As a screenwriting work of Simon Kinberg when he graduated from university, the script of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" has been circulating in Hollywood for many years, but no one has ever made it into a movie, until Relativity Entertainment acquired Artisan Pictures, and Ronan saw the script in the script library of Artisan Pictures, which led to the establishment of the film.

In the past, this film was also approved by multiple companies.

The personal charm of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie completely overwhelmed the plot of the film.

Regardless of whether this charm is released in a positive form or not, it eventually attracts a large number of audiences to the theater to watch.

"Mr. and Mrs. Smith" received $68.79 million in 3,925 theaters in three days in the first weekend of its North American release.

The film also ended the two-game winning streak of "War of the Worlds" and successfully topped the North American box office charts.

On the other hand, Cinema Score's audience theater live score gives an estimate of $230 million in North America, despite being only a B.

The reason why Cinema Score gave box office expectations that did not match the audience's word-of-mouth was entirely because of the super gossip of Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston, and Angelina Jolie.

Because of the publicity effect of super gossip, the total investment of Embassy Pictures in the promotion and distribution of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" is only 50 million US dollars.

This action blockbuster with a total investment of $150 million is expected to reach a total global box office of about $550 million based on market feedback from Relativity Entertainment.

Judging by the quality of the film alone, "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" does not seem to deserve such a box office, but the film market has never been determined by the quality of the film.

It is not uncommon for a film to reach the level of sensation like "Mr. and Mrs. Smith", and it is not uncommon for it to be a box office hit.

Not every film is lucky enough to encounter such super gossip.

The influence of actors on the film is sometimes great.

Ronan didn't let Relativity Entertainment get involved in this matter from the beginning, and after rejecting Angelina Jolie, Embassy Pictures' promotion of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" mostly stopped.

So far, the overall situation of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" has been decided.

After the release of the film, more reports and rumors appeared in the media about Jennifer Aniston and the child, and it was obvious that someone was secretly pushing it, both to divert public opinion and to clear their name.

Jennifer Aniston's side was completely silent, as if the matter was no longer relevant to her.

The latest news that Ronan got was that Jennifer Aniston left North America to participate in charity events in Africa, temporarily away from the whirlpool of public opinion in Los Angeles.

In some ways, Angelina Jolie has achieved her goal, winning this love war with an unusually tough stance.

And, of course, the winner was Mr. and Mrs. Smith.

This is also the only film released by Relativity Entertainment in June, and all the energy of Embassy Pictures has been transferred to "Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Soul Coffin".

The big hit of the first part has laid a good audience foundation for the second part.

Since its release in 2003, Captain Jack Sparrow has grown in fan base and has become one of the most popular Hollywood movie characters since New World.

Johnny Depp also seems to have a tendency to turn into the real-life Captain Jack Sparrow.

In order to match the promotion of the film, Johnny Depp has been in action recently, and Captain Jack Sparrow has been frequently seen all over the United States.

Today, the captain accepted an invitation from Ronan and Tom Cruise's ALS Charity Foundation to visit a nursing home to see sick children.

Tomorrow, in between receiving a letter asking for help, the captain parachutes into a Los Angeles middle school to "punish" the headmaster for being arbitrary and domineering.

Ronan has talked to Johnny Depp's agent before, and under the strong constraints of the brokerage company and the contract, Johnny Depp is relatively cooperative for the time being, and there is no too outrageous thing in the process of publicity and announcement.

But Johnny Depp's problems with alcoholism and other things are getting worse.

Robert Zemeckis has already talked to Sand Sea Entertainment about directing "Alice in Wonderland", and for the role of the Mad Hatter, Ronan will definitely not invite Johnny Depp to play it.

The project is being pre-planned, filmed, produced and promoted under the leadership of Robert Zemeckis, with Avatar as the standard.

In addition to continuing to prepare for special effects at Wellington's Weta Studios, several of James Cameron's assistants, each with a team, went to some famous scenic spots for location investigations.

Any realistic location will not exist alone, and the future will inevitably be integrated into the special effects production scene of the film in some form.

In the future, there will definitely be a large number of scenic spots around the world, rushing to say that a certain shot of "Avatar" is from their own homes.

This kind of thing is a common phenomenon all over the world.

James Cameron returned to Los Angeles in mid-June to interview Ronan and bring a video of Jessica Alba's performance testing motion capture, which is highly recommended for Jessica Alba to play the Na'vi actress.

The heroine will not appear in any live-action footage in the film, all in the situation of motion capture, and Jessica Alba participated in the experiment and production of motion capture special effects throughout the process, Ronan of course will not object, and directly asked Shahai Entertainment to send someone to negotiate with Jessica Alba's agent.

Despite James Cameron's claim that "Avatar" will only be filmed and there is no planning for a sequel, Ronan is mentally prepared for a sequel.

One of them is to sign a long-term contract with an actor.

Jessica Alba was originally a second-tier star, but the "Fantastic Four" she just starred in was messed up again, and the salary was very cheap, according to the consistent standards in the circle, the highest salary for starring in "Avatar" will not exceed $500,000.

If nothing else, Shahai Entertainment can get it for $300,000.

Ronan didn't talk to James Cameron about the sequel after he tested him, but when "Avatar" is successful, he will personally communicate with James Cameron about this issue.

You can't make the sequel to Avatar a lifetime series.

Once the sequel to "Avatar", the schedule was pushed back and again, and many fans who grew up watching "Terminator 2" and "Titanic" even joked that the biggest regret in their future lives may be that they didn't see "Avatar 2".

Ticket skipping has become the norm for the sequel to "Avatar".

Of course, this is not to say that James Cameron has made enough money and lacks motivation to make new films, and a large part of the reason is also due to film technology.

James Cameron has always wanted to use new filmmaking, production and projection techniques in his new work.

At one time, there were rumors on the Internet that James Cameron was working with Sony Pictures to develop a new glasses-free 3D technology.

These news are true or false, and it is difficult for former fans to judge.

As a pioneer of new film technology and a director at the forefront, James Cameron attaches far more importance to technology than most people imagine.

In the preparation of the "Avatar" crew at Weta Studios, many shooting scenes required the operation of some filming platforms and software specially developed by James Cameron's team.

These are the results of James Cameron's years of accumulation.

It is no exaggeration to say that a director will never achieve such a huge technical success as "Avatar" without years of technical accumulation.

James Cameron has been at the forefront of Hollywood in terms of technology since the filming of Alien 2.

The special effects production of "Avatar" is not enough to rely on James Cameron's team, Weta Studios is needed for motion capture, and more special effects are produced by Industrial Light and Magic.

The production of such a movie is like a super project.

At the same time, Neil Blomkamp, the deputy director of special effects production for James Cameron's team, also negotiated a cooperation with Shahai Entertainment.

Neil Blomkamp sold the rights to the short film "Aliens in Johannesburg" to Shahai Entertainment for a symbolic $1 and was offered the opportunity to direct a feature film.

After the signing of the contract, Neil Blomkamp completed the first draft of the script as quickly as possible and faxed it to Los Angeles for Ronan to see in person.

The title of this script is called "District 9".

The main plot of the script is basically the same as Ronan's impression, and the alien image settings that come with the script are very unique.

Since Neil Blomkamp is still involved in the special effects production of "Avatar" and still holds the key position of deputy director of special effects, it is definitely impossible to leave the "Avatar" crew at this stage, and the "District 9" project can only be classified as the future plan of Shahai Entertainment.

It will be a stage of "Avatar" special effects production at the earliest, and Neil Blomkamp will be able to make friends with his successor.

James Cameron has been pretty good with the team, not putting any hurdles in the way for Neil Blomkamp, and if nothing else, preparations for District 9 could begin as soon as next year.

In contrast, India's "Q&A", which got the adaptation copyright, is much slower.

This will not be a commercial project, it will certainly be one of the awards season entries in the future.

In a certain awards season, Relativity Entertainment is unlikely to release too many works, not to mention the scattered resources, and it is rare for the Oscar judges to vote for films from the same company one after another.

This year's "Brokeback Mountain" and next year's "The Departed" are the key projects of Relativity Entertainment's next two award seasons.

There is also a David Fincher-directed "Gril", due to the relatively slow progress of the project, it is not possible to determine which awards season will be launched for the time being.

As a result, although it is clear that the director is the one who directed "Trainspotting", Ronan has not let people contact him for the time being.

"Slumdog Millionaire", an adaptation of "Q&A", will not be suitable until at least three years later.