It''s very hot in New York this year. Just at the beginning of the new week, the sun is shining down from the sky, baking big apples, and creating a rolling heat wave among the districts of Manhattan.
In Marvel headquarters, air conditioning is opened earlier than in previous years. It feels fresh and fresh, as if it is in another world.
However, these refreshing feelings did not dispel the boredom of AVI Allard, Kevin Fitch and Stan Lee. They sat in a lounge, staring at the TV screen in front of them. It seemed that the last thing they wanted to see happened was widely publicized.
"We just got the news that the Warner / D superhero blockbuster body of steel, produced and released by Warner Bros. and directed by Murphy Stanton, has made a high box office since it was released last Thursday. Unexpectedly, it has surpassed the previous two weeks of Spider Man 3 and Shrek 3, ranking first in the North American box office."
After hearing the sentence "Spiderman 3", AVI Allard and Kevin Fitch, although they don''t look very good, can always keep an ordinary heart. After all, this is a film produced and released by Sony Columbia. Strictly speaking, their relationship with Marvel comics is not very deep.
Compared with these two people, Stan Lee''s face is much more ugly. Although he is very old, his wrinkled face has become extremely dark.
It''s an unspeakable feeling. No one wants to see D''s bad luck more than him. Stan Lee has never said it to others, but his psychology is quite clear.
He is known as the father of wonder superheroes, but he knows how many characters in it have borrowed the setting of D superheroes?
In recent years, Stan Lee''s children have been conquering the city on the big screen. They have been searching for their teeth in the superhero movies. He is quite intoxicated by the sense of achievement that the once criticized students have defeated their teachers in the field where they are best at.
Since the decline of superhero movies and the rise of superhero Marvel on the big screen, fewer and fewer people or media have mentioned the original things.
As long as the marvel superhero continues to succeed on the screen, and the D superhero movie continues to fail, these criticisms will eventually become the dust of history. In the future, what the world will remember is the Avengers alliance and the father of the marvel superhero. Who cares how many of them evolved from the D superhero?
Things are also moving in the direction that Stan Lee would like to see most, until the release of "body of steel.".
Even if Stan Lee is reluctant, he is still staring at the TV picture.
"As the foundation work and the most crucial link of Warner''s whole" justice alliance "plan," body of steel "was jointly completed by Warner Brothers and D comics, together with the famous young director Murphy Stanton. The production cost is as high as 200 million US dollars. In his own superhero movies, the spider man series has been successful one after another and marvel comics has officially established a film company Now, D comics and Warner Brothers are under a lot of pressure. "Body of steel" has a crucial strategic position in Warner''s film plans in the next few years, and it can almost be said that it can only succeed but not fail. "
"The film opened in 4250 cinemas in North America on Friday. As expected, Murphy Stanton, who was regarded as the Savior by Warner Bros., led" body of steel "to blow down $46.2 million on the same day. Then, with the help of excellent audience and media reputation, he drew a beautiful curve at the box office on Saturday, earning $51.45 million a day and $43.55 million on Sunday, In the first weekend, they slashed $143.2 million in three days, easily crushing the $29.21 million of Spiderman 3 and the $47.66 million of Shrek 3, which were released for three weeks and two weeks, dominating the North American box office
"With the box office coming out in the first weekend," body of steel "is now the highest opening work of director Murphy Stanton and a group of leading actors. It''s also worth mentioning that according to the statistics of Wall Street professional organizations, about 31% of the $144.2 million North American box office in the first weekend came from Murphy Stanton supporters! "
"Judging from the audience composition of body of steel, 41% of the audience are female, and 64% of the audience are over 25 years old, which indicates that the stamina is healthy and stable. In addition, judging from the "a +" rating of RE, there is no doubt that the film has reached the level of high-quality commercial production. With good audience reputation and a good start, it is expected that the final North American box office of the film will easily reach more than $300 million. "
Hearing the number on TV, Stan Lee looks even worse. The $300 million box office of "body of steel" is bound to arouse fans'' interest in D superheroes
"Let''s take another look at the media evaluation of body of steel. The freshness of rotten tomatoes is as high as 83%, which is almost unanimously praised by film critics, with an average score of 7.9 points. The comprehensive score of 87 media on the meta day, which represents the authoritative media, is 77 points, which can be described as a burst of professional reputation."
Stan Lee suddenly closed his eyes. Never before has a surprise superhero movie gained such a high reputation.
He didn''t want to watch any more, but the sound of the TV still reached his ears."The New York Times comments that, unlike the escapism of Spiderman and Warmen, Murphy Stanton''s" body of steel "is an artist level introduction to a screen hero we think we know"
"the famous evaluation of" body of steel "is a powerful redefinition, which has been used badly in the summer archives in recent years "The word" epic "in Chinese
"Empire magazine thinks that" body of steel "may not be strong enough in depth, warmth and sense of humor, but it is already a spectacular sci-fi blockbuster, grand, sad, with opera style, unforgettable. Murphy Stanton tells the story of the origin of Superman in our era, and opens a popular super series."
"USA Today highly praises the film''s dramatic, dark, heavy and thought-provoking storytelling. Director Murphy Stanton not only brings the burly and handsome appearance needed by Superman, but also the human side matched with his super ability!"
At last, the show stopped. Avi Allard, with the remote control, turned off the TV. It seemed that he was talking to Kevin Fitch about "body of steel", but Stan Lee didn''t listen at all. He was just thinking about the idea that suddenly jumped into his mind.
Even if he is not a professional in Hollywood, Stan Lee knows that at this stage, "body of steel" has won both box office and word-of-mouth.
He counted forward and looked back, and found that no superhero Marvel movie could do the same as "body of steel.".
"Why is body of steel so successful?" Stan Lee asked himself in his heart.
A few years ago, the return of Superman made Warner Brothers and D comics spit blood directly. How many years has the movie of D superhero failed? As far as Stan Lee can''t remember when the last successful comic hero movie was released.
"Why has the D superhero movie fallen into a cliff suddenly gained a new life?"
That''s what Stan Lee is most concerned about. He''s definitely one of the last people in the world to see a superhero movie succeed.
But things have happened. He doesn''t pretend that if he can''t see it, it doesn''t exist.
So, just like when comic D took the absolute advantage and marvel fell into the trough, Stan Lee once again began to think carefully, but compared with that year, the answers to these two questions are not complex, or even simple.
In fact, there is only one answer to the two questions!
Stan Lee''s mouth opened, the name didn''t come out, but he turned Murphy Stanton back and forth between his lips and tongue!
Yes! It''s Murphy Stanton! This young Hollywood director, with his own strength, perfectly integrates Superman into his dark style, leading the D superhero film to complete a turning point!
"If you don''t succeed in a commercial blockbuster with such a strong personal style..." Kevin Fitch''s words then reached Stan Lee''s ears, "once successful, it will be a great success."
Avi Allard also agrees with him, "Murphy Stanton has led Hollywood another successful model of commercial films with" body of steel ". Summer commercial masterpieces are not just popcorn, dark, deep and heavy You can also be successful. "
"What Murphy Stanton brings to" body of steel "is not the box office, but the style and reputation." Compared with AVI Allard, Kevin Fitch, as the CEO of Marvel pictures, has a better understanding of the film industry. "D superhero movies can get rid of the previous confusion and be produced according to the model created by Murphy Stanton. The whole justice alliance series can also be built on the basis of a unified style."
At this point, Kevin Fitch suddenly regretted that he should not have refused Murphy Stanton''s hand of cooperation at the beginning, otherwise there would be no success of "body of steel".
And word of mouth. According to his understanding, Sony Columbia Pictures has completely cancelled its sequels because of its poor reputation for Spider Man 3, so as not to exhaust the potential and popularity of this series.
In contrast to "body of steel", Murphy Stanton''s great reputation will surely lay a good audience foundation and produce a considerable number of supporters. When other films of D series are released, the basic audience will be guaranteed. If Murphy Stanton continues to cooperate with Warner Brothers, every film will have a certain quality guarantee, and go step by step to reach the goal of "justice" I''m afraid there will be an incredible burst of energy in the league?
"Kevin, AVI..."
All of a sudden, Stan Lee, who has been silent, interrupts Kevin Firth''s thinking. "I have some new ideas about iron man in preparation." (to be continued). )
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