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"A discreet brief trip through ancient times, the film's costumes are designed to deliberately show off the sportsman-like bodies of several male actors, and to have the actresses wear tunics that can be easily removed. Director Wolfgang Petersen and actor and producer Brad Pitt's primary concern was how to avoid appearing ridiculous. ”

As Helen Herman predicted, after the release of "Troy", word of mouth quickly fell, and although it was not as overwhelming as "Van Helsing", it was only a little better.

And the North American box office of $46 million in the opening weekend also completely failed Warner Bros.'s plan to create an epic masterpiece like the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.

The two films at the beginning of this year's summer season cannot be said to have squibs, but they did not meet the expectations of the industry and the outside world.

"Van Helsing" dropped to $20 million the following weekend, while "Troy" is also expected to be around $130 million in North America.

In the following week, the box office trends of these two films all confirmed the predictions of the outside world.

In fact, in this era, the North American box office of over 100 million is also a very remarkable achievement for ordinary films, but the investment scale of these two films is here, and the North American box office of more than 100 million is not even a passing grade.

Some websites led by TMZ, as well as many traditional media, have appeared one after another, claiming that Brad Pitt's commercial appeal is not at all in line with his A-list star position.

"Looking at Brad Pitt's works, since 1995's "The Seven Deadly Sins", he has never carried the box office of any film as an absolute actor, and the highest box office in the films he participated in is "Ocean's Eleven", but the actor in "Ocean's Eleven" is George Clooney......"

Brad Pitt's name is really scary, but in fact, the films he starred in have very few real box office hits.

"Brad Pitt's poor box office appeal as always, which has seriously dragged down "Troy", and the quality and reputation of the film are poor, and he has an unshirkable responsibility as the first producer. ”

By mid-May, when the audition for "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" was approaching, the box office decline of "Troy" could be seen by even the most ordinary fans.

Of course, "Van Helsing" did worse at the box office than "Troy".

Many media have pointed the finger at Orlando Bloom, and the box office of the two major productions he starred in was not ideal, and Orlando Bloom would definitely have been knocked to the dust if he didn't have the fame and confidence accumulated by the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.

Even so, he was seriously affected.

Fortunately, Ridley Scott and the crew named "Heavenly Dynasty" did not abandon him, and still carried out the actor contract signed by both parties.

Matthew also asked Orlando Bloom to meet and had a drink at the Black Mamba Bar, Orlando Bloom was in a good mood for the time being, and he didn't mean to associate this matter with him, after all, it was Orlando Bloom who secretly did a lot of work and won this role for his hands.

The two also agreed to go out on vacation together when they had time.

Subsequently, Matthew continued to work on gun practice and scripts, and everything else was left to Helen Herman, who also believed that Helen Herman could handle it, and the interests of the two were tightly tied together.

Century City, inside the café on the ground floor of the Fox Building, Helen Herman and others came to Aziva Gosman.

"Long time no see, Helen. Aziva Gosman sat at the coffee table, looked at Helen Herman opposite, and said straight to the point, "You asked me to meet for the audition, right?"

The relationship between the two sides is good, and Helen Herman has no need to deny it, admitting, "yes, my number one client, Matthew Horner, will soon be auditioning for the leading role, and the main competitor is an A-list superstar like Brad Pitt." ”

She deliberately said with a hint of playfulness, "I've known you for more than ten years, of course I want to get some preferential treatment." ”

"Matthew is good, in the past two years, he has starred in a series of successful films, and even a zombie film can close to $100 million at the North American box office. "Aziva Gosman actually has a good impression of Matthew," but when it comes to fame and influence, he's still not as good as Brad Pitt. ”

He crossed his hands on the table, "Helen, this project has a production budget of 100 million US dollars, which is the largest investment project I have invested in since I made a solo film, needless to say, you also know how much pressure I have, if this project fails, I will never have a chance to get involved in first-line production." ”

Listening to these words, Helen Herman kept nodding her head slightly, and Aziva Gosman was telling the truth.

Aziva Gosman looked at Helen Herman and said, "Let's put it this way, Helen. The real leading actors in this project are Matthew Horner and Brad Pitt, and the others who have been invited to the test screening are just relationships that I can't erase, and if you want me to choose Matthew Horner, you must always give me a good and convincing reason. ”

"Matthew is positioned as an action star. Helen Herman has long been ready to speak, "From the up-and-coming "Band of Brothers" to the supporting roles of "The Mummy Returns" and "Black Hawk Down", all are action films and roles, and after becoming the leading actor, "The Scorpion King", "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Dawn of the Living Dead", these films and roles that made him really famous are also action genres. ”

Aziva Gosman didn't speak, just looked at Helen Herman.

Helen Herman continued, "Matthew's three most recent films as the lead role have all been box office hits! The lead role in "The Scorpion King" continues the success of the "Mummy" series, "Pirates of the Caribbean" and Johnny Depp's co-star has been hailed as the best screen partner in recent years, and the absolute leading actor in "Dawn of the Living Dead" is a testament to his ability to fight the box office alone. ”

There is no need for Aziva Gosman to say anything, Helen Herman turned to say, "On the other hand, Brad Pitt, there have been very few films that have been box office hits in recent years! Let's not talk about the past three years, it is unfair to Brad Pitt to compare Matthew's box office results in the past three years with him!"

Hearing this, Aziva Gossman almost laughed, he thought about it, and it is indeed like Helen Herman said, if you only compare the box office of the films starring in the last three years, Matthew Horner directly crushed Brad Pitt.

Helen Herman's words are not finished, "Starting with Brad Pitt's films around 2000, 1999's "Fight Club", the production cost of $63 million, only returned to the North American box office of $37 million, you must remember that this failed investment led to the resignation of a vice president of Fox, "The Sixth Sense", the production cost of $90 million, the North American box office of $44 million, "The Mexican" $60 million to make, $66 million at the North American box office, $115 million to produce for "The Spy Game,$62.3 million" at the North American box office......"

She raised her voice slightly, "There are only two films that can really talk about box office success, one is "Robbery and Kidnapping" and the other is "Ocean's Eleven", but the actor of the former is Jason Statham and the latter is George Clooney, and all of them are group plays!"

"Looking at the ongoing "Troy", Brad Pitt's poor performance was unanimously criticized by the media and fans, and if this epic masterpiece can't have a miraculous explosion at the overseas box office, Warner Bros. will have to bear huge pressure to lose money!"

Helen Herman directly concluded, "These films starring Brad Pitt in the past all show that he does not have the ability to make commercial films at the box office, and he is not suitable for action movies. ”

With that, Helen Herman took out a statistical document from her bag and pushed it in front of Aziva Gosman, who looked down at the data that Helen Herman was talking about.

It doesn't take much effort to find out the data, and Aziwa Gosman isn't worried about Helen Herrmann falsifying.

Of course, Helen Herman would not have falsified such easily accessible data.

Aziva Gosman picked up the file and glanced at it, originally he only had a vague idea, but now it is extremely clear in an instant, Brad Pitt from around 2000 to the present, has not made any movie explode at the North American box office as an absolute actor.

Helen Herman said in due time, "This phenomenon is very strange, these films starring Brad Pitt are popular with him, and it is he who benefits, but it is the film and crew that are unlucky ......"

At this point, she stopped, and the conversation was stopped.

Aziva Gosman frowned slightly, some things are not specifically studied, they are always unnoticed, and if you look closely, you will find that the facts are quite amazing.

If an absolute actor can't pull the box office of the commercial film he starred in, is such a leading actor qualified? He naturally thought of this question.

Helen Herman secretly breathed a sigh of relief, in fact, she also carefully collected data and research, only to find that most of the films starring Brad Pitt in the past seven or eight years have not been satisfactory at the box office.

If "Troy" is a box office hit, these are not ideal, but the current situation is the opposite, "Troy" once again proves that Brad Pitt lacks box office appeal.

As for why this happened, she didn't have time to study it, if she were to be another star, her career would have gone downhill a long time ago, but Brad Pitt became popular all the way.

I'm afraid this is also inseparable from his marriage to Rachel.

"Helen, what you said ......," Aziva Gosman put away the paperwork, "I'll think about it when I get back." ”

He didn't say much and quickly left the café.

Meanwhile, Jennifer Aniston returned home early.