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Chapter 1555: 1555

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Many times, history is completed inadvertently. Only when the phenomenon gradually takes shape, can people realize it, and then turn back to analyze the so-called favorable time and place, try to find the context and logic of the development of things, and then use history as a mirror, hoping to know the pros and cons of the prosperity.

When "Titanic" and "Avatar" were released, no one could foresee the height of the film; the same was true when "Gravity" was released.

But now, "Gravity" has become the fourth film in North American film history with a box office of 600 million U.S. dollars, and then it has become the third film in overseas market film history with a box office of one billion U.S. dollars, with a vigorous explosive curve and an upward arc. , The level of excitement has even surpassed the Marvel-adapted movies that have dominated the market in recent years, attracting everyone’s attention——

After all, there are only two Marvel and DC, and the resources are in the hands of a few people, but "gravity" has copied the sci-fi miracle of "Avatar", and every director of every company may follow a similar trajectory and pattern. , To create your own myth, does this mean that sci-fi movies still have a strong market globally? And is the visual shock brought by 3D technology and IMAX film the future of the film industry?

History is born. What is more important than history itself is how much enlightenment this period of creating history can bring to today's market?

What’s interesting is that during the awards season at the end of the year, “Beyond” was released and finally won 6 million US dollars in the box office in North America. Many media worriedly described it as Lanli’s first Waterloo; after that, he experienced the “Drunk Country” first. "Folk" Cannes reached the top, and now it has ushered in a box office sweep of "Gravity". The media who were waiting for Lan Li's stumbling have disappeared and were quietly beaten in the face.

North America is 635 million, overseas is 1,08 million, and the world is 1,643 million.

This is the final box office data of "Gravity". It easily rewrites all the records of the North American autumn archives. It also occupies a place in North American film history. It currently ranks third in the total box office of film history, second only to "Avatar". "And "Titanic".

At the same time, countless records in various overseas single markets have also been marked with the name "gravity". The grandeur and magnificence in the historical annals are indeed varied; currently it ranks third in the history of overseas box office film history, lagging behind "Avatar" and "Titanic".

Finally, the global gross box office also occupies the third place in film history. The only regret is that it has not been able to become the third film history work with a global box office of 2 billion US dollars. Such a sky is still out of reach. In addition to the work itself, it still needs a little bit of catalyst, and even a little bit of luck.

History was born again.

Last year, after the "Edge of Tomorrow" was released, it became one of the biggest summer winners as a dark horse. The amazing performance data of 550 million in North America, 630 million overseas, and 1.18 billion globally. At the end of the year, all major box office lists ranked second, second only to the "Avengers" that has been grinding the sword for four years.

This year, "Gravity" landed on the market, once again becoming the biggest surprise of the year, especially after just experienced a disappointing and embarrassing summer file, the strong counterattack of the film in the autumn file becomes more precious and rare. Up, it surpassed "Iron Man 3" and became a real annual hit.

The box office has exploded for two consecutive years, and two consecutive works have played the leading role. Now Lanli has proven its strong strength in the market. Any doubts and worries no longer exist, and more questions are still concentrated. On the same question: Are there any sequels to follow?

In the 21st century film market, original ability has begun to decline sharply, and the difficulty of script innovation and market development is gradually increasing. Sequel works are becoming an important means of attracting money, and they have also become the core idea of ​​film companies to create series of projects. Warner Bros. The rise of Disney and Disney benefited from this, and Universal Pictures' plight also originated from this.

There are no doubts about the box office appeal of Renli; instead, how to make full use of Renli's market appeal to win more box office and subsequent peripheral benefits? How to really maximize the benefits?

The sequel of "Edge of Tomorrow" is always in preparation, but it is still waiting for the script stage, and there is no more news from Warner Bros.; and "Gravity" makes it impossible to shoot a sequel, just like it was back then. "Titanic" is generally, if a sequel comes out abruptly, I am afraid that all the signs will be smashed.

So, how to make full use of the brand effect of Lanli? Especially considering the plasticity and variability of Lan Li, there are more possibilities in terms of character selection and script interpretation, and he has never played a superhero before, which leads to a fixed image. All these make Lan Li have more potential.

The entire industry has begun to seriously discuss this issue. Various movie projects that have bundled countless huge interests have taken Lanli into consideration for the first time. No one can be an exception. At the same time, Universal Pictures is sitting on pins and needles. .

The two projects "Jurassic Park" and "Speed ​​and Excitement/Affection" are works with sequel capabilities. Apart from superhero movies, this is the only commercial work that can get Lan Li's nod. They have already succeeded. Seize the opportunity, even ahead of Disney, but now it is passive, so what should be done next? Don't you just give up? Is there any room for recovery?

The problem is that Lanly has ended the "Gravity" publicity trip and has officially invested in the filming of "Interstellar Crossing". In a short period of time, he is in a state of disconnection, which means that all contact work can only find Andy and Roy.

This is not good news for the Hollywood industry.

Everyone knows that, in fact, Lan Li is a very simple actor. There are almost no requirements for remuneration, cast, production, etc., even if it is now the top big name in the industry, even Tom Hanks Big guys like Steven Spielberg are willing to give Lanly three points of face, but he has never made any excessive demands. Everything is based on scripts and roles. In other words, as long as the project Good enough, opportunities are equal.

But Andy as a broker is also different from Roy as a manager. In the final analysis, they are businessmen, more tricky, more sleek, and colder. Not only are the favor cards useless, but also the negotiation of interests is more complicated. The room is really limited, which also means that film companies and producers must spend more thoughts and may not be able to succeed; more importantly, large-scale film companies with abundant resources are bound to have more advantages.

In fact, it is not only independent companies that are affected, but Universal Pictures, among the six major Hollywood studios, also bears the brunt.

For Warner Bros. and Disney, they are actually more willing to deal with Andy. Communication between large companies can often simplify things. The game of interest is more complicated but simpler. Basically, they use their own bargaining chips to strive for the greatest benefits. In the final analysis, it depends on wisdom.

But for Universal Pictures, they are now caught in a dilemma.

If the strong man broke his wrist and immediately interrupted the cooperation and re-selected actors, then things may become simpler, but Steven Spielberg and Frank Marshall will not be too happy, and Universal Pictures wants to do it again in the future. Talking about cooperation with Renly Hall will inevitably make it more difficult. Until the last step, Universal Pictures does not want to make things completely froze.

To be honest, Ron Meyer and Thomas Tour didn't expect things to get to this point, especially the friendship between Steven and Lanly. They totally miscalculated Steven's support for Ranley.

In the past, there were always rumors in the industry that they were just general acquaintances, and the cooperation in the "Pacific War" was only limited to cooperation; but in fact, the "Pacific War" won the Emmy Award and missed the Golden Globe Award, Tom Han Cox and Steven Spielberg teamed up to push the blue gift to the top and ascend to the throne of Oscar winners. After that time, their relationship was obviously much closer.

"Jurassic Park" restarted the project. After careful consideration, Steven personally found Lan Li. The entire industry knows how critical and strict Renly’s choice of commercial films is. Steven also worried about shutting the door, and he took the initiative to come to the door after hesitating; and Renly did not hesitate, and simply nodded and agreed. This is for history. For Steven, the meaning component still exists objectively.

Later ~www.novelhall.com~ Lan Li took the initiative to match up and introduced Tom as "Captain Phillips". Now this work is likely to become Tom's first Oscar nomination since "Remains on the Deserted Island" in 2000; although In terms of Tom's reputation and connections, there is no need for Lan Li to build a bridge at all, and he can take the role by his own strength; but Tom still remembers this favor.

Even Steven ridiculed many times in private. This year Tom is going to grab a cake with Lan Li. "I don’t know if that boy Lan Li is regretting now." It's not the same.

Taking a step back, there are countless works that Renly can choose from now, and "Jurassic Park" hasn't even a satisfactory script released yet. Renly still has not expressed any dissatisfaction and continued the cooperation, even if it is improved. The remuneration is always within the scope of the measure, and advances and retreats are appropriate. There is no doubt that this is entirely in the face of Steven.

As a result, Universal Pictures continued to pick Joe, pick and choose, without sufficient respect and sincerity. Steven himself felt embarrassed, so he naturally assumed an absolute posture and stated his position.

This also means that if a strong man breaks his wrist now, the loss will be too great, and it may even need to cut off the entire arm. Then it is the best choice to continue the cooperation negotiation.




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