v2 Chapter 646： Absurd movie

Without the participation of the Pentagon, the film would not be impossible to make, but it would definitely add a lot of trouble. Even if "Transformers" is positioned as a'sci-fi,' the description of the US military still needs to be as authentic as possible. , And the Pentagon itself hopes that the film will have a positive feedback on their soldiers and technology.

This kind of mutually beneficial partnership can bring very significant results to the shooting work, how could Duke refuse it.

And this can also increase the highlight of the movie.

Let’s not talk about the famous f-22 Raptor, but the cv-22 tilt-rotor, which is not so well-known. This is a new equipment that the US military will soon equip. It is like a hybrid of a helicopter and an ordinary aircraft, which can rotate. At 90 degrees, traveling at high altitudes at a speed of 500 miles per hour, even the U.S. Air Force has only three such aircraft.

Then there is professional guidance. The Pentagon will dispatch an entire professional team headed by Air Force Colonel Daniel Fries who participated in the war in Afghanistan or Iraq. They will be stationed in the crew from September to coordinate the communication between the two parties and assist in the preparations. Shooting of bombing and air combat scenes.

The preparations for the crew have just started, but the publicity work has already gone ahead. Hasbro and Warner Bros. have jointly established an official website for the live-action film "Change 4∫, King Kong". After a certain scale of publicity, the official website has been established on the website. A "Optimus Prime Line Contest" event was opened, fans were invited to write lines for Optimus Prime in the film, and the lines written by the final winner will appear in the film.

In addition, comics and games related to movies will be produced after the character's image is completely determined, and the movie will come out before the market is warmed up.

Of course, the use of some event promotion films is the usual method of Hollywood.

July. An important event related to animation, games and movies in North America is the San Diego Comic-Con in San Diego, California.

This event has a very high status in North America. It is the largest in the Western Hemisphere and the second largest in the world, second only to the Angoulême International Comics Festival in France, which is a single comics exhibition. The San Diego International Comic Con is a grand event that spans animation, movies, TV series, and games. The diversified exhibitions are basically crowded every year.

Every influential exhibition will provide exhibition areas for major companies, allowing them to introduce new works to fans more intuitively, and the San Diego International Comic Con is no exception.

The Warner Bros. exhibition area is located in the most central area of ​​the San Diego Convention and Exhibition Center. There are not only Superman, Batman and other images, but also well-known characters such as Iron Man, Hulk, Black Widow and Captain America who have just joined the Warner distribution manifestation.

In addition, Warner has set up separate exhibition areas for "Transformers" and "Watchmen". Although the two films have just been approved, there are not many things that can be exhibited. But the appearance of Duke and Zach Schneider still attracted the attention of a large number of reporters and audiences.

Although the fans in front of the booth kept yelling, Duke was able to get a handful of things, but there was not much, just let Hannah Serena appear and introduce some of the film's scene design and character concept drawings.

Unsurprisingly, as soon as the concept map of the Transformers was unveiled, a lot of people's comments came from the booth.

This is normal. One hundred people will have one hundred Optimus Prime and Megatron in their hearts.

In any case, Duke is the director of "Transformers." After Hannah Serena's introduction, she also went to the booth and said a few words.

"good afternoon."

He beckoned to the following. Although he is a director, the director of this era will also gather a large number of fans. Duke's fan is crazy, and even the outside world has been dubbed "Duke Blow".

There was a mess of shouts from below. After the voice became smaller, Duke picked up the microphone in his hand and continued, "Many people are asking me why I am after "The Dark Knight." I chose very naive toys to shoot the movie."

Hearing this, the thousands of people gathered under the booth gradually became quiet, only the sound of the reporter pressing the camera shutter continued to sound.

Duke knew that he did not have the talent for a talk show, and said directly, "I have always been a die-hard fan of Transformers...I don’t mean to please people who like Transformers. Think about my age. When "Transformers" was launched, I was still a kid who was a fan of toys..."

This is half true, but very convincing. When "Transformers" appeared in North America, Duke was only in his early ten years old.

"I am also reading related comic books, collecting toys and models, because I am also deeply fascinated by the stories derived from Transformers."

When acting skills are needed, Duke’s acting skills are not particularly bad. "Everything about'Transformers' may become my private collection, and I have always stubbornly thought that the toy company'Hasbro' will authorize it sooner or later. It was made into a big summer movie, and now I am fortunate to be the director of Transformers."

There was a warm applause from below.

When the applause weakened, Duke added, "Transformers has a very rich and long history. This is the source of our motivation to make this film. There is no doubt that everyone on the crew and I will carry one The same ideas are deeply attracted by this story. Therefore, we determined the basic framework of the film as quickly as possible and produced a work that highlights humanity. Then we searched for the best actors and tried our best to relate this to robots. Make good use of the cultural property of the country."

Finally, Duke bowed slightly to the audience and said, "My crew and I will do our best to bring you a wonderful "Transformers" live-action movie in June next year."

"Thank you!"

After speaking, he turned and walked off the booth and went directly to the relatively quiet back.

The release date of "Transformers" is set for the summer of next year in June. On the one hand, Duke needs more time to perfect the post-production special effects. On the other hand, it is to avoid self-competition as much as possible. Warner Bros. and Marvel Pictures have long been It is finalized that "Captain America" ​​will be released in early May.

In fact, the San Diego International Comic Con can be regarded as the most generous in terms of exhibiting films. In addition to showing commercial productions, the organizers also added independent film booths to the exhibition to provide small film companies and independent producers, among them It also includes a lot of rookies who have just started.

Before leaving in the afternoon, Duke held the camera lens of the reporter and walked around the film exhibition area. Then, in the exhibition area of ​​Anchor Bay Entertainment, which is known for producing low-cost horror films, he saw the name of an impressive movie. .

Freed from the encirclement of those reporters and some enthusiastic fans, Duke, with the help of two bodyguards, squeezed into the exhibition area of ​​Anchor Bay Entertainment, and someone immediately came to receive him.

"Hello, Director Rosenberg."

As an insider, the other party clearly knew that Duke was not as simple as a director, and introduced himself, "I am John Chambers from the Commerce Department of Anchor Bay Entertainment."

"Hello," Duke shook his hand gently with him, walked to the place where the clip was played, pointed to the screen in the far left corner and asked, "Is that a movie made by your company?"

"That's not the case, but the copyright of the film is in the hands of Anchor Bay Entertainment."

Seeing Duke asking about the film that no one cares about, John Chambers said, "It was a small production that the company bought at this year's Saint Denis Film Festival. Its creativity is very special..."

Duke raised his hand to stop him from continuing, "Presumably no company or theater is willing to release it?"

John Chambers smiled politely.

When he walked to the LCD screen, Duke watched the footage that would be played. It was a scene where a group of people gathered around the room and let one person talk endlessly. After confirming that there was nothing wrong, he asked, "The production cost of this film will not exceed Two hundred thousand dollars, right?"

John Chambers still only smiled without talking, but the film has risen several levels in his mind.

There must be something special about the movies that interest Duke Rosenberg! This is the idea of ​​John Chambers.

Withdrawing his gaze, Duke walked back to Chambers and said, "One hundred thousand dollars, transfer the copyright to me."

"Director Rosenberg..." John Chambers showed a somewhat difficult look. "Your bid is too low. When the film is transferred to the disc market, the income it can bring is more than 100,000 US dollars."

"Just such a movie?" Duke shook his head. "I have read its novels, and I am curious about what such an absurd novel can be made into a absurd movie, so I am a little interested."

Even if it is bought, Duke will not push such a film to theaters. It is almost a loss-making business. The audience for this kind of science fiction film is too small. DVD and online video markets are almost the only options. Maybe it can attract a small group of cut lovers and bring some income.

However, it is just like this.

If the other party refuses to transfer, he will not waste more words.

Otherwise, you won't show up by yourself when you are fancy, but let others come over.

But Duke said he was not very interested, but John Chambers would not believe that to be a business executive of a company is definitely not a fool. In the past few years, even if it is not the ones that he personally directed, Duke is interested in movies. , Almost all of them are selling well.

John Chambers quietly gestured to the female assistant on the left, asking her to notify the vice president of the company in charge of the film business in another area to come quickly, and the board members of Warner Bros. and Time Warner appeared in the exhibition area of ​​Anchor Bay Entertainment. Here, it was not a trivial matter.

Duke's appearance here has attracted the attention of many people. Maybe he hasn't really noticed it himself, but in the eyes of other people, he definitely has a unique perspective on movies, especially commercial films.

David Ellison also came to the Comic Con, and talked with people in the lighting entertainment exhibition area next to him, and the news flew into his ears almost like wings.

Although he did not like Duke David Ellison, he admired Duke's grasp of the film market. After learning the news, he came to the exhibition area almost at the same time as the vice president of Anchor Bay Entertainment. (To be continued...)

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