Despite being on vacation, Duke was not free. After returning to Los Angeles from San Francisco, he went to Marvel Studios in Burbank to meet Kevin Feige to discuss future matters about "The Avengers".

"Iron Man 2" is tentatively scheduled to be released in the summer next year..."

In the office, Kevin Feige told Duke about Marvel's plans, "Thor is later than Iron Man 2, and this is also the last separate superhero movie before "Avengers".

He asked Duke, "Do you have any plans for "Avengers"?"

Duke had a clearer idea about "Avengers", "I plan to start filming in 2010 and release in the summer season in 2011."

His plans for the next few years are quite tense, and Warner Bros. is still urging the next film of "The Dark Knight", which can only be ranked behind "The Avengers".

"Can you get ahead?" Kevin Feige was a little anxious.

"Kevin..." Duke shook his head slowly, "One movie a year is already my limit."

A movie has to go through the process of germination to development, modification, reshaping, polishing, adjusting, processing and repeated editing, and then it is recognized and approved and confirmed to be released. In this process, it is not just Duke, but also a huge crew that needs to guide, induce, supervise, urge, urge, coerce, inspire, scold, organize and praise, regardless of working days or rest days, so that they can devote all their efforts to the film production...

These are not difficult to say, but not easy to do.

Kevin Feige sighed, and he also understood the truth in this regard, and asked, "What about the second stage?"

"As planned," Duke said without hesitation, "with Captain America 2 as the beginning of the second phase. Then expand the worldview into the universe."

There is no doubt that superhero movies always get tired of the audience, but there is still a long period of time, and of course, Marvel's greatest value will be squeezed out.

When leaving Marvel Studios and returning to Malibu by car, Duke was still considering the matter of "Avengers". This movie seems simple, but it just piles up a team of heroes into a movie. In fact, it is extremely difficult to produce. Each hero has his own style. The problem of two people getting together is not obvious. When the six people fight together, how to integrate their own styles is quite a test of the director's skills.

If you accidentally turn six superheroes into a one-pot hodgepodge, you will inevitably fail to achieve the expected results. There may even be a risk of failure.

Whether in North America or around the world, the scattered hodgepodge of styles is not very popular.

Jos Whden once did a good job. He learned from the lessons of the failure of the chowder movie "Firefly" and made the production of "Avengers" amazing enough. However, when it comes to "Avengers 2", he began to make the old habits of the past. He made the film too fanciful and extremely unfriendly to passers-by.

Moreover, the Boss Ultron in "Avengers 2" is not as charming as Loki.

It is normal for the weak waves in "Avengers" to be weak, and it also conforms to Marvel's overall plan. In Marvel's plan, the villain is originally a stereotyped funny character.

Just Ultron…

Duke shook his head and simply stopped thinking about this, after all, "Avengers" has not been filmed yet.

What's more, even if he has some consideration, his main energy must be placed in the next project.

The script of the new project has been submitted to Warner Bros. The relevant review has been completed last month. Leonardo DiCaprio has also confirmed to be the leading actor and will only wait for the project to be officially launched to start negotiations.

This is a group scene led by Leonardo. Duke also plans to form a relatively luxurious cast, such as Scarlett Johnson, who is preparing for the film next year, will also appear in the crew and serve as Leonardo's assistant.

There is also James Franko. Duke greeted him as early as the Cannes Film Festival, and James Franko was also very interested.

However, the biggest problem with forming such a crew will be the pay. Too high pay for actors will only crush Duke's budget.

The best way is to spread the payroll into the later share. It is hard to say how much concessions Warner Bros., as the only investor, can make in this regard. After all, the share of Duke and Leonardo will be an astronomical figure.

When he got home, Duke found Leonardo was coming and was sitting in the living room chatting with Scarlett.

"Hey, Duke."

He waved to this side, Duke walked over and asked, "When did you come back from Spain."

"It's been two days since I was back," he stood up and touched Duke's fists, "I'll come here to fish for you."

"Wait until I go to change my clothes."

Back upstairs, Duke changed into casual clothes and went to the small dock next to the beach with Leonardo, driving the small yacht towards the sea.

"So project will be launched in July?" Standing next to the driver's seat, Leonardo asked, "Aren't you planning to take a few more days off?"

"In the next year, our footprints may be around the world." Duke gradually slowed down the speed of the yacht, "I planned six countries on four continents for the shooting of the main scene alone."

"I heard you always want to travel around the world, but you never have time," Leonardo joked, "Do you want to travel around the world in this way?"

Duke shrugged and turned the subject, "Leo, after reading the script, how do you feel about your character?"

"It's very interesting." Leonardo took out the fishing rods of the two and prepared the relevant equipment. "I like this dream infernalist character!"

That's right, Duke's next project was finalized by him as "Inception", which was registered with the Screenwriter Association and the Copyright Office several years ago. As for the rumored Japanese animation "Red Pepper", which Nolan borrowed from, he didn't care about it at all.

In all the movie circles in Hollywood and even the world, every time a film sells, there will always be a sound of one kind or another.

Almost all well-known Hollywood directors have been harassed by similar problems, and Duke is no exception. A few years ago, an Argentine writer said that Independence Day was a copy of his unpublished manuscript. Later, a Catalan comic artist believed that "The Matrix" violated his comic copyright...

Duke is too lazy to pay attention to these issues. Even if these people who want to take advantage of the situation and make a profit, Warner Bros., the copyright owner of the video, is at the forefront.

When a person is famous, there are many troubles. This sentence is not just a saying. Many times, even if you don’t want to cause trouble, trouble will come to you on your own initiative.

In this circle that has magnified the battle between fame and fortune countless times, it is basically impossible to shoot a movie quietly and peacefully.

The competition here is extremely fierce. If you want to climb up, even if you are not determined, you will step on someone else's head.

Gal Gadot came to Hollywood from Israel a few years ago. After the introduction of her friend Natalie Portman and her identity as a Jew, she starred in the first Hollywood film "Fast and Furious 4" with a large investment and good response. She thought she would gain a foothold in this way, just like Natalie Portman, becoming the representative of the new generation of actresses.

However, in the audition for "007 vs. Quantum Crisis", she lost to the almost unfamous Ukrainian model Olga Krylank, who was almost unfamous, and gradually realized that this circle was far more complicated than she thought.

Even if she is a Jew, it is not easy to succeed.

She thought she was talented, but if she had talent, she would definitely be appreciated. After the audition for "007 vs. Quantum Crisis", Gal Gadot threw away this extremely naive idea. After all, she was not a furry child who had not grown up.

Gal Gadot is clear about the importance of the relationship network, so he got closer to Natalie Portman with the advice of his agent.

She stood in the training hall and looked at the petite girl dancing in the swan dance music, and a little envy flashed in her heart...

The dance music stopped, Natalie Portman rubbed his wrist and walked towards him, Gal Gadot quickly took the towel from her assistant, met and handed it over.

"Don't sweat, Nat." She said with a smile.

"Thank you, Gale." Natalie Portman took the towel and wiped off the sweat from his forehead. "I'm glad you've come to see me."

Gal Gadot accompanied her to the resting place, sat in a chair, and said, "You have been unhappy since you came back from Cannes. I'm a little worried. What happened?"

Natalie gently patted her hand, "It's nothing, it's just some inconspicuous little things."

Seeing that nothing could be asked, Gal Gadot took the initiative to change the topic, "Do you have time tonight? I've booked a seat."

"I'm sorry, Gale." Natalie's eyes turned to a coach who had just practiced dancing with her. "I've agreed to someone else's invitation in the morning."

"It's okay, I think Black should be willing to be with me." She said of her agent.

Natalie Portman nodded, "Tomorrow night, I'll accompany you tomorrow night."

The ballet practice started over again, Gal Gadot sat here and watched for a while, called his agent, and left.

More than ten minutes later, she appeared in an Italian restaurant nearby and led by the waiter to the place she had booked. The agent Black was already waiting here.

After ordering the meal, Gale Gado asked, "You said on the phone just now that you have something to talk to me?"

"Yes, it's very important, it's related to your future!" Black's attitude was quite serious, "If you can get the appreciation of some big names, the subsequent development will not be a problem!"

Gal Gadot looked at his agent in confusion, not understanding what he meant.

"Someone doesn't like Natalie Portman!" Black raised his eyebrows. (To be continued.)

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