It wasn''t until early September that Murphy waited for the exact reply from 20th century fox. After a series of preliminary investigation, evaluation and audit, the audit committee of 20th Century Fox finally signed the project plan of "dead man", and the project was successfully submitted to the top management of fox, and then passed.


    Later, Bill rosis, who negotiated with 20th century fox on behalf of Murphy and Stanton studio, also came with good news. The two sides reached an agreement on the investment of "dead man". 20th Century Fox agreed Stanton studio to inject capital into the project.


    Such a result is also expected. X-Men 3: the battle of backwater and the kingdom of heaven have made huge investment. Another project promoted by Carla Firth, alien vs. iron soldier, has also begun to be prepared. It also needs a lot of funds. Fox in the 20th century is facing huge financial pressure.


    Financing is a necessary choice to solve the problem of fund source of these projects, and the director brings the capital into the group, which is also a necessary choice to solve the problem of fund and reduce the risk.


    Murphy, on behalf of Stanton studio, and Kara Firth, on behalf of 20th century fox, soon signed a specific investment agreement.


    With a total production cost of $60 million, Stanton studios accounts for a quarter of the total investment, or $15 million. Correspondingly, Stanton studios also enjoys a quarter of the box office profit.


    In terms of TV copyright, DVD video copyright and VOD copyright, Stanton studio has also reached an agreement with 20th century fox. Among all the copyright revenue in the first five years of the film, Stanton studio also enjoys a share of revenue equal to the proportion of investment.


    There is also a memorandum clause in the agreement, all the investment and income will not involve the copyright of the film, that is, Stanton studio will not own any copyright of "dead man".


    This is the basic premise for Stanton studio to negotiate with 20th century fox, and it is also the practice in the industry. Both sides have no objection.


    In addition, such as dead hand play, dolls and image authorization, etc., have nothing to do with Stanton studio.


    However, Murphy is quite satisfied with this. He doesn''t have much capital yet. He talks with companies like 20th Century Fox about some harsh conditions.


    Then, 20th Century Fox held a large-scale press conference for the project.


    This is, of course, the result of Carla Firth''s efforts.


    "This is a new chapter in X-Men."


    Facing so many reporters, Murphy said, "it will also be a different superhero movie. Because of the confidentiality treaty, I can''t disclose the details of the movie too much, but it''s an R-rated movie!"


    R grade movie! R family superhero movie!


    This news immediately caused a lot of discussion in the news hall, and the reporter was not very surprised. When Carla Firth announced that Murphy was the director, many people expected such a result.


    "It''s just part of the X-Men''s big plan." Carla Firth doesn''t mind throwing out some material to win attention. "20th century fox will be committed to creating a unique X-Men universe!"


    The view of movie universe has existed in Hollywood for a long time, but it has never been formally mentioned. It belongs to the view of cartoon.


    The X-Men universe thrown by Carla Firth, combined with the publicity of fox''s media, soon attracted a lot of people''s attention.


    Bruce Rosenblum, the current Vice President of Warner Bros. home entertainment, is one of them.


    "X-Men universe..."


    In the office, he put down his newspaper and muttered to himself, "a movie space with superheroes."


    Such a concept is quite new in Hollywood and the film industry, but there are too many such spaces in the comic book industry in North America.


    For example, in the multiple universes created by DC Comics, Superman is the superhero to save the earth in this parallel space, and another parallel space may be blackened and degenerated.


    He habitually twists his fingers and continues to think about the news.


    In the 20th century, fox united with Murphy Stanton to create a superhero film of death watch. According to the news revealed by the media, this is a R-class film full of dark wind.


    Bruce Rosenblum can''t help but think of the meeting some time ago. Murphy Stanton not only proposed to Warner Bros. to build a humanized Batman, but also submitted a plan and story model that he looked very reliable. However, he was very quiet and didn''t have much say in front of the new CEO, Bruce Berman.


    Now, Murphy Stanton is looking for marvel and 20th century fox. It seems that he wants to create a super movie with his own ideas.


    The phone connected to the Secretary station suddenly rings, Bruce Rosenblum presses the answer button, and the Secretary''s voice comes over, "boss, the news you just asked me to inquire about has the result. The X-Men universe is not Carla Firth''s idea. There is definite news that this formulation originated from Murphy Stanton!""I see."


    Bruce Rosenblum turned off the phone and sighed, "Murphy Stanton again!"


    Obviously, this is a very, very thoughtful young director.


    At the beginning, Murphy Stanton''s plan was highly implementable and likely to revive the Batman Series. However, when the other party commented on Superman, he also deeply believed that a supernatural Superman was completely separated from the real audience.


    The sense of substitution in superhero movies is very important. Can a superhero who is separated from the audience succeed on the big screen?


    He doesn''t like Superman back.


    Superman series need not return, but restart!


    "It''s not just Superman, there are other superheroes." Bruce Rosenblum himself said to himself, "since X-Men can create a movie universe? Can''t DC''s superheroes? DC Comics have a famous justice alliance


    Superman, Batman and wonder woman, the three giants of justice, are by no means comparable to the X-Men.


    Thinking of this, Bruce Rosenblum''s heart is very hot. He wants to make an executable plan immediately, but the word "plan" just appears in his mind, and his hot heart becomes cold again.


    It''s easy to say, but it''s too hard to do. DC''s comic hero movies have been silent for a long time, so long that movie audiences almost forget them.


    It is not easy for them to regain their brilliance, and they should not rush on like superman returns. Instead, they should have a long-term and complete plan.


    "Planning..."


    Bruce Rosenblum presses the phone and informs the Secretary, "keep a close eye on the dead man. New news is coming to me as soon as possible."


    If Murphy Stanton can prove that his style is suitable for superhero movies with "dead man", he may be a good partner.


    The chain reaction of X-Men universe in the media has exceeded Fox''s expectation in the 20th century. Many media are discussing the feasibility of transplanting the original comic creation concept into the film industry.


    The discussion of the media will affect the readers. There are a large number of potential audience among the readers. The news of the project has been widely spread among the public in the fastest speed and intensive way. For the early publicity of the film, it has achieved the goal.


    With the formal approval of the project, the team Murphy worked with in the past has also officially entered the production team. After the cooperation and tempering of three films, Murphy has become a relatively mature shooting and production team.


    Except for Chen Hu, Yuan Heping''s apprentice, who was specially invited from Hong Kong to act as the action director of the film, all the other department heads who participated in the last shooting will join the cast of "dead man" and continue to cooperate with Murphy.


    This film will not focus on big scenes and special effects. The action scenes of all the characters, especially the death attendants and villains, ganglish and sand angels, will be mainly realistic.


    In terms of action guidance, although Hollywood is catching up, there is still a certain gap from Hong Kong''s action guidance. The last film "city of sin" did not focus on action drama, and most scenes were shot in the way of high-speed slow motion lens, so the requirements for action guidance are not high. Murphy used the action guidance of CAA''s one-stop training.


    However, the other side''s ability still needs to be improved, and it can''t fully meet the requirements of directing the action play "the dead man". To be on the safe side, after communicating with Bill rosis and Carla Firth, Murphy still chose to hire yuan Heping''s team with high salary from Hong Kong.


    Hollywood is indeed ahead of the declining Hong Kong films in all aspects, but Hong Kong films still have their own advantages in action drama.


    Moreover, since Yuan Heping and John Woo entered Hollywood, their actions and gunfight styles have obviously influenced Hollywood. It''s not too much to say that they have profoundly changed the shooting and production mode of these scenes in Hollywood.


    Murphy''s career as a director began in Hollywood and was also influenced by many Hollywood concepts. For example, like most Hollywood directors, he doesn''t care where talents and skills come from. He will use them as long as they are beneficial to himself and the projects he directs.


    Many actors in the crew need special training before shooting.


    After the film was approved, the crew took the lead in negotiating four actors, namely, Robert Downey Jr. and Jessica Alba as the leading actor and heroine, and Donne Johnson and Gina carrano as the villain.


    As Carla Firth said, these actors'' pay will be composed of lower basic pay and different later dividends.


    At the same time, after a seesaw negotiation, Bill rosis also negotiated the salary of Murphy as a director and screenwriter. (to be continued). )