Chapter 2032 2034 [Elimination of Heroes]

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  In October, "Shanghai Noon 2" and "Luke Cage 3" were released.

  "Shanghai Noon 2" stars Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson and Zhang Jingchu. In addition, Zhang Yuqi also played a role in it.

   This movie tells the story of the hero and his partner going to England to find out the truth and crush the terrifying conspiracy after the hero's father was assassinated.

  Although the theme is a bit heavy, the style is still kung fu comedy.

  Owen Wilson is very popular now, starring in films such as "Shanghai Noon", "Night at the Museum", "Meet Your Father-in-Law", "Mary and Me", "Darjeeling Crossing", etc., all of which have good box office reputation.

   Jackie Chan partnered with him, and he also had a tacit understanding and a sense of CP.

   Therefore, although the story of "Shanghai Noon 2" has some routines, but because of the tacit cooperation between the two, one is serious, the other is gag, and the other is harmonious, which has sparked a lot of sparks.

  In the end, "Shanghai Noon 2" had a North American box office of 60 million U.S. dollars and a global box office of 130 million U.S. dollars. Compared with the production cost of 60 million US dollars, such box office results are not good.

  But Jackie Chan's movies have always sold well on DVD, so Universal Pictures still makes money. But whether to make "Shanghai Noon 3" again, Xiang Nan hesitated.

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   "Luke Cage 3" still tells the story of Luke Cage and his lover Jessica Jones fighting crime together.

  As the earliest African-American comic-book superhero movie, the "Luke Cage" series has always had a good reputation and box office among African-American audiences, and they also contributed the most box office.

  So although the story of "Luke Cage 3" is not new, it is still a story of superheroes fighting crime, but fans are still very supportive.

  In the end, "Luke Cage 3" had a North American box office of 230 million U.S. dollars and a global box office of 450 million U.S. dollars. The results are quite good.

   This one is also the finale of the "Luke Cage" series of individual films. Afterwards, Universal won't make any more of its stand-alone films unless it restarts in a decade or two.

On the one hand, Jamie Foxx, the star of "Luke Cage", has become popular in recent years. In addition to starring in the "Luke Cage" series, he also starred in "Soul Singer", "Top Secret Flight" , "Soloist" and so on.

  Especially "The King of Soul Singer" won him the Oscar for Best Actor Award, so his salary has been rolling upwards.

  When filming "Luke Cage 3", his salary has grown to 30 million US dollars, plus a 5% profit dividend. If the increase continues, his salary will be even higher.

  At that time, for a movie with an investment of 100 to 200 million yuan, half of the salary will have to be taken up, and the money invested in the movie will be greatly reduced, which will affect the quality of the movie. And if you increase your investment, you will increase the risk of loss.

  On the one hand, the members of the Defenders, such as Daredevil, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Jessica Jones, etc., are too weak in combat.

   Daredevil has no superpowers, he is just a blind man who is proficient in fighting skills and has sensitive facial features. Although Iron Fist and Luke Cage have superpowers, they are at best on par with Captain America, Falcon, and Hawkeye.

In the future, Xiang Nan will start the Avengers Alliance, and he will have to contend with cosmic-level Loki, Thanos, etc. Daredevil, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, etc. are completely useless due to their low combat power. During the war, they can also hunt miscellaneous fish.

  With the improvement of the combat power of the Marvel universe, these superheroes with low combat power and unable to keep up can only be forced to be eliminated.

  So after the shooting of "Defenders 3", Xiang Nan will end this series. Maybe those heroes will make cameo appearances in other films, but they won't be assembled in large numbers, and they won't play a major role again.

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  In November, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" was released.

  In fact, the previous "Harry Potter" series were all released on the Christmas schedule. The reason why this one is brought forward is that there will be a super blockbuster movie released in December.

  It is the masterpiece "Avatar" that James Cameron spent nearly ten years creating. The total investment of this film is 230 million US dollars.

  From 2000, Cameron began to write the script, until 2007 when he officially started filming. It was completed after two years of careful production.

  Xiang Nan knew its box office potential, so he released "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" earlier to avoid being crushed into dust by "Avatar".

  The "Harry Potter" series has already become a well-known IP in film history and has a group of very determined fans. Therefore, after "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" was released, it achieved a very good box office.

  The North American box office is 350 million US dollars, and the global box office is 930 million US dollars. This kind of achievement is really outstanding, making the company next door cry with envy.

  They just can’t figure out why they also make fantasy movies, and they make “The Chronicles of Narnia”, “The Golden Compass”, “Tales of Earthsea”, and “Dungeons and Dragons” so badly.

  Xiang Nan can sell "Harry Potter", "Twilight", "Lord of the Rings", and "The Hobbit" in his auctions, which really makes people wonder.

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   Come December, the filming of "The Transient Universe" has been completed, and it will be released after post-production.

  Xiang Nan and Cong Shan also returned to the family again.

   "How to raise, wife, how does it feel to be filming?" Xiang Nan laughed.

   "It's fun." Cong Shan laughed.

  Filming in Hollywood is not like in mainland China.

   Filming in the mainland is a task, and we must strive for excellence and dedication. For example, before filming, one must first experience life and figure out the role.

  It’s not like that in Hollywood, it’s capitalism and it’s all about the money. Those artists will also do their homework and experience life, but mostly for fame and fortune.

   When filming in the mainland, it is normal to stay up late. In order to catch up with the progress, it is often necessary to keep spinning.

   Not so in Hollywood. There is plenty of time for filming here, basically work eight hours a day, and there is very little overtime, so it is not as tiring as in the mainland.

  In addition, when filming, the whole crew of more than 100 people were together, lively and lively. And with Xiang Nan protecting her, she was not bullied, and everyone worshiped her instead.

  So she thinks filming is quite fun, better than staying at home and being bored.

   "Okay, as long as you like it." Xiang Nan nodded with a smile.

  Even if "Transient Universe" doesn't make money, he will be satisfied if he can make his wife happy.

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   And in December, Universal Pictures launched Cameron's new work "Avatar".

  Because of the success of the "Terminator" series, "Titanic", and the "True Lies" series, he has long been regarded as the most outstanding director of commercial films in Hollywood.

   This movie is Cameron's new work released eight years after "True Lies 2" was released in 2001. It can be said that movie fans around the world can't wait.

  (end of this chapter)