Chapter 990: Chapter 898: The Beginning of the Fall of Warner Bros. Team Chapter 990: Chapter 898: The Beginning of the Fall of Warner Bros. Team “The most embarrassing mont in Oscar history!”
This was practically the headline on the front page of all entertainnt dia the next day.
Despite the fact that everyone present gave face to the Academy and didn’t reveal what happened to the dia, various versions of speculation were still flying high.
This year’s Oscar ceremony attracted a level of attention not seen in nearly a decade.
It even gave the illusion that the Oscars had returned to their 1990s heyday.
The surge in public interest was there, but so was the negative impact.
The Academy imdiately held a press conference and, together with PricewaterhouseCoopers, announced the results of the internal investigation: an accountant had handed the wrong envelope to award presenter Warren Beatty, leading to the Best Picture mishap.
Faced with the imnse controversy, Academy President Tom Sherak apologized solemnly, swearing, “This was not a preditated plan, we truly made a serious mistake.”
Though these words seed intended to quell the dispute, they sounded to many ears as if they were leading the public to suspect a conspiracy.
The Academy’s press conference did not settle the controversy; instead, it beca even more heated, with North Arican dia and the internet buzzing with discussions about the Oscars.
The fever for the Oscars had finally returned.
According to statistics from various institutions, the viewership for this year’s award ceremony peaked at the highest point of the new century at the mont of the Best Picture flub.
The news and attention following the ceremony were the highest in nearly twenty years!
The mishap captured the attention of many movie fans, but Martin’s second Best Actor Oscar was also a hot topic in the dia.
“The only truly deserving, undisputed winner at this Oscars is Martin Davis for Best Actor!”
“The award Martin received is one of the least controversial Best Actor awards in nearly thirty years.”
Riding on the coattails of the Oscar win, “Split” sparked a final wave of movie-going in North Arica and overseas before being pulled from theaters.
This R-rated psychological thriller exited cinemas around the globe two weeks later, with its North Arican box office tally solidified at $266 million.
The global box office totaled an impressive $534 million.
“The only issue with the project is whether to shoot a sequel?”
In the post-production studio at Disney Studio, Louise raised a question, “Split has a fantastic reputation, your character escaped the police, and fans are very interested in what happens next.”
Martin had just co out of the editing room, rubbing his forehead, and said, “A sequel will certainly happen, but not now. We’ll discuss it after ‘Joker’ is released.”
Louise nodded slightly and asked, “Is the editing not going smoothly?”
Martin replied, “It’s alright. Joel Negron has finished the third cut of the editing, but the film’s length is still over 200 minutes. I’m planning to keep it within two hours.”
Louise comnted, “That length also ets the needs of comrcial screenings; too long isn’t good for scheduling.”
Martin glanced at the ti: “Let’s go, let’s check on the scoring.”
The two of them, along with assistant director Steve Downton, headed to a nearby theater.
The production hired English composer Rachel Portman to score the film, who had already created several pieces of music, even crafting specific background thes for different iterations of Joker.
For instance, the Joker at the opening of the movie, a bottom-tier character in society, had a backdrop of music that was decadent and sad.
By the climax at the end, the score beca rousing and passionate, fitting the Joker’s ergence as a city hero.
Post-production of the film was quite complicated, and although Martin still mainly took charge, he also followed up on specific work.
Having gained so insights into directing, he naturally wanted to continue improving.
After discussing the score with Rachel Portman and requesting adjustnts for several segnts, he then visited Warner Bros. to finalize the specific release timing of “Joker” with Daniel.
Martin chose this October from a range of dates provided by Warner Bros.
It was a familiar rhythm for chasing awards, well known to everyone from the studio to managent to the PR team.
Thanks to the huge success of “Split,” Warner Bros. was prepared to invest over $100 million in promotional and distribution funds for “Joker.”
In the reception room, Daniel glanced at Martin and said, “We need to be prepared in advance; the project won’t get support from the DC side.”
Martin was already ntally prepared and said, “As long as they don’t hinder us.”
Daniel explained, “DC is busy with the production of ‘Justice League’ and has no ti for shenanigans. The success or failure of this project relates not only to the DC Extended Universe plan but also to the futures of Kevin Tsujihara, Hamada, and others within Warner Bros.”
The Warner Bros. Team had clashed with Martin several tis. Aside from the forced departure of Jon Berg, Kevin Tsujihara had once even sent a woman to the set to seduce Martin.
Martin had always wanted to find an opportunity to stir up trouble with the Warner Bros. Team, asking, “The poor reception of ‘Batman v Superman,’ does it affect the ‘Justice League’ production?”
He had also subtly passed on information about Joss Whedon to DC through Louise but had not been following it closely lately, being busy with the award push for “Split” and post-production of “Joker.” He inquired, “How is Zack Snyder’s project progressing?”
Daniel simply said, “You know the previous situation. ‘Batman v Superman’ received disappointing reviews, and its box office and comrcial revenue fell far short of expectations. Hamada and Kevin Tsujihara considered replacing Zack Snyder, but as ‘Justice League’ was nearing its final stages of preparation at the ti of release, switching directors could have led to losses of hundreds of millions. They chose to continue with Zack Snyder.”
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