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Chapter 316 Restart [Jurassic Park]?
"Oh, which three?" Zhang Nan asked curiously.

Without further ado, Spielberg took out a document from his carry-on bag and explained: "The first thing is that Paramount asked me to make a spin-off of the [Raiders of the Lost Ark] series. Let’s discuss the possibility of cooperation with you.”

"[Raiders of the Lost Ark]?"

Zhang Nan's eyes twitched when he heard this first thing, and then asked: "Steven, do you think it's appropriate?"

The "Raiders of the Lost Ark" series can be regarded as an IP film that Spielberg has established his reputation in Hollywood after relying on "Jaws" to stabilize his status.

The first part was released in 1981 and grossed US$3.8 million at the global box office at that time. Its effect was no less than the US$[-] billion box office in the millennium.

The second film was released three years later in 1984. The box office performance was not as good as the previous film, but it still grossed US$3.3 million at the global box office. Taking into account inflation and influence, it was almost the same as the current movie with a global box office of US$[-] billion. .

The last one was released in 1989 and had the highest box office in the entire series, taking in US$4.74 million, a global box office of close to US$5 million. The effect is almost the same as "Titanic"'s global box office of US$18 billion.

It can be said that the role of the "Raiders of the Lost Ark" trilogy is quite important for Spielberg to have such a high status in Hollywood.

But it's normal, anyone who can make three consecutive movies with a global box office of more than one billion US dollars in Hollywood today can also get this kind of treatment.

amount……

Zhang Nan seems to be getting such treatment now.

"I felt it was a bit inappropriate, but I could give it a try, and Paramount asked me to do it, so I came." Spielberg responded to Zhang Nan's inquiry.

Zhang Nan knew that the key point in Spielberg's words was that Spielberg wanted to cooperate with him, and then Paramount happened to send another excuse, so Spielberg took advantage of the situation.

"What about the second thing?" Zhang Nan did not give an answer to the first thing, but started to ask further.

Spielberg took out another document from his bag and said, "Universal Pictures has the same idea as Paramount and asked me to talk to you about the reboot of the Jurassic Park series or the Plans for spin-offs, let’s see if the [Jurassic Park] series can be salvaged.”

Can the [Jurassic Park] series be salvaged again?
That must be possible!

"Jurassic World", produced by Universal Pictures in 2015, grossed US$16.7 billion at the global box office.

You must know that compared to "Jurassic Park", the entire "Jurassic World" cannot be said to be a new one.

Instead, the soup was not even changed, it was just the old version that was simmered again before being served.

In this way, it can hit another 16.7 billion US dollars in the global box office.

It can only be said that the vitality of the IP [Jurassic Park] is indeed quite strong.

Of course, there is also the powerful blessing of 3D viewing technology.

Zhang Nan kept thinking about [Jurassic World] in his mind, and the scene became somewhat silent.

But Spielberg did not feel a little uncomfortable with this silent neglect, but became more energetic.

Because this means Zhang Nan is interested in restarting or filming "Jurassic Park".

So as the creator of "Jurassic Park", Spielberg is naturally the best choice to direct the new "Jurassic Park" series.

In recent years, Spielberg has increasingly felt the degradation of his directing ability.

[Artificial Intelligence], [Minority Report], [Cat and Mouse Game]... and other works have also proved this point.

You must know that except for one of the above-mentioned works [Artificial Intelligence], the others are all works that he intentionally collaborated with top Hollywood stars, but in terms of box office performance...

I can’t say it’s not good, after all, I’ve made money.But compared with the top annual masterpieces of the same period, it still lacks a lot of meaning, which somewhat damages his status as a top Hollywood director.

And this situation has begun to be noticed by many people, causing a certain impact.

For example, if he wants to start a new project now, his popularity and enthusiasm will be reduced a lot.

Spielberg can accept this situation, and even thought in advance that this situation would happen sooner or later, but he is also quite willing to delay this situation a little.

So what can be done to delay it?

Naturally, it must be a top-notch blockbuster that explodes at the box office.

So is there any better choice than finding Zhang Nan, a popular superstar who has never failed and whose box office appeal is increasing, to complete the project?

No more.

"Can [Jurassic Park] save it?"

Zhang Nan repeated Spielberg's question, and then asked and answered himself: "I think it's still possible, but my method requires a lot of investment."

"Avatar" in 2009 allowed the world to see the charm of 3D movies for the first time.

But the 3D movie thing didn’t come out in 2009, but someone had already figured it out.

For example, 2008's "Journey to the Center of the Earth" and even 2007's "Harry Potter 5" also used some 3D technology. Going back further, 2004's "Polar Express" has also used 3D technology. technology and achieved good box office success.

It's just that these movies are not as mature as James Cameron's "Avatar" in terms of the use of 3D technology, and the use and presentation of 3D technology in the movies are not well done.

But no matter what, 3D has been around for a long time, but it has not been popularized.

And James Cameron can rely on 3th Century Fox to get [-]D technology on [Avatar].

He cooperates with Spielberg, plus Universal Pictures and the super IP of [Jurassic Park], it makes no sense.

"As long as [Jurassic Park] can be restarted, no matter how big the investment is, it won't be a problem for Universal Pictures and me." Seeing Zhang Nan's statement, Spielberg was so excited that he couldn't hold it in anymore.

Seeing this, Zhang Nan waved his hand, "We will discuss the specific matters later, so what is the third thing you came to see me about?"

Spielberg is now full of thoughts about the restart of [Jurassic Park], and this is another door-to-door request for help, so as soon as Zhang Nan changed the subject, Spielberg immediately continued decisively:

"I recently worked on an inspirational film project with a more literary theme. I want to win an award. I thought you still haven't won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, so I came to talk to you."

The inspirational film project was still in 2003.

A word immediately flashed through Zhang Nan's mind - [Happiness Terminal].

But this "Happiness Terminal" didn't gain much in terms of awards!

So Zhang Nan shook his head and said: "With the current situation of the Oscars, Leo has been obsessed with it for so many years and has failed to achieve anything. Now I have given up on awards and so on, and just let it happen."

After hearing this, Spielberg nodded in agreement, because he thinks the same way now, and that's why he made such a film.

The main reason is that I really have no ideas, but I can't sit idle, so I planned it casually, with a little bit of booing about winning awards, so that it can be publicized better, and maybe the box office can be higher.

"If I had woken up earlier like you and spent less energy on winning prizes, I wouldn't be like this now." Spielberg sighed.

(End of this chapter)