Chapter 114： Disney's Revenge

The shooting cycle of commercial films is often shorter than that of literary films.

For example, Tom Hanks is filming "The Rest of the Island". The cycle is as long as ten months. First two months of filming, then a six-month break, and then another two months of filming. The half a year that was spared was for Mr. Hanks to lose weight in order to complete his desolate image on the desert island.

And in the half-year interval, film director Robert Zemeckis also took time to shoot a commercial film "Crisis" for DreamWorks.

The shooting cycle of "Spider-Man" was only three months.

Dunn rented three studios of 20th Century Fox. By October, the scenes in California have been basically completed. The crew will go to New York to shoot the group scene in Times Square.

It was definitely a big scene. The extras alone employed more than 12,000 people, and the salary of the extras alone exceeded 8 million US dollars.

In Dunn's sub-lens script, there is a lot of Manhattan World Trade Center, after all, after 9/11, this will become a dead sound.

Now, the crew is shooting a scene that Dunn added temporarily.

The story is very simple. Peter Parker once again heard his neighbor, Mary Jane, being scolded by his father, and saw Mary Jane walking out of the yard through the window, looking lonely.

Peter Parker wanted to comfort him, but clumsily didn't know what to say, so he gave her a book.

"Mary, I...I'm sorry for what happened at your house." Peter Parker looked very nervous.

Mary Jane forced a smile, "It's okay, I'm used to it."

Peter Parker sighed, "I'll give you a book. When I was ridiculed by everyone before, I liked to read books for a while. It was very interesting."

Mary Jane took the book and smiled, "Harry Potter? Peter, are you still reading books for teenagers?"

"It doesn't matter, as long as you look good. Just like a lover, it may not look right on the surface. If you look closely, you might have a lot in common."

"Well, Peter, thank you for your book, I will definitely read it."

……

"Very good, this one is over!"

Tang En heaved a sigh of relief, looked at Nina Jacobson who walked over with a half-smile, and shrugged, "You know, this novel company will launch a project next year, and we need to do some publicity."

As the film's producer, Nina Jacobson is very conscientious. "You can add advertisements in a more slick way, just now... a little stiff."

"A blunt advertisement can make people impressive, isn't it?"

"But it affects the quality of the movie."

The corner of Tang En's mouth twitched, with an expression of indescribable confidence, "If a ten-second shot can ruin my movie, then I am an incompetent director!"

At this moment, George Paxton came running over in a dusty manner, "Dawn, someone is targeting "Wedding Cracker"."

"Um?"

Dunn's eyes turned cold.

Since the success of "Titanic" and his opponent Jon Landau was kicked out of Hollywood, such a direct opponent of him no longer exists.

Even Tom Rothman, the president of 20th Century Fox, was only stumbled behind his back.

Reese Witherspoon went to film, and all the big and small matters around Dunn were handed over to George Paxton. He said, "It's Bruce Willis."

"Who?"

Dunn thought he had heard it wrong.

Bruce Willis?

Tang En had never met him, let alone had no contact with him. How could he be against him?

Could it be that he was outspoken and said the wrong thing?

Dunn shook his head, if a guy like Tom Cruise with arrears in emotional intelligence would have said it outright, Bruce Willis looked like a reckless man, but his brain was not bad.

Nina Jacobson, who was beside her, was the first to react, "Is it because of "The Sixth Sense"?"

When Tang En opened his eyes, he suddenly realized.

Disney has been building a media empire in recent years, and the film industry is somewhat sluggish, but the $40 million suspense thriller "The Sixth Sense" starring Bruce Willis has really boosted Disney's morale.

Two months after its release, the North American box office of "The Sixth Sense" has exceeded 200 million US dollars, the overseas box office has also reached 250 million US dollars, and the global box office has reached 450 million!

Looking at the whole of 1999, this kind of achievement is second only to the giant-like existence "Star Wars Episode 1: The Menace of Ghost Man".

However, "The Sixth Sense of Spirituality" should get better results!

August is often the end of the summer season. Many big commercial productions will avoid this stage and give some low-budget movies a way out.

"The Sixth Sense of Spirituality" also took advantage of this loophole and scheduled the schedule to August.

But unfortunately, I ran into "Wedding Prodigy".

The investment of 18 million US dollars "Wedding Cracker", the cast is not as good as "The Sixth Sense", but the number of theaters released has exceeded 3,000, and the box office is also high.

Although it is not as amazing as "The Sixth Sense", it is also a dark horse this year. Two months after its release, the North American box office has reached 150 million US dollars, and the overseas box office is slightly worse, but it has also received 50 million US dollars.

What's more, "Wedding Cracker" is a romantic comedy, which is about a long-running and long-running show. After two months of screening, "The Sixth Sense of Spirituality", the box office revenue has obviously experienced a waterfall decline and cannot be carried.

At this time, suppressing "Wedding Cracker" is the best way to draw the audience back to "The Sixth Sense".

It's just that Dunn still finds it strange that "Wedding Cracker" is produced by Dunn Pictures and distributed by Twentieth Century Fox.

Even if Bruce Willis is a big star, dare to challenge Fox?

"What did he say?" Dunn asked suspiciously.

George Paxton said: "I can't remember the specifics, but the general meaning is that "Wedding Cracker" is not nutritious, and only fools watch it. People with IQ will choose to watch "The Sixth Sense". The opinions in a talk show have a big impact.”

Dunn's face was gloomy and very annoyed.

This is a typical way to elevate oneself by suppressing others, too bad!

Nina Jacobson has served as a production executive in Universal Pictures and DreamWorks successively. She is very familiar with the marketing strategy of movies, and soon realized that something was wrong, and reminded carefully: "Dawn, it's a movie now. During the release of the film, all the words and deeds of the leading actors must be consistent with the producers."

Dunn's eyes narrowed to a slit, "You mean... Disney is standing behind him?"

George Paxton added, "I think the same is true. After Bruce Willis' interview, many newspapers reprinted it, and ABC also reported it widely, which has a great tendency to add fuel to the fire."

"Disney? Haha, interesting!"

Tang En laughed inexplicably, but his smile was a little gloomy.

He is still in the development stage of accumulating energy, and all behaviors are very restrained, but he just doesn't want to make enemies everywhere.

After all, during the period when "Titanic" was released, Dunn was under a lot of pressure from Hollywood, which would seriously hinder his industrial development.

But I didn't expect that Tang En, who was holding his tail as a man, was actually shot by Disney in the back.

As the president of Marvel Studios, Nina Jacobson is Dunn's direct subordinate. For fear that he is young and arrogant, he directly challenged Disney, and quickly persuaded: "Don, calm down!"

Tang En glanced at her lightly and shook his head, "Don't worry, I've never been calmer than I am now!"

Nina Jacobson hesitated for a moment, feeling that it was necessary to make her words clear, "Dawn, actually... I think this matter has something to do with me too."

"you?"

Dunn looked surprised.

He did poach Nina Jacobson from Disney's production department to take charge of Marvel Studios, but she is not valued at Disney.

Nina Jacobson sighed, "Actually, the movie "The Sixth Sense" was originally approved by me."

Tang En raised his eyebrows, "What do you mean?"

Nina Jacobson said: "I have a good relationship with Nate Shyamalan, oh! It's the director of "The Sixth Sense". When he came to me with this project, it was the project I passed the review and submitted to Disney Productions."

"That is to say, without your recommendation, "The Sixth Sense of Spirituality" would not have appeared at all?" Dunn knew for a long time that Nina Jacobson was a talent, but he didn't expect her to have such a unique vision.

Nina Jacobson nodded, "You can say that."

"So now "The Sixth Sense" is a big hit at the box office, Disney regrets it, they shouldn't let you go, right?" Dunn sneered a little at the corner of his mouth.

Nina Jacobson said firmly: "Dawn, I will definitely not go back to Disney, I will definitely bring out Marvel Studios I am not doubting you." He waved his hand, his tone was a bit more mocking, "I just thought it was a little funny, Disney snubbed a talent like you at first, only after I poached you, did you discover your abilities, and then regretted it and took revenge on me? Really? Have a big heart."

Nina Jacobson said lightly: "This is a Disney tradition. They only recognize money! Who still remembers that Walt Disney is actually a person's name?"

Dunn thought silently for a while, "Twentieth Century Fox is the publisher of "Wedding Cracker", we have common interests, and Disney, let them handle it."

"You want to attack Bruce Willis?" Nina Jacobson exclaimed.

Dunn sneered: "I can't move Disney, and I'm still afraid of Bruce Willis? Don't say it's him, even Tom Cruise, I don't care!"

George Paxton shared his hatred and said, "Yes, I have long disliked that big man, and I should teach him a lesson!"

Nina Jacobson is a woman after all, and her style is conservative, "Dawn, I think it's better to be careful, after all...he is the star of "The Sixth Sense of the Supernatural", moving him is equivalent to moving the "Spiritual Sixth Sense". The Sixth Sense cake, Disney won’t let it go.”

"That doesn't allow him to talk nonsense in front of the media!"

George Paxton gritted his teeth.

"Nonsense?"

Tang En's eyes lit up, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Yes, nonsense is also quite interesting."

"Huh? Dunn, what do you mean?" Nina was slightly stunned.

Tang En threw his long sleeves, domineering and unrestrained, "It's very simple, use his own way to treat his body!"