Best Movie Star

Originally, Matthew wanted to invite Justin Lin to have dinner with him, but Justin Lin had to work overtime today, so he had to leave the post-production studio alone, walked towards the gate of Disney Studios, and passed by the "Alien Battlefield" once again. In the studio, I met Andrew Stanton.

The two were considered acquaintances, and they said hello and walked to the gate of the studio together.

"I'm sorry about the "Alien Battlefield" project." Andrew Stanton seemed sincere, "I hope you can understand, Matthew."

"It's okay." Matthew shook his head with a smile.

The two sides didn't reach a cooperation, and he really didn't mind at all.

Andrew Stanton has been involved in live-action movies. Even with the big mountain behind Disney, he knows that it is better not to get stuck with the hottest star in the commercial film industry.

"Disney didn't give me enough support, especially in terms of funding." Andrew Stanton further explained, "I've been staring at the "Alien Battlefield" project for many years, and now I have the opportunity to adapt it into a movie, which is very rare."

He sighed and said, "It's not easy for an animation director to get involved in a large-scale live-action commercial."

Matthew said again, "I understand."

What's wrong with understanding this? It never occurred to him to actually work with Andrew Stanton.

Knowing that there is a hole in front of you, do you still have to jump in and try to see if you can fill the hole? He is not short of opportunities, and he is not short of projects. Why take such unnecessary risks?

Seeing that Matthew didn't seem to be lying, Andrew Stanton's face was obviously relaxed, and he said, "I hope we will have opportunities to cooperate in the future."

Matthew responded casually.

Forget about live-action movies, but animation movies are okay, such as the sequel to Finding Nemo.

Of course, Matthew just thinks about this kind of thing. Animated feature films are the core business of Walt Disney, and Pixar Studios is a guarantee of success. Disney will not accept foreign funds at all.

Once an animated film is successful, the peripheral income is too amazing, but it is a pity that animated films rely too much on technology.

After thinking about it, Matthew felt that he might not have the opportunity to get involved, and he didn't know much about this aspect. The most animated films he watched were basically the works of Baby Di and Pixar.

At the gate of the Disney studio, Matthew and Andrew Stanton politely broke up and left, and then got into his car, as usual, in addition to the car he was in, there was a bodyguard car behind.

Seeing Andrew Stanton, who also got into the car, through the window glass, Matthew was very calm, and he really didn't mind this Pixar studio go-getter.

He doesn't have any personal conflict with Andrew Stanton, who gave up on him and opted to work with Brad Pitt, the result of his careful fabrication.

If everything develops as he imagined, it is estimated that Andrew Stanton will not have the opportunity to get involved in live-action movies in the future.

The car left South Broadway Street and headed for Beverly Hills. Matthew took out James Wing's script and plan, put the script aside, and opened the plan to read it carefully.

Although a half-hearted producer, Matthew also knows that a director's plan is just as important as the script.

The script is just a story. There are too many screenwriters who can write qualified stories, but there are only limited directors who can make the film into a qualified commercial film.

Matthew looked at the plan, and suddenly an idea flashed. If James Wen succeeds and can build a universe in the future, then he will have two series of racing universe and horror universe in his hands.

It couldn't be better.

The existence of the same magnitude as the Marvel Universe and the D Universe cannot be taken down by his strength, and D was firmly in the hands of Warner Bros. many years ago, and Marvel will soon become a subsidiary of Disney.

If you want to build a movie universe, you can only start from scratch.

As things stand, he's already on the road to potentially having two successful movie universes.

It's cool to think about this kind of thing, who doesn't want to be rich? ..

Flashing the idea of ​​the movie universe, Matthew took out his mobile phone, and regardless of whether it was off-duty time, he called Helen Herman and asked about Walt Disney's acquisition of Marvel Comics.

The acquisition has reached the final stage. Walt Disney secured the management of Marvel, including Avi Allard and others at the end of last year. The two sides reached a preliminary agreement, but such a large acquisition involves all aspects. There is a lot, and it is not something that one party pays for the acquisition and the other party nods and agrees.

The personnel, finance, equity and operating rights involved are extremely complex, and the completion of the acquisition will not be completed until the second half of the year at the earliest.

In addition, the acquisition negotiation between Walt Disney and Lucasfilm is also going well. George Lucas is really going to retire this time and is going to sell Lucasfilm to make some experimental films.

Lucasfilm has three most valuable businesses: Industrial Light and Magic, Hollywood's top special effects company, and two major movie series - "Star Wars" and "Raiders of the Lost Ark."

It's pretty clear that Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark will definitely go ahead with sequels once Walt Disney completes its acquisition of Lucasfilm.

Matthew couldn't help but think of Robert Iger again. Is this smiling Mickey Mouse the one who really has the golden finger?

I remember Robert Iger jokingly said in an interview before: If he wanted to write a book about his career, he would call the book "The Bought Me".

The "acquisition" here alludes to the two acquisitions he struggled through in the first half of his career - the Cosmopolitan's acquisition of ABC (AB) and later Disney's acquisition of the Cosmopolitan.

"Wait a few years, if I write another book about his career." Matthew said to himself, "The name of the book is likely to be "Buying Others Me."

In fact, Matthew can vaguely see that Disney's acquisition of Marvel can make up for the biggest shortcoming of the youth entertainment kingdom.

As we all know, Disney has been very successful in the girls' market. The "Princess" series it launched has a huge appeal to little girls all over the world. In the family market, Disney has always been a leader in the industry. However, in the boys' market, Disney is becoming more and more marginalized. How to seize the boy market is one of Disney's most troublesome problems.

The acquisition of Marvel can just make up for this - more than half of the comic book heroes loved by American boys are from Marvel.

Due to the limitation of his own strength, Matthew cannot participate in the competition of these giant crocodiles. Fortunately, he can also take advantage of his few advantages and follow Disney to gain a lot of heat and gain a lot of benefits.

The contract signed by Matthew and Disney at the end of last year officially took effect. Now he is also one of Disney's many minority shareholders. Although he has very few Disney shares, he has the right of first refusal if Disney expands its shares.

The current Walt Disney is still far from becoming a giant, and it holds a certain amount of Disney shares, which will definitely benefit in the future.

Then there is the newly added investment rights for Marvel superhero movies.

Driven by a huge platform like Walt Disney, the development of Marvel superhero movies will no longer be the same as before, and will inevitably bring greater benefits.

Suddenly, Matthew felt that it would not be difficult for him to be worth one billion or even two billion dollars in the future.

With this realization, his mood became better, and he simply asked the driver to turn his head to the Four Seasons Hotel and have a good conversation with Carolina Kekova.

Just as Matthew entered Carolina Kirkova's room at the Four Seasons Hotel, James Wing also arrived at the place where he made an appointment with Ray Warner.

"James, this is Steve Stabler." Ray Warner took the initiative to introduce a middle-aged man to him, "The founder and chief operating officer of Dimen Pictures."

Hearing this introduction, James Wen was a little surprised, but shook hands with the other party friendly.

When Steve Stabler saw James Wing's appearance, a strangeness flashed on his face, but he disappeared quickly, and said politely, "I didn't expect the director of 'The Saw' to be so young."

This is somewhat arrogant, but Dimen Pictures is a well-known medium-sized film company in Hollywood known for producing horror movies. The parent company is the famous Weinstein Films. Steve Stabler is such a company. One of the founders of the company ~www.readwn.com~ does have a proud capital.

Maybe Ray Warner didn't notice the unusual look that quickly flashed across Steve Stabler's face, but James Wing did, because he's seen so many similar situations in Hollywood over the years. Aspects are quite sensitive.

"I'm not young anymore." Knowing that this is a normal situation in the circle, James Wen said politely, "I can't accomplish anything in my thirties."

Steve Stabler said, "It doesn't matter. As long as you work with Timmen Pictures, you will soon be a well-known director in Hollywood."

Horror movies are a small category, and even with the success of Saw, James Wing is still a small director.

This is not just the positioning of Steve Stabler, but the positioning of James Wing in the circle.

Ray Warner said at this time, "Several executives from Dimen Pictures and Weinstein Pictures read our script and believe that there is a certain investment value and are interested in cooperating with us."

James Wing looked first at Ray Warner, then at Steve Stabler.

"Your supernatural horror movie project looks pretty good." Steve Stabler didn't have the same look on his face except at the beginning, and said very seriously, "Currently, Dimen Pictures is working on it. After going through the review process, after the review is approved, I will notify you to come to Dimen Pictures to discuss the shooting.”

It seems that this has been settled.

In the eyes of Steve Stabler, this is no problem. Before he came, he had a brief understanding of James Wing's current situation. This is a little director who is waiting and looking for opportunities.

Not to mention a big company like Dimen Pictures, even if some small companies throw an olive branch, shouldn't these non-mainstream small directors hurry up?