After summarizing the film situation of the previous year, the company's meeting then entered into the work layout for the new year.
"In January and February of this year, we will still focus on low-cost independent productions and films purchased from major film festivals. In March, "Weakness" will be released..." Summit Entertainment Vice President David Jocko
I introduce.
"Weakness" is adapted from the work "Weakness: Progress of the Game" by writer Michael Orr. The film and television rights were purchased by Shao Shuaijun a long time ago. It was not until last year that it was adapted into a movie script by the screenwriting department and invited John Lee Han.
Directed by Director Kirk.
The novel is based on the extraordinary experience of Michael Oher, the first-round draft pick of the National Football League (NFL) in 2009. He was once an orphan. Before pursuing a career in sports, he was a street gang and was influenced by his drug-addicted mother.
He became autistic and silent, and then felt the warmth of family affection in his adoptive family. Through his own efforts, he was recognized by the school and others, and finally won a scholarship to the University of Mississippi and entered the NFL after graduation.
This is a heart-warming inspirational story. Shao Shuaijun liked this movie adapted from a true story in his previous life. However, he could not remember the box office of the movie, so it has been shelved and not launched. Now that Summit Entertainment is rich, it needs this kind of positive energy movie to beautify it.
It smells like copper, and besides, there is no investment of 30 million for this movie, the cost is very small, even if it is lost, it will not be much. This is how "Weakness" can be launched.
"Red Flame Battlefield 2" will be released in April, which is the sequel to last year's low-cost superhero film "Red Flame Battlefield". Summit Entertainment and DC Comics, a subsidiary of Warner Bros., have also signed a recycling contract, and the copyright will automatically expire when the expiration date is reached.
Return, so take advantage of the fact that you can make money now, and make it as soon as possible.
Just like others holding on to the copyright of Marvel comics and refusing to return it, Summit Entertainment rarely holds on to other people's copyrights. If it doesn't play badly, it would be a big loss. In fact, "Red Flame Battlefield 2" has not been released yet, and the screenwriting department is already working on it.
The script for "Red Flame Battlefield 3" has been created.
May is the highlight of the collaboration between Summit Entertainment and Marvel Comics. "Thor," the fourth film from the first trio of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, will begin its global release. "Thor" is directed by Kenneth Branagh and produced by Shaw Brothers.
Legion general Jake Gyllenhaal stars.
In June, the comedy movie "Magic Mike", adapted from the personal story of Channing Tatum, the star of "So You Think You Can Dance" and co-written by Shao Shuaijun, will be released. This movie is based on the story of Channing Tatum who was in Virginia when he was 19 years old.
It is based on the experience of working as a stripper in Tampa, Florida. He is also the producer of this film and has a good cooperation with Summit Entertainment.
If "Magic Mike" is successful, the next sequel has already been agreed upon and will be directed by Channing Tatum himself. Channing is very confident in the movie because the cost of "Magic Mike" is only US$7 million and he received two
You'll definitely make money.
In July, another highlight of Summit Entertainment, the last part of the "Twilight" series, "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (Part 2)" made a shocking debut.
Starting in 2006, the first four films in this series have created a series of brilliant achievements and are the cornerstone of the rise of Summit Entertainment. They are currently the third-largest film in the world after the "Harry Potter" series and the "Lord of the Rings" series.
The movie adaptation of the popular best-selling novel.
If possible, Summit Entertainment never wants this series to end. Unfortunately, the original author Mel Stephanie has already told all that needs to be said about this story.
August is another major event between Summit Entertainment and Marvel Comics. "Captain America", the fifth movie of the first trio of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, will begin to be released globally. "Captain America" is directed by Joe Johnston.
Starring Chris Evans, it tells the story of Steve Roger, who was injected with the super soldier serum during World War II, and fought against the Nazi Hydra Legion.
In September, the sequel to "The Expendables", "The Expendables 2", started again, and it is still a large collection of action superstars.
"The Warren Files" is scheduled to be released in October. This horror film directed by Chinese director James Wan is an attempt by Summit Entertainment, and its box office expectations are not high. However, recently, producer Tony DeRosa Gu
Lund and James Wan felt that the name "The Warren Files" did not convey the horror essence of the movie enough, so they planned to change the name of the movie to "The Conjuring".
The story of the movie "The Conjuring" comes from Andrea Perron's novel "True Story: House of Darkness and House of Light", which records the true experience of the Perron family living in Rhode Island who encountered supernatural events. Basically, it can be considered that this was 1979
The prequel to the classic horror movie "The Amityville Horror".
In addition to "The Conjuring", another movie has been reserved for the October schedule, which is the re-shooting version of "The Night Watcher" directed by Shao Shuaijun himself. Since the re-shooting of the movie has not yet begun, what is the use of a new movie?
The new name will still be "Night Watcher", which has not yet been determined.
In November, the second part of the "Hunger Games" series, "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire," will be released. "The Hunger Games" set a number of local records, and its sequel is also widely optimistic. It was a box office heavyweight bomb in 2011.
As a replacement for the "Twilight" series, the first part of "The Hunger Games" has made a very good start. It can be expected that the box office of this series will very likely surpass the Twilight series.
It is still to be determined in December, because Marvel Comics Movie Studio and the Summit Entertainment Screenwriting Department are writing the Punisher's movie script. It is difficult to say whether the Punisher will join the Marvel Cinematic Universe trio. If it is confirmed, and
Production went smoothly, and the superhero movie, tentatively titled "The Punisher: Downfall," will be released in December.
Throughout 2011, Summit Entertainment's schedule was full again. Many movie releases were scheduled for 2012, and even many sequels were not produced in time. For example, the third part of the "Detective Sherlock Holmes" series, the screenwriting department is working on it.
creation, but I don’t know when the meeting will take place, because starring Robert Downey Jr.’s schedule is not scheduled until after 2013. He only cooperated with Summit Entertainment on two major productions, "Avengers" and "Iron Man 3".
", there was no time to film Daifuku 3.
For example, "Teddy Bear 2" and "War for the Planet of the Apes" have both written scripts, but they couldn't find a release date, so they were shelved for a long time.
Other companies are worried about which movies will make money, but Summit Entertainment is worried about making too many movies to make money. Happiness is worried.
"Basically, we have made a rough schedule, which can already be completed in 2015." David Joe Cole sighed, "A large part of these movie plans come from sequels. As long as the production is more careful,
They are all movies that are guaranteed to make money. With these movies, our demand for new works has been greatly reduced. I think this is an unfavorable situation. The scale of Summit Entertainment has reached a bottleneck. We urgently need to expand to accommodate more production capabilities.
A company that cannot innovate is not a good company.”
Shao Shuaijun took over: "So this is what I said, we have to take a step forward. With the support of these excellent movies, we can definitely take a bigger step forward."
Li Xiuxiu said: "For the time being, it seems that acquiring Lionsgate Pictures and establishing an animation department are necessary expansions. We cannot let Summit Entertainment become a sequel company. We need enough fresh film blood to replenish the company's vitality. With our current distribution
With the scale of production, the demand for special effects will inevitably increase greatly, and the acquisition of Digital Domain and Lucasfilm will also be a logical issue."
Mitchell Bruce nodded: "We are seizing the time to negotiate with Lionsgate Pictures. As for establishing an animation studio, my opinion is that we might as well acquire a listed company. Walt Disney has already recruited Pixar, and in animation
The industry is dominated by one company. 20th Century Fox has Blue Sky Animation, Universal Pictures has Illumination Entertainment, Columbia has Sony Animation, and even Paramount is cooperating with DreamWorks. With our own strength, it will be difficult for us to fight in the short term. It is best to
The only solution is to acquire it.”
"We shouldn't be bad. With the strength of Marvel Comics, it won't be difficult for us to set up our own animation studio." An executive suggested.
"Marvel Comics is the same as DC Comics. Their strategy is to move from comics to live-action film production. Perhaps two-dimensional comics are very strong, but three-dimensional comics are weak. Therefore, Warner Bros. has not been able to develop an animation department in these years. What we need is not'
"Yes, but you can fight if you come. I propose that you can acquire DreamWorks. If the acquisition fails, then acquire the British Armand Animation Company." Another executive suggested.
There are three major studios in the animated film industry. The oldest one is Disney Animation, followed by Pixar Animation. Although DreamWorks, founded by the great director Spielberg, is the newest one, it has come from behind to become the overlord of animated films. However,
After Disney acquired Pixar, DreamWorks was unable to compete.
In addition to these three major studios, there are also well-known studios such as Blue Sky Animation, Illumination Entertainment, Sony Animation, Nicktoons, and Armand Animation.
Currently single and unmarried, the only independent companies are DreamWorks, Nicktoon and Armand Animation. Nicktoons mainly operates TV channels, so they can be ignored. The only good targets that can be acquired are DreamWorks and Armand Animation.
Virtue.
"Contact DreamWorks first. We are not short of money. If you have to choose, choose the best one." Shao Shuaijun immediately decided, "And we must do it quickly. I heard that the contract between DreamWorks and Paramount has expired, and DreamWorks is already preparing to cooperate with Disney."
By signing a production and sales contract, Disney has serious plans for DreamWorks. If it is swallowed up again, animated films will really be unable to restrain Disney."
DreamWorks Animation Studio is a pure animation production company and is not responsible for market distribution. First, its cooperation with Paramount expired, and then it cooperated with Disney for distribution. Now DreamWorks is looking for a new distributor, and it is likely to be taken a step further by Disney. Overall
acquisition.
Now that Summit Entertainment has too much money to carry on, the executives are gradually becoming richer and soon passed the plan to acquire DreamWorks.
Lionsgate’s horror films, DreamWorks’ animations, and Summit Entertainment are piecing together the territory of the movie kingdom piece by piece! (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)