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Disney Studios informed Matthew and Angel Agency by phone and email respectively that the last two sequels of "Pirates of the Caribbean" will start filming in the studios of Disney Studios in late May, and the filming time is expected to be five to six months.
Matthew has long signed an actor contract with Disney Pictures, and the reply given must be no problem.
After receiving the notice, he went to Disney Studios and met with producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Gore Wipinski respectively to learn about the latest developments in the crew.
From these two people, he basically knew the progress of the project, which was conducive to self-adjustment so that he could get into the state of the little blacksmith Will Turner before filming began.
The crew has officially named the last two sequels, namely "Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Coffin" and "Pirates of the Caribbean 3: The End of the World", the former was released in North America on July 7, 2006, and the latter is scheduled to be released in May 2007, and the specific date has not yet been determined.
Among the main characters of "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl", in addition to Matthew, Johnny Depp and Keira Knightley, the main actors, including Jeffrey Rush, will return to the filming of the next two sequels.
Similar to previous Jerry Bruckheimer films, the scripts for the two "Pirates of the Caribbean" sequels have just been finalized, and the various sets used for filming are nearing the end.
Disney Studios has allocated an adequate budget for this.
The success of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl not only led to a resurgence of pirate films, but also gave birth to a range of pirate culture, such as books, themed parties, and accessories.
So, a sequel to Pirates of the Caribbean is imperative, and for Hollywood producers, a sequel is not enough.
Of course, Matthew didn't know all the good news, and I also heard from other people that producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Gore Verbinski have not had a very good time in recent months, and Jerry Bruckheimer even has the idea of replacing Gore Wibinski, but Disney Studios firmly disagrees.
The biggest conflict between the two comes from the power struggle within the crew, with Gore Verbinski having the success of "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" as a backing, not only asking for a part-time producer, but also wanting to compete for post-editing rights.
This is naturally to snatch power from Jerry Bruckheimer, and contradictions are inevitable.
It is said that Robert Iger, the co-chairman of Disney Studios, mediated the two and temporarily suppressed the conflict.
Like all Hollywood crews, there is always an internal struggle for fame and fortune.
While Matthew was learning about the progress of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Coffin of the Soul" and "Pirates of the Caribbean 3: The End of the World", the angel agency received an invitation from Germany, and the Uwe Bauer, whom he had met at the dinner of the German Football Association, really sent an invitation to the actor.
In this invitation, Uwe Bauer described the prospect of "Dungeon Siege", a game-based film project, not to mention Matthew, and even Helen Herman asked a friend in Germany to get to know Uwe Bauer after listening to his description.
Subsequently, Matthew specially looked for a horror film directed by Uwe Bauer to watch, and with his relatively vulgar level of appreciation, he thought that the film was hopelessly rotten.
He asked Helen Herman to directly refuse Uwe Bauer's invitation, but Uwe Bauer, who has the German perseverance, sent Matthew another invitation, and somehow got the phone number of the angel agency and called Helen Herman to try to convince him.
It's a pity that there is no interest in the game adaptation film project, neither Matthew nor Helen Herman.
In early February, Mr. and Mrs. Smith ran its first commercial at the Super Bowl, a 30-second ad that featured Matthew and Charlize Theron playing against each other.
Subsequently, a voice began to appear in the media and on the Internet that Matthew had come together with Charlize Theron.
Around Matthew, there were once again paparazzi and entertainment reporters tracking around the clock, but similar to the past period, Matthew still did not respond.
"Mr. and Mrs. Smith" slowly ramped up its publicity, and Stuart Townsend was once again pulled out and became a thorn in the side of countless women's organizations, squeezed out of the last bit of value in media propaganda.
Although the paparazzi and entertainment reporters were entangled, Matthew's own work did not stop, and he resumed the practice of fancy sword fighting at Neborah's fitness club, and also adjusted the strength of his fitness appropriately.
At the same time, he rented a large office in Burbank, not far from Angel Agency, to serve as his daily office space and that of his new personal assistant, Bella Anderson.
After half a month of investigation, Matthew basically recognized Bella Anderson's ability, although this red-haired girl is too young and has been away from school for too short a time, sometimes she seems inexperienced in handling things, but she has a calm personality and is organized, which is very rare among people of the same age.
Matthew has decided to use Bella Anderson as a personal assistant for some time to come.
In recent times, the main task he has given to Bella Anderson is to help him run his personal blog and establish initial contact with some well-known fans, especially the organized ones.
Of course, checking your email is also part of the job.
The crew of "National Treasure" also sent a weekly routine notification document, the main content of which is the film's reputation and box office.
In terms of word-of-mouth, after nearly three months of screening, the professional rating of "National Treasure" continued to decline, the Rotten Tomatoes index not only rotted, but also continued to fall, and the freshness of the film fell by 50%.
Among them, film critics have almost never stopped their bad comments on Matthew, the leading actor.
But contrary to professional word-of-mouth, "National Treasure" has always been solid at the box office, and after nearly three months of screening, the North American box office finally broke through the $200 million mark, accumulating a total of $210.2 million.
Overseas, the genre relationship of this film has a wide audience, and the overseas box office has reached more than 200 million US dollars.
At present, the film "National Treasure" is still being released in North America and overseas, and the global box office statistics have reached a whopping 425.6 million US dollars.
This also proves once again that Matthew can carry the box office of commercial entertainment films.
There are calls within Disney Studios that a sequel to "National Treasure" should be put on the agenda as soon as possible, but the current situation at Walt Disney Group is volatile and the project may not be pushed forward anytime soon.
Today's Walt Disney has extremely fierce internal struggles, and Michael Eisner's domineering and authoritarian work style seems to offend everyone in Disney after developing Disney, a simple studio, into a giant in the media industry today.
At the most recent shareholder meeting of the Walt Disney Group, a majority of shareholders voted no confidence in Michael Eisner, even more than two-thirds.
Under normal circumstances, there is only one way for professional managers to take at this time - resign from class.
But Michael Eisner's refusal to hand over the reins of Disney directly complicates the struggle for Disney.
Matthew was worried that the chaos within Disney would affect the filming of the two sequels to "Pirates of the Caribbean", and there were many cases of project failures in Hollywood due to the turmoil in the production company, but fortunately, the crew was basically controlled by Jerry Bruckheimer, and this fear did not become a reality.
In late February, Matthew also received an advertising script from Mercedes-Benz, the script was only five pages in total, the shooting was only planned for three days, the shooting time was scheduled for early April, and the advertising director was Michael Bay, that is, the man born when the comet hit the Earth in the mouth of the North American media.
Mercedes-Benz invited Michael Bay to return to the advertising world, presumably paying a lot of money, which is also a good thing for Matthew, and it just proves the importance of Mercedes-Benz to this advertising endorsement cooperation.
Although Michael Bay is a director who has been widely criticized by the media and film critics, his style of advertising shooting and production is well known.
In recent years, Michael Bay has not been without advertising, after Matthew got the notice from Mercedes-Benz, he specially found Michael Bay's recent commercials to watch, and the most intuitive impression after watching it is that Michael Bay's commercials are shot in the same style as his films, which are very explosive.
Dazzling sports shots, sharp editing style, and hot computer special effects composite shots make the ad very attractive.
In addition, slow motion and wide-angle shots are also very eye-catching in the advertisement, even if Matthew's professional quality is limited, it can be seen that Michael Bay is very creative in using slow motion to express intense action scenes in a short advertisement.
Of course, for a small number of people, whether they are watching Michael Bay's movies or watching his commercials, it is best to take anti-motion sickness medicine.
And who better to shoot an ad for a wild and tough off-road vehicle than a director like this?
Matthew has seen Michael Bay's commercials, and he has looked at Michael Bay's masterpieces such as "Death Island" and "The End of the World".
Michael Bay is definitely underrated in terms of his own preferences, and the media and film critics have been slamming him all day long, but movies, especially those shown in theaters, are an audiovisual art in addition to storytelling, and the commercial directors who can compete with Michael Bay in Hollywood can be counted on one hand.
Regardless, Michael Bay's directing of this commercial is good news for Matthew.
In February, Matthew got mostly good news, but there was also bad news.