Hollywood Starts with Animation

Warner Bros. Pictures.

It is the most famous subsidiary of Time Warner and one of the six famous Hollywood companies. Especially after its parent company Time Warner merged with America Online (AOL) to become a company, it has become a monster-level existence that dominates the market.

The splendid trend has overwhelmed all the film companies!

Even several other film companies that are also the Big Six in Hollywood have chosen to avoid the edge for now.

However... no one thought that AOL, Warner, would actually play it off by itself.

Deep in the internal struggle!

The original Time Warner faction and the newly added AOL faction have had fierce internal conflicts time after time.

Outside peers have become a bunch of melon eaters.

As a result, Warner Bros. Pictures, a subsidiary of the group, has not had a good time in the past year.

"Boss, good news!"

The secretary hurried into the CEO office of Warner Bros. Pictures with a smile on her face.

"Huh?" CEO Barry Mayer frowned.

The secretary saw her boss's displeasure and immediately said, "Boss, I just received a call from Director Zach Snyder. He wants to meet you."

"it is good!!!"

Hearing this, Barry Mayer, who was slightly unhappy just now, smiled as beautifully as a blooming flower at the moment.

"It's not in vain for me to win him over again and again, he finally realized that we Warners are his best partners! I can't wait to meet him now!"

excited!

Yes, Barry Mayer is excited right now.

You must know that he has not had many happy days since this year. The struggle between the top and bottom of the company made him upset for a while.

In February 2000, Time Warner was acquired, and soon after, the Internet bubble burst.

Throughout the year 2000,

Among the series of movies produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, the only movie that can really be considered a hit is "The Matrix".

other?

Oh, not to mention it!

Throughout last year, the performance of Warner Bros. Pictures fell by 23%. Outside peers and media, many people claimed: "Barry Mayer is the worst CEO of Warner Bros. Pictures since its establishment nearly a hundred years ago!"

Listen!

Criticism from outsiders, coupled with the targeting of AOL's filming, he was almost removed from the CEO position of Barry Mayer, thanks to the support of former chairman Steve Ross, otherwise he would definitely be ousted. .

Barry Mayer desperately wants to fight!

"Director Zack Snyder is my magic weapon. With his addition, Warner Bros. will soon be able to release a hit movie that can save the company's overall decline and save my career."

However, he didn't know one thing.

The "Harry Potter" series of movies belonged to Warner in the original time and space, and it was excavated by him, Barry Mayer.

The result is also gratifying!

The copyright of the "Harry Potter" series has created a market of hundreds of billions of dollars!

But...now it belongs to Zucker!

......

That night.

Director Zach Snyder and CEO Barry Mayer met very quietly in a restaurant in the Burbank area.

"Oh?"

"You're talking about an adaptation of DC Comics' Pretty Girl, right?"

"As long as you have a request, then there is absolutely no problem!"

When Barry Mayer heard that Zach Snyder was interested in "Beautiful Girl", he didn't hesitate at all, and was very happy.

This made director Zach very moved.

"Except for Mr. Wald, only Barry Mayer appreciates me the most. Of course, Mr. Barry Mayer is more courageous in terms of the "Beautiful Girl" movie." Zach secretly thought.

The two chatted while eating, and the chat was quite pleasant.

There is a feeling of seeing each other late!

Even though this is not the first time the two have met, they still feel sympathy.

but......

The news of the two meeting and interviewing was exposed by a gossip magazine early the next morning.

......

the next day.

A well-known gossip magazine in Los Angeles, "Little Secrets of Entertainment", posted: "Yesterday, Barry Mayer, CEO of Warner Bros. Pictures, and Zach Snyder, a well-known Hollywood director, had dinner together. "

As soon as the news came out, it immediately attracted the attention of many peers in the film and television industry.

Lionsgate boss Gusta: "Didn't Zach Snyder want to be tied to Wald Pictures? And he also served as director of Wald Pictures' production department, although I heard it was only a nominal , but he chose to work with Warner Bros, which is surprising."

"Hehe!"

Eric, CEO of Legendary Pictures, sneered: "He rejected my invitation three times. I thought he only made movies for Wald Pictures, but now it seems that I guessed wrong! He rejected me because he was watching. Not in my legendary film industry!"

Legendary Pictures, the last of Hollywood's second-tier film companies.

Not to mention comparing it with Wald Pictures, it is also quite different from Harvey Weinstein's Miramax Pictures.

Xie Yi, the boss of New Line Pictures, said with a wicked smile: "It's rare to see that guy Zucker slumped, and all the awards from his subordinates go to Warners. It's really heartwarming!"

gloat.

For a long time, when Shay faced Zucker, he always had a smile on his face and MMP in his heart.

To put it bluntly, he was jealous of Zucker.

Shirley Lansing, CEO of Paramount Pictures, was surprised when she saw the news: "The loss of a director like Zack Snyder is undoubtedly a major blow to Wald Pictures. "

There is no affiliation between the director and the film and television company.

That's right.

But it's definitely a huge loss for a top director to leave you to shoot for another studio.

The existence of top directors, even those high-ranking big companies, also needs to be flat to maintain the relationship.

After all, no one chooses to live with money.

......

8 am that day.

When Kevin Feige came to the Wald Building and was about to start his office, he was surrounded by a large number of reporters.

"Mr. Feige, does this cooperation between Director Zach and Warner mean that Wald Pictures has broken with Director Zach?"

"Director Zach broke with your company. Is there an economic dispute?"

"According to internal sources, Wald Pictures rejected Zach's new script "Sailor Girl", but Warners accepted it generously. Is this the reason for Zach's departure? Please answer. ?"

A large number of reporters' questions did not make Kevin Feige panic.

He had this mental preparation since he refused to approve the film "Beautiful Girl".

He knew Zach too well - a stubborn one.

"Interesting, very interesting."

At the moment, above an office building next door to the Wald Building.

Well, District Eight Films.

Steven Soderbergh, who just won the Oscar for Best Director, sneered: "This hilarity is beautiful, what do you think? George!"

Wen Yan, George Clooney: "A director turns to choose to cooperate with other film companies, this is the norm in Hollywood, and there is nothing to say in itself. This time, the reason why it can cause such a heated discussion is nothing more than because of Wald The film industry is on the cusp of a wave.”

Steven Soderbergh nodded and smiled: "Who made Wald Pictures too popular? Many people don't want to see it grow again!"

A small incident caused a huge storm.

Everything is because of Wald Pictures in recent years, too ostentatious!

Not for you, but for whom?

At Wald Pictures, which is on the cusp of the storm, every little thing has been deliberately magnified by the outside world!

"Be quiet, be quiet!"

The security of Wald Pictures pulled away a group of reporters who were eager to interview.

Kevin Feige looked at everyone and said loudly: "Director Zach is a partner with Wald Films. It is his personal freedom to choose which film company to shoot for. For example, as the owner of DreamWorks, James Pierberg, doesn't he make movies a lot for Universal, too."

"It's just the norm! I hope everyone calms down."

"Of course, if you are interested in our Wald Pictures, then you should focus on our "Spider-Man" movie, which will be officially released on DVD on the 15th of this month."

" "The second is sent.