"A strong personal style, superb scriptwriting skills and brilliant editing are the personal labels that Murphy Stanton has left behind, and he is definitely one of the most accomplished directors Hollywood has ever made under the age of 30!"

When a director continues to be successful, there must be a lot of praise in the media, especially with CAA and Stanton Studios behind the scenes, and a publicity and PR battle about the Oscars has begun. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Bill Rothes specifically told Murphy that from now until the official announcement of the Oscar nominations, he can no longer be as low-key as before, he must appear in front of the media often, he must have a certain topicality, and he must continue to receive attention from the industry.

The hype of these media is undoubtedly a good way to maintain exposure.

"Murphy Stanton's movies are better than good movies, he focuses on the dark places of human nature and society, and brings more profound experience and reflection to the audience while advancing the story layer by layer, and at the same time, with the smooth story rhythm, cleverly designed lines and the perfect use of gloomy tones, he has successfully told one story after another, and even the vulgar work like "Deadpool" has restored and even enriched the original work to a certain extent on the basis of respecting the original work. The rich Murphy style and the brilliant original book create an indescribable chemistry. ”

"In the history of film, there are always some darlings who have been favored by God, who not only give full play to their artistic talents, but also reap the double harvest of business and word-of-mouth. Murphy Stanton has now become one of them. ”

The media reports have attracted Murphy's attention, and a review in The Hollywood Reporter has made him the focus of the media and the industry.

"His style is unique in Hollywood; His work, like Martin Scorsese, is a classic with a strong personal style; His editing style is fast and smooth, but the colors are gloomy and low; In his films, there is no sunlight all year round, but it is always related to murder and violence, which makes people feel cold from the inside out; He firmly believes that people are a perverted species at heart, and only a dark and eerie story can expose this perversion to the audience. In recent years, as his directing technique has matured, his style has become more pronounced, and his most recent work has Charlize Theron slower his own film to play the lead role, a film called "Gone Girl". ”

Cinema movies are a very delicate object, and she must be treated well, not careless about every link, and rely on good luck to succeed. Murphy is well aware of this and will not let go of any good opportunity that can be obtained.

At the same time, "Gone Girl" continues to reap a lot of box office revenue from the North American market, although it is impossible for a film to maintain a high popularity for a long time, and only a 30% weekend decline, and the film has significantly reduced attendance, scheduling and theater screenings since the sixth week, but it is still before the sixth weekend, the North American box office easily exceeded the $200 million mark.

This is also the fourth film in North America to grossing more than $200 million this year, after "Star Wars Prequel 3: Revenge of the Sith", "War of the Worlds" and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory".

The first three directors are George Lucas, Steven Spielberg and Tim Burton, and it is difficult for Murphy to be alongside them without attracting attention.

By mid-September, "Gone Girl" grossed more than $210 million in North America, spurred on by its excellent North American box office results, more overseas countries and regions signed distribution deals with Twentieth Century Fox, and the feature film appeared in more markets around the world, with a total of more than 70 countries.

Of course, this type of film can't cause a sensational response overseas like superhero movies or other films that use visual spectacle as a selling point, and the overseas box office did not appear to be a big hit, but it was not bad, and it quickly reached $200 million.

The global box office of $400 million is enough for Murphy to firmly enter the ranks of second-tier Hollywood directors.

When the global box office of "Gone Girl" crossed the threshold of $400 million, Murphy got another news, after years of internal friction and endless fighting, the Weinstein brothers finally lost the competition with the management of Walt Disney represented by Michael Eisner, and officially left Miramax Films, preparing to establish a new film company - Weinstein Pictures based on Timon Pictures.

Dygate Pictures was previously only a company under the Weinstein brothers that specialized in the distribution of low-budget horror films, and it was imperative to establish a new film company because it could not undertake the business model of the Weinstein brothers whose main goal was to make profits with the awards season and the Oscars as their main goal.

"Walt Disney left more than just Miramax's mess."

In a seaside café in a private clubhouse, Robert Downey Jr., who is well-informed, said to Murphy and the others, "There is also a huge library of up to 700 films by Miramax, and Miramax will be completely owned by Walt Disney in the future." ”

"Michael Eisner is asking for trouble." Murphy knocked Jiro on the leg, "Miramax will soon turn to recession." ”

"Why do you say that?" Jonah Hill is good at funny, but not very proficient in these, "Is Walt Disney not as good as the Weinstein brothers?" ”

"Think about it, what is Walt Disney best at?" Murphy asked first, and then gave the answer, "All-age films!" Even the pirate adventure theme of "Pirates of the Caribbean" is tended to be low in age by Disney productions, but what about Miramax? They had never produced or distributed this type of film before. ”

"One more point." James Franco adds, "Miramax, who was a relatively independent and distinctive studio, is now a complete addition to the many Walt Disney labels. ”

"Murphy and Jim have a point." Robert Downey Jr. also agreed with the two of them, "Miramax used to use the Oscars as an operating strategy, and after the management left one after another, and the Weinstein brothers left, this strategy can only become a thing of the past, and the new management will inevitably face the problem of transformation, and a film company wants to successfully transform ......"

He grimaced and shook his head again.

Seth Rogan, who had been enjoying dessert, looked up, "The Weinstein brothers just sold their shares and left?" Didn't take anything away but the management? ”

"Who knows." Murphy shrugged.

When it comes to being well-informed, he is nowhere near as good as Robert Downey Jr., who said, "I heard that Harvey Weinstein took the rights and proposals for two projects. ”

Harvey Weinstein's vision is well known to the insiders, and Jonah Hill can't help but ask curiously, "Do you know what he took away?" ”

Murphy didn't answer, but looked at Robert Downey Jr., and if there was anyone among them who could get the inside scoop, it would be Robert Downey Jr.

Sure enough, Robert Downey Jr. was well-informed enough, "Benhard? The film rights to Schlink's 1995 novel "The Reader" also seem to be related to the former King George VI of the Kingdom of Great Britain, and I don't know how specific it is. ”

Hearing the two projects mentioned by Robert Downey Jr., Murphy has a rough impression that they used to be almost standard Oscar-style proposition essays, which not only won the hearts of the Oscar judges, but also made a lot of money from the theater, television, Internet and DVD markets with the help of the Oscar-winning film after winning the award.

Those years can also be called the pinnacle of Harvey Weinstein's public relations Oscars, and some media even said that Oscar has changed his surname to Weinstein.

"Ah, there's more." Robert Downey Jr. seemed to remember something again, "The Weinstein brothers are raising funds externally and preparing to set up a new Weinstein Studios, if you have spare money in your hands, you can try to invest." ”

"Downey has a point." Murphy reminded his friends in the room, "Instead of spending money on eating, drinking, and having fun, invest in companies like Weinstein Pictures." ”

Although he had no intention of investing, the rest of the people invested in Weinstein Pictures far more sensibly than throwing money away and devaluing it in the bank.

James Franco nodded, "I'll go back and think about it." ”

Seth Rogen shook his head, "I just signed up for a directing training class and now I don't have the funds in hand. ”

Murphy just reminded them that these guys are adults, even if they have a good enough relationship, he can't interfere in everything, this is North America, no one likes others to interfere in their private lives.

"Thankfully, we didn't agree to make Sin City 2."

Thinking of Miramax's chaotic situation in recent years, Robert Downey Jr. felt lucky, "Otherwise, it will be unlucky." ”

Jonah Hill looked at Murphy and said, "This guy always makes wise judgments. ”

"If you can't do that." James Franco answered, "How can you be the leader of the party of our people? ”

"The leader of the Stanton party?" Robert Downey Jr. held his chin up, "Well, that's a nice location. ”

He turned to look at Murphy, "Mr. Party Leader, when do you plan to lead us into the White House?" ”

Murphy made a cross-cutting gesture, "When you shut up completely." ”

He stood up, looked across the ocean, and said, "What I'm going to do now is not to think about going to Washington, but to ask Walt Disney for a paycheck!" ”

Last year, Miramax owed his share of Sin City and did not pay, and Walt Disney was still fighting with the Weinstein brothers at that time, so he put it aside for the time being, and now that the fight is over, Miramax is completely owned by Walt Disney, and it is time to ask for the account. (To be continued.) )