Chapter 2033 2035 [Avatar]

   "Avatar" was released without the twists and turns like "Titanic", because people all over the world already know how powerful James Cameron is.

Although his works are not many, only a few such as "Terminator" series, "True Lies" series, "Titanic", "Alien 2", "Piranha", etc., but his talent is respected by the world .

   Therefore, as soon as "Avatar" was released, a large number of fans went to the theater to see it.

   And "Avatar" did not disappoint movie fans, especially the 3DIMAX version, which can only be described as "amazing". The audience who have watched it are all shocked by the fantasy world shown in this movie.

   Therefore, after the release of "Avatar", the box office skyrocketed, and almost all the movies released in the same period were crushed by this movie.

Christmas releases are usually blockbuster movies. For example, Warner Pictures produced "Sherlock Holmes" directed by Guy Ritchie, starring Tom Cruise, Jude Law, and Rachel McAdams. The cost exceeded 130 million U.S. dollars, but under the influence of "Avatar", its final box office was only a measly 200 million U.S. dollars, causing Warner to lose at least 100 million U.S. dollars.

  Paramount Pictures released "Star Trek" on the Christmas file. This film was originally the first work of the restart of the series, and Paramount Pictures also placed high hopes on it.

   If it can be successful, then Paramount Pictures will continue to launch a sequel. And this series of movies will also become a cash cow for Paramount.

  But unfortunately because of a collision with "Avatar", "Star Trek" invested 140 million US dollars, but the final box office was only 150 million US dollars.

  Paramount Pictures suffered a huge loss of 120 million US dollars. The restart of "Star Trek" failed to make a name for itself, which also led to the collapse of the follow-up work, which was directly announced by Paramount.

   In addition, many other companies have been unlucky, and the only winner is Universal Pictures.

  In the end, "Avatar" was released for more than 120 days, and the global box office exceeded 2.7 billion US dollars. Universal Pictures' net profit exceeds 900 million U.S. dollars, and James Cameron's salary plus box office dividends can also earn more than 300 million U.S. dollars. It can be said to be a win-win situation.

  The explosion of "Avatar" also shocked the industry.

  They thought that Cameron's new film would be a hit, but they didn't expect it to be such a hit, and they all fell on him. Now seeing that Universal is making a lot of money, but they are losing money because of hitting schedules, it is really irritating to compare people to others.

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  Because of the popularity of "Avatar", other films of Universal Pictures were forced to postpone the release of the world.

  Including "007: Quantum of Solace", which was originally supposed to be released in November 2009, but because the schedule was given to "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", it had to be postponed to the summer of 2010.

   There are also "The Weakness" and "The Twilight Saga: New Moon", which were originally planned to be released in January and February, but because "Avatar" is too popular, they can only be released in the summer.

   This also made "Twilight" fans howl.

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  In January 2010, Xiang Nan announced a new filming plan.

"Jurassic Park 6", "Kung Fu Dream", "Fast and Furious 5", "Captain America", "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse", "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 2, " Inception, Wolverine 3, and Godzilla.

"Jurassic Park 6" will be the end of the series; "Kung Fu Dream" will star Jaden Smith, Will Smith's son, and this is Xiang Nan's reward for his role in "Bad Boys 2"; "With Passion 5" tells the story of Boss Tang leading a team to London to investigate the truth after receiving the news of Letty's resurrection.

   "Captain America" ​​is the second part of the Avengers, and "Iron Man" will be released this year, officially opening the Avengers universe.

  In fact, before this, the Avengers had appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but they all appeared in the form of easter eggs.

  For example, the robotic arm of the Misty Knight in "Tekken 3" was a gift from Iron Man; Jessica Jones was also a member of the Avengers and a classmate of Spiderman...

   "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" will be filmed in two parts. In this way, one fish will eat two, and at least an extra 500 million U.S. dollars in profit will be made. Naturally, Xiang Nan wouldn't miss out on making such money.

   "Inception" is Nolan's masterpiece. It is not only brain-burning, but also the stories are interlocking and echoing back and forth. It is like a maze built with images, making the audience mesmerized.

   "Wolverine 3: The Return of the Wolf" is about the death of Wolverine. Wolverine's death also marked the end of the X-Men universe.

After that, Xiang Nan will restart the X-Men universe in "Gambit 2", filming "X-Men: First Battle", "X-Men: Days of Future Past", "Deadpool", "Gambit 3" "And other individual films.

   "Godzilla" is the copyright acquired by Universal Pictures from Toho Corporation.

  Actually, Hollywood has filmed Godzilla before, and it was launched by Sony Pictures in 1998.

However, that version of Godzilla was not as brave as in the setting. It also had atomic breath and spiral rays. That version of Godzilla was just a big lizard, so it received bad reviews after it was released, and the box office was also a mess. .

   Therefore, Sony Pictures no longer shoots Godzilla, and Toho Co., Ltd. no longer authorizes it easily.

   Fortunately, Xiang Nan has a good reputation, and has made many good movies over the years. Not only the box office is guaranteed, but also the word of mouth is very good.

  And in recent years, with the rapid development of special effects in movies, it has become increasingly difficult for Godzilla's special shots to satisfy the audience's appetite.

Therefore, in 2004, after the filming of "Godzilla: The Ultimate Battle", Dongbao Co., Ltd. hid this monster in the snow. Since then, it has never filmed a new version of Godzilla, and Godzilla's reputation has gradually slowed down. decline.

  Toho Co., Ltd. has hoped to restart "Godzilla" many times, but unfortunately, the cost of a movie made with computer special effects is too expensive, and it is impossible to make a good film without 40 to 50 million US dollars.

   And forty to fifty million US dollars, equivalent to five or six billion yen. Such an expensive investment far exceeds the capabilities of Toho Co., Ltd., so it has been unable to complete the restart.

   In time, if there is no sequel to "Godzilla", then this once world-famous monster will only be gradually forgotten by the audience.

Therefore, when Universal Pictures went to discuss cooperation with Toho Co., Ltd., Toho Co., Ltd. finally agreed to authorize Universal to shoot the sequel of "Godzilla" after discussion, and other monsters such as Raton, Ghidorah, and Demon Authorized by Sla and others.

  In this way, Universal Pictures can create its own monster universe.

  (end of this chapter)