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"The Palme d'Or?" Murphy shook his head, "How do I know who's going to win?" ”

Jonah Hill and James Franco ended their bickering, and Seth Rogan both looked at this side, and Murphy scratched his head, "I don't know who will win the prize, I just know that we will definitely not get the Palme d'Or." ”

He was answered by several middle fingers raised high.

"Horror Planet" is only an screening, and it does not participate in the competition unit, how can it be related to the Palme d'Or.

"Didn't you go to several competition film exchanges with Erica before we came?" Robert Downey Jr. didn't give up, "Isn't there a good work?" ”

After going through the relevant formalities, Murphy did watch many of the internal exchange meetings of the participating films, and also watched six or seven films such as David Cronenberg's "Butterfly Nightmare", Marco Belocchio's "Hour of Faith", Jean-Pierre Darnay's "Son of Others".

These films can't be said to be outstanding, but most of them are far from Murphy's aesthetic.

"......The Pianist," Murphy finally gave an answer, "This is the smoothest film I've seen in recent days, and it's directed by Roman Polanski, and as long as the filmmaker's publicity doesn't make a fool of itself, I think the chances of winning the Palme d'Or are still very high." ”

"Him?" Seth Rogan scratches the back of his head, "The Palme d'Or will award a strong ......"

"You're naïve! Seth! Robert Downey Jr. pointed at him and sneered, "Do you think cinematic achievements have anything to do with that?" ”

Seth Rogan was puzzled, "But his reputation is too bad......"

"None of this is a problem." Murphy took over the topic, "Don't say that this is France, one of Roman-Polanski's home countries, even if "The Pianist" and other North American awards seasons compete for the Oscars, I believe it is one of the popular films. ”

Others, like Murphy, have already seen the film and have no way of telling whether what he says is true or not.

Robert Downey Jr. has been in this circle for the longest time, thought about it for a while, and said approvingly, "Don't think about the film itself, if Roman Polanski is in the Oscar race, the past is nothing in Hollywood." ”

"Don't forget," he reminded, "he's a Jew!" Or a Jew who survived a Nazi concentration camp! ”

Hearing this, several other people closed their mouths, although none of them had anything to do with the Jewish club in Hollywood, but everyone knew how strong the Jewish power was in Hollywood.

It may be an exaggeration to say that these Jewish forces decide the fate of some people in Hollywood, but it is still very easy to engage in things like things.

Especially when the group targets one person, the power that erupts is really terrifying, think about the past, even a person like Roman Polanski, who is publicly wanted by the US Department of Justice, can be praised as the best director at the Oscar.

Murphy can't afford to mess with them, and he doesn't want to provoke the biggest force in Hollywood.

With the Cannes Film Festival kicking off, Murphy also began to prepare for the screening of "Planet Terror", and in his spare time, he also went out for a walk, compared to the quiet seaside town before, Cannes is now a hustle and bustle.

In addition to the film factor, it is not without other reasons that the local government spends a lot of money every year and tries its best to make blood to hold the film festival.

During the festival, celebrities, media, filmmakers, and even some ordinary people from all over the world will flock to the venue, and these thousands of tourists can greatly promote the development of local tourism and other related industries such as hotels and restaurants, and have a significant effect on raising local attention.

Cannes has a permanent population of about 70,000, but the festival attracts at least 60,000 film professionals and 200,000 tourists.

During the 11 days of the festival, the Cannes International Film Festival can generate a direct economic value of 200 million euros and an indirect economic value of up to 700 million euros; During this period, 3,000 jobs will be created, and the return far exceeds the cost, and in just 10 days, some businesses can make enough money for a year.

Walking through the streets of Cannes, Murphy sees tourists from all over the world, everywhere you can hear strange languages that you don't understand at all, everywhere you talk about movies, and when you hear that a great film is coming out, you will rush away like a wave.

No matter how the organizing committee collects money and blood, regardless of the commercial elements hidden behind the film festival, the current Cannes belongs only to films, and this is a season completely occupied by films!

Passing by a theater, Murphy saw a long queue, deliberately stopped to watch for a while, and learned that it was Monica Bellucci's new film "Irrevocable" that was going to be screened.

Judging from the long queue in front of this theater, the promotion and marketing of this film is extremely successful for the time being.

Again, this reflects the characteristics of Cannes that are so mouthy.

Looking at the enthusiastic audience, Murphy hopes that "Planet Terror" will also attract such attention.

In fact, after signing the contract with the PR agency, "Planet of Terror" started promotion in Cannes, and the ** poster of the heroine Jessica Chastain was punched out early, and an interview was also arranged for the three leading actors Jessica Chastain, Robert Downey Jr. and James Franco.

Probably because the zombie film is not very much in line with the tastes of the French and the French media, and the effect of the publicity is not very enthusiastic in Cannes.

On the contrary, the British media, which is across the sea from France, paid more attention to the film than to how Monica Bellucci was forced.

Zombie films have a certain audience in the West, but the content and routines of zombie films are basically fixed, and only by playing new tricks can they be truly attractive.

Before it can attract an audience, the first thing a film needs to do is attract buyers from distribution companies around the world.

In addition to the distribution rights in a few overseas markets such as Israel, which have been pre-sold, the film festival managers who have cooperated with Miramax have contacted a large number of overseas film companies, and it is very important to attract these film companies if the film wants to appear in more overseas markets and make money.

Even Miramax needs a partner if he wants to promote Planet Terror to as many overseas markets as possible.

On the fourth day of the opening of the Cannes Film Festival, the world premiere of "Planet Terror" kicked off in Cannes.

Miramax has done a lot of work, the premiere was arranged in the Lumière Hall of the Palais des Festival, the main venue of the film festival, due to the early cooperation agreement with the film festival manager and public relations company, with the efforts of the other party and Miramax, nearly 300 journalists from more than 100 media around the world appeared on the red carpet in front of the festival palace.

Although it cannot be compared with the popular films in the competition section such as the opening ceremony and "The Pianist", such a premiere scale can also be ranked in the front row of this year's Cannes Film Festival.

According to the needs of publicity, the male and female protagonists Robert Downey Jr. and Jessica Chastain walked on the red carpet hand in hand and were responsible for showing off their flirtatiousness; James Franco, Jonah Hill and Seth Rogen go forward together to promote the brotherhood between the main actors; Murphy walked alone, using the contrast between age and director's identity to create topics; Brothers Harvey Weinstein and Bob Weinstein were at the back......

Compared to the director and producer, it is the actors who really attract the attention of the media, especially Robert Downey Jr. and Jessica Chastain.

Robert Downey Jr. is quite well-known, and Jessica Chastain's long red hair and fair skin, as well as her sexy body, are all eye-catching weapons.

The camera lens also circled around them all the time.

Of course, there were not a few reporters and videographers eyeing Murphy, and the flashing lights made his eyes a little uncomfortable.

Fortunately, after "Saw Horror", Murphy experienced such a battle, and he was not the first brother in this regard, according to the advice of Bill Rothes and media agent Grace, showing a sunny and friendly smile, and constantly waving around.

But the fans around him fell silent when they saw him, neither cheering nor laughing, as if he were just an ordinary passerby.

Maybe Murphy is a little famous in North America, or there may be fans who know who he is and what kind of works he has directed, but in Cannes on the other side of the Atlantic, these are not good.

In the final analysis, he is still a director who has just become famous, and it is normal for him to be not well-known internationally.

While waving around, Murphy walked to the high steps leading to Lumière Hall at the Palace of Festivals, where the crew had walked before were basically waiting at the bottom of the steps, where there was a special interview area, and some media reporters who had been carefully selected by the public relations company had already walked over to interview Murphy and the film's leading actors.

The two dozen reporters were divided into several groups, with Robert Downey Jr. and Jessica Chastain having the most people around them, James Franco, Jonah Hill and Seth Rogen being the next best and Murphy and the Weinstein brothers the fewest reporters.

This can also be called a true portrayal of the focus of the entertainment industry.

In this era, there are not too many media who are willing to make a big fuss about a director, and the promotion and marketing of the film is more about actors or other topics.

Finding Murphy's reporters is also like a routine, and the focus is not on him and "Terror Planet", and the questions asked are more related to his age.

After all, there is a stark contrast between the fact that he looks in his early twenties and the directors who are officially participating in feature films at the Cannes Film Festival.

This is also Miramax's main promotional point for Murphy, a super new work by a twenty-two-year-old genius director!

After the interview, Murphy walked up the high stairs and stood in front of the sponsor's billboard to take a picture with the show's group, and after the group photo, Erica Steinberg walked over with a few people who wanted to get to know him as a young director. (To be continued.) )