Chapter 677： Zombies watching fireworks

With the first week of box office release in North America, "Dawn of the Living Dead" is undoubtedly a success. Zach Schneider has also taken a solid first step from the MV and advertising industry to the film industry.

This first step is often the most difficult. Directors without successful qualifications have too few opportunities to be in charge.

With successful qualifications, even without too much competition, there will be invitations from production companies.

Compared with screenwriters and actors, successful directors have a much higher status in the circle.

Shahai Entertainment signed two film contracts with Zach Schneider, and naturally won’t let Zach Schneider leave. Just as Dawn of the Living Dead was released, Ronan asked George Clint and Zach Schneider to sign The director contract of "Spartan Three Hundred Warriors".

Zach Schneider's film remuneration doubled several times, rising to 3 million US dollars.

Regarding this new project, Ronan was still a little worried, and had a special chat with Zach Schneider.

In the reception room, Ronan asked: "Zach, when do you plan to start your vacation?"

Zach Schneider said: "The Embassy Pictures has arranged several promotional activities for "Dawn of the Living Dead" overseas. The last stop will be in Europe. After that, I will return to the UK directly. In November, I officially started preparing for "Spartan Up to three hundred warriors."

An assistant brought coffee in. Zach Schneider thanked him and said: "I studied Frank Miller's illustrations carefully and wanted to use a completely different style from Dawn of the Living Dead."

Ronan picked up the coffee and took a sip: "Oh? Tell me about it."

"Use a style that is similar to the original, which is as thick as an oil painting." Zach Schneider has obviously considered it enough: "Let the film perfectly copy the original."

Ronan remembered the movie scenes he had seen before, and carefully recalled Frank Miller's illustrations, saying: “The original pictures are unforgettable. If they can be shown in the movie, it will be a very distinctive style.”

"I not only carefully read the original work and the script adapted by Shahai Entertainment, but also studied the historical data." Zach Schneider is not a fool, knowing that this meeting between the two will determine his ability to win the project. How much autonomy to reach: "In addition, I specially went to investigate near the hot spring pass, and I went to the Louvre to see the pair of "Leonida at the hot spring pass."

Ronan nodded slightly, Zach Schneider's professional attitude and professionalism are beyond doubt: "Tell me about your views on movies."

"This is a war that took place 2500 years ago." Zach Schneider looked serious: "The film that reflects this war must be a visual feast of swords and shadows."

Hearing the words of the visual feast of the sword, the light and the sword, Ronan instantly gave Zach Schneider half of his heart.

The most important and critical factor for the success of "Spartan Three Hundred Warriors" is the visual effect.

If Zach Schneider does not play a visual feast, discussing the core of war and human democracy, Ronan will immediately stop the project.

That is the life of this project! He would rush to the street and even Frank Miller would not admit that this is a movie adapted from his own work.

The attraction of this movie once, except for the historical factors other than the movie, is mostly due to its suffocating image charm.

Zach Schneider continued: “In order to achieve the original image style, I don’t plan to use the location. All the filming of the crew will be done in front of the green screen in the studio. I plan to use the green screen technology to the extreme and create a way beyond reality. Charming CG graphics."

"There are actors." Zach Schneider emphasized: "All the actors who play the Spartan warrior have to exercise for several months before shooting. They must be strong, muscled, and run like He As dazzling as Lakosler!"

Ronan also emphatically reminded: "This is a man's movie, and you must not use sissy actors."

Zach Schneider kept nodding his head: "No." He continued what he said just now: "As an epic film, fierce war scenes are indispensable. Just like the original book, I will portray these three hundred people as gods of war. Ordinary enemies are like cutting melons and vegetables. In this brutal and **** battle, the Spartan warriors regarded death as home until they shed the last drop of blood."

He seemed to be a little excited: "This is a film without tenderness. Everywhere on the screen is broad shoulders, protruding biceps, and **** stumps and broken arms. The film does not require tenderness, all here It's just being strong and persevering."

Ronan is completely relieved. Zach Schneider, who first considers commercialization and visual effects, is a good director.

From the point of view of the film's connotation, "Spartan Three Hundred Warriors" won by showcasing various techniques is definitely not a good movie.

But for a commercial standpoint, "Spartan Three Hundred Warriors" is a good movie.

Ronan asked directly, "Have you budgeted?"

"Done." Before Zach Schneider made the film, he was a MV and commercial director. He was very experienced: "60 million dollars! Ronan, I can finish this film for only 60 million dollars!"

Ronan said: "I will inform Shahai Entertainment. Zach, do it as you want."

Zach Schneider was immediately overjoyed: "Okay." He was overwhelmed with excitement: "I will definitely not let down your support."

When leaving Ronan’s office, Zach Schneider was overjoyed and relieved. Ronan’s meaning was very obvious. He had considerable autonomy in the new project "Spartan Three Hundred Warriors".

This is unprecedented in the "Dawn of the Living Dead" project.

In the first film he directed, he didn't have much room for free play. He could only fill in according to the planned mode of shooting, not to mention autonomy and the like.

But in this one, he can finally give full play to his image style!

Zach Schneider knows that such support is hard to come by.

I hope to continue to cooperate with Ronan and Shahai Entertainment in the future.

Out of the relativity building, Zach Schneider suddenly thought that Ronan's Relativity Entertainment had acquired Marvel Comics and reorganized it into Marvel Entertainment, and was still preparing for the first superhero movie "Iron Man."

Superhero, a very interesting subject, maybe after this "Spartan Three Hundred Warriors" is successful, you can continue to cooperate with Ronan to shoot superhero movies.

Zach Schneider feels that his path is infinitely broad.

After Tony Koch took the crew of "Eavesdropping Storm" to Canada and began to prepare for the upcoming Toronto Film Festival, Ronan welcomed another visitor.

The famous George Romero took the initiative to visit.

"Come here rashly, excuse me." The 64-year-old George Romero has white hair and beard.

Ronan shook his hand and said, "George, it is an honor for you to come."

George Romero is extremely famous in the eyes of zombie fans, and his status is no less than George Lucas in the eyes of Star Wars fans, but when it comes to his reputation and status in Hollywood, he can only be regarded as second-rate at best.

He didn't expect Ronan to value himself so much.

Once on the other side of the Pacific, Ronan has seen too many zombie movies and literary works. In fact, he can also be classified as a fan of zombie culture, and George Romero's works are enlightenment.

"The success of "Dawn of the Living Dead" proves that zombie movies are not outdated." George Romero said: "Zombie movies still have a lot of audience."

Ronan roughly guessed and said: "Zombie themes have never been outdated. Many fans are looking forward to seeing excellent zombie movies, but there is a lack of good enough works on the market."

George Romero no longer goes in circles: "From the time director Schneider remade "Dawn of the Living Dead", I was thinking about it. The success of the film made me determined that I am going to return to the theme of zombies."

"This is good news." Ronan respects the enlightenment of zombie culture, but is still cautious: "The fans must be very happy."

George Romero glanced at Ronan and saw that he had nothing else to say, so he had to say: "I thought for a long time and decided to shoot the fourth part of the zombie series."

"Night of the Living Dead", "Dawn of the Living Dead" and "Zombies Out of the Cage", this is George Romero's famous trilogy of zombies, and is also his most well-known work.

Ronan asked, "George, do you have any specific plans?"

George Romero’s words are difficult to distinguish between true and false: "Actually, I started planning a fourth zombie movie ten years ago, but the production company has no confidence in this subject matter."

This kind of film has been planned many years ago, and it has become the mantra of all Hollywood directors.

Ronan couldn't tell how much credibility there was.

But he believes that George Romero's visit was not to tell him to make a new zombie movie.

Sure enough, George Romero sighed and said: "Because I don't have money, this project has been suppressed here for a full ten years Ronan smiled and said: "Hollywood has always been conservative. "

George Romero understood it. The young producer on the opposite side was very patient and had to say: "I wonder if your Shahai Entertainment is interested in continuing to shoot zombie movies?"

Ronan asked, "Is there a script?"

George Romero was already ready, opened his briefcase and handed the printed and bound simple script to Ronan: "The stories are similar, but the backgrounds are different. I try my best to make them reflect the society of different periods. Political climate, this "Land of the Living Dead" takes place in a completely barren world."

Ronan has seen it, and the title on the cover of the script is "Land of the Living Dead".

Zombies who like to watch fireworks! He remembered a related clip, and thought this setting was quite interesting at the time.

Ronan briefly flipped through the script, and there really were settings for fireworks and zombies, and immediately said: "George, I will transfer the script to Shahai Entertainment, and they will discuss the details with you."