Chapter 1970 1972 [X-Men]

   Xiangnan knew that Harvey Weinstein was not a good person, so he didn't want to cooperate with him. But the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy is so delicious, and he really doesn't want to give up.

   Therefore, he first rejected Weinstein's investment invitation, bluntly saying that he was not optimistic about the film's box office prospects.

   Subsequently, he entrusted Spielberg's DreamWorks Pictures to help him buy the "Lord of the Rings" project for 15 million US dollars.

  Harvey Weinstein couldn’t find funds, and seeing that Xiang Nan was not optimistic about this project, he thought that this project really had no future, so he wanted to sell it a long time ago.

   It's a pity that he bought the copyright before and spent several million dollars. He invested several million dollars in Peter Jackson and asked him to do the preparatory work.

  Together, I have already spent ten million dollars, so I am really reluctant to let go. Now that Dreamworks is willing to offer 15 million US dollars to take over, he is really looking forward to it, so he hastily transferred the project.

  After Xiang Nan got the "Lord of the Rings" project, he was not satisfied with it. Because the copyright of "Lord of the Rings" is still in the hands of Saul Zaentz. Moreover, he also holds the trademark rights of Gandalf, Frodo, Pippin, Sam and all characters, scenes and objects.

   Therefore, even if Xiang Nan successfully adapts the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, he only earns income from the film, and has no right to develop peripheral products.

  On the contrary, Saul Zaentz can cash in all the copyrights in his hands by virtue of the big sales of the "Lord of the Rings" movie. In this way, Xiang Nan is helping him to work.

   This is naturally not possible.

  Xiang Nan then entrusted a third-party company to buy all the copyright and trademark rights of "Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" from Saul Zaentz.

  Because the "Lord of the Rings" movie project has been delayed for so many years, there has never been any progress. Saul Zaentz also felt that instead of waiting for the unknown future, it would be better to realize it as soon as possible. After all, he is eighty years old this year, and he can live for a few more years.

  Xiang Nan completely bought out the copyrights of "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" at a price of 30 million US dollars. This price is undoubtedly much higher than the two million dollars that Saul Zaentz paid back then, but Xiang Nan still thinks it is worth it.

   After winning all the copyrights of "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit", Xiang Nan invested 300 million US dollars to let Peter Jackson complete the filming of "The Lord of the Rings".

   Seeing so much money, Peter Jackson was also shocked.

  Because before, Weinstein was only willing to pay 70 million US dollars for one film, and he had to reduce the plot to two films. This caused him to rewrite the script several times, and many originally wonderful plots were forced to be deleted.

  But I didn't expect Xiang Nan to do things so straightforwardly. He directly took out 300 million US dollars in funds, and let him shoot three movies in one go according to the form of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.

  This arrogance broke his heart.

  He believes that if he is a woman, he will definitely be overwhelmed by Xiang Nan's passion for spending a lot of money immediately. It is no wonder that so many Hollywood filmmakers want to cooperate with Xiang Nan.

   "Mr. Charles, I will definitely shoot this movie with my heart." He said sincerely.

   "Well, although this is the first time we have cooperated, you can prepare for this project for three years, which shows your dedication, so I believe you will make this movie well." Xiang Nan nodded and said.

  Peter Jackson, as a famous director in Hollywood, actually has many film contracts. However, in order to prepare for "The Lord of the Rings", he has been making preparations since 1996, including scene selection, props, art, modeling...

   It can be said that all the painstaking efforts of several years have been invested in this movie. It is precisely because of such hard work that this immortal masterpiece in film history can be shot.

  Seeing what Xiang Nan said, Peter Jackson suddenly felt a sense of confidant.

  …

In March, in addition to "The Lord of the Rings" and "Scary Movie", Xiang Nan is also preparing several other projects, such as "The Defenders", "X-Men", "Cast Away", "Gladiator" , "Listen to Women's Hearts", "Meet Your Father-in-Law", "Princess Diaries", "Secret Agent", "Resident Evil" and "The Matrix 2".

   "The Defenders" and "X-Men" are actually a series, both part of the Marvel Universe.

Xiang Nan has previously filmed "Daredevil", "Luke Cage" and "Iron Fist", and introduced Daredevil, Erica, Luke Cage, Jessica Main decent heroes such as Jones, Iron Fist, Hellcat, Misty Knight, etc. And villains such as Jin Bin, Bullseye, Hand Hehui, Rattlesnake, and Purple Man.

   Among them, the Hellcat is a member of the X-Men, so with the help of her, the X-Men were also brought out. In addition, Jessica Jones is still a classmate of Spider-Man, so Spider-Man's movie can also be arranged.

   And Iron Fist is part of the Midnight Sons team. Members of this team include Ghost Rider, Blade Runner, Doctor Strange, Morbius, Night Werewolf, Humanoid, Punisher, and more.

   It can be said that the Marvel Universe has begun to take shape.

  And because the copyrights of superheroes are all in the hands of Marvel, and they are not sold on a large scale, this universe is more complete and more magnificent.

Unlike the Marvel Universe in real life, because the copyrights of the X-Men, Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, Ghost Rider, Blade Warrior, etc. are not in the hands of Marvel, they have been unable to integrate into the Marvel Universe for a long time, so that The entire Marvel Universe seemed incomplete.

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"Cast Away" is another representative work of Tom Hanks, telling the story of him accidentally landing on a deserted island by plane and struggling to survive; "Gladiator" is a magnificent heroic epic, telling the story of the Roman Empire general Maxi Mu, the story of revenge after being framed by the emperor and becoming a gladiator.

   "Listening to Women's Hearts" is a romantic comedy film, telling the story that the male protagonist suddenly has a supernatural power, he can hear the innermost thoughts of women, he uses this ability to help others, and finally helps himself reap love.

"Meet the Father-in-law" tells the story of the hero who is a gynecological nurse and visits the old man with a hairy hair; "Princess Diaries" tells the story of an ordinary girl who turns out to be a princess of a small country, realizing the dream of turning a sparrow into a phoenix Counterattack; "Secret Agent Beauty" tells the story of a brave and strong female police detective who solves the case in an undercover beauty pageant.

  These films are all comedies, and they were very popular when they were released that year. Especially "Princess Diaries", which made Anne Hathaway, who was penniless at the time, popular.

   "Resident Evil" is a sci-fi horror film adapted from Capcom's game of the same name. It tells the story of the zombie virus leaked by Umbrella Corporation and the protagonist is forced to clear the scene.

  Back then, this series could be called the classics of zombie movies. It was dazzling and cool, and won a lot of box office.

  (end of this chapter)