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"Nolan's project has been negotiated..."

On the first day of the release of "Thor", it was no surprise that it demonstrated the dominance that a commercial blockbuster should have, and it also gave all partners a sigh of relief.

The creators followed the roadshow to publicize, and a group of people flew up and down, but Lyman was listening to Joseph's report in the office.

Just like in the previous life, Nolan took a long rest after filming "The Dark Knight", but also pondered for a long time, and then took out the script of "Inception" with his brother Jonathan.

From the beginning of June to July, the two parties had done most of the preparatory work for the film.

In order to win the copyright of the project, Firefly gave very good terms, 20 million director salary + 10% box office profit, and his studio invested 32 million as a producer, accounting for 160 million of the established budget. 20%.

As a result, the number of projects developed by Firefly this year has increased by one.

Lyman finished listening in silence, and after inquiring that Nolan had started casting, he planned to go there.

He didn't follow up on this matter, also because the two sides have always been a honeymoon period of cooperation.

But when Lyman was approaching, he made a special call to Liam, so that he could contact the 5 majors to release the news.

"Inception" is very popular for publicity, and it is a typical word-of-mouth and box office project. It has a wide audience and needs long-term operation. Naturally, Lionsgate can't handle it, and its channels are almost too.

As for the choice of consignment issue, Lehman's plan is definitely to give priority to Global and Columbia, followed by Warner and Fox, and finally Paramount.

Among them, Universal’s production business for blockbuster films is relatively low among several studios, but once they are willing to operate, resources will not overlap, and the level of release will be very high. It can be regarded as the ideal partner of Inception, and it is likely to be an important one. The main schedule is to push a masterpiece without distracting energy.

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In Nolan’s studio, the storyboards, character templates, pre-determined costumes, props and other drawings related to "Inception" are filled with several bracket boards, and there is an oval table in the center of the room, Nolan, Jonathan, and Lay Man, Firefly producer Blake Cole, and the core cameraman behind the director's team, Varley Pfister (this is the third time the two have collaborated) sat together.

"how are things?"

"Fortunately, busy days are very fulfilling."

"Haha...well, let's discuss the casting situation first..."

Lehman took out the script and read it intensively, knowing that this play is a dream theme conceived by the comprehensive concept of "Memories" + "Deadly Magic".

Blake Cole first mentioned: "The filming budget of 160 million is still an original work, so it is necessary to invite top-notch actors with market appeal to reduce the difficulty of publicity. Among the current male actors, there is this capital. Not much."

"Johnny Depp, Christian Bell, Nicolas Cage, Leonardo DiCaprio..." Jonathan echoed out a list of names.

"The male number one, Daum Cobb, is the leader of a group of dream thieves. His age is set between 30 and 40 years old. So Cage is not suitable. Both his face age and the setting of dream thieves feel that he Very awkward." As the director who has collaborated with Cage the most, even if Lehman appreciates him, the relationship between the two parties is maintained well, but in terms of familiarity and positioning, Lehman has to say it.

"Depp is not good either. After playing the very personal role of the pirate captain, the audience's impression of him is no longer coming out. In the past two years, the only police film outside the system "The Enemy of the Public" ", we all know that everyone's evaluation of him is very bad. Before he left the "Caribbean" series, he would have been restricted, popular, and trapped in this role." Black followed the analysis.

"What about Bell?"

When Nolan heard this, he shook his head, "I want to work with different actors, "Fatal Magic", "Batman 1, 2", three consecutive dramas."

"Then Leo, the image and popularity are good." Lehman gave a final word.

"Leo is indeed suitable. Black, then you will go and ask his economic team about the schedule." Nolan turned his head and said.

The male number one is preliminarily determined, and the subsequent roles can be directly searched according to the behavior logic defined in the script, and the selection is wider.

There are actors who are mature in performances like Hillian Murphy, Michael Caine, Tom Hardy, etc. In addition, there are also popular little flowers Alan Page to match the acting school.

The entire tentative cast team is almost the same except that Joseph Gordon Levitt, known as "Little Heath Ledger", is replaced by a genuine product.

On the other side, after the performance of "The Clown", Heath Ledger has more chances to perform, but when he receives an invitation call from Lehman, the schedule of September to October is also freed up-his role is less. You don’t need to follow the group all the time.

Nolan is very excited. If he has an idea, he can still get financial support to realize the idea. It is a blessing for the sponsor who can understand his meaning.

He is professional and does not interfere indiscriminately, and the crews formed will not be forced by laymen to guide experts. Of course he is satisfied.

Soon at noon, everyone rested.

After lunch, Lehman set the tone and went back to the company.

Looking at the progress of each project, it is generally on the right track.

If nothing else, this year’s performance will definitely increase a lot compared to last year. The money saved can just be used to pump a part of the animation business. Learn to operate Spider-Man in Columbia and DC in Warner. Although the movie is the leader, The special charm of animation and its guiding role to the audience cannot be ignored.

Basically, the movie is moving forward in great strides. Don't be too lagging behind in animation. It is provided to TV stations around the world for free broadcast, which can also play a positive role in enhancing the copyright value.

Of course, Mann Media already has a lighting entertainment in the animation field of the entertainment landscape, but this subsidiary, Christopher Maire Dandry, has a 35% stake in the "Despicable Me" project developed It is about to incubate, and Lehman still needs to spend effort to form the animation department under the Marvel system to contend.

It's not that Lehmann rejects anything. After all, Christopher McLeodendre is the only animation handsome on the market who can win over. If the conditions are not set high, he will be drawn to Universal.

Therefore, it is understandable not to provide Marvel’s business to lighting entertainment, distracting people’s energy, and at the same time getting benefits. Of course, Doleman is pleased with the benefits of this subsidiary, but he holds the benefits of Marvel’s resources. It is not so acceptable.

Anyway, lighting entertainment in Lehman's heart is a cash cow that can compete with Blue Sky Animation and DreamWorks Animation. It may not have a high proportion, but there must be a demand...