Chapter 715 Miscellaneous Talk
"Actually, I have a rough plan for the series so far.
Before officially starting a new Star Wars story, I think we should make a spin-off movie and a series. ”
"Will you be the director yourself?"
"No, I will serve as a producer and find people to produce these new projects. However, I will direct the main "Star Wars" movies myself."
George Lucas said so, and it is almost certain that Lucasfilm will fall into the hands of Gilbert Jr.
At this time, it is not the fans of "Star Wars" who are excited, but the executives of 20th Century Fox.
If Gilbert Jr. wants to film the "Star Wars" series, then as a partner of Lucasfilm, they will be justified.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, 20th Century Fox will have the opportunity to cooperate with Gilbert Jr. on other projects.
However, this matter is still far away. At least in the next few years, Gilbert Jr. has no plans for a new "Star Wars" game yet.
And Lucasfilm is still pulling the strings, so the process is a bit long.
Disney has another idea. The cooperation with Little Gilbert has been so smooth over the years. In addition, Disney's other businesses are also developing very well, and now it is gradually becoming the number one giant in Hollywood.
Robert Iger was so ambitious that he proposed a plan to the board of directors to merge Melon Studios into the Disney system while Warner was letting go.
In addition, half of the film rights of those Melon Studios are owned by Warner.
If we won't cooperate from now on, we will naturally take it back.
Don’t you want to cooperate with Little Gilbert and also occupy the copyright of these movies? Is there such a good thing in the world?
Of course, it will take a certain amount of time to recover the copyright, and it will also require the cooperation of Little Gilbert.
Robert Iger's other idea is to buy into Warner's shares of Cantaloupe Studios, so that Disney can become the largest shareholder of Cantaloupe Studios without having to go through Gilbert Jr.'s hands.
The reason why Robert Iger came up with such an idea is mainly because Gilbert Jr. is already the second largest individual shareholder within Warner.
If half of the shares of Melon Studios return to Gilbert Jr., Disney will have to get the other half of the shares from Gilbert Jr. in order to prevent other companies from competing for it.
In addition, Disney also plans to acquire Marvel and Lucasfilm, all of which are related to Gilbert Jr.
In other words, assuming that all the above situations come true, Disney will have nothing to do with the Disney family from now on, and will have to take the surname of Little Gilbert.
By then, Gilbert Jr. will become the boss of Disney, and he can even decide on the CEO.
Robert Iger wanted to avoid this situation, so he bypassed Gilbert Jr. and contacted George Lucas directly.
But George Lucas backhandedly revealed the chat between Robert Iger and him to Gilbert Jr., who was not surprised.
"This is the general trend," Gilbert Jr. said: "Whether Disney wants it or not, my stake will gradually increase."
George Lucas sighed: "It seems that Steven should have learned from you. He wanted to build a film company comparable to giants.
But after suppression and failure, he has given up on this fantasy.
Maybe your idea is correct. You don’t need to create a giant, but directly become a member of the giant. Disney is indeed a better choice. ”
Why George Lucas said this is simple: Disney has no parent company.
Behind Twentieth Century Fox is News Corporation, behind Columbia Pictures is Sony, and behind MGM is the Emirates Investment Group.
Each of the giants has the support of a parent company, but Disney does not have the support of a parent company. Of course, with Disney's size, it is indeed difficult to find a company to acquire it.
Therefore, Disney is not only a media company, but also a film company. It is also a dream-making paradise and star-making factory. In such a large company, the share structure is usually very complicated.
If Gilbert Jr.'s power on the board of directors increases, it will inevitably cause a backlash from other shareholders.
But this is normal. As long as Disney has ideas for Marvel and Lucasfilm, it will inevitably give little Gilbert the benefit.
In short, little Gilbert does not accept cash, and he is not short of that little cash.
Time is about to enter June. On May 30th, "Sex and the City" released by New Line Cinema will be released. This is a large-scale R-rated film, the movie version of the successful American drama "Sex and the City".
How to describe the style of this film, it is probably the Hollywood version of "Ode to Joy", with a larger scale.
Of course, this film was criticized by critics, but the investment in the film was not high, and it relied on the boldness of the four female leads to take off their clothes to attract audiences.
Although it is billed as a love letter to women, actual theater survey reports found that the proportion of male viewers is much higher than that of female viewers.
Out of curiosity, Xiao Lizi also went to the cinema to watch the film.
After he came back, he complained to little Gilbert: "To be honest, watching this movie is not as enjoyable as watching movies in the San Fernando Valley."
Little Gilbert had another explanation for this. He said: "I think it might not feel that way if you come directly.
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Most viewers may like this feeling of being far away from home, with a plot that can fully arouse desire. ”
DiCaprio shook his head: "As for the plot, the plot in San Fernando Valley is not bad. I have seen the San Fernando Valley version of "Black Empire", and Trinity in it is so big..."
"Leo, don't let Sally hear what you said, or she will beat you." Little Gilbert laughed.
"I'm not stupid, of course I won't..."
There is another story about this film, that is, Beckham's wife Victoria was originally intended to participate in this film.
But after Beckham read the script, he refused to let Victoria take the film. A quarrel broke out between the couple and they even slept in separate rooms for a while.
Fortunately, in the end, Victoria felt regretful after seeing so many football babies enthusiastically showing love, and took the initiative to find Beckham to apologize, and the couple reconciled.
As you can imagine, this is a large-scale film, and it may be slightly worse than "Basic Instinct".
Sharon Stone, the actress in "Basic Instinct", also recently had a story where she spoke freely about a disaster on the other side. But soon Sharon Stone had to stand up and apologize because no one was helping him.
Little Gilbert didn't even need to speak, someone would naturally take care of things for him.
This week is the fifth weekend of the release of "The Dark Knight". As of June 1, the film has grossed US$410.35 million at the box office in North America.
This result is simply explosive, and everyone at Warner Pictures is very excited about it.
The film's global box office has also reached US$911.2 million, and it is still a long way from easily breaking through one billion US dollars, reaching a milestone for superhero movies.
It can be said that so far, even if Keeley Rose personally has thoughts about Little Gilbert, I cannot deny Little Gilbert's contribution to Warner.
Unfortunately, it was Time Warner's decision to decouple, and Keeley Rose just followed the rules.
If possible, she is willing to abandon her prejudices and continue to cooperate with little Gilbert. It would be great if little Gilbert didn't have so many complicated identities at this time and was just a movie director.
But unfortunately, this idea is unrealistic.
(End of chapter)