Hollywood Hunter - Chapter 1659 :planning

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The general direction of the agent movie universe is finalized, followed by various details.

The first is the creative team.

Among the five major IPs, the 007 series has the oldest qualification and the highest gold content. Pierce Brosnan was the leading actor in the last two 007 films. Both films were quite successful at the box office. However, in order to ensure that there will be no changes in the huge cinematic universe plan that will last at least a decade, even if Brosnan's salary has risen due to the sales of the two films, a long-term contract will have to be renegotiated.

Negotiations did not go well.

This is also the reason why Pierce Brosnan was not invited to this meeting.

In the previous several consecutive contacts, Brosnan not only asked for a maximum salary of 15 million US dollars for each subsequent film, but also created a lot of sharing terms. Not only that, but the other party also demanded considerable creative leadership. It's something Simon can't accept at all.

The main creator requires creative dominance, which often means that the entire series must take the other party as the absolute core in the future, and the role that threatens the other party's position in the series a little may be excluded and eliminated, and the main creator may become the entire series. Obstruction of the big movie universe plan.

The most typical, of course, is a 'familyman'.

The family man wanted to break his head with each other when Paul was still alive. Paul died in a car accident. Inexplicably, 'for Paul' became the mantra of the other party. He shouted 'wearefamily' every day, and then treated any one of the 'family' to him after he was outstanding. Threatening characters are squeezed out, and the result is an increasingly boring Fast and Furious franchise.

Simon would never allow this kind of **** to appear in his own movie series.

Therefore, when Barbara Brockley said that the negotiations with Pierce Brosnan still did not progress, Simon made a decisive decision to make a substitution.

It is conceivable that this decision will inevitably usher in a lot of opposition from fans, but this is often the case in Hollywood, whether it is Batman or James Bond, before the replacement, it is often 'really fragrant', and then firmly opposed to the next. One substitution.

It's certainly not the head that makes this decision.

First of all, Pierce Brosnan is about to turn 50 years old. In terms of physical strength, whether he can support it for another 10 years is somewhat uncertain. Therefore, Simon prefers to change to a young and powerful actor between the ages of 30 and 40, and can sign a 10-year long-term contract at one time.

Furthermore, after the replacement, it just so happens that it can also cooperate with the entire agent movie universe plan to carry out a reborn reboot, making the follow-up new series more in line with the story line of the entire movie universe.

Of course, considering Brosnan's high popularity, this decision is not without risk, but it is also a risk that must be taken.

Not only the 007 series, but Charlie's Angels, Mission Impossible and other series, except for the Fast and Furious series that is still in the pipeline, the main creative agreements of other IPs will be renegotiated to some extent.

The trio of angels is not a big problem, because from the bottom, Simon plans to introduce a brand new angel alternative.

Therefore, reluctance to sign a long-term contract will only result in being replaced.

Nicolas Cage has been suppressed by Simon intentionally or unintentionally in recent years, and the Mission Impossible series, which is a personal signature series, is dragging its feet. In order to turn over, this time a follow-up agreement has been finalized.

On Matt Damon's side, signing a long-term contract is directly a condition for participating in The Bourne Age last year, and there is no problem.

The last speed and passion, Van Diesel directly ignored.

This thing is too noisy, not only the speed and passion series of various demons, but also after the success of the former extreme agent, he also set various conditions on the sequel, and directly gave up after failing.

Of course Simon can easily crush the opponent, but there is absolutely no need to bring variables to the whole plan.

So getting in touch with Dwayne Johnson.

Speaking of which, Dwayne Johnson, who has been famous in the sports world for a long time, was actually born in 1972 and is only 28 years old this year.

10 years later and 38 years old.

Age is right.

Of course, it doesn't matter if you can't talk about it, Hollywood has no shortage of big men.

In addition, Paul Walker can be activated again.

The actor is currently in Hollywood, and has a small reputation, and, interestingly, Paul was born in 1973, only one year younger than Johnson, and he is twenty-seven this year. However, because of their different personal images, one is destined to be a tough guy, the other is still in school horror movies, and is the brainless quartile of the school football team who is often killed first.

In the plan, the Fast and Furious series is still dominated by two male protagonists in the early stage, during which new characters are constantly introduced, but unlike the past, the new characters introduced this time can intersect with other major IPs, such as the young man in 007. Version of Dr. Q, such as Ethan Hunt's partners, or the professional killer who was sent to hunt down Jason Bourne.

Of course, the characters from the Fast and Furious series can also make cameos with each other.

Until the end, the major protagonists intersect, forming a great fusion of the secret agent movie universe.

Like the superhero universe, the biggest benefit of this crossover strategy is that it can not only increase the fun of the film and lay a variety of easter eggs, but also greatly reduce the risk to the movie universe plan caused by possible changes in the series' main creators. .

After all, once the entire series is rolled out, it will be a situation where no one is indispensable. Even if it is the core of the five major IPs, if it does not cooperate with the advancement of the entire movie universe, if it is said to be replaced, it will be replaced.

The meeting in Fox Studios lasted three hours from one o'clock in the afternoon to four in the afternoon.

The meeting was over, most of the others left, and Simon continued to stay.

For the rest of the afternoon, we'll have to look at the Spy Shots that are in the post-production here.

Shirley Lansing had been accompanying Simon to the later operation center of the studio, and then she left to continue her work. Besides, Simon, besides the director Paul Greengrass, who had just attended the meeting, also had several girls.

Lena Kane with Amy Acker, and Merchen Amic, one of the trio of angels.

The two of Lena followed, and the reason was very valid.

Lena is Paul Greenglass' agent, and Amy Acker is one of the heroines in Bourne, playing the role of Nicole, the former Julia Stiles intern.

Another Bourne girlfriend, Mary, was also handed over by Lena to another actor under her name, Jessica Chastain.

The role of the model worker was originally that of a strong woman. She had a tacit understanding with Harrison Ford in Public Enemy of the People. However, it happened to avoid being stereotyped by the screen and finally chose this role.

Meichen Amick just wanted to get in touch with Simon.

As long as the girls don't interfere with their work, Simon has no problem.

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