atypical hollywood life

There are less than 7000 million in North America, and 1.2 million short of the 700 million in the world, and the word-of-mouth is so-so.

The producers of Warner couldn't figure it out. With an all-star cast, the plot is not mentally handicapped, and there is still a long way to go before the finished film is bad. How did this film achieve such results?

Even if the box office is not good, you can give me an award!In this movie, the best actor and actress are all on the stage, and you even bring a best supporting actor to play together. You guys are too shameless, right?Christopher Nolan's broken "Memento" made a lot of money worldwide. How could it be changed to "White Night" with the same director, better themes and better cast? Woolen cloth?The gang at Warner couldn't figure it out.

Nolan actually didn't bother to explain the mental retardation of this group of people.

How could he defend himself against the idea that the expensive one is the best one, and even a supporting role needs an Oscar winner?

The total investment of this fucking film is only 4600 million, and the main actors' salaries account for half of it. Is it that difficult to replace an actor who is not so expensive and has acting skills?There are a bunch of actors with low acting skills in Hollywood, and these people just stare at the movie king and movie queen and don’t let go. If Margaret is a movie queen who can rely on her face to support the box office, it’s fine, Hilary Swank Do you still expect this kind of tough actress to support the box office?

Nolan felt that this group of people was purely looking for abuse!It wasn’t a big-selling subject in the first place, but it had to use these expensive lineups. Not only that, but it was also chosen to be released in a period of time before the 911 incident. The box office can be tossed like this because the quality of the film is excellent. The result is over, what else do you expect?

"How does "White Night Chase" compare with "Memory Fragments"? The investment in that film is only 500 million, and if it earns 2000 million at the box office, it is considered a profit, and if it reaches 5000 million, it will be a big hit. What about this film? The investment is "Memento Fragments" If you want to make a global box office of at least 2000 million, no one listened to my suggestion at all!" Nolan and Margaret poured bitter water.

Even if the production cost of this film is 3000 million, it can still be regarded as making some money now, but who told Warner to be so stubborn, and he, a novice director, doesn't have much voice, isn't the response mediocre in the end?

"..." Margaret didn't know what to say.

As far as she knows, Warner Bros. has a hobby similar to that of Dior, and they both like to use the actor and actress.

Because Dior is a fashion brand, it's okay, and the eyes are all focused on the actress. For Warner Bros., I really don't know how to describe it.If I have nothing to do, I like to grab the actor and movie star and take a walk afterwards.

As far as the few DC comics that Margaret has seen, the film producers of this company seem to be particularly obsessed with using the actor and actress to make soy sauce later. It appeared in the "Man of Steel" that made her unable to complain. Russell Crowe and Kevin Costner played the actor's father and adoptive father respectively. I don't know whether this candidate was chosen by the casting director or negotiated by the producers. Anyway, if she didn't look carefully, she didn't recognize these two, and she couldn't understand the result of spending so much money to hire these two film stars. There is no sense of existence, okay?

Later, when it came to Margaret's favorite master, let's not discuss the male lead for the time being, and another actor appeared in the film, so that the film could have a spin-off series, "The Butler"!The one who plays Ah Fu just worked with her in "Kill Bill" some time ago, and he is the only reliable existence in the whole movie.There is also Holly Hunter, if the cousin hadn't told her, she wouldn't have figured out who this was at all.

It is really hard for Margaret to understand the psychology of this group of people who even look for the actor and actress for a soy sauce role. Is it really because they are rich and powerful?

"My experience after proposing to restart the "Batman" series is simply a history of mental and physical exhaustion. Do you know their plan?" Nolan couldn't bear to curse.

"These fucking people are planning to continue the story according to the timeline of George Clooney's worst "Batman and Robin" in history!" Nolan was shocked.

If this timeline can really continue, no one will be tempted for so many years. Looking at the bad reputation and box office, it is completely horrible!What are these people thinking? The failure of "Batman and Robin" itself means that this idea does not work, and if it continues, is it because it is afraid that the IP will not die?The worst thing is that this producer probably also has true love for Bruce Wayne. Hearing that Nolan is interested in the subject of this movie, I really discussed with him about the prospect of this movie. Listen to the producer The filmmaker's amazing associative ability.

"I mentioned this idea occasionally when I was making "White Night". Do you know who their favorite candidate for Bruce Wayne is?" Nolan sneered.

As an Englishman with a clear mind, he really fell under the American brain circuit.

"Tom Cruise or Brad Pitt." He spat out the two names expressionlessly, and Nolan felt a little numb.

I was so tired that I didn't even have the strength to complain.

"..." Margaret felt that she was silent a lot today, what should I do if my little friend and I were stunned?

The topic of goblins really opened her eyes.George Clooney's version of "Batman and Robin" not only made himself sluggish from a setback, he was decadent for several years before relying on the director and producer to stand up again, and even the pitiful Chris O'Donnell has basically never recovered. Insulated from mainstream cinema, the rest of the cast in this movie didn't get much of a benefit either.Leo was thankful that he failed to compete for the role of Robin at the beginning, otherwise he would have been wasted for several years, which shows how bad the film is.

The producer, Warner Bros., has put a hot IP on hold for six years. None of the directors and producers are willing to accept this mess.Where did they get the confidence to continue filming according to the timeline and ideas of this film?

And what the hell is it that Tom and Brad Pitt are the best candidates?In "The Talented Ripley" at the beginning, it was said that Tom would act, but luckily it didn't happen.Now again?She can understand Warner's mentality of only looking for expensive ones but not the right ones. After all, if there is a Tom Town movie, at least the box office is guaranteed.But what about Pete?Is it because his melancholy aura is especially suitable for the master's hard-working style?Or is he square enough?Margaret shuddered, no matter who played the role of the two of them, she would never watch them!But after looking at the poor Nolan who was frightened, she still decided that it would be better not to go further into this topic and provoke the other party.

"Well, if you think about it this way, wouldn't it be worse for Superman to be tormented by them?" After thinking for a long time, Margaret couldn't find anything to comfort Nolan, so she could only drag out another more tragic character to comfort him. Take a look at his wounded heart.

Nolan twitched the corner of his mouth, this is indeed much worse than Batman.How many years have you been preparing for it?The director switched from Tim Burton to Michael Bay to MCG and now Brett Ratner.The director is like this, let alone the actors. Nicolas Cage was fed up with the repeated procrastination in the preparation process of this unfortunate film and went to shoot "Rage and Rescue", which opened the sky for the film that was originally planned to start filming at the beginning of this year.Not only that, it is said that Brett Ratner's current position is not stable, and even the screenwriter has recently begun to change, and he is still hanging in mid-air. Bruce Wayne really can't compare with him.

Thinking of this, he suddenly felt a lot calmer...

"I actually discussed this issue with Kevin Noye. Starting over from the prequel is the best way, which can perfectly avoid the bad reputation and evaluation brought by the previous series. I just don't know if this proposal will pass. .” Nolan sighed.

He made all the plans for the film into a schedule and handed it over to Kevin Noye and Charles Rowan, and he didn't know if there would be a response.After all, he had seen how cumbersome the workflow of these big studios was during "White Night Chasing the Murder". If he really wanted to restart the big IP of "Batman", he might hold meetings for several months. A thorough analysis of all aspects of the situation will give hope.

"Why are you so pessimistic? 'Batman' was almost turned into ashes by Warner. I didn't shoot it before because the plot didn't go well and no director was willing to take over. Now if you shoot a prequel, it's tantamount to starting again and opening another timeline. This situation can completely get rid of the bad image of the previous work, so don't worry too much." Margaret said with a smile.

What year was 'Batman Begins' released?Although I don't remember clearly, didn't Nolan's nickname of goblin come from here?He doesn't have to worry about such things at all.

"I hope so." Nolan could do nothing about the current situation and could only wait.

After talking about this matter, he remembered the main purpose of coming here today.

"...This plot sounds so familiar." Margaret murmured to herself after hearing Nolan's new idea.

Why did she think this brief plot sounded familiar?It seems to have seen a similar setting somewhere.

"Uh, I actually got the inspiration from watching a cartoon." Nolan touched his nose and answered Margaret.

Now Nolan is not a goblin who will call the wind and rain in the future. From 2000 to now, he has only three works in total. His results are not bad, but they are not top-notch. The most popular movie is still This kind of box office performance is only possible with the largest IP in American history.So some things are not as secretive as they are many years later.

He saw this movie by chance, and suddenly he had inspiration. After "Revenge of the Sith", he has no projects in hand for the time being, and he has no clue about the matter of "Batman", so it is time to consider the next work.

And in view of his various experiences after coming to Hollywood, he felt that it would be more beneficial to cooperate with a company that could give him more autonomy, so he approached Margaret, who initially extended an olive branch to him. Miss.

"Cartoon?" Margaret blinked.

"Ah! I remembered." Margaret's mind flashed. Norman had mentioned this matter some time ago, but she never paid attention to it.

Now that Nolan said this, she immediately knew what cartoon the other party was talking about.

"?" Nolan was also surprised, when did this kind of niche horror animation have such a wide audience?Even Margaret knew?

"Kon Toshi's "Red Pepper", right?" Margaret picked up the memory in her mind and said a name.

Since Norman bought the copyright of "Unma's Room", he has paid close attention to the director.