There are a lot of deeply hidden gay/sexual/sexual relations in Hollywood, and Tom Cruise is not one of them, and Pat Kingsley is not sure, or even has any evidence.

I had this idea, but I just thought of one thing, in the mid-nineties, Tom Cruise used to be close to a male friend, and Nicole Kidman had several heated arguments with Tom Cruise over this matter, and the two even reached the point of making a move.

Later, Tom Cruise relented and voluntarily distanced himself from the male friend.

Although there is no real hammer, what kind of evidence is needed for this kind of revelation?

Pat Kingsley pondered another question, who should Tom Cruise's same-sex/romantic partner choose?

The previous one is definitely not suitable, and it can only be mentioned appropriately, after all, it is too far away to bring practical damage to Tom Cruise.

Then find the right person among Tom Cruise's current friends.

Thinking of this, a person's name immediately came to Pat Kingsley's mind - Ronan Anderson!

This is Tom Cruise's best friend, and he is tall and handsome, with an extraordinary temperament, and is undoubtedly an excellent candidate.

"Ronan Anderson ......"

Pat Kingsley read the name over and quickly shook her head, Ronan Anderson looked very suitable, but in fact it wasn't at all.

Ronan Anderson is not an actor, not a star, and not an ordinary person! He is a famous producer in Hollywood, the boss of Relativity Entertainment Group, and a veritable billionaire!

Such a person can be provoked by her agent?

Even Michael Ovitz, the founder of CAA, in his heyday, did not dare to offend a figure like Ronan Anderson easily.

While Tom Cruise is also a billionaire, a star billionaire like him can't be compared to a physical billionaire like Ronan Anderson.

It's not scary to go to war with a billionaire like Tom Cruise, after all, you have too much black material on the other side, but at the same time, it would be unwise to provoke Ronan Anderson.

There is also a candidate, another close friend of Tom Cruise - Will Smith.

Pat Kingsley also took the initiative to veto, Hollywood blacks will blow up collectively if they get into trouble, and the social trend in the past two years is very clear, it is better to mess with black celebrities less.

Just find one of Tom Cruise's male assistants.

Anyway, the news in many small and medium-sized media is a picture at the beginning, and the content is all up to the editor.

Pat Kingsley decides on the content, makes a plan based on the content, and contacts the media later, all of which take time.

Anyway, we can't cooperate anymore, so let's handle the handover of Tom Cruise's brokerage business as soon as possible.

After a short morning, Pat Kingsley completed a simple plan, and then began to call the media and the corresponding contacts, to meet with them in person, and then develop a more detailed plan based on the results of the negotiations.

She needs some time to plan and find the right opportunity to break out.

Pat Kingsley has been in the Hollywood industry for more than 20 years, only serving as the agent of two popular stars, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, and more than 10 years, accumulating a lot of media resources.

Some of them may not work with her, but more media outlets are happy to cover a superstar scandal.

Isn't it the media's favorite routine to make stars and then destroy them?

Fast forward to the weekend, and after thorough preparation by Embassy Pictures, "Heroes" was successfully expanded to 2,420 theaters in North America.

Because many films that are interested in hitting the Oscars are still controlling the scale of screening in order to continue to do word-of-mouth marketing, among the many films on the Oscar nomination list, the famous films are still maintaining the scale of dozens of theaters, and the publicity and distribution strength of the films that want to expand the release is not as good as that of the embassy films.

For a time, "Hero" became the largest film screened that week.

Although the 2,420 theaters are centered on the Chinese community and Asian communities, there are also large numbers of Western audiences who have walked into the theaters.

On the first day of the expanded screening, "Hero" won $8.95 million in North America, and landed the top box office in North America on the same day!

At the same time, the film has also won a lot of media praise in North America.

"This is the power of kung fu!" "Hero" topped the Friday box office list in one fell swoop, proving that Relativity Entertainment is worth every penny invested in it!"

—The New York Times

"Obviously, this is a powerful blow from the East, and it is not easy for a foreign language film to reach the top of the list, and Oriental Kung Fu deserves its name. ”

- The Hollywood Reporter

Some North American media even compared "Hero" to "Dream of Red Mansions".

Just like in the East, "Heroes" has also had a lot of negative word-of-mouth.

The famous film critic Todd McCarthy gave this formula after watching "Heroes": well-made war scenes + beautiful Chinese swordsmanship + Jet Li - low-grade storyline - improper moral code - slow movie pace.

But in general, the reputation of "Hero" in North America, especially the audience's reputation, still tends to be more positive.

Since films such as "City of God" and "Chicago" have not yet been expanded, "The Pianist", which has been expanded, lacks competitiveness, and "Hero" is also the strongest commercial attribute among the rest of the Olympic films, and the rest of the films that have been expanded have not brought much threat to "Hero".

In order to maintain its reputation, even if "The Pianist" expands its screening scale, it has less than 500 theaters.

By Saturday, the single-day box office of "Hero" had risen again, earning $9.14 million.

Ronan saw the box office data for two consecutive days and was completely sure that Embassy Pictures only relied on North American box office revenue, and not only could it reap the copyright fees and publicity and public relations fees invested in "Heroes", but it was not difficult to achieve a large amount of profit.

There is no doubt that with the expansion of "Hero", the film has been a huge success in North America.

Ronan briefly analyzed that this film can be a big hit, in fact, the first thing to thank is Ang Lee and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" set off a wave of martial arts around the world, and Director Zhang saw this opportunity and decisively followed the trend to shoot "Hero", and the success of "Hero" was also borrowed from "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

Director Zhang's production is of course also very important, and "Hero" has a shocking sense of color and picture.

The color control of the movie is in place, and the colors with oriental characteristics in the film give people a strong visual impact, and the picture sense is even more beautiful.

The martial arts fight scenes with oriental characteristics and the interweaving and impact of colors form a strong sense of artistic presentation.

Among ordinary North American audiences, the reputation of this film is actually very good, and the IMDB score is still as high as 8.5 two days after its release.

"Heroes is the most surprising film I've seen so far, whether it's the director, the shooting, the screenwriting, the special effects or the film's technology. The color applied in the film is breathtakingly beautiful, the martial arts scenes are beautiful and flawless, the actors are well performed, the stunts are realistic, and the lighting and effects are exquisite, the film is fantastic. ”

Most ordinary fans praised the film, and it turned out that the magical promotion of Embassy Pictures was also extremely in place and successful.

"I love these kinds of films because they are gravity-free, pushing the limits of the human body and subverting the stylized camera position. Some people may think that this kind of hanging in the air is a bit silly or unrealistic, but for me it is really creative beauty, compared to the action scenes of those movies I have seen before, this movie is like a breath of fresh air, full of novelty. ”

There are also some fans who point out the flaws of the film.

"Unfortunately, the film was a little overdone. There are so many computer-generated delicate movements that the audience has to watch the actors fly around in the sky over and over again with wire ropes hanging from them. While the action in a film requires a lot of technical support, the production of a film should not be overshadowed. ”

This is actually a side portrayal of "Hero" in the North American audience's reputation, according to the data obtained from the Cinema Score theater audience survey, the praise is always given an A+ score, while the criticism is almost always a low score of D or F, and there are even few B or C wall-riding factions in the middle.

It's not hard for Ronan to find that the effect of "Hero" in North America is strikingly similar to that of last month's box office whirlwind in the Eastern market.

The successful propaganda strategy attracted a large number of Americans to the theater, and the excellent picture effect satisfied them, but the thin plot, the narrative style of the "syllogism", and the political sentiment of "sacrificing the ego" still caused a lot of controversy among mainstream American audiences.

One thing is certain, though, that even the most discerning American audience unanimously applauded the color picture and Zhang Guoshi's photographic skills.

This is also a big reason why "Hero" has done well at the box office after its expanded screening.

There are even some critics who complain that "Hero" did not get an Oscar nomination for Best Cinematography.

After the first weekend of expanded North American screenings, when the statistics came out, "Heroes" unsurprisingly stood at the top of the North American box office charts, earning $25.88 million in 2,420 theaters.

As soon as the box office data came out, Ronan asked Embassy Pictures to report the good news to Dongfang's New Picture Company as agreed.

Either way, this should be communicated to the producers.

They don't have a way to make a profit, they always get famous.

At the same time, Ronan also gave an interview to the Oriental media for "Hero" to win the box office list.

"The success of "Hero" does have some reference for oriental films to enter the North American market. ”

In the face of the media in the East, Ronan still reminded very honestly: "This film can be accepted by North American audiences, and I think it is very important to highlight the picture and downplay the plot and meaning." ”

"Don't think of the American audience as lofty. Most people watch movies and don't care about the story, they just want to be lively and good-looking, and for them, watching movies is fun, so they pay more attention to visual impact. ”