Legendary Hollywood Director

On this day, in Nolan's apartment, on the sofa in the hall, Christian Bale raised his hand with a smile, "The script has not been completed yet, and it feels more plump than the characters in the first film."

On one side, Jonathan twisted his waist, moving his sedentary body, and laughed, "Of course, if there is no change, what's the point of filming the exact same story routine? Lehman specifically explained that the design should be meticulous. some."

Just as he was talking, Nolan came out as soon as the door of the study opened.

Christian Bale greeted seriously: "Hi, Director Nolan."

Nolan's expression softened and he sat down on the sofa, "You don't need to be so polite, just be casual. This time you have a hard time shooting. We have found a stronger opponent for you."

Jonathan laughed and echoed: "Yeah, don't be oppressed at that time, there is quite a lot of room for this role to play."

Christian Bale also laughed, but didn't answer.

On the other hand, Nolan nodded and said, "You have to prepare well this time. There are more scenes than the front."

Bell snorted and nodded, seemingly unintentionally: "It's still easy to play repetitive roles, and I also have special training recently... The key is what Warner said?"

"Why should we worry about this kind of thing? Lyman will have a solution. He let us come up with the script first, and we can't handle it badly." Jonathan took Bell's topic and looked at Nolan, "Brother, you have What news have you received. Didn't Warners approach you several times?"

"They're looking for me..." Nolan shook his head, "No good intentions."

Bell lowered his head and sighed.

When it comes to the two studios, what can they do? The atmosphere became somewhat silent.

After a while, Jonathan said, "I went to the company yesterday and met Lehman, and he said he was already negotiating."

This topic did not continue to be discussed, because there were too many things involved and it was inconvenient to discuss.

Nolan suddenly looked at Bell and sighed inwardly.

Although he is not a fan of comics, he can adapt such a project and inject his own thoughts and insights into it and gradually improve it. He can get a sense of joy and satisfaction in the process. It is okay to say that he is not tired of it, but Bell is different. , most actors probably have little passion for playing repetitive roles.

But similar things, he is not easy to persuade.

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Lyman is waiting in the company's office.

Waiting for Warner's reply.

He had indeed started negotiating matters and communicated new terms through Joseph - a slight step back from the original terms, and waited for Warner's response.

According to reason, this time is definitely a perfect time, as long as it shows willingness to talk, Warner will not miss it.

......

Sure enough, "Little Miss Sunshine" didn't make any waves in overseas areas, because of regional cultural differences and the fact that it is a plot-oriented work, it has been released for a month, and it has not exceeded 10 million.

Of course, if you only look at the North American market, the accumulation of results is still very good.

The momentum of the screening faded, and paintings began to be drawn one after another.

The North American box office of 68.42 million, compared with the expenditure of less than 25 million US dollars, makes the entire Blue Butterfly Pictures very happy.

It's not how much money can be made, but the film itself is very scarce.

In cooperation with the project, under the circumstance that no one is optimistic, the stamina is full, and this meaning is different.

And "Little Miss Sunshine", a family comedy film, can achieve such momentum in North America, and the box office can be higher than that of the previous life, the reason is also very simple.

The schedule arrangement and the relatively good investment in theater resources set at the beginning, plus the very topical publicity and the quality of the film itself are worthy of touts, which undoubtedly pushed "Little Sunshine" to another level.

After all, Fox of the original time and space did not invest in resources like Firefly at the beginning. It was entirely because the follow-up trend of the movie was too stable, and it was pushed later.

You must know that one of the most intuitive manifestations of the North American film market after the new millennium is the reduction of the screening cycle.

In the past, it was common for good movies to be released for three or four months, but now there is basically no market worth continuing to invest in for one or two months.

One is the entry of capital, which has led to more intense competition and an increase in film production; the other is that information transmission is more convenient, and it is the influence of the Internet.

In the end, "Little Miss Sunshine" is a little different from the previous life's publicity point. With the market appeal that Lehmann has accumulated over the years, the film's momentum was fired before it was released, which made the film's start smoother and easier. Gather word of mouth.

All in all, the project is profitable.

As for the next painting of the film, another matter was also pushed into the work arrangement, that is, the sharing of accounts between all parties.

"Little Miss Sunshine" has 68.42 million in North America and 9.85 million overseas, with a total box office of 78.27 million.

Among them, the North American theaters took away 27.36 million, the main creative team rewarded 3 million, as well as project expenses and other miscellaneous losses, the net profit of the film was 12.06 million;

Overseas, there are very few. This kind of film itself is a type that cannot be sold overseas, and it is estimated that 1.5 million can be obtained.

Then, "Little Miss Sunshine" can bring Firefly about 13.56 million US dollars in revenue in terms of box office alone.

According to the algorithm that the offline profit is at least 2.5 times, it is still because "Little Sunshine" is limited by the subject matter, and the surrounding areas cannot be sold at high prices. Therefore, based on two years, it can at least bring no less than 47.46 million US dollars to Firefly. Total revenue.

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However, Lehman's attention was not on the painting work of "Little Miss Sunshine" at this time, and the employees of the similar process company were already familiar with it.

This week, close to the screening of "Deadly Magic", the warm-up publicity has already been launched.

Print media and the Internet, the two voice platforms have arranged similar publicity drafts. As for advertisements, posters, and trailers, they are also laid out at the same time to ensure that the audience can learn about such a movie as soon as possible.

Marketing is always inseparable from two central points.

One is to let the audience know the information, and the other is to make the audience interested in the information.

The point of interest is the main creative team and the slogan of Batman and Wolverine co-starring and facing off on the same stage.

After all, the roles of Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman in the film are indeed a pair of magicians who compete with each other, and the topic of the confrontation on the same stage is not a deception, but it is just a bit of image heat.

In this regard, Fox also acquiesced.

Who makes the relationship between the two not bad, otherwise it may not be so easy to talk about the popularity.

After all, every outstanding character in the "X-Men" franchise is Fox's treasure.

Liam's arrangement easily attracted the interest of at least several fan groups.

One is the fans of the actor’s individual, who will definitely support the new play; the second is the director’s fans of Nolan, who has been unknown since his debut, and it is normal for some people to like it; the third is That is some fans of DC and some "X-Men" series, seeing familiar faces can also arouse curiosity.

Afterwards, Blue Butterfly Pictures immediately held a press conference, and brought in two leading actors, and began to further smash the image hotspot-invite a few familiar media to use the photos of the two of them in the same frame to create another wave of hype.

In short, it is to release the news of the new film to the greatest extent so that more people can receive it.

No matter what other people think about it and what the Big Six's attitude towards Firefly is, North American cinema dealers have seen the momentum and the possible commercial value of the film, and they have begun to make room for "Deadly Magic".

Of course, the arrangement belongs to the arrangement, and the resource tilt is not too much, but this is the most favorable condition that Blue Butterfly can obtain.

In this September schedule ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ still has a lot of weight.

2450 screens have opened, and 27% of the films are arranged, which is by no means sloppy.

Moreover, if the results are good in the first weekend, it can be increased, which is also the consistent practice of theater chain dealers.

In North America, after more than half a month of publicity and fermentation, and continuous hype, many audiences are looking forward to the film.

Again, the combination of Nolan + Christian Bale + Hugh Jackman is very appealing.

It is also a work that needs to be treated with caution for opponents screened in the same period.

Of course, similar momentum attracted not only interested audiences, but also Warners.

Because of the "Batman" project, they have a love-hate relationship with Firefly. When the new film is released, they will inevitably turn their attention to the results and use them as a reference for the next negotiation.

All this is witnessed by the market...