Although Fate, which only entered the mainstream attention after the 21st century, has not become a cultural heritage like Star Wars.
However, as one of the most successful commercial film series since the 21st century, Fate still has a very high status in the minds of young people.
This is a good thing for Fate. After all, even using emotions can lure people into the cinema.
But the profits from movie tickets have long been unable to satisfy Nanaya and Washimine's appetite.
For the Fate series, the sales of peripheral products are more important than box office.
After all, movie box office revenue is only temporary, but the surrounding products can generate continuous profits.
We all know those people who watch the film over and over again and devote movie ticket after ticket to the box office.
Those who frantically buy all kinds of figures, costumes and posters, and wish they could take the entire Fate series of products home.
Those who can keep Fate going, allow Nanaya's [Erque Studio] to make crazy money every few years, and even let Type-Moon challenge the Star Wars IP.
The people mentioned above are all from the same group – young people aged 15-25.
In Nanaya's previous life, FGO's age group was relatively old, and the main reason was because of the resentment of the old Yue fans.
But in this life, under Nanaya's vigorous promotion, Fate's core fans tend to move downward.
This is a good thing for Type-Moon's development. Although young people are not the largest consumers, they are willing to spend money on things they like.
It can be said that the consumption potential of young people is inestimable.
"Although it has been five years since the first Fate movie was released, the main fan base has not changed much because Fate movies have always been released."
Standing at the front of the conference table, Nanaya said firmly and forcefully: "But this is far from enough. If we only rely on those fans, then after FGO ends, we will lack new fans to join us."
Nanaya said seriously: "So, the most important thing is how the three movies in the first stage of FGO can attract newcomers who have not experienced the Fate series."
Ryougi Ori and Shion both nodded slightly, and everyone else agreed with Nanaya's statement, even Peter Jackson was no exception.
On the one hand, Fat Peter agrees with Nanaya's theory that young people are the core of the film market.
On the other hand, Fat Peter also knows that compared to the "Lord of the Rings" series, which he has full control over, his room for maneuver in the FGO movie project will be relatively limited.
Even though Nanaya gave himself considerable power, the movie he directed was, after all, part of a huge series.
He must obey the whole no matter what.
This is also the reason why many famous directors don't like to be the directors of sequels of famous IPs, especially when they are not the creators of the series.
This is indeed a challenge for Peter Jackson. After all, all previous Fate movies have been successful films without exception.
If nothing unexpected happens, the prologue that Nanaya is about to shoot is unlikely to fail.
This will put a lot of pressure on yourself.
Because my "Hundred Years of War of the Evil Dragon" is under the name of Fate, and it is the first movie not directed by Nanaya Kiryu.
If it fails, I, as the director, will definitely bear the biggest blame.
But Peter Jackson was very happy to accept this challenge.
After he completed The Lord of the Rings trilogy, his directorial work reached a peak.
But after his peak, Fat Peter fell into a creative bottleneck.
Although the subsequent "King Kong" was also successful.
But Peter Jackson was still somewhat dissatisfied.
This condition has affected the quality of his filmmaking.
He then chose the medium-budget production "The Lovely Bones", also hoping to find the feeling through this movie.
But the result still did not satisfy Fat Peter himself.
The production of "The Hundred Years' War" is another attempt to break through his own creation of "The Lord of the Rings".
After all, Fat Peter is going to start filming The Hobbit series.
He hopes to get back to his peak form before then.
"Ori, you are responsible for selecting the actors for the entire series. In addition to the roles that have been selected by the crew, other roles may require several large-scale auditions."
Just as Fat Peter was thinking about how to create his movie, Nanaya turned his gaze to his junior fellow apprentice on the other side of the conference table.
At present, Ori has finished working on all other odd and ends projects, and apart from the prequel series of "Madoka Magica", he no longer has any other work on him.
As the connector of the FGO series, Nanaya entrusted the task of selecting actors to the person he trusted the most, who would also play an important position in all FGO movies.
"The audition roles are divided into two categories. One category is roles that will only appear in one or two movies. Such roles are found among already famous actors."
It's like Marvel always likes to find well-known actors to play washable villains.
Not only can these actors actively bring popularity, but they can also be directly discarded after use.
There won't be any sequels with sky-high pay.
"For other roles that will appear in multiple films, the actors need to be young enough, preferably relatively unfamiliar to the audience."
Being young means that your appearance will remain at a high level for a long time in the future, and you can make more films.
The reason for not being famous is to ensure that the starting point of remuneration is low so that more film contracts can be signed.
"Then let's first identify the characters that will appear in the series."
Ally suddenly suggested, "Aren't the scripts for the first three parts already out? It would be better to confirm the roles first."
Seeing Nanaya's confused look, Iris smiled and said, "After all, this is Lin Bao's first time to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in a movie, so we need to prepare as much as possible."
Iris's words stunned Nanaya for a while, but he finally nodded.
"I understand. Let's start with the members of Chaldea."
Nanaya posted the role cards involved on the whiteboard one by one.
"First up is the protagonist, Fujimaru Ritsuka."
Although not everyone present had read the script, they still knew the outline of the script.
Therefore, no one showed any confusion about the name of the male protagonist mentioned by Nanaya.
"I need a boy between 16 and 19 years old to act as an actor."
This is to please the main teenage audience in the market.
As mentioned before, young protagonists can make the audience feel more involved.
When the protagonist grows up with the audience, the feeling is hard to describe in words.
"I hope the male lead is handsome and delicate, which is a necessary requirement for an actor's appearance."
It doesn't matter if his acting skills are a little immature, Nanaya believes that he can improve them through one movie after another.
But if the image is not good, Nanaya will not use it no matter how good the acting skills are.
"What about race? Does it need to be European or American?"
"It would be best if it's an Asian actor. If we can't find anyone, then consider Europe or America." Nanaya said very clearly.
"A newcomer..." Shiki rubbed his chin, "The firms close to my family should have many such candidates. Do you want to take a look?"
Because Toei has to shoot the "Kamen Rider" and "Super Sentai" series every year, it has a lot of information on young male actors.
Nanaya nodded: "Okay, have someone sort it out and give it to me."
Although actors who have appeared in special effects dramas will be confined to the roles, it will be difficult for them to break through.
But there should still be quite a few backup actors. After all, Toei has a good eye for selecting male actors.
"And then there are the main female characters."
Nanaya didn't dwell on the male protagonist any more, he just posted two more character cards.
However, unlike Fujimaru Ritsuka's character card, these two already have photos of the actors on them.
"Mashu Kyrielight and Gudako." Nanaya pointed at the photo on the card. "The actors who play them are Yumi Sakutsuki and Kujo Fuu. Anyone have any questions?"
Everyone present remained silent.
No old man with glasses jumped out and shouted "I object" or something like that.
The project team boss wanted to promote newcomers, so naturally these workers had no doubts.
Besides, both Kujo Fuu and Yumi performed very well in "Madoka Magica".
His image and acting skills were in line with the role requirements, so naturally no one was blind enough to raise any objections.
"Then what's next?"
Nanaya nodded at Ori, who immediately handed a form with basic requirements for actors to the others.
Shiki Matsuno picked up the form and glanced at it, and found that it contained the image requirements for the actors of the roles.
"A boy aged 16-19, handsome, self-reliant, and preferably with a sense of humor."
This is the request of the protagonist Fujimaru Ritsuka.
"Female, 20-30 years old, big breasts, long hair, smart (cunning)."
This should be the role requirement of Leonardo da Vinci.
"A male in his 30s, a loser, a nerd, a useless person."
Without a doubt, this should be Romani Achiman.
"30-40 year old male, handsome and confident, slightly thin."
This should be Sherlock Holmes.
Although the frequency of guest appearances is lower than that of the previous two characters, according to the setting, they will appear in the Qin Dynasty, Camelot and Shinjuku chapters.
He is also a relatively important character in the main storyline.
The above are the most important main characters in the FGO series.
There are some odd and endented characters left, but they are basically just extras in Chaldea, and anyone can be used.
"Seven Nights..."
Kevin Feige took his eyes off the form in his hand and said, "I have a suggestion for you to consider."
Nanaya gestured to him.
"We can choose Sakutsuki Yumi as the first heroine, and there will be no problem choosing Kujo Fuu as the second heroine."
Not to mention that Nanaya hopes to make these two people the next Lily Wettin.
Just based on their current global popularity, they are fully qualified for the role.
Kevin Feige suggested another role: "If possible, the male lead should not be set as East Asian. After all, this is a Hollywood project."