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"I met David Ellison at a cocktail party today, and he didn't look very happy."

Scarlett peeled the orange and fed the peeled orange to little Gilbert's mouth.

Little Gilbert nodded slightly. The orange had a sweet and sour taste and was quite delicious.

"You must have said something rude and offended someone." Little Gilbert laughed.

Scarlett pouted: "No way. I'm just telling the truth. Lies don't hurt people, the truth is the sharpest knife."

Scarlett ate a slice of orange herself, then smiled sarcastically: "David Ellison has screwed up a $200 million production.

If they continue to screw up, I don’t think Sky Studios will be able to afford the losses very soon.”

"He has a rich dad."

"Oh!" Scarlett said disdainfully, "Even if he has money, as long as David Ellison keeps losing money, his rich dad won't support him indefinitely."

That's true, but if David Ellison put aside his personal disputes and relied on his energy and the support of Michael Ovitz and Martin Bob, it would not be so easy for him to fail.

"I heard that his sister Megan Ellison is doing very well in the independent film industry and is very close to the Weinstein brothers?"

“Yes, in recent years, the two sides have jointly launched a number of independent films, which have made a difference during the awards season.

but……"

Gilbert Jr. shook his head. Everyone in Hollywood knew all about the bad things the Weinstein brothers did. How could Megan Ellison be any better if she could hang out with them?

I have the impression that it took some time for the Weinstein brothers to fall from grace, but now is their heyday, and all the star actors and actresses who aspire to win Oscars are scrambling to curry favor with them.

History has changed a lot now, and I wonder if the Weinstein brothers will fall like they did in their previous life.

"Let's not talk about this anymore," Little Gilbert threw the orange peel into the trash can and asked Scarlett, "How was the filming of Lucy going?"

"Very good," Scarlett said with great delight, "Where did you find this Nolan? He is a director with a lot of ideas.

I had a great time working with him and felt the joy of filmmaking.”

Gilbert Jr. smiled and said, “I am well aware of his talent. Recently, Disney has considered cooperating directly with Nolan and making Cantaloupe Studios a studio that exclusively serves me.

I'm considering whether to let him go."

"Need I say more?" Scarlett clapped his hands and said, "Once the acquisition is completed, Disney will be our Disney. What difference does it make whether Director Nolan is at Cantaloupe Studios or at Disney?"

"That's right..."

Gilbert Jr. nodded slightly and continued, “You can’t relax in your training, you still have to shoot The Avengers next.

Although you can find a body double, there are still many action scenes that require you to do it yourself."

"I know!" Scarlett glanced at her chest: "They are too big. They affect my ability to make large movements."

Little Gilbert rolled his eyes. In terms of size, Jennifer Connelly is still bigger. Jennifer Connelly, who had not undergone surgery, was bigger than anyone else.

The work on "Inception" came to an end, but Gilbert Jr. did not take a vacation. Instead, he stayed at Marvel Studios and started working on "The Avengers".

There are no new Marvel movies released this year, but with the previous few movies, Marvel has laid a good foundation.

Marvel has also announced that Gilbert Jr. will direct The Avengers, so both Marvel fans and Gilbert Jr.'s fans are looking forward to this movie.

"'The Avengers' will be produced in IMAX 3D, which is also the current trend." At a Marvel high-level meeting, Gilbert Jr. proposed this idea, which made the Marvel Cinema executives breathe a sigh of relief.

They were afraid that Gilbert Jr. was a conservative auteur director who would reject the use of 3D technology. It would be a pity if he could not reap the benefits of 3D movies.

Gilbert Jr. said: "To have so many superheroes in one movie would inevitably make the storyline seem disorganized.

The script must be well planned to balance the roles of each superhero. Focus on Tony Stark and Steve Rogers, while taking other superheroes into consideration. "

Zak Penn, who was responsible for the script, nodded to show that he understood.

Gilbert Jr. continued: "Although the film will have a lot of special effects scenes, I don't want to shoot them all in a green screen studio."

Everyone at Marvel Studios is well aware of Gilbert Jr.'s production style, but today's Marvel Studios is not so obsessed with green screen technology.

With Gilbert Jr. watching over it, Marvel Studios will also take the route of real-life shooting plus green screen technology in the future.

This has the advantage that the audience will not be brainwashed by a large number of special effects and become bored. No matter how much the green screen special effects are praised, the texture brought by the real shooting is always irreplaceable by the green screen.

Of course, with the development of technology, maybe one day there will no longer be a need for real shooting.

But in this day and age, if green screen wants to surpass real shooting, it has to invest heavily. The special effects of the fourth phase of the Marvel Universe look a bit bad, because of the lack of investment due to cost control.

In a way, Hollywood’s future decline in the global film market is inseparable from Marvel Studios.

What is Hollywood's magic weapon to attract overseas audiences? After the story is routine and templated, it is the special effects scenes with large production and large investment.

This can be seen from the global movie-watching boom caused by "Transformers 2" and "Avatar".

However, because Marvel Studios mass-produced a large number of visual effects blockbusters, these special effects scenes have become cheap and can no longer serve as a magic weapon to attract audiences.

For example, the reverse shot of Paris in Inception was so stunning that it was even selected by Time magazine as one of the top ten movie shots of the year.

But in "Doctor Strange", the scene of the city changing madly makes the audience dizzy. A viewer who has watched "Doctor Strange" will go back and watch "Inception".

He may be attracted by the ingenious story structure of Inception, but he will no longer be amazed by the reverse shots of Paris because he has seen crazier ones.

Of course, it is not right to put the blame on Marvel Studios, because if Marvel Cinema doesn't do this, other film companies will do the same.

This is a trend that no one can stop, not even Gilbert Jr.

After the high-level meeting, Marvel Studios held a press conference, and Gilbert Jr. attended the press conference to announce the project.

"We discussed a few years ago how to get all the superheroes in one movie, and luckily, we have a great team," he said in a press release.

"Can I know what the general story of the movie is about?" the reporter asked.

"The Earth is suddenly facing an invasion from outsiders, and all the superheroes have to assemble to fight against the powerful invaders."

The story told by Gilbert Jr. is very short, and the story of "The Avengers" can be said to be very cliché. In a sense, this is a superhero version of the "Independence Day" movie.

However, how to make a cliché story novel and interesting is a very challenging task.

Fortunately, Gilbert Jr. had a reference.

Joss Whedon is not a first-rate director, but his Avengers is pretty good. On top of that, Gilbert Jr. only needs to make some minor changes, and his job is pretty easy. (End of this chapter)