Heads Up Hollywood Chapter 1210

Published at 24th of July 2023 07:50:17 AM

The Oscars are over.

For many traditional film companies, the "natural year" is over, and it's time for 2006.

The past 2005 was really not a boom for Hollywood.

All kinds of internal contradictions aside, Hollywood is the endorsement of movies after all.

But in the past year, Hollywood movies really lacked bright spots.

"Brokeback Mountain" has won four awards at the Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Original Music.

The main reason is that there are too few excellent movies, and "Brokeback Mountain" is almost a standout.

Even more painful is the commercial film market.

With the success of Dunn, the $1 billion box office has become synonymous with super movies.

But it's disappointing that there wasn't a single film that grossed more than $1 billion worldwide last year.

The top-grossing was "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" with $890 million worldwide, followed by "Star Wars: Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith" with $850 million worldwide. Then came Iron Man, which grossed $780 million worldwide, and again, The Da Vinci Code, which grossed $760 million worldwide…

For this reason, compared with the booming box office market in 2004, Hollywood's total box office revenue in 2005 fell by 7%.

The major film companies have begun to look to 2006 to put an end to the "nightmare" of the past year.

For the revival of 2006, Hollywood has prepared countless delicious dishes. To be on the safe side, it has also offered a large number of sequels, remakes, and sold countless big-name stars and expensive computer effects. Cinema audiences are drawn back.

A battle of revival is about to begin.

In the animation market, there are "Charlotte's Web", "Cars", "Dark Scanner", "Penguins Are Crazy", "Wash Away the Little Mouse", "Ice Age 2: The Snow Melting", "Don't Mess" Ants", "Beyond the Fence", etc., most of which are CG animations.

2006 will also be the first year when CG cartoons completely replace hand-drawn cartoons!

In terms of sequels, major companies have also launched their painstaking masterpieces.

DC will launch "Batman 2" in summer and "Superman Returns" in Christmas! There are even rumors that Marlon Brando will be "resurrected" in this film by means of technology, playing the role of Superman's father.

Paramount's sequel masterpiece is undoubtedly "Mission Impossible 3", which is almost the only masterpiece that Paramount can handle.

Twentieth Century Fox focuses on launching X-Men 3: The Last Stand.

Of course, the more interesting thing is New Universal!

This summer, New Universal will dedicate 14 movies to fans around the world!

Among them, there are as many as 10 to look forward to!

On May 5th, Marvel Studios' masterpiece "Daredevil 2" was released. The series is an exotic style of Marvel's superhero masterpiece, ranking 7th in the 10 most anticipated movies by fans in 2006.

On May 30, Pixar's "Cars" was released. Pixar's films are suitable for all ages and have always been popular in the market, ranking 5th in the top 10 most anticipated films

On June 2, "Break Up Men and Women," starring Jennifer Aniston and starring in the Big Five and the new Universal "Civil War," hit theaters. After several twists and turns, the film was finally positioned as a PG-13.

On June 9, "Pirates Alliance 3: World's End" debuted! There is no doubt that this series is one of the most popular series in the world at present. The three starring Johnny Depp, Tom Hardy and Anne Hathaway have swept the world because of this series. The film is the most popular this year. Ranked 2nd among the most anticipated movies!

On June 16, "Fast and Furious 3: Tokyo Drift" was released. Vin Diesel didn't appear in the film due to a contract disagreement, causing the series to plummet in popularity, but it's still a summer movie worth watching.

On June 30, the fashion masterpiece "The Queen Wears Prada" specially created for the conscience of female audiences was released, and the cast of Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway was enough to attract the attention of movie fans.

On July 7th, the most blockbuster drama of the summer season is coming!

The Marvel superhero blockbuster "Avengers", directed by Dunn Walker himself, made a grand debut under the hard wait of fans all over the world!

After years of foreshadowing, Marvel's superheroes will gather to stage an unprecedented superhero masterpiece!

This is the most anticipated movie of 2006!

After many years, Tang En, who took the photo again, has also become the focus of countless film critics and filmmakers.

In addition, the comedy "Three Together" released on July 14, the action film "Miami Vice" released on July 28, and the crime film "The Insider" released on August 16 are also highly anticipated by the market.

In particular, "Miami Vice" directed by Michael Mann, which brought together many stars and cost more than 100 million US dollars in production, was the largest project investment of Universal Pictures this year. In this year's 10 most anticipated movies, the film ranked 6th, higher than "Daredevil 2"!

However, the scale of the film is too large and can only be rated R, which will inevitably affect the box office revenue. It is worth mentioning that Chinese actress Gong Li is the female lead of the film.

...

The summer season is still a long way off.

After the Oscars ended, three films were in fierce competition in the market in March. The Marvel masterpiece "Thor" was released on March 10; Ice Calamity" and "Mulan" which will be released on March 30.

The big villain in "The Avengers" is Loki, and the movie "Thor" clearly explained the preamble of the story and made a stop.

"Thor" stars Channing Tatum and "Jane Foster" stars Rachel Liveffer.

They are all new and not famous.

Unlike "Iron Man", "Spider-Man" and "Ant-Man" who are human beings, "Thor" is a god, lacking a series of foreshadowing, and the audience's sense of substitution is not strong. Coupled with the story of this brother engaging in corruption, there is really a lack of bright spots for male fans, and the result can be imagined.

In the previous "Thor 1" and "Thor 2", the male protagonist Chris Hemworth was also a small person, but the heroine was the new Oscar-winning actress Natalie, which has certain propaganda attributes.

On the major posters, Natalie took the lead, and Chris Hemworth acted as a leftover.

In the marketing process, Natalie is also the core.

I don't know, I thought it was a "Female Thor".

Such a marketing strategy has indeed achieved success. "Thor 1" and "Thor 2" both generated profits only through the box office market, and Natalie has become Hollywood's highest-paid and most cost-effective actress in those years.

Later, when Chris Hemworth became popular, Natalie's role was naturally weak. There is more and more interaction between superheroes, and "Jane Foster" has become a dispensable character. And the CP combination of Natalie and Chris Hemworth really did not spark any sparks.

Natalie wants to continue to interfere in the script creation and add brilliance to her character, but Marvel does not agree; Marvel wants to cancel the dividend clause and only pay the basic salary, but Natalie refuses; Natalie asks for the female characters to have flesh and blood, which cannot be Acting as a vase, Marvel did not agree; Marvel asked Natalie to continue to play "Jane Foster" in her life to gather Marvel fans, but Natalie refused...

A series of contradictions ensued.

Later, Marvel directly fired a female producer invited by Natalie, completely cutting off her crew power, which became the fuse of the conflict, and the relationship was completely broken.

Then, Natalie turned down the role of "Thor 3".

Marvel and Natalie have 3 film contracts. According to normal logic, this is a breach of contract! To pay huge liquidated damages!

However, Natalie is not an ordinary actress who only listens to the director's request to act. She is also an invisible producer, a bit like Reese Witherspoon and Angelina Jolie, with a high status in the industry.

In order to invite her to star in "Thor 1", Marvel offered a lot of favorable conditions. She has the best treatment among all Marvel actors, not only the highest salary, but also dividend terms. It even gave her the right to participate in the creation of the script, as well as the right to participate in the marketing and distribution strategy of the film.

Natalie's use of this power proved unsuccessful. Coupled with the lack of bright spots and a lot of ridicule in her performance in the movie, Marvel regretted it a little and began to limit her power.

It can be said that both parties have breached the contract.

Natalie doesn't want to continue making "Thor 3" for money, and Marvel doesn't want to work with this picky boss anymore.

Such a sharp contradiction has actually achieved an amicable termination of the contract.

Because it was easy to get together and scattered, after the separation, the contradiction between the two sides eased, and they talked about each other's good things, started some friendly interactions, and seemed to be interested in cooperating again.

"Jane Foster" is really not a vase character. In the comics, after "Thor" Thor slept, Jane Foster took up Thor's hammer and became the "Goddess of Thor"!

In Civil War, the goddess Thor joins Captain America's camp against the Iron Man camp.

In "Civil War 2", it was even more powerful, the female Thor joined the Iron Man camp and became the backbone of the fight against Captain Marvel!

In the era of feminism, "Jane Foster" is an important role in Marvel's inclination to female superheroes, and is the core of female heroes.

No matter what happened in the previous life, in this life, Dunn could not let Natalie play the role of Jane Foster.

Natalie's film philosophy is at odds with Marvel's principles.

For the long term, Natalie is not suitable for Marvel cooperation.

Of course, this solves many potential hidden dangers for Marvel, but at the same time, it makes Marvel a lot of trouble at the same time.

"Thor" lacking big stars... The box office is not doing well!

The box office grossed only $55 million in its first week.

Channing Tatum and Rachel Liver, two newcomers, really can't afford this big production with an investment of more than 100 million US dollars.

In the second week of its release, "Thor" won the weekly box office champion.

Once the cartoon "Ice Age 2: Melting Ice" was released, it set off a movie-going craze, and the North American box office exceeded 70 million US dollars in the first weekend!

In another week, "Thor" has racked up $96 million at the North American box office, and "Ice Age 2" has hit $120 million in North America.

Successfully overtake!

In the era of Marvel sweeping the world, a cartoon can break the myth of Marvel's monopoly, which really makes 20th Century Fox happy.

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According to the current box office trend, the North American box office of "Thor" is about 130 million US dollars, and the global box office is about 360 million US dollars. It's not a loss, but this must be the least profitable superhero movie in Marvel Studios.

Tang En made a special trip to Marvel Studios to hold a meeting for everyone to tell everyone his confidence in Marvel. At the same time, he said that "Thor" was not popular in the market because of the "mythical" story and lacked a sense of substitution. When the superheroes interact, the popularity of the "Thor" series will also rise.

However, the media exploded the pot.

"Thor" was beaten by a cartoon?

This is the Marvel superhero blockbuster in the past few years! And it's also a precursor to "Revenge of the Alliance"!

Such a big production, even a cartoon with a production cost of 80 million US dollars can't be done?

so funny!

For a time ~www.novelhall.com~ the media have focused on "Thor" with the words "failure", "loss", "falling off a cliff" and "Marvel tide receding". At the same time, countless hymns were sent to the cartoon "Ice Age 2: The Disaster of Melting Ice" that defeated "Thor".

In today's Hollywood, if Pixar is truly the No. 1 animation studio, then Blue Sky Studio is the No. 2!

Disney Animation Studios, Sherrywood Animation Studios, Warner Animation Studios, Lego Animation Studios… none of these are good.

Blue Sky Studio is really great!

Such a media campaign naturally aroused dissatisfaction from all over New Global.

The reality is like this, the moon is full and the water is full.

Marvel Studios, which has had a smooth ride at the box office in the past few years, has been criticized. Blue Sky Studio, which has been praised by the media... Of course, an "overflow" incident occurred.

"Boss, good news!"

As soon as Tosca Musk got the news, he reported to Dunn as soon as possible, and was very excited.

"What's up?"

"There's something wrong with Blue Sky Studio!"

Dunn couldn't help laughing, "You are so happy when they have an accident? Is it necessary to be so gloating?"

Tosca Musk said angrily, "I'm not for you yet!"

"I?"

"Haven't you been following Chris Mellor Dandley?"

Dunn's eyes suddenly lit up, "You mean..."

Tosca Musk said eagerly: "That's right, because "Ice Age 2" was so successful, coupled with the popularity of the media, it led to a serious power disagreement between Blue Sky Studio and Twentieth Century Fox Animation. ."

Chapter end