Chapter 462: Fans Around the World Are Eagerly Waiting

"The Hunger Games" and "John Wick" are the two series Wu Yuan has prepared for Light Times, and the company will produce them in the next three to four years.

There's not much to say about "The Hunger Games". The most popular movie series with a heroine in history is still based on a novel. As long as you get the right to adapt the novel into a movie first, it will be a golden mountain.

As for "Quick Chase", this is really Wu Yuan's choice without any choice.

The box office of the first film was only over 80 million US dollars in North America and less than 200 million US dollars globally. It is really not a super hit movie in Hollywood.

But there is no way. After Hollywood enters the superhero era, it will be difficult to create original IP.

The top ten box office hits in North America in 2011 include Harry Potter, Transformers, Twilight, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Fast and the Furious, Mission: Impossible, Thor, and Sherlock Holmes.

Excluding the sequels of these big IPs, only one animated film "Cars" and one "The Hangover 2" are original IPs.

The Hangover has long been taken over by Light Times, and animated films are not part of Light Times’ business.

By 2012, this trend became even more serious. Among the top ten box office films in North America, six were superhero movies and sequels to big IPs. Among the remaining four, only "The Hunger Games", "Brave" and "Teddy Bear" were new originals. IP, the tenth place is the sequel to the animated film "Madagascar".

Obviously, there is no work suitable for the light age.

The most exaggerated year was 2013. Apart from animated films, only one of the top ten box office films, "Gravity", was an original work. The rest were all superheroes and "Star Trek" sequels.

In 2014, the box office champion was "Jurassic World", which was restarted after 30 years, followed by "Star Wars", "Avengers: Endgame" ranked third, and "Inside Out" and "Inside Out" ranked fourth and sixth. "Minions", fifth place is "Fast and Furious 7", ninth place is the classic IP "Cinderella", and tenth place is the 007 sequel.

It can be said that after entering 2010, Hollywood's box office has been basically monopolized by major IP sequels and superhero movies.

The only thing that can get out of it is some animated movies.

This is also the reason why the mainland film and television industry has done a lot of IP copyright development for novels and movies after 2014.

Hollywood has set a good example for them, and everything is in line with IP.

Under such circumstances, it would be really difficult for Wu Yuan to find an original movie series.

After thinking about it, the "John Wick" series is pretty good.

For a healthy film and television company, making an occasional hit is not the focus. The focus is to have a series that can run for a long time.

All medium and large production companies that can gain a firm foothold in Hollywood hold long-term series of IPs.

Not to mention the Big Six, second-tier film production companies such as New Line and Lionsgate also have several series of movies.

And once the series of movies they have are finished and there is no new series of movies to support it, the company will go bankrupt and be acquired.

New Line has already been acquired by Warner once, and now it can only be regarded as a subsidiary of Warner.

Although Wu Yuan never thought that Light Times could reach the level of the top six, and Hollywood would not allow it, it is still crucial to find a few IPs for Light Times that can operate in the long term.

"John Wick" can be turned into a series, and it will be no problem to make four, five or even five or six movies. It can support a company for ten years. No matter how you look at it, it is the best choice in the current light era.

"'The Hunger Games' and 'John Wick', these two series are the main shooting plans I have prepared for the company in the next five to ten years." Wu Yuan told John.

The focus of his work in the next few years will still be on mainland China, and he will be more concerned about the Xianxia movie universe in the light and shadow era, expanding the Chinese film market, and invading the culture of Asian countries.

Here in North America, the only option is to free range and be a cash cow.

"Daniel, don't worry. I have read these two scripts. They are both very classic Hollywood-style movies. I am confident that I can do them well."

John didn't know what Wu Yuan was thinking, so he said confidently: "Although my market sense is not as sharp as yours, I am professional in film production!"

"I hope I can finish these two series before I retire!"

After hearing what John said, Wu Yuan placed his eyes on his face, looking a little dazed.

Unknowingly, he and John have been collaborating for almost ten years. Starting from the earliest "Juno", the two of them have worked together to make some impressive achievements in Hollywood.

Ten years have passed, and John, who was in his thirties when we met him, is now an uncle in his forties, with some gray hair on his head.

"Thank you for your hard work, John." Wu Yuan said with emotion.

"NONONO, it's not hard at all." John smiled and said in a satisfied tone: "Although you are a hands-off shopkeeper, I really enjoy it."

"Being able to build an independent production company with my own hands is the proudest thing in my life."

"I should be the one thanking you for giving me this opportunity."

"Otherwise, I might still be just a small producer that can be seen everywhere in Hollywood."

"Maybe." Wu Yuan shrugged, looked at each other and smiled at John.

August 28, night.

Just as Wu Yuan and John were talking about the future development of the light era, the hurricane of "Interstellar" in the global film industry continued.

Although the film has been released for half a month, it has only premiered in less than ten countries, and many other countries in the world are still in a stage of eager waiting.

With North America, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, Chile and other countries first releasing "Interstellar", and the word-of-mouth explosion after the release, netizens from various countries have been praising the film on the Internet. Fans in other countries that have not yet released the film are anxious.

There is no wall on the foreign Internet. The carnival of North American fans can be seen by netizens in other countries around the world except China!

"When will "Interstellar" be released in Thailand?"

"When will "Interstellar" be released in Russia?"

"When will "Interstellar" be released in Greece?"

Such topics are everywhere on the international Internet. Countless foreign netizens who are looking forward to this movie, especially science fiction movie fans, are asking when they can see this movie in their own country.

Some hardcore science fiction fans who are anxious even plan to buy a flight to a country where Interstellar has been released, to experience the film first.

After all, North America has the most IMAX 3D theaters.

In China, although the domestic Internet is not in line with the international standards, domestic movie fans are also looking forward to this movie. This is Wu Yuan's movie, and it is a Hollywood blockbuster he shot!

Long before the release, there were many media leaks in China. The General Administration has approved it and has not cut it, but the release date has not been announced.

Finally, when fans around the world are eagerly waiting, Universal Pictures, which is responsible for the global distribution of this film, finally announced the overseas release list of Interstellar.

Including China, a total of 36 countries will release Interstellar in four weekends in September!

In China, Interstellar is also scheduled to be released on September 12!

As soon as the shoe dropped, theaters in more than 30 countries and regions immediately arranged the film schedule and opened the pre-sale of movie tickets for "Interstellar".

It doesn't matter if you don't understand the profound scientific knowledge in the movie. Now watching this movie has become a phenomenon and a trend!

Whether it is to show off or not to go against the trend, countless audiences rushed into the nearest movie theater, bought movie tickets in advance, and waited for the movie to be released, and talked about it with friends.

"I'm not watching a movie, I'm watching the style!" - said an anonymous Chinese netizen. (End of this chapter)