Made in Hollywood

Although he was on vacation, Duke was not free. After returning to Los Angeles from San Francisco, he went to Marvel Studios in Burbank and met with Kevin Feige to discuss the future of "The Avengers" matters.

""Iron Man 2" is tentatively scheduled to be released in summer next year..."

In the office, Kevin Fitch told Duke about Marvel’s plan, “Thor is later than Iron Man 2, and this is the last separate superhero movie before The Avengers.”

He asked Duke, "Do you have plans for The Avengers?"

Regarding "The Avengers", Duke has already had a relatively clear idea, "I plan to start preparing for the filming in 2010, and it will be released in the summer of 2011."

His plans for the next few years are quite tight. Warner Bros. is still urging the next part of "The Dark Knight". "The Dark Knight Rises" can only be ranked after "The Avengers".

"Can it be earlier?" Kevin Fitch was a little impatient.

"Kevin..." Duke slowly shook his head, "One movie a year is already my limit."

A film has to go through the process from germination to development, modification, reshaping, polishing, adjustment, processing and repeated editing, and then it is approved and confirmed for release. In this process, Duke is not alone, but also There is a huge crew that needs guidance, temptation, urging, urging, intimidation, inspiration, scolding, organization and praise, regardless of working days and rest days, let them devote themselves to film production...

These are easy to say, but not easy to do.

Kevin Fitch sighed, he also understood the truth in this regard, and asked again, "What about the second stage?"

"Follow the plan." Duke said without hesitation, "Start with "Captain America 2" as the second phase. Then expand the world view to the universe."

There is no doubt that superhero movies will always be tired of the audience, but there is still a long period of time, during which of course the maximum value of Marvel must be squeezed.

Duke was still thinking about The Avengers when he left Marvel Studios and drove back to Malibu. This movie seems simple, just pile up a team of heroes into one movie, in fact it is extremely difficult to make, each hero has its own style, the problem is not obvious when two people get together, when six people fight together , how to integrate their respective styles. It is quite a test of the director's skills.

If the six superheroes are accidentally turned into a stewed hodgepodge, the expected results will not be achieved, and there may even be a risk of failure.

Whether it is in North America or around the world, it is a hodgepodge of chaotic styles. Not very popular.

Joss Whedon once did a good job. He fully absorbed the experience and lessons of the failure of the chowder movie "Firefly", and made "The Avengers" amazing enough, but it was "Avengers 2". He started to make old mistakes again, making movies too fanciful. Very unfriendly to passers-by.

Moreover, the BOSS Ultron in "Avengers 2" is not as full of personal charm as Loki.

It is normal for the boss of "Avengers" to be weak, and it is also in line with Marvel's overall plan, in Marvel's plan. The villain is originally a face-made funny character.

Just Ultron...

Duke shook his head, and simply stopped thinking about it. After all, "The Avengers" hasn't been filmed yet.

What's more, even if he has thought about it, he should focus on the next project.

The script for the new project has long been submitted to Warner Bros., and the relevant review has been completed last month. Currently, Leonardo DiCaprio has also been confirmed as the leading actor, and the negotiation is just waiting for the project to be formally approved.

This is a ensemble show headed by Leonardo. Duke also plans to form a more luxurious cast. For example, Scarlett Johansson, who is preparing for next year's film, will also appear in the crew as Leonardo. assistant.

And James Franco, whom Duke had greeted back during the Cannes Film Festival, James Franco was also very interested.

However, to set up such a crew, the biggest problem will be the salary, and the high salary of the actors will only crush Duke's budget.

The best way is to disperse the remuneration into the later share. It is hard to say how much concession Warner Bros., as the sole investor, can make in this regard. After all, the combined share of Duke and Leonardo will be an astronomical figure.

When he got home, Duke found Leonardo, sitting in the living room chatting with Scarlett.

"Hey, Duke."

He waved to this side, and Duke walked over and asked, "When did you come back from Spain?"

"I've been back for two days." He stood up and shook his fist with Duke. "I came here specially to find you fishing."

"Wait for me to change clothes."

Back upstairs, Duke changed into casual clothes, went to the small pier next to the beach with Leonardo, and drove the small yacht towards the sea.

"So the project will be approved in July?" Leonardo asked, standing next to the driver's seat, "Aren't you going to take a few more days off?"

"In the coming year, our footprints may be all over the world." Duke gradually slowed down the speed of the yacht. "For the shooting of the main scenes alone, I have planned six countries on four continents."

"I heard that you have always wanted to travel around the world, but you have never had the time," Leonardo joked, "do you want to use this method to travel around the world."

Duke shrugged and changed the subject, "Leo, after reading the script, how do you feel about your character?"

"It's very interesting." Leonardo took out the fishing rods of the two and prepared related equipment, "I like the role of the dream stealer!"

That's right, Duke's next project is "Inception". This script was registered by him with the Screenwriters Association and the Copyright Office a few years ago. , he didn't take it to heart at all.

In Hollywood and even in all film circles in the world, whenever a film sells well, there will always be voices of one kind or another.

Almost all well-known Hollywood directors have been harassed by similar issues, and Duke is no exception. A few years ago, an Argentine writer said that "Independence Day" plagiarized his unpublished manuscript, and later there was a Catalan writer A cartoonist in the region believes that "The Matrix" violated his comic copyright...

Duke didn't bother to pay attention to these questions. Even if these people who want to take advantage of the situation really want to do something, Warner Bros., the copyright party of the film, is at the forefront.

There are many people who are popular, this sentence is not just a talk, many times even if you don't want to cause trouble, trouble will take the initiative to come to your door.

In this circle that magnifies the battle for fame and fortune countless times, it is basically impossible to shoot a movie quietly and peacefully.

The competition here is extremely fierce. If you want to climb up, even if you don't have the heart, you will step on other people's heads.

Gal Gadot came to Hollywood from Israel a few years ago. After being introduced by her friend Natalie Portman and her identity as a Jew, she starred in "Fast and Furious 4" in her first Hollywood film. The investment is relatively large and the response is still good. It's a good production, I think it will gain a firm foothold here, and become a representative of the new generation of actresses like Natalie Portman.

However, in the audition for "007 vs. Quantum of Solace", she had an absolute advantage, but lost to the little-known Ukrainian model Olga Keruilenk, and gradually realized that this circle is far more important than It was more complicated than she imagined.

Even if she is Jewish, it is not easy to succeed.

She thinks she is full of talent, but she must be appreciated if she is talented? After the audition for "007 vs Quantum of Solace", Gal Gadot threw away this extremely naive idea, after all, she is not a child who has not grown up.

Gal Gadot understands the importance of network, so under the advice of her agent, she got closer to Natalie Portman.

Standing in the training hall, she looked at the petite girl dancing to the swan dance, and envy flashed in her heart...

The dance music stopped, and Natalie Portman rubbed her wrists and walked towards this side. Gal Gadot quickly took the towel from her assistant, went up and handed it over.

"Wipe off your sweat, Nat," she said with a smile.

"Thank you, Gail." Natalie Portman took the towel and wiped the sweat from her brow, "I'm glad you came to see me."

Gal Gadot accompanied her to the rest area, sat on a chair, and said, "You have been unhappy since you came back from Cannes. I am a little worried. What happened?"

Natalie patted her hand lightly, "It's nothing, just some trivial things."

Seeing that there was nothing to ask, Gal Gadot took the initiative to change the subject, "Do you have time tonight, I have reserved a seat."

"I'm sorry, Gail." Natalie's eyes turned to a coach who had danced with her just now, "I have already agreed to someone else's invitation this morning."

"It's okay, I think Black should be willing to accompany me." She said it was her agent.

Natalie Portman nodded, "Tomorrow night, I'll be with you tomorrow night."

Ballet practice resumed, Gal Gadot sat here watching for a while, called his agent, and left.

Ten minutes later, she showed up at a nearby Italian restaurant, and was led by the waiter to the seat she had reserved. The manager Blake was already waiting here.

After ordering, Gail Gadot asked, "Did you say you wanted to talk to me on the phone just now?"

"Yes, it's very important, it's related to your future!" Black's attitude is quite serious, "If you can get the appreciation of some big people, the future development will not be a problem at all!"

Gal Gadot looked at his agent suspiciously, not understanding what he meant.

"Someone doesn't like Natalie? Portman!" Blake raised his eyebrows. (to be continued ~^~)

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