The next day, Anton flew to Hollywood, and the filming of Cyborg officially began.
In his previous life, the big-budget Cyborg movie was constantly delayed, and the plot was unclear. But based on his understanding of DC Comics, combined with discussions with Browning, the two of them finalized the script.
It was nothing more than gaining abilities, discovering a crisis, and resolving the crisis.
Superhero movies all followed this formula.
It was similar to a wish-fulfillment novel.
The only difference was whether a person was sitting on a sofa at home, grinning foolishly at their phone, or if they were sitting in a movie theater, drinking a Coke and munching on popcorn, watching with relish.
In this world, the formula for superhero movies was still quite novel, and Anton was confident that he could make a successful film.
If we had to draw a comparison, Cyborg could be considered the equivalent of Iron Man 1 from his previous life.
Iron Man 1 had a budget of 140 million, and excluding pre-production and post-production, the official shooting schedule was around 105 days.
An Dong also prepared 140 million, planning to finish filming in about 90 days. Following the method used for Batman Begins, the special effects would be produced simultaneously, ideally releasing the film within the second month after filming was complete.
A total of four months from filming to release seemed incredible for a big-budget superhero special effects film. However, with sufficient funds, it was a completely achievable goal.
Moreover, this world's technological level was slightly higher than that of his previous life at the same time. There were also various emerging black technologies, so special effects weren't an issue.
An Dong was also eyeing a particular talent.
If he could poach this person and their team, the special effects would be even less of a problem.
Lost in thought, the male lead, a young Black actor, began his vivid performance in front of the camera.
Black lead actor.
This is also one of the reasons why Anton thought that Cyborg could at least recover its costs and would definitely not lose money.
In his previous life, Black Panther, a superhero film with a black protagonist, catered to the sentiments and national consciousness of the black American group, and was highly sought after by the black community. Coupled with its own appeal, it grossed about 700 million domestically and 1.346 billion globally, with an astonishing return rate.
Although there is a Black Panther in this world, the film industry in this world taking a black person as the protagonist in a superhero film is a huge breakthrough.
As long as the film is released and the quality is up to par, and with proper promotion, it will definitely be sought after by the black community. At the same time, it will inevitably make Cyborg's fan value quickly surpass 20 million.
It is conceivable that Cyborg's success will be much easier than Batman's.
The premise is to prescribe the right medicine.
A month flew by in a blink.
The scenes shot in Hollywood's closed sets and ordinary outdoor locations were finished.
Next, Anton split the crew in two. He led the Black Panther lead actor and the others back to New York, while the rest continued filming miscellaneous scenes and focused on special effects production.
This time, without the original film as a reference, Anton couldn't offer much creative guidance to the special effects department, so they had to work tirelessly day and night.
Of course, with plenty of money offered, few people complained.
Back in New York, Anton and his crew were going to film Victor Stone's transformation into Cyborg due to the explosion of the Apokolips Mother Box in the Red Room Lab.
To that end, Anton contacted the Osborn Company to borrow their latest laboratory for filming.
Thanks to his friendly relationship with the Osborn Company, although it was a research stronghold, he wasn't turned away.
Besides, Harry Osborn, the son of the Osborn Company, was also an investor in the film.
This made the Osborn Company much easier to deal with. After signing a "security agreement," which stipulated the use of the laboratory, the length of filming each day, not interfering with the work of others, and not damaging any important experimental equipment, Anton finally led the film crew into the Osborn Company.
They would be staying there for two weeks.
As luck would have it, Anton discovered that the laboratory he was occupying was located directly above the "Limb Regeneration Technology" department.
He also found out that Peter Parker, Spider-Man, was working as an assistant to Curt Connors, the head of the "Limb Regeneration Technology" department.
During filming, Peter learned that someone upstairs was using a lab to shoot a movie, and it was the crew that had previously filmed Batman. He specifically came up to observe for a while, until he was urged by Connors, and then he reluctantly went downstairs.
Anton knew what might happen in the future, but his main task now was to make the movie.
Besides, Connors hadn't turned into the Lizard yet.
Even if Anton knew the ending, he couldn't just sit around, waiting for Connors to turn into the Lizard, or even become Batman and knock the disabled professor unconscious, sending him to hell for life to hang out with Kingpin – the guy hadn't even done anything wrong yet!
That wasn't realistic.
In short, as long as Connors could stay out of his way during filming, he wasn't going to get involved.
Leaving Connors for Peter to handle would also give the Spider-Man a chance to grow.
The filming ended that day, and Anton announced a break.
He immediately went to DC Comics, not far from the Osborn Company, and met the special effects master he'd been looking forward to.
"Mr. Beck, it's a pleasure to meet you."
Anton smiled at the man in front of him, who was about thirty years old. "I admire your special effects work, including the Holographic System you're researching. It's a revolutionary breakthrough with endless applications, capable of changing human life and entertainment."
"Mr. Beck, do you really think so?"
Quentin Beck looked excited. He felt that for the first time in his career, he had received such definite recognition.
Especially during his days working at Stark Industries, those jerks who only knew how to develop weapons wouldn't give a damn about his inventions or his pursuits. They only thought he was wasting his talent.
To be honest, even Tony Stark thought the Holographic System was a trivial technology. After all, he had already touched upon the answer.
Tony had a holographic projection system of his own design beneath his mansion in Los Angeles. It served as a partial carrier for Jarvis, making it easier for him to conduct virtual experiments. Perhaps it wasn't exactly the same as Beck's pursuit of realism, but the technological depth was undoubtedly more advanced than Quentin Beck's at this time.
Because of this, Tony thought Beck's research was insignificant.
Beck didn't know this. He only thought everyone looked down on him. Years of accumulated resentment almost made him shut down.
Perhaps this was also the reason why, after Tony's death, he became "Mysterio," filled with hatred for Tony, and infiltrated the superhero world. He tricked Spider-Man out of his "glasses," intending to surpass Iron Man.
It was a shame he ultimately became a stepping stone for Spider-Man.
Of course, Beck's fate changed at this moment because Anton, as a transmigrator, had found him and highly praised Beck's research direction.
For Anton, Beck was indeed a rare talent.
As an effects master who had deceived the entire world, if Beck joined DC, then movie special effects production would be child's play.
Moreover, Anton also knew that in the comic version, Mysterio himself was a Hollywood special effects worker.
Perfect match.
"Beck, give up on Stark Industries, you should come here."
Anton shook hands with Quentin Beck decisively, his tone very sincere: "Only here can you realize your full value."
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