Chapter 369: Dig a hole for Warner

Hearing Ronan’s name, Christopher Nolan was quite surprised, because he had never considered Batman before, and who didn’t know that after the fiasco of "Batman and Robin", Warner Bros. and DV comics announced their indefinite storage. A film adaptation of the Batman series.
But after thinking about it, in addition to the comic superhero, it seems that Batman is indeed very suitable.
A protagonist who is active in the dark night, a heroic figure with a deep hatred...
From the most basic perspective of human nature, Bruce Wayne not only moves in the dark, but his heart should also be filled with darkness.
At this moment, Christopher Nolan felt that Batman was really suitable.
"Bruce Wayne is really good." Christopher Nolan frowned: "But the "Batman" series of movies..."
Ronan said: "The previous "Batman" series of movies have completely broken this series, and even Warner Bros. and DC Comics have lost their confidence."
Christopher Nolan said: "Who said it was not."
Thinking of George Clooney's outfit, he felt a chill.
Ronan came over this time with a clear purpose and plan, and said directly: "If Warner Bros. and DC Comics feel that they can take risks again, we may not have the opportunity to restart Batman."
"We?" Christopher Nolan quickly grasped the key in Ronan's words: "Restart?"
Ronan said directly: "Sony Columbia Pictures’ Spider-Man is about to be released. I watched the internal preview of this film through my relationship. According to my judgment, this film will not only succeed, but also create a superhero movie. Brilliance that has never been before."
He glanced at Christopher Nolan and continued: "Once the results of Spider-Man are dazzling, Warner Bros. and DC Comics will definitely think of their own superheroes."
Christopher Nolan smiled and said: "Bruce Wayne is indeed very suitable for the dark style, but Ronan, I never thought about making a superhero movie."
Ronan was a little surprised, because Christopher Nolan said that shooting Batman movies has always been his dream.
Sure enough, the film company did everything for publicity.
"Chris, apart from Bruce Wayne, I can't think of any better characters and themes." Ronan said directly: "Have you seen Frank Miller's "The Dark Knight Returns" created by Frank Miller in 1986?"
He added: "Frank Miller brought a dark world and a darker person to life in front of the readers. Bruce Wayne turned from the patron saint of Gotham to a real person.
Christopher Nolan is a very smart man. Ronan can do so many successful films in succession, his eyes must be unique.
"I will look at this comic seriously." He said very solemnly: "Ronan, do you want to work with me in the new Batman movie?"
This is a clever man, Ronan did not hide it, saying: "Since you told me the night of the premiere, I thought of "The Dark Knight Returns" and wanted to restart the Batman series and create a new Batman III. This part makes Bruce Wayne a real person. It happens that you are going to shoot a dark style film. I think you will be a good choice."
Christopher Nolan bluntly said the most difficult thing: "Warner Bros. and DC Comics cannot give us copyright, even if we buy it, we can't buy it."
This is a very real problem. Unless a super sky-high price is thrown out, it is absolutely impossible for Warner Bros. and DC Comics to give up their most valuable superhero.
Ronan has planned for a long time, and has carefully considered the cooperation model between Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. on the Batman trilogy, saying: "We can make a plan that will impress Warner Bros. and DV comics, and let them Restart the Batman series, so that Shahai Entertainment obtains the relevant shooting authorization of DC Comics."
He simply explained: "The filming is jointly funded by Shahai Entertainment and Warner Bros., Shahai Entertainment only shares the proceeds, not copyright and distribution."
This is just a preliminary idea, what about it, we still need to negotiate with Warner Bros. and DC Comics later.
Christopher Nolan is a very important part of this plan. Ronan would not be involved if Christopher Nolan was not in charge.
It is impossible to get the movie rights of the superhero from Warner Bros. and DC Comics. You can only find a way to share the proceeds.
Large Hollywood companies have never refused other production companies to participate in investment in high-risk projects, which can effectively share risks.
Ronan remembers very clearly that the previous Christopher Nolan version of the "Batman" trilogy and "Inception" and other films were filmed by Warner Bros. in cooperation with Legendary Pictures.
Of course, all distributors of these films are Warner Bros.
As long as the distribution rights are held tightly, Warner Bros. is sufficient to guarantee its own profits after the film is successful.
Ronanken collaborated with Christopher Nolan before his fortune, not only for the Batman trilogy, but also for Christopher Nolan's other movies.
Even if everything goes according to plan, the distribution rights for the Batman trilogy may not be obtained, but what about Christopher Nolan's original movies? Copyright has nothing to do with Warner Bros. and DC Comics. It can be invested and produced by Shahai Entertainment and distributed by Embassy Pictures worldwide.
Of course there are disadvantages to doing this. Once Warner Bros. believes that Christopher Nolan is extremely valuable and Christopher Nolan is willing to cooperate with Relativity Entertainment, the relationship behind it will be subtle...
Indeed, whoever cooperates with is free. This is also a so-called democratic and free society, but there are too many messy things about business in this world.
Fortunately, according to Ronan's overall development plan, Relativity Entertainment will not be what it is now.
He himself made a relatively rough division of strength for all Hollywood companies, the lowest being the micro companies that produced rough video tapes and mill movies, such as Shahai Entertainment in the early and mid-1990s.
Above is the small film company and the handbag studios of the stars.
One level higher than this are purely mid-level production companies, such as Carlock Films and Orion Films before bankruptcy, which have no publishing capabilities.
Then there are medium-sized film companies that have relatively strong production capabilities and good distribution capabilities, such as DreamWorks, New Line, and Relativity Entertainment can all be included in this level.
Then there are large-scale film companies, which have a heavyweight voice in the industry and a complete industrial chain, represented by the six major Hollywood companies.
Film and television are only part of the entertainment industry. Now the six major Hollywood companies have become part of the entertainment media group. Above these large film companies, there are also entertainment media groups.
Such as Sony Entertainment, Time Warner, Walt Disney, News Corporation and so on.
Most of Hollywood's traditional film companies have not developed into entertainment media groups. Since the 1980s and 1990s, they have been acquired by entertainment media groups and become important content providers.
The entire Hollywood, one and only Walt Disney, has grown from a traditional studio and distribution label to an entertainment media group.
But Walt Disney is now weaker, and after annexing ABC TV, it still suffers from indigestion.
Above the entertainment media groups, there are also super-large entertainment groups, which are outstanding in the entire industry, such as Walt Disney in the previous life.
Under the control of Robert Iger, Walt Disney not only swallowed many small and medium-sized companies one after another, but also swallowed most of the business and assets of 20th Century Fox.
Ronan's rough planning allows him to roughly see the position of Relativity Entertainment in micro companies, small companies, medium companies, medium companies with distribution capabilities, large companies, entertainment media groups, and super entertainment media groups. , Relativity entertainment is undoubtedly still in the middle reaches.
As long as Relativity Entertainment can squeeze into the ranks of entertainment media groups, it will have certain strength to resist pressure from all quarters.
Now DreamWorks is attracting firepower in the front, and Relativity Entertainment can develop trivially, but DreamWorks will always fall, and Relativity Entertainment will always face various competitions in the industry.
The competition can't be dodged and can only face up to the difficulties. Just like Ronan did with Christopher Nolan, he must seize the opportunity to gather resources to strengthen the company.
Ronan and Christopher Nolan exchanged a lot of views with Batman on the dark style. This is only the first time to talk about specific projects. Christopher Nolan still has the work of "White Night Chasing" in his hands. It is impossible to let Christopher Nolan responded directly.
"Chris, if you have time, take a look at "The Dark Knight Returns"." Ronan reminded before leaving: "Think carefully about my suggestions."
In view of Ronan's repeated success, Christopher Nolan said very seriously: "I will look for "The Dark Knight Returns" tonight."
Ronan shook hands with Christopher Roland~EbookFREE.me~ and went to the studio of the Shahai Entertainment crew.
In fact, there are some things he will not say to anyone, because only Ronan himself understands that the more successful Christopher Nolan's "Batman" trilogy, the more beneficial it will be for him to hold the copyright of the Avengers in his hand.
This is also a difficult hole for Warner Bros. to fill.
In the previous life, the actual version of Batman was a huge success, which not only allowed Warner Bros. to enjoy high dividends, but also brought endless troubles. To a certain extent, DC's Justice League plan was greatly affected.
The traces left by this copyright master are too heavy, and then appear in Justice League or other DC superhero movies...
Think about the scolding that Big Ben incurred at that time.
And the influence of the dark style makes the Justice League ecstatic.
From Ronan's perspective today, although DC and Marvel are competing and copying and cooperating with each other, the less smooth DC's Justice League series, the more it is in his interests.