Chapter 774： People have their own ambitions

In the reception room on the top floor of the opposite building, Ronan was looking through the script brought by Paul Greengrass.

After the premiere, Connie immediately inquired about the relevant content of the Delhi incident in Ireland, and summarized it on Ronan's side, giving Ronan a more intuitive understanding of the incident.

This is a very serious incident of bloodshed, and the film adapted from it must be a genre with extremely strong political implications.

Paul Greengrass was worried that Ronan did not understand the background of the script, and said: "This script is based on the **** Sunday incident that occurred in Northern Ireland on January 30, 1972..."

He gave a rough description of the incident that happened.

Ronan put down the script, ignored the incident, and asked directly: "Paul, how do you plan to make this film?"

"In order to make the film present a rough visual style and a sense of presence, I will continue to use portable photography." Paul Greengrass has a clear plan: "This will be a film close to a documentary."

He thought about it, and then said: "It's like CNN's live news about war events, filmed in a way similar to news event photography."

Ronan nodded slowly and said, "What about the production budget?"

Paul Greengrass said: "It will take about 15 million US dollars."

Ronan thought of the subject matter and background, did not directly refuse, just said: "Paul, I need to let people study the prospect of the project."

Paul Greengrass is not too surprising, after all, he has cooperated with Shahai Entertainment to shoot three films in succession, and he has a good understanding of Ronan's working style.

"Okay." Paul Greengrass roughly understood Ronan's thoughts.

Ronan thought for a while, then said, "Paul, you actually have other more suitable subjects to choose from."

With the success of the "The Bourne" trilogy, Paul Greengrass is no longer the former British director. Many directors have made certain achievements and often have their own ideas. After all, people are not machines that can be manipulated casually.

Paul Greengrass said: "Actually, after filming "The Identity of Byrne", I had ideas and plans for this film, but I must first fulfill the other two film contracts with Shahai Entertainment. I had to push it till now."

Everyone has their own ambitions, and the Paul Greengrass contract has expired. Ronan can't force it, nor will it force it.

"I hope we can still cooperate in the future." Paul Greengrass stood up and said goodbye.

Ronan shook hands with him and said sincerely, "Paul, good luck."

For these directors who have worked with Relativity Entertainment and have created great value for Relativity Entertainment, Ronan will not have any negative opinions after they leave. Commercial cooperation must be both a win-win and a good deal.

I didn’t cooperate anymore, and left a good impression on each other. The Hollywood circle said it was not too big, and no one is sure whether they will cooperate again in the future.

As for the co-director who leaves when he expires, he will become an enemy. How naive would it be? And in a few years, Hollywood will be enemies everywhere.

Ronan personally sent Paul Greengrass to the lobby on the first floor, which is also a respect for the value Paul Greentras created for relativity entertainment.

A little later, Kevin Fitch came to visit and reported to Ronan the latest developments in the Marvel Avengers universe.

"Iron Man" is still in post-production and will not be completed until the second half of the year, but the new "Hulk" movie has already begun preparations.

Kevin Fitch’s assistant came into contact with Jacques Phoenix, and the two talked more speculatively. Jacques Phoenix also participated in the audition specially prepared by Kevin Fitch. The audition effect was quite good.

Ronan watched the audition video brought by Kevin Fitch. Jackie Phoenix wearing glasses has a gentle academic style, but when he is angry, he seems to destroy the world.

"The acting skills are really good, and the image is suitable." Ronan affirmed the audition of Jacques Phoenix: "Have you talked to him about the contract? There is only one request. Jacques Phoenix must sign a long-term contract. This is a prerequisite for cooperation."

If you only sign one, you might as well go to Edward Norton.

The sudden change of actors is not a good thing for a series of movies, usually, it brings negative effects.

Kevin Fitch said: "The problem should not be big. We have notified Jackie Phoenix about the situation before the audition, and he expressed his willingness to negotiate with Marvel Entertainment on this."

Ronan nodded slightly, and said, "There are also heroines, vase types, and long appointments."

The female characters in superhero movies, including the Black Widow, one of the six veterans of the Avengers, are very important at this stage.

As for the feminist rights that will inevitably appear in the future, that will be discussed later.

Anyway, the expression of feminism in Hollywood movies is quite superficial, and it is not too complicated.

For example, menstrual aunts lead a group of female characters to beat up villain men, it’s called feminism...

In contrast, Charlize Theron in Fury Road is more like a true feminist.

Then there is the director of "The Hulk". It is definitely not possible to use the genre full of literary atmosphere like Li Ang. Ronan specifically checked the information of the Russell brothers. The director brothers are shooting the sitcom "Development blocked". It is in its infancy and has serious lack of experience.

The two have only directed short films, have just stepped into the TV drama industry, and have not acted as directors of feature films for the time being. They will take the risk of bringing the large investment "Hulk" into the hands of such a director. Ann took another shot.

In the words of online games, the Russell brothers have just walked out of the novice village and entered the initial leveling stage. Let them go directly to the skeleton-level BOSS. The consequences can be imagined.

Ronan made people keep paying attention to the Russell brothers, and his eyes turned to Joss Weiden.

This is the former director of "The Avengers", and he integrated the main characters with completely different styles into a film. It can be regarded as one of the key factors for the success of the first stage of the series.

Compared to the Russell brothers who just came out of Novice Village, Jos Weiden is now more experienced.

Jos Weeden started as a screenwriter. He was born in a Hollywood family. His grandfather and father were both Hollywood screenwriters.

At the beginning, Jos Weiden has been involved in film creation as a screenwriter. He has participated in the screenwriting of "Toy Story" and "Alien 4". He was nominated for the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for his "Toy Story".

Behind, Jos Weiden launched a self-made and self-directed TV series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", which really established its position in the industry.

The subsequent "Firefly" made Joss Weiden taste the taste of failure. This 14-episode sci-fi drama had very poor response. It only aired 11 episodes on Fox TV, and was forced to stop broadcasting because of the terrible ratings.

But Jos Weiden quickly came out of the failure and moved Universal Pictures with his three-inch tongue. Universal Pictures invested in the film "Chong", which is in the same worldview as "Firefly". The Quiet Number.

This sci-fi movie was released in March this year, and the results were not satisfactory.

There have been rumors on Universal Pictures. It didn't take long for the funds to be invested. Universal Pictures regretted it, but a large amount of money has been poured in, and Universal Pictures can only complete the film.

But the film has a poor reputation in trial screenings, and the chaotic style of multiple elements seems to be a hodgepodge that has not been cooked.

After the media trial, many film media asserted that Joss Weyden’s "Out of the Serenity" will encounter a commercial failure.

And in the evaluation of Universal Pictures, the global box office of the film combined, I am afraid that it is difficult to meet the production cost.

Sure enough, after "Out of the Tranquility" was released, it took only seven weeks to be forced down in North American theaters due to lack of audiences. The final North American box office was only a little more than 20 million US dollars.

The overseas response is even worse. Today, the global box office is less than 30 million U.S. dollars.

The review committee of Universal Pictures also called out to see the ghost, why did they agree to invest in such an unreliable film project as Jos Weyden?

The failure of "Firefly" and "Out of the Tranquility" is not so much the failure of the series and the movie, as it is the normal market reaction of the niche culture.

Because this subject matter is too niche, even if it attracts a group of **** fans, it is not a popular type after all, and the natural defects cannot be solved by the director's shooting and production alone.

The reason why the niche is niche is because the audience is limited Once because of the success of "Avengers", Ronan has read a lot of analysis on Joss-Weeden.

There is a consistent view in many reports. The fiasco of "Out of the Tranquility" actually made Jos Wedon learn a lot of experience and lessons. When filming the multi-element fusion movie "Avengers" again, he avoided it. Some pits.

In this respect, the fiasco of "Out of the Serenity" actually made a great contribution to Marvel, helping Joss Weiden to achieve the success of "The Avengers".

Successive failures put Joss Weiden's career at its lowest point after entering Hollywood.

After learning about the relevant situation, Ronan decided to contact Jos Weyden first, and asked Kevin Fitch to contact the director to have preliminary communication with him on the "Hulk" project.

Because the Hulk will lose control after being transformed into a rage, the film is not easy to shoot.

And want to achieve a more ideal effect, this kind of superhero movie investment is definitely not small.

Today, this series does not have the constraints of Universal Pictures, but how to avoid the failure of Ang Lee also requires a good plan.

Jos Weiden's reaction was very positive. This is a commercial type, and he is also very interested in science fiction and superhero themes.

Kevin Fitch is still communicating with him, and the specifics will be discussed after the two sides have a detailed understanding.