Chapter 1669

"I need to know your decision." Robert said.

This is the cooperative relationship between Robert and Katherine. Although Lucas pictures is subordinate to Disney, Katherine has the main control of Lucas pictures. In the process of cooperation and exchange, the two sides need to maintain the relationship of mutual respect and consultation, and find a balance point between disputes and compromise, which will also determine the future prospects of "Star Wars" series.

Robert's consultation is not to seek permission, but to exchange opinions.

Katherine naturally would not advance an inch, but shrugged her shoulders and made clear her idea in a concise way. "My attitude has never changed and will not change. Everything is mainly Star Wars series. If lenley is willing to let go, then cooperation is good for us. "

This is the advantage of mastering the copyright of adaptation. Marvel and Star Wars rely on their brands. They don't need to bow to the actors or directors. Even Robert Downey Jr. can change them at any time if they want.

"But in my opinion, Star Wars series cooperation is just like Grand Theft one. I don't want to see a second Donnie. " Catherine did not hide her attitude, to be honest, "Star Wars series has a Harrison Ford is enough, if there is a second now, it is very dangerous."

"But Harrison is no longer young." Robert added.

Harrison Ford's participation in "Star Wars 7" can be regarded as a sky high price. He not only has a base salary of 25 million US dollars, but also has a 0.5% box office bonus - in the end, the proportion is 47 million. In other words, Harrison's income is 72 million only by virtue of the performance of one film.

Harrison alone is paid 70 times more than the two new stars. Even the veteran actors Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill, who return at the same time, are paid only one tenth of Harrison's.

In other words, the total pay of all the actors on the whole cast is not equal to that of a Harrison Ford - and Harrison just plays a supporting role.

Harrison to "Star Wars" is more like a symbol, a monument, connecting the whole series.

Now Disney has to think about what to do with the Star Wars series if Harrison can't continue shooting?

Catherine nodded. "I know. My idea now is that the day Harrison refuses to play Han Solo, we'll turn the whole series into pure Star Wars. It's not about Han Solo, it's about the universe. " In short, it is to further get rid of the influence of actors on the series.

Catherine's idea of star wars, every actor is replaceable, does not need any core characters, all fans are gathered around the series, rather than around the role. This is a step further than the marvel series, because the real charm of the Star Wars series lies in the independent worldview of the whole universe.

This is a very extreme and risky approach, but it is also the epitome of the entire commercial film market.

In fact, this is the ideal future that Robert is looking forward to, but on the other hand, considering the complementary and mutual assistance between the charm of actors and the attraction of characters, no one can deny that the casting of "Ranger solo" has encountered numerous criticisms, believing that young actors do not have the charm of Harrison Ford at all, and after the film was released, they encountered a Waterloo.

After "Ranger solo", Catherine also admitted publicly that the development of Star Wars series was too hasty, and they had to readjust their pace.

However, this is a huge topic. After it is extended, there are too many contents that need to be explored slowly. It is absolutely not possible to complete the explanation in a few words. Robert doesn't plan to go further.

"What's more, I don't think it's a good idea to choose blue Lilly to take over Harrison." Katherine went further.

Interestingly, Harrison Ford and Langley hall have the same agent, but the two actors' acting style and performance form are two different ways, which makes Catherine's attitude towards them very different; The most important reason is that Harrison can become the label of Star Wars series, which has the characteristics of the times, but now the situation faced by Langley is quite different.

Catherine stressed her attitude again and again, which made Robert dumbfounded and laugh, but he didn't joke - his personality is not good at humor, otherwise at this time, two jokes are the best choice, but he just gently said, "do you mean, it's just 'chivalrous thief one'

"As for whether he will cooperate with the company in other works, I think it remains to be discussed," Katherine agreed Catherine is only responsible for the business of Lucas pictures. As for the business of Disney headquarters, she just gives advice and will not interfere in Robert's work. "But in my opinion, now everyone values the commercial value of Langley; But I always think that his artistic value, that is, the value of actors, is the most valuable part. "

Since the Weinstein brothers left Miramax, Disney's independent film division has plummeted to the brink of the awards season. Although Robert's goal is always clear, he is ready to create a broad world in the business level, but the absence of the award season is always a pity.

Catherine wakes Robert up a little.

Robert chuckled. "I thought you didn't like Langley."

"Yes." Catherine admitted frankly, "but from a business standpoint, I don't deny his acting talent - that's exactly what I hate the most."

"The more genius, the more trouble. In my opinion, Langley's talent is comparable to that of Marlon Brando and Robert De Niro, but he is smarter and more cunning than them. I will never forget his hereditary aristocratic background, which means that he has more trouble than those geniuses. But his performance is really amazing. "

"Do you believe it? If gravity does not use him as the leading actor, the box office will be reduced by at least half; And "drunken folk" is even more so. There are many actors in Hollywood who can make Levine Davis perform well, but only lenley can make the best use of the film's market benefits. His artistic temperament really makes the film beautiful. "

"In this year's award season, I am very optimistic about the prospect of 'drunken folk songs'. Not long ago, George and Steven were chatting, and they all wanted to work with Langley on a project

George Lucas, now retired; Steven Spielberg, there are so many projects on hand. But they still hope to cooperate with lanli. Their commercial attributes as directors collide with lanli's artistic attributes as actors, which is absolutely a wonderful thing.

"Wow, I didn't know you thought so highly of him." Robert was very surprised.

"The more you understand, the more you reject him, because I know how hard it is for him to get into trouble." Katherine said objectively, "unfortunately, this year's award season, the whole Hollywood are against him, I don't know if the Oscar can get the nomination."

Robert grinds his head gently, with a meaningful light in his eyes.

Catherine then changed the subject. "How do you think they would choose?"

They, competitors.

Robert is still smiling. "Just like you?"

……

Katherine Kennedy and Robert egger are running for the awards season, and Kevin tohara is no exception.

"Gravity" is highly recognized in this year's award season, and is still in the leading group. As Kevin's first award season after taking office, he naturally hopes to firmly grasp it.

In the turbulent crowd, Kevin quietly came to the palm tree in the garden, lit a cigarette, and his mind quickly began to turn.

He didn't like the feeling of being led by the nose.

To abandon Langley and choose Ben Affleck, on the one hand, is really for the Boston Gang, but on the other hand, it is to get rid of Barry Meyer's influence. The new official takes office three times. He knows that Barry has left a very far-reaching influence on Warner Brothers, and if he wants to start his work, he must eradicate Barry's influence——

He knows that his action is more like playing with fire, but he doesn't have much choice, because Time Warner head office hopes so, and he is more like being pushed forward semi actively and semi passively.

In the past year, things have progressed from good to bad, not perfect to bad. Now Warner Bros. is moving to streaming media and TV, which is what Kevin is good at; But the film industry is an important source of copyright and works, and he can't give up easily, which is what Kevin is not good at.

With the departure of Jeff robinov, the film department is in a mess; And the departure of Thomas tour is even worse. Kevin hopes that Affleck's joining will stabilize the film department for the time being, but obviously Affleck's influence is not enough. Now lanli has extended an olive branch. Should he nod his head and agree?

It seems like a simple decision, but it is not.

First, Kevin is trying to get rid of the influence of Langley, but the success of "gravity" has hindered his work. If he cooperates with Langley now, his efforts in the first half of the year will be wasted; Second, the so-called cooperation between Langley and Warner Brothers is just using Warner Brothers to deal with Thomas tour. It's one thing that Kevin and Thomas don't deal with each other, but it's another thing that they are treated as spearmen.

Third, the rumors about Langley and Batman were very popular before. Later, Affleck decided to play Batman. Warner Brothers and Affleck became the target of the gun, and they were scolded to death. Affleck also expressed his serious dissatisfaction; Now it's hard to recover a little. If they take the initiative to connect DC Comics with lanli again, won't Warner Brothers have to bear the second wave?

Kevin has a headache.