428 - Projected $150 Million Failure
In fact, there was another reason that could not be said in Townsend Rossman's consideration. He had clearly noticed something else when he talked deeply with Wayne on the farm.
You know, the relationship between DC Comics and Marvel Comics has never been as hostile as comic fans imagined, at least not an enemy in the eyes of ordinary people.
Now the dominant director of DC Comics' film and television production is Wayne, and 20th Century Fox holds a large number of copyrights of Marvel Comics' superheroes. Although it is a bit early to consider these things, who knows whether the Justice League vs. the Avengers will appear on the big screen in ten or eight years?
As the current situation continues, Townsend Rossman is sure that Wayne must have ambitious for the "X-Men" series, and also has ambitions for the "Fantastic Four" series. When Twentieth Century Fox really succeeds in superheroes, it is not unfathomable that they interact with DC.
More importantly, he had already obtained a news that was still overlooked through his own channels, which confirmed many of his speculations.
"Terry, no one knows how much copyright Wayne has." Townsend Rossman suddenly whispered: "But he held Iron Man and Black Widow in his hand, and he bought it from Marvel Comics through his agent."
Terry frowned, not quite understanding the meaning of the old boss's idea of this topic. The other party acquired the copyright from Marvel Comics and had almost no contact with him.
So he asked tentatively: "These two are just second- and third-tier figures, what's the use of him buying them?"
As we all know, the advantage of shooting superhero movies is that the protagonist of the movie itself has huge popularity. Countless ordinary movie fans have grown up watching these superhero comics since childhood, and their feelings play a huge role in it.
Since Tim Burton and Wayne successfully brought DC characters to the big screen, Hollywood production companies have also discovered the business opportunities here, but everyone's goals are the copyrights of those super-first-line or first-line characters, which are naturally well-known in the world and are well-known to everyone.
Only such superheroes can maximize their popularity. Those second- and third-tier figures have little or no popularity and appeal.
This is also the reason why Wayne can quietly buy the film and television copyrights of these two characters, because major production companies now do not care about similar copyrights at all. When the success rate of film and television for first-line heroes is not that high, naturally no one cares about the second- and third-line transparent.
Townsend Rossman sighed and decided not to explain the topic. He waved his hand and ended the conversation early. In his heart, he suddenly felt that he might be the one who understands Wayne the most.
After Terry left the office with doubt, he walked out from behind the desk and came to the window and looked in the direction of Warner Bros.
At this time, he felt extremely jealous of Jeff Robinoff. Before Wayne appeared, the six major players were always on the same starting line. Although some companies occasionally experienced performance fluctuations, no company had been suppressing the other five companies.
But since the 1990s, Warner Bros. has completely secured its position as the top Hollywood production company in terms of movie box office and revenue performance. The turning point is Wayne's joining.
Not only did his works with great personal styles frequently sell in the theater market, but he was the first to focus on the film and television of comic characters, making the niche movie type of superhero, a type with profitability in his hands, not inferior to animated feature films.
Now an embarrassing situation has emerged. This new type with an infinitely broad market is the only one who really masters the Warner Bros. Through "The Hulk", it has been initially proved that the superhero movie genre is still the niche choice with high investment and high risk in the hands of other directors except Wayne.
What makes Townsend Rossman most disgusted is that this genius who may lead another revolution in Hollywood was once sent from Twentieth Century Fox to his competitors.
However, the good news is not without it. Twentieth Century Fox is likely to be the second company to board the superhero train, besides Warner Bros.
The superhero copyrights they have in their hands can be said to be the most complete and systematic one except for Warner Bros., who owns the complete DC comics.
Of course, all this requires a successful start, and the person who grasps the key to the successful start is undoubtedly Wayne Greenberg.
Townsend Rossman struggled in this circle for most of his life and had seen almost all kinds of people, so he only observed the other party's covetousness for his own copyright from the conversation with that young man.
Series such as "X-Men" and "Fantastic Four" are a big treasure, which is understandable, but it depends on whoever is in his hands. Both parties know it well. Twentieth Century Fox wants to use Wayne to start its own super revenue series, and Wayne also wants to get a share of the huge profits driven by greed.
The other party's vision is undoubtedly long-term. Now Marvel Comics is being dismantled. Naturally, no matter how brilliant DC is, no company can imitate it. What Townsend Rossman most appreciates is Wayne's copyright acquisition of Iron Man and Black Widow.
Simply put, he cut off the rise of the Marvel superhero, and the deeper benefits will be even more. The superheroes of the 20th Century Fox are all from Marvel Comics. If their film and television success is a great success, the copyrights of the two characters in the other party will have more actionable actions at that time.
As long as the copyright of these two heroes is in his hands, Wayne will be in a state of being able to move forward and backward. If these two second-tier heroes are given to other directors, there may be almost no disturbances, but if he puts them in his hands, who can guarantee that he will not become a hit product?
"X-Men can be adapted from successful characters one by one, one by one, and finally create a big crisis for the world, allowing the heroes who have appeared to unite on the big screen to save the world. Wayne, I have to say, you are a genius!"
With Townsend Rossman talking to himself, he seemed to have seen the future giant DC, rising step by step. As DC Comics' parent company, Warner Bros. will also have a market of more than 10 billion yuan.
The route DC is now taking is extremely clear, and anyone can imitate it. In fact, there are only 20th Century Fox left in Hollywood, but they dare not act rashly without being sure.
As for the surprise of the same size as DC Comics, he has been struggling to survive over the years by selling his son. Even the last two heroes with great popularity in his hands were poached early by Wayne.
The situation is very obvious now. Townsend Rossman predicts that in at least ten years, Wayne will be the only leader among the superheroes that can make countless profits. Even if they are actually copying the other party's homework for their plans such as "X-Men" in their hands.
When he thought of this, he understood why the other party fought for the Little Golden Man this year, because the young director's eyes may have seen that it has been five years or eight years later. With such a huge plan being implemented, he will definitely not have time to chase the Oscars.
Wayne's greed and the purchase of copyrights of the two heroes, in Townsend Rossman's view, are the opportunity for Twentieth Century Fox to intervene in this market in advance. The profits Warner Bros. made too jealous of the profits made by "Batman; Starting the War" were so jealous that he made a secret decision that he would not let anyone destroy this ticket.
"Wayne Greenberg, did he run out of talent? Or did he miss it by chance?
For this summer, the most anticipated film for movie fans is undoubtedly Wayne Greenberg's new work "The Walker of the Insular". However, this gangster film with three big casts joined the theater market last weekend seemed to have a squinting gun.
The first weekend's box office of 38.41 million US dollars was the worst first weekend box office in addition to the graduation film "Happy Death Day", Wayne Greenberg's worst first weekend box office. The excessive use of swear words, violence, blood and other elements in the entire film are definitely the main factors that movie fans have to consider when buying movie tickets.
Compared with Wayne Greenberg's previous works, this "Walker" is a star-studded star. The joining of "Batman" Christian Bale, Brad Pitt, and veteran actor Jack Nicholson did not succeed in saving the film's weekend box office.
This "Walker" has been released in the latest forecast report by many third-party forecasting companies. The total box office in North America will never exceed US$150 million, and the global box office will not exceed US$400 million due to the influence of the North American theater market. This may become a Waterloo for Wayne Greenberg, or the starting point for his directorial career to begin to decline..."
In his life, this "Hollywood Daily Entertainment" was photographed on the table by Naomi Watts. The little guy in the stroller next to him was also scared by his mother's sudden violent behavior and cried out.
"Hey, don't care about the media's reports." A woman who was absolutely surprising was sitting next to Naomi Watts, also looking through the newspaper. "Look, Little Fendi was frightened by what you are now."
Chapter completed!