Chapter 915： Inception

"Nolan's project has been negotiated..."

On the first day of the release of "Thor", it was no surprise that it showed the dominance of a commercial blockbuster, and it also made all stakeholders breathe a sigh of relief.

The main creators were promoting the road show at a pace, and the group flew around, but Lehman was listening to Joseph's report in the office.

Just like in the previous life, Nolan took a long rest after filming "The Dark Knight" and pondered it for a long time, and then took out the script of "Inception" with his brother Jonathan.

The two parties talked from the beginning of June, and by July, most of the preparatory work for the film had been completed.

In order to win the copyright of the project, Firefly gave very good conditions, 20 million director salary + 10% box office profit, and his studio invested 32 million as a producer, accounting for the established budget of 160 million 20%.

As a result, the number of projects developed by Firefly this year has increased by one more.

Lehman listened silently, and after inquiring that Nolan had started casting, he planned to visit.

This matter, he did not follow the whole process, also because the two sides have always been in the honeymoon period of cooperation.

It's just that when Lehman approached, he made a special call to Liam first, so that he could contact the Big 5 to release the news.

"Inception" is very popular, and it is a typical word-of-mouth and box-office project. It has a wide audience and requires long-term operation. Naturally, it cannot be handled by Lionsgate, and its channels are still poor.

As for which one to choose for the entrusted distribution, Lehman's plan is definitely to give priority to Universal and Columbia, followed by Warner and Fox, and finally Paramount.

Among them, Universal's blockbuster production business is relatively low among several studios, but once it is willing to operate, the resources will not overlap, and the investment level will be very high. It is the most ideal partner for "Inception", and it is likely to be an important The schedule mainly pushes a masterpiece without distracting energy.

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In Nolan's studio, there are several bracket boards for the storyboards, character templates, predetermined costumes, props and other drawings of "Inception", and there is a large oval table in the center of the room. Nolan, Jonathan, Lai Mann, Firefly producer Blake Cole, and the director's backstage core cameraman, Valle Pfister (the pair's third time working together) sat together.

"how are things?"

"Fortunately, busy days are very fulfilling."

"Haha... Well, let's discuss the casting situation first..."

Lehman took out the script and read it intensively, knowing that this play is a dream theme based on the concept of stealing the sky and changing the sun in "Memento" + "Deadly Magic".

Blake Cole first mentioned: "The shooting budget of 160 million is still an original work, so it is necessary to invite top-notch actors with market appeal to reduce the difficulty of publicity. Among the current male actors, there is this capital. Not much."

"Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Nicolas Cage, Leonardo DiCaprio..." Jonathan echoed a string of names.

"The male No. 1 Dom Cobb is the leader of a group of dream thieves. His age is set at around 30 to 40 years old, so Cage is not suitable. Whether it is the age of his face or the setting of the dream thieves, I feel that he is It's awkward." As the director who has collaborated with Cage the most, even if Lehman admires him, the relationship between the two sides is still good, but in terms of familiarity and positioning, Lehman has to say it.

"Depp is not good either. After playing the very personal character of the pirate captain, the audience's impression of him can't come out. In the past two years, the only police and gangster film "Public Enemy" outside the system has been received. ", we all know that everyone's evaluation of him is very bad. Before he left the "Caribbean" series, he would have been restricted, popular, and trapped in this role." Black followed the analysis.

"What about Bell?"

Hearing this, Nolan shook his head, "I want to work with different actors, "Fatal Magic", "Batman 1, 2", three plays in a row."

"Leo, then, his image and popularity are good." Lyman made a final decision.

"Leo is indeed suitable. Black, then you can ask his economic team about the schedule." Nolan turned his head and said.

The male No. 1 is initially determined, and the follow-up characters can be found directly according to the behavioral logic defined in the script, and the choice is wider.

Actors such as Cillian Murphy, Michael Caine, Tom Hardy, etc. are very mature in performance. In addition, there is also the popular little flower Ellen Page, who is very popular in order to match the acting schools.

The entire tentative cast team is almost the same except that Joseph Gordon Rivett, who is known as "Little Heath Ledger", is replaced by the genuine one.

On the other side, after performing "Joker", Heath Ledger had more opportunities to perform, but when he received an invitation call from Lyman, he also vacated the September-October schedule - his role was less, You don't need to follow the group all the time.

Nolan is very excited. With an idea, he can also get funds to support the realization of the idea. It is a blessing for the gold owner who can understand what he means.

Professional, non-indiscriminate intervention The cast and crew formed by the team will not have the foolish operation of the layman instructing the expert, of course he is satisfied.

Soon at noon, everyone rested.

After lunch, Ryman made up his mind and went back to the company.

Looking at the progress of each project, generally speaking, they are on the right track.

If nothing else, this year's performance will definitely increase a lot compared to last year, and the money saved can just draw a part of the animation business, learn to operate Spider-Man in Columbia, and Warner in DC. Although the film is the leader, it also The special charm of animation and its guiding effect on the audience cannot be ignored.

Basically, movies are moving forward with great strides, and animations should not be too far behind. They are supplied to TV stations around the world for free broadcast, which can also play a positive role in increasing the value of copyrights.

Of course, there is already a lighting entertainment company in the animation field of Mann Media's entertainment territory, but this subsidiary, Christopher McLedandrei, has a 35% stake in the "Despicable Me" project developed It is also about to hatch, and Lyman still needs to spend effort to form a benign competition for the animation department under the Marvel system.

It's not that Lehmann is rejecting anything. After all, Christopher McLeodandre is the only animation talent on the market that can be won over. If the conditions are not high, he is estimated to be attracted by Universal.

Therefore, it is understandable not to provide Marvel's business to lighting entertainment, distracting people's energy, but also to be divided into benefits. Of course, Doraiman is happy to produce benefits from this subsidiary, but he holds the benefits of Marvel's resource production. But not so acceptable.

Anyway, Lighting Entertainment's status in Lehman's heart is a cash cow that can compete with Blue Sky Animation and DreamWorks Animation. It is not necessarily a high proportion, but there must be demand...

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