Chapter 965： Full of malice

In fact, during Christopher Nolan's filming of "Deadly Magic", Ronan was considering another magic-themed film, "Now You See Me" that investors on the other side of the Pacific participated in.

But Ronan knows that magic movies belong to a niche genre in Hollywood, so he has not made a decision. He plans to see the actual market response of "Fatal Magic" and make a decision based on the latest market statistics.

"Fatal Magic" has a mediocre performance in North America, and the response in overseas markets is also very general. The first weekend of nearly 30 countries and regions overseas has only more than 10 million US dollars.

You must know that the director of this film is Christopher Nolan, who has a strong balance between business and plot. The previous "Batman: Hour of War" also brought him a large number of die-hard fans.

Change to other directors, the results of "Deadly Magic" will undoubtedly be worse.

Ronan comprehensively considered all factors and automatically abandoned the project "Now You See Me". The gorgeous magic effects require massive special effects shots, which determines that the production cost of the film must be much higher than that of "Fatal Magic", but The birth defects of the niche subject will bring huge investment risks.

However, he still gave the script outline to the screenwriters of Shahai Entertainment, and asked them to register the copyright after completing the script.

can at least be used as a copyright reserve for the future of Relativity Entertainment.

The market and the audience are always changing. Just like superhero movies, more than ten years ago, they belonged to an absolute niche subject. Who would have thought that after ten years, they would become one of the pillars of the box office of the global film market?

Maybe someday, magic themes will become popular.

Another niche film released by Relativity Entertainment, although the director is a woman, the trend is a bit hotter than Christopher Nolan's "Fatal Magic".

"Juno" started from the extended screening, and there was no big box office explosion on any weekend, but the ticket sales were quite stable.

As for abortion, a hot topic in society that has received widespread attention, once it is stirred up, it is difficult to calm down in a short time. Even if the relevant discussion is not as hot as it was at the beginning, there is still no lack of attention.

In the United States, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party have always been arguing over abortion, and there has been a long period of time when abortion has become a crucial option for the two parties to win over voters.

Since the release of Juno, the topic of abortion has gradually become the focus.

On the one hand, Virginia has high-profile support for abortion until the time of childbirth. On the other hand, in southern states such as Alabama and Georgia, many official organizations have begun to discuss the possibility of signing the "Heartbeat Act." After more than 40 days of pregnancy, when the heartbeat of the fetus can be heard, abortion becomes a crime.

All of these ensure that Juno will always receive a certain amount of attention.

Since the large-scale expansion of the screenings, "Juneo" has not had any weekend box office, falling below 10 million US dollars.

Although there is no outbreak, the steady box office trend is very rare for this niche genre of movies.

Towards November, after six weeks of smooth screenings, the North American box office of Juno reached 70,000 US dollars.

The sale of the real estate ticket is already more than ten times the production cost of the $6 million film.

Besides, with the support of sufficient topicality, the ticket sales of Juno is far from reaching the end.

The film has not yet been released in markets outside North America. Currently, Embassy Pictures is also preparing for overseas release. According to market survey estimates, due to the type of subject matter, it is good that overseas box office can have half of North American output.

"Juno" can be said to be a very American movie.

For example, in many places in the East, abortion is equally sensitive, but it is not uncommon.

The difference in cultural background and the mentality when watching movies are also completely different, and it is difficult for the audience to understand the way in "Juneo".

Even in the film circles on the other side of the Pacific, when shooting youth-type films, there is a very common view of no abortion and youth.

The phenomenon behind this view is probably common among those literary youth circles?

Anyway, Ronan used to go from junior high school to high school to four-year college, and he is a relatively well-informed person. He has never heard of any classmate who had an abortion.

Perhaps, this is also related to the fact that his social circle is not broad enough.

"Juneo" became famous and influential, it earned more box office, and troubles followed.

A twenty-five woman named Samantha from Arizona, along with her attorney, complained to the media that Juno used her real experience as a prototype for the story without her permission. Damaged her reputation and destroyed her civil rights.

"Shahai Entertainment tried to obtain my consent and disclaimer in the process of making movies and portraying characters, but I refused to give up my rights and refused to give the consent and disclaimer. Despite this, Shahai Entertainment still I used my personal experience to make and promote the film."

Behind every hot film in Hollywood, there are always countless "infringed persons" appearing.

As for true and false, a discerning person knows at a glance.

Samantha accused: "Sandsea Entertainment's producer Jessica Felton and director Sofia Coppola are full of malice and have no respect for the truth. The film will always damage my personal reputation."

Later, Samantha and her lawyer formally sued Shahai Entertainment, demanding that Shahai Entertainment pay 10 million U.S. dollars for the injuries caused to her, and also demanded another 10 million U.S. dollars in punitive damages, totaling 20 million U.S. dollars.

Samantha is just an insignificant little person. When the Copyright and Legal Department of Relativity Entertainment saw the news, they quickly got all the information about her and her lawyers. There was no support from the two people, and they just wanted to make a fortune. money.

Because Samantha did become pregnant in high school and gave birth to other families to raise the baby, this seems very similar to Juno's experience.

Once anyone’s mind is filled with greed, there is only money left in front of him, and he will ignore it when he does things and commit many ridiculously stupid mistakes.

"The benefits are really moving!"

In the lounge, Jessica Felton walked up and down and said helplessly to Ronan sitting on the sofa: “Across the United States, there are not 1,000 women who have had similar experiences, but there are also 500 women. For the lawsuit, similar films should not be filmed in Hollywood."

This is the first time she has encountered such a thing, and it is inevitable that she feels a little uncomfortable.

After all, that Samantha directly said that the producer Jessica Felton was full of malice.

Ronan said: "It's okay, a small and insignificant person, she can't make waves."

Jessica Felton asked: "How do we respond."

Ronan didn’t even think about it: "Well, we will fight the lawsuit to the end." He added: "In addition, there will be someone from the Copyright and Legal Affairs Department to check that it is called..."

"Samantha," Jessica Felton reminded.

"Yes, Samantha." Ronan said, "I will hire professionals to check her tax situation, and I hope she will be a law-abiding person."

Thinking of the tax bureau and the serious consequences that it may bring, Jessica Felton, as a woman, inevitably feels a little soft: "Will this be a bit too much."

Ronan didn’t answer directly, instead he said half-jokingly: “Hollywood has made so many movies that discredit Hitler. Have you considered Hitler’s feelings?”

Jessica Felton couldn't help but shook his head and laughed, this bit of female softheartedness was also left behind.

There is no one who can make the best out of the turbulent business circle and the fiercely competitive Hollywood.

"This kind of thing..." Jessica Felton is not difficult to figure out the key: "With the first time, we don't deal with it severely, and there will be a second and third time later."

Ronan laughed: "Actually, I can't count how many times this is the complaint about the infringement of the relativity entertainment film. This kind of bad thing will happen in the future, and it will be endless."

For example, James Cameron is shooting "Avatar", and there will be a lot of people accusing the film of infringement.

Relativity Entertainment has already done a lot of work in the forefront, whether it is legal or copyright, it has achieved the extreme under existing laws and regulations.

But after the film was released, it was still difficult to avoid these situations.

After all, it's just one sentence, and the benefits are touching.

For many people, as long as they can bite a small hair from the "Avatar", it will be enough for them to worry for a lifetime.

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These people who are suing copyright infringement do not really want to sue the law, but want to reach an out-of-court settlement with the film company for a sum of money.

Relativity Entertainment So far, it has not settled with anyone out of court in this regard.

This also represents an attitude.

There are some things, even if you give in once, it will bring more trouble.

Jessica Felton rubbed her smooth forehead: "It hurts to think about it. At the beginning, I was just a simple editor, an editor, and I don’t have to consider the final editing rights. According to the director or producer’s Requirements, the job is done, only pure technology is required. Later, I gradually became a post-production producer, and I had to consider all aspects of post-production. I had a lot more work, and it was easy for me to deal with it. Now I am a producer and have a vision. It's broader, and I found that this industry is not as simple as I thought at first..."

Ronan said: "The location of the station is different, the scenery you see is also different."

"That's right." Jessica Felton nodded slightly: "In the past, I wouldn't worry about copyright litigation at all."

Ronan looked at his watch and said, "It's almost time, go to the press conference site."

Jessica Felton has been paying attention to the time and said: "Go ahead a little bit, let the media friends feel respect."

The two left the lounge and walked towards the side door of the press room.

Shahai Entertainment convened a press conference of "Fast and Furious 4" here today