Xiang Nan knew that Harvey Weinstein was not a good person, so he did not want to cooperate with him. But the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy was so good that he really didn't want to give up.
Therefore, he first rejected Weinstein's investment invitation and bluntly stated that he was not optimistic about the film's box office prospects.
Later, he entrusted Spielberg's DreamWorks Pictures to help him buy the "Lord of the Rings" project for US$15 million.
Harvey Weinstein couldn't find funds, and seeing that Xiang Nan was not optimistic about the project, he thought that the project really had no future, so he wanted to get rid of it a long time ago.
It's a pity that he has spent millions of dollars before buying the copyright. Another few million dollars were invested in Peter Jackson and asked him to do the preliminary preparations.
In total, we have spent 10 million US dollars, so we really can’t bear to let it go. Now that DreamWorks is willing to pay 15 million US dollars to take over, he is eager to do so, so he quickly changes hands on the project.
After Xiang Nan got the "Lord of the Rings" project, he was not satisfied. Because the copyright to "The Lord of the Rings" is still in the hands of Saul Zaenz. Moreover, he also holds the trademark rights to all characters, scenes and objects such as Gandalf, Frodo, Pippin, Sam and so on.
Therefore, even if Xiang Nan successfully adapted the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, he would only earn profits from the movie, and would not have the power to develop peripheral products.
On the contrary, Saul Zaenz can use the success of the "Lord of the Rings" movies to monetize all the copyrights in his hands. In this way, Xiang Nan was working for him.
This is naturally not possible.
Xiang Nan then entrusted a third-party company to buy all the copyrights and trademark rights for "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" from Saul Zaenz.
Because the "Lord of the Rings" movie project has been delayed for so many years, there has been no progress. Saul Zaenz also felt that rather than waiting for the unknown future, it would be better to realize it as soon as possible. After all, he is eighty years old this year and can still live for a few more years.
Xiang Nan completely bought out the copyrights to "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" for US$30 million. This price is undoubtedly much higher than the two million US dollars that Saul Zaenz originally spent, but Xiang Nan still thinks it is worth it.
After acquiring all the copyrights for "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit", Xiang Nan invested US$300 million to let Peter Jackson complete the filming of "The Lord of the Rings".
Peter Jackson was equally shocked to see so much money.
Because before, Weinstein was only willing to pay $70 million for one movie, and he also had to reduce the plot to two movies. This caused him to rewrite the script several times, and many originally exciting plots were deleted.
But I didn't expect that Xiang Nan would do things so readily. Directly spending 300 million US dollars, and let him shoot three movies in one go according to the format of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.
This heroic spirit made him heartbroken.
He believed that if he were a woman, she would be immediately attracted by Xiang Nan's passion for spending a lot of money. It's no wonder that so many filmmakers in Hollywood want to cooperate with Xiang Nan.
"Mr. Charles, I will shoot this movie with all my heart." He said sincerely.
"Well, although this is our first time working together, you have been able to prepare for this project for three years, which shows your dedication, so I believe you will make this movie successfully." Xiang Nan nodded.
As a well-known director in Hollywood, Peter Jackson actually has many film appointments. But in order to prepare for "Lord of the Rings", he has been making continuous preparations since 1996, including location selection, props, art, modeling...
It can be said that all the hard work of several years was invested in this movie. It is precisely because of this care that we were able to create this immortal masterpiece in the history of film.
Seeing Xiang Nan say this, Peter Jackson suddenly felt a sense of confidant.
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In March, in addition to "Lord of the Rings" and "Scary", Xiang Nan is also preparing for several other projects, such as "The Defenders", "X-Men", "Cast Away", and "Gladiator" , "Listen to Women's Hearts", "Meet the Father-in-Law", "The Princess Diaries", "The Secret Service", "Resident Evil" and "The Matrix 2".
"The Defenders" and "X-Men" are actually one series and both are part of the Marvel Universe.
Xiang Nan has previously filmed "Daredevil", "Luke Cage" and "Iron Fist", and has introduced Daredevil, Elektra, Luke Cage, Jessica in these movies ·Main decent heroes such as Jones, Iron Fist, Hellcat, and Misty Knight. As well as villains such as Kingpin, Bullseye, The Hand, Diamondback, and Purple Man.
Among them, Hellcat is a member of the X-Men, so with the help of her, the X-Men were also brought out. In addition, Jessica Jones is also a classmate of Spider-Man, so Spider-Man movies can also be arranged.
Iron Fist is a member of the Midnight Sons team. Members of this team include Ghost Rider, Blade, Doctor Strange, Morbius, Night Wolf, Manoid, Punisher, and more.
It can be said that the Marvel Universe has begun to take shape.
And because the copyrights of superheroes are all in the hands of Marvel and are not sold on a large scale, the universe is more complete and more magnificent.
Unlike the Marvel Universe in real life, because the copyrights of the X-Men, Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, Ghost Rider, Blade, etc. are not in the hands of Marvel, they have been unable to be integrated into the Marvel Universe, so that The entire Marvel Universe seems incomplete.
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"Cast Away" is another masterpiece of Tom Hanks, telling the story of him accidentally being stranded on a desert island in a plane and struggling to survive; "Gladiator" is a magnificent heroic epic about the Roman Empire general Maxi. Mu, a story about revenge after being framed by the emperor and becoming a gladiator.
"Listening to Women's Hearts" is a romantic comedy about a male protagonist who suddenly has a special ability and can hear women's inner thoughts. He uses this ability to help others and ultimately help himself gain love.
"Meet the Father-in-law" tells the story of a male protagonist who is a gynecological nurse and goes to visit his father-in-law; "Princess Diary" tells the story of an ordinary girl who turned out to be a princess of a small country and achieved the transformation of a sparrow into a phoenix. Counterattack; "Beautiful Agent" tells the story of a brave and strong female police detective who breaks an undercover beauty contest.
These films were all comedies and were very popular when they were released. In particular, "The Princess Diaries" made Anne Hathaway famous, who was penniless at the time.
"Resident Evil" is a sci-fi horror film adapted from Capcom's game of the same name. It tells the story of the Umbrella Company's zombie virus being leaked and the protagonist being forced to clear the place.
Back then, this series could be called a classic of zombie movies. It was dazzling and cool and received a lot of box office.
