Time slowly entered June. On June 1st, Marvel Studios and Warner Bros. held a huge press conference in Burbank, officially announcing that the superhero movie "Iron Man" that truly belonged to Marvel has entered the preparation stage. ∑,

Previously, it has been rumored that Duke's next film will be "Iron Man", and when he sat in the Warner News Hall, he undoubtedly officially confirmed this to the public.

Hundreds of journalists sat in the news hall, and Marvel Studios' eO Kevin Feige personally served as the host. Next to him were Duke, Warner Bros. eO Doug Walter, Marvel superhero father Stein Lee, and Marvel comics eO Avi Arad and other heavyweights.

The presence of these people also fully demonstrates that both the producers and the publishers have high expectations for "Iron Man".

However, the focus of media reporters is still on Duke. After all, he is the most famous person here, and the director and producer of the film.

When the press conference entered the free questioning session, the fire from reporters pointed at Duke one after another.

A reporter from the New York Times stood up and asked, "Duke, Marvel has a large number of superhero characters. According to the exact news, Marvel Studios' first preparation for Iron Man is from your suggestions. Why did you choose Tony Stark first?"

"In the comic world, the Iron Man series is as famous as Spider-Man, Men and Fantastic Four. This comic has been popular for decades and has always been concerned by readers."

Tony Stark can be said to be the most popular character Marvel can find now. After losing the copyright of Spider-Man, there are actually not many first steps to choose from, and Duke doesn't explain it much. After organizing the language a little, he said, "Because he is not a biological variant, or is bitten by some insect. He is just an ordinary person, using his intelligence to create a steel suit, the greatest invention of mankind."

"Tony Stark is a superhero with weaknesses and lives a dazzling playboy life, so I specially chose this story as the first film under the brand new Marvel Studios."

Duke paused for a moment and said, "We think Iron Man is a very interesting character; Spider-Man and Men have already brought the audience the heroes of the divine power type. The reason why this story is very suitable for adaptation is that it can touch on social issues and the world we live in. This story is about redemption, and ordinary people who can become heroes. He must suffer misfortunes to exert his power."

Now that the film has just entered the preparation stage, and it is not yet time for the promotion to be really strong, Duke has turned to Marvel Comics' Avi Arad and Stan Lee.

The press conference lasted for nearly a morning. After having a simple lunch together at noon, Duke left the Warner Building and returned to his Duke Studio to start the preparations for the film.

If you want to prepare a film, the first thing you need is funding. At the same time as the press conference was held, Marvel Studios has allocated the 40 million US dollars needed for the preliminary preparations.

If you don't have money, even Duke can do nothing.

The estimated production cost of "Iron Man" is $130 million, of which the expense is Duke's $15 million director and producer basic pay, as well as the top special effects production.

To put it bluntly, Duke's "Iron Man" will still be a film with special effects as its main selling point.

Of course, the charm of Tony Stark's character cannot be ignored. The former "Iron Man" could become the most successful series in Marvel hero movies. It is not unrelated to the setting of the male protagonist, and even in the later "Avengers", Tony Stark is still a key figure in playing tricks and selling poverty.

Among them, Robert Downey Jr. has undoubtedly successfully portrayed this role. Perhaps it is due to his personality and personal experience. He almost performed in his true nature.

Therefore, Duke's main male lead is still Robert Downey, Charles Rowan, Jr., currently in contact with him and his agent. For Robert Downey, Jr., who is in a quagmire due to drug use, it is impossible to refuse. The biggest difference between the two sides is the special terms Duke requires him to sign on drug use.

However, these will not be problems. Robert Downey Jr., whose career is in a trough, has basically no choice.

Not to mention this kind of A-level commercial production, Robert Downey Jr. wanted to star in some not-so-famous TV series in order to earn living expenses, but the other party photographed his past bad deeds and didn't want to use him.

Taking a step back, even if Robert Downey Jr. refused the role, Duke also prepared a spare tire. This is his usual style of doing things. There is only the first candidate and there will never be an indesirable actor.

After the news that Duke might direct "Iron Man" was spread, Nicholas Cage and Tom Cruise have both developed a high interest in playing "Iron Man", and Cruise once wanted to be a producer for the film.

However, the film has already been joined by Duke, a director who wants to take a lot of money. With Marvel's usual management style, it is impossible to introduce Tom Cruise, who is also very rewarding. Moreover, Liang Tang then got a project called "Assassination of Hitler", and his interest was immediately transferred from "Iron Man".

The remaining Nicholas Cage spare tire is also in line with Marvel's appetite in terms of price.

This Oscar winner, who has shown signs of bad movie kings, is currently facing a financial crisis. After the Christopher Rokencourt incident, Duke once vaguely reminded him by Sophia Coppola, but Nicholas Cage obviously did not take it seriously and embarked on the old path.

The other party was once an actor Duke liked very much, and all he could do was this. After all, he and Sophia Coppola were friends, but they had little to do with Nicholas Cage. Moreover, this is a country that highly pursues personal freedom and pays great attention to **. Some words are definitely not worth the effort if you say too much.

Although Nicholas Cage's face of grimly grim face is a big problem, he is just one of the spare tires, and speaking of it, it is also the role of Iron Man that has made Robert Downey Jr.

There are also two most important female characters in the film, Pepper Pots and Natasha Normanov, who have been confirmed to be starring Scarlett Johnson, and the former will be confirmed through auditions.

Recently, those well-informed agents have passed on information about their actresses through various channels to Duke and his deputy. These people know that Duke and Scarlett Johnson have a deep relationship and have both targeted the heroine.

Although Pepper Pots is a standard vase, there are countless actresses who have become famous through the vase role in Duke's films, and even Charlize Theron has become one of the top superstars with his vase role.

Duke soon set the scope of auditions, including many familiar names, such as Rosamand Parker, Rachel McAdams, Amy Adams, etc. These people may not be as famous as Gwyneth Paltrow, but their appearance, acting skills and fashion taste may not be much different.

In short, with Duke's appeal today, it is not difficult to find the right actress. To put it more exaggeratedly, as long as he hooks his fingers and wants to star in his film, the actresses who can rank from Warner Studios to Beverly Hills.

After the project was established, the script of the film was finally completely confirmed after many changes.

This script was written by the screenwriter of Marvel Comics. They are all those who know Marvel's characters best. Then, combined with the opinions of Stan Lee and Duke, and to meet the needs of the entire series, the era of Iron Man's existence moved to the current society.

As we all know, Iron Man was born in the 1960s in the last world, and the characterization of the male protagonist Tony Stark was based on the legendary figure of the American entertainment industry Howard Hughes.

In Stan Lee's words, Howard Hughes was one of the most interesting characters of that era. He was an inventor, adventurer, millionaire, romantic saint, and absolutely - a madman.

The reason why Marvel Comics created the character "Iron Man" is to create a character different from ordinary superheroes.

Among all Marvel comic characters at that time, Iron Man was the superhero who received the most letters from female comic fans. Readers of all ages were concerned about the human side of this character.”

In Duke's view, the character "Iron Man" is not only very popular, but also his only self-service superhero in the Marvel series, because his superpowers all come from the Iron Clothes made by the male protagonist Tony Stark himself.

In the original comic, the character Tony Stark participated in the Vietnam War, which was later changed to the Gulf War, and now it is adapted into a movie. The battlefield must be relocated again. Duke placed it in Afghanistan in the appropriate situation. First, this meets the needs of the entire Marvel Universe project, and second, as a film targeting teenagers, the story cannot appear too old, and must be given a real contemporary look.

After the script was confirmed, Marvel Comics combined with Duke's opinion to formally name the ultimate version of the space where the universe exists. The entire Avengers plan and even the future plan to move towards the universe will happen in this space.

At the same time, as long as the first movie can be started, various comics around the ultimate version will be released, including some superheroes whose film copyright is not in the hands of Marvel.

Like Spider-Man and the Men, although they cannot take back the copyright of the movie, the copyright of the comics is still there, and Marvel will certainly not miss the opportunity to make money.

In addition to these, Duke also personally contacted the Pentagon. This film requires a lot of military equipment. If supported by the military, it will definitely save a lot of energy and expenses. Since "Breaking into the Deadly Island", he has maintained a good relationship with the Pentagon.

The Pentagon also responded positively, and even sent a team of contact officials to Los Angeles, hoping to use Duke's video to create a name for them to be equipped with an advanced weapon. (To be continued...)
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