A multi-billion dollar transaction case like Lucasfilm is definitely not negotiated in a short time. The team formed by Duke and Time Warner is very patient and is waiting for an opportunity. There are also some voices from Lucasfilm, such as the director's issue after the launch of the new Star Wars series.

Duke has made certain promises, and his business achievements in science fiction films over the years are also the best guarantee of this promise.

For example, in mid-September, the global box office of "Inception" exceeded the $100 million mark, and the cumulative box office of North America also reached $342.54 million, making it the second largest film in North America to date after "Toy Story 3" so far.

The latter's North American box office has exceeded US$350 million, and this series has accumulated a huge audience base and excellent reputation in fifteen years.

However, in the overseas market, the box office and response of "Toy Story 3" are not as good as "Inception", and it is not even as good as "Alice in Wonderland" at the beginning of the year. It is an indisputable fact that the film produced by Pixar Studios is a bit weak overseas compared to North America.

In emerging and rapidly growing markets such as China, Pixar Animation Studio's movies are not very popular. The animation market in emerging markets is basically a market for children under the age of ten, while Pixar's cartoons are never shot for these people, and it is impossible for children of this age to understand them.

Pixar Studios' production style determines the audience and also needs to slowly cultivate its audience in emerging markets.

Fortunately, even without the high box office in emerging markets, the revenue generated by Pixar Studios' videos is high enough.

"Inception" is definitely one of the most successful movies this year, while "Robin Hood", which is also very invested in big production, has become one of the most failed movies this year.

This film was forced to be equal by the North American theater alliance very early on, and only achieved a box office of over 40,000 US dollars in North America. Now, all overseas markets have been counted, and the box office figures of more than 100 million US dollars worldwide.

The production cost of "Robin Hood" is as high as 200 million US dollars, plus more than 100 million US dollars in publicity and marketing costs, as well as expensive distribution costs. The total investment of the film is definitely more than 350 million US dollars. This scale of investment also means that it will take an extremely long time to recover the cost.

"You can't get back this investment until I die!"

In a mansion in San Francisco, a loud voice was blowing towards David Ellison like a hairdryer. David Ellison, who was unruly in the past, lowered his head slightly and could only stop, "How many times have you screwed it up?"

Hearing his father's words, David Ellison raised his head and said with a little stubbornness, "I have also succeeded and have made such a big-selling film as "I am a Legend"!"

Larry Ellison sneered twice, stepped back and sat on the sofa, and snapped, "How many money-making videos are there in your company? How many more are there in "Robin Hood"?"

Originally, he had high hopes for his son, believing that his excellence was no less than that of anyone, and he could conquer a world even in Hollywood, but he didn't expect to lose a lot.

David Ellison was silent. He lowered his head slowly. After a while, he raised his head and looked at his father firmly. "My Sky Film Studio also has four films: "Creation of War", "Super Battleship", "Alien Battlefield" and "Fast and Furious 5". As long as two of them can be sold as well as "I am a Legend", the previous losses can be recovered..."

"I hope so!" Larry Ellison interrupted and said directly, "If these videos fail, I will recoup your investment in Sky Film Studio!"

David Ellison's face changed. Without his father's financial support, how could he continue to maintain the operation of Sky Film Studio?

However, thinking of those four movies, David Ellison regained a certain degree of confidence. It is impossible that all four movies will fail, right?

Especially the filming of "Fast and Furious 5" is about to begin. The entire series has accumulated huge popularity. As long as there is no big surprise, it is almost inevitable that the film will be sold well.

In David Ellison's opinion, it is normal for "Fast and Furious 5" to win a box office of $500 million to $600 million worldwide, but it is just that it is more than $100 million. It is very difficult.

How can this film explode completely and get a score of 100 million US dollars?

This is a question that David Ellison was still considering when he left San Francisco. Now there are very few films and directors that can achieve a box office of 100 million in Hollywood. It can be said that except for James Cameron and Duke Rosenberg, basically no one else can do this.

Especially Duke Rosenberg, how many films have had a global box office of more than $100 million? The Lord of the Rings trilogy, "The Dark Knight"...

Thinking of "The Dark Knight", David Ellison's heart moved. If it weren't for the Joker's death, the box office of this film might not have exploded so much?

A vague thought gradually appeared in his mind, but he couldn't catch it for a while, so he had to give up these for a while and turn to the reality in front of him.

Duke Rosenberg's new film is said to be about to be completed again, which is obviously a film targeting the Oscars. David Ellison wanted to do something, but was powerless. The other party's production style was not favored by the academy, and he himself was not popular with the traditional forces in Hollywood.

As David Ellison knew, the filming of "Georgeous" has reached its final stage. Due to the solution of many technical difficulties in the early preparations, the shooting process is relatively simple. After 45 days of intense shooting, the filming only remains of the final shot in this planned film of about 90 minutes.

In the studio of Warner Studios, Duke directed the crew to arrange the last long shot. This is the ending scene of the whole film, and it is also an important part of Scarlett's heroine returning to Earth to gain a new life. "Gravity" is different from any Duke's previous film. It will use a large number of long shots, and the ending scene is no exception.

On the left side of the studio, a huge water tank has been set up long ago. The water tank is surrounded by green screens. The water inside is simulated like a real lake water. There are also enough water plants to be fake and real. As for other zooplankton and other things, they have to be added in post-production.

Previously, the scene of the heroine falling into the water in a Shenzhou was filmed. The remaining long shots will be the scene where Scarlett took off her sky suit and swam back to land.

Two photography assistants have already put on their diving suits and will capture Scarlett's performance underwater. Duke checked the crew's preparations and then called Scarlett to the side of the water tank.

This is right in front of the water tank. In addition to the camera, green screens are also set up around. Duke stood in the open space beside the water, pointing to the wet soil and said, "Remember, you must grab a handful of soil after getting ashore!"

"I know!" Scarlett nodded seriously.

The two had enough communication before, and Duke didn't need to say anything more about these scenes, but he still reminded him, "Be sure to be safe. If you can't hold your breath, just swim up."

Scarlett gave Duke a reassuring expression, "I've practiced it many times."

After instructing Scarlett, Duke looked at the other side again. The three lifeguards were in place. If there were any accidents in the underwater actors and photographers, they could go into the water to rescue them as soon as possible.

Duke never cares about safety measures, not to mention Scarlett Johnson.

"Each department is ready!"

Walking up the high platform, Duke stood behind the director's monitor, "The last scene begins now!"

Although Duke called for the start, the shooting did not proceed immediately. Instead, she had to wait for Scarlett Johnson to be in place. She jumped into the pool, swam slowly to the middle position, took a breath and sank into the bottom of the water. The water tank was not deep, and many effects were relied on the later addition. After more than ten seconds, Scarlett had already been in place. She made an OK gesture and the shooting started immediately.

As a non-professional, Scarlett couldn't hold her breath for a long time. Originally, Duke wanted the diver to carry a diving device to assist Scarlett in shooting, but after seeing that she could stay underwater for nearly a minute, he gave up these tedious preparations.

The underwater scene was relatively simple. Scarlett made a few moves of taking off the space suit, then got rid of all the shackles and swam upwards. She passed through a clump of water plants and soon approached the water surface.

The whole process took only a few dozen seconds, and the underwater shooting used high-speed slow motion. At the moment when Scarlett Johnson was about to come out of the water, the main camera controlled by John Schwartzman immediately turned over and clearly captured every move of Scarlett.

Duke always stared at the director's monitor. Scarlett struggled to climb up the lake shore and was unable to stand up. She just pressed her face against the soil on the shore, feeling the earth, feeling the survivor of the disaster, and feeling her own rebirth...

She slowly grabbed a handful of soil and stared at it. This extremely familiar land seemed so precious at this moment. It seemed that only those who had survived the disaster in space could understand what this seemingly ordinary soil meant to her to humans.

Scarlett struggled to stand up. At this moment, no one or strength could stop her from standing up. Although she kept falling while standing up, she finally stood firmly on the soil under her feet.

The camera of the boom extending over first gave her feet and soil a close-up, then slowly moved upward, and finally stopped beside Scarlett's face until she slowly moved her footsteps...

"cut!" Duke's shouting sounded, "This one has passed!"

A sigh of relief sounded in the studio. Although the shooting has only been more than forty days, the tension and intensity have never been there before. (To be continued.)

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