Chapter 611: The Man Behind Marvel

In the Fox Building, many people found that the director of the Marvel copyright department named Arthur Malcolm reappeared after a period of hiatus, and his attitude became tougher.

"Jim Prowse and the rest of the 20th Century Fox executives can hide from me."

Unlike the previous visit to the Fox Building, Arthur Macomb felt that there was already a mountain to rely on on his originally empty back, and his voice became extremely confident and tough: "Please tell them, in the comics that will be serialized next month , there will be a transformation of the Fantastic Four. In addition, the "X-Men" comics may stop at any time."

The assistant in charge of the reception looked helpless. He had no right to participate in this kind of matter and could only delay it: "Mr. When they return to Los Angeles, I will convey your request as soon as possible."

Arthur Malcolm certainly didn't believe this nonsense, and said, "I hope 20th Century Fox can reply as soon as possible, otherwise we can only see each other in court."

After speaking coldly, Arthur Malcolm left. The related copyright disputes had just begun, and there was no point in worrying.

This is not something that can be resolved in a hurry.

The assistant sent Arthur Malcolm away, and immediately called Jim Prose. Marvel Comics has just been included in Relativity Entertainment and will soon be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange. Twentieth Century Fox is still waiting to see. There is currently no clear response.

He is still in charge of receiving Arthur Malcolm, so he can only continue to drag it on for the time being.

This matter will be ten times more troublesome than before.

The assistant is very sure of this. It used to be just a leaky Marvel Comics. Now that Marvel Comics has been acquired by Relativity Entertainment, Arthur Malcolm came to the door again, and his attitude was even tougher than before. Only Marvel comics?

Relativity Entertainment is not easy to deal with. The assistant vaguely knows that Jim Prose has some ideas about Relativity Entertainment, but it seems that he has not acted for the time being because James Murdoch has other plans.

Now that Relativity Entertainment has obtained an absolute controlling stake in Marvel, will it helplessly watch the "Fantastic Four" movie get no income at all? If, with Relativity Entertainment pushing, the Fantastic Four do become villains in the comics, and it circulates to a certain extent, the 20th Century Fox films are bound to suffer.

The filming of the "Fantastic Four" crew has already started, and the producer Michael Barnathan is standing outside the studio, staring at Jessica Alba in a tight uniform, his eyes are burning and he doesn't know what he is thinking.

Kevin Feige is one of the film's associate producers, but he is not employed by 20th Century Fox and represents the interests of Marvel.

Therefore, he basically has no right to speak in the crew.

Seeing Michael Barnathan, Kevin Feige shook his head, said nothing, and walked towards his office.

I hope that the Latino actress named Jessica Alba is lucky enough to escape Michael Barnathan's clutches.

Kevin Feige returned to the office and studied various related materials of the crew. In fact, since he was employed by Marvel Comics as an associate producer in several films, he seldom directly participated in the production of films. In order to ensure that the film does not deviate from the setting of comics, and to fight for more rights for Marvel.

It's a pity that for this "Fantastic Four" movie, Marvel does not have the right to share the movie's revenue, and he is more of a decoration.

Kevin Fitch didn't do nothing because of this, and he treated himself as a decoration, but he carefully studied the various materials and plans of the film just like he participated in the production of the previous comic films.

Marvel Comics has always wanted to shoot its own superhero movie, but couldn’t find a suitable protagonist. Kevin Feige originally wanted to wait until he had accumulated a period of time, and then personally went to persuade Marvel’s management to let Marvel raise funds to shoot a real movie. Marvel superhero movies.

But the plan is not as fast as the change. Marvel was acquired by Relativity Entertainment and reorganized as Marvel Entertainment, which is about to start filming and producing Marvel superhero movies.

Kevin Feige studied the shooting plan for a while, raised his head and rubbed his eyes, relaxed for a while, and picked up a comic next to him. The cover of the comic was a man in a steel suit—Tony Stark!

This is Iron Man, the leading man in Marvel Entertainment's planned first superhero movie.

Kevin Fitch flipped through the comics, and then picked up the notebook next to it, which densely recorded his recent research on Iron Man, many of which were about the conception of the movie.

In addition, there is his carefully collected information about Ronan = Anderson.

Because Kevin Feige has received a call from Marvel Entertainment, and Ronan Anderson wants to interview him!

Kevin Fitch understands comics and Hollywood as well. He considers himself an expert in comic-adapted movies. He also knows one thing very well. The real power of superhero movies produced by Marvel Entertainment will only be in the hands of Ronan Anderson. .

Just after get off work time, Kevin Feige left the studio and was about to rush to Burbank. He had made an appointment with Relativity Entertainment before and had an interview with Ronan Anderson in Burbank tonight.

Arriving at the parking lot, starting the car and preparing to leave, Kevin Fitch saw a Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle in the front left, and Jessica Alba and Michael Barnathan got into the car one after another.

He sighed secretly, pretending not to see it, turned around and exited the parking lot.

The position of producer not only holds great power, but also enjoys many invisible benefits.

By the way, I heard that Ronan Anderson has a close relationship with Scarlett Johansson and Anne Hathaway, two young actresses who have recently become popular in Hollywood...

Kevin Fitch was thinking about some of the things he had collected about Ronan while walking. Among Hollywood producers, Ronan Anderson is definitely a very self-made type. Among the successful Hollywood producers like him, which one is not There are a lot of gossip news, and there are all kinds of messy rumors with many actors. In contrast, Ronan Anderson has only had gossip scandals with a few.

In addition, Ronan Anderson has an excellent reputation, and it is said that he will do what he says, which is well-known in Hollywood.

Such a person is simply the best partner.

Burbank, Ronan got into the Rolls-Royce Phantom, took the information handed over by Connie, and read it again.

This is the relevant information about Kevin Feige specially collected by Relativity Entertainment Market Research Department.

Some places are completely different from what Ronan thought before.

Originally, Ronan thought that Kevin Fitch was the associate producer of "X-Men" and "Fantastic Four", and was hired by Twentieth Century Fox. Bian learned that Kevin Feige was hired by the producer of Marvel Comics, and participated in the adaptation of Marvel movies in Hollywood, in order to guarantee the interests of Marvel Comics.

Kevin Fitch has not served as a producer of any films before, but he has participated in "X-Men", "Spider-Man", "X-Men 2", "Spider-Man 2", "Hulk", " Daredevil and Fantastic Four and many other Marvel Comics film adaptations, and has been researching film production.

These are all bonus points in Ronan's eyes. Coupled with the memories of the past, Ronan's first choice is Kevin Fitch.

In a business club at the junction of Burbank and North Hollywood, Ronan saw Kevin Feige, just like the image in his memory, only Kevin Feige in his early thirties was wearing a baseball cap with a look, The face under the brim of the hat is full of flesh that resembles Uwe Ball.

The man was tall and strong, more like a boxer than a filmmaker.

"Hello, Mr. Anderson." Kevin Fitch shook hands with Ronan very politely: "It's an honor to meet you."

Logan smiled and said, "You're welcome, we met once, at the premiere of "Spider-Man."

Kevin Feige didn't notice Ronan at the time and said, "I ignored it."

Ronan gestured for Kevin Feige to sit down, and said, "You are now employed by Marvel, you should have heard that my Relativity Entertainment has acquired Marvel, and Marvel Comics is about to reorganize Marvel Entertainment and promote Marvel Super Hero Movie Project."

Kevin Fitch said: "I saw the press conference, it is said that the first film is "Iron Man"?"

Ronan nodded lightly: "This is one of the two most famous superheroes among Relativity Entertainment and Marvel Entertainment that still hold the copyright. Stark is more in tune with this era."

"Marvel sold all the famous characters." Kevin Feige sighed and said, "Fortunately, there are Iron Man and Captain America."

Ronan also knows that, to a certain extent, today's Relativity Entertainment, and the former Marvel comics, also choose the taller ones, so that Iron Man can take the lead.

But it was Iron Man who completely changed the fate of Marvel comics and brought Marvel's subsequent super glory.

Whether it was luck or something else, Ronan couldn't tell.

In any case, Iron Man is the most suitable superhero to kick off the "Avengers Project".

Ronan asked directly: "I heard Avi introduce you, he said that you have been studying the production of manga movies?"

Kevin Fitch scratched his head and said: "When I was young, I liked to keep a diary. I would write down all the movies I watched, what I watched, when I watched it, and how many times I watched it. I would also write about how their sound system was, I was kind of a nerd."

"Later, I entered Hollywood. By chance, I became a producer hired by Marvel and began to participate in the production of comic-changing movies. I like comic-changing movies, especially superhero movies. I want to see my favorite How characters grow and change. Sometimes I get depressed too, and whenever a movie gets me down, I sit down and think, how would I adapt the story. I can’t write a script, but I can imagine it in my head. Some In a way, it's similar to what I'm doing now..."