hollywood draw

As Paul Knight thought, there are indeed people who are in a dilemma now.

Not far from Warner Bros. Building, another building belonging to Burbank, the media capital, is in an office on the seventh floor of 20th Century Fox. Townsend Rossman, director of the film and television production department, also frowned and read the newspaper.

"It seems you just saw it."

Townsend Rossman looked at the report in a daze, but he didn't even notice that someone in the office pushed the door and walked in. He heard the sound of talking and looked up and saw the ceo sitting opposite him.

"What do you think about this?" said Jeff Giannoblos, looking at him and pointing to the newspaper in his hand.

"It turned out to be released on the same day!" Townsend Rossman shook his head, took out a cigar box from the drawer, pulled out one and lit it with a spray gun, and took a sip in dismay.

"To be honest, Jeff, if I had known that he would be so successful, I would never have adhered to those harsh conditions and pushed this child into the arms of Warner Bros.

I thought it was just a favor for Ruben, and then the matter was over. Oh, who would have thought that the child was not lucky enough to succeed? He is indeed a genius. No, it is not just a genius. Now he can be said to be a master."

This is his true feelings. The more successful Wayne Greenberg is, the more complicated he has to have with this young man.

It can be said that he himself created the success of "Happy Death Day" and because of his arrogance, he personally sent the son of his old friend to the arms of his competitors.

"It's not your fault, Townsend!" Jeff Giannoblos shook his head with a smile. "No one believes that a young man in his early twenties can achieve continuous success, and no one can expect that he will achieve such a terrifying achievement in just a few years. However, I'm very curious..."

"What are you curious about?"

Twentieth Century Fox Ceo smiled and said, "I'm curious whether the young man knew that it was Shea from the new line that drove his father out of the company and let Old Ruben never take a step on the farm because of his best friend's betrayal!"

Many elderly people in the Hollywood circle know a little about the past. After all, the pair Robert Shay and Ruben Greenberg are known as another pair of "Warner Bros.".

"Who knows, now they can be considered a parent company." Townsend Rossman shrugged and spit out a big mouthful of blue smoke. "Okay, I won't mention those things. Now let's talk about the issue of the video schedule. What do you think about this?"

This year's 20th Century Fox's first work, "Die Hard 3", which costs $90 million, is also released on May's second weekend, which was the schedule that was set a month ago.

And the most uncomfortable thing is that the release time of the film has been promoted through its TV networks.

This is also a blockbuster with an investment of nearly $100 million, a typical summer popcorn masterpiece, and the publicity work must have begun early. Twentieth Century Fox has invested millions of publicity funds to be used for the early promotion of the film.

"We can't stand back, Townsend! We can only face competition head-on. And no one knows what the final result is now. Don't worry, Bruce Wesley has a good box office appeal, and we are not without the capital to compete."

Regarding CEO, Townsend Rossman also agrees that the production investment of the two films is not much different, and just talking about movie stars, their films may be more advantageous.

In addition to the large amount of early publicity funds that have been invested, the only thing we can do now is competition.

The success of every major production in Hollywood will inevitably be the result of fierce competition. No film can easily succeed in the prime of summer.

"Note the news about "Batman: Wartime". After the film is completed, Warner Bros. will definitely hold a trial. Then you will know what quality this film is." Jeff Giannoblos said.

Townsend Rossman nodded. "I will continue to do so and pay attention to this video at any time."

No one dares to underestimate Wayne Greenberg. If it weren't for "Die Hard 3", no one knows how the 20th Century Fox Ceo would handle this.

Although the size of the two films is not much different and it is not because they do not have competitive strength, the past achievements of the young director are really too dazzling, which no one can deny.

"For the past few years, Wayne Greenberg's films have been constantly creating profits for theater companies, which is what I worry about the most!" Townsend Rossman put the cigar in his hand on the shelf and turned his attention to the Warner Bros.

"The theater alliance led by the three majors including the Imperial Cinema will definitely give "Batman: The Moment of War" an unprecedented scale of opening paintings. Whether it is the screening rate or the number of screens, our "Die Hard 3" is probably incomparable..."

This is an objective situation. Even if they put pressure on theater companies, there is no way to change it. Cinemas are still to make profits, especially Wayne's box office results in the past few years, which will deeply affect the theater manager's schedule.

You should know that the specific schedule and schedule rate of the theater manager are the factors that can most affect the choice of movie fans in the first-hand market. Even if the schedule rate is the same, one is shown in the morning when there are few crowds, and the other is placed in the evening during prime time. The effect can be said to be very different.

"I will call the theater company in person!" Jeff Giannoblos raised his hand and rubbed his forehead, and said with great headache: "At the very least, fairness should be achieved, at least it can guarantee the first weekend of the film schedule, and the subsequent video results will be checked."

At most another year, he will be ready to step down as a 20th Century Fox Ceo. He does not expect "Die Hard 3" to beat the other party at the box office. As long as the film can withstand the pressure and achieve the expected box office numbers, it is good that the beginning of the summer season is the most enthusiastic time for fans.

As long as you can not be squeezed out on the first weekend, you will almost never find enough competitors in the entire May schedule. In nearly twenty days, the theater market will be occupied by these two films.

After next year, he won't have to worry about these things. In the future, this movie giant will probably still need Townsend Rossman to take over.

"Okay, this is like this in advance. The specific situation will be arranged after the trial." Townsend Rossman shook his head and remembered something that made him even more helpless.

"James Cameron is clamoring to increase investment again. Damn it! He is about to force the company executives to sell their butts! Paramount is also having a headache. Now this big ship has become a bottomless pit!"

This project jointly invested by 20th Century Fox and Paramount began its preliminary preparations as early as 1993, but James Cameron has been preparing for it for two years. The two companies have been investing 100 million US dollars one after another, but the film has been delayed from officially starting filming.

Now this tyrant on the set has spent all his money and chased the two companies again, asking for additional project funds.

"I heard he built the same size?" Jeff Giannoblos asked curiously.

"That's right, not only the big ship with shit, but also the props needed in the video, he customizes them from the original factory based on the information!"

Townsend Rossman doesn’t want to continue investing money, and the capital chain of 20th Century Fox is also very tight. With the current preparation progress, even if you invest hundreds of millions of dollars, the release of the film will be nowhere to be possible.

According to what he learned from the producer, two years have passed, and James Cameron has not even prepared for the filming, and has been tinkering with various props and special effects of the film.

"I was wondering if I might as well change him!" His face showed an extremely impatient look. "I will call Shirley Lansing in a while and I must give the truck driver enough restrictions, otherwise I will find another director to replace him. The movie has been delayed for too long. The company has invested too much money, but I have not seen any hope of profit."

Now this project has become a joke in the circle, and it is like a quagmire, causing the two companies to fall into it together.

Just as all production companies, distribution companies and movie fans were discussing the release time of Warner Bros. release, a group of reporters were also interviewing the producers of "Batman: The Moment of War".

These reporters had a very sensitive sense of smell and ran to New York at the first time. Wayne Greenberg returned to the summer season. This gimmick is definitely big enough.

But that director never likes to accept interviews, so they directly contacted the producer.

"This will be a super big game in Greenber format!" Tim Burton faced a group of reporters' messy questions, stretched out his hands and made a push-down move. When the scene calmed down, he said directly without waiting for the question:

"I remember that some of the first few years there were people who were worried that my Batman was too dark. Believe me, compared with the Wayne version being filmed, the two films in 1989, and the 1992 "Batman Return" were simply a brisk play!

This "Batman: The War Moment" is full of dark and serious themes throughout the film, and it must definitely exceed the expectations of fans and media. It is like a dark epic, with too many mapping and representative meanings in the film.

In a few more months, you will see that Wayne will start the arrival of the comic-changing dark age!”

After saying that, he didn't give the reporter a chance to ask questions. He waved his hand and called the security personnel, turned around and walked back to the filming scene.

If DC fans see the set, they will definitely be very familiar with the name here. It is called Arkham Asylum, which is where Wayne calls "the talent emerges in many places".