Chapter 377: Fierce Battle
This "Superstar" draft, a few good seedlings were selected, Mark is in a good mood, the film company must hold a few popular superstars, idol superstars out, others will think you have the strength, will rush to you, now Mark also has a big style, he just sent an invitation, others will come upside down.
Acting in Mark movies will definitely become popular, and the value will increase greatly This is the consensus, David Lee, Heath, Rachel, Scarlett are role models, the role of role models is endless, for others, there is hope and motivation.
Mark was backstage with reporters plugged in, and they interviewed Mark and asked him for his opinion on the matter.
Mark said: "It's a great pleasure to be able to discover so many potential new people at one time, and I don't have to worry about no one being available in the future. ”
The reporter asked: "Your new films are all made by newcomers, aren't you worried that you will play badly?"
Mark said: "Pattinson and Stewart's appearance is a perfect fit for Edward and Bella, no one has more say than me, Pattinson's evil and handsome temperament, while Christine is beautiful and peugeot, fresh and charming, casual and natural, slightly pale and weak, a literary atmosphere, and a little cold, a little cool, a little melancholy, the heavy makeup is amazing, the facial features are very comfortable, the eyes are blurry and deep, some looks free and easy, sexy, a little handsome, a little rock. There are both classical refinement and beauty, as well as modern fashion, rebellion and coolness, and if they are not popular all over the world in five years, then I will be blind. ”
The reporters were in an uproar! Mark would never praise an actor or actress so publicly, and it seems that he is determined to praise them.
Even "Rice Country Idol", in recent years, there have been many celebrities and contributed a lot of fresh blood to the pop music scene, but his popularity depends on his personal strength and popularity, not that the champion must be the best, and some are examples of the success of the counterattack of the latecomer, but like Mark, he took out so many high-quality resources to support the newcomer at once, and he personally went out, which is not popular, and he can only blame himself.
Another reporter asked: "Like Jennifer Lawrence, her appearance and temperament are not outstanding, why did you choose her?"
Mark said: "Lawrence's acting skills are explosive in silence, she has a good talent, and she will soon become popular." ”
Bragging doesn't have to pay taxes, although Mark is telling the truth, but the media thinks Mark is bragging, for the benefit of the company, for the sake of these newcomers.
However, in the week, the great director Ron Howard was sprayed to death by all sides because of excessive bragging, and the opponents led by "Rolling Stone" magazine have always thought that the rhythm of "The Da Vinci Code" is dragged on, and the ultra-long size of 150 minutes makes people feel like they are sitting on pins and needles, and the adaptation of the original book with a huge amount of information into a two-and-a-half-hour movie will inevitably face such a problem.
In an interview with reporters, director Ron Howard dared to boast about Haikou and said: "The best way to understand this film thoroughly is to watch it a second time." ”
Who knew that because this sentence was sprayed even worse, "Rolling Stone" published an article by a film critic: "I don't know where his old man's self-confidence comes from! As a little gold man winner, at least use your brains, how much damage this hypocritical advertising slogan will cause to your credibility." After watching "The Da Vinci Code" twice, I didn't want to believe him anymore, and many of the bad things that I didn't have time to study in detail when I first watched the movie turned out to be extremely glaring when I watched it the second time, and I always found the same kind of flaws several times. Personally, I think it's a complete failure. It's not terrible to cut or modify the wonderful content of the original book, but it's terrible to reproduce the puzzle-solving process of various complex propositions in the most mediocre way, wasting a lot of bridges that should have been highlights, which is really infuriating, as Howard said, the key to the release of the film, that is: how many viewers are willing to reinvest and re-enter the theater. However, after he made a good story like this, it may be a little difficult to trick the bright-eyed masses into being fooled again. The evidence is that the North American box office on Saturday and Sunday is decelerating compared to the $30 million on the first day, and generally speaking, the box office on the opening Saturday will be higher than on Friday, and Sunday and Friday are basically the same, and "The Da Vinci Code" is all the way down. ”
This is a typical one who won the box office, lost a mouthful of beer, tolerated the audience, and couldn't tolerate film critics, as a film critic in the film circle, a pure literary and artistic family, most of them are immortals who don't eat the fireworks of the world, movies are art and feelings for them, and if they are stained with money, they will become vulgar, commercial blockbusters, special effects blockbusters have always been sung down, this Mark has experienced, and he has not been sprayed wildly.
And film critics dared to spray and criticize Ron Howard because "The Da Vinci Code", even if it is beautiful, is only a one-week champion, because the next week's more powerful "X-Men 3: The Last Stand" came, this year is a super blockbuster with a production cost of an astonishing 210 million, and with the foundation of the first two films, it can't hit the streets.
This "X-Men" is the leading series of Marvel Comics, but the adaptation rights were sold to Twentieth Century Fox, no matter how big it is, it has little to do with Marvel, they can only share a very small share of the box office, this Stan Lee and Aland are in the name of producers, and the real rights and interests are concentrated in the hands of Twentieth Century Fox.
The production process of "X-Men 3" was full of twists and turns, the relationship between Halle Berry and the director of the first two episodes, Brian Singh, was tense, and the two often had a war of words on the set, including Hugh Jackman, who witnessed the scene at that time, was sure that Berry would not return to the sequel, but the final result was that Brian Singh quit and Berry returned.
But the truth is that director Brian Singh, who made the first two episodes better than one episode, was instigated by Warner's "Superman Returns" to leave the team, which cast a shadow on "X-Men 3" at the beginning of filming, but a group of big-name actors were ordered to be in danger, led by Hugh Jackman, a "handsome game guy", showing excellent agent quality, not only all assembled, but even Nirvana's Dark Phoenix returned to the team and was reborn, giving a stimulant to the fans who had lingering fears.
However, the fact of the change of helm is very worrying, although the director of the series of movies has changed hands, which is the origin of "Seon lost his horse, and he knows whether it is a blessing", at the end of last year, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" helmed by Michael Newell was sought after by all walks of life because it injected an unprecedented thriller temperament into the series, but Brett Lightner ("Rush Hour" series), who took over "X-Men 3", has always been known for its "peace and stability", and it seems that he is not the best person to make the "X" series look new.
It turns out that the uneasiness is superfluous, the steady Lettner is trustworthy, and Lightner, who was robbed of his job by Brian Singer when he was competing for the head of "X-Men 1", was already determined to direct "Superman Returns", but Singer switched to Warner, and poor Lightner was immediately expelled from the wall and took over the film that was tragically abandoned by Singh, many people were afraid of the blood feud of the production layer, which led to the overuse of the final chapter of the trilogy, like this year's "Mission Impossible 3" Because J.J. Abrams dumped the bridge too much, it caused the aesthetic fatigue of fans who continued to be highly nervous.
However, after seeing the footage of the collapse of the Golden Gate Bridge in the trailer, I can't help but gasp, as if it is the signature action of Roland Aymeric ("Godzilla", "The Day After Tomorrow") or Michael Bay ("Escape from Clone Island"), "X-Men 3" is meticulous, capable, and hard-hearted, and it is quite similar to the "Red Dragon" he created back then.
There is no doubt about the latest week's box office champion, "X-Men 3" achieved a box office explosion in its opening weekend with an astonishing result of 170 million US dollars, and completed the final battle beautifully, (only 3 million less than "Iron Man") The record of more than 100 million US dollars in three days, second only to the "Spider-Man" series, "Star Wars Prequel 3: Revenge of the Heath", "Shrek 2", "Iron Man".
This year's summer box office war has already been unveiled by "Professional Secret Service 3", but due to the absence of Liangtang's popularity, the wrong selection of materials for "Poseidon", and the role of these works as a warm-up role, fans have not been completely fanatical about which work, then, the year before last was "Shrek 2", last year was "Star Wars Prequel 3: Heath's Revenge", this year there was "Iron Man" and then "X-Men 3" broke 100 million in three days, and "Monster 2" and "Star 3", which were also released in late May, were respectively 04 years, The North American box office champion in 05, and this year's box office champion, there are many variables, and "Iron Man" alone is stable over "X-Men 3".
In addition, the figure of 44 million US dollars on the premiere day of "X-Men 3", second only to the footsteps of "Star Wars Prequel 3: Heath's Revenge", ranking second in film history, so far in the top 10 box office on the opening day, the vast majority of the revenue in the North Mi Cinema Line exceeded 300 million US dollars, and this year's "Iron Man" broke 300 million in 26 days, so that "X-Men 3" is entirely likely to become the second work to break 300 million at the North box office this year, and the probability has risen sharply.
Forever, a few happy and a few sad, with the help of best-selling and various news gimmick hype and a lot of votes, "The Da Vinci Code" still can't hide the strong stimulation of the sudden drop in temperature, the start of 80 million US dollars, finally retained the face commensurate with the topicality, which made people once slightly restore confidence in MM's distribution ability, but the tide of bad reviews in Cannes and the cold eyes of the media dragged down the box office, it fell as high as 60%, and the box office was only more than 30 million the next week, ranking second.
In this way, there is the "Three Musketeers of Kidney Deficiency" in "Professional Secret Service 3", the impotence of "Poseidon", and the premature ejaculation of "The Da Vinci Code".