Facing Roy's direct questioning without tricks, Renly restrained his smile and said solemnly, "What if I said that these two works will hit the street?"
It's not that they reject two works, but that both works will hit the street
What kind of answer is this? It's not that the scripts of the two works are too bad, or that the two works are not suitable for you, but that the box office of the two works will fail? They are not prophets, how can they predict the future
Although it is said that any commercial work has risks, it is a business, and there is no 100% guaranteed profit, even the fourth "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" of "Harry Potter" They have all encountered Waterloo, and they are not well received. The series of movies have the lowest box office, not to mention other works; but, why do you say that "Super Battleship" and "Alien Battlefield" will hit the street? More importantly, why did Renly say that
Between the light and the flint, Roy's mind was already full of vicissitudes.
Renly could see Roy's vibrating pupils, and couldn't help laughing. Smart people tend to think too much, sometimes it's a good thing, sometimes it's not. In fact, he just thought of the situation in the previous life, and then thought of the situation in the present, there was an inexplicable joy, but he couldn't hold back, that's all.
In the last life, the male protagonists of "Super Battleship" and "Alien Battlefield" were the same, Taylor-Kitsch; the two films were released in the same year, and the difference was only two months before and after; the two works at the same time Throwing on the street, thumping horribly.
Taylor Kitsch, the new-generation niche born in 1981, has a handsome face, a model's body and a tall body, just like a young version of Brad Pitt, after starring in several youth idol movies, Under the strong promotion of the agent, he successively won the opportunity to lead the two super blockbusters "Super Battleship" and "Alien Battlefield", and many people are optimistic about becoming another Ryan Gosling - both of them are Canadian.
From any point of view, "Super Battleship" and "Alien Battlefield" are in line with the box office explosion standards. These should be two works that will not fail, and there is no reason for the collapse of the box office.
As a result, "Super Battleship" invested 210 million, but the North American box office was only 65 million, the global box office barely surpassed 300 million, and the loss exceeded 150 million. Needless to say, it was a complete failure, and critics and audiences both criticized it badly.
The "Alien Battlefield" invested 250 million, the North American box office was 73 million, the global box office did not even exceed 300 million, only 280 million, and the loss exceeded 200 million, which directly led to the chairman of Disney Studios. Step down, and Andrew Stanton's career as a live-action film director was directly killed. In terms of word of mouth, it is almost the same as the former.
It's a disaster for both studios; it's a disaster for Tyler, who's just taking off, everyone thinks he's going to be the next superstar, and finally... STOP, after that, don't say It's a super blockbuster, and even the protagonist has very few opportunities, and he is a handsome guy who can't act, and he falls faster than Hayden Christensen. To be precise, before it had time to shine, it was directly snuffed out.
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Now, Tyler Kitsch's chance is on Renly's table at the same time. It was hard for Renly not to think: If he took on these two works, would his dream be over? It is estimated that George and Elizabeth will be very happy to see such an ending.
Such a coincidence, corresponding to such a fate. Even though he was as quiet as Ren Li, he still couldn't hold back his smile, including the joke just now, he couldn't help it.
Everyone says Henry-Cavill is the unluckiest man in Hollywood, missing 'Superman Returns', 'Twilight', '007' James Bond, and '' Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" didn't come out until "Superman: Man of Steel" came out, but in Renly's view, Tyler Kitsch's fate was not much worse. If he takes over, then he will be the "unfortunate" successor.
After the joke, Renly continued, "I was just thinking, why would you reject 'Super Ship' and choose 'Alien Battlefield'? I mean, reject the former, which is understandable, but the reason for choosing the latter Woolen cloth?"
When "Super Battleship" was in the preparatory stage, the template was "Transformers", and there was really no room for such a work. First, Renly is not Megan Fox, second, Renly is not Shia LaBeouf, and third, the image of the idol vase doesn't suit Renly either. Reject "super ships", of course.
In fact, on the other hand, "Super Battleship" will not consider Renly.
To shoot such a blockbuster, what the crew needs are actors who know how to make full use of their charismatic advantages to complement the visual effects of the film. This is why many super blockbusters are happy to use models when they choose heroines—they shine so brightly on the runway. It is the most beautiful scenery line for the movie. If the male protagonist is suitable, why not choose a model
Roy came back to his senses and noticed the small details in Renly's words, "Why, do you have a different opinion on the script of 'Alien Battlefield'?" He knew that Renly had not read the script, but his intuition told him so A: Renly has his own judgment.
"First, the original novel was written a hundred years ago, and the audience's tastes have changed dramatically. If there is no innovation, no one will buy such a story. But the problem is, Disney?" Renly One of the rhetorical questions, even if there is no redundant explanation, the meaning is clear - among the six major Hollywood studios, Disney is the most conservative, traditional, and stubborn one.
Before 2016, industry insiders believed that Disney's main audiences were families and children. They couldn't and dared not be bold and innovative, and always adhered to traditional concepts; but in 2016, "Variety" magazine panicked and made a copy The data statistics table, based on the 21st century, counts the director components of all the films of the six major Hollywood studios, including race, gender, sexual orientation and other data.
Later, it was found that Warner Bros. had the highest proportion of using Asian directors; 20th Century Fox had the most courage to use black directors; Sony Columbia Pictures and Universal Pictures dared to use female directors boldly. Of course, this is just a trend statistic, the most interesting fact is that Warner Bros, Universal Pictures, Sony Columbia Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, Paramount Pictures, these five companies use more or less The proportion of directors who have been Asian or black or female, or even openly come out of the closet, may not be high, but at least they have used it.
The only exception is Disney. In the statistical list, all the data of Disney is "zero". Thinking a little bit further, after Disney bought Lucasfilm, Marvel Entertainment and Pixar, they never left their old-fashioned lines. So far, no independent female superhero film has come out, let alone they will once again Classic cartoons have been adapted into live-action animations across the board, but the status of women has not changed.
After the "Variety" magazine's statistics were released, it caused a sensation in the entire Hollywood, and for a time, Disney was accused by thousands of people. Obviously, it's not just a question of the main audience, but the whole company culture.
Returning to the topic of Renly just now, the original novel of "Alien Battlefield" was a work of a century ago and was released in 1912. If it is not adapted to keep pace with the times, it will be difficult for modern audiences to satisfy the story. of. Disney is the worst company to keep up with the times.
"Second, the script of a super blockbuster is really not that important, but it doesn't mean you don't read the story. In such a work, the story can be simple, but there must be a master storyteller. The story of 'Avatar' is very simple, James- Cameron's story is ups and downs, and this kind of talent is not possessed by everyone." Renly said his second point of view with a smile on his face. Similarly, he did not continue to comment on the follow-up, but left a meaningful one. Aftertaste.
Roy showed a confused look, "Andrew Stanton is a storyteller."
"No, Andrew Stanton is a character-teller, an emotion-teller, but not a storyteller." Renly's rebuttal made Roy ponder.
"Finding Nemo" and "Robot Wall-E", the stories of these two works are actually quite satisfactory, but the reason why they are so moving is because the emotions of the little people are full and real, originating from the most simple and simple emotions, and then projected to each From an audience, there is infinite moving and reflection. This is what Andrew is good at.
However, "Alien Battlefield" is a movie that does not need to talk about characters and emotions.
Roy thought about it seriously, and closed his chin thoughtfully. He is not an actor, he is just an agent, and his knowledge of the script is naturally not as good as that of Renly. He can only give a preliminary analysis from the story, from the scale, from the lineup, from the theme, etc., and then interpret it, It's still up to Renly to do it himself.
"So, what do you mean, both works are rejected?" Roy needed further communication, and he recalled Renly's joke just now.
Renly shook his head with a smile, "No, I mean, I need to read the script carefully before making a decision. Think long-term."
Roy laughed at himself, "That's the case." He was still a little anxious. Renly had just gotten the script, so how could he make a decision
He originally wanted to ask Renly what he was thinking now. He had said such a long paragraph just now, his mouth was dry, whether he had a rough impression and whether he agreed with his judgment; but when the words came to his mouth, Still settled down.
Whether today's assessment is passed or not, and if it is passed, what the results will be, you can see it in the later interactions, there is no need to worry about this moment.
Thinking of this, Roy calmed down again and poured the coffee from the cup into his mouth in one breath, "Then I'll leave first, you can take a good nap. In the next few days, you will read the script and relax. . We will make further judgments when there is progress from Andy and Warner Bros.
After speaking, Roy didn't stop any more, picked up his motorcycle helmet dashingly, turned around and left.