What does the plight of Brad Pitt and David Fincher show?

In fact, it is not complicated. The North American film market headed by "two tights" is moving towards another business model. Film companies headed by Disney and Warner Bros. are abandoning the "star system" and get rid of the influence of actors, directors and producers. , And use the adaptation copyright as a guide to firmly control the initiative in their own hands.

　　 The simplest example is that if Robert Downey Jr. resigned as "Iron Man" and officially left the role of Iron Man, would Iron Man disappear? The answer is no. Disney will replace Robert Downey Jr. with the second generation of Iron Man-actors can be replaced, and copyright roles are unique and eternal.

　　 This is also the reason why Renly has a special status in Hollywood today. He got rid of the shackles of copyright and sequels and reproduced the "superstar effect" of the 1980s and 1990s.

　　 "One person is the universe", this makes Lan Li's status aloof.

The major film companies’ attitudes towards Lan Li are also contradictory. On the one hand, they hope Lan Li “disappears” and they can truly take over the new film market according to their own wishes; on the other hand, they cannot get rid of Lan Li’s “temptation/confusion” , I hope to win more benefits with the help of Lanli. The attitudes of large film companies and small film companies are different, and the attitudes of Wall Street and Hollywood are also different. This is a game.

　　 "'Mind Hunter'." Lan Li repeated it softly, "Remind me, what story is this?"

　　 Actually, in the last life, Lan Li had never watched the series "Mind Hunter", and his reputation was extremely loud, but he regretted that he missed the opportunity to watch it in person.

　　 Of course, there are special reasons for this.

According to the development direction of the times, the entire North American TV series production industry has risen together with Netflix: I mentioned this when I was planning the future for Sisyphus Pictures, because of the influence of the "Little Golden Man tights". The film industry’s selection and production is increasingly fettered, and the correctness of politics/governance has also led to the loss of artistic collision of many themes or genres, and large-screen works are becoming more conservative.

In the final analysis, big screens must be realized through the box office to realize the first step-even Disney is no exception. "Ant-Man"'s box office performance is relatively not outstanding. Although the reputation is good, the movie box office is also restricted to some extent. The development of Disney's late movie surroundings. In other words, Disney does not expect to make money from movies, but if the box office of the movie is not good enough, then the peripheral revenue will also be affected.

Because of this, TV relies on the particularity of the “family environment”. The viewers can freely choose their favorite works at home, and can watch them anytime and anywhere through the online streaming media platform, stripping the fixed carrier of the movie theater. The flexibility and variability of TV dramas can be expanded to expand more potential audiences. Naturally, TV dramas have more room for adventure.

As a digression, although the ratings of the entire North America, including football and Oscars, are showing a downward trend, in fact, the number of viewers is steadily rising, only shifting from the carrier of TV dramas. When it comes to mobile devices such as set-top boxes and online streaming media, the overall development of the TV drama industry has not "declined", but has shown a broader prospect than movies.

"American Spy Dream", "Breaking Poison/Division", "The Walking Dead", "The Handmaid's Tale", "The Hacker Corps", "Drug Lords", "Western World", "Game of Thrones", "Lies and Lies" , "The Crown", "Women's Prison", "Atlanta", etc., these excellent works have exploded on the small screen, with various poses and various styles, different themes, different styles and different types, which are like a kaleidoscope, showing a thriving school.

When the big screen was completely dominated by superhero movies, sequel movies and adapted movies occupied the mainstream sight, while the small screen ushered in a new era. The vigorous creative vitality gave TV series infinite possibilities, David Lynch in 2017 The series "Shuangfeng" launched has continued the story of the movie "Shuangfeng" again after a lapse of 27 years. This is impossible in the film industry. If it weren't for the green light of Showtime TV, then this set would be enough. Classical and unique drama series recorded in the annals of history may be buried in the torrent of money forever.

In the last life, in the last stage of Chu Jiashu’s life, the excellent dramas were endless, countless, and dazzling. He did not have enough time to watch these crews. To be more precise, there were too many excellent dramas to watch. Come! There is not even time to breathe.

The same goes for "Mind Hunter". This series has received praises from countless audiences, and is regarded as an absolutely top excellent series in the eyes of professional critics. Lan Li has heard relevant stories countless times, and he is also looking forward to watching it. , But he didn't find a chance until he was reborn.

　　 When selecting projects for Sisyphus Films before, Lan Li simply picked out the "Mind Hunter" without any knowledge of the specific story.

　　 Andy didn't think much about it. At first, Lan Li looked through so many script projects and couldn't remember the specific content of one of them. This was really normal.

"Do you know the set of'criminal minds'?" Andy mentioned a set of classic American dramas, which were still playing until the rebirth of the last rebirth of Ren Li. "The'Mind Hunter' is about the'criminal minds'. His entrepreneurial history, based on real documentary novels written by two former FBI agents, tells the story of two FBI agents delving into criminal psychology in the 1970s. At that time, the name of the'serial killer' was not yet official. Established."

　　 Lan Li raised his eyebrows slightly. This is a very interesting theme, just like going deep into the psychological world of Professor Hannibal of "The Silent Lamb".

　　 "However, this is not a crime suspense drama in the conventional sense. It is more a historical documentary drama with crime as the background." Andy added, "You know, David's perspective is always a little different."

　　 "People. David Fincher's drama still likes to settle down with people in the end. "The Zodiac" is the best model." Lan Li is a familiar tone.

　　 Andy laughed immediately, "Yes, it's similar to the "Zodiac"."

　　 Lu Ni pursed the corners of her mouth, muttering, "No wonder those TV stations are unwilling to invest money."

"The Zodiac", released in 2007, was once considered to be the most failed work of David Fincher. Paramount Pictures invested 65 million US dollars and invited Robert Downey Jr. and Jack Jr. Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo and many other actors joined to tell the story of San Francisco’s self-proclaimed "Zodiac Killer" in the 1970s-the same as "Jack the Ripper", which is still not in reality. An unsolvable case that can be cracked.

However, after the movie was released, it was met with criticism from the audience. Although the media scored a full 78 points in the comprehensive review, the box office performance was a total disaster. In the end, North America received only 33 million U.S. dollars. The film industry lost a lot of money, and later did not cause much discussion among film critics.

However, with the precipitation of time, just like the "fight club", the excellence and excellence of the "Zodiac" has gradually been recognized by more and more people, and even many senior movie fans believe that this is the pinnacle of David. It has surpassed "fight club" and "social network".

In the "Zodiac" work, David tried to unearth the psychology of each character. He aimed the camera at every person involved in the case, but it was not about the case itself but about the truth. Everyone’s heart There is a restless desire for truth in the depths, and this desire may make it step by step toward paranoia and madness, and will never be able to rest before digging into the truth.

The whole movie delicately and ingeniously creates the kind of pressing atmosphere, and then revolves around an "unprovable truth" to show the influence of each participant, and the trajectory of life is quietly changed. ——Not only the victim, but the person who handled the case also became the "victim" of the murderer.

　　 This is where David Fincher is best.

　　 Obviously, "Mind Hunter" should be the same. In fact, in the "criminal psychology", the screenwriters present the self-difficulties of every criminal psychoanalyst from multiple angles and angles. In the process of detecting the case, they are also inevitably affected, and the darkness gradually destroys and swallows. Their souls; then, the "mind hunters" who focused their attention on the originator of criminal psychology should be even more so.

　　 As Rooney said, no wonder the TV station is extra cautious. Just like "Zodiac" ~lightnovelpub.net~ and like "Shuangfeng", producing such a style of drama must face great risks, even HBO and Netflix must be cautious and more cautious.

　　 "This is interesting." Lan Li made an evaluation.

　　 interesting, but not excited about it.

　　 Andy cast a helpless look at Rooney, which made the smile in Rooney's eyes surge, "You know Lan Li, and I can't interpret his thoughts."

After Rooney spit out so much, Andy also laughed, "Interesting? What kind of evaluation is this? It sounds good but there is no interesting idea? Or does it feel interesting to try and see? I can’t tell. David, Lanly thinks this proposal is very interesting, and then that's all."

　　 If you follow Lan Li’s habit of selecting works in the past, In fact, Andy can be 80% sure that Lan Li will like this script.

First, settle in the role, show the growth of the role, and give the actors enough room to play; second, the theme is unique, and truly show the psychological changes; third, David Fincher, he is always very fond of Lan Li One of the directors, if there is a chance to cooperate, he will not refuse.

　　 The only deduction factor should be the TV series.

However, now more and more big-name actors and directors are going to the small screen. The times have been completely different. It is like the big-name actors returning to the theater stage. This is a trend and a challenge; not to mention that Lan Li should There is no rejection of TV series or movies.

　　 But today's situation is special and Andy is not sure about it anymore.