"Avengers" is planned to be released in May 2012, and is also the last movie of the first team in the Marvel Cinematic Universe plan. It can be said that the previous five movies are all paving the way for this movie.
In "The Incredible Hulk", the Hulk raided the North Pole, breaking the ice, and Captain America was discovered in the ice.
In "Iron Man 2", SHIELD Director Nick Fury, Black Widow and Level 7 Agent Coulson all assisted Iron Man in the fight.
In "Thor", Hawkeye is already a government agent. There will be an Easter egg at the end of the movie. Nick Fury hands over the Cosmic Cube to the doctor for research, which eventually leads to the evil god Loki, the opponent of the Women's Federation.
At the end of "Captain America", Captain wakes up from his deep sleep and Nick Fury comes to pick him up.
In this way, the six superheroes are connected in series, providing enough preparation for the gathering of the Women's Federation. This movie is the most important one at this stage.
So this time, in addition to Shao Shuaijun and a group of cast and crew, many producers came to the opening ceremony. Among them were Jon Favreau, the director of Steel 1 and Steel 2, and Kevin, the general manager of Marvel Comics.
Feige, Summit Entertainment general manager Mitchell Bruce, and Marvel Comics creator Stan Lee.
The reporters were naturally asking crazy questions, and several producers were not stingy about Marvel's film production plans, selecting some content that did not need to be kept secret, and revealing it to the reporters.
"We are full of confidence in "Thor" and "Captain America" because the movies are very exciting. "Avengers" will reach a new height under the influence of the previous movies. I believe it will." Shao Shuaijun
When a reporter asked whether the movie's box office would exceed US$1 billion, he said confidently.
"In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, we have set up the overall background, so the plot revealed in each movie is not random, but organically combined. All movies are related to each other.
There are still three movies that have not yet been released, but the scripts for our second-stage movies have basically been completed. Except for "Iron Man 3", which is still in development, we have even finished writing "Ant-Man" for the third stage."
Kevin Feige answered reporters' questions with a smile.
Stan Lee, who is almost 90 years old, is being sought after even more enthusiastically than the great director Shao Shuaijun. Reporters kept asking questions, but Stan Lee is a funny old man. He revealed a little bit of news in his jokes: "Someone
They say I am the father of comics and Spider-Man, but in fact I am just a painter and screenwriter. I don’t feel like a father because the child is not in my hands. But I told Kevin about it and he said that the company is negotiating with Sony.
, maybe it’s not impossible for Spider-Man to come home.”
"As the only female hero, I was under a lot of pressure because I had to play a ruthless black widow. However, after I got the script, I was very grateful to the director. The role the director arranged for me was very challenging and shaping.
It's wonderful, I'm looking forward to working with the director for the third time." After Scarlett Johansson finished speaking, she even winked at Shao Shuaijun intentionally or unintentionally.
"I have collaborated a lot with Director Shao. I just got out of "Nighthawks: Reflection" a while ago, and I didn't expect to be under Director Shao's management again. I would like to thank Director Shao here. We have failed together and succeeded together.
, we will make up for the regrets of the year together again. I am even more looking forward to this time, our crew will strive for new honors together." Jake Gyllenhaal said.
The opening ceremony ended in such a lively manner. After Shao Shuaijun handled this reporter's interview, he also completed all his publicity obligations. He will no longer interfere with all kinds of hype and publicity in the future. It exceeds 200 million US dollars.
Investment requires him to devote himself wholeheartedly to it.
This is a huge challenge. As long as he masters it this time, nothing will be able to stump him in the field of directing commercial blockbusters in the future.
In this way, "Avengers" has entered into the filming, and Shao Shuaijun has entered into the two-point and one-line life of home and set.
Special effects companies such as Jiahe D2 also joined the crew and participated in special effects cooperation throughout the process.
Time flies.
During the three-day weekend from March 11th to 13th, three more movies were released on a large scale in North America, "Battle of Los Angeles", "Little Red Riding Hood" and "Mars". However, with the blessing of good reputation, "Weakness" this week
The box office did not fall but rose. With US$41 million, it successfully beat the US$36 million of "Battle of Los Angeles" and topped the North American box office weekend championship.
This is Summit Entertainment’s first box office weekend win this year.
There was another three-day weekend from March 18th to 20th. This week, three movies were released on a large scale, "Never Ending", "The Lincoln Lawyer" and "Paul". However, I encountered "The Weakness", a movie that was a blockbuster.
"Weakness" once again achieved two consecutive championships with US$21 million.
Three weeks after its release, "Weakness" has already achieved outstanding results of US$120 million in North America, and is also planning to be released overseas. The results far exceed everyone's expectations. Even with the movie's super reputation, "Weakness" may have a chance to win the Oscar.
Walk around.
At that time, the U.S. antitrust organization finally passed the review of the acquisition of Lucasfilm. This acquisition did not involve monopoly! On the day the review was passed, Summit Entertainment held a signing ceremony. At the ceremony, Mitchell
Bruce signed a contract with George Lucas and shook hands for a photo.
"Lucasfilm was acquired by Summit Entertainment for US$3.9 billion. From then on, the special effects kingdom was no longer aloof and fell into the arms of large companies."
"Dream Entertainment Group has added another huge piece to its puzzle. Eastern Golden Harvest D2 and Western Industrial Light & Magic, the overlord of the special effects industry, were born."
When the Lucasfilm deal was confirmed, all the companies in Hollywood sighed. Others could enjoy the success, so they could only tighten their belts. The impact of the subprime mortgage crisis has not faded yet, and they have the ability to take action.
Summit Entertainment and Disney are the only companies that have made such a big deal. Disney has not made any big moves since it acquired Pixar for US$7.4 billion in 2006, but a new company has opened its mouth like a lion.
It is indeed the mouth of a lion.
D2 and Lucasfilm are both companies with huge influence in the industry.
At about the same time, the MGM acquisition case also made progress. MGM has reported to the US government to accept Summit Entertainment’s US$1.8 billion acquisition plan. The US$1.8 billion will acquire more than half of MGM’s shares. In order for the government to allow
, Summit Entertainment also worked with Sony to formulate a revitalization plan for MGM, and will jointly invest US$5 billion to support MGM.
Just wait for the above review to pass and the funds will be available.
In order to make up for its losses on MGM, Sony has raised US$2 billion by selling everything it can to make up for its losses. It wants to work with Summit Entertainment to turn things around and fight for a turnaround.
When Shao Shuaijun returned home, Li Xiuxiu told him about this and said: "Sony thinks that Summit Entertainment really intends to revitalize MGM and bets all the company's liquidity on MGM. We told Sony that you have already prepared for MGM."
MGM's film library has found at least ten movies that can be remade, and Sony is now very confident."
"Haha, the more confident they are, the more pain they will feel when Carl Icahn attacks. Son, don't you think so?" Shao Shuaijun teased Xiao Shao and said casually.
Li Xiuxiu looked at the happy faces of the two men and also laughed: "Our profits this time will be huge, but it's a pity that MGM's last chance to rise was a blow that silenced it completely."
Kan has already said that once MGM succeeds in cashing out, he will divest his investment, and all of MGM's film library resources will flow into our hands."
"That's good. I've been envious of the copyrights of the 007 series and the "Hobbit" series for a long time. It's best to settle it quickly, before the "007: Skyfall" and "The Hobbit" projects are established.
, get the copyright.”
MGM's classic is the 007 series, which has released 24 movies and is a constant seller. "The Hobbit" is a prequel series attempted by the great director Peter Jackson after the "Lord of the Rings" series, although it has not yet started filming.
, but the rights have been sold to MGM.
Now that the movie project has not been approved, as long as a copyright transaction is made, these two series, which are bound to be big hits, can be snatched away. If the project is approved, the investment and profit sharing have been planned, and then it will be a lot more troublesome to conduct the transaction. The original acquisition of Marvel Comics,
It is because movies such as "Iron Man 2" have been approved and the distribution rights have been sold to Paramount that Summit Entertainment has to share the profits from "Iron Man 2", "Thor" and "Captain America" with Paramount.
Mongolia, in exchange for getting the copyright back.
"If things go well, Icahn will conduct a hostile takeover of Sony in May this year, forcing them to abandon MGM and shrink their business. At that time, it will be the period when we went to MGM. And we don't need to be the villain at all.
If Sony can no longer hold on, we can abort the plan and get rid of MGM's chaotic equity. Even if we take advantage of the fire and rob the copyright, it can be said to be compensation for Sony's failure of the plan..."
Everything started from Shao Shuaijun joining Lionsgate Pictures, and things have been moving forward step by step along the inevitable path. Carl Icahn is a giant on Wall Street, and Summit Entertainment is the new king of Hollywood. The two giants have joined forces to deceive people without negotiation.
.
Sony was doomed to fail.
Time goes on.
From March 25th to 27th, "Weakness" delivered a perfect fourth week of box office with 15.06 million U.S. dollars, and the box office champion was also amazing. So far, in the four weeks since its release, the total box office in North America has been 150 million U.S. dollars, and it has also received 50 million overseas.
US dollars, with a global box office of US$200 million.
With the good reputation of "Weakness" and the very small box office decline, it still has a long release period in North America, and it is already within sight of breaking $300 million globally. This has made many film companies crazy with jealousy. Summit Entertainment
It's okay to have a few hits and hits, but now I just make a small-budget art film, and the box office explodes again.
Produced by Summit Entertainment, it simply represents a guarantee of box office.
April is coming soon, and Summit Entertainment’s box office explosion period has arrived. It can be predicted that this year will be another crazy year for Summit Entertainment.
"The earth can no longer stop Summit Entertainment!" - "The Sun" boldly predicted Summit Entertainment's box office this year in one issue of the newspaper.
4 billion US dollars. (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)