The Best Entertainment Era

As soon as he entered the VIP room of the theater, Ronan saw Navas coming up to him.

Welcome. Navas smiled all over his face, Ronan, it's an honor for Lionsgate that you can come here.

Ronan shook hands with him, and the other party received him politely, and he would not be rude, and said with a smile: This is too outlandish. Navas, we are old friends, and we should come to support.

For today's premiere, Lionsgate Films invited many people, especially Latinos.

It is very common for minority groups in Hollywood to group together, and the status and treatment of Latinos are not even comparable to blacks.

When Ronan greeted Keylor Navas, he saw Guillermo del Toro.

Compared with black people, Ronan is not very familiar with Latinos in Hollywood, and many faces look quite strange.

By the way, isn't your Hero screened in these few days? Navas inquired seemingly indifferently: Will there be a premiere?

Ronan shook his head directly: I am a film bought from overseas at a small cost. After all, the audience is limited. There is no premiere. The cost must be well controlled, otherwise it will lose money.

Navas asked again: I heard that you have obtained more than just North American copyrights?

There is no need for Ronan to deny it: The international copyright has been won, except for the eastern market, all distribution rights in other markets are included.

Navas said: After all, the copyright fee of five million US dollars is really not high.

In contrast, City of God cost Lionsgate more than $10 million for North American distribution rights alone.

But Navas thinks the cost is worth it, no matter how you look at it, City of God is more likely to win Oscar recognition than Hero.

At this time, Ronan said again: This City of God is really excellent, and it is definitely one of the best films of this year.

Hearing this, Navas couldn't help asking strangely: Then why did you give up at the bidding meeting?

How thick is Ronan's face? He said directly: At that time, it seemed that you were bound to win. We are old friends, and it is not easy to compete with you.

This is a high-sounding statement. If it hadn't been for the previous competition for the Fox animation department, Navas might have believed it.

In fact, Ronan doesn’t have that many ideas. He has experienced the information explosion and read many related reports or posts. He is very clear about one thing. A good movie or a classic movie does not determine the commercial success or failure of a movie.

A good movie may not necessarily be commercially successful, and there are actually not many commercially successful movies that can be classified as good movies.

City of God is not bad, it can even become a classic movie, but both the editing and the shooting techniques are a bit avant-garde, plus it reflects the reality of Brazil...,

Most people in the United States have never taken foreign countries seriously.

Ronan chatted with Navas for a while, and then went to other places. Lionsgate Films invited many famous Latinos in Hollywood to cheer for the film.

Besides Guillermo del Toro, Ronan saw another Mexican director.

Hello, Robert. Ronan shook hands with Robert Rodriguez: I didn't expect to meet you here.

Robert Rodriguez met Ronan once, but could only claim to know each other once, saying: I heard that this film is very good, so I came to see the premiere.

Ronan exchanged pleasantries with him, and asked, Do you have any plans to make a film recently?

Robert Rodriguez said with a smile: We are preparing for a new Very Small Agent.

Ronan knew that this was one of the signature series of Dimension Films owned by the Weinstein Brothers. Robert Rodriguez, like Quentin Tarantino, was a hardcore Harvey Weinstein.

Before Harvey Weinstein's accident, it was difficult for the two to cooperate with other companies, and Ronan had no intention of poaching the wall. He just said hello and found Guillermo del Toro.

Guillermo del Toro has an old relationship with Ronan, and there are not so many polite things,

He said directly: The preparations for Fatal Turn 2 are going very well. The filming will start in March, and all production can be completed before September. Ronan, about that new project...

Ronan asked, Hellboy?

Guillermo del Toro smiled: Yes, it's Hellboy.

We're still negotiating with Dark Horse Comics, and it's basically going well. Ronan said directly: It is estimated that the copyright will be obtained after the New Year.

During the negotiations between Robert Lee and Dark Horse Comics, the copyright negotiations between Hellboy and Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta are progressing very quickly. Dark Horse Comics also thought of seeing their own comics being adapted into movies for the big screen, as long as the price Suitable, there is no problem of not selling.

The comics industry is extremely sluggish, even Marvel, one of the largest comics publishers in North America, is in a miserable state, and the situation of Dark Horse Comics is not much better.

Selling sons can be said to be one of the main sources of income for these comic book dealers in this winter of comics.

At present, the two parties have reached an agreement on the basic licensing fee, and Shahai Entertainment bought out the relevant film and television copyrights of the two works for a package of 5 million US dollars.

The reason why no agreement has been reached is that there are certain differences in the later division.

As for Sin City, the copyright of this once sensational work is in the hands of Frank Miller. Frank Miller has a high self-esteem and is very difficult to talk about. After Robert Lee contacted him once, he accepted it. A series of unequal treaties came, including that he had to direct himself, the purchaser had to shoot samples before the transaction, etc. After Ronan read it, he made Robert Lee give up.

It is undeniable that Sin City is much more famous in the publishing world than Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta.

But when it comes to the subject matter of the movie, Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta naturally has an advantage. The Battle of Thermopylae is famous in the western world, and even Leonidas is considered the defender of the democratic system. .

In contrast, Sin City is a relatively niche movie subject.

Copyright fees are expensive, the subject matter is relatively small, copyright owners are extremely difficult to deal with, and there are a series of unequal treaties. Ronan lost interest in an instant.

The film may have a certain profit, but the initial investment is relatively large, Frank Miller requires too much, and the risk is not easy to control.

Ronan has already considered it. After the negotiation with Dark Horse Comics is over, let Robert Lee integrate the copyright of Dawn of the Dead, and then find an opportunity to have a good talk with Zack Snyder.

Zach Schneider can not only create great value in the first two movies, but also play a great role in the sight of the giants in the circle in the future.

While Ronan was talking to Guillermo del Toro, Navas and Lionsgate boss Frank Gusta were looking at him.

That's Ronan Anderson? Frank Gusta asked.

Navas quickly replied: Yes, that's him.

Frank Gusta thought of the failure of the Fox animation department last time, and said: In the second line, they are a strong competitor.

Relativity Entertainment is not to be underestimated, Navas said.

Frank Gusta said: In the past two years, our development speed has not been as fast as expected. I didn't expect this Relativity Entertainment to develop so fast.

For some reason, he always had a feeling that Relativity Entertainment's early development route seemed to be somewhat similar to Lionsgate's plan.

Lionsgate plans to open up the situation with horror films, and use small-budget films to make a big impact. Relativity Entertainment can't help but make The Blair Witch and create a number of horror film series.

Is this the way Lionsgate is going to go, leaving Lionsgate nowhere to go?

Relativity Entertainment is at the forefront step by step. Whether it is planning or execution, Lionsgate Pictures, not to mention following Relativity Entertainment, is almost out of sight of the other party.

Frank Gusta remembered what Navas said, and asked: Relativity Entertainment also has a film that is going to win the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film?

Navas replied: It has been declared, and the screening will start in the next two days.

In the most basic entry rules for the Oscars, the film must be released before the New Year, and the scale of the release in Los Angeles has to be less than three theaters.

A movie bought from the East? Frank Gusta muttered, Similar to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon?

Navas said frankly: They are all martial arts movies, but the director is not Ang Lee. I don't think they pose much threat to us. At most, they will be nominated for best foreign language film.

Frank Gusta nodded: Not every oriental film is Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Strictly speaking, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is just an oriental cloak, so Oscar will favor this film.

Navas is full of confidence: City of God is more suitable for this awards season than the new film bought by Ronan Anderson in terms of awards and market.

We still need to pay more attention. Frank Gusta, who has been in the business circle for many years, reminded: Don't underestimate Ronan Anderson. This young man must have his uniqueness if he can do this.

Navas quickly said: I understand. But he was confident in his own vision: In other respects, Lionsgate may have a certain gap with Relativity Entertainment, but the two films City of God and Heroes I believe we can beat Relativity Entertainment both in awards and in the market.

Frank Gusta also knew to give encouragement to his subordinates at the right time, not to discourage him, saying: I am waiting for your good news.

Navas looked at Ronan again. Many people said that Ronan Anderson had a particularly good vision, but he really missed City of God.

Only willing to bid $5 million... Can $5 million buy such a well-received film?

Let's see who has the better vision now!

Navas is very clear that since they are both award-winning films, the distribution methods of City of God and Heroes are almost exactly the same, starting with ten theaters in North America, and the cities where they will be screened are concentrated in Los Angeles and New York, and then expanded The scale of the film will start to be released on a large scale after the announcement of the Oscar nomination list.

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