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Back in Los Angeles, Matthew signed a new endorsement agreement with Rolex, became the all-media spokesperson of Rolex, and took two days to shoot a new Rolex commercial, according to the content of the agreement, he became the spokesperson of Rolex after Roger Federer, and the first spokesperson of Rolex in North America.

Subsequently, he met with Christopher Nolan at the Warner Building, and unlike the last time, Christopher Nolan provided him with the newly completed script.

Matthew read the script and was completely sure that this was the "Inception" starring Leonardo DiCaprio, and then took away Christopher Nolan's script and shooting plan, so that Helen Herman officially began negotiations with Warner Bros. to finalize the contract for the actor.

Warner Bros. has no doubts about his $20 million salary, and agrees to a certain amount of post-box office sharing, but the exact proportion will be negotiated slowly in the negotiations.

There is no rush in this regard, Christopher Nolan still has to make some minor tinkering with "The Dark Knight", and preparations will not begin until the film is released in July, and filming will not start until next year.

There was plenty of time for the parties to negotiate.

Compared to the efficiency of Christopher Nolan and Warner Bros., Stephen Sophies and Paramount Pictures have not had the latest news, and Matthew no longer has much hope for them, and it is estimated that due to the relationship on Hasbro's side, it may be difficult to completely overturn the script and start over.

In this project, Hasbro will participate in the actual investment, and they will definitely consider selling dolls, like the method he proposed to completely focus on one character as the core, and the other supporting characters mainly play soy sauce, which is very beneficial to the absolute protagonist, but not conducive to peripheral sales.

But Matthew couldn't sacrifice his own interests to fulfill others.

If Duke could not be the absolute protagonist, there would be no need for the two sides to talk again.

He put this aside for the time being, Stephen Sommers did not take the initiative to contact him, and his side did not take the initiative to contact Stephen Sommers and Paramount Pictures.

Anyway, there is no shortage of film appointments now.

And there is no time and energy to focus on this toy series for the time being, "Twilight" has moved to post-production, although there are producers Sean Daniel and Sophia Coppola, but he also has to keep an eye on the progress of post-production from time to time.

Also, "Iron Man" is only about to be released in more than half a month.

There is his $40 million investment in this film, and it must be shouted hard.

In the following period, Matthew began to run for "Iron Man", following the crew to attend various media announcements and promotion meetings.

"The most important thing about this film is to tell people that Robert Downey Jr. is back!"

At the press conference, Matthew faced an interview with reporters and did not hesitate to praise Robert Downey Jr. next to him, "In this era without heroes, there has never been a shortage of fictional images that people worship. Hollywood's comic book heroes have stepped out of comic books and onto the big screen, and now, Iron Man, the most popular comic book hero among women, has finally flown to the big screen without holding back. ”

He was full of praise, "Robert Downey Jr. has given us a lot of traits in the Iron Man we will see, very violent, very ambitious, and of course very feminine." ”

There was a round of applause at the announcement, and Matthew and Robert Downey Jr. sat together, looking like they had been friends for a long time.

One reporter asked, "Supposedly you recommended Robert Downey Jr. to the crew?

The question was asked by Matthew, but Robert Downey Jr. preemptively replied, "Yes, it was Matthew who recommended me to the crew, and I've always been grateful for that." ”

Matthew smiled and said, "Donnie said it too politely. He paused for a moment and then said, "Actually, we all know that Donnie will definitely come back, and I can now responsibly tell you that Downey who can act is really back! ”

Speaking of which, both Matthew and Robert Downey Jr. laughed.

In the face of media reporters, Robert Downey Jr.'s disgraceful past will always be mentioned, and Robert Downey Jr. has also matured and is not shy about mentioning those bastards back then.

When asked by a reporter about drug use, he said, "In 2003, my career hit rock bottom because of drugs, and one day I had an experience that made me decide to stay away from drugs completely." ”

Hearing this, Matthew couldn't help but look at Robert Downey Jr. curiously, because as far as he knew, it was really, very difficult to quit drugs, and Robert Downey Jr. quit drugs several times before 2003, and finally all failed.

And Robert Downey Jr. not only has to say an answer, but also interpret this answer in a wonderful enough twist and turn and attractive enough to achieve the effect of promoting "Iron Man".

"I was driving out in 2003 with a lot of drugs, and when I was hungry, I came to Burger King. ”

Robert Downey Jr. said it with great ease, as if he had been given a new lease of life, "I have to thank Burger King when I bought a very disgusting burger and a big drink, and I had a sense of foreboding in my heart. I felt so bad after eating that burger that I thought I had overdosed, so I threw all the drugs into the ocean and decided to get serious about my drug dependence. ”

Matthew nodded slightly, and it is estimated that this will become a joke that people will inevitably mention when talking about Robert Downey Jr. in the future.

However, Burger King is one of the sponsors of Iron Man, is it really good that Robert Downey Jr. says this about Burger King?

With Matthew deliberately prevaricating, the reporters' subsequent questions were directed at Robert Downey Jr.

"What made you choose this role?" asked a reporter from Entertainment Weekly, "It looks very different from your previous screen appearance." ”

Robert Downey Jr. is also an old man in Hollywood, and it is easy to deal with, "A lot of my friends were involved in the production of this movie. It's not an outrageous thing to make a science fiction movie or a comic book adaptation anymore, didn't Marlon Brando also make a cameo in Superman? Of course, my choice this time is shocking. ”

He was in a very good state of mind, "My friends always ask me when they see me: Man, what's wrong with you? Are you going to raise money again?"

This caused another burst of laughter at the announcement scene.

Matthew is also laughing, maybe someone else playing Iron Man may not be successful, but Robert Downey Jr. is naturally funny, which is undoubtedly more compatible with Tony Stark's character.

A reporter from the New York Post asked a rather shady question, "If you ran into Tony Stark on a street corner, what would you say to him?"

Robert Downey Jr.'s answer was also unexpected, "I'll tell him that you're definitely an impostor." ”

He thought for a moment and then said, "I don't necessarily imagine the scene where I meet the main character in the movie, I'm past the age of fantasizing about such things, and I've been able to distance the aesthetic distance between me and the character." When I used to shoot "Passion Under Zero" and "Chaplin and His Lover", I couldn't be so open-minded. In "Passion Under Zero", when the makeup artist unexpectedly appeared, I was so nervous that I fainted, or acting was more than just dancing with the character for 16 hours a day, I couldn't be so free. ”

The reporter from TMZ asked a very TMZ question at this time, "In order to play Tony Stark well, have you gotten to know some playboys and find Tony Stark's shadow from them?"

"I don't need to ask someone for advice, because I have experts in this area around me. Robert Downey Jr. turned to look at Matthew and said with a smile, "Matthew is more popular with women than Tony Stark, and with a public lover like him to impart experience, I have a lot of ease in this regard." ”

Matthew took over the topic at the right time, "I told Donnie that the most important thing is humor!"

This is the same thing he said in previous interviews.

Of course, everyone knows why Iron Man is popular with women, which can be described in one sentence.

For example, if someone asks him what Iron Man's special ability is, he will not answer that it is the Iron Suit, but - rich!

The interview ended in laughter, and after being published by the media, the effect was particularly good, and the news of "Professor Matthew Horner's Iron Man Pickle Girl" was also very attractive.

Looking at the world, in fact, people are very much buying the account of "the prodigal son does not change money", and the crew has formulated a similar strategy for the characteristics of Robert Downey Jr.

Paramount Pictures' promotion of "Iron Man" is also in full swing, "Iron Man Air Combat F-22 Raptor Fighter", "Iron Man" The final trailer is out, and the shocking special effects are all leaked", "Iron Man" reveals new stills, beauties hug Robert Downey Jr., "Tony Stark plays cool bombing tank clips out", etc., similar soft and hard movies are endless.

Even the heroine Gwyneth Paltrow was sick, which was hyped up by the crew, saying that she was overworked from filming "Iron Man", which led to health problems.

"The overload of work caused Gwyneth Paltrow to lose weight and become severely overdrawn. ”

As long as it does not cross the boundaries of the law, the publicity and promotion methods of Hollywood movies are enough to dazzle people.

Finally, the North American summer season kicked off in May, and "Iron Man" held a grand premiere at the Emirates Rock Theater, and Tony Stark is about to be tested by fans around the world.