The Greatest Showman

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"Would you be interested if you were asked to play Bruce Wayne?" Barry Mayer asked with a smile, but he wasn't a kind-hearted old man with a hint of cunning and... treacherous in his smile. Such an adjective is not very accurate, but it is the most appropriate, which also makes the question meaningful.

Renly raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at Barry in surprise, and then noticed that the seriousness in those eyes was not a joke, but sincere, but the question was—"Why? I thought you guys weren't interested in inviting me to be a superhero."

"Shouldn't this sentence be reversed? You've never been interested in being a superhero," Barry asked.

A faint smile bloomed on Renly's face, sketching out a touch of ease, "If I say, in fact, I've always been interested in superheroes, do you believe it?" Just as he finished speaking, he could catch the expression on Barry's face. The questioning, without the slightest concealment, made Renly smile even wider, "Okay, I admit, it's a lie."

Renly still has no regrets for refusing to play "Thor".

"Personally, I love Christopher Nolan's version of Batman trilogy, and Sam Raimi's version of Spider-Man the first two episodes, plus, 'X-Men: First Class' and 'Avengers' League' is also a very good work." Renly has to be careful when listing his works, "Captain America 2", "Ant-Man" and "Deadpool" almost blurted out, but these works have not been released yet. , now can not leak the bottom.

Then, I saw Renly shrugging his shoulders slightly, showing a small smug look, as if saying, "Look, I really like these comic superhero movies super super" The light of mischief flickered slightly, which made people laugh, and then returned to the original topic.

"I thoroughly enjoyed watching these films. In fact, my personal favorite comic book superhero is Wonder Woman. You know what? Dr. William-Marston, when he created this comic book character, put his heart into it. It is my own conception of psychological causes such as sadism and masochism, as well as the discussion and exploration of disc theory, which is a very interesting thing."

What Renly is talking about is the creator of "Wonder Woman", William Marston, doctor of psychology, and the related creation story has also been made into a movie, "Professor Marston and Wonder Woman", with a different kind of Angle explains the origin of the most popular heroine in history.

"But watching and acting are two different things. For an actor, you need to meet a suitable role and a suitable time." Renly said calmly, just last week, he and Paul just talked about it, Now that this topic was discussed again on Oscar night, is this a fate?

Barry had a look of surprise. He really didn't expect Renly to know so much about superhero movies. But taking a step back and thinking about it, Renly didn't reject the "Fast and Furious 5" performance invitation, which has already explained some problems, but the authorities are fans, they have never been able to understand Renly's psychology.

"So, are you interested in playing Bruce Wayne?" Barry asked, following Renly's words.

Time flies, things change over time, and vicissitudes of life.

Last July, Barry made a special trip to London to visit Renly at the Almeida Theatre, mainly for the sequel cooperation of "Edge of Tomorrow" and the cooperation details of "Gravity". At that time, he confirmed the idea, Asking Renly to play Batman was such a wasteful decision that he didn't mention it at all.

In the blink of an eye, eight months are about to pass, but things have changed dramatically. In the process of finding a new Batman, the progress has not been smooth. As one of the three giants of DC Comics, the Batman project is crucial to Warner Bros.' future blueprint, especially after Christian Bale's version. , even more so.

At the end of the rounds, Barry was still standing in front of Renly.

"No, I'm not interested." Renly answered so neatly.

After a lot of preparations and presentations just now, Renly still refused the invitation; and there was no room for negotiation, which means that what I just said was... nonsense?

Barry's eyes became playful, he lowered his face without warning, and assumed the attitude of a superior, "Are you kidding me?"

Those stern eyes and violent emotions were instantly vented. One second, the sky was clear, and the next second, it was stormy.

Renly didn't seem flustered at all, and asked calmly, "It's up to Mr. Mayer. I thought the topic just now was just a small talk at the party, but if it's a serious cooperation negotiation, then My answer is naturally different."

Barry's expression was still unmoved, his cheeks were taut, and his eyebrows were slightly frowned. He looked fierce, and his eyes gradually deepened, revealing a more dangerous atmosphere. Congealed, "So, what if this is an official invitation?"

Renly restrained his smile and replied earnestly, "I regretfully say no."

Barry's eyes widened, and he immediately caught the calm look in Renly's eyes. He was not afraid at all. The strong confidence that burst out from the inside out, even Barry had to express his admiration secretly. It is also rare to see in the whole of Hollywood.

Involuntarily, Barry

Laughed, sincerely.

The anger just now was just a disguise, but after all, it was not able to deceive Renly. Recalling the brief confrontation just now, Barry couldn't help shaking his head slightly, "Do you know that you are a lunatic?" With a calm face, "Why? I thought you were still interested in superhero movies?"

Renly didn't answer right away, but watched Barry quietly. In my mind, I recalled the last conversation at the Almeida Theater. The sincerity and calmness shown by Barry, he is grasping the size, is it a polite response to choose a social occasion? Or a sincere exchange of opinions with each other?

Choosing the former requires taking risks, but it is an important step for future cooperation, even if it is not a superhero movie, the cooperation of "Edge of Tomorrow" is the same; The relationship between each other can not go further, but enough insurance.

Thoughts flashed in his mind, Renly still made a choice, "Because you are trying to fight against Marvel and seize market share with Disney, this is a grand blueprint, but it ignores the work itself, and even more ignores it. The character itself, that's not what I want." He chose the former.

Barry was mulling over these words, while Renly didn't pause, and continued, "More importantly, I don't think I can surpass Christian's Batman; and when it comes to superpowers, Batman's Ability doesn't appeal to me, and I still prefer Superman."

"Batman's superpowers? What is that?" Barry frowned, not being able to understand Renly's words for a while.

"Rich," Renly said neatly, and then saw Barry froze for a moment, then clapped his hands and laughed.

After laughing, Barry looked at Renly seriously.

He had to admit that his original idea was correct.

Using Renly as a superhero is absolutely overkill and a waste of Renly's abilities and talents. For well-known characters such as Batman or Superman, the appeal of their own is enough, and Renly's blessing is not needed; for those little-known characters, just using Renly's appeal to push, it is like killing a chicken Yan use a bull's knife in general.

After a short period of confusion and temptation, Barry still confirmed his thoughts, especially what Renly said just now. Although it was short and neat, it was very meaningful. Barry couldn't help but stare at Renly deeply. He asked his own question, "What does it mean to ignore the work itself? Do you have any opinions on the future blueprint of DC Comics?"

"Barry, are you kidding? Why are we here talking about the future of dc comics now?" Renly didn't answer, but shook his head with a chuckle.

Barry noticed a small detail. In some of the words, Renly used the address "Barry", while others were "Mr. Mayer". The tone and context were completely different, and the attitude and mood were also vaguely different. , which is indeed an interesting discovery.

In fact, Barry also finds it ridiculous.

He is the CEO of Warner Bros., a top person who has been in Hollywood for many years; the other party, a young actor who is only 23 years old, even if he is in the limelight, he is still a small head. But they're exchanging blueprints for a multi-billion megaproject, which is just too weird.

"Why not?" Barry still insisted on his own ideas, showing a heroic side, and said in an almost rogue way, "I'm inviting you to play Batman, if you don't give me a satisfactory answer, I won't give up easily."

Inexplicably, Renly remembered Domineering President Wen.

He couldn't help laughing, and there was a smile on the corners of his mouth and eyes, but Renly still gave his answer, "Do you realize what is the real reason for Marvel's success?"

This is a question that the entire industry has been discussing in the last life.

In 2016, the two works "Suicide Squad" and "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" appeared successively, and both the box office and word of mouth were far below expectations; in 2017, the performance of "Justice League" was even more unsatisfactory. , The continuous work of many works is not satisfactory. Although it cannot be said to be a fiasco, the gap between DC comics and Marvel comics is indeed widening little by little.

So, in the fierce competition, Warner Bros. has never been able to break Disney's thigh. What is the reason?

In the final analysis, it is still a problem of the times: impetuous.

This is not Renly's personal opinion, and he has not been so thorough in the interpretation of the industry; it is the consensus from industry insiders in 2017, including Warner Bros. himself, who also realized this, but has missed the best time.

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