With the first week of box office in North America, "Dawn of the Living Dead" undoubtedly achieved success, and Zach Schneider moved from the MV and advertising industry to the film industry and also took a solid first step.

This first step is often the most difficult. If a director without success experience wants to take charge of the director, there are too few opportunities.

With the qualifications for success and not even too much competition, there will be invitations from production companies.

Compared with screenwriters and actors, successful directors have a much higher status in the circle.

Shahai Entertainment signed two film contracts with Zach Schneider, so naturally Zach Schneider would not leave. "Dawn of the Living Dead" just released, Ronan asked George Clint and Zach Schneider to sign a director contract for "The Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta".

Zach Schneider's salary increased several times, rising to $3 million.

Ronan was somewhat worried about this new project, so he specially chatted with Zach Schneider.

In the reception room, Ronan asked, "Zac, when are you planning to start taking a vacation?"

Zach Schneider said: "Embassy Film has arranged several promotional activities for "Dawn of the Living Dead" overseas. The last stop is in Europe. After the end, I went straight back to the UK. In November, I officially started preparing for "The Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta."

An assistant sent coffee in, Zach Schneider thanked him and said, "I carefully studied Frank Miller's illustrations and wanted to use a completely different picture style than "Dawn of the Living Dead."

Ronan picked up the coffee and took a sip: "Oh? Tell me."

"Use a style similar to the original, which is as thick as an oil painting." Zach Schneider obviously had sufficient consideration: "Let the movie perfectly copy the original."

Ronan remembered the movie scenes he had seen, and carefully recalled Frank Miller's illustrations, saying: "The original picture is unforgettable. If it can be displayed in the movie, it will be a very distinctive style."

"I not only carefully read the original work and the script adapted by Shahai Entertainment, but also specially studied the historical information." Zach Schneider was not a fool, and knew that this meeting between the two would determine how much autonomy he could get in the project: "In addition, I went to the near Hot Spring Pass and went to the Louvre to see the "Leonida at Hot Spring Pass."

Ronan nodded slightly, Zach Schneider's professional attitude and professional qualities were undoubtedly: "Tell me what you think of the movie."

"This is a war that took place 2,500 years ago." Zach Schneider looked serious: "The video that reflects this war must be a visual feast of swords and swords."

Hearing the visual feast of swords and swords, Ronan instantly felt halfway towards Zach Schneider.

The most important and critical factor in the success of "The Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta" is the visual effect.

If Zach Schneider didn't play visual feasts and would engage in discussions on the core of war and human democracy, Ronan would immediately call for a stop to this project.

That would cost the project a life! It would be so frustrating that even Frank Miller didn't admit that it was a movie adapted from his own work.

The reason why this movie was once attractive was that the historical factors other than the movie were mostly attributed to its suffocating image charm.

Zach Schneider continued: "To realize the original image style, I do not plan to use the outdoor scene. All the crew's shooting will be completed in front of the green screen in the studio. I plan to apply green screen technology to the extreme to create a CG picture that transcends the real charm."

"There are also actors," Zach Schneider focused: "All actors who play Spartans have to exercise for months before filming. They must be strong, muscles bulging, and run as dazzling as Herakosler!"

Ronan also emphasized: "This is a man's movie, you must not use sissy actors."

Zach Schneider kept nodding: "No." He continued his words just now: "As an epic, fierce war scenes are indispensable. Just like the original work, I will portray these 300 people into god of war characters. Dealing with ordinary enemies is like cutting melons and vegetables. In this harsh battle and bloody battle, the Spartans are ready to die until the last drop of blood on their bodies is shed."

He seemed a little excited: "This is a movie without tenderness. The wide shoulders, protruding biceps and broken arms appearing everywhere on the screen. The film does not require tenderness, everything here is just strength and perseverance."

Ronan was completely relieved. Zach Schneider, who first considered commercialization and visual effects, was a good director.

From the perspective of the connotation of the film, "The Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta" that wins by showing off various techniques is definitely not a good movie.

But if it's a commercial standpoint, "The Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta" is a good movie.

Ronan asked directly: "Have you made a budget?"

"Done." Before Zach Schneider made a movie, he was an MV and advertising director, with a lot of experience: "60 million US dollars! Ronan, I can complete this video for only $60 million!"

Ronan said: "I will notify Shahai Entertainment. Zach, do it as you think."

Zach Schneider was immediately delighted: "Okay." He was so excited that he said: "I will definitely not let your support down."

When leaving Ronan's office, Zach Schneider was happy and relieved. Ronan's meaning was very obvious. He had considerable autonomy over the new project "The Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta".

This has never happened in the "Dawn of the Living Dead" project.

In the first film he directed, he didn't have much room for freedom to play. He could only fill it according to the planned shooting mode, and it would be better not to mention autonomy or other things.

But in this movie, he can finally give full play to his image style!

Zach Schneider knew that such a large amount of support was rare.

I hope to continue to cooperate with Ronan and Shahai Entertainment in the future.

Walking out of the Relativity Building, Zach Schneider suddenly realized that Ronan's Relativity Entertainment had acquired Marvel Comics and reorganized it into Marvel Entertainment, and was still preparing for the first superhero movie "Iron Man".

Superheroes, very interesting subjects. Perhaps when this "Spartan Three Hundred Warriors" is successful, you can continue to work with Ronan to shoot a superhero movie.

Zach Schneider felt that his future was infinitely broad.

After Tony Koch took the crew of "Eavesdropping Storm" to Canada and began preparing for the upcoming Toronto Film Festival, Ronan welcomed another visitor.

The famous George Romero took the initiative to visit.

"I came to the door rashly and disturbed." The 64-year-old George Romero's hair was completely white.

Ronan shook hands with him and said, "George, it is an honor for relativity entertainment."

George Romero is extremely famous in the eyes of zombie fans, and his status is no less than George Lucas in the eyes of Star Wars fans, but when it comes to reputation and status in Hollywood, he can only be considered second-rate at most.

He didn't expect that Ronan would attach so much importance to him.

On the other side of the Pacific, Ronan has seen too many zombie movies and literary works. In fact, he can also be classified as a zombie culture enthusiast, and George Romero's works are enlightenment.

"The Living Dead Dawn has been a success, proving that the zombie movies are not outdated," said George Romero. "The zombie movies still have a lot of audiences."

Ronan roughly speculated and said: "Zombie themes have never been outdated. Many movie fans are looking forward to seeing excellent zombie movies, but the market lacks sufficiently excellent works."

George Romero no longer goes around in circles: "Since director Schneider's remake of "Dawn of the Living Dead", I've been thinking about it. The success of the film has made me determined that I'm ready to return to the zombie theme."

"This is good news." Ronan respects the enlightener of the zombie culture very much, but is still cautious: "The fans must be very happy."

George Romero glanced at Ronan and saw that he had no other words, so he had to say: "I thought about it for a long time and decided to shoot the fourth part of the zombie series."

"Night of the Living Dead", "Dawn of the Living Dead" and "Zombies Out of the Cage", this is the famous Zombie Trilogy filmed by George Romero, and he is also his most well-known work.

Ronan asked, "George, do you have a specific plan?"

George Romero's words are hard to tell the truth: "In fact, I started planning the fourth zombie movie ten years ago, but the production company has no confidence in this subject."

This kind of mantra for all Hollywood directors since many years ago has become the catchphrase of all Hollywood directors.

Ronan couldn't tell how much credibility there was.

But he believed that George Romero came to visit not to tell him to make a new zombie movie.

Sure enough, George Romero sighed and said, "Because there is no money, this project has been suppressed by me for a full ten years."

Ronan smiled and said, "Hollywood has always been conservative."

George Romero understood it. The young producer on the opposite side was very patient and had to say: "I wonder if your Shahai Entertainment is interested in continuing to shoot zombie movies?"

Ronan asked, “Is there a script?”

George Romero was ready to open his briefcase and handed the printed and bound simple script to Ronan: "The story is similar, but the background age is different. I try my best to make them reflect the socio-political climate of different periods. This "Live Dead Land" takes place in a completely deserted world."

Ronan has seen it, and the title on the cover of the script is "The Land of the Living Dead".

Zombies who like to watch fireworks! He remembered a related clip and thought the setting was quite interesting at the time.
Chapter completed!