America Tycoon: The Wolf of Showbiz-Chapter 974 - 890 Good Person Martin Helps DC Recommend
Chapter 974: Chapter 890: Good Person Martin Helps DC Recommend Talent
Chapter 974 -890: Good Person Martin Helps DC Recommend Talent
“Switch to lens 2-18 for a try.”
In the editing room, Martin watched the screen and kept giving instructions, “Only use 3 seconds, end at the frenzied part.”
Joel Negron personally handled the editing.
Taking advantage of the heat from the scathing reviews of “Batman v Superman,” Martin prepared to release a preliminary ad for “Joker.”
The ad was planned to be about 30 seconds, mostly filled with Joker’s madness.
These suited the market and the film enthusiasts’ expectations for the film.
After Joel Negron finished editing, he said, “Reducing it by another 0.5 seconds might make it better.”
Martin valued the opinions of these professionals and immediately said, “Give it a try.”
Joel Negron made the adjustments, and Martin looked at it, the effect was indeed better, and continued with the subsequent editing.
After working all morning, he felt dizzy and didn’t go out to eat but instead called Leonardo and Nicholson, planning to invite the two jerks to go wash up together.
Unexpectedly, both jerks were not in Los Angeles.
It was boring to go alone, but if he didn’t wash his face, his efficiency in the afternoon would be compromised.
Martin thought, among his lovers, who had the best face-washing effect?
He dialed Alexandra Daddario’s number.
Half an hour later, they successively entered the top-floor suite at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel.
Alexandra brought her superb facial cleanser, which was effective for anyone who used it.
Being well-rested at noon, Martin dove back into work with full energy in the afternoon.
After editing a sample, he handed over the fine-tuning work to Joel Negron, and Martin left the studio before four o’clock to go next door.
“Split” was set to release in North America in October and was currently undergoing final precision editing.
David Fincher, who had finished shooting “House of Cards Season 2,” had returned to oversee this final cut.
Martin met David in the director’s office and asked, “When will post-production be completely finished?”
David responded, “By early August at the latest; the fine cuts and special effects are in the final stages.”
Given that the film initially didn’t rely heavily on special effects shots, he thought for a moment and specifically mentioned, “You’re using this film to aim for your second Oscar for Best Actor, so I’ve used a lot of footage during editing that highlights your acting and fits the Oscar aesthetic standards.”
Martin was aware that David Fincher had focused on this aspect during shooting and said, “Thank you, David.”
“There’s a cost to this approach,” David continued, “It might undermine the narrative aspect of the film.”
Martin smiled and said, “With your caliber, the quality of the plot is certainly guaranteed.”
David still had confidence in that area, “I guarantee, the plot won’t be worse than any of my other films.”
Soon, Louise arrived, along with a distribution producer from Disney Studios. The four of them held a marketing and distribution meeting in the studio to discuss the upcoming publicity and release of the film.
Although it hadn’t been rated by the MPAA yet, the film was quite edgy and would definitely be R-rated.
This could potentially affect the number of theatres it would open in across North America.
The film’s marketing would highlight the character’s traits, specifically the multiple personalities.
Moreover, since Billy Milligan had passed away last year, the crew would organize a memorial event for him.
A deceased person always significantly boosts a movie’s publicity.
After the meeting, Martin walked Louise out of the studio, heading towards the exit of the production studio.
As they passed Marvel Studios’ “Avengers” studio, Martin noticed a crowd gathered at the entrance, appearing to be watching something interesting.
Everyone loves to watch a spectacle.
Martin was no exception. He stopped with Louise to look across the street at the studio.
A four-wheeled electric car was parked at the entrance, with a designated driver waiting.
People were moving things out of the studio and placing them on the electric car.
Soon, a familiar face emerged from the main entrance of the studio.
It was Joss Whedon, the director of the first two “Avengers” films.
He seemed tense and upset, even scolding an assistant who was moving things nearby.
Upon noticing the crowd at the entrance, Joss Whedon shouted, “What are you looking at? Haven’t you seen people moving before?”
Inside Hollywood circles, he was known as a hot-tempered, brash director with crude language.
The onlookers didn’t care because Joss Whedon had been fired by Walt Disney.
Martin remarked, “Before, he was surrounded by good people.”
“If ‘Avengers 2’ had been as successful as the first one, Joss Whedon would still be surrounded by good people,” Louise bluntly said, “Losers don’t deserve to have good people around them.”
Martin playfully asked, “Would the same happen to me?”
Louise pushed her glasses up, jokingly said, “When you’re no longer of value, I’ll tie you up with Kelly at the Sherman Oaks mansion, transform into a juicer, and completely squeeze you dry.”
Martin watched Joss Whedon board the four-wheeled electric car, suddenly recalling something, “Overall, the two ‘Avengers’ films he directed were commercially successful.”
“The problem with the second one was the same as ‘Batman v Superman,’ the audience reviews were too bad,” Louise, who was familiar with the situation at Disney and Marvel, said, “They were worried it might affect Marvel’s overall strategy and… how should I put it, Joss Whedon has changed; the success of these two films gave him enough leverage to create friction with Kevin Feige.”
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