Best Actor

    Ask any Hollywood actor, if there is a chance to play a superhero, even a second-tier superhero, would you want it? Ninety-five percent of the answers will be the same. As for the inconsistencies, those are people who have already become famous, are already international superstars, and do not need this role to increase their popularity and value.

    Since the new millennium, with the development of Marvel comics, Tobey Maguire and Hugh Jackman have made superheroes a shortcut to fame again. If they can play superheroes in big productions A hero, once sought after, is equivalent to ascending to the sky in one step. Therefore, although superhero roles are not omnipotent, such as "Daredevil" released at the beginning of this year, it suffered a terrible disaster, poor Ben Affleck, but there are still countless actors flocking to it.

    However, Sean is different from them, he is very clear about his purpose and can stick to it. So even if he ever wanted to try the role of a superhero, he would not act, so he could give up the opportunity to compete in "Bourne Bourne" and "Pirates of the Caribbean" again and again. It can be said that in the absolute He is very self-controlled in most things.

    And now, he suddenly found that there is a best of both worlds method, although the probability is very low, but not completely impossible. What's more, the director is Christopher Nolan, who is recognized as someone who can add a little connotation to commercial films, so that the influence of superheroes will be minimized, so his heart will be active.

    As Katie said, you are not very good at creating miracles, aren't you very surprising, in that case, why not try to walk a path that others have not traveled?

    So, at Katie's prompt, Sean thought about a possibility for a long time, and discussed with everyone for a long time, and finally called Christopher and expressed his willingness to try.

    "I still think you're a great director and the new Batman series will shine in your hands, so my hesitation comes from myself, not you." Sean also explained After all, although the other party may not take it to heart, there should still be some explanations, which can be regarded as a kind of respect.

    In any case, Christopher is still very happy that Sean can join, but even more happy is Legendary Pictures, from the beginning of the negotiation, their person in charge has made no secret of his interest in him. Moreover, when they tried verbally, the actor's matters were only mentioned casually, and they were more inquiring about the situation of his production company.

    "My investors are repeating theirs, they know our situation better than others, and the speed of our rise is quite remarkable in Hollywood, they probably want to lead us I thought it would help." Vladimir analyzed it like this.

      ally. However, although they are interested in Sean and Samsara Pictures, they are only interested, and they cannot let them share a little profit. Vladimir once tested it at Sean's suggestion to see if he could use the new bat The Xia series intervened, but the other party refused at once.

    Think about it too, with Wall Street as the backing, there is definitely no shortage of legendary funds, and they need more channels and contacts. After all, Samsara Pictures was only established three years earlier than them. Although it has developed well and has made surprising achievements, it is still too young. It can only be said that there is still potential to be tapped, so they are just interested. .

      Sean asked Vladimir to watch some legends and learn their tricks. He remembered that Christopher's movies seemed to have legends involved, especially after seeing the labyrinth-like logo they designed.

    Also, although the other party is trying to talk about them, they are also trying to talk about each other. According to the information obtained from Christopher and the testimony of legendary people, I have to say, With the big tree of Wall Street in the back, it really is enough. If nothing else, when they were established, they pulled in a full 5 billion investment, and the contract signed with Warner is how many films will be co-produced and invested in within a few years, and the legend can choose and reject the script provided by Warner at will. .

    "When will we do this again?" Sean said this to Vladimir half-jokingly.

    At the time, he didn't care, he just wanted to express his envy, jealousy and hatred, but he didn't expect Vladimir to keep it in his heart, after all, Sean's vision was proved before. , so two years later he got a big surprise.

    Of course, Frederick was the happiest about this matter, because Sean finally got the hang of it.

    "I really didn't expect it, Sean, I really didn't expect it!" He said in a very exaggerated tone, "I thought there would never be such a day."

    "Don't make me seem like I'm freewheeling and arrogant, Fred," Sean said dissatisfiedly, "I have a comprehensive consideration when making these decisions."

    "Oh, of course, I understand it very well, completely." Frederick certainly wouldn't care in this case.

    In this case, Sean simply said a few more words: "Why don't you worry about the new director, or the value of the Batman series?"

    "Worry, of course I'm worried, but sometimes you have to take risks, don't you?" Frederick waved his hand, "Besides, you all think that British director has potential, then he is sure You can do it well, now who doesn't know your vision?"

    This guy... well, although Sean always reminds himself how the so-called good vision comes, sometimes he can't help but be a little bit smug.

    Sometimes, the title does bring benefits, but sometimes it doesn't. For example, in preliminary negotiations with Warner, they were only willing to pay 5 million.

    "It's just sending beggars!" Frederick was very angry, but he asked the lion for 10 million.

    "It's really unacceptable," Sanders agreed. "Cut it in half, and they obviously don't meet our minimum requirements, which is a hassle."

    Negotiations are of course asking prices and paying back the money. The figure of 10 million seems very high, and Frederick also wants to achieve it, but it is still an extravagant hope for now, so the bottom line is still 800w.

    But Warner cut it in half directly, which means that their final bid is likely to be less than 8 million, which becomes a difficult thing to do, because Sean can't reduce the price.

    Although for Sean himself, he doesn't care how much the salary is, anyway, the salary no longer accounts for the bulk of his income. But from other perspectives, such as commercial value and external image, or the share of brokers and agents, price reductions are not allowed.

    This is a commercial film, not a literary film. A big-name actor can reduce the price for an artistic film or for the opportunity to cooperate with a big-name director, but never for a commercial film, even if it may lead to no film. .

      Reverse the image, otherwise, when the popularity is booming, you will reduce the salary to act in a commercial film, and even if it sells well, you will still be ridiculed.

    Since he entered the industry to now, in addition to a few literary and artistic films, the few works he has acted in are basically profitable, and even those literary and artistic films can barely recover the cost , so there is no problem in asking for a salary of 8 million. If you can't reach an agreement with Warner, then you can only give up, even if Sean really wants to have a real cooperation with Christopher to further win over each other.

    Fortunately, Frederick knew what he was thinking and wanted to seize this opportunity, plus Christopher and Legendary were slightly biased towards them, it took several weeks to finally achieve agreement.

    The remuneration was finally determined at 7 million, and then Warner agreed to part of the box office share, of course, it was the gross profit share, not the net profit share. But not much, about 5% of the total box office after 350 million.

    It sounds good, the gross profit share does not need to wait for the producer to deduct various costs before taking money, so even if it is only 5%, it is not bad. But in fact, it has to be adjusted by the co-producer of the publisher, and Sean's position is very low, and he has to wait for other people who are eligible to pay dividends first, and then they will get 5% of the rest. , so it is really quite good to have a total box office of 350 million, and finally get 1 million.

    Well, Sean doesn't care about this, as long as an agreement is reached, and besides, Christopher's work doesn't necessarily have a total box office of 350 million.

    Unfortunately, he didn't remember that Christopher's first Batman film grossed only 370 million worldwide. But still the same sentence, as long as an agreement is reached, especially Warner, out of prudence, only signed one movie with him, so if you want to continue after the results come out, don't blame him for a higher price.

    After that, according to the specific arrangement, the start time will be around May next year. Calculate the time. Although there is still a contract for "Fast and Furious", it should be no problem.

    But what Sean didn't expect was that just a few days after signing with Warner, George Clooney called, the sequel "Twelve Arhats" will be released next year It started in February, and Linus' role has increased a lot.

     Hearing this news, Sean really wanted to scold "shit". Although "The Aviator" was not unexpectedly closed in early November, he has been going to "Speed ​​​​and Passion" crew reported. The film will be filmed at least until February. It was supposed to take a two-month break to prepare for Batman, but Christopher asked him to gain dozens of pounds and build enough muscle. I didn't expect to receive an invitation to "Twelve Arhats" now. Even if they can complete the filming within 3 months and play different roles in four movies in a row, no matter how energetic Sean is, I'm afraid they can't stand it, right?

    However, did he decline the invitation?