This is the hotter season in New Mexico. Duke stayed here for a few days and did not interfere with the crew's shooting. Like most producers, he also maintained the director's authority on the set.

Besides, Duke, who should intervene, intervened as early as the early preparations.

"Chris Hemsworth is very strong..."

Standing in the shade of the town and looking at Thor who was waving a warhammer in front of the camera, Scarlett said to Duke, "He doesn't need any performance at all."

"Well..." Duke nodded, completely agreeing with Scarlett's statement, "his role didn't require much performance."

As he said that, his eyes left the set and looked around at the town. For the sake of shooting, the crew built this complete small town.

Scarlett looked over the set and continued, "I took that hammer yesterday, it was very heavy."

The crew's Thor Warhammer Mezora is made of bronze and covered with diamonds and jewelry made of resin. Although the entire warhammer is hollow, it also weighs 30 pounds.

Duke turned around and asked Scarlett, "Are you interested in picking up that warhammer?"

"Pick up the warhammer?" Scarlett shook his head, "No interest, it's too heavy."

"I'm talking about the movie," Duke reminded, "your character, Natasha Normanov."

Scarlett shrugged and said indifferently, "It depends on what you and Marvel mean."

She vaguely remembers that in a certain version of the comic, after the fall of Thor Thor, Black Widow became a new generation of Thor.

The crew turned around and started an action scene. Unlike Scarlett's Black Widow, Thor's fighting skills were still the kind of boxing-derived fights drawn in the comics.

"Hello, Director Rosenberg."

An actor who looked very likable came over and said, "Thank you for recommending me to play this role."

Duke nodded to Tom Hiddleston and said, "You're welcome."

Originally, the actor selected by the crew and Marvel Studios was Kim Carrey. Since "The Disguised Wizard", Kim Carrey has always liked the role of Rocky in the original comics, but was rejected by Duke. First, the impression that Rocky once left too deep on him. Second, the pay for Kim Carrey was too high.

Tom Hiddleston just passed by here, and after saying hello, he walked to the set.

In fact, the rivalry between Loki and Thor is very interesting, and it is also one of the highlights of the entire series. It is 'I abused my brother thousands of times, and my brother treated me like my first love'.

In addition to rejecting Kim Carrey and choosing Tom Hiddleston, Duke's intervention in the crew is also reflected in the heroine Jane Foster.

The character was a nurse in the original comic story, but Duke wanted to make her meet the conditions of a modern woman, so he suggested to portray her as an astronomical physicist and a very beautiful research scholar.

Director Kenneth Branagh wanted an actress who was both beautiful and smart and had first-class acting. An actress who was both intellectual and emotional, who was very consistent with his requirements.

But this was rejected by Duke. Natalie Portman can indeed play many difficult roles, but this kind of simple vase is not suitable.

Duke wants to come now. Natalie Portman’s actions at the Cannes Film Festival may not have nothing to do with this.

Of course, it may be that he was thinking too much, after all, the other party has not won the Oscar yet, so he may not want to enter the commercial masterpiece so soon to make money.

According to the exact news he received, Natalie Portman is preparing for "Black Swan", but she will definitely not be as smooth as she once wanted to win the Oscar for Best Actress with this movie.

Thinking of this, Duke turned to Scarlett, "Let's go."

He is moving around the world. "The Road of Furious" is also released worldwide. The number of countries in the film has expanded to 97, and it is almost at its limit. Many countries and regions are not planning to introduce "The Road of Furious". For example, the Arab world...

During the more than ten days of Duke's wandering around, "The Furious Road" received another $62.11 million from North America, and the box office in North America reached $202 million. In the end, the box office exceeded $250 million. It was not a luxury.

Overseas, more than US$50 million have also earned more than US$500 million in the global box office.

In addition, although the surrounding area of ​​the film is far from comparable to "Transformers", it is still sold well, especially the various models and dolls of rock warriors, which are particularly popular, and there are even many sounds of buying spit-out guitars on the market.

By mid-June, DC Comics also launched the series of comics "Rampant Road". Less than a week after it was launched, it sold nearly 3 million copies, which also strengthened the idea of ​​Warner Bros.'s series of movies.

Duke has no objection, and serialized movies can squeeze out all the value in it.

The importance of a series of movies to a company is self-evident. Duke is aware of this, and David Ellison, who has worked hard in Hollywood for several years, is also aware of this.

Since the day Sky Film Studio was established, he has been looking for a suitable project series. He has invested in the film until today, and only "I am a Legend" is a big hit. This movie remake based on the novel is not very suitable for series.

So, he has been looking for a suitable project. Not long ago, he heard a news that Van Diesel, the producer and male lead of "Fast and Furious 4", was investing. After someone investigated, he contacted the other party.

"So, I want to invest in your video."

In the reception room, David Ellison looked at Vin Diesel's plan and said to the bald man, "I'm very optimistic about this project."

Vin Diesel thought for a while and said, "There are four movies in the series "Fast and Furious" and has cultivated a large number of fans. As long as the fourth movie can maintain the level of the fourth movie, the box office of the movie will definitely rise a lot!"

After running around these days, I finally met a person who is willing to invest. Vin Diesel was a little impatient, but the reality was still quite complicated. "David, the copyright of this series is in the hands of Universal Pictures. If our cooperation can be established, we will also negotiate with Universal Pictures. At present, Universal's financial situation is not very good. After Ron Meyer stepped down, internal management was also a little chaotic."

David Ellison understood what Van Diesel meant and said, "I have enough patience on the projects I am optimistic about."

He said to Vin Diesel again, "Aren't you looking for the original team? I can help you in this regard."

"Yes..." Vin Diesel frowned. "I can't find Jessica Alba's whereabouts."

"I'll find professional private detectives to do this."

It is not difficult for David Ellison to find someone or someone who was once quite famous.

He closed Van Diesel's project book, "I think the villain gangster boss you set is going to find a strong enough actor. Do you have an ideal candidate?"

"The project has not been confirmed yet," Vin Diesel said with his hands spreading out, "I haven't considered it yet."

“I have a good candidate.”

David Ellison approached a little closer and whispered a name. Van Diesel frowned even more, "Is he? Is he right?"

"My father is a Jew..." David Ellison shrugged, "But I'm not!"

Van Diesel was silent, thinking of words like "Rampant Road" and sissy, and nodded slightly.

In some ways, these people all have a common and very disliked person.

Duke got back to California from New Mexico and received news that Steve Jobs was seriously ill. Although he never tried to influence or interfere with Jobs' life, and the two were not friends, Duke still went to San Francisco for common interests and made a special trip to visit the Apple leader and dictator.

No matter how people evaluate him in the future, no one can deny that this is a true super genius!

Duke is also called a genius, but he is very clear that he may be a little smart and talented. But he is still very far from the word genius. Compared with the amazing people like Steve Jobs, he is just a cheater.

Duke never shys away from this.

A clear mind and a clear understanding of himself can be said to be an important guarantee for his great strides.

For example, he knew very well who Steve Jobs was. He was an amateur in the electronics industry and was never stupid enough to influence Jobs. Instead, he used all the situations he could use and stood on the same line as possible with Jobs to get the best interests.

People like Steve Jobs are not something that others can easily influence.

So after Duke met Steve Jobs, he still did not persuade him about his condition, even though he knew that the other party could not live long.

To be precise, Duke didn't say anything except a simple greeting because he met someone on Steve Jobs who didn't like him and he didn't like him either.

Duke didn't expect that he could see Larry Ellison here; nor did he expect that Larry Ellison and Jobs had some friendship.

This is not a public place, and neither of them hide their thoughts.

Larry Ellison just snorted at him, while Duke simply turned a blind eye to him.

After the Oracle pioneer left, Duke also learned from Steve Jobs that the reason why the two had some friendship.

On the one hand, the two have a common enemy, Bill Gates; on the other hand, they were once neighbors.

According to Jobs, when he and Larry Ellison were neighbors, he had a peacock at home. This peacock was a gift given to Jobs by his girlfriend. The peacock often walked around the house and sometimes came outside Ellison's house. The peacock often made a huge cry, which made Ellison unable to sleep well.

So Ellison found Jobs and said about this. Jobs' answer was that, like Ellison, he hated this peacock very much.

Then Jobs successfully convinced Ellison: When Jobs explained to his girlfriend how his neighbors didn't like this peacock, Ellison must follow Jobs to "add fuel to the fire".

It is precisely because of this peacock that Jobs and Larry Ellison established a little friendship. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!