Five Hundred and Seventy-Seven - The Flash, Announced Preparations.

Throughout early July to mid-July, Wayne has been trying to block out various reports from the outside world and concentrate on the work at hand. Except for occasionally getting together with Tom Cruise and his wife in the evening, most of the time, except for going to Went to the "X-Men" location in Montreal, Canada, and spent the rest at Warner Studios.

Just as "Charlie's Angels" is about to enter the official filming stage, this movie, which has been in low-key preparations, finally attracted the attention of the media and insiders. People saw that only Wei Wei was listed among the producers and investors. When the name En-Greenberg was mentioned, everyone knew that this film was definitely unique.

Some interesting things happened during this period. Many well-known celebrities in the industry found Wayne through the relationship with Warner Bros. and expressed their interest in the female protagonist in the movie. Drew Barry once collaborated with Wayne. Moore was the first to call, and then Milla Jovovich and even Julia Roberts' agent came through their connections and expressed interest in the film.

Especially for Big Mouth Zhu, a top-tier actress in the industry, now is the era when she has the most box office appeal. When her agent hinted that she might consider taking a pay cut to play the leading role just to participate in this project, it was really disappointing. Wayne was tempted for a moment.

Similar to Tom Cruise, the joining of such top scarce resources in the industry means that the film will naturally have its own box office guarantee. At least until the first decade of the second millennium, the box office appeal of these first-line superstars will be There were sufficient guarantees, but after strict consideration, Wayne still refused all interference, unwilling to create a time bomb in the crew.

It's not for the so-called favors and promises. You know, in his mind, making money is always more important than having sex with a woman. If there are enough benefits, he will not even hesitate to directly replace Naomi Watts. But obviously, the disadvantages of using an actress of Julia Roberts's caliber in this crew clearly outweigh the advantages.

You know, as long as this crew starts filming, the main decision-makers can only be Luke Simmons and director Joseph McGinty-Nitcher. The two of them are unable to suppress the front line in the circle while the work is in progress. As an actress, the naturally unequal status of the two parties will make the filming process very likely to get out of control.

After all, this is not a project directed by Wayne himself. Instead of using big names that the crew can't control, it's better to keep it as it is. At least now, these three women will only have some kind of secret rivalry. All three of them know very well, what? What can be done and what cannot be done.

Finally, before the media had any large-scale reports on the crew, Luke Simmons led all the staff and flew to Miami on a low-key charter flight to start his first independent production trip.

After the "Charlie's Angels" project started filming in a low-key manner, Wayne's work did not ease much, which meant that every week or so, he had to fly back and forth between Los Angeles, Montreal, and Miami to ensure that he was producing Both projects are currently being filmed smoothly.

Time slowly entered the end of July. The yacht party that Tom Cruise mentioned was repeatedly postponed due to work reasons. Wayne personally participated in the first collaboration between DreamWorks and Warner Bros. "Unchained" At the premiere, when reporters had not yet reported on the film on a large scale, a piece of news that sent the entire North American media into a huddle came again from Warner Bros.

On August 1st, DC Comics, a joint venture owned by Warner Bros., held a grand press conference at the Warner Bros. Building in Burbank, announcing that preparations for the next DC movie "The Flash" have officially begun.

Prior to this, the media and fans knew that Wayne's next movie would definitely be the Flash who appeared at the end of "The Dark Knight". Speculations and discussions about this film have never stopped. Now Warner Bros. When the news was officially released, not only hundreds of entertainment media went into a carnival, but movie fans who had been interested in watching the previous superhero movies were also watching this movie.

The press hall of the Warner Bros. Building was packed with hundreds of reporters. Their eyes were almost tacitly fixed on Wayne, who was sitting in the middle seat, completely ignoring Charles Rowan, who was sitting next to him, and Warner Bros. distribution director Bruce. Rosenblum and other executives.

As the host of this press conference, Warner Bros. rarely invited Joe Kubert, the father of DC Comics superheroes. Perhaps for Stan Lee, known as the father of Marvel Comics, this old man is not so high-profile, but for DC Comics However, he has considerable symbolic significance.

"The Point Guard Is Here"

The presence of these people also made the media fully aware of how much Warner Bros. attaches importance to this "The Flash".

In front of hundreds of reporters, Bruce Rosenblum dropped a bombshell for the first time when he spoke. The estimated production cost of "The Flash" is US$200 million, and Warner Bros. attaches great importance to it. The level, at least in terms of financial investment, is already on par with "Batman".

As if he knew what the reporters were concerned about, the distribution director of Warner Bros. finished explaining the film's preparation information step by step, and immediately nodded to the host of the press conference, Joe Kubert, who immediately announced that the press conference would enter the reporter's question period.

Obviously this was what everyone was looking forward to. A reporter from The New Yorker couldn't wait to stand up and pointed his gun directly at Wayne, who was sitting in the middle. "Director Greenberg, based on the ending of "The Dark Knight," all fans already know that your next movie is "The Flash." As one of the Seven Justices in the comics, why would you? Choose him? I think what more fans are looking forward to is still Superman and Wonder Woman."

"This is a difficult choice." Wayne pursed his lips, shrugged at all the reporters, stretched out his hand to straighten the microphone on the table, and continued: "The reason why I chose The Flash is not that everyone cares more. Superman, or Wonder Woman, because The Flash is the key to connecting subsequent characters. I can’t reveal more yet, but I can guarantee that fans will be able to find everything they want in this film. "

For North America in the 1990s, if we only look at popularity, DC heroes such as Superman and Batman are naturally the only ones, but this does not mean that The Flash is not famous. If we put aside the Big Three of Justice, The Flash is also very popular these days.

In the revised plan, this character can definitely be regarded as a lubricant. It is not wrong to say that he is the key to connecting other characters. In subsequent films, Wayne adopted many settings that changed the timeline. , and the Flash, the ability it represents, is the best time traveler.

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As soon as he finished his answer, a reporter from "Premiere" stood up immediately. "Can you talk about the actor who plays The Flash and the overall story of the film? This has always been what everyone is most concerned about. We all found out that at the end of "Batman: The Dark Knight", The Flash has already made an appearance. , but there was no frontal shot.”

Several DC movies have been filmed, and there is no doubt about the star-making ability of this series. From the earliest Nicolas Cage to the current popular global Christian Bale and others, even the main supporting characters in Batman are all From this series, I got a taste of what can be called overnight fame, and my net worth increased significantly.

All reporters know that with the hiring habits of this young director, there is a high probability that he will not choose a famous actor to play The Flash. Only in this way can we fully ensure that most of the investment in the film will be used for the film's special effects and other special effects. Money jobs come up.

Therefore, who is the next lucky person who is very likely to become a hit has become the focus of all reporters. This has almost become a rule for Wayne's movies. Christian Bale had deeply experienced this at the beginning. Even before she officially appeared, she was followed by a lot of media reports.

"First of all, I must sincerely tell everyone that I am still considering the casting issue, and there will be a high possibility of large-scale auditions later."

After coughing slightly and attracting the attention of all reporters, Wayne said into the microphone: "And everything related to the main participants is now confidential. As for the specific story about the "Flash" project, I Now I can tell you that this is the origin story of The Flash."

If some things are said now, the suspense will be revealed too early. This is just a preparatory press conference for "The Flash". The main purpose is to announce to the outside world through a large number of media that DC's next movie has entered official production. It is expected that, Of course, you have to put it out little by little.

In fact, the entire press conference was conducted in this tone. Faced with various questions from reporters, Bruce Rosenblum and Wayne both chose to keep their mouths shut and did not reveal much. As for the specific content of the film, it is just the preparation period for the film, and it is still far from the promotional period.

Although the entire press conference did not reveal much information, it lasted for a full two hours. After the press conference, Wayne had lunch with several Warner Bros. executives and brought a low-key DC superhero Joe Kubert, the father of the film, rushed to Warner Studios together to officially convene the core team members behind the scenes to start the preparations for the film.

Not long after the press conference ended, Warner Bros. had already deposited the US$50 million in preparatory funds required for the early stage into the account of a third-party insurance company. This is the most important thing for a film to start work. If necessary, only when the funds are in place can the next specific work begin.

Compared with "The Dark Knight", the production funds of "The Flash" are much generous. As the reporters imagined, Wayne did not want to use already famous actors at all. According to him, In a consistent way, he is the only one in the entire crew who can earn tens of millions of dollars in salary. This is also the main factor in ensuring sufficient funds for film production.