Chatty Hollywood

Robert Iger, who has been chairman of Disney Pictures for a while, is naturally not completely unaware of the constraints imposed on him by Michael Eisner.

——This is why although he was surprised by the "rebellious" remarks of his confidant Philip Biermann, he did not immediately scold him.

Of course, this does not mean that he is now determined to replace Michael Eisner.

——After all, Robert Iger, as a person who joined Disney from the acquired ABC television network, does not have enough prestige among Disney’s internal executives. Even if Eisner steps down, the CEO position will not normally be his turn.

However--

"Even if you don't consider betrayal, if I want to make a difference as the chairman of Disney Pictures and not become a scapegoat for the group's continuous failures in the field of live-action films, then conflict with Michael is inevitable!"

Robert Egger understands this somewhat clearly.

In fact, Iger has been supportive of Charlotte's plan to shoot the Pirates trilogy from the beginning.

In his opinion, the possibility of complete failure of three consecutive shootings is actually very low.

Even if it is not successful, it is still not fatal to Disney, and it can even take the opportunity to help them tie up Charlotte Booth, a very capable director and producer.

At the same time, Disney can also take this opportunity to continue to train its talents in the field of live-action films.

And once successful, because the trilogy of continuous shooting can greatly reduce the chance of the starring actors raising prices due to the success of the movie, and reasonably share resources, the profits that Disney can obtain are far greater than shooting one after another.

In particular, there is one very important element that Robert Iger has been very worried about——

That is, if the three-part shooting method is not adopted, after the success of the first part of "Pirates of the Caribbean", will Charlotte Booth still be willing to direct the subsequent sequels?

Iger didn't tell anyone else about this worry.

Because, in the eyes of ordinary Hollywood practitioners, there are some sequels that are bound to make money, so why not?

In fact, most Hollywood directors will not refuse to shoot sequels to their successful works as long as they have a suitable story and sufficient budget, even James Cameron is no exception.

——How else could the science fiction classic "Terminator 2" be born?

However, when it comes to Charlotte Booth specifically, Robert Egger is a little worried.

There is no way, the other party has previously filmed "Hell Detective", "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone", "The Mummy", and "Sherlock Holmes", four commercial blockbusters that can obviously be filmed as sequels.

None of these four movies has been a hit at the box office and has a good reputation. However, except for "Sherlock Holmes" which is the own work of Spectre Studio, it is still unknown what will happen next. The sequels of the other three movies Charlotte Booth clearly declined the invitation to direct.

This disappointed both Warner and Universal film companies, and they were helpless.

And because Charlotte's pearls came first, other directors also had doubts about taking over the sequel to his movie.

After all, once you take over, you will inevitably be compared to it by the media, which will naturally lead to a lot of pressure.

Chris Columbus and Stephen Sommers must be aware of this - the former's "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" will be released at the end of this year (2000), while the latter's "The Mummy 2" is now The filming has also been completed and is in post-production.

——According to the grapevine received by Robert Iger, even the two directors themselves are not very confident that they can break through the huge shadow left by Charlotte Booth.

As a result, they all took the initiative to ask Charlotte for advice, so that the latter's status as a producer, who originally only existed in nominal form in the two sequels, became worthy of her name.

Of course, this is not an idea that Warner and Universal had planned long ago - if Charlotte is not even willing to be named a producer,

The two companies may not be able to launch sequel plans so smoothly.

——"Hell Detective" is also a movie by Charlotte Booth, and it is also a box office hit. Just because Charlotte refused to continue directing or serving as a producer, the launch plan of the sequel has become far away.

In fact, even for "Sleepy Hollow," a movie that didn't seem likely to have a sequel, Paramount specifically asked Charlotte if she had any plans to direct a sequel.

——Although Charlotte directly denied it, and Shirley Lansing completely canceled the sequel plan of "Sleepy Hollow" because of this.

That is to say, New Line didn't quite believe in evil, and started the second movie of "Fatal Turn" without asking Charlotte.

——The result was, of course, a shameful failure.

In fact, without the first film shot by Charlotte, this sequel should be said to be in line with the average level of low-budget horror films.

Normally, it should still be possible to make money.

As a result, just because the first "Fatal Turn" was so good, many viewers lowered their evaluation of this sequel in comparison, which led to its ultimate failure...

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Overall, it seemed to Robert Iger that Charlotte, for whatever reason, didn't like making sequels to the movies she'd made.

Therefore, regarding the "Pirates of the Caribbean" project, he initially thought it was a one-shot deal.

Who would have known that Charlotte would actually come up with a plan to shoot a three-part series.

——At that time, Robert Egger felt as if he had won a big prize by buying a lottery ticket.

However, Iger also knew that such a plan would be unacceptable to the conservative Disney board of directors and president Michael Eisner.

The truth was as he expected.

This makes Robert Iger, who has just taken the position of chairman of Disney Pictures and wants to make a splash, very regretful.

And now, after watching some of the rough cuts of "Pirates of the Caribbean" brought by his confidant Philip Biermann, Iger's regret becomes even more obvious.

——His heart was ready to move again.

“I decided to try to convince the board, even though Michael didn’t support it!”

Robert Egger finally made up his mind,

"If the trilogy continuous shooting plan can be approved, then Disney Pictures' situation in the field of live-action movies will suddenly open up!"

"Are you so confident in Charlotte Booth?"

Even though he had become a member of the "Charlotte Cult", but it involved an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars, Philip Biermann still did not expect that his boss would be so courageous.

"Confidence is one aspect -"

Robert Egger shook his head,

"More importantly, I just don't want to sit in the position of chairman of Disney Pictures and act as Michael's puppet - in this case, it is necessary to make some more bold decisions!"

"I see!"

Philip Biermann nodded,

"So what should I do next?"(https:)

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