Chapter 774: Everyone Has His Own Aspirations

In the reception room on the top floor of the building, Ronan was flipping through the script brought by Paul Greengrass.

After the premiere, Connie immediately inquired about the incident in Derry, Ireland, and gathered it to Ronan, so that Ronan had a more intuitive understanding of the incident.

This is a very serious incident of bloodshed, and the film adapted from it must be a type with extremely strong political meaning.

Paul Greengrass worried that Ronan didn't understand the background of the script, and said: "This script is based on the real bloodshed event 'Bloody Sunday Incident' that occurred in Northern Ireland on January 30, 1972..."

He gave a general description of the course of the incident.

Ronan put down the script and asked directly, "Paul, how do you plan to shoot this film?"

"In order to make the film present a rough visual style and a real sense of presence, I will continue to use hand-held photography to shoot." Paul Greenglass has a clear plan: "This will be a film close to a documentary."

He thought about it, and then said: "It's like CNN's live news about war incidents, shot in a way similar to news event photography."

Ronan nodded slowly and said, "What about the production budget?"

Paul Greenglass said: "Probably around $15 million."

Thinking of the subject matter and background, Ronan didn't directly refuse, but said, "Paul, I need someone to study the prospects of the project."

Paul Greengrass is not too surprised. After all, he has co-produced three films with Shahai Entertainment, and he is quite familiar with Ronan's work style.

"Okay." Paul Greengrass roughly understood Ronan's thoughts.

Ronan thought for a while, and then said, "Paul, you actually have other more suitable themes to choose from."

With the success of The Bourne Trilogy, Paul Greengrass is no longer the little British director he was before. Many directors have made certain achievements and often have their own ideas. After all, people are not machines that can be manipulated casually.

Paul Greengrass said: "Actually, after filming "Bourne's Identity", I have ideas and plans for this film, but I have to fulfill the other two film contracts with Shahai Entertainment first. We had to push it until now.”

Everyone has their own aspirations, and Paul Greengrass' contract has expired. Ronan can't force it, and he won't force it.

"I hope we can cooperate in the future." Paul Greenglass stood up and said goodbye.

Ronan shook hands with him and said sincerely, "Paul, I wish you good luck."

For these directors who have worked with Relativity Entertainment and created great value for Relativity Entertainment, after they leave, Ronan will not have any negative opinions because of this. Business cooperation must be a win-win situation, and it must be easy to talk about.

Not to cooperate, but also to leave a good impression on each other. Hollywood circles say that it is not big, and no one can be sure whether they will cooperate again in the future.

As for the cooperating director leaving at the end of the day and turning into an enemy, how naive would that be? And within a few years, I'm afraid there will be enemies everywhere in Hollywood.

Ronan personally sent Paul Greenglass to the lobby on the first floor, which is also a respect for the value Paul Greenglass created for Relativity Entertainment.

Later, Kevin Fitch came to visit and reported to Ronan about the latest developments in the Marvel Avengers universe.

"Iron Man" is still in post-production and will not be completed until the second half of the year, but preparations for the new "Hulk" movie have already begun.

Kevin Fitch's assistant got in touch with Jacques Phoenix, and the two sides had a more speculative chat. Jacques Phoenix also participated in the audition specially prepared by Kevin Fitch, and the audition effect was quite good.

Ronan looked at the audition video brought by Kevin Feige. Joaquin Phoenix, wearing glasses, has a gentle scholarly demeanor, but when he gets angry, he seems to destroy the world.

"The acting skills are really good, and the image is also suitable." Ronan affirmed Joaquin Phoenix's audition: "Have you discussed the contract with him? I only have one request, Joaquin Phoenix must sign a long-term contract, This is a prerequisite for cooperation."

If you only sign one, you might as well go to Edward Norton.

A sudden change of actors is not a good thing for a series of movies. Usually, it brings negative effects.

Kevin Fitch said: "The problem shouldn't be too big. Before the audition, we have notified Joaquin Phoenix about the situation, and he expressed his willingness to negotiate with Marvel Entertainment."

Ronan nodded slightly, and said: "There is also the heroine, the vase type, and a long-term appointment."

Female characters in superhero movies, including Black Widow, one of the six elders of the Avengers, are very important at this stage.

As for the women's rights that will inevitably appear in the future, that will be discussed later.

Anyway, the expression of feminism in Hollywood movies is quite superficial, and it is not too complicated.

For example, the menstruating aunt leads a group of female characters to beat up the villain men, that is called feminism...

In contrast, Charlize Theron in "Fury Road" is more like a real feminist.

Then there is the director of "The Incredible Hulk". He definitely can't use Ang Lee's literary style. Ronan specifically checked the information of the Russo brothers. The director brothers are currently filming the sitcom "Arrested Development" In its infancy, experience is severely lacking.

These two have only directed short films and have just set foot in the TV drama industry. They have not served as directors of feature films for the time being. The risk of handing over the large-scale "Hulk" to such a director is no worse than inviting Li back again. Ann took another shot.

In terms of online games, the Russell Brothers have just walked out of Novice Village and entered the initial stage of leveling. Let them go directly to fight skeleton-level bosses, and the consequences can be imagined.

Ronan kept his attention on the Russo brothers and turned his attention to Joss Whedon.

This is the former director of "The Avengers", and he perfectly integrated the main characters with completely different styles into one film, which can be regarded as one of the key factors for the success of the first phase of the series.

Compared with the Russell brothers who just came out of Novice Village, the current Joss Whedon can be said to be experienced.

Joss Whedon started his career as a screenwriter and was born in a Hollywood family. Both his grandfather and father were screenwriters in Hollywood.

In the beginning, Joss Whedon has been involved in film creation as a screenwriter. He has participated in the screenwriting work of "Toy Story" and "Alien 4" and other films, and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay with "Toy Story".

Later, Joss Whedon launched the self-made, self-written and directed TV series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", which really established its position in the industry.

The subsequent "Firefly" made Joss Whedon taste the taste of failure. This 14-episode sci-fi drama had a poor response. It only aired 11 episodes on Fox TV and was forced to stop broadcasting because of the appalling ratings.

But Joss Whedon quickly came out of the failure, and turned to persuade Universal Pictures with his three-inch tongue, and Universal Pictures invested in the filming of the movie "Crush" under the same worldview as "Firefly". Out of Serenity.

The sci-fi movie was released in March this year, and the results were not satisfactory.

Universal Pictures has long heard rumors that it didn't take long for the funds to be invested, and Universal Pictures regretted it, but a large amount of money has already been invested, and Universal Pictures can only complete the film.

However, the film's test screenings were not well received, and the multi-element chaotic style seemed to be a pot of uncooked hodgepodge.

After the media trial screening, many film media asserted that Joss Whedon's "Out of Serenity" will encounter commercial failure.

Moreover, in the evaluation of Universal Pictures, the film's global box office combined may not be able to match the production cost.

Sure enough, it took only seven weeks for "Out of Tranquility" to be released in North American theaters due to lack of audience, and the final North American box office was only a little over 20 million US dollars.

The overseas response was even worse, and the global box office is now less than 30 million U.S. dollars.

The review committee of Universal Pictures also called out to hell, why did they agree to invest in such an unreliable film project as Joss Whedon?

The failure of "Firefly" and "Out of the Serenity" is not so much the failure of the series and movies, but the normal market reaction of niche culture.

Because this kind of subject matter is too niche, even if it attracts a group of die-hard fans, it is not a popular type after all, and the natural defects cannot be solved by the director's shooting and production alone.

The reason why the niche is niche is because the audience is limited.

Because of the success of "The Avengers", Ronan has read a lot of analysis about Joss Whedon.

There is a consensus in many reports that the fiasco of "Out of Serenity" actually allowed Joss Whedon to sum up and learn a lot of lessons. some pits.

In this regard, the fiasco of "Out of Tranquility" actually made a great contribution to Marvel, helping Joss Whedon achieve the success of "The Avengers".

Successive failures made Joss Whedon's career face the lowest point after entering Hollywood.

After Ronan learned about the relevant situation, he decided to contact Joss Whedon first, and asked Kevin Fitch to contact the director to have a preliminary communication with him about the "Hulk" project.

Because the Hulk will lose control of his rage after transforming, the film is not easy to shoot.

And if you want to achieve a more ideal effect, the investment in this type of superhero movie must not be small.

Today, this series does not have the constraints of Universal Pictures, but how to avoid Ang Lee's failure also requires careful planning.

The response from Joss Whedon was very positive. This guy is a commercial type, and he is also very interested in science fiction and superhero themes.

Kevin Fitch is still communicating with him, and the details will be discussed after the two parties have a detailed understanding.