hollywood melon man

Chapter 583 Hesitation
“This is a huge cyberpunk world. I bought the copyright of the board game a long time ago and planned to show these things to the audience through several original stories.

The story includes Johnny Silverhand's feud with the Arasaka Company, the story of the Edgewalker, the crisis of the Shadow of the Past, and V's story of becoming a legend."

Gilbert Jr. invited Doug Walter and Robert Egger to his home, handed them a complete project plan, and explained the plan.

Doug Walter took a quick look and felt that Gilbert Jr. had huge ambitions.

He asked: "So the series is a beginning, and the purpose is to shape the entire cyberpunk world view?"

"Yes," Gilbert said, "since I established the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Marvel Studios, I thought about the possibility of developing this model.

So after acquiring the copyright for the board game, I have been planning to develop the cyberpunk universe.

I am a big fan of cyberpunk culture, and I hope to build a convincing and fascinating world with my own hands. "

Robert Iger said: "If you want to do it, it will cost a lot of resources."

"That's right," Little Gilbert nodded and said, "That's why we need a TV series to test the waters. I also brought in Scarlett."

Doug Walter and Robert Egger looked at each other and could see the hesitation in each other's eyes. However, they both knew that Gilbert Jr.'s creative talent was unparalleled.

Despite some concerns, the two expressed their support and pushed the board to fully support the plan.

There is no doubt that if the series is completed, it will be broadcast on the series channels of Warner and Disney. This series called "Edgewalker" is just a ten-episode limited series, and it will not be broadcast in quarters like other American dramas.

There have been examples before. "Band of Brothers" is a limited series created by Spielberg and Tom Hanks, and the response was quite good.

Although the subject matter is different, it proves that filmmakers can also make TV series with ease.

Doug Walter and Robert Iger returned to Warner and Disney respectively and revealed Gilbert Jr.'s plan to the top management.

As expected, Gilbert Jr.'s plan caused an uproar, and many executives reacted the same way as the two men, with some hesitation.

The situation on Disney's side was more complicated. Minority shareholders led by John Disney directly opposed the plan, believing that it would be better for Gilbert Jr. to just focus on making movies.

John Disney said: "It's not that we don't believe in Director Gilbert's ability, but it is precisely because we believe in him that we don't want Director Gilbert to face the possibility of failure.

He is a valuable asset to us at Disney and he cannot fail.”

Robert Iger frowned when he heard this. John Disney regarded Gilbert Jr. as an asset. Although in some ways, John Disney was right.

But little Gilbert would not be happy to hear this word. No one wants to be ruthlessly treated as an asset. After all, he is just a human being.

Moreover, although John Disney said on the surface that he trusted Gilbert Jr.'s ability, he actually made it clear to a group of senior executives that he did not trust Gilbert Jr.

John Disney's faction has been plotting to return to the throne of Disney's leadership since the era of Michael Eisner.

Fortunately, his successor Robert Iger is very capable and has united a group of senior executives well to continue leading Disney forward.

As a supporter of Robert Iger, Gilbert Jr. naturally became a thorn in the side of John Disney's faction.

But unfortunately, Gilbert Jr.'s business performance in recent years was too outstanding, and John Disney's faction could not find any excuse to attack him.

But now, Gilbert Jr. launched a drama project, which gave John Disney an opportunity, so he strongly opposed it.

John Disney certainly knew the importance of Gilbert Jr. to Disney, and his idea was to kick Gilbert Jr. out of Disney's board of directors and make him work honestly for Disney.

In other words, Gilbert Jr. would be reduced from a Disney shareholder to an employee, with a fixed salary, and Disney's business would no longer need Gilbert Jr.'s involvement. Of course, Gilbert Jr. himself would not accept this result.

One thing John Disney didn't understand was that a great director like Gilbert Jr. could only be a collaborator, not a worker.

It's a good thing he's stupid, otherwise Robert Iger's control over Disney wouldn't be so strong.

So even though John Disney jumped up and down and swayed left and right, a group of executives still believed in Gilbert Jr.'s ability and supported Gilbert Jr.'s plan.

The situation on Warner's side was not so complicated, and Doug Walter passed the high-level resolution smoothly.

After the two companies unanimously approved it, the relevant plan was immediately launched. Although Gilbert's new movie "The Last of Us" has not yet been released, the team members immediately began the relevant preliminary preparations.

Of course, the most important thing at the moment is the performance of several movies in the summer season, which is very critical.

After that, Iron Man held several previews, all of which received good responses.

The excellent reputation has allowed Marvel Studios to continue to invest more resources. Starting from late May, "Iron Man" will begin to be screened in advance to accumulate audience reputation until its large-scale release.

At the beginning of this summer season, the first thing movie fans were waiting for was "The Last of Us", directed by Gilbert Jr. and starring Tom Cruise, Saoirse Ronan, Jude Law and others.

On May 4th, the Asby Theatre in New York welcomed the premiere of "The Last of Us".

This year, "The Last of Us" broke with tradition and held its premiere in New York, in order to cater to fans in the East.

Nowadays, movies are not only being shot outside of Hollywood to locations all over the world, but even important events like premieres are being held outside of Los Angeles to other cities.

If the subject matter of films like "The Last of Us" had not been delayed for some time in review, Gilbert Jr. would even have wanted to move the premiere to Shanghai.

The premiere of Gilbert Jr.'s new movie has always been the focus of attention in the North American entertainment industry. At the premiere, guests can see a lineup comparable to that of the Oscars.

Reporters also liked this kind of premiere, and movie fans were even more looking forward to it.

So two or three days before the premiere, fans set up tents on the open space on both sides of the red carpet, waiting for the premiere to begin.

It rained a little on the day of the premiere, so the staff set up a tent to cover the entire red carpet area. As for the fans, they had to figure out what to do.

The reporters have set up their cameras and are waiting for the premiere to begin.

At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, fireworks burst, and the premiere red carpet ceremony officially began. The first to appear were the behind-the-scenes staff of the film. Although most fans did not know them, they still gave enthusiastic cheers.

After that, it was the turn of the guests to appear. The women collectively known as Cantaloupe Manor attended the event together, with the exception of the pregnant Jennifer Connelly.

The reporters didn't see Naomi Watts, she must have been attending the premiere with Gilbert Jr.

Gilbert's best friend Leo has a new girlfriend. He has appeared in countless films with his new girlfriend.

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck attended the event, and George Lucas also brought his new girlfriend, who had broken up with George Lucas the last time Gilbert and Naomi Watts met.

This time it’s an old black man named Melody Hobson, the director of DreamWorks Animation.

George Lucas has a great interest in politics, and the black girlfriend he found this time has strong political implications. This is also the first time the two have appeared in public.

However, the focus today is not on these two people, but on the main creators of "The Last of Us".

(End of this chapter)