Chapter 373 The old truck driver
The trials received excellent responses in several successive sessions, and the trailer won praise, which made Sony Columbia Pictures confident in "Spider-Man". The North American premiere was placed at the famous Lincoln Art Center in New York, and issued premiere invitations to countless well-known figures in the circle.
It seems that the movie has been successful before it has been released.
There are also many people who came spontaneously. Since Spider-Man was born, it has attracted too many fans.
This is the real number one superhero under Marvel Comics. Like Batman and Superman, it is also a legendary comic hero that has been prosperous. Too many people have been loyal fans of Spider-Man.
Of course, Ronan is not. This time he came to attend the premiere, the most important thing is because of Marvel.
Another reason is that the famous James Cameron is an avid Spider-Man fan and will definitely attend the premiere.
At present, except for Marvel itself, the one with the most copyrights of Marvel Comics superheroes is the 20th Century Fox and the other is Ronan's Sand Sea Entertainment.
To be precise, the former has more copyrighted characters, after all, it almost emptied the copyright of the character in "X-Men".
The premiere was full of spiders, and countless people were wearing Peter Parker's red and blue uniforms.
Ronan took a look at it and entered the VIP reception room of the theater. Even in the theater, he could still hear the fanatical shouts from fans.
It can only be said that Spider-Man has too much influence and is not comparable to a second-tier hero like Iron Man.
In addition, Sony Columbia Pictures not only spent a lot of money to promote this video, but also thought of many special solutions.
For example, the costumes specially designed and produced by Sony Entertainment Studio for Spider-Man were stolen, which was a hot entertainment news in 2001. Although Columbia Film Company had enough spares and did not delay filming, they still offered a high reward of $50,000 per costume, which attracted countless attention.
Even large Hollywood companies can work hard to promote the promotional effect.
In today's era, if you don't want to make a special promotional method, it's really hard to see the news that shocks you.
Throwing something and offering a reward seems to be a good idea, and even Ronan feels that he has learned it.
In the VIP room, Ronan once again saw Peter Parker's bitter face on the poster. Toby McGuire was born with a sad look. Thinking about the later Spider-Man, I can only say that movies are really deeply influenced by the social environment.
In this era, if a little spider who has a chattering and jumping out of the way comes out, I wonder if it will fail?
It seems very likely.
Ronan looked at the characters on the poster one by one, and the main actors were basically the same as they were remembered.
The person who played the Little Green Demon was the Fructus Lanlan who was so ecstatic that the Mitus were making in memory; Mary Jane was Kelsten Dunst, who had a bit of scary cheekbones, but his shocking kiss with Toby Maguire left an extremely profound impact on people.
Aunt Mei is old and not the sexy and beautiful version.
And Marvel's first mouth-blower uncle...
The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility, which meets the needs of today's society. Today's America needs also responsible heroes.
"Hi, Ronan."
A voice of greeting came, and Ronan turned to look and saw that Avi Arad, the current leader of Marvel Comics, had come over.
"Hi, Avi." Ronan greeted him politely.
Avi Arad came to Ronan and said, "After "X-Men", "Spider-Man" will finally be released."
Ronan nodded slightly: "I like Spider-Man very much, but unfortunately the copyright has been in the hands of Sony Columbia."
"It's still Marvel's not doing well enough that his children can only wander around." Avi Arad sighed helplessly, and then asked: "When will the copyrights obtained by Shahai Entertainment be adapted?"
There is no need to tell lies about this kind of thing. Ronan said directly: "I plan to start planning in two to three years." Seeing that Avi Arad seemed to have an objection, he said first: "If you want to realize the settings and effects in the comics, the movie must be a high investment. At present, my funds are a bit tight. I can't invest tens of millions of dollars to make a bad movie, right?"
Avi Arad swallowed the words he said.
Ronan said again: "If these superheroes are made into bad movies, I'm sorry for Marvel's trust."
Avi Arad was really speechless. Can you say that you can take photos with confidence and boldness? Don’t we care? He discovered why the Robert Lee he had been in contact with was so difficult? It turned out that the boss he followed was a difficult guy.
"I hope you can notify Marvel after you have made a shooting plan." Avi Arad was a little helpless, and the sold child could not reach out to his hands: "Marvel will do his best to help you."
Ronan said with a smile: "We have made a plan and will send you a formal notice." He glanced at Avi Arad and said: "We will work together for a long time in the future."
Avi Arad thought Ronan was talking about the movie adaptation of dozens of superheroes, and he had no objection to this.
Ronan politely spoke to Avi Arad and went somewhere else.
In the past two years, he has not reduced his attention to the entire Marvel Comics at all. Marvel Comics' life is still difficult. The comics industry has not been in great prosperity. Although Marvel relies on the comics business to expand to the surrounding areas, it is just trying hard to maintain it.
If it weren't for the sales of related comics that increased significantly after the release of "X-Men", Marvel's situation might have been worse.
Ronan saw Chris and went over to chat with him.
"This "Spider-Man" success is not a problem," Ronan asked directly: "Columbia Pictures plans to make several movies."
Chris was very straightforward: "As long as you succeed, of course you will keep shooting."
Ronan thought for a while and said, "I also have some movie rights to Marvel superheroes. If we have the chance in the future, we can work together."
Chris smiled: "I'll forget about this if I say it."
He thought Ronan wanted to come over to take advantage of the popularity of "Spider-Man" and the second-tier superheroes that he got with "Spider-Man" to bring Hot Sand Sea Entertainment.
Based on his personal standpoint, Chris is not opposed to cooperation with Ronan, but the company cannot pass the company's level at all.
Now that "Spider-Man" has a bright future, Sony Columbia Pictures will not let others share the dividends easily.
Ronan stopped and did not continue to discuss this topic. After seeing Leonardo DiCaprio and James Cameron chatting together, he took the initiative to look for it.
"Hi, Leo." Ronan took the initiative to say hello to Leonardo: "I didn't expect to see you here."
Leonardo nodded to Ronan and said, "Toby and I have been friends for many years, so of course he will attend his premiere."
Ronan knew that Leonardo and Toby Maguire were good friends, and Toby Maguire was able to enter the audition range of Sony Colombia because of Leonardo's introduction.
It is no exaggeration to say that without Leonardo's matchmaking, Toby Maguire would not have been able to win the role of Peter Parker.
The importance of personal connections in this circle is evident.
Ronan then looked to Leonardo and said with a smile: "Hello, Director Cameron, I am Ronan Anderson of Relativity Entertainment."
James Cameron shook hands with Ronan and said, "Mr. Anderson, I'm glad to know you."
This was Ronan's first time seeing James Cameron himself. James Cameron then introduced him to a woman next to him, Susan Amis, James Cameron's fifth wife.
The same style as the previous few people, belongs to the typical big skeleton woman.
Of course, compared to Catherine Bigelow, Susan Amis has a little bit of a weak feeling.
Catherine Bigrona is a stronger and more burly existence than ordinary men.
I can only say that James Cameron is worthy of being a truck driver, and he drives all truck types.
"Director Cameron, since "Titanic", there has been no news of your new movie. I am not referring to a documentary." Ronan asked deliberately: "Since "Terminator", I have been your fan. I don't know when I will see your new movie."
This is the rare truth that Ronan said. His understanding of Hollywood movies in his previous life began when he saw the videotape of "Terminator 2" when he was in his early 10 years old.
Because it was a pirated version, there was only the first half of the videotape, but there was no second half. It was not until a few years later that I saved all the money and bought the second half.
“I’m experimenting with some new technologies,” James Cameron replied politely: “I won’t start a new film plan until the new technologies meet my needs.”
Despite knowing what the new technology James Cameron is, Ronan asked: "Can you know what new technology is?"
James Cameron said directly: "Improving the 3D technology of the movie."
Ronan nodded slightly and said, "I hope you can complete it soon."
"Thank you." James Cameron said with a smile.
Ronan did not continue to ask about the new movies. Today is the first time I met James Cameron. If I talk too much, I would be very concerned about it.
There is time and opportunity to contact James Cameron again.
The topic was naturally transferred to this "Spider-Man" movie by Ronan. James Cameron is one of the famous Spider-Man fans. He almost adapted the "Spider-Man" movie in the 1990s. In this "Spider-Man", many places borrowed from the settings in James Cameron's original script, such as the spider-silk launcher turned into a direct launch from the wrist of the human body, etc.
Even the somewhat heavy and dark theme of the film actually comes from the setting of James Cameron.
It can be said that the script from James Cameron in the 1990s had a profound influence on the "Spider-Man" trilogy.
Chapter completed!