America: Starting with the acquisition of MGM.

Chapter 342 340. We need to integrate X-Men and Spider-Man into Marvel
"As a fan of MGM, I went to the cinema yesterday to watch Chronicle. It's hard to believe that this movie cost only 1500 million US dollars to make. It's excellent in every aspect and worth watching."

“Chronicles of the Lost World is not so much a science fiction film as it is an educational film that reflects the psychological problems of teenagers. Although it does not preach directly, it does a good job in this regard.”

"Neil Blomkamp is worthy of being trained by Eric Cooper. The film's scheduling, lighting, storyboards and other aspects are very mature, without the immaturity of a novice director at all."

“The film depicts the protagonist Andrew’s ideological and mental transformation in a very detailed manner, which touched me deeply. The pseudo-documentary style brought a strong and real impact, which is great!”

"Oh my god! After watching "Chronicle", I was shocked by Dane DeHaan, who played the leading actor. He contributed an amazing acting skill."

"Where on earth did the director find this actor? He's a newcomer with such acting skills. I was completely shocked by his desperate roar."

“Chronicles of the Lost World is a very profound film about family relationships. I would recommend it to my friends.”

“I didn’t watch Chronicles, but I watched The Conjuring 2. As a sequel, it didn’t have a bad ending and the movie is still excellent.”

"James Wan has done an excellent job as a director again. The Conjuring 2 has once again upgraded the scary elements. Even if you are a veteran of many battles, you will definitely feel the heartbeat and excitement."

"Please, James Wan, stop focusing all your energy on The Conjuring and go back to directing Saw. The third movie is clearly weak. If you don't bring some new ideas, I can't imagine what the plot of the fourth movie will be like."

"Same thing. James Wan doesn't even have a credit as the producer for the fourth film. I have a feeling it's going to be a bad movie."

There is no doubt that both "Chronicle" and "The Conjuring 2" have been sought after by the market.

Especially since there have been no new films for two months, MGM's fans have devoted all their enthusiasm to these two films.

I can’t say it received rave reviews, but it is still an excellent work.

As a commercial film, the iMdb score is over 7 points, so the quality and reputation are absolutely guaranteed.

Good reputation is reflected in the box office. With the release of the box office in a week, the potential of the two films can be roughly judged.

"The Conjuring 2" won the championship without any suspense, with James Wan's golden signboard and more than 3500 theaters.

Summer is the hottest travel season, and the combination of multiple factors has led to the film taking in more than 5800 million U.S. dollars at the box office.

"Chronicle" opened in fewer theaters, only more than 2600.

It's a low-budget work by a newcomer. If it weren't for Eric's face and MGM's reputation, we would have to thank God if it could be shown in 1000 theaters in the first week.

Fortunately, the movie performed well and the box office broke the 4000 million US dollar mark, ranking second with 4277 million US dollars.

The performance of the two films once again proves to the market that your uncle is still your uncle!
Today, MGM is undoubtedly the world's number one.

Among them, "Super Power Out of Control" is not only more profound than the original version because of the change of director.

The ending of the movie was also adapted, and the protagonist Andrew was not completely killed by his cousin.

My cousin thought he had killed him and turned and ran away.

He woke up again while the police were transporting the body, broke out and flew into the sky, and his whereabouts have been unknown since.

This is naturally to lay the groundwork for the sequel.

In fact, there is still a lot to discover in this movie, such as the strange stone that gives the trio super powers.

Being landfilled by the government does it mean that the government is also paying attention and conducting secret research?

For example, after the protagonist and his cousin are exposed, will the government's secret research on superhumans take any action?

As long as they want to shoot a movie, they can make a fortune by writing a sequel without depth. At least they can squeeze out the remaining value and then abandon the IP.

But the original version was messed up because director Josh Trank later went to shoot "Fantastic Four 2015".

Not only did he mess up, this person also had personality and temper problems. He had a big fight with Fox, which led to him being hated by the entire circle.

Due to other reasons, the project was shelved and was never taken up again.

Frankly speaking, Eric liked this movie very much, and it would be nice to have a sequel.

"Well done, Neil. You've delivered an excellent answer." Eric praised on the phone.

"Haha... I still make faster progress by learning from you, Director."

"Stop flattering me. Where did you find this leading actor? His acting is really good."

"You mean Dane DeHaan?"

"Yes, it's him, Dai Hanhan."

"He is a newcomer who just entered the industry this year. Although he is already 19 years old, he has only performed in small stage plays before and has never been on the big screen."

"I can't afford to spend $1500 million recklessly, so I have to hire new people."

"And then this guy came to audition, and you know what? He didn't even have an agent, and God knows where he got the information from."

"But you like him!"

"Yes, boss. I fell in love with him at first sight! His appearance is very suitable for this kind of bitter and vengeful role, especially his fierce eyes. He looks like a child who has been suppressed for a long time."

"So after the interview, I decided he was the one. By the way, how about you guess how much he was paid?"

"2?"

Eric offered a going rate, which was small, but that was the way things worked in Hollywood.

As a newcomer with no experience, even if you are the protagonist, you can only get this price.

If you are a newcomer or a supporting role, congratulations, continue to cut in half.

You will probably have to spend half a year on the crew, including pre-training and filming.

What should I do if I don’t have enough living expenses?
Haha, that's your own problem.

Too little?

How many people would beg for this opportunity? Even if you don't soar to fame, as long as you're still qualified, the salary for the next movie will start at at least $10. For big productions, it will be even more generous, and two or three hundred thousand is normal.

"No, it only cost $1. He, the leading actor, was paid the least among all the actors. He was even paid less than the extras who worked a few more days."

"You've gone too far. Be careful that the union may cause trouble for you and make the company clean up your mess!" Eric couldn't help but curse when he heard Neil's weird laughter.

"Don't worry boss, Dane not only didn't have an agent, he didn't even have a union. He may have one now, but he was a complete rookie when he signed the contract."

"Besides, what can I do? You only approved this little money. If I don't use it sparingly, I won't be able to film the final battle."

"You're blaming me for your mistake! 95% of directors can't even get an investment of three to five million dollars in their lifetime."

"Fortunately, you did a good job. I can give you a higher budget for the next one."

"Are you planning on making a sequel to Super Power Out of Control, or do you have a new idea?"

"I haven't thought about it yet. At least let me rest for three months." Neil replied after hesitating for a moment.

"Okay, put your work aside for now. Contact Kevin Feige from Marvel and give him Dai Hanhan's contact information."

"What? Wait, boss, are you saying this kid is going to get lucky?"

"Well, there is a role that is more suitable for him. I want him to try it."

"Which character?" "Harry Osborn, the Green Goblin."

Now that MGM has reached an agreement with Sony to jointly develop the copyright of Spider-Man, it will not be polite.

You have the first generation Tobey Maguire, I will make an extraordinary second generation Garfield version.

Garfield's version of the Green Goblin Harry was played by Dai Hanhan, and also received good reviews, but overall it was not as good as the James Franco version.

But this is not the actor's problem, but the script's problem.

The Green Goblin only appeared in "The Amazing Spider-Man 2". He was said to be Peter's childhood friend, but there was not much description of their friendship.

Instead, he gave a lame excuse that he had not been in the United States.

Without any foreshadowing, after a few minutes of simple plot, the two best friends broke up.

The reason for the breakup turned out to be that Harry was dying of a family genetic disease and wanted to use Spider-Man's blood to treat himself, but Peter refused.

Please, that’s your best friend, the brother you grew up with, and you just watched him die without helping him. Are you still Spider-Man?

Although there are risks, it is better to give it a try than to wait for death.

Anyway, the whole script was written with a brain dead end, and Harry even killed Gwen. You can't imagine how the top executives at Sony made the decision.

And everyone in the industry knows one thing: the ending Sony originally wanted for the movie was not that Peter realized his responsibility and picked himself up again.

Instead, he met Mary Jane, then forgot about Gwen's death and found love again in Mary Jane.

Yes, Sony plans to introduce Mary Jane at the end and make her the heroine of the third film.

It is conceivable that if the movie were really filmed like this, Peter Parker would definitely be scolded by the audience for being such a scumbag.

Why didn't The Amazing Spider-Man have a third film? Do you really think it's because of the box office?

In fact, the second film brought Sony more than 2 million US dollars in gross profit from the box office alone. The reason for not making the third film was because of its bad reputation.

So you can’t shoot like this!

In Eric's conception, Garfield Spider-Man must be integrated into the Marvel Universe, otherwise such a popular character like Garfield would be wasted.

But he can't be Iron Man's son, that would be too cheap and would lower Spider-Man's status.

Although we are poor, we have integrity!
So how to integrate it? The answer lies in the Green Goblin father and son.

Osborn Enterprises is an industrial giant that can compete with Stark Enterprises, but one is in energy and arms, and the other is in biopharmaceuticals.

Don’t be fooled by the movies, Norman Osborn is actually very powerful and has a huge amount of resources at his disposal.

Given that the original Avengers: Age of Ultron was such a rubbish, Eric definitely wouldn't use it.

It would be better to directly adopt the Dark Dynasty timeline as the main storyline of "Avengers 2".

The plot of Dark Reign could be adapted to be very suitable for film.

The comics tell the story of the Avengers losing official trust, and Norman Osborn took the opportunity to take power and gathered a group of villains to form the Dark Avengers.

Then, in order to maintain his power, he began to crack down on hostile forces and eliminate dissidents.

Including the X-Men, the original Avengers, Asgard, Molecule Man Owen and others have all been attacked by the Dark Avengers.

Of course, since the film is over two hours long, we couldn’t include all of these, and many characters had to be cut.

For example, Sentinels and Molecule Man should not have appeared. Ancient One, the strongest hero in many people's minds, is just a younger brother among younger brothers in front of them.

The Earth already has masters of this level. Does Thanos dare to come?
The conflict still revolves around the Dark Avengers, the X-Men and the genuine Avengers, culminating in a final battle.

The heroic little bug defeated the Green Goblin again, perfect!
This not only allows the popular X-Men and Spider-Man to be embedded into the Marvel Universe, but also allows a wonderful story to be told.

If they polish the script well, it will definitely be much better than the crappy Age of Ultron.

Time flies and it is now the end of June, and the summer movie season is in full swing.

With the outstanding performance in the first week, the screening area of ​​"Chronicle" instantly expanded to more than 3600 theaters.

After a month of fierce competition, it has already grossed 1.27 million US dollars in North America, which is an absolute blockbuster.

Dai Hanhan also became famous overnight and became a popular actor of the younger generation.

Privately, he has already accepted the invitation of the Green Goblin, and the salary cannot be more than $1.

Instead, he increased it 150 times, making no loss of $150 million, and signed contracts for four films at one time.

On the contrary, Andrew Garfield, as a newcomer on the screen, although he is the new Spider-Man, his salary is only $5.

This is because he once played a small supporting role in a TV series, otherwise his starting salary would have been $2.

"The Conjuring 2" performed even better, with a North American box office of $1.53 million.

It has already been released in some countries and has achieved impressive results, with a total of US$2.39 million worldwide.

Xiao Wen is always so reliable, everyone who uses him speaks highly of him!
"Dragon Ball" has also been completely wrapped up. Eric was not there during the filming, so we reshot some scenes. It should be wrapped up within a month.

As a movie based on a comic, the editing difficulty is very easy.

He only worked on it for one day before handing it over to the assistant editor. Unless his brain was as crazy as Sony's, there was no way he could have messed it up.

136 Boulevard.

In the living room, the soft and melodious music is constantly singing a symphony.

Classmate Xiao Liu was lying on the round table, and Eric was attacking her body using the same method that Jin Ke used to stab King Qin.

As for Old Liu, he was naturally sent away by Little Liu, who said that he had found a concert for her to enjoy.

"No, I can't, Eric, why does it feel like you're taking longer and longer?"

"Of course. You think I went to China for nothing? I have to exercise every day. Otherwise, I won't be able to cure you."

"Huh, I don't need you to worry about me. I always fail when you haven't come out yet. Do you have other thoughts in mind?"

"How dare you doubt me!"

Eric looked at the phone next to him and slapped it.

Feeling the accelerated frequency, her eyes widened and her mouth opened wide: "I am coming! I am coming!"

Click!

Ah!
As a result, just as she raised her neck high, the door suddenly opened and Lao Liu walked in.

A loud and clear voice reached her ears and she stared at the scene in amazement.

In my mind was the text message Eric sent me.

"Something's up, come back quickly!"

(End of this chapter)