American Fame and Fortune Chapter 899

Chapter 899 DC conflict breaks out

Disney Studios, post-production studio.

Standing in front of the multi-screen monitor, Martin put on headphones and listened carefully to the soundtrack he had just added.

On the screen played, the male protagonist dressed as a clown is running around like a madman.

“Stop!” Martin shouted.

Sound effects editor Dawson immediately pressed the pause button.

Martin took off his headphones, looked at the assistant director Steve Downton next to him, and said, "There seems to be something wrong with the soundtrack here."

Steve Downton expressed himself simply: "It's pretty good."

Not bad, but not outstanding either.

Martin whispered: "The clowns here are just professional clowns, living at the bottom of society, trapped in a cage, facing a cruel social environment..."

Steve Downton said: "Do you want to go back and redo it? Or change it?"

The experienced Dawson interjected at this time: "Director, how about adding a background song here? The kind that suits the situation."

Martin listened to the opinions, especially from the experienced industry players he hired, and immediately asked: "Do you have a suitable choice?"

This is not the first time Dawson has collaborated with Martin. Knowing his style, he directly said: "There are several clown scenes that are very suitable for using "Bohemian Rhapsody" as the background music."

Hearing the name, Martin recalled briefly and asked: "Queen?"

“Yes,” Dawson responded, “Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody.'”

The song automatically played in Steve Downton's mind, and he looked at the paused clown image and said, "Let's give it a try?"

Martin responded: "Let's try it first."

To try it privately, without considering copyright authorization for the time being, Dawson downloaded a song "Bohemian Rhapsody" and re-edited the soundtrack and sound effects for this section.

Martin and Steve Downton waited for a while and put on their headsets again.

Dawson pressed play again.

　　It is still the same clip as before. The clown is bullied on the street and runs wildly, trying to escape from this terrible society.

The background music completely changed and became the aria of "Bohemian Rhapsody".

“Is this real life or just a nightmare? I am pressed under the mountain and want to escape from the cage of reality.”

The clown was beaten down by the crowd and lay on the ground struggling in pain.

“Open your eyes, look up at the sky, I am just a child in suffering...”

At the end of this segment, Martin took off his headphones and said, "I feel better."

Steve Downton responded: “It's much better than the soundtrack just now.”

Martin looked towards Dawson: "The tone is lower."

“Low? Okay.” Dawson noted it down and said, “There's one more section.”

Martin put on the headset again: "Continue."

Dawson plays another segment.

This is a scene in which the clown falls into his own spiritual world and communicates with his mother after killing someone for the first time. The original soundtrack was replaced by a singing voice.

When he returned to his old apartment and saw his mother, a version of "Bohemian Rhapsody" sang with sadness and high spirits.

"Mom, I just killed someone. I put the gun to his head and pulled the trigger, and now he is dead! Mom, life has just begun, but I threw it away in the wind..."

Martin nodded slightly. The song perfectly matched the plot and the emotions of the characters.

Moreover, the song has a strong nostalgic style, which may arouse the emotions of a group of audiences.

Last year, Marvel Studios' "The Guardians" was a great success, and several nostalgic classic songs played a big role.

The temporarily replaced soundtrack and sound effects were not perfect. Martin said to Dawson: "Please improve these pieces of soundtrack and re-edit the sound effects. Once it is completely completed, we will see how it goes."

Dawson responded and reminded: "If you want to use it publicly, you need to get authorization."

This is not difficult. After paying a fee, the copyright of these old songs can be used. Martin told Steve Downton: "Go back and ask someone to get the authorization for "Bohemian Rhapsody"."

Steve Downton said: "Let Michael run."

The work here came to an end, Martin left the studio and returned to his office.

Soon, Louise opened the door and came in, pulled out a chair and sat across from him, and said, "I just got the news that people from DC have officially contacted Joss Whedon."

Martin was immediately interested when he heard this: "Invite Joss Whedon to join the "Justice League" project?"

Louise said: "The two sides are meeting behind closed doors. What they are talking about is not yet certain, but it is 80% that Joss Whedon will replace Zack Snyder."

Martin thought for a while and asked: "Is Zack Snyder willing to quit?"

Louise said: "No director is willing to quit at this time. Once Joss Whedon replaces Zack Snyder, not only will the film be re-edited, but there may also be extensive reshoots, and Zack Snyder may even not be the director." All signatures will be lost.”

She added: "If Warner and DC make huge compensation, it is not impossible for Zack Snyder to withdraw."

Martin said: "Once the film fails, these will become the decision-making mistakes of Warner Group."

Louis smiled: "The premise is that "Justice League" fails."

"When the director is changed at this moment, and the tone of the movie is almost completely overturned, what are the chances of success?" Martin has been keeping in touch with Daniel to learn about the situation at Warner's recent high-level meetings: "If it's not confusing enough, let's do it again. Add some fire?"

Louis said: "You know, I'm always on your side."

She knew that the conflict between Martin and Warner Bros. had originally come to an end with the resignation of Jon Berg, but Kevin Tsujihara brought in another woman, which meant that Martin was always on high alert, or was being persecuted. The paranoia has reached an advanced stage, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous.

"First of all, we can't let Zack Snyder quit easily. We must make a fuss." Martin pondered for a moment and called Thomas.

Thomas happened to be discussing business at Disney Studios and rushed over quickly.

After hearing what Martin said, he said: "This is a simple matter. I will figure it out. I am familiar with Zack Snyder's agent."

Martin said: "Nothing more needs to be done, just give them a reminder."

Thomas understands: "This is their own legitimate interest. Warner and DC will do this and they will not give up."

The top agent circle in Hollywood is not large, because Martin has participated in many DC activities, and Thomas has known Zack Snyder's agent Fisher for a long time. Thomas is also aware of the matter between Warner Bros. and Martin. As a qualified agent, he has been close to Fisher since the release of "Man of Steel".

At that time, he just thought that it might be used in the future, but he didn't expect that it would actually be used now.

In a coffee shop in Century City Plaza, Fisher added sugar to his coffee and asked with a smile: "Why are you suddenly free to ask me out for coffee?"

Thomas said directly: "I just got news about your number one customer, Zack Snyder."

Fischer looked up at him and asked, "Isn't it between Zach and Warner?"

"To be precise, it has something to do with DC." Thomas said: "DC's Jeff Jones contacted Joss Whedon. If I remember correctly, Jeff Jones is DC's representative on "Justice League." ?”

　　Who Joss Whedon is and what he has done, Fisher knows very well. After hearing these words, combined with the recent series of conflicts between DC and Zack Snyder due to the movie, he immediately made assumptions.

Is DC going to change the director of "Justice League"?

Fischer stopped adding sugar, took out two dollars, put them on the table, and said: "Thank you for the news, I have to leave first."

Thomas nodded: "You can go ahead and do your work."

Fisher came out of the coffee shop, took out his mobile phone and dialed Zack Snyder's number: "Where are you? In the studio of Warner Studio, okay! Don't leave yet, I'll be there right away. It's very important. Please call Deborah together."

He got in his car and quickly headed to Warner Studios.

Along the way, Fisher was thinking about how to deal with it. If Zack Snyder's commercial appeal and status in Hollywood could match Thomas's client Martin Davis, all these problems would not be a problem.

But Zack Snyder is too far away from Martin Davis. Warner's support won by "Man of Steel" was not only returned in "Batman v Superman", but it also went from bad to worse and even the director's ability was questioned.

Fisher knows very well that if Warner and DC really want to change directors, neither Zack Snyder nor the agency will be able to fight against it.

Warner Bros. isn't as good as it was in previous years, but it's still a behemoth.

But it is impossible to just pack up and leave.

Fisher came to Warner Studio and called Zack Snyder and his wife out and informed them of the news.

Zach Snyder was not surprised: “I've been feeling this way for the past month.”

Fisher said: "What did you think about it?"

Zach Snyder thought for a moment and said, "I'm just a director."

His wife and long-time partner as producer Deborah Snyder said: "Since "300", Zack has brought at least a billion dollars in profits to Warner, but now they want to Kick Zach out!"

Zach Snyder stared at his agent: "What's your opinion?"

"If Warner and DC really do this, we can't stop it." Fisher is very sensible: "But they have to do it in accordance with the contract!"

Zach Snyder did not speak for the time being.

Fischer's meaning is very clear: “Our interests must be protected!”

Deborah shook her husband's hand and said, "You do the directing work and leave the rest to me and Fisher."

Zach Snyder nodded: "Let's do it."

Fischer said: "No matter what happens, you must notify me as soon as possible."

While discussing the response strategy here, Bruce and Jody had just finished a date.

Even though his pelvis hurt from the collision, the former informed Jody of news clues from Warner, DC and Zack Snyder.

Jody immediately called his most reliable team.

That night, TMZ had the exact news and announced the news that shocked the entire North American entertainment industry on the website's front page.

　　“Shocking! “Justice League” is about to change its director!”

"After two internal test screenings, Warner and DC were extremely dissatisfied with Zack Snyder's production of "Justice League," and have sent people to formally contact "Avengers" director Joss Whedon, planning to use Joss Whedon's Replace Zack Snyder and complete the final production of "Justice League."

If this news happened to other major Hollywood companies, fans might regard it as rumors.

But when it happened to Warner Bros., no one was surprised.

Warner Team's saucy operations have spread throughout North America in the past two years.

Once the news was exposed, Warner and DC executives were extremely angry. According to their ideas, they would complete this director change without making too much noise as much as possible.

ˆ TMZ's exposure put their plans in jeopardy.

Kevin Tsujihara decided to cut the knot quickly and instructed Hamada to speed up the replacement, complete the director change as soon as possible, and strive to release "Justice League" this year as originally planned.

Hamada asked the crew to activate the director's exit mechanism, but unlike what they expected, Zack Snyder himself refused to have a direct interview, leaving the crew to negotiate with their agent and Deborah Snyder.

The latter two have extremely tough attitudes. The Snyders can withdraw from the "Justice League" project and ask DC to pay full liquidated damages, not less than a dollar.

To make matters worse, the six leading actors in the film crew have privately expressed their support for Zack Snyder.

The black, **** and Jewish actresses among them also relied on their special identities to say more or less in public.

Joss Whedon, who is about to take over the "Justice League" project, saw it in his eyes and took it all to heart.

With two "Avengers" movies as capital, Joss Whedon certainly didn't want to copy others' wisdom. He almost completely rejected Zack Snyder's style and editing, and proposed reshoot conditions to Warner and DC.

The expected investment in reshoots is as high as US$60 million. Almost all the original creative and filming teams were dismissed, and Joss Whedon's team was rehired to complete the remaining work of the project.

The internal contradictions of the "Justice League" project were completely aroused.

For a time the entire project was in turmoil.

Although the Warner team always bursts with genius ideas and plans, there is nothing to say in terms of decisiveness and execution. Seeing that the project was about to get out of control, they immediately accelerated their actions, fully compensated the Schneiders and the original team for liquidated damages, and kicked them out. Group.

Then, he agreed to all the conditions proposed by Joss Whedon and paid a lot of money to invite Joss Whedon's team to take charge of the project.

　　With reshoots, liquidated damages from the old team, and salary from the new team, DC's expenditure on “Justice League” increased by US$100 million!

All of Hollywood was dumbfounded, and the determination of Warner management was jaw-dropping.

At the signing ceremony of the new team, Joss Whedon announced that the film will undergo extensive reshoots, with a more relaxed and entertaining style and content.

Fans who originally accepted DC's dark style automatically blocked this "Justice League".

Passengers and viewers think that they should wait and see the film and see the reputation of the film before deciding.

(End of this chapter)

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