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The frequent actions of Sisyphus Pictures have indeed attracted a lot of attention in Hollywood, but things seem to be a little different from what was imagined. The selection of works and development strategies have slightly deviated from the expected trajectory..
However, after careful consideration, things can still find certain patterns..
“The investment budget of "Female Spy" is slightly higher than expected, but overall, it is still a medium-sized investment, and it is a comedy. It has similarities with the horror movie "It Behind You". They both have specific fan groups and are often able to create With the miracle of Xiaobo, even if the box office figures are mediocre, relying on the support of exclusive movie fans will not be too embarrassing. This is the best choice for independent film companies in the early days of their establishment..
“"The Revenant" is a work that breaks the rules and breaks the guesswork, but like "Nightcrawler", it has a similar model: it fits Renly's artistic taste; in addition, there is the bonus of friendship.
“"Nightcrawler" is Jake Gyllenhaal, and "The Revenant" is Leonardo DiCaprio. At the same time, Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu also played through Alfonso Suo Kalon completed the connection, which further added chips to convince Renly. Although the investment cost of "The Revenant" is indeed outrageous, many levels higher than that of "Nightcrawler", this is a big step for Renly. It's not a problem.
It is worth mentioning that "The Revenant" has only been officially approved as a project at Sisyphus Films, and there are still many issues that need to be discussed. It is currently only in the early preparations, and Alejandro is selecting suitable shooting locations - different The cost budgets of filming locations are different, which has an important impact on the overall budget of the crew..
Why do many film crews like to go to Atlanta and Pittsburgh or simply go to Canada for filming? The state/government where the former is located has introduced a tax exemption policy for film and television crews, while the overall price of the latter is slightly lower. Don’t underestimate these small deductions. For the crew, it is a cost saving of millions or tens of millions; for the state where the filming location is located, it can create more job opportunities and generate income through tourism. This is a win-win strategy..
Later, the state of California also introduced relevant tax-free policies in the hope of retaining more crews. The state/government draws lots for candidate TV series projects every year and randomly selects projects that can be tax-free. Some TV series have originally been It was decided to cancel, but because it was selected for tax exemption, the cost could be reduced significantly. The TV station decided to renew and give the series another chance, which also allowed many series to survive.
In short, the filming location is a crucial component of the cost budget. This also means that there are still many variables in "The Revenant". Obviously, Sisyphus Films is not satisfied with the $100 million investment cost. You also need to proceed with caution. Everything is possible before officially starting filming..
As a result, things have returned to the original predictions of industry insiders: the establishment and existence of Sisyphus Films is ultimately so that Renly can freely choose film projects.
Although everyone in the industry has noticed the frequent actions of Sisyphus Pictures, because of Renly, everyone has a preconceived notion and assumes that Sisyphus Pictures is equal to Brad- Pitt's Plan A Pictures and Tom Cruise's Tom Cruise Pictures, naturally, this also led to deviations in subsequent ideas..
In this way, whether it is "Female Spy" and "It Behind You" or "The Revenant" and "Nightcrawler", they have indeed created a lot of waves and vaguely triggered a lot of discussions, but they have not been able to truly In a sense, it has triggered the vigilance of film companies, and no one can completely connect the series of actions at the Sundance Film Festival..
Even Andre, Andy and others did not expect Renly's grand blueprint and unparalleled execution ability. How could other industry insiders see through it so easily?？
But in fact, under the cover of works such as "Female Spy", "The Revenant" and "It Behind You", Sisyphus Pictures still has some hidden actions that have not been discovered..
The first is the official establishment of Hall Venture Capital in Silicon Valley. Throughout Silicon Valley, there are countless venture capital funds. Almost every day, old players quit the game and new players join the game. Before the new players make waves, few people will invest closely. Come and pay attention. Robin Herzer officially took office and started the preliminary work..
The second is the transformation of the online broadcast platform "Crack". In the past two months, Arthur has traveled frequently between the North American continent and the European continent, quietly forming a team, under the banner of Sisyphus Pictures The online broadcast platform department was formally established and the reconstruction and transformation of the "Don Quixote" channel began..
These actions are all taking place under the nose of Hollywood, but because they are currently in the preliminary preparation stage, all actions occur behind the scenes, there is not much substantial progress yet, and even the movement is not very obvious, so there is no news yet. able to attract any attention.
Sisyphus Pictures is making preparations and layouts step by step. The most rare thing is that although the magnificence and exaggeration of the blueprint have far exceeded expectations, Andre still is not too impatient and tries to catch up with strides. Progress, on the contrary, after calming down, the development plan is adjusted step by step, and the execution is carried out in a relaxed and relaxed manner. It is really far from the "layman" and "people are stupid and have too much money" in the mainstream impression of Hollywood..
In fact, after the first round of financing from Andre and Arthur, and the second round of financing from Renly and a group of friends, including Rooney Mara, Jessica Chastain, and Ryan Goss Lin, Paul Walker, Jake Gyllenhaal, Rami Malek, Robert Redford, Alfonso Cuaron, Chris Evans, the Coen brothers, etc., Hallwind The investment currently has more than $500 million in funds on its books.
In other words, if Robin Herzer agrees, if Andre Hamilton is willing, Sisyphus Pictures has the ability to throw off its arms and move forward at full speed, let alone a "The Revenant", they can definitely Make a bold move to carry out comprehensive investment and comprehensive development.
but they didn't.
Because they clearly know how huge Renly's plan is, there is no need to rush now. Instead of trying to compete for a moment, it is better to lay the early foundation down-to-earth, just like the foundation of a tall building. Only by laying the foundation well will future development be able to advance at full speed and efficiency..
Therefore, in addition to "Nightcrawler" which is currently being filmed, only "Female Spy" is currently in production. "It Behind You" and "The Revenant" are only projects for the time being and are not in a hurry to enter the production process immediately. .In addition, Sisyphus Pictures has quietly confirmed several other projects.
Movies include "Spotlight," "Tangerine," "Paterson," "Sicario," "Carol," "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl," "It's So Cool" and " After turning off the lights" etc..
From a quantitative perspective, there are indeed quite a few, but in fact the investment costs are not high. There are only three projects with a cost budget higher than 10 million, namely "Sicario", "Focus" and "Carol". The budget structures of the works are relatively similar. The first is on-site shooting, and the second is the cast, which drives up the cost. The cost budgets of other projects are less than 5 million, and the cheapest "Orange" only costs 400,000. Got it.
In terms of TV series, it includes two projects: "Stranger Things" and "Night Run".
Although there are only two projects, the preliminary preparation work is extremely cumbersome because Sisyphus Films needs to start from scratch - they do not have their own studio, their own filming team, and their own casting channels, everything is It must be established slowly from scratch. Of course, once the situation is opened up, the subsequent filming of the TV series will proceed smoothly and things will not be so cumbersome..
Among them, the cost budget of "Stranger Things" is about 20 million, while the cost budget of "Stranger Things" is controlled between 25 million and 30 million. The difference lies in the production team. "Ben" has an extremely strong screenwriter lineup, including two top names, Steven Zaillian and Richard Press. The former created "Schindler's List" and the latter participated in Got the writing job on "The Wire".
But now the TV series is still in the stage of being discussed on paper, and the budget cost is just an estimate and may change at any time..
It is worth mentioning that "Night Run" was a project that Arthur Hall personally took over from HBO. Even if it was under Renly's name, they didn't know how Arthur completed it. , I just vaguely heard that Steven Spielberg played an important role in it.
Eight film projects and two TV projects, all projects are now in the project approval stage, but ten projects are moving forward in an orderly manner. Before they are officially put into production, and even before the cast lineup is officially selected, there may be more A lot of work needs to be completed slowly, and there are still many variables, but Sisyphus Pictures still shows a thriving and busy scene.
It’s not just March after the Oscars. In fact, from January to June, throughout the first half of 2014, Sisyphus Pictures has made a lot of moves..
However, due to preconceived fixed thinking patterns, Hollywood industry insiders paid close attention to them, but never really became vigilant; in addition, before June, Sisyphus Pictures only had "Nightcrawler" and "Female Spy" "The Revenant" and "It Behind You" have been put into production. There has been no news about the rumored "The Revenant". Alejandro is still working tirelessly to find suitable filming locations, which makes industry insiders even more worried. Let's feel at ease.
Therefore, although it has attracted much attention and is under the nose of the entire Hollywood, Sisyphus Films was able to start the preparatory work at its own pace..
However, none of these things seem to have anything to do with Renly.
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