Chapter 479: Cliché commercial blockbuster
"Thor" officially started in September, and the actor who played "Thor" was once guessed by the media, but in the end he didn't expect to be a newcomer, and he was not an American.
Chris? Hemsworth is an Australian who is just 21 years old and has just started in the acting industry. This year, Chris auditioned for the role of Robbie Soulter in the Australian film "Gathering and Scattering" but ultimately failed, but he was unexpectedly given the opportunity to play Kimhyde in the same show. After that, he moved to Sydney, joined the crew, and has been acting ever since.
It is said that Chen Tiandu discovered him when he was on his honeymoon in Australia when he watched a celebrity reality show "Dancingiththestars" on Australia's Seven TV channel. After that, he auditioned for him and won the leading actor in one fell swoop.
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American media commented: "This is undoubtedly a typical example of the male version of Cinderella, Chen Tiandu is the prince of hunting, and the beautiful "Thor" in the accidental photo." Although Chris has a height of 1.92 meters, a strong physique, and blonde hair, his shallow qualifications make everyone fans feel uneasy.
But for Chris, it was a major turning point in his life.
Fortunately, the biggest name in the crew is obviously higher than him, attracting most of the attention. Tom with "Juno" boyfriend? Hiddleston plays Loki, "Star Wars Queen", "Juno" Natalie Portman plays the female number one, and "The Princess Diaries" Anne Hathaway plays the female supporting role. This kind of lineup makes Chris feel Alexander, what else can he say, just try his best to play well.
During this period. "Source Code" also won $56 million in North America. The domestic box office exceeded 200 million yuan, surpassing the huge publicity of "Ambush on All Sides". The latter's domestic box office was only 156 million yuan. At present, the global box office of "Source Code" has also exceeded 100 million, reaching 120 million US dollars.
"Hero" was released two weeks after "Source Code", and it also won $53.7 million in North America, and the global box office was fixed at 177 million after its release in North America. This achievement has helped "Hero" become the fourth highest-grossing Chinese film in the world, and the top three are "Infernal Affairs", "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Ultimate Infernal".
The country is very excited about the strength of the two films in North America. Chen Tiandu didn't talk about it, the media directly exaggerated that Yimou was the second master director to go abroad.
However, the reality is cruel, and the eyes of netizens are bright. They list a series of American propaganda situations and slap you in the face with facts. "Zhang Yimou is a world-class master" and "Zhang Ziyi is favored in Hollywood" have all been hit back by Chi Guoguo: on the American version of the poster, Jet Li's English name is typed in large font, Zhang Yimou's name is placed at the bottom, and what is even more ironic is that the names of Chen Tiandu and Quentin Tarantino, which are not directly related to the film, appear on the poster.
What's even more cold sweat is that after the release of "Hero" in North America on August 27, under the leadership of Zhang Weiping's "blowing" wind, domestic newspapers applauded almost one-sidedly, much like the scene in the early hype of "Ambush on All Sides" - but in the end? Paper can't hold the fire. Although "Heroes" dominated the North American box office charts for two consecutive weeks with revenues of $17.8 million and $8.81 million, respectively. But this is purely 'there is no tiger in the mountains, and the monkey is the king'!
Don't forget, not long ago, Chenlong's new film "Around the World in 80 Days", although it was recognized as a bad movie, the box office in the opening week exceeded 10 million US dollars. Paul Brown, president of the North American box office tracking statistics agency? "'Hero' was the lowest-grossing film to be the weekend box office champion this year, and the lowest-grossing Labor Day weekend I've ever seen. ”
Some analysts pointed out that Miramax, which was responsible for the issuance, was going to lose money. Many people may think that this is scaring people, because the box office clearly promises to exceed $30 million in production costs. But in fact, the revenue is not equal to the box office results minus the production costs, and the distribution costs, advertising fees, and commission fees for movie theaters are also removed, so if the total box office of "Hero" in the United States is less than 60 million US dollars, it will lose money.
But this is purely Miramax's own doing, and it is not painful. They didn't take it seriously enough in the first place as a publishing company. In the United States, where the speed effect is emphasized, the average film will be released soon after it is made, and the next year is already the limit. But from the time it bought the screening rights to the official release, Miramax Company hid "Hero" for two years, which is very rare, including Li Lianjie said: "I don't know why it was released so late, many people have watched the DVD." The lukewarm publicity before the release of "Hero" confirms this statement.
On the other hand, "Source Code", although the box office is not high, is related to the scale of investment in the film, and it is self-marketing and self-sufficiency in the matrix. Moreover, IMDB's high rating will make the DVD of the film usher in the favor of many disc collectors after it is released. These profits are all their own. The final profit is definitely much higher than the 177 million box office of "Hero". After all, the pirated DVD of "Heroes" in North America has long been out.
This achievement can be regarded as a reward for Fan Binbin and Lin Zhiling, who are in power for the first time.
Chen Tiandu didn't care much about this anymore, he had already let go of power.
The filming of "The Agent Couple" continues,
In the specially built dance rehearsal room in the Los Angeles studio, Chen Tiandu is being trained by Margaret Derrick, personally explaining the most basic dance moves and precautions.
Although he is not a complete layman, Chen Tiandu does not have the professionalism of singing and dancing, and most of the time he is only executing, rarely refutating anything.
"Chen, your steps are too exaggerated, tango is not a rooftop catwalk, the steps are very elegant and charming."
"Okay, let's do it again." Chen Tiandu sweated like rain, pulled a towel and wiped it a few times.
"Chen, someone is looking for you." Someone was shouting outside, and when he looked up, he saw Kate walking in with two strollers. A look of surprise suddenly appeared on his face, and he took three steps and two steps to meet him. The two children are the same every day, and now they are more handsome than their fathers, and as soon as they came to the crew, they quickly became the focus. Everyone didn't work, they all came to watch.
"Look, this is my son. I want to see myself born. Chen Tiandu brutally dispersed a group of people, so that he could enjoy the warmth of his son's first visit to his father's class: "Michael, take a picture, this is the first time my sons have entered the set." It will be preserved as a material in the future. ”
Photographer Michael smiled and turned on the camera to do so.
Kate helped him wipe the sweat from his forehead and said, "Why is the temperature of the air conditioner so high, I thought I was in the steam room." ”
Chen Tiandu explained with a smile: "The air conditioner has been turned on to the maximum, and you will sweat if you jump too hard." Take a break and you'll be fine. ”
"Coming here won't bother them." Kate looked at the chaos around her because of her arrival, and apologized: "It's really boring at home, so bring them over." ”
Chen Tiandu said domineeringly: "What are you bothering about, this is my territory, just take a break." ”
The two little kids don't understand anything now, just babbling around in the cradle. The funny dad with small arms and legs is giggling, but he has to start work after all. Chen Tiandu was suddenly a little awkward, in fact, there was a passionate and love scene today, and he didn't want Kate to see it. Decisively changed the shooting plan and filmed the shootout scene first.
The entire studio has been set up to look like a supermarket. In the original film, the hero and heroine were like Xiao Qiang, who couldn't be killed, they were shot again and again, and they continued to get up and kill their opponents unscathed. Chen Tiandu naturally didn't have the cheekiness to copy it, it would only smash his own brand.
His fight scenes are a little more mysterious and romantic.
But it seems that the hero and heroine are much more powerful than passers-by.
This is really a film with no suspense, and it is also a film with little creativity. Usually what to watch in a movie, the plot, acting, connotation, and shots - will not exceed expectations too much. However, however, those cartoonish scenes, the humor in those details, even if there is no suspense as the heroes and heroines, they must make the audience happy.
That's what this commercial film is all about. To be continued......