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In the past, when the visual effects technology was underdeveloped, it was a disadvantage to shoot non-human animals, such as the representative of the ape theme "12 Monkeys", "Planet of the Apes", "Battle of the Apes" and other films, even if the props and makeup teams were desperate Want to restore, the image presented on the screen is still weird, revealing a "poverty".

But now, if you want to photograph animals vividly, you don't have to worry about it. Modeling surveying and mapping data, motion capture simulation plus CG rendering, you can even directly fabricate a race like in "Avatar" to give people realism.

Under such a technical background, Dune Entertainment proposed projects and investments in the previous life, and "Rise of the Planet of the Apes", which was invested and released by Fox, brought a feast of imagination to the audience.

It may not be the most macroscopic and imaginative batch of science fiction films, but it must be regarded as a film that the public can accept and will not dislike.

From a market perspective, because of the widespread dissemination of Darwin’s "Evolution", the public has a very deep understanding of animals such as orangutans. Moreover, "Rise of the Apes" is willing to spend money and get what you pay for. The quality of the special effects is very high, it won't make people play, and the sense of substitution is quite good. In the end, the subject matter is interesting and dramatic, and the production of contradictions is also very smooth.

One day on January 19th, Lehman went to the company with a script that almost straightened out the outline, and handed it to the screenwriter department of Firefly to improve the lines and scene details between characters.

This kind of script with direct main line and narrative is very streamlined, and there is no need to find someone to polish it. It is more convenient to unify writing habits and directly produce it in a team.

Lehman selected three screenwriters who had many years of writing experience and were responsible for those who had a good background. Then he went to Joseph and asked him to inform Fox Co-Creation.

No way, I thought of this idea with Dune Entertainment, only to find that the idea of ​​"The Conflict between Orangutans and Humans" has been filmed, and it can only be used for reference. This idea was first developed by French writer Pierre Boule in 1963. Published a science fiction novel of the same name, and then the novel was adapted by director Franklin Sfanner in 1968, and it was put on the big screen. Up to now, a total of 5 versions have been reproduced. The first is the 01 Fox asks Tim- Burton's re-directed one (budget 100 million, 180 million in North America after the release, 362 million globally, it can make a small profit by simply relying on box office share).

In other words, the copyright of Planet of the Apes has always been in Fox's film library.

As for why Lehmann knew so clearly, it was the source of ownership that he found when the new drama outline was filed with the union.

Of course, it is a very common thing to conceive a crash in the screenwriting industry. Otherwise, there will not be so many infringement lawsuits in Hollywood. The very crude explanation is: the subject matter direction is similar, but the existing worldview cannot appear. For example, you did not make a magical epic. People stopped, but you used the settings of Middle-earth and did not get the authorization of the copyright owner, you just wait for the lawsuit.

Or Sony, he has the right to adapt the spider, of course he can act under the name of Marvel, but he cannot say that his character work belongs to the Marvel universe.If you want to join, or want to catch up on the concept, Mann Media nodded.

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In the office.

Joseph, who was called in, read the script and listened to the boss's shooting ideas, and nodded calmly.

In his opinion, this matter is not difficult, and it is nothing more than negotiating terms.

Because the right to adapt has always been in Fox's hands, but the profitability of this project is not high, at least Fox doesn't think this subject matter is very worthwhile.

As we said earlier, it took time to shoot gorillas and there was no charm. It was all about making money by gimmicks. The rewards for hard distribution have not been much. The expectation of paying is itself a production science.

A studio spent a large budget of tens of millions of dollars, chose the best schedule, spent the most energy on publishing, made 10 million in net profit and spent several million in funds, and randomly selected a blank screen. Is it comparable to making 10 million?

Obviously not.

This problem of inequality exists in the Orangutan Apes project. It has always been a large investment and a small return. Fortunately, it rarely loses money, otherwise the project simply cannot be remade so many times.

More realistically, if you don't take such a subject seriously and don't give good resources, it will lose money.

In other words, either don't shoot, or treat it with first-class treatment.

In Joseph's mind, if Fox had no plans to remake the subject in the near future, his own boss would have taken a fancy to it again, and he felt that it would be possible to shoot, and no one would reject the proposal to enjoy the benefits.

Joseph went to the Fox headquarters confidently.

Lehman called out several executive producers while monitoring the direction of the script, asking them to help determine the shooting plan and make a form.

Then he himself called in a casting director to help him build a casting file.

The orangutans in the play are easy to say, they must be professional motion capture crews, and they will directly ask Andy Serkins' studio.

Since "The Lord of the Rings" Guru and "The Water Monster in the Lake", Andy Serkins saved a little money and started to be a boss and apprentice. He set up a motion capture studio in Hollywood, specializing in such businesses. , While teaching and receiving the show, if Fox agrees to co-production, you can directly schedule appointments with them.

Alas, let alone, Andy Serkins is really a smart person. Motion capture is undoubtedly a new industry. It is basically a crew work born with advanced special effects technology. There are few people who have the opportunity to contact. There is no one with talent and performance experience. At present, the barriers to this type of work are only poor universality, market demand has not been large, and those who want to enter the industry, especially actors, will consider the scenery before the stage. Motion capture has no chance to show up in front of the stage.

But it is precisely because of the lack of universality that the team he leads can eat this bowl of rice all the time, and there are not many appointments.

In addition, the male protagonist who is over 25 years old and under 40 years old, and the handsome guy next door template; beautiful, screen-like female protagonist...

When the character portraits in the play were confirmed, the sun was already west.

Not long after, Joseph came back and reported with some helplessness: "Fox President Jim Ganopross heard that we wanted the remake of Planet of the Apes and asked for the full distribution rights and half of the investment share of the project."

"If that's the case, the project will be suppressed."

Joseph nodded rationally, "This is the first contact. It is reasonable for them to speak loudly. After we have been left out for a while, we will talk about it. There may be a turning point. Anyway, I see what they mean, it seems that there is no plan to remake. I mention, Jim didn't even react to it the first time."

"You just follow, or let CAA contribute to the proposal." Lehman thought for a while and said: "I only accept joint releases and 30% of the investment share, and after the project is screened, the home entertainment market and the subsequent two For project development, we still have to get a guarantee treaty such as the sharing treatment of the largest producer."

"If you really want to shoot, what is the project's production budget and publicity budget range?" Joseph asked without asking carefully before.

"About 100 million in production costs and no less than 40 million in publicity investment."

After discussing these, the two chatted again before ending the conversation.

After spending a day of brain power, lying in bed at night, Lyman quickly fell asleep...