Xiang Nan then brought together Margot Robbie, Karen Gillan, Emma Roberts and He Huang for fighting training in preparation for future movies.
Margot Robbie and Ho Ho are set to star in "X-Men: Days of Future Past," Karen Gillan is set to star in "Jumanji: The Jungle Book," and Emma Roberts is set to star as the Wasp in "Ant-Man." Women, all four of them need to undergo a period of fighting training.
In addition, Gal Gadot, who plays Black Widow, has also begun preparations for "Captain America: The Winter Soldier"; Ashley Benson is also preparing for "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay (Part 2)".
Therefore, Xiang Nan taught a total of six people. And the teaching continued, from the martial arts school to the hotel. In short, everyone learned a lot.
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In August, Universal Pictures released "The Avengers," the film that assembles the Avengers cinematic universe for the first time.
Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hawkeye, Black Widow, Hulk, Loki, Nick Fury, etc., who have already been prepared for it, all appeared on the stage. It can be said that there are many big names gathered, and the lineup is quite strong.
And its investment is as high as 220 million US dollars, which is the highest investment among all superhero movies. Therefore, in terms of scenes and special effects, it is also higher.
Star-studded, grand scenes, realistic special effects, and a decent story made "Avengers" an instant hit.
The final box office in North America was US$620 million and the global box office was US$1.51 billion. Such results directly ranked third in the global movie box office rankings, causing a sensation in the entire industry.
No one expected that such a movie could achieve such a high box office.
Although in recent years, everyone knows that superhero movies are popular, but putting together a bunch of superheroes does not mean that they will definitely be a hit.
For example, the 1997 version of "Batman and Robin" brought together heroes and villains such as Batman, Robin, Batgirl, Poison Ivy, Bane, Mr. Freeze, etc., but it suffered greatly at the box office and in terms of reputation. , causing Warner to hide Batman for nearly ten years.
Another example is "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" launched by Fox Pictures in 2003, which is a superhero team earlier than the Avengers.
It brings together Captain Nemo in "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea", the great adventurer Alan Coatman in "King Solomon's Treasure", Tom Sawyer in "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", and the characters in "Dr. Jekyll". Hyde, the female vampire Mina in "Dracula", the invisible man Skinner in "The Invisible Man", the undead Dorey Green in "The Portrait of Dorey Green" and many other well-known characters.
As a result, this blockbuster, with an investment of US$78 million, only received US$190 million at the box office at the time, and its reputation was a mess.
Therefore, superhero team movies have since been regarded as taboo by Hollywood, and few movie companies dare to make such movies. This is why Warner obviously owns the copyrights of so many superheroes in DC comics, but when it makes movies, it always makes stand-alone movies.
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It's a pity that they don't understand that it's not that superhero group movies don't sell well, but that movies that are shot carelessly don't sell well.
The reason why "Batman and Robin" and "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" failed was that they were not careful in their production. There were all problems with the story, special effects, scenes, costumes, and sets, so they failed at the box office.
People don't hold themselves accountable, they just think that the superhero group movie is not selling for money, it's just shooting an arrow first and then drawing a target, which is putting the cart before the horse.
The success of "Avengers" made them realize that the movie universe is actually a hit. As a result, even Warner Pictures started working on Justice League.
Other film companies also want to make this kind of movies. For example, Lionsgate Pictures intends to restart the "Hellboy" series, Fox Pictures intends to restart the "Alien" series, and even Sony Pictures intends to restart the "Night of the Living Dead" series. Create a zombie universe.
As the saying goes, the boogers are so delicious that they pierce your nostrils.
There are also several film companies that are frustrated because they cannot find suitable projects. Such as Paramount Pictures, Legendary Pictures and Disney Pictures.
At this time, they realized belatedly that Xiang Nan had already begun the layout a few years ago.
The X-Men universe, the Monsters universe, the Defenders universe, the Avengers universe, the Wizarding Universe of Harry Potter...
Xiang Nan discovered the rules of the market long ago and has made money for so many years. It's a pity that they only found out now. They are really stupid.
Moreover, every step is slow, and every step is slow. They are several years behind Xiang Nan, and now they can't even catch up.
Because the IPs suitable for forming a movie universe have long been occupied by Xiang Nan, the Monster Universe, the Marvel Universe, the Magic Universe, the Lord of the Rings Universe... the more I think about it, the more irritating it becomes.
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In September, Universal Pictures released the movie "The Wolf of Wall Street" starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Rosie Huntington and others.
After Leonardo DiCaprio became famous with "Titanic", he has been developing very well in the past few years.
"The Aviator", "Cat and Mouse Game", "The Departed", "Blood Diamond", "Shutter Island", "Inception", "Django Unchained", "The Great Gatsby"... good One film after another has kept him firmly among Hollywood's top movie stars, and he remains popular to this day.
Rosie Huntington is a model and became a Victoria's Secret Angel in 2009. She started to get involved in the film and television industry in 2011 and starred in many movies. Although the box office and reputation were average, and her acting skills were not very outstanding, she still gained the favor of capital because she was really beautiful.
"The Wolf of Wall Street" is adapted from a true story and tells the life experience of Wall Street legend Jordan Belfort in the 1980s.
Because the subprime mortgage crisis has just passed, the public has been forced to receive a wave of popular science education and have a certain understanding and concern about financial investment, so this type of financial-themed movies are more likely to become popular. Just like after Jiu Yaoyao, anti-terrorism-themed film and television dramas were also very popular.
Because there were stars joining the cast, and the story was very good and legendary, it was ultimately very successful at the box office. It grossed US$150 million in North America and nearly US$400 million at the global box office.
This is also the most popular movie made by Martin Scorsese.
He has previously filmed movies such as "Taxi Driver", "Raging Bull", "Goodfellas", and "Casino". Although they have received great reviews and are hailed as classics of gang crime movies, they are not box office hits. Very high.
This is why in a few years, if the old man wanted to make "The Irishman", no film company would dare to invest in him.
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