Chapter 315: Ideas Are Too Dangerous (Ask for Subscription)
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The crew's positioning of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" is naturally PG-13, but the scale of many scenes during filming is much larger than the theatrical version, because for the studio, the income is not only the theater box office, although the theater box office is the standard by which Hollywood studios measure stars, but their income outside the theater, especially DVD sales and rentals, is absolutely crazy in this era.
What Matthew knows is that last year's Pixar Studios' "Looking for Nemo," the film that was translated into "Finding Nemo," has sold 18.5 million DVDs to date, with sales of nearly $300 million.
The DVD of "Pirates of the Caribbean," which he co-starred in, has sold 13.3 million copies and sold more than $200 million.
Compared with the high-cost theatrical release, the cost of DVD is much lower in terms of suppression and distribution channels, and even Helen Herman told him that the cost of DVD is more than 5% of the selling price of a group company with a mature industrial chain like the six major Hollywood companies.
In this age of amazing DVD sales and rental figures, almost all studios and distribution labels are competing for DVD sales.
However, looking back every year, the movies with amazing DVD sales have some common characteristics, such as the films that occupy the top of the sales list are all box office hits without exception, and excellent box office results are the decisive factor for the success of DVDs.
Another point is that the DVD version has more fresh content than the release version.
In this regard, Matthew's "Scorpion King" can be described as typical, the theatrical release version of the film is the standard PG-13 rating, and the DVD released later adds a lot of large-scale content, such as the scene between Matthew and Kelly Hu, which can effectively attract consumers to buy.
Compared with the more stringent MPAA theatrical classification, the DVD market is more relaxed, and the DVD version of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" is naturally larger.
Onlookers on the set were quickly invited out of the studio, and apart from a small number of filming personnel such as the director, only Matthew and Charlize Theron remained in the venue.
Neither of them is a rookie, this kind of scene Matthew has filmed several times, Charlize Theron is even more familiar, and this scene seems to be intense, but the scale is actually not as good as the scene between her and Christina Richie in "The Witch".
After director Doug Roman shouted the start, Matthew took the initiative, and Charlize Theron tried his best to fight back according to the setting of the script, and the two were entangled again like a previous fight.
But filming was soon halted, and director Doug Roman decided that neither was interested enough.
"What you need is a crazy, desperate ......," exclaimed director Doug Roman, "to break the previous barriers and get back to love." ”
He looked at Matthew and Charlize Theron and said, "You're all too restrained!
Matthew whispered a few words with Charlize Theron, it is not easy to get excited immediately when filming this kind of scene, not to mention that Charlize Theron also put a pillow between the two during filming in order to avoid some embarrassment.
Before filming again, he went to the side and did a few push-ups to get his muscles bulged and give the camera an illusion of excitement, and the action scenes in this area were often improvised, and if over-rehearsed or over-thought, they could easily look like the clumsy kind of soft films in the film industry.
This kind of drama, if both men and women are not excited, it cannot be convincing, so both parties must have a sense of excitement.
Charlize Theron was not idle, she drank a glass of champagne and then a glass of tequila, gradually mobilizing her emotions.
The second shoot went well, and a long shot of nearly two minutes was quickly announced.
After filming, Matthew let go of Charlize Theron, who was being pressed hard against a table, and reached out to pull her up, Charlize Theron propped up and put on the suspenders that Matthew had pulled to the side.
Both of them were breathing a little heavy and rapid, and their eyes inadvertently crashed together, and Charlize Theron immediately turned to look elsewhere, seemingly a little embarrassed.
Matthew was very calm and asked softly, "I didn't hurt you." ”
Charlize Theron pulled out the soft pillow hidden under her clothes, tossed it aside, smiled, and said, "It's okay." ”
Matthew was about to speak, but Charlize Theron preemptively said, "I'm going to remove my makeup." ”
After speaking, he didn't wait for Matthew to respond, and walked out of the set directly.
Leaving the set and coming to the dressing room, she sent the makeup artist away, leaned against the door of the dressing room, her breathing became rapid again, and she couldn't help but reach out and gently pat her chest.
Just two minutes later, Charlize Theron regained her cold appearance, and there was a sound of the dressing room opening and closing the door next door, it should be Matthew who was back, she quickly took off her makeup and changed into clothes, and left Warner Studios in a hurry.
thinks that back then, she and Stuart Townsend fell in love because of the play......
Sitting in the car equipped by the crew, thinking of Stuart Townder, Charlize Theron had a headache, and then a sense of confusion, and some didn't know where the relationship between the two should go.
She knows that there are many things that cannot be compared, otherwise there will be a huge psychological gap, such as Stuart Townsend and Matthew Horner.
Matthew Horner shines as a star, Stuart Townsend ......
Charlize Theron quickly shook his head, this kind of thinking is too dangerous, and the advantages of Stuart Townsend are also obvious, although the temper table has been much worse in recent years, but compared to Matthew Horner's playboy, it is too much dedicated.
It's Stuart Townshed's psyche...... Tolerance is indeed not connivance, but she can endure it, and when she has time to finish filming this film, she can convince Townsend to see a psychiatrist.
Matthew took off his makeup, walked out of the dressing room, and before he left the studio, he met producer Aziwa Gossman, who took the initiative to stop him.
"You're a very good actor. "I was very impressed by the filming of this film, you were born to play such an independent and tough male role. ”
"It's too prestigious. "Matthew's well-timed humility" is the brilliance of the character setting. ”
Aziva Gosman waved his hand, "You don't have to be modest, everyone on the set can see that you are a good actor." ”
Matthew smiled and didn't answer.
Aziva Gosman said directly, "Matthew, there are very few young and box office appealing actors like you. And he could see from the on-set shooting that Matthew was not the kind of actor who loved to make trouble, and he had not brought any trouble to the crew's shooting, so he said solemnly, "I look forward to working with you again." ”
Matthew couldn't figure out the meaning behind Aziva Gosman's words, but he answered in time, "Me too." ”
Aziva Gosman then changed the subject and brought up some of the things about the filming of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith."
Compared with Doug Roman, who is dedicated to his directorial career, Aziva Gosman, who is both a producer and a screenwriter, can see the value of a young actor like Matthew, "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" He thinks that it is unlikely to fail, and Matthew will have more appeal after the film is released, and he has a sequel to the less risky "Pirates of the Caribbean" series......
It doesn't take much analysis for him to see that Ma Xian is on a path to becoming a superstar.
The project he is planning needs superstars who can resist the box office and are suitable for strong roles, but at present, he has to take into account the production of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" and the adaptation of "The Da Vinci Code", and the next project will definitely be a few years later, at that time Matthew Horner is estimated to have mixed up with the first line, and it will not be easy to let him take the audition invitation again.
Actors need the right projects, and producers and directors also need star actors with great appeal.
Aziva Gosman is looking far ahead and is already preparing for the next big project with production intentions.
Matthew chatted with Aziva Gossman for a while, and because he had an appointment in the evening, he took the initiative to leave the studio, walked to the door of Warner Studios, and drove his BMW car to a high-end Chinese restaurant in North Hollywood.
"Finally, I don't have to eat cumbersome French food. Matthew ordered a few familiar Chinese dishes, handed the recipe back to the waiter, and said to Yelena Boyar, "It's still Chinese." ”
Yelena Boyar shook her head, "I don't think it's any good. ”
Matthew raised his finger and shook it, "That's because your taste buds are wrong, and if you eat lunch for a week, you will think that other cuisines are too ordinary." ”
Although it is a modified Westernized Chinese food, it is also more suitable for his taste than French food.
"Eat for a week?"
Everyone has their own tastes, and the food in other people's mouths may be poison in exchange, Elena Boyar said directly, "I don't want to diet to lose weight yet." ”
Matthew glanced at her, "Well, you don't need to lose weight. ”
Yelena Boyar changed the subject at this point and asked, "Is there any exciting news lately?"
"I said why you're in for a treat. Matthew reached out and nodded at her, "It turns out that there is another purpose." ”
He shook his head and said, "No. I've been busy with Mr. and Mrs. Smith lately, and I don't have time to care about other things. ”
"You're always a disappointment. Elena Boyard picked up the glass of water, took a sip, and suddenly asked, "What about you and Charlize Theron?"
"She and I are just ordinary friends. Matthew said lightly, "Nothing else." ”
"Ordinary friends, it's okay for you to lie to others, don't lie to me!" "Yelena Boyar's eyes widened, "I don't know you yet?"
She snorted and added, "My paparazzi have taken pictures of you going in and out of Warner Studios together many times. ”