Six Hundred and Fifty-Four-Chinese Kung Fu Superstar, 1 Will Appear in the Summer Season.

"Mid-May is your "The Flash", and at the same time there is the big project "Godzilla", which is our main competitor. Warner Bros.'s next arrangement cannot be too close to "The Flash". "The Flash" is our key project this year..."

While listening to Bruce Rosenblum's narration, Wayne gently scratched the stubble on his chin with one hand. Some things are obvious. This year's summer season is more crowded than in previous years. Not only are major 20th Century Fox projects lined up for release, but Warner Bros. is also the same.

Following closely behind is the chaotic Walt Disney. Even though this media giant is in the midst of an intense internal struggle, their output has not decreased at all. On the contrary, there are more medium and large-scale projects than in previous years.

This has resulted in this year’s summer season, which seems to have entered into a chaotic rhythm since June. All big companies understand that competing with each other will only lead to more lose-lose situations, but during the entire summer season, the so-called comfortable weekends are completely gone.

"Starting from 20th Century Fox's "Doctor Dolittle" in mid-June, every weekend thereafter, at least two medium-sized or larger projects will be released." Speaking of which, both Bruce Rosenblum and Wayne Knowing that the point was coming, he paused for a moment before continuing:

"I have carefully analyzed that the best time for "Charlie's Angels" produced by your studio is late June. Wayne, after all, this is a film made entirely of women. No one knows what the market prospects will be. I personally feel that the further it is delayed, the more detrimental it will be to the film, as there are too many projects from major companies in the future!"

Nodding silently, Wayne looked at each other with Nina, who had been invisible, frowned slightly, and said: "I will rush the post-production progress of "Charlie's Angels" and ensure that it will not delay Warner Brothers' release plan. "

What the other party said is an objective reality. Regardless of whether he himself has more confidence in this "Charlie's Angels", it now seems that it is most appropriate to schedule the film to late June.

It is true that this will inevitably face the follow-up squeeze of "Doctor Dolittle", but compared with the later schedule, this is already a pretty good arrangement.

Seeing that he had no objections, Bruce Rosenblum secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Not to mention anything else, the overcrowding in this summer's summer season also gave the distribution master a headache. "In early July, Warner Bros.'s traditional sequel series "The Sky Cannon" will be released. This is already the fourth installment in the series. The previous installments have performed quite well..."

"etc."

Hearing the name of this extremely familiar movie, Wayne subconsciously raised his hand, tilted his head and looked at the distribution director of Warner Bros., and asked uncertainly: "Is there a Chinese Kung Fu superstar who participated in this movie? "

"Ha, I almost forgot, you are a senior lover of Eastern culture."

Looking at his appearance, Bruce Rosenblum patted his thigh, nodded affirmatively, and joked: "Yes, your previous trip to the East allowed Warner Brothers to see more possibilities. , so, this "Big Bang 4" did invite a Chinese kung fu superstar to participate. You know Wayne, kung fu has been very popular with North American audiences in the past two years."

If you talk about Warner Bros.'s traditional sequel series "The Sky Cannon", it may not be familiar to people, which is why Wayne has not thought much about it. However, another translation of this film is much louder than "The Sky Cannon", it is called "Lethal Weapon".

If nothing else, this film is the film that made Jet-li famous in Hollywood, and it also won the Eastern Kung Fu superstar the most basic respect in Hollywood's most important data survey.

"If you have time then, you can go to the premiere of "Hunting Cannon 4" to help with the stage. Maybe you can talk about Eastern culture with the Kung Fu superstar."

Although a Jew who likes Eastern culture is incredible in the eyes of Bruce Rosenblum, this is Hollywood after all. It is normal for directors who play art to have some quirks, such as the one who claims to imitate Wayne and imitate the best Good Quentin Tarantino is also famous for his preference for book culture.

"Come on, Bruce."

Wayne is still somewhat self-aware in this regard. He curled his lips and smiled, shrugged and said: "With Mel Gibson here, the film will naturally not lack attention. There is no need for me to stand up."

Compared to Mel Gibson, who is now a first-line actor, no matter how famous he is as a director, he is definitely incomparable in this regard. This is the position of being a behind-the-scenes worker. What the audience is most interested in are always the big stars standing in front of the stage.

However, as time goes by, this situation is gradually changing. With the popularization of the Internet, people's access to information has accelerated and it has become easier. It has become inevitable for directors to come to the stage. However, it is still a bit difficult these days. Early on, no matter how famous a director is, there is no way he can compete with the first-tier male stars in terms of appeal.

"Hey, hey, hey, man, even Mel Gibson himself wouldn't dare to say these things you said yourself." He raised his hand and tapped Wayne in the air, and Bruce Rosenblum smiled. He shook his head.

It seems that those first-line stars have greater influence, but no big star in the industry dares to despise the name Wayne Greenberg.

"You know, New Line has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Warner Bros." Speaking of the Eastern Kung Fu superstar, Bruce Rosenblum seemed to suddenly remember something, and crossed his hands on the desk in front of him. , looked at him and said: "New Line also has a film this year, and it also has an Eastern Kung Fu superstar..."

Upon hearing this, Wayne smiled and asked, "Ja?!"

"Yes, have you heard of him?"

"Of course, I just haven't seen it..."

In 1998, Wayne suddenly felt that it was such a coincidence. If nothing unexpected happened, Ja would also have officially opened his career in Hollywood with the help of "Rush Hour".

Although Ja had other works before, they were far less influential than "Rush Hour". This movie was very good at the box office in his memory. More importantly, this film really gave Ja's comedy kung fu style a large audience in Hollywood.

Bruce Rosenblum shook his head. "Forget it, if you are interested, I will ask someone to send an invitation letter to Nina later. You can go and see it yourself when you have time. That film is scheduled for mid-to-late September, which is already considered summer vacation. It’s the end of the stall.”

One thing is actually quite right, because "The 4" is a sequel series film produced by Warner Bros. Just seeing that they invited Mel Gibson, a popular actor, to join the franchise, it shows to a certain extent that Warner Bros. How serious this series is.

"Gene Era"

When it comes to New Line Cinema's projects, the difference is not the slightest. Although it is already a wholly-owned subsidiary of Warner Bros., the emphasis is completely different. For this "Rush Hour", the production cost is at most It's average, which just makes the film's dark horse counterattack.

"Let's get down to business." After the small talk, Bruce Rosenblum raised his wrist, glanced at the time, and immediately brought the topic back to business. "The project "The Matrix Rebooted" has been scheduled to be released in mid-August after our discussions. If you have any ideas, it's best to put them forward now."

It can be clearly seen that Warner Bros. attaches great importance to the film "The Matrix 3: Reboot", which is so high that it is not comparable to a film with unclear market prospects like "Charlie's Angels".

After all, this film is co-produced by Warner Bros. and Greenberg Studios, and the first two films also brought a lot of revenue to both parties. Especially in the video tape sales and rental market, until now, the first two movies still occasionally break into the top ten of the US video tape list, and they continue to create profits for them.

Nodding, Wayne said: "I have no objection. You are an expert in this area. I trust your arrangement."

"The reason for this arrangement is that July is really too crowded. The company's senior management unanimously agrees that they don't want to use a project that is stable and profitable to go into the muddy waters of July."

Mentioning this, a smile slowly appeared on Bruce Rosenblum's lips. "Buve International Pictures, a distribution label under Disney, announced that they will release this year's head production "The Last Day" on July 1st. The director named Michael Bay knows very well what the audience wants during the summer season. What, and it has done very well in the past two years.

July 15th will be Twentieth Century Fox's "Crazy About Mary," and Sony Columbia's "Zorro" will be released on July 17th. The former is a key project of 20th Century Fox, and as for the latter... ..Believe me Wayne, Zorro’s influence is never too bad.

In the past week, our only project in July is the R-rated war epic "Saving Private Ryan" that Steven Spielberg has always wanted you to take over as the director, but finally had no choice but to do it himself. In the same period, there are also films such as Bowie's "A Match Made in Heaven". "

You know, the films that Bruce Rosenblum can personally narrate are basically big productions of various companies, such as "Cinderella", "The Soldiers" and other relatively small-cost films. This month is even more common. There is no way around it. Who makes July the focus of the summer season? No ambitious company is willing to miss this craziest month for movie fans.

"Bruce, you know, I have always believed in your ability, so you don't need to explain your arrangement to me." Seeing the Warner Bros. distribution director wanting to continue explaining the reasons for such an arrangement, Wayne interrupted with a smile.

“Although I am the one pulling the strings for DreamWorks and Warner Bros., I don’t care about the cooperation between the two parties. I just remind you, Bruce, don’t force Steven Spielberg back to Paramount! "