Chapter 586 - 586 On the eve of the war
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And after Johnny Depp entered Hollywood because of his handsome face, he still went his own way, and his private life was always inseparable from beautiful women, alcohol and drugs, and he once shouted abnormally to the passengers around him on a plane: "I have sex with animals!" "Reduced to the laughing stock of people.
In the same way, Robert Downey Jr. also has endless film talent, Robert Downey Jr., who was born in a film and television family, defeated many competitors such as Dustin Hoffman at the age of 27 and won the role of "Chaplin", his interpretation of Chaplin was quite successful, and he was nominated for the Oscar for Best Actor.
But Robert Downey Jr. also experienced a well-known period of profligacy, and during the period of gambling addiction, his life seemed to be very "regular", following the trajectory of acting, drug use, imprisonment, release, and acting again. He was "kidnapped" by a friend and taken to a drug rehabilitation center, once rushed into a stranger's house unconscious, and was beaten by his cellmates again and again...... With three prison sentences for drug problems, the talented actor's film career has almost hit rock bottom.
But it is these painful trials that give these two handsome actors the inner charm that other actors do not have, and then they turn back, no matter how superficial and debauched the role they play, but their eyes exude that gentleness and calmness for everyone all the time, this gentle and calm, is the performance of the so-called "loser temperament".
Both of them have reached the peak of their film careers after their transformation, becoming real global superstars, and the absurd and naïve story of "Pirates of the Caribbean" has taken the film to another level under the charm of Johnny Depp, and Robert Downey Jr.'s performance in the original "Iron Man" is the same.
Of course, Li Xiaole also hopes that Tom Cruise can perform at such a level.
But Tom Cruise's problem is that life is too smooth, so he lacks the inner charm of the two Donnies, Li Xiaole imprisoned him for 7 days, let him face the pain in his heart, and let him suffer mental torture, which tempered Tom Cruise's "loser temperament".
Li Xiaole looked at Tony Stark in the preview shot, with an extremely satisfied look on his face, and Tom Cruise was very surprised when he looked at his performance, and couldn't help but step forward happily and kiss Li Xiaole's cheek and smiled: "Li, I love you so much~~"
"Hey~~ Little Tommy, you're getting married...... It's not good to confess like this. Seeing Li Xiaole's embarrassed look on his face, Stallone couldn't help but joke, which made everyone in the crew who saw this scene laugh, and now everyone finally understands...... These two can't help but have no conflict at all, but buddies who are very emotional~
With a "click", Andy, a reporter who saw this scene next to him, pressed the shutter and recorded the moment.
"What's wrong Andy? Are you going to shoot these back? That doesn't seem negative at all, right? The female reporter colleague next to her was touched by the manly friendship between Tom Cruise and Li Xiaole, and at this time she couldn't help but look at Andy sarcastically.
"Negative fart~~! I'm patting myself and keeping this for my children when they grow up...... Tell him that his dad had interviewed such an amazing person back then. Andy glared back at the female reporter, swearing......
In the next month, the crew of "Iron Man" successively broke out various bizarre reports such as "Li Xiaole and Tom Cruise's gay plot" and "Katie broke up with Tom Cruise because of the postponement of her wedding".
With the end of the filming of "Iron Man" and the intensive post-production stage, the six giants of the film industry seem to be brewing something, December 1, 2006 Hollywood, although it has entered the prelude to the Christmas schedule, but strangely, there is no eye-catching blockbuster on the file.
In addition to "Infernal Affairs", which ranks ninth and has been standing at the weekly box office for nearly 3 months, is considered a top movie, the 20th Century Fox comedy "Borat", Disney's "Santa Claus 3", and Lionsgate's "Chainsaw 3", which are at the top of the box office list, have only won 20 million to 40 million single-week box office results, which can be said to be no bright spots.
And the most anticipated Sony ace series "007 Casino Royale" this year, the animated blockbuster "Happy Feet" produced by Warner Bros., the epic blockbuster "Apocalypse" produced by Disney Company and directed by Oscar director Mel Gibson, and the year-end finale comedy "Wonderful Night at the Museum" produced by Fox Company, all of which were supposed to be released have all been strangely postponed to late December......
The media has remained silent, but people in the industry understand that the Christmas schedule is about to usher in a bloody storm, and all this is due to the fact that Black Pearl United States "Iron Man" has been confirmed to be released on Christmas Eve on December 24.
The most critical movie for the rise of Hollywood's seventh shili, the brainchild of movie madman Li Xiaole, if it can succeed, then Black Pearl United States will join hands with the Marvel Comics hero series to officially become one of Hollywood's top shili, but if it fails, then Black Pearl United United may go bankrupt and go out of business...... One step to heaven, one step to hell.
This situation is very similar to when MGM's desperate "Wind Whisperer" was released, the six major companies actually released six blockbusters such as "Star Wars Pre-War 2", "Spider-Man", "Minority Report", "Scooby-Doo", "Spy Shadows", and "Star Baby" within half a month.
Is this a coincidence? Will the big six companies sacrifice six blockbusters at the box office for the sake of facing one movie, and concentrate them on one time slot? Of course not, they are not targeting "The Wind Whisperer", but MGM, an established company that wants to get out of trouble with "The Wind Whisperer", which is not a box office struggle for a few movies, but a strategic competition from major shilis.
As a result, it is conceivable that under the resistance of so many different types of blockbusters, "The Wind Whisperer" failed miserably at the box office, MGM fell directly into an economic crisis, and was finally completely acquired by Sony, one of the big six.
And such a history is about to repeat itself, the difference is that this time, the six major targets have become a popular emerging film company, Black Pearl Lianmei.
Once you can beat "Iron Man" in one fell swoop, it will not only win at the box office, but also get Black Pearl United States, get more than ten movie adaptation copyrights from Marvel, and the two best-selling series of "The Walking Dead" and "The Vampire Diaries" on Pirate TV ~~
The Black Pearl is like entering a merchant ship full of treasures, and the vicious pirates on the seas who are strong and powerful want to sink him and take all the treasures on it for themselves.
Li Xiaole's openly provocative strategy has brought the topic to its peak, and the circular coverage of Pirate TV and CNN has also made "Iron Man" hot before it is broadcast, and almost all fans, whether they are annoying or looking forward to it, know the news that "Iron Man" will be released on Christmas Eve.
In terms of publicity channels, Black Pearl Lianmei is already full-fledged and cannot be stopped, so it can only suppress the living space of "Iron Man" at the theater level.
Although Black Pearl has signed agreements with Century Theater, Famous Player Theater, Christo Theater Theater Line, Hoyt Era Panorama Theater, National Entertainment Theater Group, and five theater chains, it has a 10,000-screen screening license.
However, these five theaters are not subsidiaries of Black Pearl Luen Mei, they have just reached a cooperation, and the 100000 screens will also show other movies at the same time.
And the Big Six concentrated all the blockbusters at the end of the year in one time period, with a very simple intention, that is, to squeeze the release space of "Iron Man" as much as possible.
Think about it, when 10,000 screens are distributed to "007 Casino Royale", "Happy Feet", "Revelation", "Wonderful Night at the Museum", the four big six ace movies, and dozens of other movies of the same period, how many screens can "Iron Man" get?
For this reason, the five theaters that signed a contract with Black Pearl are very hesitant, how to arrange the release scale of "Iron Man"? The five cinema chains were afraid of offending both sides, on one side were their advertising sponsors, and on the other hand, there were six major groups with a tough attitude, and finally everyone decided to explain this problem to the big brother Century Theater in the five theaters.
The president of Century Cinemas, Wari Sandro, is a Mexican, 72-year-old he has experienced countless ups and downs in Hollywood, but there is no such embarrassment, although the methods of the six seem despicable, but they are built on their own strong strength, market competition has always been so cruel, and there is nothing to blame, but Li Xiaole is their close partner.
In fact, from the bottom of their hearts, their five second-level theater chains all hope from the bottom of their hearts that Black Pearl Lianmei can become bigger, so that their alliance will grow stronger, and the five of them can compete with the top five controlled by the six majors, Emperor Entertainment, AMC, Joy Trucker, NCN, and Carmiac...... But they are a little worried that if they fully support Li Xiaole, then if "Iron Man" loses at the box office, their theater will suffer losses and will not be able to explain to the shareholders.
After much deliberation, Wari Sandro decided to discuss it with Li Xiaole......
On the afternoon of December 7th, the sky was overcast, and the old and strong Wari Sandro was holding a four-legged stick made of stainless steel in his hand, looking out the window worriedly......
It's like heralding an all-out war in the American film industry.