Chapter 586 I Don't Belong to Hollywood

Guardians of the Galaxy?

Wu Yuan frowned, then quickly relaxed.

This is indeed a good IP.

Especially after all the failures of Marvel's fourth-phase movies, "Guardians of the Galaxy 3" is the only movie in the fifth phase that successfully saved Marvel's reputation and won high box office and high reputation.

If there is no such movie, then under the continuous attack of the two bad movies "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantum Tide" and "Captain Marvel 2", plus the finale of Marvel's fourth phase "Black Panther 2: Long Live Wakanda", I am afraid that the reputation accumulated by Marvel in the first three phases will be completely destroyed.

It can be said that the life of Marvel's fifth phase was saved by "Guardians of the Galaxy 3".

Marvel is willing to hand over this IP to Wu Yuan for directing, which is really giving Wu Yuan face.

Of course, Marvel now naturally does not know its future situation and has not thought so much.

They just think that "Guardians of the Galaxy" is a new IP independent of the earth and unfolds from the perspective of the universe. Although it is also part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it is very independent.

Such a new series that is relatively independent of the Avengers must find a director who is famous enough to attract audiences to the cinema without relying on the appeal of Marvel to escort it.

Now Marvel has just finished the first phase of the movie, and the second phase has just begun to be laid. It has not yet reached the ambition of being invincible in the world, and is still working cautiously.

That is why Marvel's second and third phases will be enshrined.

There is no doubt that it is the right time to join the Marvel family.

If Wu Yuan was just an ordinary director, he would definitely agree without hesitation.

However, he is not.

"Hmm." Wu Yuan groaned, shook his head, and said with regret: "Lauren, thank you for your invitation."

"But I heard that in the second phase plan released by Marvel, "Guardians of the Galaxy" will start shooting in the second half of this year, right?"

"Unfortunately, I am very busy with work this year, and I really can't spare the time to shoot this movie."

If he wants to join Marvel, Wu Yuan must immediately put down the post-production work of "The Martian" and hand it over to the post-production special effects team, and then immediately start studying the script and shooting-related matters of "Guardians of the Galaxy". He will join the group and start shooting in July and August, and will not be free until the end of the year.

This undoubtedly conflicts with his subsequent work on "The Martian".

In the choice between making money for himself and making money for others, Wu Yuan must choose to make money for himself.

And Marvel is famous for supporting actors instead of directors.

Actors who participated in the filming of Marvel movies can quickly become popular all over the world with their roles, but the directors behind Marvel are not well-known. Not many people will pay attention to them. Even if all of them are added together, they may not be as well-known as the director of DC next door.

Wu Yuan is not interested in being such a pure tool, even if Marvel may give a very high director fee.

"Daniel, you can listen to the treatment first." Sure enough, Lawn immediately took over and said: "Marvel is willing to give you a director's salary of 25 million US dollars, plus 3% of the box office share."

"Guardians of the Galaxy is the next stage of Marvel's film that it values ​​very much. The internal box office of this film is expected to be at least 600 million US dollars!"

"If everything goes well, you will get a total salary of more than 40 million US dollars, which is not a small amount!"

Wu Yuan does not need to invest a penny, he only needs to be responsible for the filming of the movie, spend half a year to a year, and you can earn a minimum of 30 million, and the highest may be 40 or 50 million. Such treatment is indeed rare.

Even though he can make $100 million or $200 million from a movie, it is not a business without capital. The investment of Guangshidai also needs $100 million or $200 million, and he has to bear the risk of loss.

With zero risk, a stable income of tens of millions of dollars is a good thing that no director would refuse.

This is also why Marvel movies are so popular. Not only the actors are well treated, but also the directors are well treated.

To be honest, if the filming of "Guardians of the Galaxy" did not conflict with Wu Yuan's subsequent work, he would not be unable to make a fortune.

After all, after Guangshidai was sold, he did not plan to make movies in Hollywood anymore, at least not blockbusters.

If he wants to maintain his Hollywood status, it is reasonable to take on some Hollywood blockbuster filming work appropriately.

"This price is really tempting." Wu Yuan raised his eyebrows and chatted with Lao En in a relaxed tone: "It's a pity that after the Lighting Era is sold to you, I will no longer belong to Hollywood."

"In the future, I should put more energy back to China and make some Chinese blockbusters."

"As the most famous director in China, I have the obligation and responsibility to lead the development of Chinese films and go beyond China."

"So in the next few years, I may not have the time and energy to make movies in Hollywood."

"Even if I have an idea, it may be to make art films to win awards."

Now Wu Yuan's development path has completely turned around. He plans to mainly make commercial blockbusters in China in the next few years, and will consider making some foreign language art films to win awards overseas.

This is a change under the influence of the general environment. After all, the next ten years of Hollywood will be the era of superheroes. The road to original commercial films will no longer work, but the road to literary and artistic films can still be pursued. Hollywood's excellent literary and artistic films have always been All are producing steadily.

"However." After saying this, Wu Yuan suddenly paused and said with interest: "I won't have the opportunity to direct "Guardians of the Galaxy"."

"But Marvel has a superhero IP that I'm very interested in."

"Oh? Who?" Lawn asked curiously.

“Doctor Strange”

Wu Yuan smiled: "The man who was injured in a car accident and became a supreme mage from a top surgeon."

“Is Marvel interested in bringing Doctor Strange’s story to the big screen?”

"If anything, I might be able to direct this movie, I love the Doctor Strange story."

"After all, the supreme mage Gu Yi in the story is a mage from the Chinese Himalayas. I remember his real name is Yao, and he has the same surname as Yao Ming, right?"

"Wow, it seems like you are really a fan of Marvel comics." Raun raised his eyebrows and said with some surprise: "You actually remember the real name of the Supreme Mage Ancient One."

"So, you want to direct a Doctor Strange movie?"

"I understand, and I will forward your request to Marvel. In fact, Marvel is already planning the third phase. Doctor Strange may become the most important part of the third phase."

"When I come to invite you, you can't refuse anymore."

"It's an honor." Wu Yuan smiled and nodded. (End of chapter)