hollywood melon man

Chapter 333 Marvel and DC
While these related works were being carried out, Gilbert Jr. was also discussing the future of Marvel Studios with Kevin Feige of Marvel Studios.

After Marvel Studios was established, according to Gilbert Jr.'s request, Marvel was not in a hurry to launch its own superhero movies.

Instead, based on the plan made by Gilbert Jr., they began to prepare for the expansion of the Marvel Universe's worldview. At the same time, Marvel Comics in New York would also cooperate and prepare to publish a series of related comics.

"What do you think about which superhero we should choose for the first movie?" Gilbert Jr. asked Kevin Feige.

The extremely popular Spider-Man is in the hands of Sony Columbia Pictures. The Spider-Man movie is currently in production and is expected to be released next year.

So we need to find a new superhero as the pioneer.

Kevin Feige has been thinking about this for a long time: "I think Iron Man can do it. He is capable of taking on the important task of starting the Marvel Universe."

"Iron Man?" Little Gilbert agreed: "I think it must be Iron Man."

The copyright of "Iron Man" has undergone a number of changes. In 1990, Universal Pictures bought the film and television rights of "Iron Man".

A few years later, the copyright fell into the hands of 20th Century Fox.

But 20th Century Fox did not ultimately make the "Iron Man" movie, and after Gilbert Jr. acquired Marvel Comics, the copyright returned to Marvel Comics.

So this is also the reason why Kevin Feige decided to develop "Iron Man" first. "Iron Man" is suitable enough as the pioneering work.

Last year's "X-Men" was a success, and next year there will be the "Spider-Man" movie. With the development of special effects technology, the flying superheroes in comics are no longer fantasies, but can be turned into reality through movies.

But the question now is, which actor should be invited to play Iron Man?
"I heard that 20th Century Fox wanted to invite Tom Cruise to play Iron Man?" Kevin Feige asked.

"It seems that there was such a plan, but Tom's salary was very high, so 20th Century Fox canceled the plan," Gilbert Jr. replied.

He knew a little bit of inside information. 20th Century Fox Film Corporation once wanted to shoot "Iron Man" in the mid-1990s and reached a preliminary agreement with Tom Cruise.

However, the large project of The Big Ship slowed down the pace of 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, leading to the abortion of the project.

Then came the cold winter of the North American comics industry, and 20th Century Fox never mentioned the matter again, and eventually the copyright returned to Marvel.

Kevin Feige said: "I think Tom Cruise is good as Iron Man, what do you think?"

"He will play Iron Man?" Little Gilbert closed his eyes, and the image that came to his mind was Iron Man played by Robert Downey Jr.

To be honest, for him, the role of Iron Man has been fixed to the image of Robert Downey Jr. If it were to be suddenly changed, even Tom Cruise would find it a little uncomfortable.

However, when it comes to movies, impressionism is not a good idea. What ultimately troubles the "Iron Man" movie are the issues of pay and production costs.

So Gilbert Jr. said, "Tom's salary is not cheap. I can talk to Tom and see if he is interested."

"Then please," Kevin Feige waved his hand and said, "But there is no rush. According to our plan, it depends on how Spider-Man performs.

According to the schedule, we will start the Iron Man project at the end of 2006."

"Very good," Little Gilbert nodded and said, "Just do it with confidence. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me."

It's no secret that Marvel Studios wants to make its own superhero movies. Nothing is new in Hollywood. But for Warner, this is a bit uncomfortable.

Ever since the failure of the fourth Batman film, Warner Bros. has been looking for opportunities to reboot DC superhero movies.

Warner plans to shoot "Catwoman" and invite Halle Berry to star in it, and even reboot the "Superman" movie.

Based on his trust in Gilbert Jr., Warner Bros. CEO Doug Walter specially went to Cantaloupe Manor to ask Gilbert Jr.'s opinion.

"My advice is to cancel Catwoman and Superman, Doug."

Doug Walter was stunned by what Gilbert said: "Cancel? Isn't this a bit..."

Before Doug Walter finished speaking, Gilbert Jr. said, "Catwoman is a second- or third-tier character in DC comics. If a black actress is cast to play Catwoman, even the few fans in the comics will be lost.

It’s been a long time since the Superman movie was released, and with such a hasty preparation, I doubt the quality of the final film.”

"what do you mean?"

"I mean, this matter needs to be considered over a long period of time. We can't rush it." Gilbert Jr. drank tea and said to Doug Walter, "I believe you have also heard that Marvel plans to create a Marvel Universe and is making plans."

"I heard about it," Doug Walter nodded and said, "The whole plan was proposed by you, and Marvel is preparing for it."

"Yes," Gilbert Jr. continued, "At the beginning of Marvel's reorganization, I said that making movies is not like eating when you are hungry.

Be patient and don't rush things, otherwise there will be some unexpected situations.

I think the same is true for DC. I suggest that DC start all its film projects from scratch and re-plan them instead of launching them blindly.”

Little Gilbert didn't have a clear plan on how to do it.

Marvel has successful examples in its previous life, but DC doesn't seem to have been very successful.

To be honest, this has something to do with the management style of Warner Bros. Pictures. Many times, it is because of their intervention that the DC movies produced always fail to meet expectations.

The more expectations are not met, the more Warner's management will intervene, thus forming a vicious cycle.

Doug Walter listened and nodded. Gilbert Jr. made a very reasonable comment: "Okay, I will submit your opinion to the board of directors for discussion and decision."

Gilbert Jr. is not an outsider either. The acquisition is about to be completed, and by then Gilbert Jr. will become a member of the board of directors of Warner Pictures.

Before leaving, Doug Walter asked, "By the way, when are you going to promote the Batman movie?"

Gilbert Jr. had discussed this matter with Doug Walter a long time ago. At that time, Gilbert Jr. said that he would shoot a trilogy of spin-offs independent of the original Batman movie.

Little Gilbert thought for a moment and said, “It’s almost done. The post-production of The Return of the King is almost done. I plan to do a small project this year and make a pirate-themed movie next year.

Then we started working on the Batman movie.”

Doug Walter nodded solemnly: "I will do my best to promote Warner..."

The post-production of "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" is almost complete. After the huge success of "The Two Towers", Gilbert Jr. did not go on vacation as usual, but quickly plunged into the post-production of "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King".

"The Return of the King" is scheduled to be released in the summer of next year. After completing the post-production of "The Return of the King", Gilbert Jr. will have nearly a year of leisure.

For a workaholic like little Gilbert, such a long vacation is unbearable to have nothing to do, so he goes fishing every day.

So Gilbert plans to take a break after finishing the post-production of The Return of the King, and then work on a small production. This small production is also very simple, it is a youth love movie. Gilbert also learned from those half-way directors in the domestic entertainment industry and made a youth movie about abortion, derailment, car accident and amnesia... That is impossible.

In fact, what Gilbert wanted to shoot was "The Fault in Our Stars", a youth romance movie adapted from a novel. Of course, it was the growth elements in the movie that impressed Gilbert more.

I remember that this film received good reviews on the Chinese Internet in my previous life and was hailed as one of the best youth romance movies. However, on the English Internet, the film received a slightly lower rating, which was not cleared until many years later.

In addition, the box office of the previous film seemed to be only more than 4 million US dollars, which was a huge loss.

But for Gilbert Jr., the box office is a small problem. Such a low-budget production can be done with less than tens of millions of dollars.

With Gilbert Jr.'s personal box office appeal, it would be no problem for the film to make 700 to 800 million in North America and 200 million dollars worldwide.

For a youth film, this result is quite good and satisfactory.

Of course, we still have to wait and see what the specific situation is.

As for the selection of the male and female protagonists, the two original actors are probably still children now, so Gilbert Jr. has already agreed with Scarlett to let her play the female lead.

Although it's a little older, it doesn't matter. The story told in junior high school can also be applied to high school.

Besides, Scarlett is not tall, and with the camera processing, there is no difference between seventeen and fourteen, at most she is more mature.

The more troublesome thing is the selection of the male lead, we have to find a handsome young man.

Scarlett has many movies released this year, including "American Paradise" on June 20th, "Ghost World" on July 20th, and "The Man Who Wasn't There" coming up.

Although Scarlett studied hard and did not take on more roles under the strong order of Gilbert Jr., the successive releases of these works were enough to maintain her exposure.

It can be said that after Anne Hathaway, who played Princess Arwen, became an adult, the most famous underage star actresses were Scarlett Johansson and Emma Watson.

Scarlett is very popular and has many fans. Even Gilbert Jr.'s fans treat her like a princess because of the special relationship between Scarlett and Gilbert Jr.

With the support of little Gilbert, Scarlett can be said to be a real Hollywood princess.

However, Scarlett has a good temper and personality, which may be influenced by little Gilbert, and she does not have any bad habits. If she had the same princess syndrome as Gwyneth Paltrow, many people would probably have a headache about it.

One weekend morning, little Gilbert took Scarlett to attend the summer camp organized by the school.

"Scarlett, is that basketball player from your school still bothering you recently?" asked little Gilbert.

Scarlett rolled her eyes and said, "Thanks to your big bodyguard, they don't dare to bother me anymore."

"That's good," Gilbert nodded and joked, "Actually, I think he's not bad. He plays basketball. Maybe he can go to college and enter the NBA!"

"Tsk," Scarlett obviously didn't believe it. "I think he's not as good as those guys you always talk about, Bookbag Du and A-Zhan. He relies on his body to play basketball, but his body is not as strong as those who are stronger than him."

This is true. Scarlett is studying in a private high school, which was called an aristocratic school in the past. Whether she is good at studying is another matter, but she is generally not good at sports, except for golf.

Whether it is football or basketball, as long as you observe patiently, you will find that most people who play well are actually children from lower-middle-class families, or simply grew up in slums.

Of course, this is not absolute. Laoke, one of the OK combination that has won two consecutive championships, comes from a good family.

What this means is that for those rich kids with outstanding basketball talent, there are many paths to choose from, and it is not necessary to just play basketball.

But for children from poor families, discovering that they have athletic talent is almost the only way to change their destiny in their life.

In North America, it is difficult to change your destiny through studying, unless you are a doctor or a lawyer.

Little Gilbert couldn't help laughing after hearing what Scarlett said.

It's not easy for Shubao Du to learn skills, but if his physical fitness is not as good as that of A-Jan, he can only be a role player or even a water dispenser attendant in the NBA.

Little Gilbert said to Scarlett seriously, "Summer camp is over. You can join the crew in October. You must study the script I give you carefully. If you don't perform well, I won't let you play the leading role."

Scarlett shook little Gilbert's arm and said, "I know. Don't worry. I will read the script carefully."

Scarlett got off the car with her schoolbag on her back and staggered to meet up with her classmates. After Scarlett met up with her classmates, little Gilbert drove away.

Back at the studio in Burbank, Gilbert Jr. completed post-production on The Return of the King. All work on The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, except for the release promotion, was now complete.

Since 1998, Gilbert Jr. has spent countless energy on the "Lord of the Rings" project, and the result did not disappoint him.

Next year's "The Return of the King" will be released and it is sure to achieve good results.

As for "The Hobbit", Gilbert Jr. plans to put it aside for a few years, or find another director to take over.

In addition to this incident, Little Gilbert began to take action against the gang on the island.

Through the old man's connections, little Gilbert got in touch with that group of people, so he gave them a phone call. That group of people once again sincerely invited little Gilbert to the island.

"We can send a boat to pick you up."

"I am seasick……"

"Uh, then we send a helicopter to pick you up?"

"I'm airsick..."

"..." The other party was speechless: "Then what do you want?"

"It's not impossible for us to meet," Gilbert Jr. began fishing: "I have an office in the Twin Towers in New York. I like the view from up there. We can meet there."

The other party seemed to be discussing, and after a long time, he replied: "Okay..."

Even if this matter is settled, what Gilbert needs to do next is to meet with them more often in the Twin Towers under the pretext of discussion and negotiation, so that these people can relax their vigilance.

Then one day, they were all reimbursed.

As for the fact that doing so actually constituted murder, little Gilbert had no business doing that.

Besides, these people have committed many evil things, and little Gilbert is just a kind-hearted person who is doing great things to enforce justice on the behalf of heaven.

(End of this chapter)