"Water Disney has become a behemoth. No matter how capable Michael Eisner is, he still needs help to control the entire group company."

On the terrace of the Duke Manor, Duke, Tinafee, Nancy Josephson and others sat around the round table, drinking afternoon tea, and discussing some current situations. Duke put down the coffee in his hand and said, "Cook Dick is Michael Eisner's most important assistant. With his assistance, Eisner's position is very stable. It will be more difficult for Robert Eiger and Roy Disney to turn over."

"So, you encourage Robert Eiger and reach out to Cookdick first?" Nancy Josephson said with clarity.

"This is just a revenge."

Facing these people, Duke didn't need to hide it and said directly, "Although there is no evidence, the last leak is unrelated to Disney, and Cook Dick is most likely the person in charge of the planning."

Tinafe snorted softly, then Duke said, "He dares to reach out, we are not only trying to hit this hand back, but we have to cut it off as much as possible with our arms!"

Picking up the silver pot, Scarlett filled everyone's teacups one by one, and asked curiously, "Can you really cut it off?"

"How could such a thing be 100% sure?" Duke said leaning on the rattan chair. "However, those two things were previously under the business that Cook Dick was in charge. With the ability of Robert Iger and Roy Disney, they would definitely not miss this opportunity easily."

Nancy Josephson nodded, "I've had many fights with Robert Eiger before, and this is a very capable person."

She frowned slightly and asked, "What if Cook Dick falls? Do we have to support Robert Eiger with all our might?"

"A powerful Walt Disney is not in our interest." Duke crossed and placed it on the armrest of the chair. "The best case is that Robert Eiger can form a certain balance of power with Michael Eisner..."

Scarlett immediately understood, "They are in a fight within?"

Seeing Duke and Tinafe nodding slowly, Scarlett said again. "Why don't you support Robert Iger on the stage?"

"Dear, because Robert Egg is not good for us to come to power."

The person who took the call was Tinafee. She briefly explained, "Just say one thing. Michael Eisner doesn't like Disney animation studio, but Robert Eiger is determined to reorganize Disney animation. Don't forget that Pixar Animation Studio is closely related to us, and the market for animated movies is far smaller than live-action movies. If Disney animation regains its glory..."

She didn't need to say anything more. Scarlett already understood.

Duke put down his teacup and said to Tinafee and Nancy Josephson, "Can someone stare at Robert Iger and Disney."

Speaking of animated movies, Duke couldn't help but think of another thing. When people investigated, they found that DreamWorks Animation Studio already had the creativity of "Kung Fu Panda" and was about to enter the preliminary preparation stage. Twentieth Century Fox and Warner Bros. had several contacts with Jerry Fercasenberg. Although they did not completely win the project, they also participated in the investment. They will be responsible for the North American and overseas distribution of this animated feature film respectively.

Now, the negotiations for the Warner Fox World project have reached its final stage, and a formal contract may be signed with the other side of the Pacific at any time.

But there are some obstacles.

For example, some people on the other side tentatively proposed a condition, wanting to invite Duke to direct the opening ceremony of the 2008 grand event.

But Duke is not stupid at all. He knows what aspects can show goodwill to the opponent and what things cannot be violated. Otherwise, even with his status, he will be rejected.

At his current level, he must consider the problem from his own perspective and position when doing things. Some aspects are not that he does not want to do it, but that he cannot do it at all. If he does it, it basically means that he will not please both sides.

Therefore, the news just spread through informal channels, but he refused without hesitation.

In fact, when it reaches a certain level in Hollywood, it will basically have a certain connection with politics. Most of Hollywood celebrities are also political activists, such as Tinafe, who is now very similar to Harrison Ford's political tendencies, and she is extremely supportive of the federal government's war on terrorism and the use of force against Iraq.

For example, Scarlett Johansson. She is a standard Democratic supporter.

It is no exaggeration to say that politics has never been far away from Hollywood, and although Duke has no obvious tendency, he will not do things that put himself in a completely passive position.

After all, North America is his current foundation.

Although refusing the informal invitation from the other party would cause more or less trouble, Duke knew very well that such a large amount of investment would not cause any changes due to this matter.

According to the latest news from across the Pacific, what Warner Fox World lacks is a formal contract.

The impact of this investment has been initially revealed. The other side of the Pacific will become one of the earliest overseas markets for "Iron Man", and the other party's desire to introduce "Batman 2: The Dark Knight" is also quite strong.

For the sake of future considerations, Duke also needs to make adjustments to some of the settings of this movie. If it is like before, the film will inevitably fail to pass the review and may also ruin the relatively neutral position he has established over the years.

Just like not obsessed with film shooting, Duke is not Christopher Nolan, and will not do some persistence that is unnecessary in his eyes.

Staying in Los Angeles until Monday night, Duke joined other major members of the crew and embarked on a North American publicity journey. During the publicity process, Robert Downey Jr. became the most popular target. The talented actor who once fell from a high place to the bottom, with the role of Tony Stark, finally returned to the mainstream and embarked on the road to popularity again.

This is definitely a good thing for Robert Downey Jr., now, but for Donny who will become a superstar in the future, that is an obstacle.

Now Robert Downey Jr. is playing Tony Stark. Once one or two movies related to Iron Man are released, the ones that will bring Robert Downey Jr. are Tony Stark.

No matter which actor you are, you don’t want to encounter this situation. Once you encounter this situation, it is very likely that you will only end up in failure.

But Duke knew very well that Robert Downey Jr. would never regret choosing the role of Tony Stark.

The fanatical pursuit of movie fans caused by Robert Downey Jr. is a true reflection of the response of the film market.

After the workday began, the single-day box office of "Iron Man" began to decline sharply, down 58% this week compared to last Sunday, earning $15.49 million in a single day.

For films like "Iron Man", which have a stronger popcorn flavor, the weekdays are basically showing a continuous decline, but due to the influence of good media and audience reputation, the decline has always remained within a very small range.

On Tuesday, Iron Man took $14.86 million from North America; on Wednesday, the single-day closing was $14.38 million; on Thursday, it won $13.81 million a day.

When a new weekend begins, Iron Man's North American box office easily exceeded $150 million, reaching $184.49 million.

Although a new film like "Speed ​​Racer" will be released on the new weekend, the outside world has unanimously determined that "Iron Man" is likely to win two consecutive box office titles this weekend, and the North American box office will definitely exceed $200 million this weekend.

Las Vegas, starting on Wednesday, closed its $300 million bet on Iron Man's North American box office, and adjusted its $350 million bet odds to one loss.

With the help of "Iron Man"'s big sale, Marvel Studios, Marvel Comics and Warner Bros. jointly held a press conference to announce the new Marvel superhero movie plan, and "Hulk Hulk", "Captain America" ​​and "Iron Man 2" were all put on the agenda.

Casting and selection work for different videos will also begin one after another.

These attracted the attention of many people, especially fans of the original comics, and to a certain extent stimulated the box office of "Iron Man" the next weekend. "The Speed ​​Racer" released this weekend could not pose any substantial threat to Tony Stark.

Just after the weekend, "Premiere" released its latest weekend box office news through an instant sharing account.

"The North American box office list of "Iron Man" is full of money, and the engine of "Speed ​​Racer" is out."

"The Speed ​​Racer, invested by Universal Pictures and directed by Andy Wachowski and Lana Wachowski, unfortunately became the first cannon fodder this summer. After last week's champion "Iron Man", it only earned $20.21 million in three days, far lower than the expected start of about $45 million to $65 million."

"On the other hand, the well-known "Iron Man" is still brave this week, successfully won the championship with an outstanding result of $58.5 million. The total harvest in North America has reached $242.99 million. This data has brought a realistic taste to "Iron Man" for the final breakthrough of $350 million."

"Turned by this superhero, although the sum of the top 10 in North America's box office fell by about 22 percentage points, it hit a record high in the same period with a total market value of about 11.7 billion US dollars, breaking the $11.5 billion US dollars when Spider-Man 1 was leading the way six years ago."

"Duke Rosenberg's new film is as strong as it is, once again confirming his title as the King of North America's summer season."

It was also this weekend that "Iron Man" landed in major overseas markets such as Europe, Latin America, Australia, East Asia and Southeast Asia. However, compared to the film's rapid progress in North America, "Iron Man" encountered a similar situation to "Batman: The Moment of War", and there was no such phenomenon as the box office in North America. (To be continued.)
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