Three Hundred and Ninety-Zach Snyder Is Being Targeted
"How much did Zack Snyder get paid for directing "The Matrix"?"
The two people in the office were silent for a while, and Townsend Rothman suddenly spoke, looking sharply at Terry across the desk. He believed that since he could say those few words to remind himself, the other party had at least gone through a simple process. investigation.
"I'm sure it's definitely less than 2 million US dollars." Terry raised his eyebrows and continued with a malicious tone: "The producer of The Matrix is Wayne Greenberg. He put down the camera. Finally, he is an out-and-out Jewish capitalist, how could he offer a high salary?
As far as I know, no one in the entire creative team has a salary of more than 2 million US dollars, including Lee, who has already become famous through "The Return of the Clown". The hot South African model Charlize Theron's salary will not exceed US$300,000, but these two actors will definitely increase their net worth after this film. "
"Continue to investigate Zack Snyder." Townsend-Rosman nodded, tapping his fingers lightly on the desk. "Don't be in a hurry to contact him first. Let's investigate thoroughly before talking."
Maybe this is a perfect replacement, but this is the common thought between the two at this time. Wayne's net worth cannot drop too much, and he will not be responsible for specific work as a film director.
If someone has a similar shooting style to him, it would indeed be the most cost-effective option at this stage to replace him. They can't wait for Zack Snyder to succeed once, they must make a decision before the other party completely grabs the opportunity.
"Townsend." Terry gritted his teeth, thinking about the work he had done in the past few days, and expressed his thoughts directly. "Warner Bros. has Wayne Greenberg, and all the character rights of DC Comics can also guarantee him maximum room for development. As long as fans are willing to buy it, the chance of the DC Comics series overturning will be very small.
After all, he won't always make movies like "The Departed", and will eventually return to large-scale comic book commercial productions. If you think about it carefully, the DC Comics superhero movie series is completely equivalent to a combination of animated feature films and science fiction productions. The profitability is amazing. "
Seeing that Townsend-Rosman was listening carefully, the more he spoke, the more confident he became. "Suppose we brought in Wayne Greenberg to help us plan our own superhero comic book series, and he stepped in as a producer on the first one, what would the result be?
There is a high probability that the film will be a success. No one can deny this. Movie fans may even think that the film’s box office numbers will be astonishing because of Greenberg’s reputation. However, what cannot be changed is that most of the film’s revenue will be Sucked away under the negotiation of that greedy agent Jimmy!
And even if we follow the route designed by Wayne and shoot the films one by one, who can guarantee that they will be successful later? I'm afraid that without Wayne Greenberg, the probability of failure is definitely greater than the probability of success. Therefore, 20th Century Fox also needs our own "Wayne Greenberg"! "
After saying that, there was a long silence in the office. Terry stared at his old boss closely, and he could clearly see that the other person was weighing the priorities and thinking.
"How long have you been eyeing Zack Snyder?" Townsend Roseman let out a sigh of relief. He had already made a decision in his heart and was going to contact him first. He might as well continue the negotiation with Jimmy and ask for a few more. month time.
"When "The Matrix" was being prepared, I started to get to know this former advertising director out of curiosity." A smile appeared on Terry's lips, knowing that the other person had been attracted by him, and this was his chance. "From what I've learned, Zack Snyder is very talented. It's no exaggeration to say he's a genius. He personally shot many of Wayne Greenberg's previous films."
Terry pushed for this because he carefully studied the history of Jeff Robinoff. The former head of Warner Bros.'s film and television production department, most of the reasons why he successfully took over as CEO were Because of his unswerving support for Wayne Greenberg's project.
As Wayne Greenberg succeeds again and again, as the initiator, promoter and main person in charge of the project, Jeff Robinov's voice is becoming more and more important among Warner Brothers.
He doesn’t know whether Zack Snyder can be as successful as Wayne Greenberg, but judging from what he has learned so far, the possibility is very high. No one can deny that this former commercial film director is indeed in Wayne Greenberg. -Greenberg learned a lot of successful experience.
Today's 20th Century Fox is quite similar to Warner Bros. a few years ago. Townsend Rothman will take over the position of CEO soon, and his opportunity will come.
As a die-hard supporter of Townsend Rothman, he will at least become an executive in the film and television production department. The rest of the job will be much simpler. He can learn from Jeff Robinov and unswervingly support Zuckerberg. Just K. Schneider.
"I'm going to attend the premiere of Warner Bros.' "Twister" in a few days, and I will try to find out more about Zack Snyder." Townsend Rothman thought about it for a while and said to Terry: "As long as Wayne Green is involved Regarding Berg, we must remain cautious, no one can be sure whether he will go crazy again!"
go Ape! Terry nodded helplessly. No one in the industry knew. Try not to mess with the young director, otherwise he might go crazy regardless.
Townsend-Rosman was indeed moved, and he was constantly thinking about it. He is not worried that Zack Snyder will not come. Talented people need a big platform to showcase, and 20th Century Fox is an out-and-out big platform.
When staying next to Wayne Greenberg, most eyes will inadvertently ignore him. The first thing people see is always the light emanating from Wayne Greenberg.
Twentieth Century Fox can give him ample creative freedom, a salary that exceeds his net worth, and even if he can prove himself, Townsend-Rothman is not stingy about giving Wayne status and treatment at Warner Brothers.
The premise of all this is to find a way to prove that Zack Snyder can really become a smaller Wayne Greenberg.
That's right, he never expected another "King of Darkness" to appear. The path Wayne has taken has basically no possibility for others to copy it. As long as Zack Snyder has his 60-70% success rate, It can fully meet Townsend Roseman's expectations.
Time is slowly advancing. The weekend after "The Matrix" was released in North America, and at the same time, under the arrangement of Warner Bros., it successfully landed in the overseas theater market. The first areas where it was released were the English-speaking gay friends, and the one who scolded Wayne. of Europe.
The development situation of the theater market this weekend is basically the same as that of last week. "The Matrix" continues to maintain the dominance of one company, while "The Incredible Hulk" has been squeezed out more and more due to the reduction of publicity investment. Ask.
In the eyes of the media and insiders, there are no surprises in all this. Whether it is the film schedule, attendance rate or the number of viewers, "The Matrix" is far behind "The Incredible Hulk".
This is not only true in the North American theater market, but also overseas. "The Incredible Hulk" also landed in the overseas theater market the weekend after it opened in North America. However, the treatment received by the two films is completely different.
The creative team of "The Matrix" flew to London on Saturday. As soon as they got off the plane, they received cheers from countless movie fans and started their overseas promotional tour amidst the screams.
Especially Charlize Theron and Lee, their popularity has exploded. Just like Christian Bale last year, their names and photos spread to every corner of the world in a short period of time.
Looking back at "The Incredible Hulk" is even more miserable. Because the follow-up publicity investment has been cancelled, the creative team has no publicity plan at all. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Universal Pictures is trying its best to stop losses.
This was also proven in subsequent media reports. Universal Pictures' distribution director said without hesitation that he would not cooperate with director Bill Beckby, producer Brian Grazer and actor Lu in the future.
The fact that "The Incredible Hulk" was such a hit on the street is irreversible. In the face of huge losses, someone has to be responsible. And the creative team composed of actors, directors and producers is the best person to shoulder the blame, isn't it?
Universal Pictures executives such as Justin Timberlake and Ron Meyer have never considered that the failure of this film was related to their random interference before and after filming. Even fans know that the failure of the film is of course the responsibility of the creative team.
The collateral impact is that Hollywood's medium-sized and above production companies, as if there is a tacit understanding, have also put the director and producer of "The Incredible Hulk" on the company's blacklist, and will definitely not cooperate with them in the short term.
"This is Hollywood, this is reality."
When the second weekend of the release of "The Matrix" passed and another Monday arrived, Wayne held the little princess Fundy Greenberg in his arms early in the morning, leaning on the sofa in the living room and reading the newspaper. "If a project with an investment of hundreds of millions is messed up, no matter what the reason is, the director, starring and producers will all be unlucky. No matter how big-name a celebrity is, it will be difficult for him to bear such responsibility."
"But Universal Pictures obviously bears most of the responsibility for the failure of "The Incredible Hulk" this time, right?" Naomi Watts flipped through the newspapers on the coffee table, looking for reports about "The Matrix."
"No, capital will not admit that it is wrong." Wayne's smile was sarcastic, even though he had long become one of the capitalists. "The only one who is at fault is the creative team. This has always been the case in Hollywood."
The current management of Universal Pictures is just like the Warner Bros. in his memory. From "Catwoman" and "Batman" to the subsequent DC comic series, how can any executive take the blame and be thrown out? The executives who took the blame were also the product of failed office politics, otherwise the main creative team would have been the only ones to take the blame.
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