The preparations have been going well. In addition to completing their work, the members of Duke team are also using the old way to teach the relevant experience of Marvel Studios' staff members who joined the crew. Just like all companies that have just entered Hollywood, if no one helps, Marvel Studios will take many detours.

Duke is the largest shareholder of Marvel Comics, and it is impossible for him to only shoot Marvel's superhero movies in the future. The faster Marvel Studios grows, the more in his interests.

"Duke, I think you are still too conservative in building this parallel world."

Stan Lee, who was traveling around the studio that was being built, came to Los Angeles from New York, told Duke, "The technology and capabilities in many comics are not described in the scripts that are mainly based on your opinions."

With his eyes taken back from Tony Stark's mansion model arranged in front, Duke said slowly, "Stan, this is the beginning of the entire series. It will always take a process for the audience to truly recognize this world full of superheroes. We still have many videos to produce in the future, so there is no need to rush for a moment."

"You seem to be more confident than me." Stan Lee took off the sunglasses from his face and turned to look at Duke World will really succeed?"

Duke laughed, "Don't you want to see Marvel's superhero movie sweep the world?"

Stan Lee also laughed. As the creator of Marvel's most famous superheroes, he wanted to see Marvel movies more than anyone else.

According to the contract signed between Marvel Comics and Stan Lee, any superhero from his men can draw nearly eight percent of the profits from any movie, animation or TV series.

Not to mention anything else, how much income can the Spider-Man series alone bring to the old man?

That's right, Stan Lee is indeed very old, and it seems to be a period of time when he completely ignores money, but Duke remembers it very clearly that after Marvel superheroes were completely rampant in the world, Stan Lee went to court with his old boss Marvel Comics because of uneven payments.

Nowadays, every cent revenue generated by Marvel Comics is closely related to Duke. He has talked with Avi Arard long ago. Further refine the share contract between Marvel and Stan Lee, and try to avoid the old man's greed in the future and causing unnecessary trouble.

Of course, the problem always has two sides. From the perspective of Stan Lee, he is protecting his normal rights and interests, but from the perspective of major shareholders such as Duke, the other party is delusional to divide the cake that belongs to them.

After chatting with Stan Lee for a while, Duke threw him to the crew's assistant to receive him. Although the old man is the well-deserved core soul of Marvel Comics, the crew is in the busy preparation stage and he cannot spend too much time on the other party.

Moreover, the Marvel screenwriters led by Stan Lee play the most role in framework setting and writing plots. They are all laymen in the preparation of the movie, and Duke will not be stupid enough to find some laymen to point fingers at the movie.

For example, Tony Stark's suit is one thing in comics, but it is completely another thing to present on the big screen.

Comics and movies are completely different carriers.

Industrial Light Magic was responsible for producing Tony Stark's suit. It started with Duke's entry into Hollywood. Because of George Lucas' relationship, Industrial Light Magic gave him a lot of support. Each of the films produced by Duke uses a large number of special effects. Apart from the Lord of the Rings trilogy, it used Vita Studio with the principle of proximity. Industrial Light Magic participated in the special effects production of almost every film.

Originally, Duke wanted to use the studio of model master Stan Winston in the prop design of "Iron Man", but the person in charge of Industrial Light and Magic found him on his own initiative and wanted to participate in the special effects production of the movie, and came up with a complete set of design plans as quickly as possible.

Every director likes to use people he is familiar with in film production, and Duke is no exception.

Although computer special effects technology is constantly developing today, in Duke's concept, the film will not use CG special effects completely, and must be shot and produced with real props. This way of combining props with computer special effects was originally created and used by Industrial Light and Magic, and there is nothing to worry about when they are handed over to them.

And even ten years later, Industrial Light and Magic is still the best film special effects company in Hollywood and even the world.

During the previous preparations, Duke had enough communication with the two painting designers on the crew. They also designed the initial design artwork based on the characteristics of past comics and Duke's suggestions, and handed it over to the department responsible for the mold making of Industrial Light and Magic. They produced the first generation samples and passed Duke's review before the final version was finalized.

Walking into an exhibition room next to the studio, Phil Sanders, who is in charge of the Iron Man business, has been waiting here. Four two versions of the Iron Man suits are set up on the two fixed exhibition stands next to him.

The tallest one is gray and looks a bit rough; the other one is slightly taller than the real person, with red and gold coatings on the surface, and looks extremely well-made, like a work of art.

“Good done.”

After simply saying hello to Phil Sanders, Duke walked around the four suits back and forth twice, saying, "When did it be done?"

Phil Sanders has been following Duke, "It was only completed yesterday afternoon, and I have someone transported Los Angeles from San Francisco overnight."

"These samples were made of polystyrene, just models," he introduced them around Duke. "After confirming the final version, except for polystyrene, the key activity parts will be made of lightweight and sturdy titanium alloy, and there will be no problem for the actors to wear them and shoot them."

"In mass production," Duke asked another question he was concerned about, "will the cost be high?"

"The cost of mass production will drop significantly." Phil Sanders calculated silently and said, "Titanium alloy can be replaced by aluminum alloy, so that it can be done within three or two thousand dollars."

Duke nodded slightly. If the movie can be sold well, the battle suits of Mark 1 and Mark 2 can be fully launched in real-life wear versions. I believe many fanatical fans will pay for it.

Of course, the premise is that the steel suit must be cool, handsome, and pleasing enough.

The four initial models in front of me are obviously not in this ranks. After looking at a good design on paper, they become real objects, whether they are observed through the human eye or Duke takes photos with a camera lens, they always feel something is wrong.

"Phil, give up these two versions."

He also circled around Mark 1 and Mark 2 steel suits. Duke stood beside him and thought for a while. He called the two designers over. In addition, the modeling staff of Industrial Light and Magic held a brief meeting in the exhibition room.

The theme of the conference was Tony Stark's suit.

In the script setting, Tony Stark designed the first steel suit when he was captured, called the Mark Generation, and also called "Gray Armor" in early Marvel comics.

Duke once again emphasized the concept of the comics, "The Mark generation was designed when it was captured, especially with enemies monitoring it. In my imagination, this suit would look a bit like something created in a pile of waste weapons, and it would be the most original prop in the movie."

Phil Sanders is not only a well-known model maker in the industry, but also one of the best concept designers. He thought about it and suggested that using clean metal sheets as materials, injecting image-based technology elements into the design, and matching some panel accessories, make the Mark 1st generation look like a composition of weapons and military equipment."

"Well, yes." Duke nodded in agreement and said, "But you also remember a few points. After all, this is not an original movie, but a comic adapted from a huge fan base."

He explained one by one, "First, you cannot get out of the original work too much; second, you must show the evolution of Iron Man. It is best to make the suit a little like the one you wear when you escape, like a powerful human-shaped tank."

After thinking for a moment, Duke said again, "It should be light enough, preferably not exceeding ninety pounds."

The Mark generation produced it is not a decoration, but requires actors to wear it in some scenes. If it is too heavy, let alone shoot it in front of the camera, it may even be a problem to wear it.

"We can completely separate the top and the bottom." Phil Sanders walked to the show stand and pointed to the waist of Mark Generation. "This will be easier whether it is worn or photographed."

Duke nodded and walked over, but this time his goal was Mark II. "The design of the second-generation suit is generally good, and the biggest problem is color."

He pointed to the red and gold painted part on Mark II and said, "The color is still a little dim. Think about the stinky personality of Tony Stark in the setting. Since you chose these two colors, will you not use the brightest one?"

Red and gold are undoubtedly very bright and eye-catching colors, which are exactly in line with Tony Stark's style of conduct.

Tony Stark's suit is not only a very important part of the film's preliminary preparations, but also a peripheral product that will be launched after its release. The consumer group that is willing to pay for these peripheral products will definitely be composed of teenagers as the main body.

The mainstream part of this group doesn't like relatively dull colors.

The Mark Generation 1 and Mark Generation 2 war suits not only take time to design and produce, but also take time to test. The war suits produced must undergo a series of experiments on the spot and shooting. Otherwise, if problems are discovered during the official shooting, it will inevitably affect the shooting progress of the film.

By mid-August, the two generations of war suits finally finalized the appropriate version. Duke was just about to relax, but received an invitation from Rupert Murdoch. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!