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Chapter 239 Overthrow and start over

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"You have the confidence to persuade them?"

Walking down the corridor of Warner Building in Burbank, Bill Roses asked Murphy, "Warner Bros. has always been cautious about this frozen series, and they don't think they can stand the failure again."

Murphy was holding the briefcase, but actually not much confidence. He smiled and said, "You have to try it?"

"I don't have much contact with the senior executives of Warner Bros. I just know each other at best." When I was about to reach the door of the reception room, Bill Roses said again. "This time it was the line that Brian Lauder was tied. He and other senior executives attached great importance to you."

"Yes." Murphy nodded and walked forward first.

Bill Rossis followed up. To be honest, he really hoped that Murphy would get this series, because once successful, Murphy would undoubtedly become a director who is on the second line or even the first line.

He believed Murphy had this ability.

"Hello, Director Stanton."

Before he could reach the reception room, a Warner Bros. staff came up and shook hands with Murphy and Bill Roses one after another. "Hello, Mr. Roses, Mr. Berman and Mr. Harris are waiting for you inside."

After saying that, he turned around and pushed open the door of the reception room and walked in with Murphy and Bill Roses.

As soon as he entered the reception room, Murphy's eyes swept across everyone present one by one.

The reception room is more like a place for negotiations. There is a long conference table in the middle, with five people sitting on one side, and the two in the middle look the oldest and most imposing, so they should be the leader.

Before the Warner staff member could speak, Bill Roses took the lead and recommended both sides. As Murphy observed, the two people in the middle were Mr. Berman and Mr. Harris who the man just mentioned.

After Bill Rossis introduced, Murphy shook hands with the two, then shook hands with the other four, and then sat on the other side of the long table.

His eyes were also focused on the two in the middle. Bruce Berman was a typical fat man with basically gray hair and his eyes were always squinting. He was the latest ceo of Warner Bros.

Another person is Diego Harris, who is the executive president of DC Comics and a heavyweight figure.

Murphy didn't expect that he could get in touch with these two people, so he could only say that Caa and Brian Lauder had enough face.

Of course, this also illustrates the importance of the Batman series to these two companies in another aspect!

That's right, it was the Batman series that he wanted Warner Bros. and DC Comics to unseal the seal. The strong darkness that Mr. Bruce Wayne had was very suitable for the style he was good at.

After hitting a wall with Marvel Comics, Murphy's eyes were on this series. He also made plans some time ago, and through the Caa channel, he promoted the current direct conversation with Warner Bros. and the gangster of DC Comics.

"Director Stanton,"

Seeing Murphy sit down, Bruce Berman suddenly spoke, "Long time no see."

Murphy was stunned for a moment. He glanced at Bill Roses, saw Bill Roses shaking his head slightly, and remembered the familiarity he saw Bruce Berman, and couldn't help but look at him again.

The familiar name and a face that had a little impression made Murphy immediately remembered that he had just walked out of prison and wanted to develop in Hollywood. When he went to the crew of the "Matrix" crew, wasn't the producer who mercilessly rejected him? Isn't it the big fat man opposite him?

Murphy piled up a polite smile, "Yes, Mr. Berman."

Bruce Berman opened his eyes narrowed and said with a smile on his face, "Director Stanton is young and promising!"

Before Murphy could say anything, he turned to the topic, "I heard from Brian that you are very interested in the Batman series and have developed a plan and project template?"

If the other party's plan does meet the requirements of the Batman series, and is similar to Warner Bros.'s philosophy, and is excellent enough, he doesn't mind tearing off the seal of this series.

"It's true," Murphy opened the briefcase and took out several copies of the materials. The staff immediately came over and took them and distributed them one by one to everyone on the other side. When all this was done, he said again, "The fans have gradually forgotten about "Batman and Robin". I think it's time to restart the series."

He looked at the people opposite him and continued, "The Superman series and the Batman series are the works that really bring superhero movies to the mainstream. Now your company is preparing for "The Return of Superman", so the new "Batman" can echo each other, showing the advantages of the group combat that Marvel comics does not have."

Others opened the information brought by Murphy, but Bruce Berman didn't even touch it. Instead, he asked, "Batman can't stand the next failure, otherwise the consequences will be very serious. I want to know, how do you plan to continue this series?"

"Not to continue!" Murphy shook his head directly, "but to overthrow and start over!"

Everyone else looked here, as if they were shocked by Murphy's words.

Diego Harris, executive president of DC Comics, frowned, "Want to overthrow and start over?"

"Yes, I think it's necessary to save the Batman series, to overturn it again," Murphy said without hesitation. "Neither Tim Burton's Gothic style or Joe Schumacher's drag show is suitable for the current market, and the latter almost kills Bruce Wayne..."

Several people nodded. They had experienced the fall from peak to low in the "Batman" series, and the complete defeat of "Batman and Robin" was still vivid in their minds. If the series started again and continued this style, it would be a super disaster.

"What do you think?" Bruce Berman looked at Murphy and asked, "What style do you want to give the Batman movie? Are you the best at the dark wind?"

From this aspect alone, the other party's style is indeed more suitable for the "Batman" series, but...

Bruce Berman shook his head without a trace.

"In the darkness," Murphy said calmly, "adding realistic style."

Tim Burton was the first director to adapt the Batman comics into a movie. Its style is cold and gothic, absurd and exaggerated. After the two movies were successful, director Joe Schumacher continued the Batman series, but the style failed, which kept the Batman series in a weak state. The last "Batman and Robin" in the series was extremely bad, which can be said to have lowered the Batman series to its lowest point in history.

Not only Murphy knew this, Bruce Berman and Diego Harris were also aware of it, but when they heard Murphy say the realistic style, the two looked at each other and saw the denial.

What a joke, to shoot superhero movies in realistic style? I'm afraid it's even more disaster than Joe Schumacher's drag show.

Murphy could see the disagreement between the two people, but knew that if they wanted to achieve their goals, they had to fight for themselves. He still said, "My philosophy is that Batman is no longer a superhero, but an ordinary person with stronger physical and fighting skills. If you want to get this series out of the predicament, you have to pull Bruce Wayne off the altar and turn him into an ordinary person."

No one expected Murphy to say that. Even Bill Rossis did not expect that everyone looked at Murphy, his eyes full of doubts and incredible.

“I want to create a rather realistic atmosphere that makes the audience feel that Gotham City is the American metropolis where they live,”

Despite seeing these, Murphy continued to explain, "This city is thriving on the surface, but it has begun to slowly rot in secret. All classes of society break and fight each other, and various interest groups are intricately linked. Corruption erodes the city bit by bit like opium, and even the system has become an accomplice of evil..."

Bruce Berman raised his hand to interrupt Murphy, "Sorry, Director Stanton, I think the idea of ​​turning Batman into an ordinary person is simply ridiculous!"

Although Bruce Wayne in the comics does not have any superpowers, he is the strongest among mortals, and is as far away as the title of ordinary people.

Diego Harris is not much better, he shook his head, "Realistic superhero movie..."

"I think Batman becomes an ordinary person, which is the most likely place to attract the audience," Murphy did not give up. "Bruce Wayne is no longer arrogant. He has the joys, sorrows, fears, weaknesses, failures, disorientation, and even mental problems. The emotions that these ordinary people only have, when they appear on him, can resonate with the audience!"

"But what the audience wants to see is a superhero who can save the world," another Warner executive did not agree with Murphy, "rather than wanting to see a waste like himself..."

Bruce Berman raised his hand to interrupt him and signaled Murphy to continue.

"Everyone has a journey that belongs to him, and superheroes are no exception. It is difficult for tall heroes to resonate with the audience after leaving the market and the audience. This is also the reason why the amazing superheroes are more popular nowadays." Murphy cleared his voice and said, "Bruce Wayne was not born as a hero. He will also be confused and lost. After being lost, he also needs to find himself and complete self-knowledge and self-salvation. He must not be a perfect person. If he is as tall as Superman and has no personality defects..."

Even Murphy himself didn't pay attention, and he unknowingly mentioned Superman, "It's hard to succeed in such a superhero movie..."

The atmosphere in the reception room suddenly became cold. Murphy felt like Roses stabbed himself, and stopped to look at the opposite side. Warner Bros. and a group of executives from DC Comics looked here with a sharp look.
Chapter completed!
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