Many times, the producer has a kind of imprisonment and restriction on the director's creation, but sometimes, this kind of imprisonment and restriction is not necessarily a bad thing.

A considerable proportion of directors, once they get rid of the reins that hold him, tend to run wildly on the road of artistic creation.

This may not be a bad thing for the art of cinema itself, but for film companies, it often means that there will be extremely horrific tragedies.

After all, a good movie needs a certain amount of investment to be made, and if there is no commercial interest, the film company will naturally not be interested in investing.

Compared with his Hollywood counterparts, Relativity Entertainment's movies have a strong commercial atmosphere, and Ronan never hides it.

He is a producer and a film businessman.

The next two weekends will be led by "Heavenly Dynasty" and "Escape from Clone Island" in the North American film market, and those who know a little about Hollywood will generally be familiar with these two films.

After that, Relativity Entertainment will make a hot debut again, and Shahai Entertainment Animation Studio's first animated feature film "Despicable Me" is about to be released.

The promotion and distribution of this film is progressing in an orderly manner, thanks to the good response of the short film "Minions", and the derived "Despicable Me" has attracted a lot of attention.

Especially in April, "Despicable Me" has been unanimously recognized by the media and fans.

Then there's the Memorial Day holiday, and George Lucas's already publicly announced end of the Star Wars series, Revenge of the Sith, occupies this excellent schedule.

This is arguably the most talked-about film of the summer of 2005, because everyone knows that Anakin Skywalker is bound to descend into darkness and that the super-popular character Black Lord Darth Vader is about to return.

Ronan himself has a hard time appreciating science fiction films like "Star Wars" in the space opera genre, especially his inability to accept soft lightsaber fights, but from a commercial point of view, he knows very well that this is the number one IP in the film industry in the United States and even the world.

Regardless of the box office, Lucasfilm's peripheral revenue, from the release of "Star Wars: A New Hope" to the present, has exceeded 20 billion US dollars.

This series has made George Lucas recognized as the richest man in Hollywood.

Ronan has been building the persona of an enthusiastic alumnus of the USC Film School and has accepted George Lucas's invitation to attend the premiere of "Revenge of the Sith."

Perhaps, feeling the atmosphere and charm of "Star Wars" up close will make Ronan more confident in his future plans.

Whether he admits it or not, Ronan is on a very special path of development: following the path of Walt Disney and leaving Walt Disney with no way forward in the future.

This midweek, Twentieth Century Fox held a huge premiere for Kingdom of Heaven.

After all, the film project with a total investment of 200 million US dollars in production and publicity is definitely the first-line investment level in the industry.

When Ronan arrived on the weekend, he took time to go to the theater in Beverly Hills and watch the film.

Also with him was Jessica Felton, who had just returned to Los Angeles from New Mexico.

"Why did you suddenly want to invite me to watch a movie. ”

In the box on the second floor of the theater, Jessica Filton looked at Ronan curiously: "What do you think?"

Ronan took a bottle of mineral water, stuffed it into Jessica Felton's hand, and said, "Don't worry, I'm not trying to chase you." When a man invites a woman to a movie, it may not be for a date, but it may also be for work reasons. ”

Jessica Filton unscrewed the mineral water, took a sip and emphasized, "I eat by technique. ”

Ronan gets back to the point: "This is Ridley Scott's war epic, and there are a lot of rumors about this film between Ridley Scott and Twentieth Century Fox. ”

"I've heard of it. Jessica Filton is no longer the otaku editor she used to be, and there are many sources and channels: "The power game between producers and directors ......"

Speaking of this, she shook her head slightly: "It's not a game, I heard that Ridley Scott didn't argue too much, and after Twentieth Century Fox emphasized it a few times, he voluntarily agreed to shorten the length of the movie." ”

Ronan said softly: "Ridley Scott doesn't agree and can't do it, after all, he doesn't have the final editing rights. ”

Jessica Filton thoughtfully: "The test screening of "Heavenly Dynasty" has a good reputation, but the response after the premiere is not good, is it related to this?"

"Quite possibly. Ronan roughly guessed: "It is estimated that the version that will be shown to the public is a second cut by the producer on Ridley Scott's director's cut version, and nearly sixty minutes of content has been deleted." ”

Jessica Felton is a producer and used to the role and position, so she naturally thinks from a producer's point of view: "The length of Ridley Scott's director's cut is too exaggerated, and even if he has to say something over a longer period of time, it has to be moderate. ”

She frowned slightly: "The scale of investment in this film determines that the director can't be willful." ”

The lights in the theater went out, and the picture lit up on the big screen, and Ronan said, "Let's watch the film first, and then talk about the rest." ”

Once upon a time, "Heavenly Dynasty" was the typical type of film that was so different from the director's cut that the two were not the same film.

After watching the release version, you will think it is strange, although the quality of the films directed by Ridley Scott is uneven, but it is not so bad, right?

I downloaded the director's cut version from the Internet, and after watching it, I suddenly realized that this was the film that Ridley Scott wanted to shoot.

What is being shown on the screen now is very similar to the public version that Ronan has seen in his memory, and the length of more than two hours is just right for the first-line big production at the end of this year, but it makes people a little unable to sit still.

The main thing is that a lot of the plot is inexplicable.

Eva Green's character has almost no meaning of existence, but she is also the heroine, and the whole role of existence seems to be to string together the contradictory relationship of several characters, and talk about love with Orlando Bloom by the way, and talk so secretively that she doesn't even show her body.

Eva Green, who never misses anything, has never been a good movie star.

Orlando Bloom lost the opportunity to strike iron in "Pirates of the Caribbean" because of Ronan's relationship, but in "Heavenly Dynasty", he finally became a blacksmith.

When the acting skills reach a certain level, judging the good or bad will be a very subjective behavior, but if the acting skills are too different, people can still see it at a glance.

In this film, Orlando Bloom can be described as a typical.

Edward Norton wears a mask throughout, but any rivalry with Orlando Bloom makes people think that this masked man is the protagonist!

The difference in acting skills is really too big, so big that laymen can tell them apart at a glance.

What's more, in this version of the screening, the character of Orlando Bloom is very tall and abrupt, obviously a blacksmith from the beginning, how can he become a majestic leader as soon as he inherits the title?

If Ronan remembers correctly, this was Orlando Bloom's last appearance in a Hollywood A-list production.

Orlando Bloom, who had a dream start to his film career because of "The Lord of the Rings", was really unlucky after that.

Without the little blacksmith of "Pirates of the Caribbean", the blacksmith of "Heavenly Dynasty" will only play a role in dragging down the work......

Orlando Bloom's future is clear.

Ronan saw the end and could see Ridley Scott's ambition for this kind of film, probably he really wanted to make "Kingdom of Heaven" an epic, and it was an epic in the traditional sense.

Someone once said on the Internet that watching the two versions of "Heavenly Dynasty" together may be more valuable and inspiring: it can let people witness how a movie with good quality was murdered.

At that time, many people said that if Ridley Scott's version was released in theaters, "Heavenly Dynasty" might have been a very different fate.

At first, Ronan thought it made sense.

But having operated many films in Hollywood and constantly researching the North American and global film market, Ronan's views and ideas now are completely different from those at that time.

Even if "Heavenly Dynasty" is finally released in theaters with this director's cut, its box office fate may not be much better, because the pace is too slow and the plot is too lengthy.

The premiere of "Heavenly Dynasty" received a very bad response, and the fate of the box office was completely predictable.

But it's also impossible to put all the blame on Twentieth Century Fox, and in Ronan's eyes, Ridley Scott is equally responsible.

His shooting determined that if he wanted to express the story of the film clearly, it would take a long time.

As for the later editing of Twentieth Century Fox, it can probably be described in one sentence: leave the most expensive and grandiose shots, and don't want anything else.

Then there is that there is really a problem with the casting of the actor in the film.

Orlando Bloom is one of the weakest links in the whole film, where a protagonist can't hold a movie like a model can't hold a dress.

Maybe Orlando Bloom works hard, but I have to say that he has no talent for acting.

Orlando Bloom is still more suitable for vases, and Legolas plays it very well.

After watching the film, Ronan and Jessica Felton quietly exited.

"How do you feel?" Ronan asked directly, "Is it the same as the rumors?"

Jessica Filton nodded slightly: "It's really bad, worse than I expected." ”

Ronan chimed in: "It's not like a Ridley Scott film. ”

"This film reminds me of one thing. Jessica Felton was clearly impressed: "Twentieth Century Fox did something wrong. ”