Also because of the disastrous failure of this movie, George Clooney, whose acting career had just started to improve, was suddenly brought to the bottom of his decline. Since then, he has never made a blockbuster movie alone.

Uma Thurman, who had just become famous with "Pulp Fiction", also turned from hot cakes to stinky tofu overnight. She did not receive a major production for many years and did not become famous until the new century with "Kill Bill".

Arnold Schwarzenegger's fortune was also ruined because of his role as Mr. Freeze in the film. He did not dare to film again for two consecutive years. You must know that before, he made at least two movies a year.

In terms of supporting roles, Chris O'Donnell, who plays Robin, and Alicia Silverstone, who plays Batgirl, were originally regarded as golden girls by Hollywood. They have good acting skills, good image, and high popularity. They are the most promising.

of new stars.

Unfortunately, due to the disastrous failure of this movie, the two lost the favor of Hollywood.

Chris O'Donnell was depressed for several years, and it wasn't until he was filming "Los Angeles: NCIS" that he finally stabilized. Alicia was messing around in low-budget bad movies.

Two young actors who had great potential suddenly lost their stardom.

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Unlike "Batman and Robin", which was criticized a lot, after "Daredevil" was released, comic fans and movie fans went to support it one after another, and subsequently gave it high praise.

On the one hand, this movie has a solid story, rich characters, and climaxes that won't make people feel dull. After all, Xiang Nan wrote the screenplay himself, so the quality is guaranteed.

Moreover, in order to adapt "Daredevil", he had to bite the bullet and read the "Daredevil" comics over the years. Unlike Joe Schumacher, who had never read a "Batman" movie before filming the "Batman" series.

》I haven’t read the comics.

Therefore, his adaptation was completely based on his own imagination, which is why he made the "Batman" series so weird, like a circus freak show.

On the one hand, although this movie has a small investment and does not use many special effects, Ben Affleck and Angelina Jolie received two months of martial arts training before filming the movie.

Therefore, the action scenes look stylish and real. The fights between Batman and Mr. Freeze, Poison Ivy, Bane and others in "Batman and Robin" are made like children fighting.

Therefore, people who were disappointed with "Batman and Robin" flocked to "Daredevil", causing the box office of "Daredevil" to rise steadily.

In the end, the box office in North America alone reached US$180 million, making it the top-grossing movie during the Christmas period. The global box office reached US$300 million. Compared with the investment of US$30 million, it can be said that it was a huge profit.

Once again creating a box office miracle, Xiang Nan gained unanimous admiration from the industry, which was reflected in the stock price of Universal Pictures, which has risen to nearly 30 billion U.S. dollars.

It is equivalent to the combined market value of Fox, MGM, Columbia Pictures and Paramount, which shows how terrifying its current strength is.

Seeing how popular "Daredevil" was, the original shareholders of Marvel were so depressed that they almost vomited blood.

Because "Daredevil" is only ranked in the middle among Marvel's many superheroes. There are many more popular heroes than him. For example, Spider-Man, Hulk, X-Men, Fantastic Four, and Evil Dead

Knight and so on.

One "Daredevil" sold for 300 million, which is higher than the purchase price of Marvel. How much did other superheroes cost? Think of yourself selling such a chicken that can lay golden eggs so cheaply

Xiang Nan, they were so sorry that their intestines were green.

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Xiang Nan has already planned for the success of "Daredevil".

On the one hand, it has the popularity foundation of comics, which is a natural moat that Marvel has spent decades building.

On the one hand, it was made with great care. From screenwriting to production, from director to actors, everyone worked very hard. Ben Affleck was originally a comic fan of "Daredevil", and Angelina Jolie wanted to make more

He created the image of Erica well and made hundreds of Erica comics.

Even Chen Musheng gritted his teeth and read hundreds of comic books, finally understanding what kind of character Daredevil is. So he can better explore his shining points and show them in the movie.

As the saying goes, where there is a will, there is a way. If everyone works so hard, the quality of the film will naturally be high. Coupled with the popularity, it will not be a problem to achieve high box office.

However, although "Daredevil" was successful, Xiang Nan was not in a hurry to expand his territory and film Spider-Man, Iron Man, X-Men, Fantastic Four, etc.

Because the current special effects technology is not yet mature, and the cost is extremely high. Not to mention other things, the scene of Iron Man's transformation, using current special effects technology, it probably wouldn't have cost more than 10 million US dollars.

If the effects of the first "Iron Man" were followed, the cost of filming the entire movie would be as high as one billion U.S. dollars. It would be unsustainable.

So the second superhero he chose was Luke Cage.

Luke Cage, formerly known as Carl Lucas, used to live on the streets, but was later framed by his childhood friend Rattlesnake and imprisoned. In order to reduce his sentence, he chose to undergo experimental transformation by a super soldier, and as a result he became a super warrior.

An invulnerable existence.

After he was released from prison, he set up a hiring company to fight crime and do justice.

Xiang Nan chose him because, on the one hand, he is an African-American superhero.

In recent years, African-American audiences have contributed more and more to the box office of Hollywood movies. In order to please African-American audiences, Hollywood film companies are increasingly fond of using intangible cultural heritage stars. This is why more and more intangible cultural heritage stars appear on the screen.

The reasons for African-American celebrities.

In the 1980s, there could only be one top African-American male star and one African-American female star. Actors such as Samuel L. Jackson, Morgan Freeman, and Denzel Washington were still minor players in the 1980s.

of.

Xiang Nan now uses African-American superheroes to attract African-American audiences.

On the one hand, Luke Cage doesn’t need special effects. His immense strength and invulnerability are actually very easy to film and can even be shown without special effects, so it can save a lot of money.

Moreover, Luke Cage and Daredevil are both members of the Defenders. The Defenders are a superhero organization similar to the Avengers. Other members include Iron Fist, Jessica Jones, Nighthawk,

Hellcat and more.

Therefore, if Luke Cage is adapted now, if it works well, superheroes such as Iron Fist, Nighthawk, and Jessica Jones can be introduced in the future to form the Defenders universe. This can also be regarded as a game for the Avengers.

Stand in front.

Even if the response is good, Nighthawk alone can lead to the High School team. The High School team is completely comparable to DC Comics' Justice League.

Among them, Hyperion corresponds to Superman, Doctor Spectrum corresponds to Green Lantern, Nighthawk corresponds to Batman, Power Princess corresponds to Wonder Woman, and Golden Archer corresponds to Green Arrow...
Chapter completed!