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In the concert hall, after Bond and the Angel trio destroy the Ghost Party base and rescue Angela, the frame freezes and the end credits begin to rise with the iconic line 007.

Although it was a premiere, there used to be some commotion in the audience at this time, even if they didn't get up and leave the venue immediately. But this time, when the subtitles were raised, there was no movement on the scene, although "007: Casino Royale" is an out-and-out commercial action blockbuster, but in addition to those thrilling scenes, the film still gives people countless details that can be recalled repeatedly. Of course, the upcoming easter eggs are also one of the most important reasons for everyone to be patient.

"My dad said that the more the boss likes to play tricks, the faster he will die, look, he was right again. I don't know if Charlie will cover his face first when he explodes, I haven't seen him until now. ”

At the end of the credits, along with the gradually lit up picture, it is still the chattering voice of Lucini played by Penelope, but this time her tone is a little flustered and sad.

The camera clears up, three tall figures in strong suits but a little embarrassed are looking for something in the ruins of a bomb-attacked hut, Jill and Selena work together to lift a collapsed wall panel, Lucini crouches down to clean up the pile of debris, and soon finds two walkie-talkies tied together.

"Well, it looks like we don't have to change bosses, God knows, this month's salary hasn't been paid yet."

Lucini sniffled and muttered a few words with a smile on her face, and Jill and Selena gathered around.

The walkie-talkie, which had a slight scorch mark on the surface, suddenly emitted the sound of electricity.

When both the angel trio on the screen and the audience in the concert hall were expecting the sound to come out of the intercom, the picture suddenly went completely dark.

“fack！”

Many of the audience members in the concert hall who had just whetted their appetites couldn't help but have a Western-style national curse in their hearts, but when the lights were lit up, everyone still applauded enthusiastically. Whether it was the premiere guests, media critics or fans at the scene, they were extremely satisfied with the whole film, and even some film critics who were instructed to find fault couldn't help but give the film an eight.

When the simple press conference began, the first reporter in the audience asked Eric: "Mr. Williams, I am a reporter for The Guardian, may I ask the last easter egg, is it because the angel trio and Bond worked together to destroy the Ghost Party base, causing the owner of the detective agency, Charlie Townhalf, to be retaliated against by the Spectre?" ”

"I couldn't have answered that question for you," Eric said with a smile on stage, "but, for the sake of you're obviously a fan of the Agent Cinematic Universe, well, the answer is yes." ”

There was a chuckle in the audience, and the reporter with a still somewhat green face was also a little embarrassed, he was indeed a die-hard fan of the MGM Agent Cinematic Universe series, otherwise he would not have thought of these things quickly just with a few sets of clueless shots, and even gave up the questions he had prepared, and couldn't wait to ask Eric for confirmation of his guesses.

Naturally, there was only one opportunity to ask a question, so he reluctantly handed over the microphone in his hand, and another reporter from the "Daily Telegraph" got the opportunity to ask a question, and said: "Mr. Williams, what do you think of the successive failures of this summer's big-budget live-action films, do you think the box office of "Casino Royale" will be affected by these factors?" ”

"The audience expects good movies, and if the film company only has the ambition to catch up with the box office of "Titanic", but does not pay the sincerity of "Titanic", then they are doomed to failure. As for Casino Royale, I did everything I could, so I'm pretty confident about the film's box office prospects. ”

"Then do you think "Casino Royale" can catch up with the box office of "Titanic"?" Another reporter asked a more scathing question.

Eric didn't hesitate too much, took a tai chi, and said: "It depends on whether the fans want to create another box office miracle." ”

Eric's answers to several questions were somewhat official, and the reporters in the audience realized that it was difficult to get too much sensitive information from Eric, and ordered to turn the gun and turn the question to Cate Blanchett, the 'rookie'.

Although before the premiere, Cate Blanchett's agent repeatedly told her how to deal with reporters, but in the face of the siege of these reporters, Cate was still a little difficult to resist, and inevitably fell into the trap of several reporters' problems, Eric, Barbara Blockley and others had to take the initiative to help Kate stop some problems.

"I'm sorry, Eric, I didn't expect that question about Charlize and the others to come to you," Cate Blanchett came over with a glass of wine to apologize at the party at the Hyde Park Hotel after the press conference.

Eric shook his head with a smile and said, "It's okay, you'll have experience after a few more occasions like this in the future." By the way, everyone is saying that your performance is amazing, do you have plans for the next movie? ”

As a newcomer, when Kate got the role of Visper Linder, she naturally signed an option contract with Firefly for three films, and her next two films must be selected from Firefly's film company, but these trivial matters do not need Eric to intervene in person.

Kate shook her head and said, "Not yet, the new line has already recommended a few scripts to me, however, Ron wants me to wait for the release of "Casino Royale" before deciding." ”

As soon as Kate finished speaking, she suddenly realized that this kind of thinking of waiting for a price should not be mentioned in front of Eric, and her face couldn't help but turn a little red, and she even wanted to run away in embarrassment.

Eric just smiled, didn't mind too much, and even had a good impression of Kate's frankness, and was about to take the initiative to skip the topic, when a pair of middle-aged men and women walked side by side, the man looked like he was about fifty years old, tall, and had a beard. The woman was about thirty or forty years old, and unlike the other women in dress at the party, this woman was wearing a professional women's dress, but she had a bit of a shrewd and capable temperament.

"Hi, Mr. Williams, I'm Frank Lipton, a film critic," Frank Lipton held out his hand to Eric, even though he was coming for Kate.

Eric shook hands with the other party, and saw that the woman next to Frank Lipton was looking at Kate unabashedly, probably realizing the purpose of the two, and gestured to the woman, and asked Frank Lipton with a smile, "Who is this?" ”

The woman quickly withdrew her gaze from Kate, and politely stretched out her hand to Eric to introduce herself, "Mr. Williams, my name is Alison Owen, and I am a producer at Working-Title Films. ”

working-title, Eric recalled, remembering last year's Coen brothers' "Ice Storm", as well as the Oscar hits "Death Row Walk", "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and other movies in previous years, the name of this company is in the list of production companies, and some other films that have not yet appeared in his mind seem to have the imprint of this film company, so that the status of this company in the UK should be similar to that of France's Gaumont Film Company, of course, if it is placed in Hollywood, At most, it can only be regarded as a second line.

There are still a lot of guests around to socialize, realizing that the two are coming for Kate, Eric took the initiative to leave, if the two want to invite Kate to appear in the movie, naturally they can't get around the firefly, and Eric won't interfere with anything now.

The UK was five hours ahead of EST, and due to jet lag, Eric and the girl didn't get much rest after the party.

Early the next morning, the first batch of film reviews about "007: Casino Royale" appeared in local newspapers in the United Kingdom, and near noon, film reviews from the United States also came one after another.

"The plot of the film is tight and smooth, and the 145-minute plot can be called a single go, and Eric Williams is back after "Jurassic Park"." – The Guardian

"After experiencing a series of bad movies in the summer, "Casino Royale" finally brought us a hot visual feast." - The Daily Telegraph

"Australian newcomer actress Cate Blanchett's performance is amazing, and Vesper Linde is destined to become the most classic Bond girl image in the 007 series. Christina Aguilera, the youngest Bond girl in 007 history, also gave us a satisfying performance during her brief appearance. The angel trio falling from the sky is overjoyed. And, of course, the long-awaited 'Muppet Girl', Williams never fails to disappoint fans. It's just that one, two, three, four, five, six...... Well, all I can say is that Casino Royale is definitely the one with the most Bond girls in the history of 007. —The News of the World

"Even without the interspersed Secret Service Cinematic Universe, Casino Royale, directed by Eric Williams himself, can be said to have redefined the 007 series. In the film, James Bond finally stopped being dressed in a suit forever, he began to get hurt, he began to get tired, began to fall in love, and began to pursue the life of ordinary people...... Perhaps, such a bond is what everyone really wants to see. The underwater farewell between Bond and Vesper is heart-wrenching, and the phrase 'the job is over, the slut is dead' gives people a sense of disappointment. Although Bond was eventually reborn as the superagent who terrified his enemies once again, we can be sure that from now on, Bond will be a real mortal and no longer a screen symbol detached from reality. —The New York Times

"There is no doubt that MGM Pictures' Secret Service Cinematic Universe program is officially on track after "007: Casino Royale". Eric Williams has just the right grasp of the plot intersection of the three series, and the overall style of the 007 series has not been affected by the two series at all, but the plot blend of the three series has brought more fun to fans. —San Francisco Chronicle

In the villa on Kensington Garden Street, Eric and the girl had just had lunch, and they were still sitting in the dining room looking through the film reviews that Peter Ritchie had just sent over.

Patiently flipped through the film review summary in her hand, and the girl raised her head excitedly: "The overall score is 9 points, Eric, how much box office do you think we can get this time?" ”

Eric has in his hands the North American box office data that has just been counted.

In the second week of its release, "Finding Nemo" once again received $65.63 million at the box office, and in two weeks, the total box office has reached $163 million, and continues to lead the entire summer file in the eyes of everyone's envy and hatred.

In comparison, the first-week box office of "Batman and Robin" was only $59.47 million, and the comprehensive media score of this $125 million comic blockbuster has not only dropped to 1 point of worthlessness, but the first-week box office is far less than the more than 70 million of "Godzilla" a few weeks ago.

Even, due to the box office fiasco of "Batman and Robin", the industry has also shown signs of decline for the two projects of "Spider-Man" and "Iron Man" launched by Firefly at the same time, and Avi Arad even called to say that some actors who were originally interested in two comic films have suddenly cooled down recently, and even the agency CAA, the agency of Stuart Runkel, who is scheduled to play Spider-Man, also took the opportunity to raise the offer and asked to reduce the number of six film contracts to less than three.

was thinking about these things, and when he heard the girl's words, Eric put down the box office data table in his hand, and also took the movie review of "Casino Royale" and skimmed it roughly, and said: "This, it's not easy to say, although North America has always been the largest box office market for the 007 series." But on the other hand, the 007 series is actually not very popular in North America. I think that according to the current word-of-mouth, coupled with my personal box office appeal and the aura of the Agent Cinematic Universe, the North American box office of "Casino Royale" should be able to reach 200 million US dollars, and it may be better overseas, it should be able to reach 400 million US dollars, after all, the influence of "Jurassic Park" is still there. ”

"Eric, why don't you have confidence in us, I just talked to Amy, and she thinks maybe this film can reach 300 million at the North American box office."

Eric smiled: "It doesn't make sense to say this now, and after the box office of the first day of North America is released tomorrow, I should be able to judge some approximations." ”

"Okay," the girl also put down the topic for a while, and her eyes flashed: "Then what are we going to do in the afternoon?" (To be continued.) )