Chapter 641： Father and son

"Welcome to the Marvel family!"

In the office of the Hughes Aircraft Studio, Kevin Fitch put down the contract he had just signed, and shook hands with Jon Ferry. Jon Fitch's chubby face was full of smiles: "This is mine. with pleasure."

"Iron Man", and the future "Iron Man" trilogy, now has a director.

Jon Fyreu has signed three film director contracts with Marvel Entertainment. It is not that Ronan and Kevin Fitch don’t want to sign more, but Jon-Fayre has already made a certain reputation in the directing industry and has many choices. , Do not want to be tied to the same series of movies for many years to come.

Putting down the director's contract, Kevin Fitch gave another contract to Jon Fyru’s agent. The agent simply looked through it and indicated that Jon Fyruh was okay, and Jon Fyruy was here again. This actor contract is signed.

This is one of the reasons why Ronan and Kevin Fitch did not hold on to the director's contract. Jon Fitch signed six actor contracts with Marvel Entertainment.

Kevin Fitch and representatives of the lawyers, directors' union, and actors' union to deal with the follow-up of the contract, the meeting room that was a bit chaotic was quiet.

Jon Feiru took the initiative to find Ronan who was sitting at the side of the conference table.

"I didn't expect Marvel to have such a plan." Jon Feiru thought of the plan he saw after signing the non-disclosure agreement, feeling quite emotional: "I feel that I am opening an era."

Ronan had talked with Jon Feiru many times and had a good impression of this humorous and talented fat man, and immediately said with a smile, "It's just a plan."

Jon Feiru said without a trace: "If someone in Hollywood can successfully implement such a grand plan, you are the one with the greatest chance."

"We need to work together." Ronan knows very well that large-scale commercial films have always been a team product.

Jon Feiru said suddenly: "I regretted reading the Avengers plan."

Ronan looked at him suspiciously.

Jon Feiru joked: "Captain America is not bad, I think the tone of the adaptation of this film is more serious."

Ronan could hear this as a joke and couldn't help laughing: "Jon, then you can participate in the director competition for "Captain America"."

Jon Feiru also laughed, chatted with Ronan again, looked at the time, and said, "I have an appointment with the screenwriter of Shahai Entertainment to talk about the script..."

Ronan waved his hand: "Go ahead."

The script is only the first draft, and many parts need to be adjusted. Jon Feiru recently also gave a lot of suggestions.

In the original comics, the character Tony Stark participated in the Vietnam War, which was later changed to the Gulf War.

Now that the film is adapted into a movie, the battlefield must be relocated again. Jon Feiru suggested replacing it with Afghanistan, because the story told in the film cannot appear too old, so it must be given a true contemporary look.

The preparations for "Iron Man" are not going smoothly. Even with Ronan's golden signature, there are still people who are full of doubts about the lesser-known superhero like Marvel's adaptation.

For example, the heroine Little Pepper, Ronan has no plans to continue to use Gwyneth Paltrow, a deep princess patient, and plans to invite people who have already cooperated with Shahai Entertainment in the two films "Mean Girl" and "Wedding Proud" Rachel McAdams starred in Potts.

Unexpectedly, the audition invitation sent by the crew was directly rejected by Rachel McAdams.

Ronan was somewhat surprised, because he remembered well that Rachel McAdams once played a supporting actress in "Doctor Strange".

Compared to that character, Pepper is obviously heavier in the Marvel universe.

Perhaps a film full of literary and artistic atmosphere, such as "The Notebook of Love", made Rachel McAdams, who has been following the commercial route, changed the way he chose characters and film projects.

Or perhaps it is full of misgivings about Marvel Entertainment's requirement to sign multiple film contracts at once.

After all, she is also considered a famous actress.

In particular, "Wedding Proud" hit the box office last month, which made Rachel McAdams' reputation and value skyrocket, and faintly entered the threshold of second-tier stars.

"Wedding Proud" was released in North America for five weeks, with a total box office of 195.18 million US dollars.

But this kind of typical American comedy has a much worse response overseas. It appeared in overseas markets two weeks ago, and it has been opened in more than forty countries, and the overseas box office is less than 25 million US dollars.

According to the actual response forecast in overseas markets, the overseas box office performance of "Wedding Proud" is one-third that of North America.

Rachel McAdams' polite refusal also made Ronan lose his only tendency in the role of Pepper.

He wanted to invite Charlize Theron to play this role, but the Oscar queen, even if the Oscar queen is not particularly paid, will not easily sign multiple film contracts with Marvel Entertainment at once.

If you only sign one, Marvel Entertainment is too passive.

After discussing with Kevin Fitch, Ronan asked the crew to hold a public audition for Pepper.

With the arrival of director Jon Feiru, the speed of crew formation accelerated, and a team quickly moved into the Hughes Aircraft Factory to begin shooting and designing the scene.

All the interior scenes of the film will be shot at the Hughes Aircraft Factory, which also echoes the background of Iron Man's birth.

Stan Lee, the creator of the comics, publicly stated more than once that the role of Tony Stark is based on Howard Hughes, because Stan Lee thinks Howard Hughes is the most colorful character in the contemporary era. He is both Inventor, adventurer, multi-millionaire, playboy, but eventually turned into a lunatic.

When making movies, sometimes the mystery of real legends can have a strong propaganda effect.

Thanks to the momentum created by the Embassy Film Industry, Ronan is still receiving attention from many media reporters. The "Iron Man" project is on the right track. Naturally, a wave of publicity is indispensable to give people a general impression.

Outside the crew, Ronan and Marvel Entertainment pushed Stan Lee to the media.

This old man wanted to see that his sons could shine and become the hottest heroes in the world during their lifetime.

In some ways, this makes sense with the reason that fathers like to see their son succeed.

Moreover, Stan Lee is more than eighty years old. In the face of such an old man, even if there is something wrong, the media and the public will be infinitely tolerant.

Similarly, Marvel Entertainment has no idea of ​​squeezing Stan Lee's last remaining value.

Stan Lee made a special trip to Los Angeles and was interviewed by the media at the Hughes Aircraft Factory.

"The reason why I want to create the character of Iron Man is that I want to create a character different from ordinary superheroes. At that time, in 1963, the characteristics of Iron Man were not characters that young readers were interested in: he was an entrepreneur. And make weapons of war."

Facing reporters, Stan Lee seemed to return to the vigorous 1960s and 1970s: "I said to myself: I want to create the protagonist Tony Stark, so that young people can like him, because Tony is rich, handsome, Funny and charming. At the same time, I deliberately designed his heart to be fragile, so that he does not appear too perfect, and readers will be more concerned about his safety.

After the interview with Stan Lee, "Iron Man" attracted a lot of attention in the industry, and even some invisible Iron Man fans jumped out.

Ronan received a call from Sofia Coppola, who had worked with him, and agreed to call Nicolas Cage once.

"I like the role of Iron Man very much." Nicholas Cage said to Ronan on the phone: "I have been a fan of Iron Man since I was ten years old. Ronan, you must give me an audition opportunity, I really Is very interested in starring in Iron Man."

Ronan was speechless for a while. Whether Nicholas Cage was a fan of Iron Man or was he interested in the role because of the producer's name Ronan Anderson, he couldn't guess.

But he remembered that Nicholas Cage's favorite superhero was Superman, and he wanted to play Superman more than once.

"You can participate in the audition." Ronan told the truth: "However, there is a prerequisite for this role to choose an actor. It needs to sign multiple film contracts with Marvel Entertainment at once. Within the next ten years, the actors will directly contact Iron Man. The roles are tied together."

As soon as he said this, Nicholas Cage on the opposite side fell silent immediately.

Now, Nicholas Cage's financial crisis is beginning to appear, but it is far from the bad situation that came later.

He also has many choices.

"I'll discuss it with the agent." Nicholas Cage replied.

Ronan believes that Nicholas Cage will not mention this matter again, because it is not just a long-term contract, and the pay is still very low.

"Actually, Nicholas Cage is also good." Kevin Fitch said: "The pay is too high. We prefer actors with relatively low pay."

Ronan nodded slightly and asked a key question: "How is our number one target?"

"The first audition was very good, it was a perfect fit." Kevin Fitch knew that Ronan was asking Robert Downey Jr., and said: "I have to think about it. After all, he is a famous star."

Ronan said: "It's really not easy for Robert Downey Jr. to sign ten films at a time and be willing to work with us."

"I'm creating a situation to make Robert Downey Jr. feel that it is very difficult to get the role of Iron Man." Kevin Fitch said simply: "In addition to issuing an audition invitation, I also passed The roundabout way to the side sent a signal to Robert Downey Jr.'s fiancée. This project is the best opportunity for Robert Downey Jr."

He smiled: "In fact, it's almost like this."

Ronan understood what Kevin Fitch meant: "The harder you get, the more you will cherish it."

Kevin Fitch smiled: "Probably that's it."

None of these producers who can mix to the top is a simple character.

Ronan also said about the situation: "Miss Felton and Susan Levine are alumni of the USC Film School. Although they are of different levels, they are in the same dormitory."

He reminded Kevin Fitch again: "Susan Levine is the key."

Kevin Fitch said: "Don't worry, we have quietly done a lot of work on Susan Levine."