After experiencing the super-training of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, the preparation of the Batman series is not very difficult for Duke and his team, and its tediousness is far less complicated than recreating a Middle-earth world. As time slowly approaches the end of October, the crew's preparations are gradually coming to an end. And according to the plan, the first thing to shoot is an Iceland scene, such as a more cumbersome prop, which can be made while shooting.

Over the past few months, combined with Duke's transformation advice, Lamborghini has completed a total of six copyrighted Batmobile design plans.

Duke also found the type he wanted.

In previous Batman films, the Batmobile was synchronized with the times and played to the extreme in publicity. Lamborghini successfully combined the exquisiteness and agility of the sports car with the magnificence of the chariot, designing and creating a brisk and muscular monster.

In "War Start", the Batmobile is actually a military vehicle prototype called "bler". It was developed by Wayne Company and used to load personnel and equipment across trenches and facilitate passage in open areas. However, due to its high price, Wayne Company failed to start production on a large scale, but was discovered by Bruce Wayne, thus developing into a tool for Batman to maintain justice.

In early November, Lamborghini transported a concept car to Los Angeles. As long as Duke is satisfied, the subsequent prop cars will be built soon.

This Batmobile is equipped with a 5.7-liter 340 horsepower engine that can output 400 pounds of torque. The body is 9 feet wide and 4 inches long, 15 feet long and weighs two and a half tons. It can accelerate from stationary to 60 mph in 5 seconds, and can complete long-distance jumps.

The most unique thing about Batmobile is that it does not have a front axle, but supports the wheels through the side of the body.

Lamborghini technicians have increased the rear wheel size and arranged the engine and gearbox nearby. The Batmobile even has an insect-like waist that will twist when the horsepower is increased.

In addition, the Batmobile is equipped with 6 truck tires. In order to achieve the designed side-slip effect, tires of varying degrees of wear can be used in different scenarios, and the tire pressure can also be adjusted accordingly.

According to the plan, Duke will use 6 to 8 Batmobile vehicles in the film. Five of them are fully equipped, one electronic version is equipped with a movable roof for easy entry and exit, two without engines and are weight-reduced, and are used to be ejected in special action scenes.

"I never expected them to create a Batmobile that combines all kinds of ideas, but they did it. It was a monster, a beast."

This is Duke's evaluation of Batmobile, what Lamborghini did, and he was quite satisfied.

Of course, the copyright of Batmobile belongs to the two companies, and the film will be officially launched on the market after it is released, which is also one of the profit points of surrounding products.

There is also Bruce Wayne's sports car in the film, which will use Lamborghini's latest products in the entire line.

In addition, in order to promote products and advertise, Lamborghini also presented the latest concept sports car to Duke and Christian Bale.

However, Duke has no feelings for cars and rarely drives sports cars. He then gives it to Tina Fei.

The negotiations between Tina Fei and Warner Bros. were not going well. Time Warner has concerns about stock replacement. Duke is already the largest individual shareholder of Warner Bros., and the excessive shares in his hands are not good for Time Warner Group holding Warner Bros.

The negotiations also involved Steve Jobs' Pixar Studio. If Pixar cannot be taken down and Duke's shares increase after the purchase, Time Warner will undoubtedly be quite passive.

But Steve Jobs has absolute initiative and is not in a hurry at all, which is destined to be a marathon negotiation.

Duke's main energy is still focused on the new movies, which is his interest and the foundation of his career.

On the release date of "The War Time", Duke and Warner had a little disagreement. The reason is simple. The disastrous defeat of "Batman and Robin" left too deep a shadow on Warner Bros.

"Warner's opinion is to place the schedule of the film in late July or early August when competition is relatively peaceful."

In the Duke Studio, Jamie Johnson, who was promoted to Warner Bros. Distribution Manager, said to Duke. "Batman cannot be missed again, otherwise this series will be sealed indefinitely."

Duke thought about it for a moment and said, "My opinion is still in early May."

There is still a Marvel series opening work waiting next year. He cannot delay the release of "War Start" too late to avoid distracting his energy too much.

And he vaguely remembers that the "War Starting" was a summer film, and the market response can be said to be relatively successful.

What's more, Christopher Nolan, who was once in the summer season, has no comparison with his influence now.

"The schedule for May is already very crowded." Jamie Johnson thought for a moment, but did not stick to his opinion, and said, "Memorial Day is definitely not suitable, George Lucas's "Star Wars Prequel 3" will be released in this schedule."

Duke knew that he would definitely not collide with the last star war Lucas said.

Jamie Johnson continued, “There is Spielberg’s World War in mid-May, which is the science fiction genre.”

"Where is the beginning of the month?" Duke asked directly.

"The 20th Century Fox's big production "Dynasty of Heaven" was released on the first weekend of the summer..."

Hearing the name, Duke's eyes lit up immediately, "Jamie, let's choose the first weekend."

Before the other party could speak, he gave an explanation, "I don't know if you have noticed it. Epics have caused aesthetic fatigue in the market. Warner's "Troy" did not meet expectations, right?"

"Yes." Jamie Johnson nodded, "Although we finally achieved profitability through peripherals and discs, it was too far from what we expected."

"The King Arthur, released in July, performed very poorly. I believe its bleak market response is destined to lose money." Duke reminded, "and last year's "Alexander the Great" had a very bad business performance."

Jamie Johnson's eyes suddenly lit up, and Duke's grasp of the film market has always made him admire. Even if it was not a film he made, the investment in "Titanic", "Mission Impossible" and "Harry Potter" series fully proved this, especially "Alexander the Great". Warner Bros. followed his advice and did not release this epic film by Oliver Stone, thus avoiding the risk of a loss.

"Every type of film in Hollywood will always cause market weakness after it reaches its peak." What Duke said is something that has proven in the film market in countless years. "In recent years, Hollywood's epic films have appeared, filling the screen..."

Speaking of this, he shook his head. Not only epic war movies, but future superhero movies will also go on the same path.

Duke has no magic power, but what he said is not difficult to analyze. Jamie Johnson thought for a moment and couldn't help but nod.

Of course, he will have to go back to investigate before making a decision on the specific release date of "The Moment of War".

After Jamie Johnson left, Duke looked at the release schedule for next summer's season he left behind. It was full of videos that had been released. "Dynasty" seemed amazing. Ridley Scott joined forces with Orlando Bloom. The production cost was $130 million, but it was a veritable soft persimmon.

Many people once blamed Ridley Scott for the failure of the box office of the film on the lack of editing rights, which is indeed part of the reason. Moreover, Ridley Scott's director editing version is of more than one level higher than the release version. If the director editing version was released a few years ahead of schedule, it might have been a great success.

But during this period, even if Lao Lei’s director editing version is released, more than 80% of the may still be a failure.

Movies are deeply influenced by the social environment. Hollywood has been following the trend in epic genres in recent years. Various large investments and small productions have emerged one after another. The market demand for epic films has begun to weaken. This is an external element of the film that the director cannot control at all.

Just like the superhero movies that Duke once flourished in the last few years, everyone actually knows that audiences always get tired of it.

A week later, Warner Bros. reported that they accepted Duke's opinion that "Batman: The War Moment" will be officially released in North America on May 6, which will start next summer. The film released on the same day is "Dynasty of the Heavens".

Whether the film will change its schedule is not within Duke's consideration. With the arrival of mid-November, he reviewed and reviewed various preparations and contacted Hannah Selena who went to Iceland in advance and prepared to start filming.

The video will be launched on the Vatner Glacier in Iceland. When Warner held a press conference to announce the release date of "Batman: The Moment of War", he led the crew on a special charter flight, leaving North America and flying directly to Iceland.

Before he left, "Hurricane Rescue" released in June was completely removed from North America. After five months of long screening, the film finally won $235.78 million in North America. Compared with the scale of the film's investment, it has achieved great success.

The overseas screening of "Hurricane Rescue" has not ended yet. The current global box office has reached 482.76 million US dollars, and it is not difficult to achieve a global box office of more than 500 million US dollars.

Although this is a film with Duke's average box office performance in recent years, there is no problem with "Hurricane Rescue" entering the top ten box office lists in North America and the world.

Moreover, until the audience was down in North America, the audience had a great reputation, with an imdb score of 8.3 points, and the subsequent disc sales will definitely not be bad.
Chapter completed!