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The impact of the 911 incident is growing day by day, and the Bush administration's hard-line declaration of war has raised his approval rating in the United States to the highest. But there are many anti-war people. The proverb "when the cannon goes off, the gold is ten thousand taels" is also shared in the United States, but the saying is different. Anti-war people in the United States are more concerned about the casualties after the war starts, and they can't see that people are constantly dying. Anti-war voices rang out everywhere, but they could not stop the war that had already been planned.

The shadow of war is beginning to loom over the world, and now there are even rumors of a second wave of terrorist attacks, leaving all well-known public places, including cinemas, deserted.

Hollywood, which has always been buzzy, was also deserted, and the phenomenon did not improve until October.

In the first week of October, "Training Day," which had been postponed due to the "911 incident," was finally released, reversing the low tide of Hollywood movies at the box office.

Since its release on Friday, Warner Bros.' film has topped the list with "excellent results" of $24.2 million in three days. In this film about Los Angeles police officers, actor Denzel Washington unexpectedly plays a villain, and the film performs well in all markets. Women accounted for 52% of the audience, and three-quarters of ticket buyers were over 25 years old.

It was a new record for Washington and a good start to his race for the Oscars.

and Chen Tiandu's girlfriend Kate Beckinsale and the powerful actor John Kusakak starred in the movie "Fate is Destined", which was also released this week. The Miramax film, a brand new wave comedy, earned $14 million at the box office over the weekend. In second place.

Considering that the effects of 911 are still there. This box office result is not necessarily bad. It's just that bad luck is inevitable.

There are also good things, and the media directly said that "Kate was stained with Chen Tiandu's bad luck, and the year was not good, so she was persuaded to change her boyfriend." ”

However, there is finally a movie that has a box office of more than 20 million, and this result has really relieved many Hollywood companies who are waiting on the sidelines. But the good times didn't last long, just after 911, and the anthrax virus became the latest global search keyword.

Compared with the terrorist attack of the hijacking of the plane, the power of the anthrax virus is infinitely exaggerated, something that cannot be seen or touched. It is more likely to cause social panic.

In the second week of October, MGM's "Perfect Thief" starring Bruce Wells, Billy Bob Thornton and Cate Blanchett only earned $13.46 million and ranked second, and the first place was still "Training Day", and the second week did not improve, only topping the list with a slight margin of $13.55 million.

The poor results also gave MGM reason to blame Perfect Thief's first-week strength on the tension caused by the anthrax scare and the government's warning that further terrorist attacks were possible. Robert Levine, MGM's distribution manager, said: "This film is aimed at older adults who may prefer to stay home and watch the news in times of crisis. ”

It seems that the film market is not unlucky enough, and there is a voice of condemnation in Hollywood.

All action movies, explosion movies, have become the object of criticism. Especially a few old-fashioned old men and celebrities have no scruples when they talk about it, and they arrest and scold whom. Chen Tiandu has indeed been unlucky recently. became the first object of criticism.

"Some businessmen only have money in their eyes, and they don't hesitate to invest a lot of money, time and manpower to make some thrilling horror and violence movies to attract young people and make their money, which is actually very irresponsible. Those terrorists are just learning Hollywood movies, and no one would have come up with such atrocities unless they had seen those movies. We have to be glad they didn't have tanks in the plane......"

Who made the explosion scene of the tank flying in "Fast and Furious" too creative, it was really unwarranted.

It is said that the US Counter-Terrorism Bureau also specially found a group of directors to discuss how to fight terrorism, and Chen Tiandu was also invited, but he declined on the grounds that he was too busy with work.

It's really tiring, physically and mentally tiring.

Kate also saw her boyfriend's plight and has been accompanying him recently.

A report in the Cinémath newspaper wrote: "At this time of horror, audiences are largely unhappy to see violent films, and studios are scrambling to revoke their plans. It is worth mentioning that Christmas Chen's new film "The Matrix 2" is one of the best, and it has been seen in the trailer that there are many explosions and action scenes, and it has also been criticized for being too violent and too influential. But the film schedule is still standing still and has not been postponed. What the hell was he thinking? "The Matrix 2" will suffer an unwarranted disaster, will it be his Waterloo ahead of schedule? ”

The "Chen Tiandu Waterloo" that the outside media is generally waiting for now is still the movie "Pirates of the Caribbean" that he is preparing, so there is a saying that Waterloo is coming in advance.

Chen Tiandu was calm, but Warner and DreamWorks couldn't hold their breath, and they found the matrix tripartite many times to discuss whether to postpone the release of "The Matrix 2 Reloaded".

"Magic, animation, stars, magic, look, it's all a blockbuster with a very low rating, almost all of them are family fun genres, only we are shooting, firing ......"

In the same period, only "The Matrix 2" was an R-rated "violent movie" that went against the wind and naturally attracted much attention.

In view of the fact that Chen Tiandu has become a typical violent movie for "Speed" and is being criticized by the media, Warner Distribution also has reason to ask for the release of the film to be postponed, and their distribution director Chris is worried, saying: "Now the audience's feelings are very sensitive, 911 has not passed, but maybe tomorrow there will be another war and another death." The release of "The Matrix 2" at this time will be 100% implicated, and I will postpone the release until next summer. ”

"You're exaggerating!"

Chen Tiandu Yan said: "The outside world doesn't know what "The Matrix 2" is, don't you all know it. I'll admit that there are some guys who talk about "Fast & Thrill" and make me very passive, but it's not about "Hackers". We are science fiction movies. If you blindly escape. Only then did the topic really be implemented. The Matrix 2 will also be labeled violent. No matter when it is moved, will the audience forget that this is a violent movie? ”

But this did not immediately refute the crowd, and everyone was talking and insisting on their own words.

Chen Tiandu also insisted on his own opinion, as the largest investor, he still has the right to speak.

"All the publicity points to the release in December, and if the ticket jumps at this time, who can be responsible for the box office of the movie. If there is someone who can represent your company. If you dare to take responsibility for postponing the box office failure, then you can continue. ”

Now, finally shut up, who told to sit again only Chen Tian can not care about box office failure.

If there is no more controversy, Peike will represent the matrix and respond to outside speculation on the official website, "...... The time is to reflect on violence, not to blame for it. What happened has happened, and everyone is grieving, but The Matrix 2 is free from violent propaganda. We are a pure sci-fi film. If someone takes advantage of this incident to attack others for no reason, it is truly hateful. If it were true that all movies reject exploding shots. Then Hollywood would just shut down. The Matrix 2 is not a violent movie, and our release date will not change! ”

The declaration pointed out that someone was targeting them, and the media immediately connected with CAA and ran to interview CAA.

"It's all a fantasy on the part of some, and CAA is a peaceful and impartial company, and we have a good relationship with every studio in Hollywood, and this accusation is baseless," CAA said. ”

Interestingly, the big guy Ovitz who walked out of CAA publicly stated, "After I left CAA, they have changed their taste and started to get out of control." This is a land of freedom, and no one is above anyone. If they put so much effort into promoting a star instead of focusing on other things, I believe that Hollywood will already have an extra star. Welcome to AMG, our company's purpose is to consider the interests of employers. ”

This Chi Guoguo's invitation is undoubtedly a provocation, and it suddenly makes the Hollywood media, who have been calm for a long time, lively.

There has always been competition among the Big Eight in Hollywood, but there is also fierce competition among the Big Five.

Ovitz left CAA to become president of Disney, but he also failed to secure his position, and after leaving, he founded his own artist management group, or AMG for short. As he himself said: The entertainment industry is his favorite place, and he is willing to pay his own part for it.

CAA was very embarrassed, but I didn't expect that the first person to jump out and do it with them was the former president.

But Ovitz is indeed qualified to say this kind of thing, when he started out, Ovitz really had nothing to say about the management of artists.

In 1988, the Japanese electronics giant Sony approached Ovitz with the hope that he would help Sony enter Hollywood. In October 1989, under the operation of Ovitz, Sony successfully acquired Columbia Pictures Entertainment for $3.4 billion. After that, a bigger business came to the door. Japan's Matsushita Electric is also interested in entering Hollywood, and has tens of billions of dollars at its disposal. Ovitz recommended the MCA to Panasonic that Sony had not been able to eat.

To close the deal, Ovitz secretly and frequently shuttled between Japan and the United States, and in order to reduce complications, he even carefully planned the time he spent calling his company and friends.

A year later, the deal, which seemed impossible to outsiders, was completed, and Panasonic announced a $6.59 billion acquisition of MCA. Ovitz didn't have a wasted year, and he personally received $40 million in honorariums after the deal was completed. These two deals established Ovitz as a super-"pusher" in Hollywood.

He loves art, and at the same time is careful about everything, and will be very enthusiastic about every artist. Because today's CAA model is left by Ovitz, but he can't go back, and he will inevitably be depressed in his heart.

Happily, the DVD of "Fast and Passion" is officially on sale.

In North America, sales exceeded $38 million in the first week, a result that really surprised many Hollywood companies. Isn't it all said that the 911 crisis, the audience does not go to the cinema to watch movies, do they all buy DVDs and go home to watch discs?

With 38 million sales in the first week, more than any film released in the same period, this result is simply a resounding slap in the face to those who have been criticizing the violent origins of "Speed" until now.

Many Hollywood companies also have eyes lit up, could it be that Chen Tiandu has seized a good time period for releasing DVDs. DreamWorks made the first attempt, and "Shrek" released the DVD ahead of schedule, and its sales in the first week also soared to $29 million, which really blinded the eyes. This result almost didn't make anyone in DreamWorks Distribution grin.

"I really want to thank Christmas Chen, this guy is really good at creating zào miracles."

Both companies in a row have benefited from the release of DVDs, and the companies that are about to release DVDs in the same period have followed suit, and both have sold better than usual. also confirmed the situation even more, the audience is really watching the disc at home.

This change in peripheral interests has finally diluted some of the dark clouds hanging over Hollywood. (To be continued......)