Chapter 415: It will happen

In December, under the leadership of Sophia Coppola, the project "Lost in Tokyo" invested 4 million US dollars by Sand Sea Entertainment, the entire crew went to the island country for filming.
At the same time, there is also good news. After nearly two months of negotiations, Shahai Entertainment and Warner Bros. have reached an agreement that the two parties will cooperate in shooting a new "Batman" movie.
The main rules such as the investment and dividend ratio, the time of the accounting window, and the selection of directors and producers, the two sides negotiated the fastest, and the terms negotiated with Ronan and Alan Horn were basically the same.
Most of the long negotiation time was spent on a lot of details and supplementary clauses.
For example, in addition to online screenings, offline TV copyrights, and DVD rental and sales, which are the main income channels of movies, Shahai Entertainment can participate in other peripheral dividend projects.
For example, Ronan’s base salary of US$5 million as a producer plus a 1.5% North American box office share.
For example, Warner Bros. used Batman's adaptation copyright as part of its investment, and the value is so high.
For a top big project with a production budget of US$140 million, there are hundreds of terms for negotiation.
Only when the previous negotiations are negotiated and reflected in a formal contract can unnecessary disputes be minimized later.
Shahai Entertainment and Warner Bros. have a certain degree of trust in each other, but they will not relax the supervision and rights of the project.
Warner Bros. hired the company's veteran producer Charles Rowan as the production manager of the project.
On December 3, Ronan officially signed the contract with Warner Bros. on behalf of Shahai Entertainment, and then the two parties jointly convened a grand press conference.
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After the regular press conference was over, Alan Horn and Ronan, the two top leaders on the scene, got together to chat.
"We signed a trilogy contract at one time." Alan Horn is still somewhat worried: "In the production cost, the investment of Shahai Entertainment accounts for the majority. Ronan, there is no problem with the funding?"
Ronan said calmly: "There will be no problem, the funds will be in place one after another as planned."
Alan Horn nodded and said: "As long as the funds are in place, other issues are actually not a problem." He reminded: "This is not your first time as a top producer. I hope we can cooperate sincerely."
Ronan said, "I will."
Regardless of Shahai Entertainment or Warner Bros., neither side wants to see the "Batman" project fail.
After talking a few more about the film project, Ronan sent out an invitation: "Allen, I will have a pull-up party and a reception in a few days, I don't know if you have time."
Alan Horne thought for a while and said, "As long as time permits, I will be there."
Ronan beckoned to the back. Connie came over immediately and delivered an invitation letter to him. Ronan handed it to Alan Horn and said: "Saturday afternoon, Beverly Hills Club."
This is a pull event organized by Embassy Pictures for "Hero". Even if the goal is only to win an Oscar nomination for best foreign language film, a lot of publicity and public relations work is also necessary.
After leaving the Warner Building, Ronan joined Christopher Nolan and invited him to Bentley to return to Shahai Entertainment.
"The "Batman" movie was officially approved this year." Ronan said directly: "Chris, you can make a detailed plan for shooting as soon as possible."
Christopher Nolan said: "No problem." He felt a strong trust in Ronan: "I will complete the shooting plan and finalize the script before the new year."
Ronan said: "Notify me as soon as possible."
Christopher Nolan still put some things in front: "I want to talk about some things in advance about shooting."
Ronan glanced at him: "Just say it."
"In terms of shooting, I want to use film throughout the whole process, without using any digital shooting technology." Christopher Nolan said: "The texture that film can bring to the picture is unmatched by digital cameras."
Ronan dragged his chin to think about it, and said, "You make the decision for the specific shooting."
Christopher Nolan breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "All special effects shots are taken as real as possible."
Ronan had no objection: "No problem, the current CG wants to be well-made, which costs more than live shooting."
After another two or three years, the situation will be reversed, and the cost of modeling and shooting in real scene may exceed the use of CG production.
But at present, the entire industry still upholds the concept that as long as it can be solved during shooting, it will never be delayed until later.
With the rapid development of technology, the industry is constantly undergoing corresponding changes.
Once Christopher Nolan is Hollywood's most iconic film control and real-time control, Ronan certainly won't embarrass him in this regard.
But the film project of Shahai Entertainment is ready to transform into digital technology.
Of course, it is not enough just to transform the production company and the distribution company. If the theater does not update the equipment, the expensive film copy will continue for a long time.
Nowadays, a large expenditure in film distribution is the cost of film copying. From production to storage to transportation to insurance, all the links, the cost of a single copy is as high as $1,500.
If digital copies can be popularized, the actual distribution costs can be reduced by a large part.
But the bigger the industry, the harder it is to turn around. It will cost a lot of money to update the projection equipment of several major commercial chain theater companies in North America.
Not to mention anything else, the supporting digital projections are all expensive alloy screens.
Ronan is neither a film control nor a digital control. His first consideration must be cost. With the development of industry and technology, digital technology is undoubtedly the future of the film industry.
Just as sound movies replace silent movies and color movies replace black and white movies, digital technology replaces film technology is also a general trend, and it cannot be changed by just a few directors.
The replacement of the old and the new is a theme that this world will never change.
Christopher Nolan asked at this time: "Ronan, what do you think about actors?"
Ronan said directly: "Please invite as many well-known actors as possible, they can bring more attention to the film."
Christopher Nolan said: "I think so too."
"I have decided on a few candidates for the time being, and then I will send them an audition invitation." Ronan thought for a while and said: "For Bruce Wayne, I plan to invite Christian Bale to participate in the audition. He just finished filming Shahai. The entertainment "Pirates of the Caribbean" has been insisting on physical and movement training, and he is also a very dedicated actor."
Christopher Nolan knew Bell and said, "He is a good actor, but will he pick up another commercial film after shooting a commercial film? Ronan, why not, let me contact Christian Bale first. We are all British and we have known each other."
"Yes." Ronan nodded and said, "If he agrees, I will send someone an audition invitation again."
He also said: "As for other actors, I will ask Connie to send you a report. They are basically well-known actors. Acting skills and ability are not a problem."
Liam Neeson has agreed to participate in the audition of Master Ninja.
Michael Caine, who starred in Alfred, and Morgan Freeman, a veteran black movie star, are all on this list of invited auditions.
For the heroine, there is no candidate for the time being, and Ronan is not ready to use the former Katie Helms.
That said, Katie Helms has not yet appeared in Tom Cruise's social circle.
Perhaps the relationship between Ronan and Tom Cruise also had some influence on others.
The role of Rachel Dawes is indeed a vase, but it also requires certain acting skills in the second part. Katie Holmes is not in Ronan's consideration at all, her acting skills are really average.
As for Maggie Gyllenhill, it is also not considered.
How many people would think Maggie Gyllenhill is a qualified vase?
Ronan said to Christopher Nolan again: "You have to complete the character script as soon as possible~EbookFREE.me~ We must select the main actors in the next two months, and the crew will train them to look very smart. Master."
Christopher Nolan nodded and said, "I understand."
Ronan didn't talk about actors anymore. These roles are not indispensable. No one in Hollywood is indispensable. Especially in superhero movies, roles always make actors.
Christopher Nolan said: "I currently think of two locations for the location. I plan to place Gotham's location in Chicago and the Himalayas in Iceland."
Ronan said: "I will let the location inspection manager visit these two places."
Christopher Nolan nodded: "After the preliminary inspection, I also need to go there in person."
According to his plan, the story at the beginning of the film took place in the Himalayas, but he went to the Himalayas to go out if he was crazy. The harsh air and environmental conditions are not suitable for large-scale shooting.
Iceland’s Vatnajökull Glacier is the largest glacier in Europe, accounting for one-tenth of Iceland’s national territory. The undulating and rocky terrain is very suitable for showing the harshness of the Himalayas in the film. The environment serves as the background of the story.
As for Chicago, the close-up city shots of the film will be taken from Chicago, and all the panoramic views of Gotham City will be realized through the combination of models and real scenes.
Returning to Shahai Entertainment, he called on George Clint and Andrew, who would be the deputy production manager of the crew, Ronan and Christopher Nolan discussed more specific preparations.
Later, Ronan sent out invitations to the Chinese in the Hollywood circle, inviting them to participate in the "Hero" pull conference.
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