Alan Horn joined Warner Bros. Pictures in 2000 and became Chairman of the Film Department, President and Chief Operating Officer of Warner Bros. Pictures, and his immediate boss is Barry Mayer, CEO of Warner Bros. Entertainment.

Warner Bros. after the millennium, because of Alan Horn's firm blockbuster theory, that is, the strategy of investing most of the money in a few blockbusters.

Warner Bros. has had a considerable share of the film market in recent years, often occupying the top spot in the North American box office market.

Of course, the highlight moment of the original time and space Alan Horn was to become the chairman of Disney Pictures after he joined Disney in the future. Marvel, Star Wars and Pixar animation gave him a platform, and Disney also officially went to the road of blockbuster blockbusters, giving up small and medium-sized Cost Movie Market.

"The script of "Goodbye Atlantis" has almost been prepared. It is based on the Mayan prophecy of the great changes in the human world after 2012. Many people are interested in the Mayan prophecy and feel that 2012 will be the world's Doomsday!" Roland Emmerich sat down with Simon Pike after the film to chat about his new project.

"Yes, many Westerners believed in the end of the world predicted by the Mayans in 2012. This kind of global disaster blockbuster is your specialty," Simon said with a smile.

"It's a little different. I need a relatively large budget for this movie. A world-wide disaster has occurred, and I need a lot of special effects scenes. If Xinghai Pictures is interested, I can send the prepared script and movie plan. Come here!" Roland Emmerich had been in contact with Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox, Universal Pictures, etc., but none of them seemed determined to invest in the high production costs. Sony Columbia Pictures, which has previously collaborated with "Patriot", is interested, but it still needs financing.

"Okay, I've been here in New York recently, and I'll have to read the script and plan before making a decision!" Of course Simon can't agree at will, such a big director like Roland Emmerich, disaster film project Come on, of course we have to have a good chat.

Moreover, whether it is Roland Emmerich himself or the publisher of the investment, he will refer to the current reputation and box office of his "10,000 Years of Prehistory".

"The Day After Tomorrow" was released in 2004, and achieved good results. What will happen to "10,000 Years Before History", which Roland Emmerich has sharpened for four years?

Of course, Simon must have made contact with the production teams of Nina Jacobson and Roland Emmerich first.

Simon, who is in New York, is buying his own mansion, negotiating with Bruce Ratner about the acquisition of the Nets and Brooklyn Stadium, and also paying attention to the income of the Nine Birds Fund and the review of new movie projects.

In Warner Bros. Pictures' distribution office in New York, President Alan Horn and CEO Barry Mayer, two of the Warner Bros. powerhouses, are talking about film investments.

"So, Xinghai Pictures should be interested in Roland Emmerich's new film project. "Goodbye Atlantis" is somewhat similar to the previous "The Day After Tomorrow", but the scene has expanded to the world. "Barry Mayer is also watching this disaster film, after all director Roland Emmerich has proven his abilities several times.

"Goodbye Atlantis, a worldwide disaster film, has a huge scene, and according to the box office distribution of previous disaster films, the overseas market is about two to three times that of the North American market, so this time a lot of overseas elements have been added, The budget is also big, Roland Emmerich wants to have a production budget of 200 million US dollars!" Alan Horn is also distressed, too high, and the North American opening score of "10,000 Years of Prehistory" is only 34 million US dollars, The reputation is not high.

"Neither Columbia Pictures nor Twentieth Century Fox has invested in it. Does Xinghai Pictures want to enter?" Barry Mayer smiled. Facing the global market, the benefits of such a big production are not only benefits, but also brand output. , Xinghai Pictures has only been established for a few years, and it has already produced a production of over 100 million yuan such as "Iron Man", and now it is actually on the same level as a $200 million project.

Alan Horn shook his head and explained: "It seems to be in deeper contact with Sony Columbia. Twentieth Century Fox now has James Cameron's super blockbuster "Avatar" being filmed, so it shouldn't be able to come up with so much money, And "Avatar" is also third-party financing;"

"As for Xinghai Pictures, I had a lot of chats with him at the premiere of "10,000 Years Before History", and he is indeed interested in Roland Emmerich, after all, his films have a worldwide influence No small thing, Simon Parker is not only considering the issue of return on investment, but also the expansion of Xinghai Pictures' distribution brand, after all, Xinghai Pictures now has a lot of liquidity."

Barry Mayer lit the cigar in his hand and handed Alan Horn a document in the smoke.

Alan Horn took a look and saw that it was a movie project that Xinghai Pictures participated in investing in or was about to release.

"Rejuvenation" and "Mamma Mia" are all invested and produced by Xinghai, but distributed by other companies;

"Iron Man", "Thor", "Weakness", and "Fake Marriage" are all projects under development by Xinghai Pictures;

"Life and Death", "Slumdog Millionaire" and "Sunshine Cleaning" are operated by Xinghai Qixing Film;

There are also projects such as "The Hurt Locker", which were acquired by Peak Entertainment, and were also handed over to Xinghai Qixing for operation.

"Did they buy the last "Supernatural: Ghost Records" at the Saint Denis Film Festival?" Alan Horn really didn't expect Barry Mayer to collect so clearly about Xinghai Entertainment's projects, a small film Small rough genre horror films have been recorded, it seems that Xinghai Entertainment is really serious.

"Also, Xinghai Pictures is currently in contact with Peter Jackson, and is preparing to invest in a strange sci-fi film of which he is the producer. It is estimated that a contract has been reached!" Barry Mayer continued.

Alan Horn nodded, knowing that Simon Parker's vision is indeed good, but it is mainly a small and medium-budget independent film, and now the helm of Warner Bros. pays so much attention to him?

"Simon Pike now has a lot of money to use, but Xinghai Pictures has no overseas distribution network. For the movie "Goodbye Atlantis", what do you think of our cooperation with Xinghai Pictures?" Barry · Mayer smiled,

"The copyright in the North American market is his, and the overseas market is given to us Warner Bros. Let's invest together!"