The premiere of "Killing with a Knife" is over, but the premiere is not over, after the film screening, the next step is the interview session with reporters, and at the same time, the main creators also need to stay and communicate with the audience, film critics and industry insiders.

Javier looked at Tom, who was surrounded by reporters, and it was obvious that at the scene of "killing people with a knife", the biggest star was still Tom. Tonight's premiere, Tom undoubtedly brought a huge surprise, the role of Vincent, who is indifferent to the bone marrow, evil into the blood, cruel to the soul, is not only the first villain role in Tom's career as an actor, but also the biggest breakthrough Tom has made on the big screen, except for the first debut, it is almost forgotten that the person "Tom Cruise" is devoted to the world of Vincent, which is definitely a phenomenal breakthrough. So, as soon as the free exchange session began, Tom was overwhelmed by the surging crowd of journalists.

Javier knew he was going to interview Tom - it was the New York Times' job, but he wanted to interview Lance more than Tom. So, he walked straight past the bloated crowd and walked forward, and then he saw Lance, surrounded by a dozen reporters.

Although Lance's surroundings are clearly not on a par compared to Tom, who is surrounded like a marshmallow, the lively scene still shows the popularity of the new director. Javier squeezed in quickly, quietly listening to everyone's interview with Lance, the topic undoubtedly revolved around "killing with a knife", especially about the positioning of the movie, in the early publicity, Paramount defined "killing with a knife" as a purely commercial film, but today's perception obviously overturned this definition, and unveiled the mystery with a posture that shocked the audience.

"So does this mean that the audience positioning of 'Killing with a Knife' and 'Twelve Arhats' is different?" The reporter's question came full circle and returned to the most high-profile matchup of the night.

A slight smile crossed Lance's lips, "If this can bring more audiences into the cinema to watch my work, then it is." This sly answer made several reporters chuckle, and it was clear that Lance was planning to avoid the previously hyped confrontation to the end.

Javier hurriedly interjected, "Lance, after watching the movie, we can all find that the lighting of every shot is obviously carefully arranged, including the lights in the subway in the last scene, so that we can hardly recognize that this is Los Angeles." Excuse me, is this intentional? If so, why? ”

"Our gaffers and photographers will be very happy." Lance nodded at Javier, obviously satisfied with the question, "Indeed, we put a lot of thought into the lighting, hoping to use the special effects of the lighting to create a sense of ambiguity between reality and illusion. You don't feel like it's Los Angeles, then we've achieved our goal. ”

But wouldn't that strip away the sense of reality? makes the whole story lack realistic support. A voice standing next to him interjected and asked, and everyone followed the sound to see that it was Roger Ebert, the most famous film critic in the United States.

Lance looked at Roger, the curvature of his mouth rising slightly, and then calmed down, "I hope this doesn't look too weird." The subtext is: that's what he intended.

Roger didn't speak, just looked at Lance's eyes seriously, as if he wanted to dig out more truth, but Lance didn't stay too long, and was soon attracted by the reporter's question again, "Lance, after using a lot of unconventional lighting to create a sense of alienation, the overall rhythm of the film seems very slow, not like a commercial film, more like a European art film, is this also intentional?" ”

Lance turned his head and asked Jonathan Gerrard, "Can I understand that this is an appreciation for the art of cinema?" Lance's pride provoked the corners of the reporters' mouths to rise, and Roger only stopped for a moment, then quietly turned away.

Lance's gaze was always firmly fixed on Roger, and after watching Roger leave, he looked back at the reporters. Roger will appear at the premiere of "Murder with a Knife" - which is a huge surprise, and Warner Bros. will certainly not "forget" to invite Roger. "It should be said that whether it is lighting, or positioning, including editing, I try to convey the mood of the film through guò vision, and as for how to understand it, each audience has a different idea. In my opinion, this is a stylized commercial film. ”

Watching Lance "open his eyes and talk nonsense", everyone chuckled, and Jonathan's expression also looked meaningful.

Nancy Black, who was standing on the side, was short and almost overwhelmed by a crowd of big men, and she managed to squeeze out half of her head and asked, "Lance, this movie can almost be said to belong to you and Tom, and you both did a great job, especially you, who surprised everyone, and you don't look like your first time on the big screen at all." ”

Lance politely stretched out his hands and tossed the crowd on both sides, and the reporters all sold Lance a face, and retreated slightly, which allowed Nancy to finally find room to breathe, and when she looked up, she saw Lance's gentlemanly smile, and the air became hot in an instant. "I can take that as a compliment, right?" Lance's teasing voice made the reporters around him chuckle.

Shrugging his shoulders, Lance replied solemnly, "Actually, I have to thank Tom for his cooperation during the filming, as you can see, the film uses some unconventional methods to capture the emotions and thoughts of the characters, and I try to balance the tension of the action scenes with the delicacy of the acting scenes, which is a difficult challenge for the actors." Tom not only did a great job, but he also helped me a lot. Luckily, I didn't mess it up, otherwise the situation would have been awkward. ”

Lance raised an eyebrow, looking apprehensive - if his performance didn't meet the requirements and ruined the overall quality of the film, as a director, he would have to smash his teeth and swallow it in his stomach.

This joke made the reporters smile again, and then sure enough, some reporters turned the question to Tom, "Tom not only challenged the villain role for the first time in his career as an actor, but also gave a surprising performance." But how did you come up with the idea of using Tom for this role? ”

When Cliff heard this, he knew that the development of the matter was completely under Lance's control. He didn't have to listen to Lance's answer to know where things were going next...... So, Cliff just turned around and left.

Taking a few steps back, Cliff turned his head to look at the audience behind him - the Los Angeles theater was a crisis, and some even suspected that 2,000 seats could not be filled, but the bustling crowd in front of him not only filled all the space in the room, it could be said that it was completely full, and every face was filled with an extremely excited look, even if the movie was over, almost no audience members wanted to leave.

Following the audience's gaze, Cliff turned his head and looked at the crew members in front of him who were surrounded by layers of reporters, in addition to Tom and Lance, there were also many reporters gathered around the other crew members, and the scale of more than 100 people blocked the open space in front of them; One question after another, the enthusiasm of the reporters made the indoor temperature quietly rise again. Cliff realized that the audience was still reluctant to leave, waiting for the end of the press session and then seeking a face-to-face opportunity to meet the crew face-to-face.

The boisterous, incomparably loud, from the standing ovation that followed the end of the film to the present cacophony, completely filled the empty Los Angeles theater, which was now incredibly alive.

Suddenly, Cliff became a little curious, what was the premiere of "Ocean's Twelve" like, not about the scale or atmosphere of the premiere, but about how the audience reacted after the premiere, what the attitude of the reporter was, and what the critics evaluated. Originally, the battle for the premiere of "Ocean's Twelve" seemed to have won the game, but now, Cliff is no longer sure.

Due to the grandeur and grandeur of the premiere, the interview session of "Killing with a Knife" has been going on for three quarters of an hour, and the screening of "Twelve Oceans" has just ended.

The lights of the Chinese/Chinese Theater slowly turned on, and Barry Meyer, who was sitting in the position, made a look left and right, and the crew and propagandists began to applaud one after another, and the applause rose little by little along with the lights, and the other audience did not react at first, but after hearing the applause, they began to applaud one after another. But many people applauded and exchanged glances......

Michael Cattenbach, the film critic of "Variety" magazine, patted his hands politely and gently, but his eyes probed around, and then he saw Mick LaSaler's strange eyes - he is a film critic of the "Hollywood Reporter", the eyes of the two people touched slightly, some helpless, some ridiculous, some puzzled, but finally turned into the polite smile on the corner of his mouth and withdrew his eyes.

Only then did Michael notice that the audience around him stood up and looked forward, only to find that the crew, led by George Clooney Brad Pitt, stood up and walked to the front of the stage - much earlier than expected, not waiting for the audience to applaud repeatedly, but just after the applause rang out. Of course, this is not a film festival, just a premiere, so it doesn't have to be too harsh.

So, Michael also stood up, clapping his hands politely, and his eyes swept over the faces of the surrounding audience, with different expressions, but all with similar interest. Michael's chest slumped slightly, and the smile on the corner of his mouth carried a hint of regret and a hint of mockery. (To be continued.) )

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