my movie years

Chapter 224 The Dispute Between Zach Schneider and Zhang Hao
"Thank you, Mr. Dunn, for your help to our crew." Standing outside the hospital, Zhang Hao was talking to Manorankin Dunn.

"You're welcome, Zhang, you know, as long as the crew needs it, you can come to me anytime." The white-haired Manorankin Dunn said excitedly.

Zhang Hao thought for a while and said, "If possible, I would like to invite you to attend the premiere of "The Dark Knight" in Los Angeles in May."

"No problem," Manorankin Dunn agreed.

In view of Manorankin Dunn's help to the crew, Zhang Hao also invited him to play a role in friendship, that is, the white old man who refuted the clown's ridiculous remarks at the banquet.

Pyrotechnician Li Sen quickly came over to report: "Director, everything is ready. We have adopted the state of timing and delaying the detonation to ensure that there will be no problems."

"Have all the security checks been done?" Zhang Hao asked.

"It's done, I checked it myself, don't worry!" Li Sen promised.

"That's good. Be careful not to hurt anyone, or the crew will be very troublesome." Zhang Hao warned.

Then Zhang Hao and Heath Ledger said: "Heath, pay attention for a while, the reaction of the explosion will be very big, pay attention to performance, and pay attention to safety."

Heath Ledger nodded in understanding.

All inspections must be done well, because this scene can only be filmed once and cannot be repeated.

"The props are ready!"

"The lights are ready!"

"Photography ready!"

"The aerial film crew is ready!"

"The fireworks are ready!"

After doing a thorough inspection, the crew officially started filming.

The clown came out of the hospital unsteadily, holding the detonation button in his hand, which made the people on the school bus scream.

He pressed the detonator, and the sound of explosions sounded one after another, and countless pieces of glass and buildings flew into the air.

However, the scale of the explosion was not large. It only destroyed some simple buildings, and the main body of the hospital building remained intact.

Zhang Hao frowned, but he didn't stop the shooting. It may be that there is something wrong with the signal transmission of the detonator, or there is a problem with the setting of the explosion circuit.

Heath Ledger didn't listen, and continued to perform. He turned around and looked at the hospital, scratching his head in doubt, as if wondering why the hospital didn't explode.

Then he pressed the detonator a few more times, and slapped the detonator again.

Finally, a huge explosion sounded, and the crimson flame rushed into the sky along with billowing thick smoke.

As if he was also frightened by the sound, the clown played by Heath Ledger looked back at the flames of the explosion and rushed to the vehicle in front.

More explosions sounded, and the chain explosion was as crazy as the clown's actions, and finally the hospital building was reduced to rubble.

Manorankin Dunn took off his earplugs and looked at the ruins opposite him, a little stunned.

This is the first time he has seen such a large-scale explosion, it is really amazing, a hospital was turned into a rubbish dump in the flames of the explosion.

Although there was an accident in the filming of this scene, it increased the drama. Zhang Hao did not get angry with the fireworks team, but asked them to pay attention and do a good job of inspection.

Li Sen was a little ashamed. He had clearly promised everything would be fine, but something happened unexpectedly.

If Zhang Hao didn't stop the filming, his pyrotechnic team went in to check, and the explosives in the building exploded at this time, the consequences would be disastrous.

"Good job, Heath." Zhang Hao clapped his hands.

It was only then that Zhang Hao noticed that Heath Ledger's hands were trembling as he took the towel from the assistant, and his whole body seemed to be trembling too.

The assistant provided by the film crew quickly supported him and walked towards the trailer.

This situation is not surprising. Zhang Hao has been filming for so many years, and he has long been used to working in front of explosions.

But Heath Ledger, who had only worked hard in youth films and literary films before, had never experienced such a scene at all, and it was normal to be frightened.

He gave the remaining unimportant shots to the assistant director, and he checked the aerial panoramic explosion shot by drone.

From the wide shot, the explosion was truly stunning, and it did exactly what he wanted.

Then, he watched a scene of Heath Ledger and had to say that the explosion was crazy and weird.

This unmanned aerial vehicle system is a new thing from Zhang Hao. With such a heavyweight IMAX camera, ordinary unmanned aerial vehicles cannot carry it.

So Zhang Hao cooperated with DJI and IMAX to develop a drone IMAX photography system, which was used for the first time.

As for the matter of technical patents, let the two companies argue, Zhang Hao has nothing to do with it.

The scene soon came to an end, and the crew left a special person to clean it up and continue shooting on location.

When Zhang Hao led the crew of "The Dark Knight" to film hard, Disney and Marvel Pictures, the main competitors, announced that "Avengers 2: Age of Ultron" will be released on May [-] next summer.

As soon as the news came out, it aroused the expectations of Marvel fans around the world.

Through the accumulation of Marvel movies, Marvel fans are now all over the world, and every Marvel masterpiece has aroused the expectations of fans.

However, there are also some ambiguities in the middle, discussing why Batman did not join the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

So a knowledgeable person explained that Batman is DC, and he is a deadly enemy with Marvel.

The man asked again, in that case, why not create a DC universe and compete with Marvel.

That's a good question, and Warner Bros. has really thought about it. After the initial success of "Superman: Man of Steel" and "Batman: Begins", Warner Bros. began planning Justice League of Legends.

For this reason, they asked Zach Schneider and Zhang Hao, but Zhang Hao made it clear that the Batman series of movies he produced were extras and were not suitable for joining the League of Justice.

Warner Pictures knew it early on, and it was just exploring whether there was such a possibility.

Zack Schneider said that he can engage in League of Legends, but he needs DC and Warner Pictures to cooperate with him, including "The Dark Knight", which is under intense filming.

How could Zhang Hao allow others to intervene in his project, expressing his refusal clearly.

As a result, the rumors of Zack Snyder and Zhang Hao's disagreement spread, letting other companies know about it, and also giving Warner Pictures a headache.

This matter spread to Marvel and Disney, Robert Iger and Kevin Fitch, the two specially opened a bottle of champagne to celebrate this.

"In less than half a day, this matter has spread throughout Hollywood. The Chinese director strongly demanded that Zack Snyder be banned from participating in the "Dark Knight" project. I don't know how Jeff Robinov should choose."

Robert Iger gloated and enjoyed seeing his competitors suffer.

Kevin Feige said: "Seeing how hot our plans for the Marvel Universe are, can Jeff Robinoff not be tempted?
It is estimated that Zhang Hui, like his predecessors of Chinese filmmakers, will disappear in Hollywood soon. "

Robert Iger laughed and said, "Exactly, if Warner Pictures doesn't want it, we Disney will take over and let him make Shang Qi."

The two looked at each other, and both saw the pride and something indescribable in the other's eyes.

In fact, the top management of Warner Pictures is also having a headache. They want to promote the League of Legends of Justice. At present, the best candidates are Zach Schneider and Zhang Hao.

But Zhang Hao made it clear that he will not take over the League of Justice project, nor will he put the "Dark Knight" trilogy in the League of Justice.

"Jeff, do you want to consider changing the chapter, changing the director, and changing the script at the same time?" An executive suggested.

Jeff Robinov stared: "Replace? You put it lightly, who will bear the loss after changing the director?"

The executive shrank his neck, shut up and didn't speak;

Vice President Rick Solomon asked: "Jeff, what did Zhang say? Is he going to fight "Avengers 2" if he wants to make up his mind?"

Jeff Robinoff said helplessly: "Zhang suggested that we choose to release "Avengers 2" on the weekend after. He said it would bring an unexpected result."

"We can't listen to him," said the head of distribution. "Now that Hollywood is avoiding The Avengers, we can't be cannon fodder."

"But I think what Zhang said makes sense. You can avoid it for a while, but you can't avoid it for a lifetime. The last time the bundled marketing with "Iron Man 3" worked well, I think we can try to release it next weekend." An executive also said.

Both sides insist on their own words, which are very reasonable.

Jeff Robinov was very distressed, he waved his hand and said, "Let me think again, let me think again."

Zhang Hao didn't know that Warner Pictures executives were in trouble because of the release schedule and League of Legends.

He is telling the truth. The "Dark Knight" trilogy itself has a relatively complete narrative and is close to realistic themes.

If the Batman of this trilogy is brought into the League of Justice Heroes to fight side by side with Superman and Wonder Woman, and fight against aliens, it is estimated that the aliens will beat her mother so much that she does not know her.

To put it bluntly, in "The Dark Knight", Batman is a vigilante with good martial arts and high-tech equipment, the least superhero like a superhero.

Such a superhero, he might not even be able to defeat an alien soldier, what would he use to become the leader of the League of Justice Heroes.

If Warner Pictures wants to launch the League of Justice Heroes, there are only two ways to go, or a version that weakens the patch, weakening Superman and Wonder Woman, as well as villains.

Either add abilities to Batman so that he can reach a balance with Superman and Wonder Woman.

No matter which plan it is, in short, "The Dark Knight" will not be in the plan of Justice League of Legends.Zhang Hao believes that after clarifying the pros and cons, Warner Pictures should not let him change the script for long-term consideration.

As for how to do League of Legends, to be honest, Zhang Hao really doesn't know, because there is no successful experience in his previous life to learn from.

Anyway, Zhang Hao will not intervene in this project. Zach Schneider will let him do it if he wants to do it.

(End of this chapter)