my movie years

Chapter 318 Invite Dwayne Johnson

In fact, the term "summer holiday" is an imported product, which came from North America.

Summer vacations in North America generally start on the first weekend of May and end at the end of August.Every summer, the latest masterpieces of various film companies are competing to be released.

Generally, high-grossing movies are basically from the summer file.

However, the domestic summer vacation time is relatively late and relatively short. The time is in July and August, which is the so-called domestic protection month.

However, the situation of the summer file has changed slightly after the birth of the Marvel movie.

Marvel releases many movies a year. If they are all concentrated in the summer, it will be too crowded, and there are masterpieces from other companies.

So Marvel released the movies separately according to the series plan, because the results are good, it seems that the summer file is not so important.

But Marvel is also very smart. Generally, masterpieces such as the "Avengers" series will be released in the summer.

This is done because the market capacity of the summer file is high, and it will try to get the box office for the movie as much as possible.

Another important movie is the "Fast and Furious" series, which has been released since the beginning of April, spreading throughout the summer, and the tug-of-war has also been lengthened.

Zhang Hao's movies generally choose to be released in theaters during the May [-]st period, and because of their excellent box office results, they are artificially included in the summer period.

This year is the same, "Fast and Furious 8" took the lead in opening the fiery global summer season, and it also landed in theaters on Friday, April 14th.

The previous series of works have accumulated a large number of fans for the "Fast and Furious" series, and this kind of summer popcorn has always been the audience's favorite.

So "Fast and Furious 8" scored 4.17 million box office on the first day, and 13.52 billion box office in the first week, successfully winning the next week's box office champion.

In contrast, "Fast and Furious 8" won a box office of US$9853.6 million in the first week in North America, which is not as good as the box office in the Chinese market.

This proves that the Chinese market has become the most important box office of "Fast and Furious 8". Without the support of this market, "Fast and Furious 8" cannot become a global hit.

However, there are also some hidden worries behind the brilliance, and the contradiction between Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson has been faintly spread.

According to rumors, Dwayne Johnson has already told Universal Pictures that the next "Fast and Furious" work will have Dwayne Johnson without him if there is Vin Diesel.

Of course, it is impossible for Universal to replace Vin Diesel, after all, Vin Diesel is the series producer.But in order to appease Dwayne Johnson, the box office lucky star, Universal Pictures promised to set up a special rumor work.

Of course, in the commercial society of Hollywood, there is no conflict that cannot be resolved, and there is nothing that family members cannot solve.

I believe that as long as there is a suitable time, Dwayne Johnson will return to the "Fast and Furious" series after all.

But now, the conflict between him and Vin Diesel is irreconcilable. When Dwayne Johnson came to China with "Fast and Furious 8", Vin Diesel declined the trip with an excuse.

This is just right, Dwayne Johnson is much more popular in China than Vin Diesel.This big man's acting skills are average, but he has a good audience popularity due to his appearance.

Invited by Universal Pictures, Zhang Hao also attended the premiere of "Fast and Furious 8" at BJ.

There is nothing special about the movie watching process, just some commercial bragging, exaggerating the big scenes of the movie, it is very exciting and so on.

In fact, this is what the film is worth talking about, and the others are not worth mentioning.

It is no different from the movie in my impression. It seems that "Fast and Furious 8" is finally going to lead the family to the super British movie.

After that, Zhang Hao talked about another super-English movie with Dwayne Johnson.

"Hey Johnson, do you know what your nickname is in China?"

Dwayne Johnson nodded and said, "I know, Zhou told me..."

Speaking, Dwayne Johnson said the nickname in rather non-standard Chinese: "It's called Jushi Johnson, right?"

"Bingo, that's right, Jushi Johnson." Zhang Hao snapped his fingers, and found a corner to chat with Dwayne Johnson.

"Johnson, are you interested in working with me on a movie?" Zhang Hao asked.

"Of course, you are a director that any actor would like to work with, but I've been a little busy recently, may I know what project it is?"

"The Dark Knight Rises, Warner Bros. has already put it on the agenda. There is a big villain in it, Bane. I need an actor who is strong enough to join Christian Bale." Zhang Hao knew Dwayne Johnson's Personality, straight to the point.

"Oh my god, is it a Batman movie?" Dwayne Johnson couldn't believe it.

After Zhang Hao nodded with certainty, Dwayne Johnson shook Zhang Hao's hand excitedly and said, "This is really great, Zhang, I have always been a fan of Batman movies, and I also dreamed of acting in this movie,

I don't think the agent will be an obstacle, and I would love to be part of this amazing movie. "

"Wait for Johnson first," Zhang Hao signaled Dwayne Johnson to calm down: "I invited you to play a villain role, don't you think about it?"

"Fuck the villain, I'm willing to act in this movie, even if it's just for soy sauce." Dwayne Johnson patted his chest loudly to prove his willingness.

"Okay, I know you like this movie, Charles will talk to your agent, I wish us a happy cooperation."

"Pleasant to work with..."

The two shook hands together before posing for a photo.

Then Dwayne Johnson posted this photo on Twitter, and Dwayne Johnson also revealed that he is about to cooperate with Zhang Hao in a new movie.

Although Dwayne Johnson didn't disclose what it is, smart movie fans think it is the final chapter of the Batman movie through the analysis of clues.

It is said that this final chapter has made everyone look forward to it for a long time. After the previous "Dark Knight" reached the peak of the film, movie fans are curious about how Zhang Hao can perfectly end this series of stories.

The peak of "The Dark Knight" is insurmountable. Many fans believe that there will never be a Batman movie that can surpass this, including the final chapter.

Lowering expectations is a good thing. If you still expect Zhang Hao to be able to shoot works of the quality of "The Dark Knight", Zhang Hao can only say that his concubine can't do it.

In addition, the issue of villains is also the focus of attention of movie fans.

You must know that the last Heath Ledger's Joker robbed Batman of the limelight.If it weren't for the title of Batman, the audience would almost think that this film is "The Dark Knight: Joker".

With such an excellent performance by Heath Ledger, it is inevitable that the villain in the next movie will be compared with the clown, and whoever plays it will be under pressure.

The same is true for Dwayne Johnson. He can be said to be one of the highest paid tough guy actors in the world, and most of the roles he plays are positive.

Since the Scorpion King in "The Mummy 2", Dwayne Johnson has never played a villain again. This time is a challenge.

For an actor of Dwayne Johnson's worth, playing the villain is not a wise decision.For image considerations, villains are generally not accepted.

But on "The Dark Knight Rises", there is no problem.

The final chapter of the series has received so much attention, and the previous film has created brilliant results. Dwayne Johnson thinks it is a kind of luck that he can participate in it.

Of course, in terms of remuneration, it is enough for Warner Pictures to have a headache.

In fact, Charles Rowan has started the Batman Studio in Los Angeles, and the first issue is to negotiate salary with the core actors.

First of all, the director Zhang Hao is indispensable. Zhang Hao has proved that he is a top-level director of commercial films. The salary of 500 million US dollars plus [-]% of the box office share is certain.

In addition, it is customary to call high prices for sequels. Christian Bale's remuneration has already reached the 2+1 model, that is, a remuneration of 2000 million US dollars plus a [-]% to [-]% box office share.

This adds another Dwayne Johnson, who has to pay at least 1500 million US dollars for the film.

There are also the return of Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and others, all of which are expenses.

Fortunately for Warner Pictures, fortunately, the previous Joker was out, the previous Two-Faced Man was also canceled, and Rachel was also dead, otherwise there would be a huge expense.

But this still made Charles Rowan lose his hair, because for the new characters added in the third part, according to Zhang Hao's prediction, at least well-known first- and second-tier stars should be invited.

Fortunately, it was still early, and there was plenty of time left for Charles Rowan.

After all, even the director Zhang Hao has not participated in it yet, and the whole project will not be considered as the real start until Zhang Hao comes over.

And Warner Pictures is not idle, and the popularity of watching clowns remains high. Warner Pictures plans to launch a solo movie about clowns, telling the origin story of clowns.

Since Heath Ledger is not dead, the role naturally falls to Joaquin Phoenix.

For this, Zhang Hao could only say sorry.

After all, it is impossible for him to kill Heath Ledger for the sake of Jacques Phoenix's actor, which is a criminal offense.

However, if the lead role is changed, maybe the role of the clown will not win the Oscar winner. This is something that is uncertain.

Warner Pictures also asked Zhang Hao if he was interested in directing the "Joker" movie, but Zhang Hao refused.

The "Batman" series is enough, and his career as a super-English film director has reached its peak. Even if he is asked to direct "Avengers 3" and "Avengers 4", he will not be interested.

In fact, Disney did consider Zhang Hao after replacing Joss Whedon, and it was suggested by Kevin Feige.

The reason why I say this is that the last time "The Dark Knight" and "Avengers 2" crashed, "The Dark Knight" won miserably.

This time I heard that "The Dark Knight Rises" was also chosen to be released in the summer of 2018, so Kevin Feige naturally wanted to find a way to delay Zhang Hao.

If Zhang Hao can direct the "Avengers" series, the movie will not have to crash.

Of course, this is only one of the reasons. The biggest reason is that Kevin Fitch admires Zhang Hao's talent very much and thinks he is unparalleled.

It would be an honor for Marvel to cooperate with such a director.

Kevin Feige almost succeeded, if the president is still Robert Iger, he will succeed.

But unfortunately, the newly appointed female president rejected Kevin Fitch's proposal on the grounds that Zhang Hao was not gay.

Kevin Fitch, the old-school president of Marvel Films, was almost so angry that he vomited blood for this reason. When will homosexuality become a reason for choosing a director?

Kevin Feige probably didn't expect that this is just the beginning, after all, there are 97 genders later.

He had to consider which side he stood on, otherwise he would lose his position as the president of Marvel Films.

Of course, the new female president did not ignore Zhang Hao.

For some unexplainable reasons, she thought it would be a good choice for Zhang Hao to direct "Shang Qi".

Undoubtedly, the proposal was rejected, and the notebook was not even handed to Zhang Hao's desk.

The ups and downs in Hollywood did not interfere with the steady progress of "Inception".

After "Fast and Furious 8" detonated the film market, "Inception" also held a grand premiere ceremony in Shanghai, announcing that the film was officially launched in theaters.

(End of this chapter)