Chatty Hollywood

As a big fan of Tolkien, Peter Jackson has wanted to bring the "Lord of the Rings" series of novels to the big screen for a long time.

However, before, as a director from New Zealand, he did not have much say in Hollywood.

It wasn't until he shot two movies over three or four years that he gradually gained a foothold in Hollywood.

The release of "Titanic" also made him realize that computer special effects technology can already effectively support movies.

——The time for him to film "Lord of the Rings" seems to be ripe.

"I just don't know which company will agree to our plan!?"

Looking at his wife sitting opposite him, Peter Jackson sighed, which made his fat body appear smaller.

"For Universal, because of "Van Helsing" and a series of films, the funds were almost exhausted. In addition, "The Mummy" with Charlotte Booth..."

"Global's capital chain has almost been drained, and they have little hope of investing..."

Peter's wife Frances Walsh nodded,

"For the same reason, it's unlikely that Warner and Disney will do it either."

"Why!? Aren't these two companies the richest among the seven major Hollywood companies?"

Peter's understanding of business matters was not as good as his wife's. He didn't quite understand, so Frances had to explain,

"This actually has something to do with Charlotte Booth - speaking of it, his film "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" can almost be said to have moved half of Hollywood!"

Frances sighed,

"He has been trying to sell the film adaptation rights to "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" and J.K. Rowling's subsequent works in the series to Warner, and Disney, which has traditionally focused on the children's market, is also very interested in this series. Some interest."

"In particular, Disney's ABC TV network is also broadcasting the TV animation version of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" by Charlotte Booth's Specter Studio——"

“Of course they will follow this series!”

Peter Jackson nodded to show his understanding,

"But why would Charlotte Booth allow her Spectre studio to independently produce a film version of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone when there are two possible investors?"

"It should be that Charlotte Booth's asking price is too high, causing both Warner and Disney to wait and see!"

Frances said a little uncertainly,

"And the reason why he finally personally filmed "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" was probably to increase his negotiating leverage - after all, an adapted movie series with an uncertain future, and a movie with the original work and the first box office The value of a successful movie or a movie series that only needs sequels is completely different.”

“The chances of making money in the sequel are much higher!”

Peter Jackson still understands this,

"However, this also assumes that Charlotte Booth can film "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" independently!"

——To be honest, Peter Jackson is extremely envious of this.

——Although there are many movie companies in Hollywood, there are only a few that have the ability and financial resources to independently produce a large-scale commercial movie like "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", except for the seven major ones.

Charlotte Booth’s Spectre studio is one of them.

This gives him a high degree of freedom when choosing to shoot movies.

And this kind of freedom is exactly what Peter Jackson wants...

"No matter what, the success of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" is already certain!"

Frances sighed,

"At the box office, it grossed more than 100 million US dollars in the first three days. Even for an adapted movie with many fans of the original work, it is considered very powerful. And currently, it seems that its box office curve shows no signs of diving."

“And the reputation is also very good!”

Peter Jackson raised the newspaper he had just read,

"This movie extremely highlights Charlotte Booth's narrative ability and grasp of the picture, which makes most film critics like it. To be honest, if this movie is not too commercial, just based on the current reputation , it will definitely make a difference at the Oscars.”

"It's hard to say, after all Oscar..."

Frances shrugged.

"In short, due to the success of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone", Warner and Disney will begin to compete for its subsequent rights, and it is said that Charlotte Booth has become an offensive and defensive partner with the original author J.K. Rolinda alliance……"

"This means that both Warner and Disney will focus on this series!"

Peter Jackson sighed, he fully understood what his wife Frances meant,

"And if they want to get the rights to a series that already has successful movies from Charlotte Booth, it means they will have to bleed a lot, so both companies are investing in unplanned big-budget movies in the short term. , and will be more cautious..."

"That's right!"

Frances nodded,

"This means that among the seven major companies, only four are available for us to choose from. If we exclude MGM, which has been in decline and has been plagued by bad luck in recent years, then only Paramount, Fox and Sony Columbia are left."

"Fox is unlikely!"

Peter Jackson looked helpless,

"The "Titanic" they invested in has just made their money back. According to the rules, this company that likes super-large productions will be honest for a while in the short term."

——Fox is indeed the one that favors ultra-large-scale production among the seven major studios in Hollywood.

From the record-setting "Cleopatra" that year, to "Star Wars" that later became a symbol of American culture, to the current "Titanic", and even the future "Avatar", these have greatly raised the level of Hollywood production every time. Film costs, super blockbusters that create temporary records are often funded by Fox.

This made Foxx a well-known gambler among the seven major players in Hollywood.

——After all, both "Cleopatra" back then and "Titanic" today almost drained Fox's capital chain and made the company bankrupt.

But Fox's top management always heals the scars and forgets the pain, and continues to invest in super-large productions without getting tired of it.

Of course, Fox still has a good eye when it comes to super-large productions. It can be said that except for "Cleopatra", which cost them money back then, most of the super-large productions they invested in later made money, and they still made a lot of money. few.

But due to various reasons, Fox himself did not fully swallow these benefits——

Because they were not optimistic about "Star Wars" at the time, they left the copyright to George Lucas. As a result, the latter became the dominant player in Hollywood, but he only made some money from distribution;

"Titanic", because their capital chain was too tight at the time and they were not optimistic about the prospects, they tried to reduce the loss and sold the North American distribution rights in advance. As a result...

All these experiences have made Fox a company increasingly obsessed with super-large productions.

Although Warner is known as "Kai Zihua", they spend money indiscriminately more to ensure the success of the film. The direction of their spending is essentially conservative. This can be seen from the copyright negotiations for "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" You can tell a little bit;

But Fox's spending is full of "enterprising spirit" - every few years, they seem to feel uncomfortable if they don't have to make big news with a super-large production.

——This kind of Fox should have been Peter Jackson's best target for investment.

Unfortunately, due to "Titanic", Fox has just finished using his ultimate move recently, and is currently CDing and recovering...

"That leaves only Paramount and Sony Columbia to consider!"

Peter Jackson sighed,

"Maybe we can also consider some small and medium-sized production companies!?"

"That's also a way!"

Frances, sitting opposite him, nodded.

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