Hollywood legendary director

If you were to talk to ordinary people, Walter Bird would definitely refuse.

Bruce Wayne's growth history?

who cares.

The best-selling comics about Batman are always the part that punishes evil and promotes good, omnipotent.

What "The Dark Knight Returns", what "Fatal Joke", good reputation, do you think it sells high?

Moreover, the style of "The Dark Knight Returns" is very unpleasant, and many fans have sent letters to complain.

If you want to restore it, will you lose a large number of viewers in terms of perception?

After all, it is a comic work, and most of the people who can go to the cinema to support it are comic fans.

Thinking about it this way, I fell into a dilemma again.

If the degree of restoration is high, passersby will be lost; if the degree of restoration is low, the true love fan may explode on the spot, and the DC department will not be sprayed.

This kind of thing is not without precedent.

Anyway, those people don't care if the film is made by the DC department, and who would understand the twists and turns of a big company like Warner.

Walter Bird hesitated, looking at the slightly younger faces of Lyman and Nolan, he couldn't help thinking about the feasibility.

He knew very well that the two of them had never failed without exception.

The sturdy record can trigger reveries.

If the adaptation is really successful, it is undoubtedly his DC department that benefits the most.

As the saying goes, risks and opportunities coexist.

In addition, Barry Meyer is also optimistic about them...

Maybe it can really make a difference and make Batman reborn on the big screen.

Since the box office explosion of "Spider-Man", Warner has also done a lot of actions in comics, such as digging the corner of "X-Men", director, screenwriter, etc., digging "Spider-Man" director Sam- Remy, unfortunately, did not succeed; another example is to invite the new Oscar actress Halle Berry to use her popularity as the heroine of "Catwoman" and so on.

They have great ambitions.

Anyone with a discerning eye can also analyze the market situation in recent years that the era of the rise of masterpieces has come.

Warner certainly doesn't want to miss it.

Walter Bird asked at this time: "Can you talk about the idea of ​​shooting this movie?"

Lehman turned his head and said, "Let Director Nolan talk about it in detail. The content planning is mainly done by him."

Christopher Nolan also knows that the other party is the owner of the copyright and must actively strive for the person's approval.

He sorted out his thoughts and introduced: "Although the template of this story is based on "The Dark Knight Returns", the plot in it has changed a lot. In fact, it is better to talk about the growth history of Bruce Wayne. It is the history of the fall of the city of Gotham. The audience will examine the city from the inside out through Batman's perspective."

"What about the style? Continue the comic style?"

"Yes, in essence, this version of Batman does not have that great ability. What I want to give is a style close to reality. The script, characters, props, and fighting scenes are all realistic, and because of the bat Chivalrous people always appear in the dark, and the style of painting is not too different from that of comics. They are all cold and dark colors."

"I heard Barry Meyer said that you are responsible for the production costs and promised not to involve the copyright ownership of any movies? So, how much budget can you make?" Walter Bird continued to ask.

"The minimum is 100 million, and the upper limit is 200 million. It mainly depends on the actor's expenditure." Lehman laughed: "We don't need to participate in copyright, but for the offline home entertainment part of the film, Firefly Pictures must guarantee the revenue share for the first three years. "

This is also one of the mainstream production methods for Hollywood co-productions. If the copyright belongs to one party, then the other party can only enjoy 2 to 3 years of offline sharing, or after the screening ends, the copyright owner will directly pay a sum of money based on market performance. , To buy off the offline share from the producer.

Of course, Lehman knows the hot performance of "Batman" in the DVD and video tape market, so naturally he is not willing to talk about the latter's method of buying out shares, but directly fighting for the former.

In the face of his peers in the industry, or the film company that has cooperated with Warner, Walter Bird is also more particular about it. Some things must be said first. And all copyrights must belong to Warner. This is a prerequisite for our cooperation."

Walter Bird, like Barry Mayer, killed the distribution and copyright.

After all, if you can master these two, you can directly guarantee Warner's right to speak in the entire project and most of the benefits.

In any case, let's talk about being invincible first.

Lehman nodded, "We have no problem in this regard, but we also have a request, that is, I will be the first producer of the project."

Warner pursues a typical producer-centered system. If this can be achieved, it will not only better safeguard its own interests, but also allow Director Nolan to have enough room for display.

After all, Nolan is still just a second-line director. When I really meet a strong producer, I can't be tough even if I want to be tough.

This was only the first official contact. After talking about some more specific shooting plans, it gradually came to an end.

"The relaunch of this project is a major event, and it is not something I can decide." Walter Bird did not want to take responsibility. He said to both Lehman: "I will initiate a proposal to the board of directors and will The project plan is submitted to the review committee, and it will take a while to be specific."

Large companies are so troublesome and are responsible to multiple board members.

But Lehmann could also understand and nodded slightly and said, "Call us any time you have any progress."

Warner's project review system is quite troublesome.

Without the approval of Walter Bird, the bigwig of the DC department, it would not be uncommon for Barry Meyer to give the green light to delay the first half or even one or two years.

After leaving the Warner Building, Christopher Nolan lacked confidence, "Lyman, do you think Warner will agree to cooperate?"

"The hope is great. Warner Bros. will never give up a gold mine like Batman. They will always develop it."

"But the one just now doesn't seem very satisfied?"

"Haha, even if he is satisfied, will he show it to us?" Lehman laughed: "Someone is responsible for most of the production budget, and Barry Meyer's approval. I think Warner Bros. is more likely to give the green light. 90%."

Investment banks like Legend Pictures can cooperate with Warner. It can be seen that their own willingness to develop is too great. Even without Lehman's participation, Warner will find ways to develop the project.