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Just entering December, Sandsea Entertainment invested $4 million in the project Lost in Translation. Under the leadership of Sofia Coppola, the entire crew traveled to the island country to shoot.

At the same time, there is another piece of good news. After nearly two months of negotiations, Sandsea Entertainment and Warner Bros. have reached an agreement, and the two parties will cooperate to shoot a new Batman movie.

The two parties negotiated the main conditions such as the ratio of investment and dividends, the time of the account distribution window, and the selection of directors and producers.

Most of the long negotiation time was spent on many details and supplementary terms.

For example, in addition to online screenings, offline TV copyrights, and DVD rental and sales channels, which are the main income channels for movies, Shahai Entertainment can participate in other peripheral dividend projects.

For example, Ronan's basic salary of US$5 million as a producer plus a 1.5% North American box office share.

For example, Warner Bros. takes the Batman adaptation copyright as part of the investment, how much is it worth, and so on.

For such a top-level project with a production budget as high as 1 to 40 million US dollars, there are hundreds of terms to be negotiated.

Only when the agreement is settled in the front and reflected in a formal contract, unnecessary disputes will be reduced as much as possible in the later stage.

Both Sandsea Entertainment and Warner Bros. have a certain degree of trust in each other, but they will not relax the supervision and rights of the project.

Warner Bros. hired the company's veteran producer Charles Rowan to serve as the project's production manager.

On December 3, Ronan officially signed the contract with Warner Bros. on behalf of Shahai Entertainment, and then the two parties jointly held a grand press conference.

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After the regular press conference ended, Alan Horn and Ronan, the two top leaders on the scene, got together and had a chat.

We signed a three-part contract at once. Alan Horn was somewhat worried: In the production cost, Sand Sea Entertainment's investment accounts for the majority. Ronan, is there any problem with the funding preparation?

Ronan said calmly: There will be no problem, the funds will be in place one after another as planned.

Alan Horn nodded and said: As long as the funds are in place, other problems are actually not a problem. He reminded: This is not the first time you have been the producer of a top-level production. I hope we can cooperate sincerely.

Ronan said, It will.

Regardless of Shahai Entertainment or Warner Bros., neither of them wants to see the Batman project fail.

After chatting a few more words about the film project, Ronan issued an invitation: Alan, I have a video conference and reception here in a few days. I don't know if you have time.

Alan Horn thought for a while and said, As long as time permits, I will definitely be there.

Ronan beckoned to the back, and Connie came over immediately and delivered an invitation letter to him. Ronan handed it to Alan Horn and said, Saturday afternoon, Beverly Hills Club.

This is a promotion event held by Embassy Pictures for Hero. Even if the goal is only to win an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, a lot of publicity and public relations work is necessary.

After leaving the Warner Building, Ronan met Christopher Nolan and invited him to get on the Bentley and go back to Sand Sea for entertainment.

The Batman movie will be officially approved this year. Ronan said directly: Chris, please make a detailed preparation and shooting plan as soon as possible.

Christopher Nolan said: No problem. He felt a deep trust in Ronan: I will complete the shooting plan and finalize the script before the New Year.

Ronan said: Inform me as soon as possible.

Christopher Nolan still put some words in front: About the shooting, there are some things I want to say in advance.

Ronan glanced at him: Go ahead.

In terms of shooting, I want to use film for the whole process without using any digital shooting technology. Christopher Nolan said: The texture that film can bring to the picture is unmatched by digital cameras.

Ronan dragged his chin to think for a while, and said, You make the decision about the specific shooting.

Christopher Nolan breathed a sigh of relief, and said: All stunt shots were shot on location as much as possible.

Ronan has no objection: No problem, the current CG wants to be well-made, and it costs more than live-action shooting.

In another two or three years, the situation will be reversed, and the cost of modeling live action shooting may exceed that of using CG.

But at present, the entire industry still adheres to the concept that as long as it can be solved during shooting, it will never be delayed until the later stage.

With the rapid development of technology, the industry is constantly undergoing corresponding changes.

The former Christopher Nolan was the most representative film controller and live-action controller in Hollywood. Of course, Ronan will not embarrass him in this regard.

However, Shahai Entertainment's movie project is ready to transform to digital technology.

Of course, the transformation of the production company and the distribution company is far from enough. If the theater does not update its equipment, the expensive film copies will continue for a long time.

A large expense in film distribution today is the cost of film copies. From production to storage to transportation to insurance, if all links are calculated, the cost of a single copy can be as high as $1,500.

If digital copies can be popularized, the real distribution cost can be reduced by a large part.

But the bigger the industry, the more difficult it is to turn around. It will cost a lot of money for the major North American commercial theater chain companies to update their projection equipment.

Not to mention anything else, the supporting digital projections are all expensive alloy curtains.

Ronan is neither a film fan nor a digital fan. His first consideration must be cost. With the development of industry and technology, digital technology is undoubtedly the future of the film industry.

Just like the replacement of silent movies by sound movies, and the replacement of black and white movies by color movies, the replacement of film technology by digital technology is also the general trend, and it cannot be changed by a few directors insisting.

The replacement of old and new is a theme that will never change in this world.

Christopher Nolan asked at this time: Ronan, what do you think about actors?

Ronan said directly: Invite as many well-known actors as possible, they can bring more attention to the film.

Christopher Nolan said: I thought so too.

I have finalized a few candidates for the time being, and then I will send them an audition invitation. Ronan thought for a while and said, For Bruce Wayne, I plan to invite Christian Bale to audition. He just finished filming Sand Sea. The entertainment Pirates of the Caribbean has been insisting on physical and movement training, and he is also a very dedicated actor.

Christopher Nolan knew Bell and said: He is a good actor, but he has just finished shooting a commercial film, will he take another commercial film? Ronan, how about this, I will contact Christian Bale first, We're both British and we've known each other for a long time.

Okay. Ronan nodded and said, If he agrees, I'll send someone an invitation for an audition.

He added: As for the other actors, I'll ask Connie to send you a report. They are basically well-known actors, and their acting skills and ability are not a problem.

Liam Neeson has agreed to audition for Master Ninja.

Like Michael Caine who played Alfred, veteran black movie star Morgan Freeman, etc., are all included in this invitation audition list.

As for the heroine, there is no candidate for the time being. The former Katie Holmes, Ronan is not going to use it.

In other words, Katie Holmes has not appeared in Tom Cruise's social circle until now.

Perhaps, the relationship between Ronan and Tom Cruise also had some influence on others.

The role of Rachel Dawes is indeed a vase, but it also needs certain acting skills in the second part. Katie Holmes is not in Ronan's consideration at all, her acting skills are really average.

As for Maggie Gyllenshire, it is also out of consideration.

How many people would think that Maggie Gyllenshire is a qualified vase?

Ronan said to Christopher Nolan again: You have to complete the character script as soon as possible. We must finalize the main actors within the next two months. The crew must train them to look like very good fighters.

Christopher Nolan nodded and said, I understand.

Ronan didn't talk about actors anymore. These roles are not indispensable. There is no one in Hollywood who is indispensable, especially in superhero movies. It is always the role that makes the actor.

Christopher Nolan said: I'm currently thinking of two locations for the location. I'm going to put Gotham's location in Chicago, and the Himalayan snow mountain scene in Iceland.

Ronan said: I will let the location inspection manager go to these two places for inspection.

Christopher Nolan nodded: After the preliminary investigation, I also need to go there myself.

According to his plan, the story at the beginning of the film took place in the Himalayas, but he was crazy to go to the Himalayas for outdoor shooting. The harsh air and environmental conditions are not suitable for large-scale shooting.

The Vatnajkul Glacier in Iceland is the largest glacier in Europe, accounting for one-tenth of the national territory of Iceland. The undulating and rocky terrain is very suitable for expressing the harshness of the Himalayas in the film. Environment A scene that serves as the background of a story.

As for Chicago, the film's close-up city shots will be shot from Chicago, and all the panoramic views of Gotham City will be realized through the combination of models and real scenes.

Returning to Sand Sea Entertainment, they called George Clint and Andrew, who would be the deputy production manager on the crew, and Ronan discussed more specific preparations with Christopher Nolan.

Afterwards, Ronan sent out invitation letters to Chinese Americans in the Hollywood circle, inviting them to participate in the Hero pull meeting.

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