Chapter 1951 1953 [Defenders Alliance]

   Also because of the disastrous failure of this movie, George Clooney, who had just started to improve his acting career, was brought to the bottom of his decline in an instant. Since then, he has never made a big movie alone.

  Uma Thurman, who just became popular with "Pulp Fiction", also changed from a sweet pastry to a stinky tofu overnight.

  Arnold Schwarzenegger's fortune was also brought down because of his role as Freeze Man in the film. I didn't dare to come out to film for two consecutive years. You know, before, he made at least two movies a year.

In terms of supporting roles, Chris O'Donnell, who played Robin, and Alicia Silverstone, who played Batgirl, were originally regarded as golden boys and girls by Hollywood, with good acting skills, good image, and high popularity. new star.

   Unfortunately, because of the disastrous failure of this movie, the two have since lost the favor of Hollywood.

  Chris O'Donnell has been decadent for several years, and he didn't stabilize until he went to film "Los Angeles: NCIS". Alicia is messing around in low-budget bad movies.

  Two promising young actors died suddenly.

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   Unlike "Batman and Robin", which was full of criticism, after "Daredevil" was released, comic fans and movie fans went to cheer it on, and then they all gave high praise.

   On the one hand, this movie has a solid story, well-rounded characters, and climaxes without being dull. After all, Xiang Nan wrote the screenplay himself, so the quality is still guaranteed.

   Moreover, in order to adapt Daredevil, he had to bite the bullet and read the comics of Daredevil over the years. Unlike Joe Schumacher, before making the "Batman" series of movies, he never read a single "Batman" comic.

  So his adaptation is entirely based on his own imagination, which is why he made the "Batman" series so weird, like a circus freak show.

   On the one hand, although the investment in this film is small and not many special effects are used, Ben Affleck and Angelina Jolie received two months of martial arts training before making the film.

  So the action scenes look real and realistic. Set off the fight between Batman and Freeze, Poison Ivy, Bane and others in "Batman and Robin" like children fighting.

   Therefore, people who were disappointed with "Batman and Robin" flocked to "Daredevil", which made the box office of "Daredevil" rise steadily.

  In the end, in North America alone, the box office was as high as 180 million US dollars, making it the highest-grossing movie in the Christmas schedule. The global box office is as high as 300 million U.S. dollars. Compared with the investment of 30 million U.S. dollars, it can be said that it has made a lot of money.

   Once again creating a box office miracle, Xiang Nan won the unanimous admiration of the industry, which is reflected in the stock price. The stock price of Universal Pictures has risen to nearly 30 billion US dollars.

  It is equivalent to the combined market value of Fox, MGM, Columbia Pictures and Paramount, which shows how terrifying it is now.

   And seeing that "Daredevil" is so popular, the shareholders of the original Marvel are also depressed to vomit blood.

  Because "Super Daredevil" is only ranked in the middle among the many superheroes in Marvel, and there are many more popular heroes than him. Such as Spider-Man, Hulk, X-Men, Fantastic Four, Ghost Rider, etc.

  One "Daredevil" sold for 300 million yuan, which is higher than Marvel's purchase price. How much do other superheroes sell for? Thinking that they sold such a chicken that can lay golden eggs to Xiang Nan so cheaply, they were so regretful that their intestines were green.

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   Xiang Nan already had plans for the big hit of "Daredevil".

   On the one hand, it has the popularity foundation of comics, which is a natural moat that Marvel has spent decades building.

   On the one hand, it was made with care. From screenwriter to production, from director to actor, they all worked very hard. Ben Affleck was originally a comic fan of "Super Daredevil". In order to better shape the image of Erica, Angelina Jolie also made up hundreds of Erica's comics.

  Even Chen Musheng gritted his teeth and affirmed hundreds of comic books, and finally understood what kind of character Daredevil is. So we can better discover his shining points and show them in the movie.

  The so-called where there is a will, there is a way. Everyone has worked so hard, and the quality of the film is naturally high. Coupled with the role of popularity, it is naturally not a problem to get a high box office.

  However, despite the success of Daredevil, Xiang Nan did not rush to expand his territory, filming Spider-Man, Iron Man, X-Men, Fantastic Four, etc.

  Because the current special effects technology is immature, and the cost is extremely high. Not to mention anything else, it is the scene of Iron Man's transformation. With the current special effects technology, it is estimated that it will not cost 10 million US dollars.

  If the effect of the first "Iron Man" is followed, the cost of filming the entire movie may be as high as one billion US dollars. It is really unbearable.

  So his second chosen superhero is Luke Cage.

  Luke Cage, formerly known as Carl Lucas, used to roam the streets, but was later framed by his childhood friend Rattlesnake and imprisoned. In order to reduce his sentence, he chose to accept the experimental transformation of a super soldier, and as a result, he became an existence with infinite strength and invulnerability.

  After he was released from prison, he set up a hiring company to fight against crime and fight for justice.

  The reason why Xiang Nan chose him is that on the one hand he is an African-American superhero.

  In recent years, African-American audiences have contributed more and more box office to Hollywood movies, and in order to please African-American audiences, Hollywood film companies are also increasingly fond of using intangible cultural heritage stars. This is why more and more African-American stars appear on the screen.

  In the 1980s, there could only be one top African-American actor or actress. Acting skills such as Samuel L. Jackson, Morgan Freeman, and Denzel Washington were all out-of-the-box in the 1980s.

  Xiang Nan now uses African-American superheroes to attract African-American audiences.

   On the one hand, Luke Cage didn't need to use special effects. His strength and invulnerability are actually very good to shoot, and can be shown without special effects, so it can save a lot of money.

   Also, Luke Cage, along with Daredevil, is a member of The Defenders. The Defenders is a superhero organization similar to the Avengers. Other members include Iron Fist, Jessica Jones, Nighthawk, Hellcat, etc.

  So now adapting Luke Cage, if it works well, in the future, superheroes such as Iron Fist, Nighthawk, and Jessica Jones can be brought out to form the Defenders universe. This can also be regarded as a front stand for the Avengers.

   Even if the response is good, the Nighthawks alone can lead to the high school team. Squad Supreme is a complete take on DC Comics' Justice League.

   Among them, Hyperion corresponds to Superman, Dr. Spectrum corresponds to Green Lantern, Nighthawk corresponds to Batman, Wonder Princess corresponds to Wonder Woman, and the golden archer corresponds to Green Arrow...

  If it is taken out, then DC's Justice League movie can stop.

  (end of this chapter)