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Chapter 717 Kung Fu Panda is a big hit

In fact, Warner also has reasons to say about Nolan's departure.

Nolan insisted on releasing Tenet in theaters at that time, and ended up losing money. We at Warner Bros. did streaming media to help you make up for your losses. How could you be so ignorant?
Of course, after Nolan made "Oppenheimer" and it grossed $9.52 million worldwide, Warner Bros. regretted it.

Warner Bros. will definitely regret the separation from Cantaloupe Studios, but the atmosphere has come to this point and there is no turning back, so we can only move on.

Back to the summer season, "Kung Fu Panda", produced by Pixar Animation Studios and written and produced by Gilbert Jr., was released on June 6th.

Compared to the previous DreamWorks Animation Studio version of "Kung Fu Panda", Gilbert Jr. made some changes to the script and story structure.

If it is a purely Chinese story, it is hard to attract audiences. So Kung Fu Panda tries to make it more Chinese while catering to the audience.

The Chinese and English soundtracks of this animated film are both surprises. Cheng Long participated in the Chinese and English dubbing of Jin Hu, and the English dubbing was done by big Hollywood names.

For example, Dustin Hoffman, who had worked with Gilbert Jr. in "Wushuang", was invited by Gilbert Jr. to voice the character Master Raccoon.

Old friend Sir Ian McKellen voiced Crippled Leopard, and Angelina Jolie voiced Tigress, which was full of sincerity and surprises.

For Chinese dubbing, we invited some of the hottest stars in the current Chinese entertainment industry, including Huang Xiaoming, Bingbing Fan, Chen Kun, etc. to participate in the dubbing work.

Perhaps because it was the first time that an animated film featured a cute animal like the giant panda as the protagonist, and because kung fu is a subject that North American audiences are familiar with, the film earned $6023 million in North America in its first week.

The film also has a very good reputation, with many media outlets giving it an average score of 89, which is quite good.

What’s more important is the peripheral products. The soft and cute Po dolls, pendants, figurine toys and other peripheral products sold $730 million in the first week.

The sales of other peripheral products combined have exceeded 1500 million US dollars.

As movies continue to be released, the film's peripheral products will continue to develop and continue to contribute to sales.

But this is not the most surprising thing. With the global release, the cute Po has become very popular and has achieved good results all over the world.

The first part is very important. Only if the first part is successful can we continue to make this movie.

In fact, the biggest surprise came to the Chinese audience. A Hollywood animated film, made about our national treasure, the giant panda, naturally aroused the curiosity of many people.

Especially parents, who usually don’t want to go to the cinema, can take their children there this time.

It was only when they arrived at the cinema that the parents discovered that animated films could be so exciting and were not childish or low-age in nature.

Some people have had a slightly different view on animated films, and it seems that adults can also watch such animated films.

Disney actually has another animated film adapted from an ancient Chinese story called "Mulan," which also achieved good results at the time.

One characteristic of Disney's animated films is that they like to make live-action versions.

After seeing the good success of "Kung Fu Panda", Disney restarted the idea and wanted to make a live-action version of "Mulan" and wanted to invite Shu Chang to play the role.

However, when the film went from an animated version to a live-action version, some things that were acceptable and understandable to North American audiences changed.

Gilbert Jr. rejected the proposal, saying that the animated version of "Mulan" was already good and there was no need to make a live-action version.

The most important thing is that it would be fine if Disney really wanted to capture that flavor, but the only thing is that it would be too weird and would not please either side.

Little Gilbert wasn't even sure if he could do it himself, let alone others.

Another thing is about Tom Cruise. The performance of "Mission Impossible 3" was not very good, but Tom Cruise did not want to give up his signature series.

So he found Gilbert Jr. and wanted to discuss it. "Tom, I'm not really suitable to take over this film. If possible, I can recommend a suitable director to you."

"You mean the animation director? Brad Bird?"

Tom Cruise frowned: "Will this work?"

"Of course, if you are interested, I can help you make an appointment," said Little Gilbert.

Tom Cruise hesitated, then said, "Let me think about it!"

Tom Cruise today is different from his previous life. His marriage with Nicole Kidman is happy and they have a son and a daughter.

His career is also developing quite well, winning the Oscar for Best Actor for "Chicago". He then collaborated with Gilbert Jr. on "The Last of Us" and "The Last of Us", both of which achieved good results.

Although Mission: Impossible 3 was not a success, Tom Cruise was not as dependent on the series as the original time and space, so he was not in a hurry.

Gilbert Jr. then communicated with Brad Bird, who was very interested in directing live-action movies, especially action movies.

To prove his own ability, he also drew some concept drawings for Little Gilbert, which were very imaginative designs for animated films.

Gilbert Jr. gave these concept drawings to Tom Cruise, who took them very seriously and had a meal with Brad Bird to chat about them.

Although it has not been finalized that Brad Bird will direct, the two had a very pleasant conversation and are expected to reach a collaboration.

Tom Cruise also asked Gilbert Jr.: "When can we work together on a movie again? Just like "Warriors" and "The Last of Us"."

"Tom, I'll find you if there's a suitable role," said Gilbert Jr.

Obviously, Tom Cruise has tasted the sweetness and wants to continue to work with Gilbert Jr. in movies. He should be regarded as the big star who has worked with Gilbert Jr. in the most movies, and he feels like a royal actor.

After thinking for a while, Gilbert Jr. said, "Of course, if you can reduce your salary and star in a low-budget suspense comedy, I would welcome it."

Tom Cruise frowned: "Are you going to make a suspense film? Or a comedy?"

"Combining the two, it's an original scripted story," Gilbert Jr. replied.

Tom Cruise thought about it and said, "We are friends, and I can't lie. This is not an award-winning film, and reducing my salary will damage my commercial value."

"I understand. Why don't you read the script before making a decision? I guarantee that this is an equally exciting story as The Last of Us and The Last of Us."

"I'll think about it again!"

It is speculated that Gilbert Jr. might strike while the iron is hot and continue to direct the "Batman" movie. However, Gilbert Jr. believes that the influence of "The Dark Knight" is too great at present, and the production of the sequel will have to wait for a few years.

This year's work has been very busy. In addition to serving as the artistic consultant for the Olympics, I have also been dealing with the financial crisis.

This caused Gilbert Jr. to be unable to concentrate on film production, so he came up with a low-budget original suspense comedy film.

This movie is called "Knives Out". It is a good movie that came out at a time when Hollywood is becoming more and more homogenized and original films are almost extinct.

With this film, Gilbert Jr. intends to once again consolidate his reputation as Hollywood's top original film director.

Most importantly, this movie is great.

(End of this chapter)