Hollywood Hunter

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"The biggest difficulty in the adaptation of "Batman" is how to show the strength of Bruce Wayne. In the comics setting, the superhero's intelligence and force values ​​have reached the limit of a human being, and he also has strong The financial resources and various high-tech equipment are backed up. If it is a manga, anime or TV series, of course these can be shown little by little through the plot, but in a movie that is usually only about two hours long, it is difficult to highlight these , a little carelessness can make Batman very mediocre."

Inheriting the memories of more than a dozen people, Simon has very detailed information about each version of the "Batman" movie.

From Tim Burton's first "Batman", Bruce Wayne was almost habitually stole the limelight by the villain, and even in the later "Justice League", Batman, who was supposed to be the team leader, was completely reduced to The marginalized passer-by character simply didn't show any of the charisma that this enduring superhero should have.

It has been half a century since the birth of Batman's character in 1939, and there are some live-action versions during this period, but they basically did not leave any impression on the audience. This is actually the main reason why Warners are worried about starting the movie version. . Superman can also show all kinds of superpowers in the sky, Batman is just a mortal after all, and no one knows what style to use to bring this superhero to the big screen.

Inside the restaurant.

Terry Semel listened to Simon's analysis and asked, "Simon, do you think you can solve these problems?"

Simon took a sip of the mineral water next to him, put down the glass, and said, "Of course, otherwise I wouldn't be interested in the movie adaptation of "Batman"."

Terry Semel showed a curious expression: "Tell me carefully."

The plan in Simon's heart is to start the DC superhero universe in advance, linking Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and other characters. Compared with the higher special effects technical requirements of Marvel superheroes, it is not too difficult for the current technical conditions to meet the DC universe.

but.

These must not be revealed to Terry Semel, and Simon also prepared another rhetoric in advance.

"In half a century of comic creation, Batman has been given too many skills, which must be a trade-off. Therefore, I intend to focus on Batman's personal strength and the high-tech equipment he has, such as the Batmobile. , Bat Fighter, etc. Compared with Bruce Wayne's wisdom and strategy, these elements are the most likely to surprise the audience. If Warners is willing to hand this project over to Daenerys Pictures, I will set up a special effects and technical team to come solve these problems."

Terry Semel shook his head and said, "Simon, your statement is too general."

Simon said: "Take the display of personal force as an example, Terry, in my opinion, Hollywood basically does not have a commendable action movie right now. I plan to learn from the martial arts movies on the other side of the ocean, martial arts movies. ,do you know?"

Terry Semel nodded: "Probably, know some."

Simon smiled and said: "If you are interested, I can recommend a few movies to you. Oriental martial arts has a history of thousands of years. Their martial arts novels are similar to superhero comics, and they are all about some people. In order to maintain the story of justice, punishment and evil. Moreover, compared with techniques such as boxing and fighting that have almost no aesthetic feeling, the impact of Oriental Kung Fu displayed on the screen will be very shocking.”

Terry Semel said suddenly: "I remember, Bruce Lee."

"That's right, Bruce Lee's kind of kung fu."

Terry Semel was a little hesitant: "I still have some impressions of Bruce Lee's movies, Simon, you think his kind of action skills can be used in Batman."

Simon said: "According to the setting in the comics, Batman has more than 100 fighting skills, a large part of which are Eastern Kung Fu. And, of course, I will not copy the Eastern martial arts movies, I will be Bruce Wayne A tailor-made set of motion designs.”

Terry Semel looked at Simon: "You?"

Simon raised the cutlery flexibly and pulled a knife in his hand, smiled and said to Terry Semel: "Terry, I know some fighting skills. And, if necessary, I will also hire some more professional Action guide."

There are too many classic action scenes in my mind.

Simon's positioning of Batman's fighting style is simply sharp, and it is completely easy to create a tailor-made action design for Bruce Wayne from the movies, TV and video games in his memory, and he doesn't even need to invite an action director.

In fact, there is no professional action director in Hollywood at all. This profession gradually prospered in the late 1990s as filmmakers from across the ocean entered Hollywood, and Hollywood action films only began to gain some attention after that.

Right now, the action scenes in Hollywood movies are basically drunken street fights.

Terry Semel remembered the fact that at the end of the previous year, Simon broke the legs of five young men with one enemy and five, and immediately no longer doubted that this young man could design special action shots for Batman. It's just that he couldn't help feeling a little bit again in his heart, what else could this little guy who suddenly broke into Hollywood not know.

"Simon, if I understand correctly, what did you mean just now, you want to fully undertake the production of "Batman"?"

"Yeah, I'm going to write the script and direct the film myself. Terry, you know, I've always been used to being in complete control of myself.

own project. So far, the few films I've made have also been very successful. "

Terry Semel asked, "What about that movie deal you owe Disney?"

"I recently intend to redeem my directing contract with Disney, and if Disney doesn't agree, it's after Batman, and there's nothing in the contract that says I have to fulfill my contract with Disney before making other films."

Due to the success of "Lola Run", Disney and Simon signed a very loose contract.

This is actually the treatment of many first-line directors in Hollywood. Like Spielberg, whose four-part deal with Universal after Jaws is still unfinished, has been working with Paramount and Warner Bros. frequently over the years.

"Now that you've got so many ideas, Simon, what's the budget, how much are you going to spend on this movie?"

Simon blurted out: "$50 million."

Terry Semel was visibly taken aback: "One?"

"certainly."

Simon nodded, and he also understood why Terry Semel asked that.

Ten years ago, "Superman" had a production budget of $55 million, a record for a film at the time.

But in fact, the first $55 million investment in "Superman" was a one-time filming of the material for the trilogy, and even until the original time and space in 2006, "Superman Returns" still used the original Marlon Brando Shots taken.

Hollywood movie budgets have exploded, but few can reach $50 million.

In Simon's plan, he intends to use the next half a year to improve the technical problems of "Batman", and Daenerys Pictures will also set up its own special effects studio just like Lucas made "Star Wars" back then. These all require huge investment.

On the other hand, Simon reported a budget of $50 million, in fact, to force Warner out of the project as much as possible.

In the original time and space, the production budget of Tim Burton's "Batman" was only 35 million US dollars, and it was also the result of Warner's introduction of the joint investment of the British recording giant Polygram, which also led to the success of the first "Batman". , for many of the next sequels, Warners have to continue to take the investor Polygram as a share of the pie.

Even, to save money, Warners signed Jack Nicholson, who plays the Joker, to one of the biggest omni-channel profit-sharing contracts in Hollywood history.

After the success of "Batman", Jack Nicholson successively received more than 50 million US dollars from the film box office, video tape sales, peripheral products and other channels. This salary record was not broken until 2000.

After the success of the film, Batman IP has become a big gold mine, and it is difficult for outsiders to understand why Warner made such a series of stupid decisions. But the reason is actually very simple. In the final analysis, Warners now has no confidence in the "Batman" movie at all.

In all fairness, Simon actually felt that Tim Burton's version of "Batman" didn't have many highlights at all, or even very bad. Bruce Wayne played by Michael Keaton has no Batman temperament at all, and the heroine Kim Basinger's acting skills are all dropped. Even the well-known Joker is only the general level of Jack Nicholson. To be more mean, what makes Jack Nicholson's Joker so good is that the protagonist is so bad.

So why is Burton's "Batman" so successful?

The reason is actually quite simple.

As a superhero character that has lasted for half a century, the popularity of "Batman" in the hearts of Americans is very similar to that of "Journey to the West" on the other side of the ocean. Everyone knows that Bruce Wayne embarked on the path of punishing wickedness and evil because he witnessed his parents being killed by gangsters when he was a child, just like the people on the other side of the ocean know that a certain monkey jumped out of a stone.

then.

For the first time, this superhero who has existed in the hearts of generations of Americans has been seriously put on the big screen with a high-budget live-action film specification. Many people are not interested in comics at all, just because they have heard it too many times since childhood. Batman's name is likely to enter the movie theater. Not to mention fans who grew up with comics.

Therefore, the first time "Batman" was put on the big screen, as long as the film is not too bad, it is destined to be a big seller.

Tim Burton's films always have a quirky innocence that's simply not appropriate for a superhero movie. The success of "Batman" is entirely just at the right moment.

Later facts also proved this. Burton continued to direct the sequel "Batman Returns", the budget cost more than doubled, but the box office fell sharply compared with the first one. Later, several "Batman" continued Burton style "The sequel is even worse than the other, and finally completely rotted after "Batman and Robin". Batman ip was not resurrected by Nolan until many years later, and then, dc was also brought to another big pit by Nolan without any accident.

at this time.

In a restaurant near Warners Studios in Burbank, it was confirmed that Simon was planning to invest $50 million to shoot "Batman". Terry Semel showed hesitation. Simon noticed Terry Semel The expression did not appear too eager, and the two began to eat quietly.

After two or three minutes, Terry Semel said again: "Simon, Warners is looking forward to your coming to direct "Batman", but we don't intend to completely let go of this project. At least, we will definitely participate in some investment. , the $50 million production budget is way too high.”

Simon shook his head and said, "Terry,

A superhero movie like "Batman" can only be recognized by the audience if we are willing to invest more. Like Superman, the first Superman had a $55 million production budget and grossed $300 million worldwide. Last year's "Superman 4", Canon Pictures cut the budget cost to 17 million US dollars, the North American box office immediately fell to over 15 million, and there was no splash overseas. "

Terry Semel was obviously more aware of these situations than Simon, and after hearing the words, he was silent for a while, and said, "So, Simon, why don't you write the script first, and let's evaluate it together. Maybe $50 million is not needed."

"According to my plan, $50 million will only be higher, definitely not lower," Simon shook his head and said, "Terry, I know that Warner can't bear the investment risk of $50 million, so I plan to do it myself. Give me "Batman", maybe, I can make another annual box office champion like "Lola Run," of course, the distribution rights must be Warner's, it's a win-win thing."

Terry Semel thought for a moment again and said, "Simon, if you plan to make "Batman" independently, yes, but Warner will only grant Daenerys the filming rights, and the copyright still belongs to us."

Simon asked: "Like Canon and Salkind's 'Superman 4'?"

Last summer's "Superman 4", Canon Pictures only got the filming rights of Superman, and the copyright is still in the hands of British producer Alexander Salkind.

Terry Semel nodded. "That's right."

Simon shook his head: "Terry, I can't make a movie and be kicked away by Warner."

Terry Semel denies: "We're definitely not going to do that."

Simon said: "It's better than this. We signed a five-year licensing contract. Daenerys Pictures failed to start a sequel within five years, and the copyright returned to dc."

Terry Semel thought for a while and said: "Five years is too long, three years at most, and Warner needs to retain the right to invest in the sequel."

Simon insists: "Three years is too short, it has to be five years. Also, if Warner wants to invest in the sequel, Daenerys Pictures must also retain certain distribution rights."

The two of you went back and forth to negotiate the price for more than ten minutes, and finally finalized a cooperation plan.

Daenerys Pictures acquired the rights to Batman for the customary five-year copyright term. Daenerys Pictures could not start a sequel within five years, and the copyright automatically returned to DC.

However, Simon and Terry Semel have not yet negotiated a specific agreement on the investment rights and distribution rights of the sequel, as well as the future profit distribution of peripheral products, and more detailed consultations are required, but this result has been Simon was overjoyed.

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