One Hundred and Seventy-"The Return of the Clown"

Wayne, the current box-office champion director in film history, was still enjoying the beautiful scenery in Australia, but as time went by, the entire North America was turned upside down by "Jurassic Park".

Especially as time slowly came to the end of July, this film exceeded 300 million U.S. dollars at a slightly slower pace than "Joker", and in the eyes of everyone's expectations, it slowly surpassed "Joker"'s 3.3 billion, reaching a terrifying US$340 million.

This "Jurassic Park" didn't even let "Joker" stay on the North American box office list for long, and it directly overtook and caught up.

But everyone knows that the box office of "Jurassic Park" still has room for growth. After all, this is a family movie. And what’s even scarier than the box office numbers are the peripherals. Anything related to this dinosaur has started to sell like crazy.

After the film dominated North America for its third week, it also began its rampage overseas, conquering the theater markets in one country after another.

This caused the media in many countries to cry wolf. The storm of "Joker" has not completely subsided. Hollywood has begun to conquer the city with "Jurassic Park". This has allowed many countries to see for the first time the terrible power of the Hollywood film industry. at.

Jimmy's progress in the UK was also very smooth. Although his ability in this area was very average, having money was his biggest advantage. He successfully won "The Lord of the Rings" quietly before anyone could react. and the film and television rights to "The Hobbit."

When the time came to mid-August, the sensation caused by "Joker" in North America had basically subsided, and the film began to be withdrawn from theaters. Only many theaters in remote areas still maintained a certain number of screenings.

In fact, the travel route designed by Wayne and Naomi Watts did not go as planned. The speed of walking and playing was much lower than expected, and the Australian beauty also had to fly back to North America to participate in "My Fair Daddy" promotional activity.

Wayne simply ended his vacation early and flew back to Los Angeles with Naomi Watts.

This rare moment of relaxation was something he had never had in the more than 20 years since he came here. Wayne has been studying with purpose since he was a child. The self-control of an adult allows him to continuously absorb knowledge, but he has never relaxed his tense nerves for a long time.

Starting from his senior year, he shot and produced three movies in three consecutive years. During this period, he did not dare to make any mistakes and lived under strong pressure.

This kind of work efficiency can be regarded as the fastest among Hollywood's most prolific directors. The normal practice for behind-the-scenes staff is that after filming a film, they go on a long vacation and recover their physical and mental strength before starting work on the next project.

After returning to Los Angeles, Wayne also immediately learned about the negotiation status of lawyer Ryan and Howard. Just as he ordered, they were not in a hurry to discuss the price and continued to maintain the rhythm of contacting each other in a short period of time. Test each other.

First, he had a phone call with DC's Jonathan Keller and made an appointment with him to talk. Then Wayne called Jeff Robinoff from Warner Bros. to confirm the rights to the horror film. question.

After asking everything clearly, he moved the typewriter to the balcony on the third floor. Accompanied by two golden retrievers, he began to prepare the script and project plan for "The Return of the Clown."

Although this film is produced with the main purpose of box office, there are many things that need to be prepared. The main difficulty is that the main characters are children. The two most troublesome shooting targets for all Hollywood crews are animals and children.

In this regard, he plans to find more mature children. Being a little older is not a big problem and can be solved partly through makeup. In fact, the trouble comes from labor unions and child protection organizations.

Children under the age of 18 are undoubtedly children in their eyes. This is also a universal value in North American society. No matter how it is privately, anything that touches children is a sensitive point for the media and people from all walks of life.

This is the horror version of "Stand By Me." As a movie with children as the protagonist, this movie will definitely be labeled as cruel and scary, which is also one of the selling points of this movie.

Patricide, girl-child love, school bullying, distorted parent-child relationships, racial issues, hazy sexual enlightenment and first love, and most importantly, children's friendship, these elements are all included in it, and it is told in an orderly and shocking way. , is considered a success.

Nowadays, when talking about Wayne Greenberg, most film critics and media, the first thing that comes to mind is definitely a black movie, so he might as well make a horror movie to end his horror movie journey.

According to Wayne's own plan, if everything goes well, it will basically be impossible for him to make this type of horror film in his future directing career. Large investments and large productions are his first choice.

To be honest, Stephen King's original novel is very well written. Unlike other horror films, which try to make you scared, "The Clown" tries to find ways to tell you not to be afraid.

A good horror film does not necessarily have to tell a particularly scary story, or it can tell a particularly good story and put in some appropriate horror elements, which is also great.

‘The city of Delhi, State 1, is being shrouded in the shadow of terror. Since last year, cases of missing children have occurred one after another, and it seems that a terrifying unknown existence has quietly come among people.

Billy, a young man who lost his younger brother, decided to use the summer vacation with his partners such as Eddie, Ricky, and Stanley to find the whereabouts of his younger brother George. Soon after, Ben, the fat boy who was bullied by the little villains, Beverly, the bad girl who was rumored to be wild and debauched, and Mike, the orphan whose parents died in the fire, joined the ridiculed and useless alliance.

In the process, they experienced a series of supernatural and terrifying experiences. The teenagers discovered that in this cursed city, the number of abnormal deaths soared every 27 years. The grinning clown will dig deep into everyone's heart and unearth their worst fears...'

While writing, Wayne paid attention to revising inappropriate content. The workload was not huge, but he still had to simulate shooting problems in his mind, such as camera positions, etc. It was best to be aware of it.

This script was relatively simple for him. It only took him about a week to make a rough draft. But before he could write the plan, two guests came to the manor.

Kevin Tetsuhara came to the estate to visit with Jonathan Keller. Wayne Greenberg is so important to Warner Bros. now that his films can be said to occupy a leg of Warner Bros.' revenue.

In addition to "Joker" this year, Warner Bros. has also produced and released a number of movies, one of the more successful ones is "The Fugitive" which is currently in theaters.

This action film directed and created by Andrew Davis is succeeding "Joker" and is beginning to dominate the North American theater market. The addition of superstar Harrison Ford makes this film even more attractive.

This is an orthodox summer action movie masterpiece. It is worth mentioning that "The Fugitive" will also perform very well in the shore market next year.

"Jonathan, what do you think Wayne's plan is?" When the car turned into the manor, Kevin Tetsuhara looked at the garden outside the window and asked softly.

"Ha, you will be surprised!" The person closest to Wayne's thoughts must be him, the head of DC. Although he is not sure, he also has his own vague opinions.

He didn't care about his companion's pretentiousness. Anyway, he would know it in a while at most. Instead, he had always been interested in this manor.

"It took Wayne three years to accumulate wealth that others take a lifetime to accumulate, and it is still growing! Look, Jonathan, Vanity Fair will definitely rank him at the top of next year's Hollywood celebrity list!"

Jonathan Keller was also amazed by this. Although Wayne is just a director, with his continuous unexpected success, he can bite a big piece of cake every time. This is definitely a terrifying thing.

Thinking of the profits that the other party is about to make from "Joker" this time, even he, an executive of a large company, feels envious.

"He and Spielberg will not fall out of the top three." Jonathan Keller shook his head. These two Jewish directors are simply money-making machines. "I heard that the good old man signed a very high share contract with Universal. The box office share will not be less than hundreds of millions of dollars!"

This year's two super box office bombs not only fed the production company, but also fed the two directors. This was the common thought of the two at this time.

The car stopped in front of the small square, and when the housekeeper took them into the living room, Wayne was already waiting for them. The three of them didn't exchange a few words before Kevin Tetsuhara got down to business.

"Wayne, let's talk about your plans. Get these things done as soon as possible, and the film can start preparations as soon as possible."

Of course, he hopes that the project can be finalized as soon as possible. In at most half a year, he will take up a post at the head office. This will be the last project he promotes before leaving office.

"I think you all must have guessed it through the shooting incident, yes, it's "Batman"!" As he said this, Wayne took out the prepared information. "This time there was such a horrific attack during the screening of "Joker", so we might as well make a superhero who doesn't kill people!"

The two of them nodded thoughtfully after hearing this, which seemed to be more appropriate. But Warner Bros. already has plans for "Batman," which gives Kevin Tetsuhara a bit of a headache.

"Warner Bros. Film and Television Production Department has also submitted a plan for "Batman". Wayne, could you consider switching to another superhero?"

Hearing this, Wayne's heart skipped a beat. Is it still too late? That damn Batman Forever?