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The simple polite words in social situations made Michael chuckle, as if he didn't understand the meaning of Andy's words at all, and nodded in affirmation, "We are also very much looking forward to continuing to cooperate with Renly." Then. Taking advantage of the situation, he looked at Neil who was sitting next to him and said in a coquettish way, "You say this good news? Or should I say it?"？”
Neil did not make trouble this time. He stretched out his hand with a smile and gave Michael the right to announce important news..
Michael smiled brightly and looked at Andy again, "Neil mentioned just now that we are currently conceiving the script and enriching the characters. We have always thought that Luke Hobbs is a very interesting character. role, we are always looking forward to him playing a more important role.”
“You should have heard that before Renly, we considered Dwayne Johnson for this role. The reason is simple, not because Dwayne can bring charm to the character, but because we believe that there is more story to explore with this character. , and Dawn can shoulder the weight of the role and the story behind it." Michael's confident and confident look made his words full of personal charm, "But it was a pity that the cooperation did not come to fruition in the end, but luckily Yes, we found Renly, and he accomplished an incredible mission. Now, the weight of the entire character rests on Renly..”
Having said this, Michael paused deliberately for a moment, his mysterious expression showing a trace of excitement, deliberately creating suspense. Invisibly, the weight of these words increased a little, "We are discussing, with Renly as the core , to create a movie belonging to Luke Hobbs！”
Breaking news. It seems that Andy’s inside information is not groundless. Universal Pictures is indeed considering this matter..
“To be precise, this is not the first proposal that has appeared on the table. We are always looking for the right time. Now it seems that maybe the time has come." Michael always maintained a confident smile on his face, and his words made sense. "We believe that Renly can give this spin-off movie more personality and make it a success. The only question now is whether Renly is ready."？”
On the surface, this is good news. But there is actually a lot of useful information hidden in it.——
Michael said that the Luke Hobbs spin-off had been considered for a long time, not because of the success of the recent movie, but because of the idea from the beginning; Michael said that if it was Dwayne Johnson, the spin-off movie might have been Entering the production process, the reason for hesitation is because Renly is still not as important as Dawn; Michael said that now the side story is on the agenda again, and Universal Pictures is optimistic about Renly's prospects..
To put it simply, what Michael means is that Renly is not responsible for the spin-off, but Universal Pictures is willing to hand over the responsibility of the spin-off to Renly. This is a rare trust. Even Dawn did not receive such treatment. Digging deeper, there are also It can be understood that even if Renly is unwilling to star, they can get Dawn back at any time.
When it comes to his ability to tell lies with his eyes open, Andy feels that he is still slightly inferior to Michael. The right and wrong are reversed. Without Renly, would "Fast and Furious 5" have achieved a box office of 300 million in North America? Or two, but what is certain is that if it weren’t for Renly, the character Hobbes would definitely not have the popularity and momentum it has now, and it would be even less likely to have a rumor..
The Hollywood film industry has become very mature, and it is not uncommon to produce movie spin-offs. When "X-Men" was released, Magneto and Professor Side story: After "The Wolverine" was released, its box office performance failed to meet expectations, but it made Deadpool popular. Seven years later, the side story movie "Deadpool" swept the world..
In addition, the "Conjuring" series has released a spin-off "Annabelle", the "Saw" series has also considered launching a "Jigsaw" spin-off, and the "Despicable Me" series has even released a spin-off called "Minions with Big Eyes" It achieved even better box office results than this series, and the spin-off "Rogue One" of "Star Wars" was also well received. Even the TV series "Breaking Bad", which won both word-of-mouth and awards, also released the spin-off "The Lawyer". ", etc..
But what is certain is that the difficulty of creating a side story movie has increased exponentially..
Firstly, most of the side stories are centered around supporting characters. Whether the supporting characters' appeal can support a movie and attract audiences to the cinema is a huge unknown; secondly, the supporting characters' original roles are not enough. Derived from and interacted with the original work, this is a severe test for the screenwriter; thirdly, most of the supporting actors are second- and third-tier actors and do not have box office appeal, so the production cost and box office expectations are even more difficult to measure. Got it.
Any film company must be cautious when producing a spin-off, no matter how cautious it is. Not to mention that "Deadpool" took seven years to be completed. The popular Black Widow and Hulk in "Avengers", Spin-off movies have always been difficult to produce, and spin-offs of Catwoman, Transformer, and Phoenix in the "X-Men" series are also being considered again and again..
In other words, even if "Fast and Furious 5" achieved a box office of 300 million in North America, the Luke Hobbs spin-off movie is still an unknown, and Universal Pictures cannot decide to launch the project so hastily; Not to mention confirming the spin-off work before the movie is released. Michael made it clear that he was talking nonsense and showed a condescending attitude..
So, is this Michael’s personal attitude or Universal Pictures’ attitude?？
Andy thought about it seriously and found that this was in line with Ron Meyer's style of conduct and Universal Pictures' style of conduct in the past few years..
2004In 2016, DreamWorks was not performing well and announced its split. The film department and the animation department were separated. At that time, the film department led by Steven Spielberg was generally believed to sign a cooperation agreement with Universal Pictures because Steven and Lang They had a very close personal relationship with each other and could be called best friends. However, the deal failed to be completed. Rumor has it that Lang refused to compromise because of the small distribution rights dividend ratio, and finally pushed his friend to Paramount..
Later, in 2009, the cooperation agreement between DreamWorks and Paramount ended. Steven once again led the film department to leave, and Universal Pictures once again became the first choice. As a result, Lang and Steven directly broke up and even turned against each other. , and finally Disney opened its arms and accepted the DreamWorks film department led by Steven.
This is Universal Pictures. It ranks among the six major film companies in Hollywood. However, it has always been complacent and unwilling to make progress. It is gradually declining, but it still maintains the posture of a top company..
Andy suddenly understood: Neal mentioned Fan several times in front of Michael. Obviously, Neal was also protesting in this way. It was not because Neal was on Renly's side, but because Neal was on Renly's side. Because Neil was dissatisfied with Michael's style of conduct, in the final analysis, Neil was still protecting his own interests as a producer..
“"Fast and Furious 5" had just achieved great success at the box office, but unexpectedly, problems began to arise internally. Andy burst out laughing..
Following the curve of his mouth, Andy laughed heartily, "Wow, the amount of information is a bit large, so the topic of our discussion today is... Gaiden?" He originally thought it was a sequel..
“No, no, no." Michael slowly leaned against the back of the chair, crossed his legs, and his posture of ownership couldn't be more obvious. He supported the armrest with his right hand and raised it up, waving it slightly to express denial, " What we are discussing now is a package deal for a spin-off, two sequels, and a total of three works..”
Andy raised his chin exaggeratedly, "I forgot, Neil just mentioned two sequels..”
Andy's attitude pleased Michael, and he nodded with satisfaction, "Yes, the two sequels are the key point. Our current idea is to start shooting the spin-off movie first, and then shoot the two sequels back-to-back. It is best for the spin-off to be released in the sixth released before.”
If Andy hadn't been through many battles, he might have really believed it. However, now that Michael had made up his mind, took the initiative in the entire negotiation, and showed such strong self-confidence, Andy I just went with the flow and continued to wait and see what happened, waiting for Universal Pictures to reveal its conditions, "So, what other details do I need to know about these three works?"？”
Michael adjusted his sitting posture, coughed twice, and then said with a smile, "This is Neil's job, I won't get involved..”
Cunningly, at the most important moment, Michael took a step back and left the difficult problem to Neil. Of course, to be able to climb to such a height, Michael is certainly not a fool. Perhaps, the arrogant gesture just now was originally a show. Who can say for sure what kind of play it will be for Andy to watch?？
Neil obviously didn't like this hot potato, but he had no room for rejection. "We are still discussing it. In the meeting just now, we preliminarily determined the project of the spin-off and two sequels, and of course Renly's important position. But Regarding the details, there is no charter yet. We need to further determine Renly's position in the crew. We also need to seek the opinions of Fan and Paul. The opinions of the two screenwriters cannot be ignored. Of course, there is also Renly's opinion..”
If the rumor comes true, then in the two sequels, Renly will naturally not be the "third protagonist", but will be the core protagonist alongside Van and Paul, just like Hugh Jackman in "X-Men" They have the same status in the series. As a result, the allocation of roles among the three protagonists is bound to be a major issue..
However, these compliments went in one ear and out the other in Andy. He could see that Neil was talking in circles, constantly wearing high hats, and avoiding the core topic, which gave Andy some ominous premonitions..
But after going back and carefully recalling all the details of today, Andy discovered that this ominous premonition had been there from the beginning and was not groundless..
Neil adjusted his sitting posture, which seemed to be uncomfortable. He talked a few more official words, and then said, "We hope to sign a cooperation agreement with Renly for three works, with a price of three hundred and fifty for each work." On the condition of a salary of one hundred thousand dollars.”
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