Hollywood legendary director

Time flies, and it is already late March.

In the midst of this, the third screening week of "The Incredibles" dropped 57.6 percent as the audience continued to be depleted, grossing $12.88 million for the weekend and surpassing $125 million in total North American gross, but the weekly championship changed hands and was replaced by Relativity Entertainment's sci-fi film "Infinity" starring Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro, which opened to $18.75 million in its first weekend.

On the advancement side of the project, the current schedule has changed dramatically through the efforts of the various crew members.

First up is Spartan 300 Warriors 2, with all post-editing and scoring completed, just waiting for the schedule and prints to be in place, which, according to Liam's distribution plan, should compete for the mid-September market.

For Thor 2 and Team America 2, one shoot was just a little time away from wrapping up, and halfway through the shooting phase, the most costly and time-consuming location transfers were done immediately, and the shots that needed to be rendered were handled almost immediately by the special effects team from the digital realm, without worrying that the post-production time would miss the initial schedule target.

The collaboration with Fox on Rise of the Planet of the Apes has been going well for some time, and the most time spent every day is still on simulating apes and moving arrests.

The original "Batman" Part III, the most concerned is instead Warner, Nolan's filming needs are to respond to all requests, whether it is very troublesome to shoot live action or to convince the government, complete in Pittsburgh, a street battle (the thousands of people are largely passers-by with), bridge elevation, Warner is actively promote. Of course, Nolan was still grinding away at this point because of the excessive amount of live action footage, and his play was in its infancy for less than six months.

In addition, "Jeff the Geek", "Undercover", "The Wrong Way", "Tsunami Miracle" all belong to the author of the film, part of the initial schedule, part of the film festival to rush the awards.

In short, everything seems to be thriving.

On the other hand, after "Team America 2" was on track, Marvel Studios got rid of those producers who were already on assignment, and a small part of the management gathered with Kevin Feige to work on the adaptation of "Guardians of the Galaxy".

This morning, Lyman came back from a day off from his visit and came directly to the floor of Marvel Studios.

"... For the sake of length, and in light of everyone's opinions, we've left out a large portion of Star-Lord's upbringing."

"Well, for the sake of the market, this is right, we can't just make every character's past growth very full, the character has characteristics, just focus on the main line, implement a big framework. After all, there are thousands of characters in the library waiting for us to package them." Comic Entertainment's marketing director David Maceo, in order to match the movie business supporting license development, very serious sitting in the conference room nodding in agreement.

"What about the episodes of Complex 2?" Someone asked.

"There are already some ideas for how we can lay out the identity crisis in advance and prepare for the civil war."

"If we fight too much in the Civil War, it won't be good for the whole team to unite, so the spinoff market won't sell well." Joe Quadar, creative director of the comics department, was a little worried.

Although the Civil War chapter is extremely dramatic, a bad one, the entertainment is reduced, and it would be better to keep piling on the big special effects and cool to make the audience happy.

"It's good to be a little deeper, it proves that Comic-Con doesn't just produce popcorn, but just don't make the same mistake as Watchmen, Identity Crisis can be portrayed in multiple sections to stretch out the pages and flesh out the content." Kevin spoke out, "It's a shame not to dig into such a good direction for the subject matter."

"Okay."

Lyman would have wanted to raise the tone of the entire series a little higher, you can find that before Baby Dee's acquisition, the first part of the Man of Steel developed by Comic Book's theme formulation was all pretty big, but then it became increasingly infantile. Overkill, entertainment and depth is something that needs to be measured against the direction of each script.

The Civil War was a big event, how to allow for a hasty settlement.

"In that case, who is the new project director for the cosmic chapter?"

"I have my eye on one. James Gunn, from the Troma label, who wrote the animated comedy Scooby-Doo and directed the spoof Superheroes, is a talent who can write and direct." Kevin had been looking for someone who could do comedy, as Guardians of the Galaxy is a very comedic film, and he liked working with directors who had little track record.

Note: Troma Films, also known as the B-movie empire, produces films that are as crude as they can be, as vulgar as they can be, as demented as they can be, as disgusting as they can be, and is a fertile ground for newcomers - it likes to give newcomers to the industry a chance to practice with very low budgets, making it an alternative Hollywood label.

Of course, Lyman has already said that he is not good at spoofing the comedy genre, and he doesn't have much exposure to comedy themes, and he has no intention of directing the Guardians of the Galaxy series, but since Kevin is already looking for the right candidate, he naturally supports it.

The company's main business is the production of a series of TV dramas.

"Try to approach him first, aren't those comedy segments in the script still unformed, so you can let him try the effect."

It was a simple thing to settle on.

"Where are the actors?"

"Take the screening requirements and hand them out to the major brokers."

......

James Gunn, a Native American filmmaker who has been working in the industry for 14 years, rushed to Burbank as soon as he learned of the news that he had been hired to perfect the script for a new comic book series, and even brought his brother, Sean Gunn, with him in order to improve his chances of getting the director's job.

His style is new, and his choice of subject matter is so bold that it is often criticized by mainstream culture. For example, he made the soft-porn film "Dumb and Dumber", which was a spoof of a classic to get attention.

It's normal for such a director with no connections to find a way to get ahead in Hollywood, where the tide is rolling, because after all, with the emergence of the proud sons of the times, it's extremely difficult to get a chance to take the helm, not to mention a chance to touch an A-list production.

There are plenty of people in the industry who are too old, never get a chance, and end up in the doldrums.

He's 45 years old, how much time does he have to settle down?

"I have a book here to add some comedic flair, and some of the settings of the comic and script in question you can find and try to perfect. If I get a chance, I'll hire you."

The office.

Kevin, who was busy with a lot of business, didn't even bother with pleasantries, and readily stated, "I've seen some of your movies, so... As long as your proposal convinces me, the director is yours."

"I'll do it right." The two Goon brothers, faced with such a pyramid-level figure, didn't know what to say, and could only cling to the audition opportunity that was handed to them.

The other side.

After the actor's audition request was put out, the first CAA to respond called specifically to pull the strings.

"Are you busy? Lyman."

"Hi, Brian, what's up?"

"What is Manga trying to make? We have a very deep pool of actors, and we can find whatever we want, can we talk about it in more detail?" Brian had some urgency.

I can't help it, the comic book drama is too popular.

"I can't talk about this in detail, Brian, but the behind-the-scenes personnel packaging is definitely still your priority."

It's not a little bit of friendship, how can Comic-Con still pressure the acting contract when it's all one family.

Of course, although the actors will not be exclusive to any one family, but the recruitment of field notes, artwork, lighting, photography and other tedious, time-costly work, Lyman is willing to give CAA package, after all, CAA can select the entire crew in their own customer base, a single price, not only simple, but also convenient, after-sales service is good, very hassle-free.

To be honest, CAA is just like the intermediary platform, eating two, eating upstream and eating downstream, they have accumulated a lot of human resources, which means that their chances of getting a job are greatly increased, CAA has meat, and the behind-the-scenes personnel can at least have a taste of soup, and it is easy to detach from them.

"It's still 3 percent on the commission side?" asked Lyman in a positive tone.

"Well ...... I still think our CAA artists are very good, and I hope you'll give them more consideration." Not knowing the exact role doesn't stop him from actively pursuing it. Now it's a circle of people who know that it's easier to get known for a villain in the Marvel Universe than for many of the positive roles portrayed in movies. Look at how popular Loki's character, Tom Hiddleston, has become.

Of course, the 3 percent commission rate is already at a discount within CAA's services, and is only available to the big six. They generally give other small firms 9 to 11 percent draw terms.

After discussing the matter and being polite for a while, Lyman hung up the phone.

"Some other crew staffing, remember to have WMA follow up," Lyman instructed the production executives at Comic-Con, "I don't want a crew with only one or two factions, pay more attention to that aspect."

"Okay, boss." The other nodded.

Waving him out, assistant Mace walked in.

"Boss, President David of Comic-Con Entertainment wants to host a more lively celebration to celebrate the downfall of the Femme Fatale."

"Billions of dollars in project output, and the team members in charge of the operation really deserve a lot of credit. What's his budget?"

"For $30 million, he's going to rent a seaside resort and organize a mid- to high-rise group building for about five days to relax."

"I agree."