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Chapter 321 Pay Limitation
🕑 Added 2025-05-03 15:21:12 +0000 UTCIt’s a pity that this plan, which is stunning in Nanaya’s eyes but purely insane in the eyes of other people who are not aware of the situation, cannot be realized in the short term.
So after fantasizing for a while, Nanaya turned the topic back on track.
"How are the auditions going for the other actors?"
Kevin Feige said happily: "The audition for the leading actress has ended. Although there are other good actresses, Miss Luvia is obviously better."
In response to Fitch's words, Nanaya nodded without comment.
Although there is no direct evidence, Nanaya believes that Luvia's ability to play Pepper is definitely not just a matter of acting skills.
As a direct descendant of the big boss behind the scenes, Marvel has no reason to reject such an actor, especially when the film salary Luvia asked for was not excessive.
It’s just that everyone should know about things like this, there’s no need to say some things.
But Feige's way of expressing himself clearly had a hidden meaning. He was hinting that there were many people with connections among the actors who auditioned, but their backgrounds were not as strong as Luvia's.
Nanaya thought for a moment and said, "From among the actors who were not selected by Pepper, you can choose a suitable actress to play the supporting role of the movie."
"Certainly."
As a movie with a Playboy as the protagonist, even if beauties and luxury cars are not the protagonists, they will still occupy a place in the movie.
There will definitely be a lot of female characters in the movie, even though their roles will be much smaller than Pepper's, but it's enough for Feige to use them as a favor.
"What about the other male characters?" Nanaya asked, "Have you found suitable actors for the roles of Coulson, Rhodey and Nick Fury?"
Although these three characters have very few roles in the "Iron Man" movie, and Nick Fury even has only one scene, Nanaya attaches much more importance to these three actors than to the male villains in the movie.
Because these three characters will appear multiple times in subsequent Marvel movies, the actors must be required to sign long-term contracts.
Relatively speaking, the movie's villain Iron Monger is not that important. All we need is an actor with excellent acting skills.
Marvel's protagonists are constant, but villains come and go. This statement is not made in vain.
"We have already negotiated with Coulson, and he is willing to sign a long-term contract," Feige replied. "As for the role of Nick Fury, we are still in communication with Samuel L. Jackson. He is very interested in the role, but his agent hopes not to sign a long-term contract."
"Don't even think about it." Nanaya refused directly, "If you don't want a long-term contract, then forget it. It doesn't have to be Samuel Jackson."
The Marvel Cinematic Universe spans such a large area that Nanaya would definitely not agree that any permanent character could be exempted from a long-term contract.
In fact, not only these supporting roles, even Downey, as the protagonist, also needs to sign a long-term contract with Marvel for 7 movies + 10 cameo appearances.
At the same time, "The Incredible Hulk", which has already begun project preparation, must also sign long-term contracts at the request of Nanaya for several characters who may become permanent characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the future.
Considering the outrageous pay of Marvel actors in the later period, Nanaya felt that it was still necessary to reduce costs as much as possible.
In his previous life, Downey's salary increased directly from $500,000 for "Iron Man 1" to $10 million. By the time of "End Game", Downey received nearly $80 million in salary plus share of profits.
Although Downey is indeed worthy of the money Marvel paid him judging by the movie's box office and his acting skills, why pay more when you can save costs?
Therefore, at the request of Nanaya, Downey signed a long-term contract with Marvel at the beginning of his life.
Except for the first movie, which still had a bonus of $500,000, Marvel has set up a bonus for subsequent sequels, but the maximum is stipulated to be no more than $20 million.
Of course, if the movie performs very well at the box office, Marvel will give Downey certain rewards based on the results, but there will definitely be no more exaggerated dividends like in his previous life.
As for the method Marvel used to trick Downey into signing the agreement, it was Nanaya who taught him that.
The reason was Downey's old drug problem, and they made quite harsh demands on Downey for his breach of contract.
This made Downey think that Marvel attached great importance to the movie "Iron Man" and had the idea of making it into a series, so they were so strict with him and asked him to pay attention to maintaining the image of a superhero.
Therefore, despite his complaints about such a long contract, he readily agreed to the agreement after seeing that the series would allow him to enter the $20 million club.
This is probably the biggest benefit of the time traveler's future vision. No one in this world except Nanaya knows how successful the Marvel Cinematic Universe will be, nor does anyone know whether this series will become a dominant one.
You know, even veteran Marvel fans wouldn’t dare to imagine seeing such a scene on the big screen more than ten years later.
Captain America actually used Thor's hammer to save Spider-Man who was wearing the battle suit made by Iron Man.
"I'll try, and if it doesn't work I'll find someone else."
Feige nodded. As the executive producer of the film, he certainly knew which one carried more weight, Nanaya's words or Samuel Jackson's agent's words.
Anyway, in the original comics, the director of SHIELD, who is still a white man, appears more often, and Nick Fury, who is based on Samuel Jackson, is just a character in a parallel universe in the comics.
"You guys can start looking for a director for Iron Man now. Do you have a suitable candidate?"
"We have several alternative plans, and the information is already on your temporary desk." Feige said, "Although none of them are big directors, at least they have a work as a basis, which can show their level and film style."
Nanaya made an OK gesture: "I'll go and see."
"Honestly, Kiryu, are you really not going to direct Iron Man? I think it would be safer if you come."
Although he has tried countless times, Fitch still tries to drag Nanaya into the trap again.
As expected, Nanaya rejected him again: "No, my style is totally incompatible with Iron Man, and I will be very busy this year. It will probably take until next year for my schedule to be free. You can't wait."
After saying this, Nanaya was about to leave, when suddenly he thought of another thing.
"Feige, I know you've been in Hollywood for a long time. Can you recommend some actors?"
Kevin Feige has been the producer of Marvel films since 2000. Of course, his role as a producer is completely different from the current producer of "Iron Man".
Feige is now second to none in the "Iron Man" project, and he can ignore anyone except Nanaya.
Nanaya himself also believes in Feige's ability, so he rarely asks about the specific matters of project preparation and only controls the general direction.
In other words, Feige is the person in charge of the actual operations of the "Iron Man" project.
But in the past, Feige could only be said to be a small role with the title of producer.
His only role in joining the crew was to serve as the original consultant for the comics.
It's a pity that all he can do is give some constructive suggestions, and he has nothing to do with the final decision.
For example, when "Fantastic Four" failed last year, Feige raised objections to the character of Dr. Doom in the movie.
However, he was criticized by someone from Fox with the words, "Do you understand movies or do I?!"
But having no power in the crew does not mean having no knowledge. After experiencing so many crews, Kevin Feige's talent points in judging actors have almost been maxed out.
He can tell at a glance what kind of actor is suitable for what kind of role.
"What kind of actors do you need? White, black or minority?" Feige asked curiously.
"One is a young, fresh-faced guy with good acting skills, and the other is a big, muscular guy. Both are white actors."
Nanaya plans to start with the Rider group. After all, Waver is one of the three male protagonists, so the casting must be cautious.
Waver needs to transform from a young man to a mature one, which requires relatively high acting skills.
However, the priority of the other actor who played the King of Conquerors was after Waver, because Nanaya was more concerned about the interaction and sparks between him and the actor Waver.
Even if there is an actor who is very suitable, Nanaya will not consider him if he does not coordinate with Waver's actor.
"Big actors are easy to deal with. I'll compile a list for you when the time comes." Feige said hesitantly, "But young actors are hard to deal with. You know that youth means inexperience. Not everyone can act like Downey."
"Yes."
Nanaya was also a little helpless. Most of the new generation actors he knew who had decent acting skills were born in the 1990s or even 1995s. They were really too young at this time.
For example, Nanaya once considered letting Tom Holland play the role, but he was born in 1996 and is not even 10 years old this year, so it is impossible for him to play the role.
After thinking about it, among the actors who are around 20 years old this year (Waver set FZ to be 19 years old), the only one Nanaya could name is Robert Pattinson, the male lead in the "Twilight" series.
But it is generally acknowledged that this guy's acting skills are not good. He is almost the same as the young and handsome actors in the East. He has the same expression from beginning to end in every movie he stars in.
This situation should be said to be very common, and it cannot be said to be a special case in the entertainment industry of any country.
Generally speaking, such actors rise quickly but fall just as quickly, making them typical shooting star figures.
But this kind of actor is not what Nanaya wants at all.
"Well... I have a suggestion. You can go to England. There are many professionally trained actors there. Maybe you can find the right one."
After listening to Nanaya's complaints, Kevin Feige thought for a while and said.
