America Tycoon: The Wolf of Showbiz-Chapter 950 - 878 Open Fire Don’t Stop
Chapter 950: Chapter 878: Open Fire, Don’t Stop
Chapter 950 -878: Open Fire, Don’t Stop
Time leisurely moved into the year 2015, and after the New Year’s holiday, Martin returned to the “Shark Beach” crew, busy with the final editing.
Under the guidance of Louise and Joel Negron, the film was finely edited, presenting to Martin a version about 91 minutes long without opening and closing credits.
Martin had watched the film several times, feeling that some scenes still needed to be simplified.
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A few days later, the final edit of “Shark Beach” was ready, followed by the addition of opening and closing credits, bringing the total length of the film to only 88 minutes.
“Isn’t that a bit short?” Louise adjusted her black-frame glasses, always serious when at work, “It’s rare nowadays to see a film with just over 80 minutes of actual content.”
Martin turned off the projector, turned on the light, and said, “Being short has its advantages, at least it allows for more showings.”
Louise nodded, “I’ll have someone edit the final version of the trailer now. There’s less than a month until the release, so don’t go running around anymore, coordinate with the crew for promotion.”
Martin responded, “No problem.”
This was his directorial debut, having enlisted many industry experts as assistants and crafted with financial capability, it would definitely become a joke in the industry if he messed it up.
The film had a limited budget, with the focus of promotion on him and Blake Lively.
Additionally, the current social climate made female lead’s battle against an evil shark a great promotional point.
Over the next few days, Martin was busy following the crew to various promotional events, traveling from the West Coast to the East Coast for consecutive media activities.
The crew released the ultimate trailer.
Various promotional efforts were continuously enhanced.
The production cost of the film ultimately was 25 million US dollars, and the budget for marketing and distribution was also 25 million US dollars.
News, recommendations, and various promotional content about “Shark Beach” were visible all around in medium to large North American cities.
“Director Martin’s debut film ‘Shark Beach’ coming soon!”
“Blake Lively’s intelligent and brave fight against the great white shark!”
“Directed by Martin Davis and starring Blake Lively, ‘Shark Beach’ is about to make waves!”
“Queen S tears apart the great white shark!”
Besides regular media promotion, from the period of filming, Blake Lively’s social media was the most important battleground of promotion, drawing the attention of a large number of fans for the Sect Hierarch’s new film.
The same was true for Martin, who also had a substantial social media following, but as a top Hollywood star, he didn’t rely on social media operations.
Even so, as numerous promotional materials were posted on social media, both of their comment sections were nearly bursting.
“Can’t wait for Martin’s directorial debut, curious to see how the film turns out.”
“The trailer looks good, just Blake Lively in a bikini the whole time is worth the price of admission.”
“Martin’s acting in films is really good, but as a director, can his film be as spectacular as his acting?”
Many people lacked confidence in Martin’s directorial debut, since acting and directing are entirely different avenues in Hollywood, and though there are precedents of successful films directed by top actors, there are more who have failed.
Since “Shark Beach” had not yet had a premiere screening, the media were also mixed in their opinions.
Hollywood Reporter’s dedicated film critic Todd McCarthy was not optimistic, writing in his column, “From what I understand, Martin spends his free time getting into trouble with Leonardo and Nicholson, or womanizing, hardly learning anything about directing. His choice for his first directing project involves an investment of over 10 million US dollars, I doubt he can handle it.”
However, there were also those who supported Martin, for instance, “Variety” published an interview about “Shark Beach,” mentioning the composition of the behind-the-scenes crew, all experienced professionals from Hollywood.
“Martin might be a novice, but the overall control of the film is in the hands of the gold-medal producer Louise Lane, all assistants are top-notch in the industry! Also, not to be overlooked, the billionaire Martin Davis isn’t just a Hollywood superstar, but also the owner of a production company, his resources are far beyond what a typical novice director could mobilize.”
“Variety,” which had just interviewed Martin about “Split”, undoubtedly saw the most crucial aspect of Martin’s production of “Shark Beach.”
That is the financial power.
Most things in this world, especially those related to movies, can generally be solved with financial power.
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Burbank, Warner Building.
After the group meeting concluded, Kevin Tsujihara kept Hamada, the co-chairman of DC, for a private chat.
The Justice League plan had extraordinary significance for Warner Bros.
The two discussed matters related to “Batman v Superman,” and the conversation inevitably turned to the only non-Justice League Universe DC superhero movie being developed.
Kevin Tsujihara asked, “How far along is ‘Joker’ in its preparation?”
Hamada hadn’t paid much attention but had a basic understanding, “Martin has hired a screenwriter who is crafting the script according to his ideas. He initially planned to invite Nolan and David Fincher to direct the project, but both declined.”
Kevin Tsujihara gently tapped the armrest of the sofa, recalling recent reports about “Shark Beach,” and asked, “He’s not thinking of directing the project himself, is he?”
This remark reminded the less attentive Hamada, “I think it’s possible.”
“That would be overly confident.” Kevin Tsujihara had his own judgement, “Granted, Martin is a great actor, a Hollywood superstar with massive market appeal, but these have nothing to do with directing skills. He could completely ruin the Joker.”
