Hollywood Hunter

The general direction of the agent movie universe is finalized, followed by various details.

The first is the creative team.

Of the five major IPs, the oldest and the most valuable is the 007 series. The most recent two 007 films starred Pierce Brosnan, and both films were quite successful at the box office. However, in order to ensure that there will be no changes in the huge movie universe plan that will last at least ten years, even if Brosnan's salary has risen due to the big sales of the two films, a long-term contract must be renegotiated.

Negotiations did not go well.

This is why Pierce Brosnan was not invited to this meeting.

In the previous several consecutive contacts, Brosnan not only asked for a maximum salary of 15 million US dollars for each subsequent film, but also created a considerable share clause. Not only that, the other party also asked for a considerable creative initiative. It's something Simon can't accept at all.

The main creator's request for creative leadership often means that the entire series will inevitably take the other party as the absolute core in the future, and any role that slightly threatens the other party's position in the series may be excluded and eliminated, and the main creator may become the entire series. A hindrance to plans for a larger cinematic universe.

The most typical, of course, is a 'familyman'.

When Paul was still in the family, he wanted to break heads with the other party. Paul died in a car accident. Inexplicably, "for Paul" became the mantra of the other party. He shouted "ily" every day, and then treated any one of the "family" to him after being outstanding. Characters who pose a threat are sidelined, and the result is that the entire Fast and the Furious series is increasingly boring.

Simon would never allow this kind of shit to appear in his own movie series.

Therefore, when Barbara Broccoli said that the negotiations with Pierce Brosnan still had no progress, Simon made a decisive decision to replace him.

It is conceivable that this decision will inevitably usher in opposition from movie fans, but Hollywood is often like this, whether it is Batman or James Bond, they object before the substitution, and after the substitution, they are often "really fragrant" and then resolutely oppose The next substitution.

It is certainly not the head that makes this decision.

First of all, Pierce Brosnan is about to turn fifty years old. In terms of physical strength, whether he can last for another 10 years is already in doubt. Therefore, Simon prefers to change to an actor who is in his prime between the ages of 30 and 40 and can sign a 10-year long contract at one time.

What's more, after the replacement, it happens to be able to cooperate with the entire secret agent movie universe plan to carry out a reborn restart, so that the subsequent new series can better fit the story line of the entire movie universe.

Of course, considering Brosnan's high popularity, this decision is not without risk, but it is also a risk that must be taken.

Not just the 007 series, "Charlie's Angels", "Mission: Impossible" and several other series, except for the "Fast and Furious" series that is still in the pipeline, the main creative agreements of other IPs will be renegotiated to a certain extent.

The angel trio is not a big problem, because Simon plans to introduce a new angel candidate from the lower part.

Therefore, unwilling to sign a long-term contract, the result will only be replaced.

Nicolas Cage has been suppressed intentionally or unintentionally by Simon in recent years, and the "Mission: Impossible" series, which is his signature series, has been dragging his feet. In order to turn around, a follow-up agreement has been finalized this time.

On Matt Damon's side, signing a long-term contract was directly the condition for participating in "The Bourne" last year, not to mention no problem.

In the last "Fast and Furious", Vin Diesel didn't think about it directly.

This stuff is too noisy, not just the "Fast and Furious" series of all kinds of monsters, after the success of "Xxx", they also set various conditions on the sequel, and if it fails, they will directly drop the pick.

Of course, Simon can easily crush the opponent, but there is no need to bring variables to the whole plan.

So Dwayne Johnson is being approached.

Speaking of which, Dwayne Johnson, who has become famous in the sports world for a long time, was actually born in 1972 and is only 28 years old this year.

Ten years later, he was only 38 years old.

Just the right age.

Of course, it doesn't matter if the talks fail, Hollywood has no shortage of big men.

In addition, Paul Walker can be used again.

This actor is currently also in Hollywood, and he is not well-known. Moreover, it is interesting to say that Paul was born in 1973, only one year younger than Johnson, and is twenty-seven this year. However, because of their different personal images, one is destined to be a tough guy, and the other is still in school horror movies, the kind of brainless quarterback on the school football team who is often killed first.

In the plan, the "Fast and Furious" series is still dominated by two male protagonists in the early stage, and new characters are constantly introduced during the period. Unlike before, the new characters introduced this time can cross with several other major IPs, such as 007. The young version of Dr. Q, such as Ethan Hunt's partners, or the professional killer who was sent to hunt down Jason Bourne.

Of course, the characters of the Fast and Furious series can also make guest appearances with each other.

Until the end, the main protagonists intersect, forming a great fusion of the spy movie universe.

Like the superhero universe, the biggest benefit of this crossover strategy is that it can not only increase the fun of the film and lay all kinds of easter eggs, but also greatly reduce the risk of possible changes in the main creator of the series to the movie universe plan .

After all, once the entire series unfolds, there will be a situation where no one is indispensable. Even if it is the core of the five major IPs, if it does not cooperate with the advancement of the entire movie universe, it will be replaced if it is replaced.

The meeting in Fox Studios lasted from one o'clock in the afternoon to four o'clock in the afternoon, three hours.

The meeting ended, most of the others left, and Simon stayed on.

In the rest of the afternoon, I will also watch the samples of "The Bourne" which is in the post-production stage here.

Shirley Lansing accompanied Simon to the studio's post-production operation center before leaving to continue her work. Besides Simon, besides the "Bourne Shadow" director Paul Greengrass who had just attended the meeting, and Several girls.

Lena Kane with Amy Acker, and Machen Amick, one of the angel trio.

Lina followed, and the reason was very legitimate.

Lena is Paul Greengrass' agent, and Amy Acker is one of the leading actresses of "The Bourne", playing the role of Nicole, the trainee female agent who used to be Julia Stiles.

In addition, Bourne's girlfriend, Mary, was also handed over by Lena to another actor under her own name, Jessica Chastain.

Model Worker was originally positioned as a strong woman. She cooperated with Harrison Ford in "Public Enemy" before, but she chose this role precisely to avoid being stereotyped by the screen.

Mechen Amick just wanted to get in touch with Simon.

As long as the girls don't affect his work, Simon has no objections.