Chapter 641 Laying out the future
At this time, only a few people are aware of the great changes brought about by Internet content. At this time, Netflix, which caused the streaming media revolution in the previous life, is still doing DVD rental business and has just been established. own video website.
Warner’s streaming media development business was cut off by new CEO Keeley Ross just after it started.
She even plans to cut off the development plans for games such as "The Lord of the Rings", "Harry Potter", and "Mystery of the Spell", and transfer the development rights to the Banana Company's game studio.
Perhaps Keely Rose’s decoupling plan will start with these businesses that are not very important to her.
Little Gilbert said he had nothing to say about this short-sighted female CEO who seemed to hate him a little.
Since you are not happy to lead you to make a fortune, then I have no choice but to live alone.
Robert Iger also has related streaming media business development plans, but Disney’s stall is too big.
Currently, Disney’s main focus is on Pixar Studio and grabbing Lucasfilm, and it cannot take care of the streaming business for the time being.
Just in November, George Lucas once again publicly stated that he would no longer direct subsequent "Star Wars" films.
This is a huge blow to 20th Century Fox. It can be said that "Star Wars" is one of the pillars of Fox Studios.
If the follow-up plan cannot be pushed forward, it will be a huge blow to Fox Pictures.
There are even rumors that George Lucas intends to transfer ownership of Lucasfilm. Lucasfilm isn't just a Star Wars franchise, although that's pretty damn addictive.
Lucasfilm also includes Industrial Light and Magic, one of the top special effects studios, as well as Skywalker Sound Studio, LucasArts, which develops games, as well as publishing and animation production departments wait.
These things alone are worth a lot of money. If they were packaged and sold as a whole, it would probably cost more than four to five billion US dollars.
But before that, George Lucas also announced that the "Raiders of the Lost Ark" series will return and plans to produce a fourth installment. It was also announced that Steven Spielberg would direct, with Harrison Ford returning to play Indiana Jones.
“I’ve talked to Steven and Harrelson, and they’re both willing to come back for the sequel, and I guarantee it’s a great story.”
George Lucas talks about this We were still very excited when it happened: "We three old friends are very much looking forward to the new work of the series to meet you after seventeen years. Please all Fans keep looking forward to it."
When talking about the latest "Star Wars" work, George Lucas said: "In fact, I have said several times that the most suitable person to take over "Star Wars" is Xiao Ji. Bert.
I also talked to him and he expressed a lot of interest in it.”
Is Star Wars changing director? This may seem a bit hard for Star Wars fans to swallow. However, considering the poor performance of the "Star Wars" series of movies in recent times, it seems that it would be good to change the director.
What's more, the director who took over the project is actually Gilbert Jr., the most creatively talented director in Hollywood. "Star Wars" fans are looking forward to it.
However, there is a problem if Gilbert Jr. takes over the "Star Wars" series, and that is Twentieth Century Fox.
The copyright of "Star Wars" is jointly held by Twentieth Century Fox and Lucasfilm. If Gilbert Jr. wants to direct, he must cooperate with Twentieth Century Fox.
Of course 20th Century Fox Pictures agrees, they even want it!
I am watching how the "Star Wars" series will continue, and now that it is good, I have the opportunity to cooperate with little Gilbert, which is really exciting.
But in this matter, the thoughts of another party involved, Little Gilbert, are also very important.
Agent Sheena Boone also talked about this issue with Gilbert Jr., and Gilbert Jr.'s answer was: "Be patient, we will not let 20th Century Fox enter the game." Since he is considering taking over Lu Of course Cass Film and the eyesore 20th Century Fox must be kicked away.
In the previous life, Disney used shares plus current methods to obtain Lucasfilm, and exclusively enjoyed the copyrights of well-known IPs such as "Star Wars".
Later, it acquired 20th Century Fox Pictures, which proved one thing, that is, there was a problem with 20th Century Fox Pictures.
In Little Gilbert's impression, the failure of "X-Men: Dark Phoenix" was the last straw for 20th Century Fox Pictures. One movie can determine the life or death of a giant.
Again, when a Hollywood giant company is reduced to the point where it needs to be saved by a movie, the giant is basically on the verge of extinction.
The success of one movie cannot save a giant, only the success of all movies can save it, just like little Gilbert.
What happened to MGM is a lesson for Twentieth Century Fox. But MGM has Prince Abdullah and the oil capital behind it. What is behind Twentieth Century Fox Pictures.
News Corp? Although it is unknown why 20th Century Fox Films did not receive support from News Corporation later, Gilbert Jr. believes that this is related to the wiretapping scandal.
Last year, News Corporation also tried to acquire Time Warner, and Rupert Murdoch personally called Gilbert Jr., hoping that Gilbert Jr. would support him.
However, the acquisition was stopped by Washington on the grounds of suspected monopoly.
Rupert Murdoch is not reconciled, but the increasingly large News Corporation has obviously touched the interests of many people. In the media field, News Corporation seems to be a bit powerful.
So News Corporation will be targeted next and will have no time to take care of 20th Century Fox Pictures.
In fact, according to the situation, Rupert Murdoch is in a worse situation. They are targeting his lifeline. It's okay for little Gilbert. They didn't kill him, which also gave little Gilbert some opportunities.
After Warner announced that it would complete the decoupling from Melon Studios, Gilbert Jr. realized that he could not control two Hollywood giants at the same time through holding shares.
So he changed his mind. In this case, it is better to take control of Disney first. The assets under his control are coveted by Disney. If Disney wants them, it has to pay the price.
With a little bit of cannibalization, the Disney board of directors will have to be named Landrini, and the Disney family will have to step aside.
Of course, the process of this operation is a bit difficult, and there are many people on Disney's board of directors who oppose themselves. They will definitely prevent themselves from continuing to expand their power on the board of directors.
But it doesn't matter, little Gilbert has a second trick, and that's Twentieth Century Fox.
Two directions, one is to control Disney, and then complete the merger and acquisition of Fox Pictures like in the previous life. The other is, if you can't control Disney, then buy Fox Pictures.
The specific implementation process requires adaptability, but little Gilbert is full of confidence.
Coupled with Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, and the streaming media ecosystem, it can be said that a grand blueprint has been unfolded, and it is not a problem for Hollywood to completely change its name.
However, little Gilbert did not tell anyone else about these plans, not even Naomi Watts and the others. The main reason is that it is too predictable. If multiple people open their mouths, uncertainty will increase.
The details have changed, but the general trend remains, and the advantage of foresight remains.
(End of this chapter)