Chapter 330 (1/2)
Back in Los Angeles, Simon has to take care of the entire film business of danielis entertainment, but his attention is still firmly locked in Batman: the moment of war and the upcoming DC movie universe plan.
From January 19 to January 25, in the fifth week of its release, ”Batman: the moment of war” closed another $31.63 million with a 23% box office drop, reaching a cumulative box office of $303.36 million, officially surpassing ”psychic Sixth Sense” and becoming the annual box office champion of last year.
In the words of some media, the profit brought by Batman: the moment of war to danielis entertainment is equivalent to the annual film business income of most Hollywood studios.
This is basically true.
Most people are only envious of Batman's crazy profits, but Warner Bros. can get a piece of the follow-up plan.
Therefore, these days when Simon returns to Los Angeles, Warner Bros. CEO Terry Semel, who hopes to push forward the follow-up plan as soon as possible, keeps in touch with Simon almost every day, either by phone or directly to Santa Monica.
Danilisi entertainment and Time Warner company for DC movie universe follow-up cooperation plan of some details of the negotiations also began to accelerate in this urgency.
Santa Monica.
It's January 26, Friday.
Terry Semel came here early this morning after seeing a piece of news from Hollywood Reporter.
Some details of the DC movie's universe plan are still under negotiation. However, due to Simon's full preparation in advance, in addition to Adam Baldwin, Anthony Hopkins, Tommy Lee Jones and other regular actors in the second Batman movie ”Batman: the moment of war”, even the villain double faced actor in the second movie has been finalized in advance. Now, the only problem is that It's the director.
As long as this problem is solved, the film will start shooting in the middle of this year and be released next summer.
Since Simon confirmed that he would no longer be the director of the second film, many people in the circle have tried, including many first-line directors. Warner will participate in half of the investment of the second film, and for his own interests, he also recommended some candidates to Simon.
However, Simon's choice of director surprised the insiders.
Jane de bond.
If it's Simon's time and space, hearing this name, many people will immediately think of ”speed of life and death”.
But now Jane de bond is just a photographer.
Although she has been on the market since the 1960s and has made more than 20 films so far, Jane de bond has never been a director at all.
Following the successful experience of Marvel's movie universe in memory, Simon chose the right person from the new directors to direct the DC movie universe project. This was Simon's plan from the beginning. He did find a lot of ”potential stocks”, among which Jane de bond was one.
In the original time and space, speed of life and death, which made Jane de bond one of the first-line directors in one fell swoop, was actually the first film he directed after he became a director, and his second work tornado, which he later directed, was also a global blockbuster, which proved that Jane de bond had the potential to become a direct director.
Compared with other new directors with only two or three directing works, Jane de bond has accumulated more experience in more than 20 consecutive works since her debut in the 1960s. Moreover, as a new director, danelis entertainment can easily negotiate a long-term package contract with Jane de bond.
However, after Simon returned to Los Angeles last week to formally inform warner of his decision, he was immediately opposed.
In Warner's view, Simon's decision to direct Batman: the dark knight with a photographer who doesn't even have a director's work is a complete mess.
The two sides were still negotiating in private, but Terry Semel didn't expect that the Hollywood Reporter would suddenly publish the news.
Maybe a lot of people are wondering who Jane de bond is right now?
After the announcement of danielis entertainment, Warner investigated the details of Jane de bond. Although the photographer participated in the shooting of famous films such as ”die hard”, he didn't even get an Oscar nomination for best photography. How can such a person act as a heavyweight film director with high expectations from both Hollywood studios?
Arriving at danielis entertainment headquarters in Santa Monica, Terry Semel is told that Simon is not here. After inquiring, Semel rushes to danielis special effects headquarters in a nearby block.
Simon is here. Jane de bond, who has become the focus of many people, is also here. Several people are watching in front of a computer.
Speaking of course, Jane de bond has worked with warner for so many years. For example, the latest movie, who is that girl, which made Madonna the worst actress of the golden sour plum two years ago.
As soon as Terry Semel said hello to Simon, Jane de bond's mobile phone rang.
Sorry to everyone. Jane de bond left to answer the phone.
Simon bond left, and without waiting for Semel to speak, he said, ”daenerys entertainment has signed three movie deals with bond. Terry, it's not negotiable.”Terry Semel choked for a moment and then said, ”Simon, will you follow up in the second half of the year?”
”Of course, Terry, I attach more importance to the DC movie universe project than you do, so I hope you can trust my judgment.” Simon said, then leaned over to Semel and explained, ”and, Terry, mark Sylvester, you should have met. In addition, this is Roland Emmerich and Martin Campbell, who will co direct Batman: The Dark Knight, and then direct Superman and wonder woman, respectively. ”
Roland Emmerich, the name hardly need to be introduced. From independence day to 2012, Emmerich can be regarded as the godfather of Hollywood disaster films.
Speaking of it, Roland Emmerich is a German. In 1984, Emmerich made his first science fiction film ”Noah's Ark rules”, and soon became famous in the German film circle. Recently, he just tried to enter Hollywood and fell into Simon's hands.
Although Roland Emmerich in the original time and space began to go downhill after 2000 and failed in the 1998 version of Godzilla, the 34 year old Emmerich is in the golden age of his creative career.
Moreover, although Emmerich's most famous films are a series of disaster films, he actually started as a director of science fiction films. The recent films starting from ”Noah's Ark rules” are all science fiction films.
Simon has seen the works of Emmerich in recent years. The director's more and more scattered multi line narrative style has not been determined yet. It's very appropriate for him to direct Superman after a little polishing.
As for Martin Campbell, the director has been on the stage since the 1970s. He has rich experience in film and television production, but he has never created any works.