Chapter 63: The Premiere
As the summer sun grows hotter, the summer vacation has finally reached July. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoThe event that made the whole Fire Lion feel excited is finally coming, and the release of "Singing and Dancing Youth" is finally coming!
As a film full of youth and sunshine singing and dancing, "Youth Musical" has naturally received an MPAA (American Film Association) all-age G rating.
After more than half a year of campus virus publicity, Fire Lion Pictures finally released the first trailer of "Youth Musical" on TV and the Internet. This one-and-a-half-minute trailer deliberately does not mention the plot of the story in the slightest, but focuses on promoting the charm of the characters.
Chris Pine's athletic sunshine, Jessica Alba's sweet intelligence, Rachel McAdams's iceberg beauty, Ryan Gosling's coquettish handsomeness. And, of course, there are dynamic and funky singing and dancing clips.
The sunny and enthusiastic trailer, the transparency and the impactful graphics all have a great freshness and appeal to the young people who are full of hormonal vitality.
The wonderful and concise trailer immediately ignited the enthusiasm of young people, and the students of the schools around the 600 screens, which had been focused on publicity, spontaneously organized a premiere viewing group to meet to watch the film on July 3.
While the enthusiasm of young fans was ignited, the media, critics and peers in the film circle began to turn their attention to the low-budget musical and dance film, which cost only $8 million. There is no other reason, after all, this is the first summer "blockbuster" of Hollywood prodigy Sid Leon.
Since winning the Golden Man twice at this year's Oscars ("Curfew" + "Little Sunshine Beauty"), the film critics have basically recognized Sid's literary film ability, and the next thing is commercial ability. Although the box office of "Warm Corpse" on Valentine's Day in February this year was good, before it went offline, North America alone took away more than 100 million yuan at the box office, and its overseas performance was not inferior to that of North America.
But this is a film in the off-season in February after all, and the results are really amazing for that schedule. But summer is a completely different world, with so much competition that no one can guarantee success.
So, whether Sid will become a Woody Allen-esque star in literary films, or will he really dominate the fields of literature and commerce like Spielberg, everyone can't wait to know the outcome.
Although that being said, these are just concerns under the stage, after all, 1999 was really a good time for the film industry.
"The Matrix" in March was a blockbuster, gaining countless fans around the world in a short period of time, and has been regarded as a supreme classic by countless sci-fi fans. As one of the representatives of fantasy blockbusters, "The Mummy" in May has won praise from countless fans with its wonderful story, intense and beautiful action, and skillful and realistic special effects, and has become the most outstanding representative of this year's family movie.
As for Star Wars?
Everywhere that monster went, no one was alive -- that's what Pauline Kyle, the queen of New York film critics, said.
So, although "Youth Musical" is unstoppable among some young people, it is still an inconspicuous little guy in the eyes of the entire film market - just now.
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On July 2, the premiere location of "Youth Musical", Sid chose the Los Angeles Music Center. As the music and cultural center of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Music Center coincides with the positioning of the song and dance film of "Youth Musical".
As Sid stepped out of the limousine, the overwhelming cheers suddenly fell on his head and face. Although Sid had already experienced the baptism of the Oscars, he still startled Sid when faced with the frenzied cheers of the crowd of fans who densely packed the streets on both sides of the street.
Sid's exaggerated expression made fans on both sides of the street laugh loudly, and Sid immediately smiled slightly, raised his hand and waved at the crowd.
The young fans immediately erupted in louder cheers, and they began to chant Sid's name rhythmically: "Sid!" "Sid!" "Sid!"
The enthusiastic cheers and the non-stop clattering flashing lights in the hands of the reporters were simply intoxicating. Sid finally understands why Hollywood stars are so "greedy" for fame.
Sid was the last to arrive, not only the cast of "High School Musical" had already entered the stage, but even the big-name stars who had come to the stage through the connections of Fire Lion and Ali Emmanuel were also on the red carpet.
So Sid's belated arrival set off an unexpected boom.
"Wow, Sid, you're cheering crazier than we just did. When Sid finally walked on the red carpet, Ryan Gosling immediately grabbed him and laughed teasingly.
"Isn't it obvious that I'm more handsome than you?" Sid winked and laughed mercilessly, which immediately caused Ryan Gosling to raise his hands in surrender, "Okay, well, in terms of eloquence, I'm definitely not your opponent." ”
"It's good to know, what about your 'sister'?" Sid smiled slightly, then turned his head and asked.
"They're being interviewed on the photo wall in front!" Ryan Gosling shrugged, "There are so many big stars here today! Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Adam Sandler, Lindsay Lohan, you know! Even Britney Spears is here! There are a lot of celebrity directors I don't know." ”
Sid looked at Ryan Gosling and smiled, "These are just friends who come to cheer, but today's protagonist is destined to be you." Nothing to worry about, or rather...... Ryan, you don't have faith in me?"
Seeing Sid's teasing eyes, Ryan Gosling immediately clapped his chest and said, "Who said he didn't have faith? ”
"Hahaha, you two don't make a fuss. As soon as Rachel McAdams and Kelly HSD approached, they heard Sid and Ryan Gosling's teasing jokes, and the two beauties immediately covered their mouths and laughed.
"What's the matter? your one-on-one interviews are over?" Sid asked, looking at the others, and although the main cast of "Youth Musical" could be said to be all newcomers, the media who came to interview were still very conscientious and conducted one-on-one interviews.
"Well, it's just Chris (Pine) and Jessica (Alba). Rachel pointed in the direction of the photo wall in front of her.
"Okay, let's go inside, it's time to get down to business. Sid bared the corners of his mouth and smiled domineeringly.
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In the largest Dorothy Chandler Hall in the Los Angeles Music Center, more than 1,000 seats are full, in addition to the crew of "Youth Musical", Ali (Emmanuel) has brought in a variety of relatives and friends.
Media reporters and students from all over California, who were invited by lottery, were the largest group of people.
As Sid and his cast walked to their seats, enthusiastic students and the media looked at him, and the big-name stars and the creators of the Fire Lion greeted Sid.
After the greetings, Sid finally came to his place and sat down, and in front of him were many leading actors. On his left hand are the crew of the crew, and on his right hand are Britney and Lindsay. Britney was wearing a pink V-shaped shoulder gown, her slightly curly wavy blonde hair was noticed, and her pale pink lip gloss made her a little more pure and charming.
She glanced up at Sid and said lightly, "Hi, Sid." ”
The two do not plan to disclose their relationship in public for the time being, so they deliberately pretend to have such a sense of distance in public.
Sid smiled and sat down, and Britney immediately blushed slightly, and couldn't help but stretch out her little hand. Sid quietly held her hand, and no one else noticed, but Lindsay on the side turned her head very keenly, and after Xiao Nizi grinned at Britney's teeth, she still gave up for the time being.
Then, as the music faded down, the lights in the theater gradually went out. The originally noisy theater suddenly fell silent, and everyone turned their eyes to the big screen. Sid's chest seemed to ignite a flame, and he whispered, "Here we go!"
All the actors and creators of "Youth Musical" held their breath in unison. Then, on the big screen, a silver lion gallops from a distance, until it comes to the camera, a roar, a lion's roar. In an instant, its bristle "brush" turned into a burning flame!
Just as the lion king turned his head to look to the left, several golden lions ran in from a distance. Then 3D becomes 2D, and the side face of the silver lion is frozen in the picture, turning into a metal lion logo on a dark blue starry background. Below the logo, the company name "FireLion-Pictures" appears.
This is everyone's first impression.
Whether it is an ordinary movie fan or a professional, many people feel the scorching flame in Sid's heart in this short opening animation of more than 20 seconds of Fire Lion Pictures. Today, when the original Lion King, MGM MGM, is gradually degenerating, will this kid Sid really rebuild the prestige of the Lion King?
All the insiders couldn't help but murmur silently in their hearts.
Britney turned her head excitedly to look at Sid, it was the first time she had watched the opening scene of the Fire Lion, and she was obviously ignited by the opening scene that Sid had trained herself. Sid squeezed her hand and nodded slightly and smiled.