America Tycoon: The Wolf of Showbiz-Chapter 992 - 899 DC Contradiction Erupts
Chapter 992: Chapter 899: DC Contradiction Erupts
Chapter 992 -899: DC Contradiction Erupts
Disney Studio, post-production workshop.
Standing in front of multiple monitors, Martin was wearing headphones, carefully listening to the newly added soundtrack.
On the playing screen, the male protagonist dressed as Joker was in a mad dash, like a lunatic.
“Stop!” Martin shouted.
Sound editing engineer Dawson immediately pressed the pause button.
Martin took off his headphones and turned to the assistant director, Steve Downton, saying, “There seems to be a problem with the soundtrack here.”
Steve Downton expressed his thoughts simply, “It’s passable.”
Not bad, but not outstanding either.
Martin said softly, “This Joker is just a professional clown, living at the very bottom of society, trapped in a cage, facing a cruel social environment…”
Steve Downton asked, “Should we send it back for a redo, or switch it out?”
The experienced Dawson interjected, “Director, how about adding a background song here? Something appropriate.”
Martin, open to suggestions, especially from these experienced industry veterans he had hired, immediately asked, “Do you have a suitable choice?”
Dawson, not the first to work with Martin, knowing his style, replied directly, “There are a few scenes of the Joker that would suit ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ as background music.”
Hearing the name, Martin reflected for a moment, then asked, “Queen?”
“Yes,” Dawson responded, “Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody.'”
In Steve Downton’s mind, the song automatically played, and looking back at the paused Joker image, he said, “Shall we try it?”
Martin replied, “Let’s try it.”
They conducted the trial privately, temporarily not worrying about rights authorization, Dawson downloaded a version of “Bohemian Rhapsody,” and re-edited this segment of music and sound effects.
Martin and Steve Downton waited a while, then put their headphones back on.
Dawson pressed play again.
It was still the previous scene, Joker being bullied on the street, sprinting desperately to escape this terrible society.
The background music had completely changed, now to the tune of “Bohemian Rhapsody.”
“Is this the real life, or is this just a nightmare, I’m crushed under a boulder, trying to escape this real cage.”
Joker was beaten down by the crowd, lying on the ground struggling in pain.
“Open your eyes, look up to the sky, I’m just a poor boy…”
The playback reached its end, Martin removed his headphones and said, “It feels better.”
Steve Downton agreed, “Much better than the previous soundtrack.”
Martin looked toward Dawson, “Make the tone a bit deeper.”
“Deeper? Got it,” Dawson noted, then added, “There’s another segment.”
Martin put on his headphones again, “Continue.”
Dawson played another segment.
It was Joker’s first murder, lost in his inner world communicating with his mother, originally scored music switched to singing.
When he returned to the old apartment and saw his mother, a version of “Bohemian Rhapsody” resonated, sad yet uplifting.
“Mama, I just killed a man. Put a gun against his head, pulled my trigger, now he’s dead! Mama, life had just begun, but now I’ve gone and thrown it all away…”
Martin nodded slightly, the song matching the screenplay and the character’s emotions perfectly.
And the song held a strong nostalgic style, possibly evoking emotions from a portion of the audience.
Last year, Marvel Studios’ “Goofy Guard Squad” was a huge success, partly due to several nostalgic classic songs.
The temporarily altered music and sound effects weren’t perfect. Martin told Dawson, “Improve these music segments, re-edit the sound effects, and after it’s completely finished, we’ll see how it looks.”
Dawson responded and reminded, “If we use it publicly, we need to get authorization.”
That wasn’t difficult, a fee payment would secure the rights to these old songs. Martin instructed Steve Downton, “Go get ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ authorized later.”
Steve Downton said, “Let Michael make a trip.”
With their work temporarily wrapping up, Martin left the workshop and returned to his office.
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Soon, Louise entered, pulled up a chair, sat opposite him, and said, “I just received news, DC has officially approached Joss Whedon.”
Martin perked up immediately, “Invited Joss Whedon to join the ‘Justice League’ project?”
Louise said, “The details of their closed-door meeting are still unclear, but it’s very likely they want Joss Whedon to replace Zack Snyder.”
Martin thought for a moment and asked, “Is Zack Snyder willing to step down?”
Louise said, “No director wants to step down at this time. If Joss Whedon replaces Zack Snyder, it’s not just the movie being re-edited, there might also be extensive reshoots, and Zack Snyder might even lose his directorial credit.”
She added, “If Warner and DC make a significant compensation, Zack Snyder stepping down isn’t out of the question.”
Martin said, “If the movie fails, these will all be Warner Bros. Team’s strategic mistakes.”
Louise smiled, “That’s if ‘Justice League’ fails.”
“How likely is it to succeed, changing directors at this stage, almost completely overturning the movie’s tone?” Martin, who had been in contact with Daniel, was aware of the recent high-level Warner meetings, “If it’s not chaotic enough, shall we stir it up a bit more?”
