Chapter 342： dark Knight

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This time, each of them was very satisfied with the other.

Nolan recognized the strength of Director Lyman very much. The achievements are there. In terms of qualifications, the two are not on the same level. Naturally, I believe that his vision will not be bad.

In addition, people have a good attitude and give Nolan a good impression.

As for Lehmann, forget it.

His Firefly Pictures looks like it has good potential, but no matter how much he climbs, it's hard to get past a level.

Not to mention the Hollywood Big Six, even the mid-tier studios like DreamWorks, New Line, and Searchlight are not good enough.

After all, movies are part of a big entertainment conglomerate, but for a small company like Firefly, that's all there is to it.

Now, Firefly can say that he is a fairly qualified content provider.

If you really want to have a greater voice in the industry, there is a long way to go.

And attracting excellent directors is a method that has miraculous effects and can quickly enhance the strength of the company.

Zha Dao, Tuo Luo, Nolan, including Wen Ziren, who has been cultivated by themselves, can also further drive the company when they grow up.

Opportunity is something that should always be earned by oneself.

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Nolan bought a house in a high-end neighborhood near Hollywood because of work needs.

After meeting with Lyman, he listened to his suggestion and went to buy a comic of "The Dark Knight Returns".

Just find a restaurant to eat something, and go home slowly.

The house has not been occupied for several months, and it looks deserted.

He is married, and his wife is an insider, but not an actor, but a producer.

The two met at the University of London in the United Kingdom, and later, they had a good impression of each other.

However, because of the sudden invitation, Nolan did not come with his wife Emma Thomas, who is still in her hometown in England.

Turn on the light and clean the study.

Nolan took the comics he bought during the day and read it carefully.

He still has a strong interest in the so-called cooperation. On the one hand, he admires Lehman very much, and on the other hand, he himself is a little curious about Lehman's proposal.

As for Batman, in his impression, it still stays in the film and television works of the 1990s, with stiff fights, rough special effects, hot clothes, and chaotic scene scheduling.

However, this comic seems a little different.

With this look, with an inquiring eye, it was early morning.

At this point, he also understood why Ryman would say that the Batman image in this work will be very different from the past.

This is really a work with a strong pessimism.

Its artistry and analysis of human nature are full of the possibility of dramatic adaptation.

Or it is very contemporary, very ironic, and very serious.

The background of this comic is the Cold War period, and the choice between Superman and Batman vaguely alludes to the US-Soviet hegemony, who is the righteous side, or who is unjust but expounds his own views under the banner of justice and then imposes them on other people.

Frang - Miller is a very talented comic guru.

In his writings, Gotham City faces the high-pressure control of the government. On the surface, it lives in a kind of prosperity and peace. In private, the crime rate is high, but the government tries to cover up all this chaos, and Superman is also arrested. Forced to become a tool for the government to maintain order.

They are both superheroes fighting for justice and ideals, but with very different values.

A government indulging in controlling everything with its power, but ignoring people's humanity and morality, the imbalance of power and the fear of lack of credibility have become the last straw that overwhelmed Gotham's bright side.

And what is Batman's role in this?

A middle-aged uncle faced the changes in society and worked hard to insist on his own persistence.

It's a ridiculous insistence, and even subverts DC's consistent "people love and support superheroes" setting.

Under the guidance of the media and politicians, and under the boiling of public opinion, Batman has truly become a "lone walker".

The comic made him feel less like a superhero, but about Gotham City through Batman, about the collapse of the system.

There was no force breaking through the sky, but a knight's resistance in the dark.

Nolan unconsciously brought himself into the director's perspective.

Look at the manga with the eyes of adaptation.

The city of Gotham is like a melting pot, hiding all the darkness and violence under false beauty.

Such a story, such a setting, for Nolan, aroused his incomparable interest.

This night, he thought a lot.

It wasn't until the next day, when he saw Lehman again, that he had the intention to truly cooperate.

Seeing that Nolan had such an idea, Lehman said happily: "Nolan, as long as we finalize the frame setting and script, Warners will likely agree to commission us to shoot."

Just yesterday, Barry Mayer called.

It is said that the board has tentatively agreed to the plan of cooperation, but there is still some consideration.

In this way, there is no complete rejection of the answer, which means that Warner is tempted.

However, there is no complete consensus yet.

"ok, I got it."

Hearing his intention to take over, Lehman continued to make suggestions: "Nolan, are you interested in joining Firefly Pictures as a studio? In this way, we can better prepare this project."

Some things have to be done ahead of time.

In case Warner Bros. wants to be a rogue after seeing the success of the first movie, at least he can hold Nolan's trump card as a condition for negotiation.

Nolan didn't think much of it, but he could guess part of Lyman's plans.

After all, if you want to adapt Batman and restore a comic-like Gotham City, the investment must not be too small.

Then such a high investment can never cultivate an outsider.

If you join Firefly Pictures, you will be your own person. When you cooperate, the relationship between the two parties will become closer There is no problem. "

"Okay, I'll let Johnson help."

It is the mainstream in Hollywood today for directors to set up their own studios.

Nolan didn't have anything to screw up, especially when Lehmann agreed that he had great freedom. Firefly wouldn't interfere too much with the shooting, what subjects he wanted to shoot, and how to shoot.

In addition, although Firefly Pictures is not very good, it is a good place to be friends with major distribution companies such as Paramount, Europa, and Warner.

After the decision to join, Lehman was thinking about his own work, and at the same time he was also taking on the heavy responsibility of producing. He began to formulate a fairly complete project plan, and waited for the script to be written and submitted to Warner for review.

For such a trump card project, Warner is also full of scruples.

If it weren't for Lehman's favorable conditions, and the risk of the project was too great, Firefly Pictures would have become a deep collaborator of Warner Bros., just like Legendary Pictures in the previous life.