Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 463 The World's Largest IP
April in New York is a transitional period from winter to spring, with temperatures gradually warming up, but still below 20°C!
In the morning, the sky over New York was overcast and rainy. Aaron woke up and glanced out the window. "It's raining again!"

“Yeah, it’s the rainy season in New York,” Winona Reed, who was in Aaron’s arms, glanced at it and lay back down.

Aaron patted the girl in his arms. "I heard you're going to have a guest appearance on Friends Season 4?"

"Yes, a cameo in one episode, playing one of Rachel Green's lovers!"

Winona Ryder laughed, "I'll be doing a kissing scene with America's sweetheart, Jennifer Aniston."

The increasing viewership of "Friends" and the more celebrities invited to make guest appearances have further boosted the show's appeal!
With the arrival of May, Sony appointed Howard Stringer as Chairman of Sony America, overseeing Sony's operations in the United States and its global film, music and entertainment division.
Sony ultimately did not invite former Disney president Michael Ovitz to take on this role.

In addition, Sony Pictures Entertainment also spent $200 million to purchase the rights to "Thunderball" from producer Kevin McGraw-Royce;

Because this was a script for the James Bond series written by Ian Fleming, MGM objected, but couldn't stop it.

MGM's 007 series includes "Thunderball," but later Kevin McGraw-Royce and Warner Bros. collaborated on "Cruise Missiles," which was marketed as a James Bond spin-off and even featured Sean Connery as James Bond in the lead role.

However, MGM has never acknowledged that "Cruising Missiles" is a 007 film.

Now, Sony Pictures Entertainment has bought the rights to "Thunderball" from Kevin McGraw-Royce, which is making MGM very uncomfortable.

MGM strongly opposed Sony's desire to adapt "Thunderball," given the complex copyright situation surrounding the series.

"That's interesting. It's because MGM's 'Tomorrow Never Dies' is about to be released, and Sony Pictures wants to get a piece of the James Bond pie!"

In his office at the Dawn Building, Aaron leaned back in his chair, flipping through the newspaper in his hand, inwardly grumbling.

On the other hand, two former Carlock shareholders, Mario Casal and Andrew Vaina, acquired the filming rights for Terminator 3 from the bank;

Meanwhile, Sony Pictures Entertainment wants to make its own James Bond movie. These people in Hollywood are pretty shrewd!

With the arrival of the summer movie season, Universal's highly anticipated sequel, "Jurassic Park: The Lost World," held grand premieres at the Museum of Fine Arts in New York and Universal Studios in Los Angeles.

The dinosaur sequel directed by Steven Spielberg, four years later.

Jurassic Park: The Lost World opened in 3281 theaters in North America, grossing $74.6 million in midnight screenings and its opening weekend.
However, compared to its predecessor, the sequel, *Jurassic Park II: The Lost World*, received mixed reviews.

The Hollywood Reporter: "On the positive side, the sequel, *Jurassic Park: The Lost World*, provides audiences with a wealth of comedic material, and the film's epic narration is a highlight of the *Jurassic Park* series."

"On a negative note, the actors' performances are not as good as in the previous film, especially Julianne Moore's performance, which is disappointing."

The Houston Post: "Technological reflection is the theme that Jurassic Park: The Lost World upholds. The film rejects the idea that commercial supremacy and the invincibility of technology runs through the entire film. The film adheres to the value of harmonious coexistence between humans and dinosaurs from beginning to end. It is a high degree of care for humans for dinosaurs and for the natural ecology!"

The Los Angeles Times: "An underrated film that gets better and better as the story unfolds." The San Francisco Chronicle: "Jurassic Park: The Lost World is a bittersweet experience because it lacks a key element of Steven Spielberg's adventure films—a truly exciting character!"

The Washington Post: "Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World is not only lacking in logic and depth, but also in characterization and depth."

Burbank, Los Angeles.

Aaron, who had just returned from New York, had been keeping a close eye on this blockbuster. After all, the box office performance of "Jurassic Park: The Lost World" was quite good, although it couldn't compare to its predecessor.

However, Aaron was indeed somewhat dissatisfied with the reviews of Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World.

"The visual effects and scene presentation are quite good; the lifelike dinosaurs, spectacular natural scenery, and abundant action scenes are the film's strengths."

"However, the film suffers from too many plot holes, a lack of thematic depth, and one-dimensional character portrayals."

In the office, Aaron leaned back in his chair and spoke to Dawn Steele in front of him.

Dawn Steele nodded. "Fortunately, the movie turned out as expected."

"However, director Steven Spielberg has confirmed that he will not be directing the third film."

Aaron, however, was not surprised. Steven Spielberg directed "Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World" precisely because of the huge economic benefits.

He never liked directing sequels.

"We absolutely cannot waste such a great IP; the script for the third installment must be carefully adapted."

"In addition to the original author Michael Crichton, we'll find some experienced screenwriters to participate in the adaptation, returning to the story's theme—dinosaurs!"

Aaron will not give up Jurassic Park, which is currently Universal's biggest IP, even though Steven Spielberg and Michael Crichton will get a lot of profits from it.
But in any case, Universal is undoubtedly the biggest beneficiary of the Jurassic Park series.

Dawn Steele thought for a moment, then said, "Let Steven Spielberg step back and serve as a producer on Jurassic Park 3."

"However, Steven Spielberg is currently directing 'Saving Private Ryan,' and DreamWorks is in a period of development, so he will definitely become busier and busier!"

Just like when Tim Burton directed "The Batman" for Warner Bros. and it was a huge success, but "The Batman Returns" was not as expected, the third film, "The Batman Forever," was directed by Joel Schumacher, and Tim Burton himself stepped down to the position of producer.

"That's fine. Steven Spielberg has never minded making money with his fame. How many film producers has he credited?"

Aaron shook his head. This guy was a typical Jew, always putting profit first!

(End of this chapter)