Chatty Hollywood

"Why don't we just film "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" ourselves?"

Charlotte said directly,

"Since both Warner and Disney still have doubts about the commercial value of the Harry Potter series, we might as well take the copyright and make one ourselves."

"Shoot it yourself!?"

Alexis was stunned for a moment, then realized,

"You mean like The Sixth Sense or Hellraiser, made under the Spectre studio name?"

——Both "The Sixth Sense" and "Hell Detective" were handed over to Warner Bros. for distribution, but the producer was Charlotte's Spectre Studio.

This is also an important reason why he was able to become the first producer of two films.

The former is because the script was originally provided by Charlotte herself, so production by her own studio is naturally very important.

As for the latter, although the comic copyright of "Constantine" was in the hands of DC Comics, a subsidiary of Warner, at that time, Warner was in consideration of risks and financial chain, and shared part of the film copyright with Spectre Studio in Charlotte...

"Speaking of which, Warner must be regretting it now, right?"

Speaking of this, Alexis suddenly remembered this question.

"You are definitely regretting it!"

Charlotte smiled and said,

“Akiva Goldsman called me once to complain about this—he said his bosses were a bunch of bastards who were getting the better of them!”

"Then Warner wants to buy back some of the rights to "Hell Detective" from you?"

Alexis asked.

"Yes."

Charlotte nodded,

"After breaking 100 million in the first week, the subsequent box office trend is also very good. This kind of movie in North America may have a final box office of 400 to 500 million, so they naturally don't want to let it go easily."

From Charlotte's perspective, what Warner wants most is actually the full rights to the sequel movies.

because,

According to the previous agreement, once the sequel to "Hell Detective" is filmed, Charlotte still has the same power to inject capital.

——In other words, unless he gives up his own investment, he will also share the copyright income with Warner for subsequent sequels.

Now I am regretting it and beating my chest. How could Warner be willing to continue to share the copyright with Charlotte in the sequel?

You know, unlike the first episode, the subsequent sequel movies have a much higher chance of success.

This is an opportunity to make money while lying down. Even if Warner's executives are full of water, they will not let it go easily.

Of course, accordingly, Charlotte will not let go easily.

After all, according to the current box office trend, it is basically not a problem for "Hell Detective" to exceed 300 million US dollars in the North American box office, and it is very possible to hit 400 million US dollars.

If it weren't for the inevitable arrival of the black ship "Titanic" at the end of the year, Charlotte even felt that she could retain the North American annual box office championship in 1997.

——Only a fool would sell a hen that lays golden eggs at a low price.

Charlotte has hired lawyers and negotiators and is ready for a protracted battle with Warner.

In fact, Warner has been lowering the price for the film adaptation rights of the "Harry Potter" series, and has no intention of taking the opportunity to put pressure on Charlotte.

but--

"If I make Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone again -"

"Then Warner may have to steal the chicken but lose the rice!"

Alexis instantly understood what Charlotte meant, and she chuckled.

"You must really want to see such a scene, right?"

"Hopefully not."

Charlotte shrugged.

"But at the moment, since I really need to direct the live-action movie of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", it's normal to find a way to get more profits from it, right?"

"...Indeed!"

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As the person responsible for following up the "Harry Potter" series at Warner Bros., David Heyman doesn't think this is the case.

In fact, with the broadcast of the TV version of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", he is already very optimistic about the prospects of its film adaptation.

In particular, after he managed to get the British version of the novel and read it carefully, David realized that this was likely to be a novel that could be developed into a long series.

what does that mean?

That means more sequels than the trilogy!

For the film industry, it can be said to be an inexhaustible gold mine.

Anyway, after confirming this, David has been working hard to convince Warner executives, hoping that they can spend money to win this series.

But the bosses have been obsessed with Charlotte Booth's high offer and have never been able to make up their mind.

This makes David Heyman feel bad.

——This kind of business can earn more than ten times the profit once it is won, so why hesitate to pay such a small cost! ?

——The one who is late will change! ! !

Sure enough, due to Warner's continuous delays, Disney finally took the plunge.

Within Warner, there are a few idiots who are planning to use the adaptation rights of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" to pressure Charlotte Booth to return the financing rights for the sequel to "Hell Detective" to Warner...

"This kind of self-righteous plan is simply seeking death!"

If the other party's position was not much higher than his own, David Heyman would have wanted to grab the other party's collar and scold him.

He feels that as time goes by, the commercial value of the "Harry Potter" series will only become more obvious.

If Warner cannot quickly cut through the trouble and win the copyright, there will only be more and more competitors, and the appetites of Charlotte Booth and the original author J.K. Rowling will also grow...

Therefore, after hearing that Charlotte Booth planned to ignore the negotiations for the time being and directly start the production of the live-action movie version of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" in the name of her own Spectre studio, David Hayes Man knew something was wrong——

"Charlotte Booth is tired of wrangling with us. She plans to directly make a movie and then use it as a bargaining chip to negotiate with us!"

Judging from Charlotte Booth's past performance, the probability of failure of this "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" is extremely slim.

But once this movie is successful, the dominance of this series will completely fall into the hands of Charlotte Booth.

At that time, even if Warner paid several times more than it does now to win the copyright, it would have to act according to the other party's baton.

After all, the movie has been made, can the actors be changed at will?

In a series of movies, changing actors is taboo.

As for the film's style, scene planning, collaborators, and a series of other issues, should we follow the experience of the first film?

If you follow it, wouldn't it be all in accordance with Charlotte Booth's plan! ?

David Heyman felt a headache.

As for using some shady means to cause trouble at the box office of Charlotte's "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", he never thought about it.

Because it makes no sense.

After all, if the movie failed at the box office, Charlotte Booth would certainly be affected. But correspondingly, the future of the "Harry Potter" series of movies is over.

At that time, the entire "Harry Potter" series of movie plans may be axed.

It can be said that even Warner knows very well that Charlotte Booth is planning to film "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" in order to increase the subsequent quotation in order to get black money from them.

But they still have to be happy to see the results.

Because the other party's success can also prove the value of the "Harry Potter" series, making their investment risk-free.

— even if it means they have to invest more money later to acquire the rights.

"Unless we invest enough money to get the copyright now!"

David Heyman thought to himself. ()