Chapter 828： chicken ribs, chicken ribs

Movies are different from TV. Due to the length of time, there must be differences in length and content. In addition, movies must maintain commercial entertainment attributes, so the past of some characters must be omitted, and the events will be highlighted.

In other words, in Ryman's view, Marvel movies highlight the epics of the heroes, the chronology of major events in the Marvel universe, and the hero's great deeds, which are rarely daily. The advantage of this approach is that the conflict is clear and the narrative is lively, but the disadvantage is that it is not easy to approach, and there is a lot less firework.

But to develop the Marvel TV series, Ryman wants to shape in the direction of the personal biographies of the heroes, give richer details, and also pave the way for the movie universe or some forces. Done, the two complement each other.

Therefore, Lehmann is very interested in these two fields, and he does not say that making TV is thankless, and that he does not pay attention to it if he does not make a lot of money from developing movies.

After finding the phone of Isaac, a Fox executive, something was easier to talk about.

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Regarding the recent situation in the movie market, it is impossible for "Iron Man" to make money, and it is impossible to pass it on to the ears of Fox executives. It is also necessary to take care of it occasionally and analyze market experience as a successful case.

Then, they got a message that Lehmann personally called to discuss cooperation.

Fox's executives were a little confused and unprepared. After they knew it, they didn't understand what Lyman's idea was. They made a special trip to invite Daredevil's copyright? Is there any value in it that they haven't discovered? so important?

However, it is impossible. Fox himself has made the movie Nightmare, so how can he not know the value of the copyright.

Furthermore, the success of "Iron Man" and several previous cooperations made Fox have a good attitude towards Firefly. After all, they had "win-win" together and provided channels to share the film revenue.

But I'm also afraid that it's because I'm "sight not knowing gold". If I trade copyright and get slapped in the face, it's very tangled.

After all, Lehman's vision is recognized by many filmmakers as good, and he is supported by real records.

"Tell me, everyone, what do you think about this?"

A group of executives sat in their seats and listened to President Bill McNico's words, "Everyone thinks that this time Lehman said it is cooperative, what should the company do?"

Isaac was the first to receive the call, and he also knew Marvel's enthusiasm for reclaiming the copyrights of the heroes who were left out. Judging from the recent contact with various studios, he was really positive, so he thought about it, Give your opinion first.

"The Daredevil doesn't give us much value in the copyright library. Instead of holding on to it, it's better to hear what benefits Lyman can give us. Anyway, we don't take risks."

"Could it be that after the success of "Iron Man", there was "Daredevil" in the shooting plan they made? I think, can we cooperate in the development and continue to retain the copyright. Just like Warner's restart of "Batman", let Firefly Responsible for the production and funding, Fox is responsible for the publicity, and holds the copyright?" - The meaning is very clear, let Marvel work.

Someone retorted: "Ryman is not so stupid, we have restrictions on the copyright of Daredevil, even if they don't mention it, they will return to Marvel in 10 years, not to mention that the project is still a failure, maybe just want to Reclaimed the copyright? It seems that Marvel is quite persistent in this matter, and they are also contacting the repurchase of the copyright related to the failed project "Ghost Rider" developed by Crystal Sky Films just last year."

"I think so too. It doesn't mean anything to be lucky enough to make a successful "Iron Man". Do all of Marvel's more than 7,000 characters have development value? How did Daredevil fail? Isn't it because the audience didn't buy it?"

"The biggest question at the moment is how the Marvel Studios led by Lehman is prepared. Depending on what he means, it is definitely impossible to take the initiative to contact him this time without making any idea, but it is unknown what kind of action it can make. I tend to talk."

"It's not impossible to restart, isn't Universal and Marvel re-cooperating to make "Hulk"? But I also think Daredevil is too risky."

Everyone is still expressing their opinions, and it is impossible to reach a unified opinion in a short time.

"Okay, I understand what you all mean. Then make an appointment and invite the other party to come and chat. The meeting is over." - Still made a decision.

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Fox's appeal is very low, because for them, Daredevil's copyright is really a chicken rib.

At that time, in 2003, the success of "Blade" and "Spider-Man" led Fox to invite Mark Steven Johnson - the director of "Ghost Rider" is also this dude, plus Ben Affleck + Jenny Actors such as F. Garner are planning to spend a budget of 50 million to create a super-British movie to grab the market popularity.

As a result, it was mentioned all the way to 78 million before the filming was completed, but it only made 179 million at the global box office.

It can be said that compared with the expenditure, the operating results are quite bleak. Until the future Fox returned the copyright to Marvel, it failed to make up for the loss of the development project.

The reason for this is that for Fox, the audience did not buy it and the development failed, but in fact, for the audience, this film is not good-looking, so it is not supported by many people, and the film's reputation is also fluttering - IMDB score 5.6 .

In addition, Ben Affleck was very popular at the time, and he took away 11.5 million yuan in salary, plus box office bonuses, so the real money spent on filming and special effects was not much, and some fighting scenes were too "bland". All in all, it led to the cold release of the film.

Well, then Daben went downhill in his career and never returned to the top...

So some things are valuable to Marvel, but not others.

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afternoon.

Lyman was on the phone with Samuel about the schedule.

At the beginning, Samuel Jackson was still a little bit twisted, and it was estimated that he was too far from expectations-he thought it was the director of S.H.I.E.L.D. who played more roles in the later movies, but it turned out to be a TV series.

But he has no shortage of acting, and naturally, unlike those actors who were forced to switch to the TV field, he didn't have that demand at this time.

But under Lyman's money offensive, the director nodded.

When it comes to being an actor, some dramas are personal pursuits, and some dramas are purely to subsidize the family.

Lyman knew it very well, so he offered 850,000 per episode, which made it difficult for the director to resist the temptation. In addition, Lyman could chat with him, and Samuel agreed to appear in Roaring Squadron.

Although the project script is still being written, and it is estimated that it will be after September when the startup is started, it is always right to make an appointment in advance.

With that done, Lyman was about to go to the editing room when Isaac's phone arrived.

Just as he expected, Fox didn't care much about Daredevil's copyright, and just didn't give it because he thought it was too much, but as long as it would be beneficial to disclose it, Fox would definitely not refuse.

The call was connected, and Isaac's hearty laughter came, "Mr. Rust, you have discussed your proposal with the company. Do you have time recently? Let's meet and talk about it in detail?"

"Okay, just tomorrow morning."

"Place?"

"Your company building is convenient there."

Isaac laughed, "Okay, that's it."

Hang up the phone, because both parties have their own demands, so it feels full of affection and smooth.

But in fact, Lehman has figured out how to talk to Fox, and it is not unsure.

In the editing room, Lyman began to re-cut "District 9".

On the other hand, the success of "Iron Man" has made many people sleepless.

Among them the profiting parties, including Warners, are all smiling and full of motivation, but for those films that are being squeezed by the screening share, especially the projects that some small film companies finally put into production, the projects failed to meet expectations At that time, I really hated it.

Yesterday, "Iron Man" once again earned 3.68 million US dollars, with a total of 236 million in the United States and 448 million in the global box office.

Moreover, at this stage, Hollywood is more competitive due to the increase in film production, let alone a competitive market such as the summer season.

Moreover, what makes the studios who have a bad start at the box office even more desperate is that "Iron Man" is still falling normally and continues to make money, and Disney's masterpiece "Kingdom of Narnia: Prince Caspian" is here again.

The interval between the two is less than 14 days, and it will be two weekends before the "Iron Man" screening, and 10 working days in between.

You don't have to think about it, but an "Iron Man" is very stressful, and another big magical sequel will definitely usher in a wave of scope downs...

I don't know how many studio owners have become cannon fodder at home bemoaning the injustice of gear shifts this night.