1094 Love is a Light
Every summer in May, a batch of blockbusters will be concentrated, and on any weekend, at least one big-budget commercial film will be released, and it will be released at the beginning of the summer file, which also means that the screening of the film can continue the entire summer file when the audience's consumption enthusiasm is high.
With the success of "Iron Man 2", Marvel Entertainment's own superhero movies have won four consecutive victories, and even the promotion wave of "The Avengers" has been higher than one wave, and it has attracted the attention of the market when it will be released for a whole year.
Warner Bros. is certainly not far behind, DC Comics is one of the two North American comic giants that is on par with Marvel or even more leading, and believes that it must achieve corresponding success and status in the superhero movie market.
Frankly speaking, Warner Bros. and DC Comics reacted unhappily, and when "Iron Man" had just been released and the Marvel Avengers Cinematic Universe was about to reveal its true face, they immediately mobilized their resources and planned the Justice League universe.
But one step is slow, one step is slow.
Relativity Entertainment had been preparing for the entire plan for several years before "Iron Man", and before the first movie was established, it had a very complete plan.
Most importantly, Ronan was able to finalize the plan as quickly as possible and find the most suitable executor for it.
Warner Bros. and DC Comics reacted quickly enough, and the project was launched quickly enough.
This is also the situation that Ronan wants to see.
Because, after all, the other party does not have a special experience like him, and at the same time, it also means haste.
In the past, Warner Bros. had all kinds of mysterious operations in DC comic movies.
At that time, the difficult situation faced by DC Comic films should actually be attributed to the top management of Warner Bros.
Compared with Marvel Entertainment, which has scattered copyrights, and the Relativistic Entertainment behind it, Warner Bros., which owns the complete Justice League copyrights such as Da Chao, Master and Woman, really has a king bomb in his hand.
Or perhaps it is precisely because of this that Warner Bros. and DC Comics are confident from top to bottom - Marvel's second- and third-rate heroes can succeed on the screen, and the more famous first-line heroes in our hands will inevitably succeed on the big screen with higher investment and better production.
Before the premiere of "Green Lantern", no test screenings were held to the public, and even the trailer and commercial were only three released, but people can already see its amazing CG special effects.
Love is a light that brings green to the world.
As a long-time partner of Warner Bros. and the producer of two new bat films, Time to War and The Dark Knight, Ronan also received an invitation from Warner Bros. and DC Comics to appear at the premiere of Green Lantern.
The scene is really green, the posters are green, the decorations are green, and even the carpet where the stars walk is green.
At the premiere, Warner Bros. CEO Kevin Tsohara announced: "Warner Bros. Pictures has decided to release one or two superhero movies based on DC's comics every year. ”
Among them, Kevin Tsuhara highlighted the new Superman movie and the Flash movie.
Needless to say, the news has already been made public, and the new Superman movie named "Man of Steel" will be released next year.
Superman is the most well-known superhero, and when the name superhero is mentioned all over the world, almost everyone first thinks of Superman.
The Flash movie has been put on the agenda by Warner Bros., and the most circulating news is that Bradley Cooper, who has had a series of collaborations with Relativity Entertainment, may star in The Flash.
According to the information that Ronan received, the script for "The Flash" will be delivered before Halloween, and the script for "Green Lantern 2" will be completed at the same time.
Whether these plans can be carried out depends on whether the film premiering today can be successful.
"Hi Ronan. ”
In the crew, Kevin Tesohara, as the host, took the initiative to come over and greet: "Welcome to the premiere." ”
Ronan shook hands with him with a smile and said, "This premiere is so chic, the green is dazzling." ”
Kevin Tessohara also smiled and said, "How can you be a Green Lantern without green?" and he instead said: "Your "Iron Man 2" has an amazing box office hit, and luckily we have a weekend apart. ”
Ronan said: "I wish Green Lantern a success. ”
"Thank you. Kevin Thesohara paused for a moment and added, "I'm sure audiences also love to see the Avengers and the Justice League all shine on the big screen." ”
Ronan nodded slightly: "I hope so, too." ”
After all, this is the premiere of Warner Bros. and DC Comics, and Ronan didn't say much, let alone jump to conclusions without seeing the film.
After chatting with Kevin Tsohara, he went straight into the theater and waited for the movie to start.
Because of the relationship with Marvel in his hands, Ronan also knows something about his old neighbor DC Comics, and he is currently one of the founders of the Justice League in the comics, and he is also a famous superhero in the United States.
To be exact, it should be the Green Lantern Corps.
The world view and story line of Marvel Comics and DC Comics are a mess, and various derivative universes are emerging in an endless stream.
Ronan remembers that there were about seven legions of lights, and it seemed that there were black lights and seven-in-one white lights, but I don't know if there was one.
But no matter which lamp, it can't escape the stalk of daily group extinguishment.
Ronan forgot where he saw it, saying that the Green Lantern Corps killed in battle probably can't be counted, and they can circle the earth together?
It is said that in the Green Lantern Corps comics, there is also a pair of "Magic Lantern Heroes".
In fact, in DC's comic universe, Green Lantern is really a high-risk profession, and it seems that the Green Lantern Army is very powerful, they not only have infighting, but also be wiped out by various villains.
The film soon began to be screened, and the overall film was not much different from the previous film, and the main plot was very similar.
To put it simply, it is an inspirational story of the poor second generation and the second generation of officials robbing the rich second generation.
The special effects of "Green Lantern" are really excellent, even better than "Iron Man 2", the special effects are really worth the penny, and the $200 million spent by Warner Bros. on filming and production is worth it.
Compared to this era, "Green Lantern" is really an incredible sound and light show, and the dazzling visual effects are breathtaking.
Ronan also understands why Warner Bros. and Kevin Tsuhara are so confident in "Green Lantern", because in terms of special effects, it is absolutely shocking.
If this is a sequel, or if the Justice League Cinematic Universe has had a successful start and "Green Lantern" is coming out as a sequel, the commercial success of this film is not bad.
It's a pity that this is the opening chapter of the entire Justice League cinematic universe.
On the first day of its release in North America, "Green Lantern" lived up to expectations and topped the North American box office list that day, with a box office revenue of $20.21 million.
For the average film, this single-day box office revenue is not low, but for "Green Lantern", which has a production cost of up to $200 million, it is much lower than expected.
Warner Bros. and DC Comics have always been optimistic about the commercial expectations of the film, believing that the box office of "Green Lantern" in the first week will not be too big if it is not as good as "Iron Man".
In the history of Hollywood, there are many films that have average box office results, but they have successfully counterattacked with the recognition of the audience.
As the first part of the entire series, "Green Lantern" is strictly speaking a lack of sufficient audience base, and the box office on the first day in North America is not ideal, which does not seem to be a big deal, and it may also succeed in the counterattack.
But what is worse than the box office on the first day is lower than expected is the audience's disapproval!
Although the special effects are excellent, and it can even be said to be the top-notch existence in Hollywood at present, the special effects that focus on green are like the boundless snowfield to a certain extent, and it will naturally give birth to a monotonous feeling when you see too much.
The film's villain, the parallax monster, is even worse than a bad choice, if Marvel's villain is flattened, the parallax monster is monotonous like a line.
What is this? It's more like a jumbo of poop.
How can such a villain make an impression on the audience?
As for the storyline, if the story of "Iron Man 2" is a mess, the story of "Green Lantern" is super bad.
Just one day after its release in North America, the audience reputation of "Green Lantern" collapsed, with an average score of 5.6 on IMDB and a Cinema Score of B on the spot.
The audience's reputation is very unsatisfactory.
If the audience's reputation is not good, and the reputation in other aspects is excellent, the film also has other room to operate.
The problem is that the reputation in other areas is even worse, with only 26 percent freshness on Rotten Tomatoes and a 32 overall media rating.
The miracle of a bad movie explosion did not happen to "Green Lantern".
In the first three days of the first weekend in North America, "Green Lantern" earned $48.26 million in more than 4,100 theaters, although "Iron Man 2" did not succeed in achieving three consecutive championships in North America, but this figure was far lower than the expectations of Warner Bros. and DC Comics.
"Iron Man 2" retreated to second place in the North American box office charts, but the box office revenue of $33.58 million brought the film to nearly $300 million at the North American box office.
"Green Lantern" failed in word-of-mouth and failed at the box office, but anyone who is a little sane knows very well that it is impossible to turn the tables in the future.
With the screening of the film, the audience's reputation is further declining rapidly.
"Sleepy films. ”
"The plot of the retarded, the production of dog blood. ”
"There really wasn't a bright spot at all. ”
"Compared with "Green Lantern", "Iron Man 2" next door is really a good movie with a conscience. ”
In fact, the views of some fans are more representative: special effects have a certain degree of appreciation, not to mention other aspects.
It is very obvious that Hal Jordan's green special effects tights did not conquer the audience and the market.