Chatty Hollywood

? Of course, no matter how things change on the other side of the Pacific, it will not have much impact on Charlotte for the time being.

——After all, it is not after 2012 that the size of the Chinese film market has become equal to that of North America.

The first thing Charlotte has to deal with now is Disney's plan to film "Pirates of the Caribbean 4" due to the unexpected success of "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest"——

"This fantasy story about pirates has actually been told by the third film."

When Charlotte was on the phone with Disney Pictures Chairman Robert Iger, she was very direct and authentic,

"It's certainly not impossible to continue to expand the worldview and continue the story, but from my perspective, it doesn't mean much - of course, if Disney wants to continue, I won't object, but I have no intention of continuing to direct. ”

"really!"

Robert Egger on the other side of the phone smiled bitterly in his heart.

He had long expected that Charlotte Booth might have this idea, but the strong box office results of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" still made him unable to help but give it a try——

What if it succeeds?

However, the current facts have proved that although he, Robert Egger, is on the way to the peak of his life, he will not be able to achieve his dreams after all.

"Well, although without Charlotte Booth, the chances of success will be reduced, but as the fourth part of a popular series, the problem is not expected to be big. At most, the box office revenue will not be that exaggerated."

The chairman of Disney Pictures comforted himself,

"As long as the cost is controlled, the prospects are still very good - James Cameron has left the "Terminator" series, and he has also started filming "Terminator 3"! It will probably be released next year, right?"

However, Robert Egger, who is not a time traveler, does not know that his idea is just like setting up a new one for himself——

After all, the results of "Terminator 3"...

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Of course, that's just a possibility.

at present,

Robert Egger still tried hard to convince Charlotte.

Charlotte, however, was more insistent.

In the end, Robert Iger only got a promise from the other party to serve as a producer.

Not the first producer yet.

——In fact, in the sequel of a successful commercial movie, it is a common practice for the former director who no longer directs to also serve as the producer.

Although it is not purely in name, not many people actually try their best to help.

Therefore, for Robert Egger, this is just a psychological comfort.

What he really felt was good was that he had discussed copyright matters with Charlotte——

You know, the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series is a joint project between Disney and Charlotte's Specter Studio.

According to the agreement, it is possible to start a new sequel project only if both parties agree and invest.

Now, because Charlotte himself is not interested in continuing to film the "Pirates" series, he promised Disney that he can start "Pirates of the Caribbean 4" alone without having to pay related royalties to Specter Studio.

Of course, it’s not without conditions——

Spectre Studios also has the right to use the world view and related characters of "Pirates" to produce derivative film and television works.

At the same time, there is no need to pay royalties to Disney.

"Although I personally do not plan to continue filming the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, I also feel that this series still has potential to be tapped. However, our Spectre studio is not like Disney. It is difficult for us to invest in large-scale productions alone. .”

Charlotte explained her reasons,

“So, I would like other directors in the studio to shoot some small and medium-cost spin-off movies with other characters from “Pirates of the Caribbean” as the protagonists, just like Universal used “The Mummy” to spin-off “The Scorpion King.” "

"I see!"

Robert Egger nodded, he somewhat understood what Charlotte meant——

As the other party said, after the trilogy, he did lose interest in directing the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, but he did not lose interest in the money that the "Pirates" series could make.

——This situation is considered normal.

As for why they didn’t invest in “Pirates of the Caribbean 4” together with Disney, but chose to start over and invest in other spin-off movies——

"I guess it's because I have seen through that I actually don't want any more external investment!"

Robert Egger guessed this based on what Charlotte revealed in the previous conversation.

Indeed, although "Pirates of the Caribbean 4" is being planned, Robert Iger intends to let Disney Pictures eat alone this time.

After all, the first three parts of this series are different——

At that time, Disney Pictures was at a low point in the field of live-action films and completely lacked confidence in its own production capabilities.

In addition, Iger had just joined Disney Pictures at the time and his foundation was unstable. Under this situation, making original movies under the banner of cooperating with Charlotte Booth, a super director, was actually reducing risks.

But now it's completely different——

With the success of "Pirates of the Caribbean" 1 and 2, especially the almost exaggerated box office of "Pirates of the Caribbean" 2, "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" or this series is already certain to be a great success.

At this time, when it comes to filming a sequel, the chance of success can be said to be very high.

— even if the director is no longer Charlotte Booth.

In this case, even though Robert Iger admires Charlotte very much, he will still find ways to expand Disney's own interests in business matters.

——His original plan was actually to give Specter Studio some symbolic investment if Charlotte was willing to direct. Otherwise, he will negotiate and find ways to get back all the rights to the follow-up movies of "Pirates of the Caribbean" from the other party.

Even if this puts the series on hold for a few years.

——Anyway, the current "Pirates" trilogy is released one movie a year due to continuous shooting, which is relatively fast.

Pausing for a few years can just allow the reputation accumulated by the trilogy to ferment, and at the same time avoid audience fatigue...

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However, the new plan proposed by Charlotte now makes Egg's original plan meaningless.

To a certain extent, this plan can be said to be Disney and Spectre Studio each getting what they need——

Disney has obtained the rights to "Pirates of the Caribbean 4" and subsequent sequels, which have a high success rate but also high costs;

——This is in line with the positioning of Disney's major studios.

Spectre Studios, on the other hand, has obtained the rights to various derivative films at a much lower cost and with a lower success rate, but it can capitalize on the popularity of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series;

——For Specter Studio, this means a series of small and medium-cost movies. If they work well, they may not necessarily make less money than cooperating with Disney, and they will be more independent and free.

In particular, if the plots of the two parties’ movies work well together, they can promote each other——

“It’ll be a win-win!”

Charlotte finally concluded,

"Let's create a fantasy movie universe of "Pirates of the Caribbean"!"

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