After listening to Ron Mayer's pursuit of the current Hollywood superhero theme.The expression on Zhao Yuan's face was a little strange.In a way, the culprit who caused Hollywood to swarm to shoot superhero movies today is himself.Of course, Zhao Yuan's original purpose in designing the script was just to bring the transcendent into reality.Who would have thought that Andrew and the others would be so imaginative that they directly used the power they gained from the waterhole to play 'superheroes', which indirectly affected the movie atmosphere in Hollywood."
Do you have to make this type of movie?"
In the system screen, it's one thing to watch the three Andrew play 'superheroes', and it's another thing to start creating a superhero-themed movie on your own.What's more, as Ron Meyer said, Universal doesn't have any advantage when it comes to superhero movies."
I mean, in the absence of copyright, choosing a superhero movie is not a very good choice."
Even if there is the topic of 'superheroes' provoked by the three Andrew in the real world, Zhao Yuan does not think that creating a superhero movie out of thin air without the blessing of IP can have any outstanding results at the box office.As Zhao Yuan, who has been baptized by superhero movies in another world, knows very well that even the most famous superhero theme may not be able to support an excellent movie, in fact, after the formation of Marvel's cinematic universe, it is not that there are no film production companies to follow its approach.One of the most typical examples is Warner.However, the poor scheduling and the quick expansion of the characters led to the doom of "Justice League" from the beginning of its creation."
This is what you're talking about, and Universal's film department is just as clear."
In the face of Zhao Yuan's incomprehension, Ron Meyer sighed silently."
However, the board does not see this as a problem.""
In fact, in order to counter these superhero blockbusters, there have been discussions within Universal that there are plans to create a monster universe similar to the Marvel Cinematic Universe."
Although, when it comes to superheroes, Universal doesn't have a single copyright in his hands.However, it's not all without hole cards, and the 'monster universe' that Ron Meyer proposes is actually what Universal found after rummaging through the cabinets.Since "Frangenstein" in the 30s of the last century, Universal has shot many well-known monster movies, such as werewolves, mummies, vampires, and countless others.One of the most recent monster movies is "The Mummy 3", a mixed Chinese and Western movie that was released not long ago, and Universal reported great expectations, but it was not satisfactory at the box office, becoming the worst of the three series.It is precisely because of the failure of "The Mummy 3" at the box office that the shareholders of the board of directors set their sights on the superhero theme.At the same time, in terms of film screenwriting, Zhao Yuan was chosen as the screenwriter of the new film without any disagreement.The reason, of course, is "Smart: Ghost Record", which makes Universal make a lot of money.Compared with "The Mummy 3", which consumes huge investment and invites kung fu superstars to bless but still has a mediocre box office."
Smart: Ghost Shadows", a movie that leverages hundreds of millions of box office at a fraction of the cost of "The Mummy 3", the weight of the two in the hearts of board members is naturally incomparable."
Monster Universe?"
The concept of film mentioned by Ron Meyer made Zhao Yuan inexplicably feel a sense of déjà vu.To some extent, he is also evolving his own monster universe through system scripts.It's just that the object of the universe built by Universal is the big screen of the movie, and he is the real world in which everyone lives.And, if Zhao Yuan is not mistaken.Ron Meyer's "monster universe" in the mouth of Universal actually has no integrity at all in the end, because the first most important movie in the cinematic universe, "Werewolf" started unfavorably, with an investment of 150 million US dollars, and the global box office only got back 130 million, and after removing other shares, it was not even half, which can be described as a big loss.Then the next "Dracula" reboot of "The Mummy" did not make any money, and after tossing back and forth for eight years, Universal finally had to announce the end of the filming of the "Monster Universe", after all, there are only three things, none of the three films in a row make money, and if the filming continues, the board of directors will not agree.Although the board of directors may not know how to make movies, they are not stupid, and even if they fall three times at the same time in a pit, they should learn to take a detour.Although, in another world, the 'monster universe' of the universe of the world eventually died.However, at this moment, Zhao Yuan couldn't help but be a little interested when he heard Ron Meyer's description.He hadn't forgotten that he still had a few circus member cards in his hand.It might be interesting to shoot a monster movie with a circus theme with a few cards.Of course, such an idea just circled around Zhao Yuan's mind.At the moment, Universal's 'monster universe' is just a prototype without any plan, and instead of thinking about how to participate in the filming, it is better to think about the purpose of Ron Meyer's invitation.If you create a movie about superheroes."
Are you sure you can't buy any superhero rights, Mr.
Ron?""
With the current level of Hollywood's fanaticism for superhero themes, any superhero with a name and surname can't escape the pursuit of someone with a heart."
It's not that Hollywood is without smart people, on the contrary, it's full of smart people.Ron Meyer's answer made Zhao Yuan frown.Wanting to create a superhero without a copyright prototype and sell it at the box office is a huge challenge even for Zhao Yuan.But that's not just a challenge.After all, for Zhao Yuan, who is backed by another world, there is still the possibility of reference after all.For example, while he can't make a movie with a superhero license, he can borrow from the background of a household name superhero.Create a plausible variant of the horror Superman movie like "The Magic Boy".Everyone knows that the background of "The Magic Boy" is from Superman, but it doesn't pursue it too much.Of course, although this kind of porcelain-style superhero movie is topical enough, it obviously cannot meet Zhao Yuan's expectations at the box office.So, after a little hesitation, he abandoned the film's choice of material in favor of another, more unconventional but at the same time more eye-catching."
Superhero movies in the form of 'pseudo-documentary'?".