Three Hundred and Four - I Need a New Assistant Director

Being sued because of the name Batman made several people in the living room dumbfounded, but why did they think of suing now? The name Batman was born as early as 1939.

Regardless of which country's relevant laws it is, after such a long time has passed, the objection period has long passed, and it sounds nonsense.

However, what is even more ridiculous is that the Los Angeles International Court of Justice has taken over this lawsuit because of its international influence. Normally, the court would not accept such an outrageous request. Whether Warner Bros. can receive the subpoena is another matter.

After all, their ultimate goal is to get money. With Batman's current popularity, even one percent of the entire series' income can make an unrelated person rich.

"This is not the most outrageous thing..."

Jimmy shrugged, and while several people looked at him in disbelief, he continued: "A man named Stephen Terry from Los Angeles said that the story line of "Batman Begins" was created by him in 1987. Yes, he told his friends orally back then.

Then he felt that this story was spread, and after you heard it, it was adapted into "Batman Begins". Otherwise, there would be no story about Batman's growth in previous comics and movies. "

"Whatthef****k?!" Wayne was originally listening to the joke, but he was still shocked by the shamelessness of these people. He knew that these matters could be handled by the legal department of Warner Bros. without having to come forward on his own. How can such a person be normal? to get the desired result.

However, Wayne remembered clearly that he had indeed backed up the script framework in advance. He was not guarding these random people, but Frank Miller.

Now that the entire film is in theaters, it has also created a huge trend of movie viewing. If Frank Miller wants to draw the Dark Knight, he must first get permission from Warner Bros. or DC Comics.

"Nina." Wayne knocked on the coffee table, waited for the assistant lady to look over, and said: "Go back and help me make a copy of the earliest certification documents and fax it to Warner Brothers. Don't let such weird people think there is a chance. Tear the flesh from my body.”

Nina nodded. "No problem. The framework of the script you posted before and noted in the association is in the safe in the manor's study. I will make a copy when I get back."

"Wait, Jimmy." Bella Grant looked at the agent curiously. "This Mr. Stephen Terry, what is his lawsuit request? Is it to prove that Wayne used his story?"

Jimmy raised his eyebrows, took a big sip of coffee and said, "I don't think you will believe it. He wants 3% of the box office revenue of "Batman Begins" and a compensation of 100 million US dollars. .”

"God, didn't he wake up?" The beautiful editor-in-chief shook her head. She felt that this person was just messing around, and he dared to blackmail the media group without any basic common sense.

"Who knows." Wayne and Ben didn't take each other seriously. The most they did was bring him some fun.

After the advent of the Internet age, he had indeed seen many such lawsuits. Almost every popular movie did not run. Sadly, many people did succeed and received a lot of settlement money.

Of course, there are many weirder ones than this.

Now James Cameron has forced two giants to change the director of "Titanic", which will be sued in 2012. The prosecutor is a woman named Princess Samantha Kennedy.

She insisted that the film "Titanic" plagiarized her personal biography that she had not yet published. In other words, the experiences of the heroine Ruth in the film came from her, and she asked the distributor Paramount Pictures to destroy the film. All copies, and all box office revenue, belong to her alone...

This incident was a big deal at the time, and various gossip media kept reporting on it. However, the court felt that this woman, who was not a princess at all, sued for a movie made fifteen years ago, and there was no evidence at all that was outrageous, so it ignored her. .

Many people know that the movie is set in 1912, and the prototype is probably hundreds of years old. The woman named Princess had no evidence other than dictating to the media, and the lawsuit was quickly discontinued.

Only a bunch of tabloid media are left, frantically using this incident to hype up James Cameron's popularity.

Also in 2011, after a movie called "Drive" was released, a female fan sued the movie, saying that the movie's trailer was seriously misleading because the trailer was full of exciting racing scenes. , just like the "Fast and Furious" series, the feature film has nothing to do with racing and extreme sports.

The female movie fan felt that she had been deceived by the film company and demanded a refund of her movie ticket price and some mental compensation. She also received support from women's rights organizations.

But this kind of lawsuit against movie trailers will not even have a chance to go to court. The court and the film company have not shunned the movie fans and rights organizations.

The problem is, if the trailer is really guilty of deception, then both Marvel and Disney at the time would have to pay up to their pants, plus life imprisonment...

Therefore, there have always been many bizarre cases like this. Since the development of the Hollywood film industry, such cases have been accompanying film companies.

There is always only one ultimate goal, and that is to get money.

What are the Hollywood studios made up of? It was the back garden of a group of real Jewish capitalists. Even those who could produce evidence and received settlement money, basically no one could quietly spend the money afterwards.

Hollywood movie companies, even the vampires of the century on Wall Street have cheated their money, and the Wall Street financial companies that cheated them have not been able to win the lawsuit. There is no place to reason, let alone ordinary people.

"Okay, let's go prepare the barbecue. Just listen to these things. Jimmy, leave it all to Warner Brothers." Wayne stood up and asked a few people to walk to the backyard together. It was rare that the farm was so lively. The mood is also very good. When it comes to this kind of mess, Warner Bros.'s legal department is the most professional. It has maintained many big lawyers there for a long time and has signed special litigation contracts with big law firms.

In the open space in the backyard of the villa, there was a large iron stove for barbecue. Wayne and others worked together to fill the bottom of the stove with carbon, then put the prepared beef on it and closed the lid.

This barbecue method is relatively common in North America. The stove uses the high-pressure principle to roast even large pieces of beef.

"beer?"

Sergey carried a handful of beer, placed it on the open space, and gave a bottle to each of the people. "How about we put our lunch here and have a little party."

"Of course it's no problem. Just ask my mother to bring the food later."

Wayne and the others were sitting on the steps, each holding a beer in their hands. Nina and Bella Grant were sitting together, exchanging topics about fashion magazines.

"Jimmy, I think I'm going to need a new assistant director soon, please get me a job posting."

"What happened to Zach?"

Jimmy raised the bottle and touched it with him, and asked curiously.

After taking a sip of cold beer, Wayne almost moaned in comfort. He had not experienced this state of complete relaxation for a long time. "After they come back from Europe, I will arrange for Zach to shoot a film alone. Luke will also transition to being a producer. My team needs fresh blood."

In his vision, Zack Snyder must lead the filming independently. This is the main factor in whether the progress of the DC universe can be accelerated. Moreover, everyone has their own preferences, and it is impossible to always let Zack Snyder be the assistant director. .

"I will release the news when I get back. Believe me, this position will be taken over by others." Jimmy nodded.

Wayne's core team has been very stable in the past two years. Otherwise, many positions would be for free. Now that the assistant director position is vacant, Jimmy believes that there will definitely be people who have proven themselves to compete for this position.

Following such a continuously successful director and an extremely stable and professional behind-the-scenes team is the best learning opportunity for many young directors. Even some young directors who have been around for a long time will be willing to join.

While Wayne was hiding out on his farm for vacation, the summer war was still going on. "Batman Begins" dominated all schedules from June to early July, and the box office has maintained a healthy decline.

Just when all the media and film critics thought that this film would be popular until mid-July, Universal Pictures' "Elf" had its first release weekend in early July, starting from "Batman Begins." ” snatched the weekend championship from his hands.

This unexpected work, without large-scale publicity, was surprisingly popular with children, and family fans became the main force at the box office. It took in a box office of US$3,780 in three days of release.

Although "Batman Begins" has gone through a period of enthusiasm among movie fans, it also earned US$4.01 million, US$3.72 million, US$2.57 million, and US$2.63 million in the first four working days, with a slight increase of US$4.57 million on Friday. , $5.67 million on Saturday and $5.35 million on Sunday.

Although the film fell to second place on the list, it successfully collected US$28.52 million again. The total box office in North America has reached US$230.51 million, making it still a major box office player in the theater market.

Also this week, the theater chain alliance led by the three major theater companies tacitly reduced the screening scale of "Batman Begins", and the number of screening theaters in North America was reduced to 1,988.

Both Warner Bros. and Wayne know that this is just a normal business adjustment. It is no small miracle that this film can occupy large-scale screening resources for four weeks in the fiercely competitive summer season.

Now that another box office dark horse has appeared, it is very normal to free up theaters for the other party.

Unlike "Return of the Clown" which earned one vote and ran away, this film will have a long screening period. This is not a short-term film type. The strong trend at the box office has already explained a lot of problems.