v2 Chapter 733： My brother treats me like first love

This is the hotter season in New Mexico. Duke stayed here for a few days without interfering with the filming of the crew. Like most producers, he also maintains the authority of the director on the set.

Besides, Duke, who should intervene, has intervened as early as the early preparations.

"Chris Hemsworth is very strong..."

Standing in the shade of the small town, looking at Thor waving his warhammer in front of the camera, Scarlett said to Duke, "He doesn't need any performance at all."

"Hmm..." Duke nodded, completely agreeing with Scarlett's statement, "His character doesn't need to be acting."

With that said, he left the set and looked around the small town. In order to shoot, the crew built this complete small town.

Scarlett looked at the set and continued, "I took that hammer yesterday, it was very heavy."

The crew’s Thor warhammer Mezola is made of bronze and covered with diamonds and jewels made of resin. Although the entire warhammer is hollow, it weighs 30 pounds.

Duke turned around and asked Scarlett, "Are you interested in picking up that warhammer?"

"Pick up the warhammer?" Scarlett shook her head. "Not interested, it's too heavy."

"I'm talking about in the movie." Duke reminded, "Your character, Natasha Normanoff."

Scarlett shrugged and said indifferently, "It depends on what you and Marvel mean."

She vaguely remembered, as if in a certain version of the comics, after the fall of Thor, the Black Widow became a new generation of Thor.

At this time, the crew transitioned and filmed an action scene. Unlike Scarlett’s Black Widow, Thor’s fighting skills are still drawn in the comics and derived from boxing.

"Hello, Director Rosenberg."

An actor who looked very pleasing came over. "Thank you for recommending me to play this role."

Duke nodded to Tom Hiddleston and said, "You're welcome."

Originally, the actor selected by the crew and Marvel Studios was Kim Carey. Starting from "Ghost in Disguise," Kim Carey has always liked the role of Rocky in the original comics. But it was rejected by Duke. First, the former Rocky left him too deep, and second, Kim Carey's pay was too high.

Tom Hiddleston just passed by here and walked to the set after greeting.

In fact, Rocky and Thor’s rivalry scene is very interesting and one of the highlights of the whole series. It is ‘I abused my brother a thousand times, and my brother treats me like first love’.

Except for vetoing Kim Kerry. In addition to choosing Tom Hiddleston, Duke's intervention in the crew is also reflected in the heroine Jane Foster.

This character was a nurse in the original comic story, but Duke wanted her to meet the conditions of a modern woman, so he suggested that she be portrayed as an astrophysicist. And he is a very beautiful research scholar.

Director Kenneth Branagh wants a beautiful and smart actress with first-rate acting skills. Natalie Portman's kind of intellectual and emotional actress is very suitable for his requirements.

But this was rejected by Duke, Natalie Portman can indeed play many difficult roles. This very simple vase is not suitable.

Duke wants to come now, what Natalie Portman did at the Cannes Film Festival. It may not be unrelated to this.

Of course, it may also be that he thinks too much. After all, the other party hasn't won the Oscar heroine, so he may not want to enter the commercial masterpiece so quickly to make money.

According to the exact information he got. Natalie Portman is preparing for "Black Swan", but if she wants to win the Oscar for Best Actress with this movie, she will definitely not be as smooth as she once was.

Thinking of this, Duke turned to Scarlett, "Let's go."

He has been around the world, and "Furious Road" has also been released worldwide. The number of countries where the film has been released has expanded to 97, and it is almost reaching its limit. Many countries and regions are not prepared to introduce " Fury Road, such as the Arab world...

In the more than ten days that Duke went around, "Furthermore" received another $62.11 million from North America, and the North American box office reached $223.02 million. It is not an extravagant hope that the box office will eventually exceed the $250 million mark.

There are also more than 50 million US dollars in overseas accounts, and the global box office has exceeded 500 million US dollars.

In addition, although the surroundings of the film are far from being compared with "Transformers", the selling is still quite good, especially the various models and dolls of the rock warriors, which are extremely popular, and there are even many Spitfires on the market. The sound of the guitar.

By mid-June, DC Comics had also launched a series of comics called Fury Road, which sold nearly 3 million copies in less than a week after being on the market, which also strengthened the idea of ​​Warner Bros.'s series of movies.

Duke didn't have any objections, and serialized movies could squeeze all the value out.

The importance of the film series to a company is self-evident. Duke knows this, and David Ellison, who has worked hard for several years in Hollywood, also knows this.

Since the day Sky Film Studio was established, he has been looking for suitable project serialization. The only investment film has been until today, and only "I Am a Legend" is a big seller. This film is based on the novel. Not very suitable for serialization.

Therefore, he has been making people look for suitable projects. Only not long ago, he heard a news that Van Diesel, the producer and protagonist of "Fast and Furious 4", was investing in Latin America, and it was investigated. After the event, he contacted the other party.

"Let's put it this way, I want to invest in your film."

In the reception room, David Ellison looked at Van Diesel's plan and said to the bald head, "I am very optimistic about this project."

Van Diesel thought for a while and said, "There are already four "Fast and Furious" series, which has cultivated a large number of fans. As long as the fourth film can be maintained, the box office of the film will definitely rise by a lot. !"

After running for these days, I finally met someone who was willing to invest. Van Diesel couldn’t wait, but the reality is still quite complicated. "David, the copyright of this series is in Universal Pictures’ hands. If we The cooperation can be established. We also need to negotiate with Universal Pictures. The current financial situation of Universal is not very good. After Ron Meyer stepped down, the internal management was also somewhat chaotic."

David Ellison understood what Van Diesel meant and said, "On projects that I like. I have enough patience."

He said to Van Diesel again, "Aren't you looking for the original team? I can also help you in this regard."

"Yes..." Van Diesel frowned, "I can't find Jessica Alba's whereabouts."

"I will find a professional private investigator to do this."

It is not difficult for David Ellison to find someone, or to find someone who was once quite famous.

He closed Van Diesel's project book, "I think the villain gang boss you set is looking for a strong enough actor. Do you have an ideal candidate?"

"The project hasn't been determined yet," Van Diesel said with an open hand. "I haven't considered it yet."

"I have a good candidate."

David Ellison got closer, whispered a name, and Van Diesel frowned. "He? Is it right?"

"My father is a Jew..." David Ellison shrugged, "But I am not!"

Van Diesel was silent, but he nodded slightly, thinking of words like "Furious Road" and Niang Pao.

In some ways. All of them have a common dislike.

Back in California from New Mexico, Duke got the news that Steve Jobs was seriously ill. Although he never tried to influence or interfere with Jobs's life, and the two were not friends by all accounts, Duke still went to San Francisco for common interests. Make a special trip to visit this Apple leader and dictator.

No matter how the world will evaluate him in the future, no one can deny that this is a real super genius!

Duke is also called a genius, but it is clear that he may be a bit smart, but he is still very far away from the word genius. Compared to such amazing people as Steve Jobs, he is just a cheat.

Duke would never avoid this.

A clear mind and a clear understanding of himself can be said to be an important guarantee for him to keep striding forward.

For example, he knew very well who Steve Jobs was. He was a layman in the electronics industry. He was never stupid enough to influence Jobs. Instead, he took advantage of all available situations to stand in line with Jobs as much as possible. The best interest.

People like Steve Jobs can't be influenced by others casually.

Therefore, after Duke met Steve Jobs, he still did not make any persuasion about the condition, even though he knew that the other party was not alive any longer.

To be precise, Duke didn't say anything except simple greetings, because he met someone on Steve Jobs's side who didn't like him, and he didn't like him either.

Duke did not expect that he could see Larry Ellison here; he also did not expect that Larry Ellison had some friendship with Jobs.

This is not a public place, and neither of them hides their thoughts.

Larry Ellison just snorted to him, and Duke simply ignored him.

After the founder of Oracle left, Duke also learned from Steve Jobs the reason why the two had a little friendship.

On the one hand, the two have a common enemy-Bill Gates; on the other hand, the two were once neighbors.

According to Jobs, when he and Larry Ellison were neighbors, the family kept a peacock. This peacock was a gift from Jobs’s girlfriend to Jobs. The peacock often walked around the house and sometimes came to Egypt. Outside Lison's house. And the loud calls that the peacock often made made Ellison unable to sleep well.

So Ellison approached Jobs to talk about it, and Jobs' answer was that he, like Ellison, also hated the peacock very much.

Then Jobs succeeded in persuading Ellison: When Jobs explained to his girlfriend how his neighbors did not like the peacock, Ellison must follow Jobs to "add oil and vinegar".

It is precisely because of this peacock that Jobs and Larry Ellison established a little friendship. (To be continued~^~)

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