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Entering the weekend, the viewership data of "Who Will Be a Millionaire" dropped somewhat, but after the full week of pilot episodes, the seven-day average viewership of this program still reached 15.6 million, making it the most viewed TV program this summer.

However, in the face of Daenerys Films insisting on an offer of $2 million per phase that far exceeds the production cost, abc still expressed strong dissatisfaction. After several unsuccessful negotiations, the negotiating team led by abc president Daniel Burke simply returned to New York, seemingly intending to stalemate with Daenerys Pictures.

Daenerys Pictures has been more poised, and methodically began negotiating partnerships with several other networks.

On the other hand, after the Producers Union issued a ban on production companies that signed contracts with the Screenwriters Guild in advance, the WGA filed an antitrust lawsuit in federal court on the following Monday against the Producers Union's move, demanding to stop the producers. The alliance is suspected of monopolistic behavior.

Whether it is inside the entertainment industry or the onlookers of the various media, it is clear that wga's lawsuit can be won. But at the same time, everyone also knows that it is absolutely impossible for the Producers Union to honor the judgment in the future, and those production companies that signed contracts with WGA in advance will not be able to avoid the fate of being worn out.

In addition, after more than three months of strikes, there are also signs of instability within the WGA.

With no income for a whole quarter, some screenwriters who couldn't make it financially also started asking the WGA to relax the strike rules.

On June 27, 16 screenwriters union members jointly submitted a plan, proposing temporary regulations that screenwriters can sign contracts with production companies during the strike but not perform them temporarily. Being able to sign a contract with the production company, the screenwriter will also be able to get a part of the down payment to live on. As for the temporary non-fulfillment of the contract, this is a complete bummer. The proposal was unsurprisingly rejected by the wga.

However, signs of instability within the wga have also been exposed to the public.

Many media began to predict that if the situation continued, the strike organized by the American Screenwriters Guild could lead to catastrophic consequences. The most serious one, an unsustainable large number of screenwriters announced their withdrawal from the union, and the WGA would face disintegration. This is not without precedent. In the history of the United States, whether it is a strike organized by the textile industry, the automobile industry or the newspaper industry, there have been situations where the strike party refused to compromise and failed and led to the collapse of the union organization.

However, this is the first time this has happened in Hollywood.

When things got to this point, the Producers League started to get stronger. After the new contract proposal was voted down by the WGA, the Producers Union offered to negotiate the next time in August. Until then, Producers Union representatives will not have any further contact with the WGA.

With such an announcement, the 1988 strike was almost doomed to become the longest-running general strike in Hollywood history.

The situation of wga is bleak, but Daenerys Pictures is booming. Not only has it been exposed by the media that it is expected to make hundreds of millions of dollars in profits from each season of "Who Will Be a Millionaire", but it is also continuing to provide TV networks with so-called "reality shows" that are enough to destroy the screenwriter's job.

As a result, the screenwriters, who were in the most anxious state, quickly pointed their finger at Daenerys Pictures.

In the last few days of June, there were a lot of people showing their dissatisfaction with Daenerys Pictures outside the headquarters of Daenerys Pictures in Santa Monica, and they were immediately hyped and reported by the media.

While dealing with this situation cautiously, the work within Daenerys Pictures has not been affected much.

The contracts for the lead actors and actresses of "Batman" were finalized in the last week of June.

Adam Baldwin, who will play Bruce Wayne, has signed a 15-year, five-part deal with Daenerys Pictures.

Among the core salary terms, Adam Baldwin's first film salary is $300,000.

This is a high number for a young actor who has only played supporting roles in some film and television dramas. However, considering the difficulty of filming "Batman", Simon gave the salary generously. Danielle Silk Films will also pay for Adam Baldwin's physical training and other expenses for the next six months.

But after the first film, Adam Baldwin's pay will increase from a base of up to $3 million. To put it simply, Adam Baldwin will be paid up to $3 million for the second sequel, up to $6 million for the third sequel, up to $9 million for the fourth sequel, and up to $12 million for the fifth sequel.

There is no sharing clause.

At present, apart from stars who accidentally get tens of millions of dollars in remuneration, there is no situation in Hollywood where the basic remuneration can reach tens of millions. Therefore, neither wma nor Adam Baldwin himself have any opinion on this contract.

Simon knew, however, that in the next few years, as the European market and the videotape market continued to expand, the salaries of Hollywood stars would also increase rapidly.

Even if it is calculated according to the global box office performance of the first "Batman" in the original time and space of 500 million US dollars, Adam Baldwin will definitely not be satisfied that the sequel will only get a salary of 3 million US dollars.

However, dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction, and Simon is not worried that Adam Baldwin will repeat.

Not just the 15-year contract term and pre-negotiated salary terms, there are many other restrictive terms in the contract.

For example, in order to avoid the formation of other films that Adam Baldwin received during the contract period and "Batman"

Type conflict, Adam Baldwin needs to get the approval of Daenerys Pictures if he wants to get any other film contract. This means that if Daenerys Pictures doesn't nod, Adam Baldwin can't play roles other than Batman for the next 15 years of his contract.

In addition, if Adam Baldwin wants to terminate his contract early, it is not impossible, but he must compensate Daenerys Pictures three times all income for the period of his fulfilled contract and for the three years following the termination of the contract. This expensive breach of contract was enough to knock Adam Baldwin back into shape.

As for Valerie Golino, who plays Catwoman, Daenerys has signed three contracts with her.

Considering that the 'Black Widow' played by Scarlett Johansson in the original time and space of the Marvel Cinematic Universe can get a top salary of $20 million after Robert Downey Jr., even more than all other heroes, Daenerys The studio also signed a precautionary agreement with Valerie Golino.

Although she is the youngest and best actress at the Venice Film Festival, European actresses have always been cheap in Hollywood, which is actually an important reason for Simon to choose each other.

Valerie Golino's debut paycheck was finalized at $200,000, a notch below Adam Baldwin's. For the next two film contracts, Daenerys Pictures gave a salary increment base of $2.5 million, the second film was up to $2.5 million, and the third film was up to $5 million.

Simon did not intend for Valerie Golino to be the first female lead in all of the trilogy.

If the actress is good enough in the debut, Simon plans to split one of her three-part deals to make "Catwoman" a solo movie.

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All of these plans depend on the market performance of "Batman" debut.

The casting of "Batman" is something that Hollywood has been closely watching, and it is unlikely that you want to hide the news. Although Daenerys Pictures issued a gag order, the details of Adam Baldwin and Valerie Golino were exposed by the media before the contract was fully finalized.

Adam Baldwin's role as Batman is unquestionable.

Then, like every Batman casting in the original time and space, it was inevitable that a lot of comics fans would jump out and express their unhappiness with Adam Baldwin being elected, and Daenerys Pictures was able to receive a lot of relevant information almost every day. letter.

Valerie Golino's casting was also inevitably criticized.

Daenerys Pictures did not intend to ignore these discussions. Now that it has been exposed, the company also generously held a public media conference. After the two protagonists simply appeared in front of the media, Simon sent the two to Australia. , on the one hand, to avoid the limelight, and on the other hand, to familiarize yourself with future shooting locations in advance.

That's right.

The first Batman movie will be filmed in Australia.

In the comics setting, the prototype of Gotham City is more inclined to Chicago. However, the original "Batman" author created a virtual city mainly to express a kind of "Gotham" that can become any city in the world. City concept.

Simon also initially tended to film in Chicago.

However, given the Batman filming start date, that obviously won't work.

The filming of "Batman" is expected to start early next year. At that time, Chicago is the coldest winter time. Not only does the temperature easily reach minus ten or twenty degrees, but it may also encounter continuous blizzards. In this case, the crew wants to Getting started has become very difficult.

By contrast, it happens to be summer in the southern hemisphere by then.

Simon chose between Sydney and Melbourne, and finally, under the influence of Janet, confirmed the filming location in Melbourne. Janet's home is in Melbourne, and the pattern of rivers in Melbourne's urban area is somewhat similar to Gotham City in the setting.

Most importantly, as the foundation of the Johnston family, choosing to shoot in Melbourne, the "Batman" crew can also obtain the greatest administrative support.

Making a movie also requires connections, which no one can deny.

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By that time, over the course of several months of filming, Simon will also inevitably be in very deep contact with the Johnston family.

In such a turbulent and busy situation, June 1988 quietly went away.

July 1st happens to be another Friday.

Pulp Fiction runs for exactly four weeks, from June 3 to June 30.

Pulp Fiction took in $17.3 million and $15.03 million in its third and fourth week of release, following $27.53 million in its first week and $23.38 million in its second week. As a result, the cumulative box office of "Pulp Fiction" reached $83.26 million in four weeks in June. There is less than $20 million left in the box office breaking 100 million.

Considering the trend of the box office curve of this film, no one would doubt that "Pulp Fiction" will successfully exceed 100 million at the box office in the next two weeks, and complete another relay with "Instinct" released on July 15.

Since the preview for half a month, although various events have been taking place in Hollywood, under the joint guidance of Fox and Daenerys Pictures, the media popularity of "Instinct" has continued. Various news are constantly released to maintain the topicality of the movie.

During the release of Pulp Fiction, on June 24, Disney's "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" was also released as scheduled.

The $70 million animated and live-action film ended up being a box office hit in its first week.

$21.56 million. Although such a box office start is not a good start compared to the previous "Crocodile Dundee 2", "Rambo 3" and "Pulp Fiction", "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" has caused media attention. And the audience's unanimous praise, it is expected to come out with a very beautiful long-term data.

Sandra Bullock's second film, "A Fish Named Wanda," is also set to hit theaters on July 1. Due to Sandra's participation, MGM, the distributor, paid full attention to the film, not only invested a lot of publicity resources, but also gave 1,129 pieces of opening silver.

During the preview process before the opening of the painting, "A Fish Named Wanda" also received general praise from the media, and now we only need to look forward to the next box office performance of the film.

In addition to all these things, "Rain Man", which Daenerys Pictures invested 25 million US dollars to produce, was successfully completed at the end of June. The two leading actors in various tossed and toss finally did not delay the filming cycle of the film beyond July. .

After filming, however, the $25 million budget was less than $3 million.

Speaking of which, Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise each took $6 million in remuneration, and director Barry Levinson also received $3 million. "Good Morning Vietnam" signed a director contract with him before.

Last year's "Good Morning Vietnam" not only made the actor Robin Williams popular, but also made director Barry Levinson a success. If the contract is signed after "Good Morning Vietnam" is released, Daenerys Pictures is likely to pay the same salary as the two leading actors, or offer a sharing clause.

But anyway, with $3 million left in post-production costs, the film's budget is bound to be squeezed tight. Fortunately, "Rain Man" is not a special effects movie, and the post-production work is mainly relatively simple editing and soundtrack. You might end up overspending a bit, but not by much.

Of course, in Simon's view, as an anti-traditional road movie, the editing and soundtrack are also crucial to whether "Rain Man" can achieve the same success as the original time and space.

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