Hollywood legendary director

Frank Miller is very famous in the comics industry. He is not a person who likes to enjoy. Therefore, after he is not short of money, he does not have to ask for money. And the fiasco of epic war theme like "Troy" can really bring him Come to wake up.

After all, the Battle of Wenquan Pass is not as famous as the Trojan Horse Siege.

From this point of view, Frank is actually a person who values ​​fame, that is, the audience's evaluation of his works.

"Director Peterson is best at telling the story directly, rather than focusing on performance. It is a mistake to invite a traffic actor like Brad Pitt. The audience's attention is focused on the protagonist. Failure. In other words, he was not at fault in this matter. The selection of the protagonist was something he couldn't control. Instead, he had to ignore the rigor of the plot in order to set off Pete. This is a fault." Lehman curled his lips and explained Tao.

Wolfgang Petersen is a German director who debuted in 1973, and his works have always carried a German-style rigorous and straightforward style.

Self-written and directed "Attack from the Sea" and "Submarine Storm" were consecutively nominated for the Oscar for Best Director and Best Screenplay. In 1984, "Big Demon" was even more popular at the box office. To enter Hollywood development.

In 1997, Peterson ushered in an opportunity, limited by the problem of adapting to the environment, he did not continue to maintain his performance when he first came to Hollywood to make movies, but he flourished in this year, and a film of "Air Force One" entered directly. The top ten of the annual box office rankings also allowed Warner to gain a deep and popular celebrity director. Under the great joy, the funding continued, and since then it has become popular, and there is no shortage of projects.

But Peterson’s greatness lies in his ability to write and direct. He rarely misses in filming works that he recognizes. After encountering "Troy", Warner was afraid that the cast could not support it because of excessive investment. Cruise's side-by-side screen idol Brad Pitt.

Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise are both actors who like to intervene in movies. They have a high degree of self-recognition. Then, Pete's scenes are out of balance, not too few, but too many, appearing other roles The story is not enough, and it is slightly abrupt.

Subsequently, Peterson suggested to Warner to increase the duration. Warner was worried about the market and failed to agree...

In the final analysis, in the Hollywood environment, directors have less power to speak, and famous directors like Peterson who have made many achievements can be coerced by capital and unwilling to shoot.Can this person say that he can't direct?

No, people from the studio, from screenwriter and field affair to assistant director and director, few people have such rich experience.

In Lehman's view, the responsible production team for the failure of "Troy" certainly has, but director Peterson is by no means the one who should bear the failure the most.Warner's arrangement on this matter is simply a mess.

The meaning of Lehman’s words is also very clear. Firefly will not make such mistakes. It can sacrifice the plot for the market. Zach Schneider is not the hapless Wolfgang Peterson. Certain production power.

After the shooting of "Sin City", Frank Miller also knew some of Hollywood's rules, and smiled bitterly after hearing this: "It is always success to share wealth, failure to avoid trouble, I don't believe in Firefly's production ability. But making movies is never easy. It's good to come up with results, but what if it doesn't?" To put it bluntly, Frank Miller is still concerned about the reputation of his work.He is a face-seeker, and doesn't want to be scolded by fans for a little money and mess up the work.

After selling the adaptation rights, how many authors found that the film and the story they wrote have completely changed their meaning.

Are there few Hollywood studios doing this kind of thing?

Lehman was also a little helpless, "I can only say that Zha Dao is suitable for this project, his style is like this. Why, you can take a look at a few trial shots and feel the effect. And if you agree, I can assure you that you will be the project producer when the film is being shot, and you will check it out yourself."

Although in Lehman's system, the producer's authority has become the chief logistics officer, in charge of budgetary expenditures, plumbing, clothing, group performances, and lunch, but they just can't control the shooting.

The significance of the birth of the producer-centered system is that it can most effectively control the funding of film production, and prevent the director from shooting randomly or blindly. But it does not mean that the filming is all-listened. In that case, what is the director? use?

The failure of many works is to restrict the director's right to speak too much. You must know that even if some directors like to temporarily change the shooting plan, this is not all.

Of course, if this was said to him a few years ago, Frank Miller would probably disagree.

But he has also experienced the charm of the movie.

It is a more intuitive visual enjoyment that is different from paper. The success of "Sin City" has allowed Frank, who is getting old, to objectively examine the principles of his work.

Although Lilu's heart is weak, his reputation is prosperous.

The truth is that people die for a hundred years, and works are passed on forever.

Frank is not completely pedantic and does not allow outsiders to change any of his works, but must be able to reflect the generality of his creation, not completely in two meanings.Filming in the skin.

Lehman's sincerity was very good, and with the careful preparation of the guide, Frank Miller finally agreed to give the adaptation copyright of "300 Dead Men" after seeing the style of the test shot.

The author agrees, and the rest is easy to handle. After several rounds of negotiations at the market price, the copyright time limit of 5 years is purchased at a price of 8 million. After the film is released, the copyright development income belonging to the author is also calculated separately.

Moreover, Frank Miller is one of the project producers and has certain project control rights.

As for Zach Schneider, that would be even happier.

Being able to direct the works I like, suddenly burst of unlimited energy.

While discussing the script writing, while waiting for the first fund of 12 million into the account, we began to prepare for the establishment of the crew.

Another producer who replaced the Firefly Supervision project was Garcia.

Lehman was actually very excited about the finalization of "Spartan Three Hundred Warriors".

The company's future big moves are urgently short of funds, and the project that the director talented in Zhadao is also a hot spot in his career, which can relieve a certain amount of financial pressure.

There are still six months before the beginning of the subprime mortgage crisis.

In another year, the subprime mortgage crisis entered a period of rapid outbreak.

In another year and a half, the U.S. financial market was the first to collapse, and the government’s various measures to bail out the market were still unable to restore the decline.

In two years, the 2008 financial crisis swept all countries.

At that time, it was definitely the best time for bargain-hunting to grow Mann Media.

Whether you can control enough resources, break through the blockade, and stand at the top of Hollywood, you need to accumulate enough funds to implement the bargaining plan.

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After the "Spartan Three Hundred Warriors" project was established, there have actually been certain disputes within Firefly.

Because of the epic war theme works in Hollywood in recent years, there have not been many achievements, but the epic theme is often seen on the loss list.

With a budget of nearly 70 million U.S. dollars for shooting, at least 200 million in the world can be worthy of the cost. I have to say that there are still certain risks, especially when the audience’s impression of similar themes is always not brilliant, and the movie will be broken subconsciously. The label of the slice.

This is like shooting sci-fi subjects in the mainland. It always feels unreliable. Unless the quality of the film is really good, or the reputation is really low, it will definitely be rushed.

But Lehman has always made up his mind about project production.

The things he confirmed still have a certain degree of credibility. Although there are some concerns inside Firefly, it is still very active.

Standing at the door of the office, Ryan heard the discussion inside, not sure if he should go in.

Through the explanation of Lehman’s assistant, he knew that Lehman was determining the second main role for the audition for "Old Nowhere", that is, the old policeman in the script who represented the old policeman who was at a loss after the rule was broken, from the beginning to the end from a participating but watching perspective. Witness the gradual collapse of things.

The old policeman didn't see the killer until the end, let alone grabbed and sent him to jail, but he followed the lawless mob.

He is a remnant of the old era, and he is destined to not adapt to the new era, so he is also doomed to the end of his role inaction.