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In just three weeks, Sisyphus Pictures has released the latest news of three film projects. Such frequent actions are comparable to second-tier film companies, which is a bit wrong. What's more, the three film projects all created different guesses, which is even more abnormal.

The first is "female spy".

This is a comedy film with medium-scale investment. The official investment budget is currently US$50 million. For a large-scale commercial film, it can only be regarded as a sprinkle of water, but for a comedy genre, it can already be included in " Moderate to high" level. The cast lineup that followed shed some light on the budget size: it was the third collaboration between directors Paul-Feig and Melissa McCarthy.

Paul Feig, who came out of the classic comedy series "Freaks and Nerds", "Park Retreat", "The Office" and "The Nurse", directed a low-budget comedy "Bridesmaids" in 2011, with three thousand The cost of 10,000 yuan has won a super high box office of 170 million in North America and 288 million in the world, and won two Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Screenplay. The biggest dark horse of the year.

This also made Paul famous in the first battle, and immediately became the hottest comedy director in Hollywood.

Melissa McCarthy became popular with "bridesmaids" - before that, she had been rolling around in the TV field for many years, and she had also run tricks in countless movies, but she never made her debut; but this work is Let her become popular in North America, and she won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress nomination.

Following "Bridesmaids", Melissa and Paul collaborated on "The Hot Police Flower" with Sandra Bullock. Although the final box office results did not reach the height of "bridesmaids", it still achieved success. It can be said that it is a rare combination in comedy movies in recent years that can win repeatedly.

Now comes the "female spy".

There is no doubt that Melissa and Paul are currently one of the most sought-after comedy partners in North America. During the preparations for "The Female Spy", major film companies fought fiercely. Originally, 20th Century Fox took the lead. In terms of the actor's remuneration, the two sides were not able to negotiate, but in the end, Sisyphus Pictures was born unexpectedly.

It is rumored that Melissa's salary has risen to 10 million US dollars, and the box office dividend ratio has also reached 2%. There is no doubt that she has become the first line of Hollywood comedians today - although compared to the top Adam Sand. For Della, Ben Stiller and others, there is still a gap, but among female comedians, it has come to the lead.

However, there are still rumors of different versions of the contract details, which have not been confirmed by both parties for the time being. The only thing that can be confirmed is that the box office dividends are not full but conditional.

Considering the $50 million production cost and Melissa's breakout salary, it seems unsurprising that Sisyphus was able to beat Twentieth Century Fox for the project.

In fact, Twentieth Century Fox did not have depression and regret, nor did industry insiders feel shocked and surprised. On the contrary, the mainstream public opinion in the industry believes that Andre Hamilton is a fool who burns too much money. This investment is likely to go to waste, and the investment and return are highly unlikely to be proportional.

The main reason why Melissa and Paul are so popular is that in the North American film market in recent years, the rate of return of comedy films is declining rapidly, and there are more and more failures. Even if the box office is successful, profit distribution is difficult to make. People are satisfied, which is why Universal Pictures has always been reluctant to increase the cost budget of comedy films.

Not only Universal Pictures, but other studios are also cautious about the production costs of comedy films, which also makes Melissa and Paul, who have had two successful collaborations in a row, stand out, but even this pair is still unable to. Let the film company make up its mind to greatly increase the cost of investment.

The most direct proof is the salary: Melissa's salary is only ten million US dollars, not to mention the comparison with Renly, even compared with the starring of other types of films, it can only be regarded as middle-weight - "Speed ​​and The supporting roles of "Passion/Love" can already get such a salary figure, the only difference is that there is no box office dividend.

But even for such a salary, 20th Century Fox is not willing, and Melissa can successfully rank among the top female comedians in North America. This is the most realistic portrayal of comedy movies.

Only a layman like Sisyphus Films who does not understand the rules and situation of the industry, and the current situation and situation of the market, would foolishly agree to cooperate.

Compared with the increase in Renly's salary, Sisyphus Pictures did not encounter any obstacles in increasing Melissa's salary. Because the major film companies don't care at all, if "The Female Spy" fails at the box office and Melissa offers the same salary, they will not be willing to invest; but if "The Female Spy" succeeds at the box office again, they will not Mind giving Melissa 10 million yuan, in short, to make Sisyphus Pictures the first person to eat crabs, why not do it?

It is against this background that "The Female Spy" became the third work that Sisyphus Films was investing in.

Subsequently, Sisyphus Films successively announced the cast of "Female Spy": the luxurious cast of Rose Byrne, Jude Law, and Jason Statham made everyone stunned!

Forget Rose, she also starred in "Bridesmaids" and had friendships with Melissa and Paul; moreover, she and Renly were still the same agent - when Renly attended the Emmy Awards, Andy had Remind Rose to take care of Renly and be willing to nod to join

, Andy is bound to play a big role in it, but Jude and Jason?

Jude and Jason are quasi-first-line actors. But now you are willing to nod to join? Is this a credit to Melissa and Paul? Or is it Renly's work?

Taking it a step further, Jude and Jason are both British! Jason also joined "Fast \u0026 Furious" under Renly's thread, and things got interesting.

In addition, after adopting such a lineup, the production cost budget of 50 million...is that enough?

In the past, the industry thought that Sisyphus Films had "a lot of money and stupid people", but now looking at the cast lineup, I vaguely feel that this seems to be a good deal, not to say "good quality and low price", but at least it can be said It's "break-even". In the preparatory stage, the topicality of the film project has been guaranteed, which doesn't seem so... silly.

In less than a month, the crew quickly completed the formation. On March 31, "Female Spy" was officially announced in Los Angeles.

First "Nightcrawler" and then "The Female Spy", Sisyphus Pictures has made two consecutive productions without Renly's direct participation. But that's still not all.

The second is the formal establishment of the two projects.

In late March, industry rumors emerged that Sisyphus Pictures had officially negotiated two projects, a low-budget horror film, "It's Behind," directed by newcomer David-Robert Mitchell. mitchell), this will be his second directed work, the investment cost is about two million US dollars, and there is no further news about the cast.

This news is normal. At the beginning of its establishment, independent film production companies chose low-cost horror movies to open up the situation. This is a conventional Hollywood formula. Even for an independent film company, an investment of 2 million is a small cost. For Sisyphus Films more normal.

But another project has sparked a lot of discussion, "The Revenant."

This project is really famous. In the past two years, this project has been around in the preparatory departments of major film companies, and even some companies have appeared more than twice, people are definitely not unfamiliar. The production team has been changed several times, and the current candidates to take over are Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and Leonardo DiCaprio, but even with two big names leading the charge Sitting in town, but still no company is willing to invest——

Because the cost budget is too high!

Alejandro is currently producing on a budget of $100 million, and based on his shooting schedule, the possibility of additional investment is very high; but this is an art film that will hit awards season, not the box office. Commercial works are even more exaggerated and outrageous than Alfonso's "Gravity", and even the rich and powerful Warner Bros. dare not easily take over.

After the success of "Gravity", the production plan of "The Revenant" was once planned, but before the rumors could spread further, it was announced to be stranded again.

In the end, Alejandro and Sisyphus Pictures came together.

According to rumors, Alejandro came together through Alfonso and Renly on Oscar night, and Leonardo proactively facilitated the interview. Apparently, Alejandro and Leonardo persuaded Renly, and Renly persuaded the investors of Sisyphus Pictures, which led to this difficult cooperation.

Renly's matchmaking is to be expected, just look at Renly's selection of works, and see Renly's artistic pursuits. Works like "The Revenant" can always impress him and serve the film desperately. It is the artist's way of doing things, but not the businessman's way of doing things, to completely ignore the rate of return of the film.

This seems to confirm the conjecture of industry insiders once again: Andre is the young master who is stupid and rich.

Things suddenly became interesting. Judging from the actions of Sisyphus Pictures, there were no direct performances by Renly in the three consecutive works, which was inconsistent with everyone's predictions; but from the attributes of the three works, Sisy The choice of Firth Films does not have a context, and it is more like a random investment.

So, is this worth noting? Or is it more worth ranting?

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