American Life

Chapter 134 Restarting the Movie
"However, you don't think Marvel can really be saved now, do you?" After Charlie's repeated attempts to persuade him to stay, Stan Lee was prepared to postpone his retirement plan, but he felt unclear about Charlie's next plan. In his opinion, Come on, Marvel no longer has the need to persist.

DC is also under the control of Time Warner, and Marvel is not as good as DC now. At least DC can hold its own copyrights, while Marvel has already fallen apart, and this time it is just a coffin board.

"I terminated the cooperation with Merrill Lynch early to ensure that we still have the copyrights of a number of second-tier superheroes. In addition, I am planning to restart the entire Iron Man movie series. I talked with Kevin Feige about the idea of ​​​​MCU. It still holds true." Charlie followed.

Stan Lee burst out laughing out loud, it was obvious to him that this was a big joke.

"The MCU is over. It ended when Iron Man died suddenly. Do you expect those people who have eaten shit to walk into a movie theater again? The current audience is extremely disappointed." Stan Lee waved his hand and said to Charlie The statement is very unfavorable.

"No matter what, I'm trying to save Marvel. Do you have a better way?" Charlie said.

"Just do whatever you want, I'll be there when you need me." Stan Lee shook his head and stopped arguing with the young man.

In essence, the interests of the two did not conflict, but Stan Lee did not agree with Charlie's approach.

"Let's go. Next, we'll find the actors for the movie. This time the rebooted movie will continue to use the original cast." Charlie told his secretary when he left.

The words "original cast" fell into Stan Lee's ears, and he couldn't help but muttered as he looked at Charlie Rossi's back as he left.

"What a lunatic!"

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"I'm sorry, Charlie Rossi, I disappoint you. This is not what I expected in the first place." Robert Downey Jr. shook his head.

It can be seen that his mental state is not very good, but at least it is much better than the despairing Kevin Feige.

"Everyone fails sometimes. The key to the problem is how you face failure, whether you fall into the abyss again or insist on standing on the shore." Charlie crossed his arms and said suddenly.

"I'm not touching those things again." Robert Downey Jr. shook his head quickly.

"I hope so. In fact, the purpose of coming to you this time is also very simple. I am planning to restart the entire movie series again."

"Great, I love this idea." Robert Downey Jr.'s reaction was different from everyone else's.

After all, the loss of Iron Man made his comeback a complete failure, and the future is bleak.

Not to mention whether this "reboot" work will be successful, at least he has been given a brand new job right now.

He needs this job.

"Thank you for giving me another chance," Robert Downey Jr. followed.

It takes a lot of determination to stick to the original crew after the previous game failed like this.

"Work hard and don't let down the opportunity I gave you." Charlie reminded.

"I will, sir, and I will definitely live up to your expectations." Robert Downey Jr. nodded quickly.

It was very smooth for Robert Downey Jr., but for the heroine Gwyneth, the situation just changed.

"One more shot? Sorry Charlie, I'm rushing to Paris to shoot a new movie, a love movie with Joaquin Phoenix. This movie is expected to hit Cannes, and I don't want to miss this opportunity." Gwyneth Said so on the phone.

"Are you sure?" Charlie narrowed his eyes.

He really wanted to tell the other party that the role of Pepper Potts was the most important role in the second half of her career. The cooperation with Marvel made her a lot of money. How much income can those artworks with mediocre response bring her?
"Yes, I'm pretty sure I'm leaving America the day after tomorrow. Good luck Charlie, you may need to find another actor," Gwyneth said.

"Okay, good luck to you too." Charlie hung up the phone.

Things have gone a little wrong so far, but it is still within an acceptable range. After all, she is just a female character and can be replaced by someone else.

Not just a replacement, but a better one than the original Gwyneth.

The first thing Charlie thought of was Nicole Kidman. She is similar in age to Gwyneth, has better acting skills, and has a good personal relationship with him. If there is no conflict in schedule, she will be a suitable candidate...

The results were unsatisfactory and Charlie forgot she was filming the reader.

And then there's Naomi Watts, who made a huge impression at this year's Oscars.

After thinking about it, Charlie decided to call Kevin Feige first and ask for his opinion.

"Naomi Watts? I don't think highly of her. Her face is very soft and lacks a little aggressiveness. She doesn't look like a female secretary who can act alone."

"On your own, do you mean to ask me for Atis?" Charlie raised his eyes and looked at Atis opposite.

She was touching up her makeup in front of the makeup mirror and licked her lip gloss with a "pop" sound.

Kevin Feige laughed twice: "Only if you are willing to let him go."

"I can't live without her, let's find another one." Charlie rejected the proposal.

Then the two read out many names, which were either rejected by Kevin Feige or Charlie Rossi.

"This role is not easy to find. Maybe we can only relax the requirements a little and look for younger actors... Let me think about it, what do you think of Megan Fox? The one who just starred in Transformed Steel." Charlie tried said.

"She is even worse. I would say she is not as good as Naomi Watts." Kevin Feige held a clear objection.

"But we have no choice. She is very beautiful, and that is enough. As for her hair color, she can dye it..."

"Don't you think it's neither fish nor fowl?"

"Skin color can be changed, let alone hair color? Relax, the audience will get used to her." Charlie comforted her.

As the company's future top artist, she must be allowed to enjoy a wave of Marvel's dividends. Moreover, she is currently unemployed at home and has no good films. It is a pity to give such a good opportunity to outsiders.

"Sure enough, your relationship with her is indeed unusual." Kevin Feige said with a smile, and finally no longer objected at this time.

"OK, the personnel for the restart have been finalized, and it will be launched within this week. I don't want to wait any longer."

"Charlie...you should understand that this failure is directly related to Perlmutter's eagerness for quick success."

"Of course I understand. This time I will give you enough time to polish every scene in detail, and the budget will be higher than before." Charlie gave absolute freedom of creation and sufficient financial support.

"Thank you Charlie, this is what I want, thank you for understanding."

After talking to Kevin Feige on the phone, Charlie directly asked the driver to change direction.

"Let's go find Megan Fox."

(End of this chapter)