Chapter Eighty-Five: Thunder Strikes

"What do you think is going to happen today?" asked Robbie Coltrani (Hagrid), one of the leading actors, as he played his cards.

"I can't predict that, maybe there's no one, maybe ......," Alan Rickman (Professor Snape) shrugged, and he didn't finish his sentence, because no one wanted to see the worst happen.

The main actors were playing cards in the living room of the town's inn while waiting for a report from someone who had gone to Gloucester Church to see what was going on.

Although Sid also asked his subordinates to deal with this small protest, he would not rush to the scene to start filming, just in case, he sent a few assistants to contact the priest of Gloucester Church before leaving for filming today, and to find out if there were any protesters.

"If something really goes wrong, it's up to Old Man Ian to get out of the way. Sid said as he did it at the poker table, drawing cards.

Everyone immediately looked at Mr. Ian McKellen, although the old man's reputation in North America is not obvious, but as one of the most famous national treasure-level old drama bones in the United Kingdom, Mr. Ian's reputation and fame among the British masses are still very high.

If there is really a protest crowd, then the old man can only be invited as the last killer.

At this moment, a violent brake sound stopped outside the hotel, and everyone couldn't help but stop talking and look at the door.

Soon, several familiar figures opened the door "bang!", and the leader shouted breathlessly: "Boss, boss——!!"

"Huh!?" Before Sid could speak, several impatient men next to him all raised questioning voices.

Sid smiled slightly, "Don't be so excited, just say, how about it?"

"One, there is no one!" the assistant's words made everyone breathe a sigh of relief.

"Whew-" "Great!" "Eun"

"Good!" Sid stood up with a smile and looked at the crowd around him, "Friends, it's time for us to get to work!"

Sid's words immediately caused everyone to respond in a high-pitched manner, "Yay!" and "Let's go!"

Finally, just as Robbie Coltrani and Alan Rickman were about to turn away, Sid slammed the poker table and shouted, "Wait a minute!"

Just as someone looked at Sid in a daze, Sid threw out all the cards in his hand: "Robbie, Allen, three of a kind! ”

"Wow, ——!" "Director, you can't do this!" The two couldn't help but "scream" loudly, and everyone laughed.

Filming at Gloucester Chapel went well, with the crew staying for a week for intensive filming without any protesters.

While there was later gossip that the editor who originally published the article in the local newspaper was dismissed and the author was held accountable, at the same time, two anonymous donations went to the City of Gloucester and the Dagloucester Church.

Before all the opposing forces could be assembled, they were already beaten and dispersed.

With the live shooting of the "Harry Potter" crew in various parts of the UK going smoothly, across the ocean in North America, another thing that many fans are looking forward to - Sid's second film of the year "Juno" has finally been released!

Because of the hit of "Hannah Montana" in the first half of the year, the popularity of the protagonist Lindsay has increased a lot. This has given the film a wider range of fan attention than expected, especially from young fans, plus Sid's already many fans.

Before the premiere of "Juno", it had already aroused the expectations of both the media and the audience. Although Sid was unable to participate in the promotion because he was filming in the UK, the Fire Lion did not relax the promotion of "Juno".

Whether it is the viral marketing that Fire Lion Pictures is good at, or the TV trailers and outdoor posters of conventional advertising channels, none of them are left behind.

In addition to this, Lindsay, Sadph Gordon, and major actors such as Mark Ruffag and Amy Adams also participated in TV talk shows such as The Tonight Show for soft advertising.

The theme of teenage pregnancy in the film itself is very eye-catching, and as the director, it is still Sid, a young genius who has repeatedly surprised, and the starring role is Lindsay, a spirited little girl. In other words, the director and the protagonist have always been known for their aura of directing and acting.

So even if it is a teenage pregnancy theme that has never been successful, "Juno" has attracted the attention of many professionals in the industry.

If there are two doubts, is that Lindsay, who is only 14 years old, can she show the taste of pregnancy of her peers, and how does Sid plan to shoot the theme of teenage pregnancy that no one has ever successfully filmed?

It wasn't until Fire Lion Pictures launched the TV trailer for "Juno" on major TV networks that the secrets and professionals who had been looking forward to the film were puzzled. In this two-and-a-half-minute trailer, Lindsay's performance is neither as innocent and pure as in "Little Sunshine Beauty", nor as strong and intelligent as in "Earth Thunder".

Compared to a fourteen-year-old middle school student, she has a bit of a hippie flavor — in the trailer, Lindsay smits a pipe in her mouth, and her movements are full of vigour. In Lindsay's cynical demeanor, there is a freedom and coolness that is out of the world.

This can't help but make many young fans fall in love with Lindsay's version of "Juno" at once, and professional film critics see more from this standard-length trailer.

They originally thought that Sid would be like Robert Zemeckis's "Forrest Gump", or like Bendamon (Ben Affleck + Matt Damon)'s "Soul Catcher", using the experience of a teenager's early pregnancy to tell a warm and inspirational story about family and friendship.

But what the trailer shows is not like that at all!

Juno, who learned that she was pregnant, did not cry at all, nor did she regret it. On the contrary, her cool style is very different from the protagonists of previous films of the same subject or similar theme.

Whether it is decisively choosing to have an abortion or looking for a foster family after repenting, Juno and her friends and family have a kind of outstanding detachment, especially Juno herself, who has a strength and open-mindedness that does not match her age, or in other words, independence!

That's right, it's independence, the independence of women and women's rights!

And this kind of leisurely mood is hidden in all aspects of the film, subtly changing the viewer's feelings, compared to those feminists who try their best to scream.

Roger Ebert, the king of North American film critics, excitedly said in the press, "After watching the trailer of "Juno", I am now very much looking forward to watching the feature film in the cinema, whether it is Lindsay Lohan's cool performance, or Sid's aura as a director, I can't wait to wait for September 8th!"