Scarlett Johansson's contract with Disney is not over, and the Russo brothers have also bid farewell to the Marvel superhero series. Star Wars actor Sandy Newton said Disney's invitation to African-American creators and actors was only superficial, and that the studio did not value African-American filmmakers. The Hollywood Reporter's film critics have said that Disney's relationship with multiple filmmakers in a special period is because the big studio has reduced the treatment of big-name movie stars and creators during the theater closure period, which is also a means for the company to save money. In the special period of Hollywood, most film studios will cut the salary of actors, why is There so little contract turmoil in Warner? Jon Feiru, producer of The Mandalorian, explains this phenomenon: "DC Studios' shooting technology is very high-end, and many Of warner films use money-saving shooting techniques, so actors naturally don't have to reduce their salaries. ”
DC Studios did introduce new technology in the era of theater closures, and this method of shooting was very high-end — the cameraman let the props on the scene drift while the protagonist stood still, so that it was easy to shoot the feeling of a superhero flying. In the past, the crew wanted to shoot the scene of the superhero taking off, it had to consume a lot of sets and talents, and also to spend money on the post-effect, and now DC Studio uses high-end shooting technology, which saves money in the cost of Warner's film, and the cost of the crew is naturally saved. Jon Feiru said that Marvel's work did not achieve this effect: "Thor 4 was more expensive to produce, and as far as I know, Kevin Feige's budget for this series is more than $100 million. "The production cost of $100 million is not high for a Marvel Universe movie, but this is in the era of theater opening.
At this stage, many theaters in Hollywood are not open, and when "Thor: Love and Thunder" is released, only North American theaters may be able to harvest the box office, and the main broadcast channel of this work is still the Disney Channel. Judging from the situation of "Wonder Woman 1984" and the second season of "Mandalorian", these two series have received particularly high ratings on HBO and Disney Channels respectively, becoming the representative works of the two streaming platforms last year. However, the revenue generated by these two series could not be recovered, and for "Thor 4", Kevin Feige also spent a hundred million dollars to shoot, which is obviously too high in Jon Feiru's view. Even though some films are now gradually eligible for theatrical release, the few theater broadcast channels are just a drop in the bucket, so Jon Feiru believes that the production cost of "Thor 4" is higher.
Jon Feiru pointed out that Kevin Feige was more appropriate to reduce the production cost of "Thor 4" to less than $60 million, because it did not include the budget for filming and post-production publicity. The author (who watched the movie with smugness) felt that the Marvel team did not intend to save the cost of the film, or because Disney wanted to retain the quality of the film and television series, after all, the sci-fi series and the superhero series are the signature of the film industry. In the several series that have been released in 2021, fans are not satisfied with the viewing effects of "Wanda Vision" and "Falcon and winter soldier", even on the online platform, everyone can see the quality of shooting. During the release of "Rocky" and "Shangqi", people felt that the shooting effect of Marvel works had improved, but this was the result of the reduction of the salary of the starring actor.
Jitterson almost gave up his salary to star in "Rocky" and replaced it with other actors who couldn't figure it out, which would cause Disney a lot of contract turmoil. So Jon Feiru still suggested that Disney's new films use dc studio shooting methods, and after the comic series became a big screen work, many people found that MCU from the creators to the staff, they all looked down on dc universe movies. After all, in the field of Hollywood, Marvel is ahead of DC works, and DC's parent company is Warner, which leads to the old-fashioned shooting ideas of DC superheroes before the change of Warner's management. Fortunately, after Ann Sarnoff became Warner's new CEO, the film industry began to change, and "Joker" is their masterpiece that breaks through tradition. During the special period in Hollywood, Warner set up a Marvel working group called DC Studios.
DC Studios has made significant strides in shooting, and Jon Feiru highlights the advanced nature of their approach to shooting. In the filming of "Aquaman 2" and "Thunder Shazam 2", the director team used this shooting method that made the background move a lot, so that the actors could shoot handsome and flowing flight effects without hanging Wea. This shooting technique not only saves money, but also guarantees the safety of the actors. So Jon Feiru would say that DC Studios' shooting technology is very high-end. The "Mandalorian" producer has seen the wool film of "Thor 4" and he feels that the Marvel team has spent so much money and still has not been able to catch up with its opponents in terms of shooting effects. After all, fans don't care about how much the film invests, everyone still cares about the effect of this work.