Chapter 153: Rejection
With the passing of "Batman", film critics and reporters who have watched this film have given "Batman" praise.
From the Q&A collected from the audience, Lester watched 85 percent of the people who gave good reviews, and 15 percent of them complained that Jack Nicholson's Joker was more exciting than Michael Keaton.
After reading these comments about Jack Nicholson and Michael Keaton, Lester felt that it was harmless.
The character of the Joker itself is even more charming than Batman Bruce Wayne, and he is much more brilliant and loved by many people.
Michael Keaton portrayed Batman very well, without being instigated and without acting skills.
According to a reporter who received benefits from Warner Bros., after the first release, "Batman" began to be released in North America, with 2,345 theaters.
With the foreshadowing of the previous publicity and the reports of reporters and film critics, on the day of the show, the film scheduling rate reached 50%.
Four days later, among the data transmitted back from the theater, "Batman" became the single-day box office champion with an average of $25,060, and the box office ranked eighth with a box office of 1.8 million at the beginning.
As another week passed, "Batman" successfully squeezed out "Three Dads and a Baby" released by Bowell Films, and topped the North American weekly championship with a box office of 70123642 dollars.
With the passage of time, the box office has risen slowly, even if there are new films and films that have already been released, "Batman" is still firmly in the North American box office champion, breaking the expected box office of Lester and others.
"Batman" began to become a hit in North America and became a phenomenal commercial movie, and Michael Keaton also succeeded in becoming popular with the role of Batman Bruce Wayne.
Before the film was released, Michael Keaton's role as Batman had been the most discussed actor among DC Comics fans.
With his outstanding performance in the "Batman" film, the controversy over Michael Keaton's suitability to play Batman Bruce Wayne has quietly disappeared and turned into a performance that agrees with him.
Along with Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, who is himself one of the Four Kings, played the classic role of the Joker, and was commended by a professor at the film school, who thought that his performance could be used as a textbook.
If according to the popularity of the actor, Jack Nicholson's popularity obviously overshadows Michael Keaton, there is no way to do it.
No matter which version of "Batman", once there is the role of the Joker, as long as the actor is successfully portrayed, the popularity and benefits often bring are beyond Batman's reach.
The popularity of "Batman" not only made Michael Keaton change from a newcomer to a third-tier actor, but also accumulated a lot of fans.
also makes Brooke Xiaosi no longer make people think that she can only play the image of a jade girl, and it is not far from getting rid of the image of a jade girl, whether she can succeed in a single role depends on how her later works are.
Because of this, Lester's directorial status in Hollywood has risen again, although he is not yet up to the status of Spielberg and Robert Zemeckis, but he is no longer a new director.
In particular, Leicester once again became a newcomer, which made media reporters report on Lester's star-making ability.
Director Lestrore once again made a new actor popular, whether his star-making ability can catch up with Disney's star-making ability. ”
Billy Foshanzhuang Commercial Street, inside Starbucks Coffee, Lester took a sip of coffee, looked at the newspaper media reporting on him, smiled and shook his head, "It's a bit exaggerated to compare stars with Disney." ”
"Your star-making abilities are just as good. A rough voice refuted Lester's words, and Peter Cooper was seen sitting in front of Lester.
"I don't have that much power. ”
Lester still shook his head, he still knew his ability, and ran to compare with Disney, which was like hitting a cat with a mouse, and there would be no bones that would only be gnawed.
These unscrupulous media just like to combine irrelevant things and insist on linking them into a piece of news.
Peter Cooper, as a senior executive of Warner Bros., is not afraid of Disney, and once again affirmed: "You have five stars who are popular, and you will definitely be able to catch up with Disney's star factory." ”
Lester smiled silently, and digressed from the question and asked, "Mr. Cooper, tell me, what's the matter with me?" ”
Seeing that Lester didn't want to talk about this anymore, Peter Cooper also talked about the reason he was looking for Lester: "Remember the last time I told you about the second part of "Batman"?"
"Yes. ”
Lester nodded, knowing what he was going to say next.
Peter Cooper didn't talk nonsense, and said straightforwardly: "Now that "Batman" is a big success, we plan to invite you to sign a contract for the filming of the second part. ”
By the end of December, the box office of "Batman" had soared, reaching $150 million at the box office, firmly sitting on the North American box office champion. After their predictions, the North American box office may break 200 million.
Peter Cooper and Warner Bros. executives have seen that "Batman" has consistently broken the single-day box office champion, breaking their expectations at the box office.
After a meeting, everyone discussed the follow-up development, and it was agreed to let Lester continue to direct the second sequel to "Batman".
Lester listened to Peter Cooper's words, but did not agree to him as he expected, but refused with a little apologies, "Mr. Peter Cooper, I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you, I'm afraid I won't be able to continue filming the second part of "Batman". ”
"Why. ”
Peter Cooper was stunned and looked at Lester suspiciously.
Lester's words caught Peter Cooper a little off guard, and when they were about to start "Batman", it was Lester who took the initiative to find them to invest and shoot.
Now that "Batman" is a big success, Asuka Films, as one of the investors, can get a share of the money, and Lester's refusal was unexpected by him.
In the next few years, I have my own work to shoot. Lester explained in Peter Cooper's doubts;
"It's a hugely successful film, and even if the next part is bad, having a sequel to it can get a box office guarantee and take your directorial career to the next level. Peter Cooper looked at Lester seductively.
But Lester still rejected Peter Cooper, "I still won't continue to work on the second part, but I can recommend it to you." ”
Seeing this, Peter Cooper looked disappointed, and when he heard Lester recommend someone to him, he asked curiously, "Who are you going to recommend?" ”
"Tim Burton. ”
Lester's words surprised Peter Cooper, "He has the ability to direct a sequel to Batman in the dark style." ”
"Yes. Lester reassured, and said analytically: "Tim Burton is the best at this dark style approach, and he is fully capable of inheriting the first part of "Batman". ”
When Peter Cooper saw Lester recommend Tim Burton so strongly, he nodded and said, "I'll go find him,"
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