In his previous life, Ren was a movie buff and, undoubtedly, a fan of director Nolan.
From "Batman: The Dark Knight" to "Tenet", it can be said that the name Chris Nolan represents one hit and popular movie after another.
So when Chris Nolan introduced himself to Ren and told him he wanted to remake "Edgerunners", he was deeply moved.
In addition to what Chris Nolan had just said, Ren made a direct decision.
"Very good."
Ren's eyes lit up: "In fact, I've always been a fan of director Nolan's films. If it's director Nolan, I trust the film version of "Edgerunners"."
Suddenly, Chris and Miles' eyes lit up.
'Since he's a fan of Chris Nolan... then it should basically be stable.'
"But I want to know what other ideas director Nolan has for the upcoming film version of "Edgerunners"," Ren asked curiously.
To be honest, Chris Nolan has always been a director with his own ideas.
Even when filming the "Batman" comic series, he didn't completely remake it based on the original.
If the original plot were remade intact, without adding or removing anything, it would be better to let a second-rate director do it.
This is definitely not Chris Nolan's style.
Chris Nolan nodded and said: "I have other ideas. I've already thought about some things before...".
Then he shared his ideas, which were some additions to the original basis of "Edgerunners".
But these additions didn't change the original plot of "Edgerunners" much.
Instead, there was a bit more reflection on nihilism and anti-sci-fi utopia, just like the additive adaptation of the Joker's chaotic and disordered ideas in "Batman".
Allowing the original idea to impact more directly and powerfully.
This impacted Ren. Just by listening to Chris Nolan's ideas, he felt an image before him.
"What do you think?"
Chris Nolan looked at Ren and asked.
Ren was already a student and had completed his defense, awaiting Professor Ren's final evaluation.
"Very good!" Ren couldn't help but give a thumbs up. "I completely agree with your idea, so... I have decided that the film and television rights for "Edgerunners" are yours."
"Chief editor Takashi, is it okay for me to make that decision without authorization?"
He looked back at Takashi.
Takashi said with a smile: "Since Amamiya-sensei has accepted, what can we say?"
Miles and Chris Nolan also smiled. They had completed their mission for this trip.
Miles said: "Very good, thank you, friend!"
Next, it's time to sign the contract. There's no suspense.
Soon, WB Films acquired the film and television rights for "Cyberpunk 2077: Edgerunners" with an offer of 6 million dollars.
This offer even exceeds the 2 million dollars for the film rights of "Jurassic Park".
But no one knows that Fox Film, who offered more, is about to bite their teeth.
In the end, Ren and Chris Nolan took a photo together, exchanged signatures, and posted it on their social media.
This incident, as expected, caused a great debate among manga fans.
"Is it incredible? Are they going to adapt Edgerunners into a movie?" they asked.
"It has just been confirmed that the copyrights have been sold, and also that WB Films and director Noelle will collaborate to film Edgerunners. The actors and the rest of the team have not yet been decided."
"Now that you mention it, I'm very curious about which actors will play the roles. Who will play David? He can't be too old, right? David is very young."
"And David's role is divided into time periods. Before undergoing large-scale prosthetic transformation, David was very thin, and then he became a muscular man."
"And what about Lucy? I'm also looking forward to seeing the actor who plays Lucy!"
"And Rebecca, and Maine!"
"It seems that casting is complicated, and the scene of prosthetic body deformation during battle must have complete special effects. It only looks good when the special effects are complete!"
"By the way, the animation hasn't been released yet, and the movie is about to be released..."
"It's definitely not that fast. The post-production of Edgerunners will take a long time. Don't even think about it without a year or two."
"Wait, look, the Edgerunners animation trailer is out! And there's a theme song! Shit! Quick!"
"I want to see what happens!"
Taking advantage of this moment, the Edgerunners animation production team directly released the trailer and two preliminary versions of the theme song.
In fact, Edgerunners is only halfway through production, right at the plot of Maine's death.
However, this did not prevent Trigger Studios from taking advantage of the popularity and producing a trailer to increase it.
After the news broke, manga fans immediately went online to watch the "Edgerunners" trailer.
With the exciting background music, the fierce battle scenes from the manga were directly reproduced in animation form.
Fan Siwei used his computer to search for the trailer and played it.
The opening scene is Lucy lighting a cigarette. The animated version of Lucy is exactly the same as in the manga.
And when the animation moves, Lucy's hair color and hairstyle are even more beautiful.
"I have no father or money."
"In that case, why don't you leave school?"
"Because that's my mother's dream."
"But that's not your dream... I'll show you something good..."
The opening scene is the conversation between David and Lucy before the cybernetic trap.
Then, the image behind became blurry and directly switched to the intense scene.
Pira, Kiko, Rebecca, Dolio, and Maine, one by one, the characters reappeared in animation form.
Then, the battle scenes from the previous manga plot appeared one after another...
the limousine heist mission battle...
the battle to rescue Rebecca...
the battle to kill Pira...
the mission to capture Tanaka...
even the battle before Maine's death, all appeared in the image.
Finally, accompanied by the passionate music, the image turned completely black.
Only David's voice actor remained, saying in the dark: "I don't care."
"I don't have much left, I want to help you fulfill your dream!"
"That's my dream. As long as I can help you achieve it, it doesn't matter if I lose everything..."
The last sentence was: "I'm sorry, we can't go to the moon together."
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