I heard from Tom Rodman that the movies he made were Hollywood movies if he changed the packaging. Even though Wan Xiaohu was very shameless, he felt a little embarrassed in his heart. These movies were originally Hollywood movies, but they were just adapted by themselves, and their natural style was more like Hollywood.

After a pause, Wan Xiaohu said: "I don't like making movies according to scripts given by others. I like to choose scripts by myself or create scripts. If you ask me to choose from the script library of 20th Century Fox, I can work with you to shoot a few movies."

"Of course." Tom Rodman did not force this point. In his opinion, Wan Xiaohu had a strong vision. The script he liked should be easy to make money at the box office.

After both prerequisites were agreed, the copyright negotiations for the X-Men went smoothly.

At the same time, Wan Xiaohu also picked up the resource library of 20th Century Fox. But to be honest, there are only a few scripts that Wan Xiaohu is attracted to. No wonder Fox wants to put Chongbao on "Avatar", which has invested 500 million US dollars. Only the scripts in their resource library can make a lot of money, and they probably don't know what to shoot.

However, Wan Xiaohu, who is a reborn person, has discovered something.

Then he contacted Tom Rodman again.

"Chairman Rodman, I think we should change the plan. Let's change the contracts for the three movies. I will restart a box-selling series for you and cooperate in investment. What do you think?" Wan Xiaohu threw several discs and a vcd he found from the 20th Century Fox resource library on the table.

Rodman picked up a disc at random, saw the label on it saying "pla-of-the-apes", and said in surprise: "The Planet of the Apes series?"

"Yes, this is a good theme. I have seen all the movies in this series, including this one." Wan Xiaohu pointed to the vcd. It was also the title of Pla-of-the-apes. "Tim Bolton shot the restart version in 2001. Although it was interesting, it failed to surpass the old version. It was obviously the restart failed."

"What Director Wan means is to remake "Planet of the Apes"?"

"Yes, but it's not a remake, but a restructure, a new series, a cooler, more exciting and more interesting series. I believe that if this series is successful, the money I earn will definitely be more than if I made three movies at will. After all, the peripheral product development value of the series movies is higher." Wan Xiaohu smiled.

"The World of the Apes" is a novel written by French writer Pierre Bourle. This writer is not very famous, and this novel is not very famous. However, based on this novel, Twentieth Century Fox adapted it into the "Planet of the Apes" series of movies, which was a great success and released four sequels in one go.

"Planet of the Apes" in 1968, "Lost the Planet of the Apes" in 1970, "Escape from the Planet of the Apes" in 1971, "Conquest of the Planet of the Apes" in 1972, and "Decisive Battle of the Planet of the Apes" in 1973.

Although there were many sequels, their reputation declined. After the fifth part was filmed, Twentieth Century Fox stopped this series. Until the 1990s, special effects technology had begun to develop. Twentieth Century Fox had the idea of ​​restarting, and at first wanted to invite Oliver Stone, and then planned to invite James Cameron.

Finally, the genius director Tim Burton was directed by the director, and the investment and budget were extremely sufficient. Fox believed that the big sale was a foregone conclusion.

Tim Burton also invested a lot of effort in this movie. This director, known as a genius, once made a name for himself and became famous for creating the dark version of "Batman". He is the father of the dark superhero movies and has also made the classic movie "Edward Scissor Hand", which is full of confidence.

But unfortunately, Tim Burton's 2001 "The Battle of the Planet of the Apes" was not successful, without any characteristics, and was generally criticized as not as the old version. He also won the worst supporting role of "Golden Soup" and the worst supporting role, supporting role, worst sequel and remake awards. This became a big stain in his directorial career, and indirectly led to the restart of the "Planet of the Apes" series of movies, which was once again shelved by 20th Century Fox, thanking Xie Bumin.

But it doesn't mean that Twentieth Century Fox gave up on "Planet of the Apes". You should know that in Hollywood, the role of classic blockbuster movies is to remake it repeatedly.

Take Warner Bros.’s two popular superheroes, Batman and Superman.

In the 70s and 80s, the "Superman" series was filmed in five films, 1978 "Superman" in 1980, "Superman 2", 1983 "Superman 3", 1984 "Superwoman" and 1988 "Superman 4: Peace" in 1988. After the reputation was bad, it began to enter a period of suspension.

After the resumption, "Superman Return" was restarted in 2006 last year. After the restart failed, "Superman: Man of Steel" was restarted again in 2013.

The same is true for "Batman", 1989 "Batman", 1992 "Batman Return", 1995 "Batman Forever", and in 1997 "Batman and Robin" finally messed up and lost a lot, resulting in Warner Bros. not daring to touch superhero movies for several years.

Later, in 2004, he filmed "Catwoman" and broke through the sky with garbage. Fortunately, he found Christopher Nolan, the Hollywood supernova director, and the restarted 2005 "Batman: The Mystery of the Shadow", finally succeeded, so he quickly filmed the sequels "Batman: The Dark Knight" and "Batman: The Dark Knight Rises".

The reason for repeated shooting is that the box office is only a very small factor. The biggest factor is the peripheral development and the formation of a brand effect. With the development of the times, Hollywood film companies have formed a huge film and television industry chain. The box office of a good movie even accounts for only about 20% to 30% of the overall revenue.

Wan Xiaohu's proposal undoubtedly stirred Tom Rodman's psychology.

Soon, after the senior discussions of 20th Century Fox, he agreed to Wan Xiaohu's proposal to restart the "Planet of the Apes" series. However, because this series of movies is the treasure of 20th Century Fox, he did not agree to Wan Xiaohu's participation in the investment, and only reduced the contracts of three movies to this one.

...

Crack, Crack!

The flash light flashes.

On March 11, 2007, at the 20th Century Fox headquarters in Beverly Hills, reporters gathered and kept taking photos of the people on the rostrum.

Today is the movie launch conference for the restart version of "Planet of the Apes". Wan Xiaohu and Fox's senior executives announced new movie plans together.

"I'm very happy today. We invited the famous Chinese director Wan Xiaohu to join 20th Century Fox to direct the new movie "Rise of the Planet of the Apes", which is the classic "Planet of the Apes" series of movies..." The host introduced the creation background of the movie.

The reporter immediately asked: "Director Wan, is "Planet of the Apes" a remake, is it a remake of the old version of "Planet of the Apes", or a remake of Tim Borton's version of "Planet of the Apes"?"

Wan Xiaohu shook his head: "This is a restart version, which means restarting the theme of this story. I don't mean to remake it. I will reset a new story. You will find that it will be very similar to the original movie. But overall, it is a brand new background and a brand new narrative."

"Have Director Wan officially decided to enter Hollywood?"

"Maybe, I'm very casual in making movies. I feel it's necessary to shoot in Hollywood, so I come. When I want to shoot Chinese films, I'll go back and shoot, right?"

“What is the budget for “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”?”

"The current budget is $90 million. A B-level production." Wan Xiaohu said it casually. $90 million is the biggest investment he has ever filmed. However, this is a Hollywood movie, which can only be considered a medium-cost investment. Compared with A-level movies that cost hundreds of millions of dollars, it is a bit shabby.

The press conference was short, but it had a great influence.

Many Hollywood media reported this news. Wan Xiaohu, the most commercial director of Chinese, finally began his journey in Hollywood. Although Wan Xiaohu filmed "Saw" very early and "Kung Fu Panda" was also launched in Hollywood, the media still believed that "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" was Wan Xiaohu's Hollywood debut.

"Chinese National People's Congress director Wan Xiaohu joined 20th Century Fox to shoot the new film "Rise of the Planet of the Apes"." - The Los Angeles Times.

"Wan Xiaohu is sure to help Twentieth Century Fox restart "Planet of the Apes" to follow Tim Bolton's unlucky footsteps, or to restore the essence of the old version, it is worth waiting and seeing!" - The Washington Post.

"The best science fiction director in recent years, the new science fiction work "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" has been continued!" - "Chicago Tribune".

"Hollywood welcomes you, Wan Xiaohu." - "Variety Show".

Domestic media have even reposted reports, and Wan Xiaohu's fans left messages saying that they wished their boss success in conquering Hollywood. However, some fans also felt very regretful.

[Broken Sword Sheng] I made a profound comment on Time.

"I suddenly heard the news that Wan Xiaohu was going to direct the Hollywood movie "Rise of the Planet of the Apes". I have watched the "Planet of the Apes" series, a shocking science fiction series. I should have been happy with its restart plan, but it is always a bit empty and indescribable. "

"I have always been a patriotic and angry young man who likes to watch Hollywood movies, but I hope that Chinese movies can be internationally popular and are welcomed by everyone. However, in recent years, almost none of Chinese movies can go abroad and kill all the people. It was not until Wan Xiaohu stood up that Chinese movies had some international competition."

"The Butterfly Effect, Wanted Order, Source Code, Never End, classics are beyond words. Even Infernal Affairs was remade into "The Walker of the Spot" and won the Oscar for Best Picture. Wan Xiaohu's talent is not to be said. Although I am not a die-hard movie fan, I still like Wan Xiaohu from the bottom of my heart. I feel extremely proud of China having a director like Wan Xiaohu."

"I really hate directors like Wu Yusen. I remember when "Mission Impossible 2" was promoted, Wu Yusen said that he would never shoot Chinese films again, and only film English films. He was disgusting at that time. Such directors seemed to look down on Chinese films from the bottom of their hearts. Fortunately, "The Wind Speecher" failed, and then he also failed in "Memory Rift" and couldn't make it in Hollywood anymore, so he ran back in shame!"

"Don't worry, I will never watch the shitty "Red Cliff" he filmed."

"Because we have Wan Xiaohu, Chinese-language films are undoubtedly carrying the flag bearer. Zhang Yimou and Li An are weak, so what if they win the award? They can't be released. They can only be seen by a few so-called European and American elites. Who knows China, who is a real ordinary person? Although Wan Xiaohu's movies are criticized by many people for being vulgar and too commercial, they allow the whole world to see China, see the beauty of China and its development over the years."

"To be honest, I can't believe that this is our Chinese city, and it has developed so well and beautifully. Those who think we can't afford to eat tea eggs and instant noodles are scared if they are scared!"
Chapter completed!