Director’s Legend

After Marvel Comics named it Marvel Comics in Chinese, it launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe trio for the first time, which ignited the focus of attention. As we all know, "Iron Man 2" is already in production, still starring Robert Downey Jr., directed by Jon Favreau, and it has already been scheduled for next year's summer vacation.

What the trio revealed this time is that "Thor" has been approved and will be directed by the famous Shakespeare director Kenneth Branagh. The young actor Chris Hemsworth and the queen of Star Wars Natalie Poe Terman's passionate interpretation is expected to be released in the summer of 2011.

"Captain America" ​​has also been approved and is in preparation. If there is no accident, it will be directed by the great director Joe Johnston, who has directed "Jurassic Park 3" and "Game of the Brave", and is writing the script. The last piece of news is about the last movie of the first group, "The Avengers".

Marvel Comics and Summit Entertainment, marked with a bright red logo, "The Avengers" will be directed by Shao Shuaijun, who is also known as the Hollywood twin star with Christopher Nolan. Shao Shuaijun is also the second Chinese director in Hollywood to direct a superhero after Li An directed "Hulk".

However, "The Avengers" will focus on the 2012 summer season, and now it is just a plan, the script, characters and related promotions have not yet started.

"Marvel Comics and Summit Entertainment are definitely premeditated. The trio of the Marvel movie world is really shocking! It has almost laid the foundation stone for the two companies for nearly ten years. According to the "Batman" and "Iron Man" It's time for a blockbuster, Marvel hero to take to the stage. Warner Bros. needs to step up!" - The New York Times.

"Shao Shuaijun personally directed the superhero movie, which shows that Dream Chasing Entertainment attaches great importance to Marvel comics. If all goes well, the future of Hollywood will definitely be a situation where superheroes compete for hegemony! DC comics stand behind Warner Bros., and Marvel comics stand at the top After entertainment, will the ranks of the Big Six turn into a two-horse race? Let's wait and see!" - The Denver Post.

"Spider-Man is out, the Fantastic Four has not returned to the team, the X-Men is nowhere in sight, and the copyright of Marvel Comics is still a long way away. Everyone thought that Summit Entertainment had acquired a shell company. But the Marvel Cinematic Universe trio told U.S. Shao Shuaijun has eyes that no one can match, as evidenced by yet another surge in Marvel and Zenith shares, and shareholders have confidence in the plan!" - The Wall Street Journal.

"Twentieth Century Fox has announced a few days ago that the X-Men prequel "X-Men: First Battle" has been established. The rumored "Wolverine 2" is also in preparation. According to the agreement that Marvel sold copyright. X-Men series superheroes One every two years. There are six films that can be filmed, and the copyright in 2012 can be extended. However, the success of a single hero, Wolverine, allows the X-Men series copyright to be extended until 2021. According to the plan of Twentieth Century Fox. It may be in 2016 The filming of "Magneto" after the next year will extend the copyright of the X-Men again, and Marvel's recovery of the X-Men will become indefinitely!" - "Hollywood Film Report".

"It is reported that Summit Entertainment has recently started negotiations with 20th Century Fox on the copyright of superheroes. Fox said that everything can be discussed except the X-Men. The Fantastic Four, Daredevil and Daredevil are all in the hands of 20th Century Fox. In the hands of Century Fox, if the negotiations go well, these superheroes will return to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe trio plan!" - Los Angeles Times.

"Today, the director of Sony's film department announced a news on twitter that Columbia will restart the Spider-Man project, tentatively planned as "The Amazing Spider-Man", the story of Spider-Man returning to his school days. According to industry sources, Sony's move It is no longer negotiating the copyright of Spider-Man with Summit Entertainment. If the original copyright contract is followed, Spider-Man will return to Marvel after the end of the six films, at least until after 2016. Marvel’s heroic road is bumpy and has a long way to go!”—— The Sun.

With the implementation of the Marvel Cinematic Universe trio plan, there are more and more reports about superhero copyrights, and the disturbances are confusing. However, comic fans know very well that X and Xiaochong will not return to Marvel. Comic fans are very disappointed. After all, X and Xiaochong can be said to be the most classic two groups of characters in Marvel comics.

Compared with the disappointment of the comic fans, Shao Shuaijun can take it seriously. He had expected X and Xiaochong long before the acquisition, and it is estimated that they will not be able to take it back in a short time. After all, these two series were the only movies that hit the blockbusters before. Now I can only do my best to obey the destiny, actively negotiate and strive for it.

It's good to have it, but it can't change the gorgeous debut of Marvel heroes!

The entire September and October were spent in the hustle and bustle of superheroes. On November 6th, Guy Ritchie's latest masterpiece "Sherlock Holmes" began to land in North America. It swept $63.5 million in the first weekend and reached the top North American box office weekend champion.

Hollywood was in an uproar again. According to this momentum and good word of mouth, "Sherlock Holmes" has been confirmed as a global hit.

"Another brilliant victory for Summit Entertainment, another victory for Guy Ritchie! The total box office of Summit Entertainment this year has reached 1.896 billion US dollars, and "Slumdog Millionaire" and "Sherlock Holmes" are still in theaters, "The Hangover 2" is preparing to be released, who else in Hollywood can stop the rise of Summit Entertainment, please let us cheer for the new king to ascend the throne!" Media Putian Gai shouted.

In the second weekend, Sony's disaster blockbuster "2012" took the top spot, but "Sherlock Holmes" still took the second place at the box office with US$38.4 million. In the past two weeks, the total box office in North America was US$158.3 million. Including the 57.4 million US dollars earned overseas, the total box office has exceeded 200 million. Not only is it easy to earn back the cost, but in the next time, it will be a question of how much to earn.

Before the release is over, Summit Entertainment and Guy Ritchie's team released the news that "Sherlock Holmes 2: The Phantom Game" is in the process of establishing a project, looking forward to its return next year! According to the popularity of Sherlock Holmes, this series can continue for a long time, and it will not end until the game is bad and no money is made.

This year is destined to be the most glorious year for Summit Entertainment!

At the same time, Shao Shuaijun has returned to China, and the schedule of "Old Boy" is scheduled to premiere on Sunday, November 29th, and it will be played throughout December. As a major Hollywood director, Shao Shuaijun’s films do not need to wait at all. Overseas Asia, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Myanmar, India, Bangladesh and other countries, as well as Hong Kong and Baodao, will be released in November. It will be released simultaneously on the 30th.

It is impossible for Shao Shuaijun to conduct publicity in person, and the task of publicity will be handed over to Huang Bo and Liu Shishi to lead the team and tour throughout Asia. However, Shao Shuaijun also contributed more or less to the film. He accepted an interview in "Interview with Yang Lan". After "High-End Interview" was cancelled, "Interview with Yang Lan" became the most successful talk show for cutting-edge people.

This is Shao Shuaijun's second interview with Yang Lan, and the two talked a lot about "Old Boy".

"In "Old Boy", I performed in person. I think it is also a challenge for myself. After the performance of "Source Code" was scolded, I seldom performed in person. In recent years, I even made guest appearances. None. It’s just because this is a youth movie with sadness and laughter, mourning a kind of sadness and memories that accompanied you growing up, and I really want to experience all of this.”

"Dreams are something that cannot be represented by anything. We cannot say that if you pursue your dreams, you will be successful, but at least in the process of pursuing your dreams, you have gained some success and affirmation of yourself, which is enough. It is also me. What you want to express in the movie."

"Xiao Dabao and Wang Xiaoshuai went to the "China Good Boys" audition, on the one hand, because Huang Bo and I sang "Old Boy" on "The Voice of China", on the other hand, it was also myself, as a practitioner in the entertainment industry. , a desire for fame. I seldom participate in entertainment programs, and it does not conflict with my desire to be famous. What I pursue is fame that is as high as a mountain, not a show-style fame.”

"I can't simply classify what kind of personality I am, I am a lot of changes. I used to be afraid of things like flashing lights because it reminded me of unpleasant experiences, and I was also afraid of expressing my emotions. , Yang Lan, you know, during the period of "Night Watchman", I was once scolded miserably, and I admit everything about arrogance. I am not a perfect person. You know me, and then scold me, why can't we continue to pretend to be passers-by."

"So in recent years, I have appeared less and less in public. I only accept interviews. I only want to express what I want to say, so I accept interviews with magazines and programs. Originally, I did not intend to participate in any movie promotion, just because "Oldboy" is a movie that I take very seriously, and I hope more people see this movie."

"Dreams will never fade. Whether you are successful and have status, or you are struggling silently, dreams are a kind of guiding us to make continuous progress... an initial driving force."

Chat like old friends and time flies by.

After the "Interview with Yang Lan", Shao Shuaijun buried his head at home and never went out again.

Because of the delay of "Old Boy", several of his commercial films were not filmed, and recently Summit Entertainment has been spending a lot of money, all of which need money. The $4.5 billion has almost exhausted Summit Entertainment's cash flow. Finally, the big sales of a few movies eased the pressure. However, with the negotiation of the superhero copyright, a lot of money is still needed to recover the copyright.

In a word, Chasing Dream Entertainment is a bit short of money right now, and its market value is indeed high, but its cash flow is only so small.

Acquiring Marvel is easy, but the hard part is how to integrate Marvel into the dream-chasing entertainment system and how to continue to make money instead of losing money in it. To make money, put money into the Marvel Cinematic Universe Trio NOW!

Where does the money come from? Want to come sooner?

If you don't want to raise money, you can only make movies.

Shao Shuaijun assigned himself a task to do his best to ease the company's financial pressure next year. Next year, "Teddy Bear", "The Hunger Games" and "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" will all be produced and released! If possible, he will direct two films at the same time, and give the other one to someone else. (to be continued..)