In addition, the selection of the schedule when the film was released was also very bad."

As a traveler, Zucker naturally experienced the movie market in 2106.

When "Shark Shore" was released in North America, there were countless blockbusters, blockbusters, and high-budget movies that were released at the same time and shortly after.

"Captain America: Civil War", "Now You See Me 2", "X-Men: Apocalypse"......

These movies are high-cost blockbusters, and they are all sequel movies supported by many fans of their owners. How can "Shark Beach" not be reduced to cannon fodder in the schedule of so many hot movies gathered and attacked before and after?

"More sophisticated production, profitable publicity, and suitable schedule selection. The three-pronged approach, the production of "Shark Shore" by Wald Pictures, must be much higher than the original."

"Even if the distribution market is not mature enough, and the box office exceeds 100 million US dollars, I am still quite confident."

Zucker thought to himself.

Do what you want!

Soon after, Wald Pictures established a special team for "Shark Shore" and set the production cost.

The film cost $14 million to make, down from $17 million for the original.

Of course, that's not why Zucker wants to save money.

Inflation, labor costs and other factors will affect the cost of expenditure. and,

The main character in the original version was Blake Lively, who was paid $9 million for her alone.

Ha ha!

Guess, according to Zucker's stingy attributes, inviting an actress to be the protagonist of "Shark Shore" will cost more than $9 million?

......

a few days later.

The behind-the-scenes crew of the "Shark Shore" movie has been formed.

Directed by: Zach Snyder, who has rested for more than half a year;

Producer: Kevin Feige, vice president of Wald Pictures, personally in charge;

The estimated total production cost is $14 million;

"Zach, sign the contract."

In Zucker's office, in the presence of a group of lawyers, Zach Snyder signed his first directing contract with a box office share as a director.

That's right, on the basis of the director's salary of $2 million, he got the opportunity to receive a box office bonus.

"Zach, don't watch "Shark Shore" as a small- and medium-budget movie, but I have full confidence in it. The box office results of more than 100 million US dollars are not a problem at all."

Zhu Ke said with a smile: "You will definitely make a lot of money from the 10% of the net profit."

Zach said with a smile: "I am also optimistic about the prospect of "Shark Shore", otherwise I would not accept it readily. In short, thank Mr. Wald for giving me this opportunity."

The agent said excitedly: "I have known Zach for a long time, and he will definitely become one of the leading directors in Hollywood in the future."

A director who has a box office share is a status symbol.

10% of the box office net profit share, although less than 10% of the box office share, the three words "net profit" are added, but it is definitely not a problem to get an extra 3 million to 4 million US dollars.

After several years of cooperation, Zack has made three films for Wald Films, "Hard Candy", "Human Removal Project" and "Spartan 300 Warriors"; there are more movies in the name.

The "Shark Shore" movie isn't big, but it's definitely a big step forward in Zach's career as a director!

Dude, the box office is divided!

The symbol of a great director!

"thanks."

At this moment, Rao is Zach Snyder, who has become a famous Hollywood director, and he can't help but be a little excited.

Lighting, photography, props, make-up, art, recording...

With an order, it was all in place in less than 3 days.

Next, of course, is the selection work of the actors!

The movie "Shark Beach" tells the story of a beautiful woman who is trapped on the beach and fights wits and courage with a shark alone. Although there are many characters on the scene, it is almost a one-man show for the heroine. Therefore, the choice of the heroine is very important.

Being beautiful and having a good figure is the primary focus;

Second, have a certain reputation;

Furthermore, for the actress who is the heroine, she must have excellent acting skills;

The most important point, the fee is cheap! ! !

The actresses who are familiar with Zucker, such as Charlize Theron, Jessica Chastain, Angelina Jolie, etc., Zucker is of course... not one of them.

Their pay is not low!

In the end, the person who successfully won the role of the heroine was Salma Hayek who was invited by Zucker not long ago.

As the future proprietress of Kering Group, she is naturally beautiful enough and has a very strong figure. A pair of big headlights can naturally attract many young audiences in this seaside drama.

The key is that she has just experienced the box office failure of "Hurricane Men", and her film contract is cheap and has a certain reputation.

$3 million won!

Much cheaper than Blake Lively, who played the original heroine in "Gossip Girl".

Just a few days later, the film "Shark Shore" started shooting smoothly after a low-key press conference.

The speed is astounding!

Of course, this also benefits from the current strong production capabilities of Wald Pictures!

November 1.

Following the release of "Finding Nemo" for nearly 3 months, its production company, Water World Animation, will be officially listed on the US stock market in a few days! ! !

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