Hollywood Road

It was not until the beginning of September that Murphy waited for the exact reply from Twentieth Century Fox. After a series of preliminary investigations, evaluations and audits, the review committee of Twentieth Century Fox finally signed the "Deadpool" project plan. Words, the project was successfully submitted to the top management of Fox and passed smoothly.

Later, Bill Rossis, who represented Murphy and Stanton's studio in negotiations with Twentieth Century Fox, also heard good news. The two sides reached an agreement on the investment of Deadpool. Twentieth Century Fox agreed with Stanton. The studio injected capital into the project.

This result is also expected. "X-Men 3: Last Stand" and "Kings of Heaven" have invested hugely. Another project "Alien vs. Predator" promoted by Kara Fess has also begun preparations, and the funds needed are also not In the twentieth century, Fox is facing tremendous financial pressure.

Financing is a necessary choice to solve the source of funds for these projects, and the director to bring the funds into the group is also a necessary choice to solve the funds and reduce risks.

Murphy, representing Stanton Studio, and Kara Fes, representing Twentieth Century Fox, soon signed a specific investment agreement.

The total production cost of "Deadpool" is 60 million US dollars, and Stanton Studios accounted for a quarter of the investment, which is 15 million US dollars. Corresponding to this, it also enjoys a quarter of the box office profit.

In terms of TV copyright, DVD video tape copyright and network on-demand copyright, Stanton Studios also reached an agreement with Twentieth Century Fox. Among all the copyright income of the film in the first five years, Stanton Studios also enjoys the same proportion as the investment amount. Share of revenue.

There is also a memorandum clause in the agreement, all investment and income will not involve the copyright issue of the film, that is, Stanton Studios will not own any copyright of "Deadpool".

This is the basic premise for Stanton Studios to negotiate with Twentieth Century Fox, and it is also a practice in the industry. Both parties have no objections.

In addition, such as Deadpool's hand play, dolls and image authorization, etc., also have nothing to do with Stanton Studio.

However, Murphy is already quite satisfied with this, he does not have much capital yet, and talks about some more demanding conditions with a company like Twentieth Century Fox.

Subsequently, Twentieth Century Fox held a large-scale project press conference for Deadpool.

This is of course the result of Carla Fiss' efforts.

"This is a new chapter in X-Men."

In the face of many reporters, Murphy said, "It will also be a superhero movie with a difference. Because of the confidentiality treaty, I can't disclose the details of the film too much, but this is an R-rated film!"

R-rated film! R home superhero movie!

This news immediately caused a lot of discussion in the news hall, and the reporter was not very surprised. Many people expected this result when they saw Carla Firth announce that Murphy was the director.

"This is only part of the entire X-Men's huge plan." Carla Fess doesn't mind throwing out some wild materials to win the eye. "Twentieth Century Fox will be committed to creating a unique X-Men universe!"

This view of the movie universe has long existed in Hollywood, but no one has ever officially mentioned it. This is a view of comics.

The X-Men universe thrown by Carla Firth, coupled with the propaganda of Fox's media, quickly attracted a lot of people's attention.

Bruce Rosenblum, the current vice president of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, is one of them.

"X-Men Universe..."

In the office, he put down the newspaper in his hand and muttered to himself, "A movie universe with superheroes."

Such a concept is very new in Hollywood and the film industry, but in the comic industry in North America, there are too many such cosmic spaces.

For example, in the multiple cosmic spaces created by DC Comics, in this parallel space Superman is a superhero who saves the earth, and another parallel space may be blackened and fallen.

He habitually twisted his fingers gently, and continued to think about the news he saw.

Twentieth Century Fox teamed up with Murphy Stanton to create a deadpool superhero movie. Judging from the news revealed by the media, this is an R-rated film full of dark wind.

Bruce Rosenblum couldn't help thinking of the meeting some time ago. Murphy Stanton not only proposed to Warner Bros. to build a humanized Batman, but also submitted a plan and story that he seemed very reliable. The template is just that others are light-hearted, and in front of the new CEO Bruce Berman, there is not much right to speak at all.

Now, Murphy Stanton has found Surprise and Twentieth Century Fox. It seems that he wants to create a unique super movie according to his own ideas.

The phone connected to the secretary's desk suddenly rang, Bruce Rosenblum pressed the answer button, and the secretary's voice came over, "Boss, the news you just asked me to inquire about has results. The X-Men universe is not Kara- Faith’s thoughts, there is definite news that this formulation originated from Murphy Stanton!"

"I know."

Bruce Rosenblum turned off the phone and sighed, "Murphy Stanton again!"

Obviously, this is a very, very thoughtful young director.

At the time Murphy Stanton’s plan, he thought it was highly implementable and was very likely to save the "Batman" series, and the other party's comments on Superman, he also deeply believes that it is a god. The average superman is completely divorced from the real audience.

The sense of substitution in superhero movies is very important. Can a superhero who is separated from the audience succeed on the big screen?

He is not optimistic about "Superman Returns."

What the "Superman" series needs is not a return, but a restart!

"Not only Superman, there are other DC comics superheroes." Bruce Rosenblum said to himself, "Since the X-Men can create an exclusive movie universe? Can't DC superheroes? DC Comics has the famous Justice League!"

The reputations of Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman, the three justice giants, are by no means comparable to those of the X-Men.

Thinking of this, Bruce Rosenblum's heart was hot, and he wanted to make an executable plan immediately, but the word plan just appeared in his mind, and his fiery heart became cold again.

This plan is easy to say, but it is too difficult to do. DC's comic hero movies have been silent for too long, and movie audiences will almost forget them for a long time.

It is not easy for them to regain their brilliance, and they should not be rushed into the horse like "Superman Returns", but have a long-term and complete plan.

"planning……"

Bruce Rosenblum pressed the phone and informed the secretary, "Pay close attention to "Deadpool", and there will be new news that will reach me as soon as possible."

If Murphy Stanton can use "Deadpool" to prove that his style is suitable for superhero movies, maybe it will be a good partner.

The chain reaction triggered by the X-Men universe in the media has also exceeded 20th Century Fox’s expectations. Many media are discussing the feasibility of transplanting the original comic creation concept into the film industry.

The discussion in the media will affect readers. There are a large number of potential audiences among the readers. The news of the establishment of "Deadpool" has been widely disseminated among the public at the fastest speed and in a relatively intensive manner, and the early publicity of the film In other words, the goal has been achieved.

With the formal establishment of the project, the team that Murphy has worked with in the past has also formally entered the crew. After the cooperation and tempering of the three films, this is already a relatively mature filming and production team.

In addition to the person who invited Yuan Heping’s apprentice Chen Hu from Hong Kong to serve as the action director of the film, the other department heads who participated in the previous filming will all enter the "Deadpool" crew and continue to cooperate with Murphy.

This film will not take big scenes and big special effects as its selling points. Each character, especially Deadpool and the villain, Steel Warriors and Sand Angel, their action scenes will be based on realism from punch to flesh.

In terms of action guidance, although Hollywood is catching up, there is still a certain gap between action guidance in Hong Kong. The last movie "Sin City" did not feature action scenes, and most of the scenes were shot in high-speed slow motion. The requirements for coaching are not high, so Murphy used the action coaching developed by CAA.

However, the opponent's ability needs to be improved, and it cannot fully meet the requirements of directing the "Deadpool" action drama. To be on the safe side, Murphy chose to hire Yuan Heping from Hong Kong after communicating with Bill Rossis and Carla Faith. Of a team.

Hollywood is indeed ahead of the declining Hong Kong movies in every aspect, but Hong Kong movies still have their own advantages in action scenes.

Moreover, since Yuan Heping and Wu Yusen entered Hollywood, their actions and gunfighting style have obviously affected Hollywood. It is not an exaggeration to say that they have profoundly changed the filming and production mode of these scenes in Hollywood.

Murphy started his career as a director in Hollywood and was also influenced by many Hollywood concepts. For example, he, like most Hollywood directors, doesn’t care where his talents and skills come from. He will use it as long as it is beneficial to himself and the projects he directs. .

Many actors in the crew need to receive specialized movement training before filming begins.

After the project was approved, the crew took the lead in the negotiation of four actors, namely Robert Downey Jr. and Jessica Alba as the heroes and actresses, and Dawn Johnson and Gina Carano as the villains. .

As Kara Feis said, the pay of these actors will be composed of a lower base pay plus their own different late-stage dividends.

At the same time, Bill Rossis also negotiated the salary of Murphy as a director and screenwriter after some seesaw negotiations.