"Sean Connery's history of domestic violence?"

Seeing the eye-catching headline in the newspaper, the corners of Duke's mouth turned up slightly, Sean Connery's son and wife actually convened a press conference on Monday to blow up the Connery scandal, which is simply very happy, and now the media is almost intensively reporting related news, eager to describe Connery as Satan's spokesman in the world.

"Last Night......

Right next to Duke, Sofia Coppola moved her body in a chair and took a newspaper, flipping through it as she said, "A Fox talk show invited Connery's ex-wife, Diane Cilento, to shake out all his past black history, and they drove the live TV car to Connery's mansion." ”

"That's good news."

Although the sky outside could not be seen from the theater lounge, Duke still praised the weather today.

"What did you do?" Putting down the newspaper, Sophia tilted her head to look at him, Duke shrugged his shoulders and denied without hesitation, "This actually has nothing to do with me, do you think I have what it takes to do this now?" ”

"Warner?"

Despite saying this, Sophia still stared at Duke, she knew that this matter should be done by Warner, but it definitely had nothing to do with the guy next to her.

Shaking her head slightly, Sophia threw away this idea for the time being, after getting along for so long, the two were not only work partners, but also friends, she knew what Hollywood was, kind people would only be stepped on by countless big feet as stepping stones, and only those who could take advantage of a qiē condition could succeed.

Obviously, Duke next to him is one such person.

It is no exaggeration to say that Sean Connery has become a reservoir dog, and there may be a few voices sympathizing with him, but in Hollywood, he will only get more beatings, and even the CAA will not be able to fundamentally reverse this trend if it does enough public relations work.

Even media outlets owned by CAA partners, such as Twentieth Century Fox and Walt Disney, are in full swing with hype, not to mention other outlets.

This situation is completely in Duke's expectations, CAA because of the packaging service and film commission and other strategies, the director zhì and the major Hollywood companies are in a natural opposite, the basis of the cooperation between the two sides is interests, but when the opportunity comes, the latter will inevitably suppress the relatively strong CAA, after all, no production and distribution company wants to see a giant agency.

"Then again, Duke."

Leaning over here, Sophia lowered her voice, "You and Warner have evidence of Sean Connery?" ”

"No," Duke shook his head, "no evidence is needed for this kind ......of thing. ”

If the other party is accidentally injured by him and Warner, then he can only blame himself for being unlucky, and there must always be an unlucky ghost to bear Warner's anger in this matter.

"It took CAA a decade to establish him as the most famous gentleman in Hollywood." Sophia sighed, as if she was still a little sympathetic, "but it took less than a week for the media to destroy ......"

"Connery's most valuable thing is this gentleman's image." She paused and continued, "In the past few years, his brilliant roles have been based on this, and without this image, it is difficult for him to maintain his first-line status. ”

"A line?" Duke sneered, "There is no gentleman image, and there is domestic violence and smoking. The drug scandal, he is not known for his acting skills, and he has no room for growth, he is destined to be forgotten by Hollywood."

"He can play the villain!" Sophia replied habitually.

Duke shrugged his shoulders, didn't bother to say anything else, Sean Connery's status in CAA would inevitably plummet, even if he was the oldest customer, but the vampires would always have the most delicious blood in their eyes.

Also, there will inevitably be a divorce lawsuit in the future, in which the division of property battle must be particularly exciting, maybe I can help the poor mother and son introduce a few excellent lawyers, so as to drag out the lawsuit a little longer, and can win more benefits for them.

Looking at his watch, Duke stood up, "It's almost time, let's go to the theater." ”

This afternoon, the Warner Brothers held a preview screening for "Death Island", which was attended by not only fans, critics and media reporters, but also many representatives from the theater chain, such as Emperor Entertainment Group and AMG Cinemas.

Whether the film is excellent or not, whether it can be a big hit, is also related to the interests of the theater side, a commercial masterpiece, how many theaters can be won in the end, in addition to the efforts of the distribution company, it also depends on the attitude of the theater party.

Cinemas are an important part of distribution, and the quality of the films released is directly related to the income of cinema companies.

The distribution strategy of "Brave Island" is completely different from that of "Speed of Life and Death", the latter has shown great potential in the screening, and the subsequent large-scale release seems to be a matter of course, while the former will inevitably open in North America on a super-large scale, and the theater side must conduct the most basic investigation of the film to make sure that it is not a bad movie.

The kind of situation where a small company can easily win thousands of theaters when it releases a film, and even the theater side does not even refer to the test screening and screening, in the highly specialized Hollywood, only zài is left in fantasy.

"Hello, Director Rosenberg."

When entering the venue, Duke met the film selection experts of Emperor Entertainment Group, and shook the other party's outstretched hand, "Hello, Mr. Jossman." ”

Warner Bros. is full of confidence in the film, and from the invitation lineup of the preview screening, it can also be seen that "Brave Death Island" enjoys the treatment of an A-level commercial blockbuster.

Needless to say, representatives of the largest theater chains in the United States, in terms of media and film critics, are also at the top of the lineup.

When he entered the theater, Duke glanced at the film critics he could recognize, including Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times, Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter, and so on......

And he heard Robin Grande mention that Warner Bros. had a six-figure PR budget and brought in the famous Roger Albert from Chicago!

Although he didn't see the other party, Duke knew that he must be in the theater, and maybe at the event after the film, he could meet this top professional film critic who has been praised by countless people.

Asking Warner to provide a beach villa in Malibu as a temporary residence, Roger Albert arrived at the Burbank theater a little later than scheduled, but the others could only complain in private, and he would only smile when confronted, who didn't know the power of his thumbs and reviews.

As a super-authority on film critics, Roger Albert really deserves the attention of any film company.

"Hi, Turan."

Walking to the edge of his seat, Roger Albert and Kenneth Turan next to him casually waved, "Long time no see." ”

"yes, I didn't expect to see you here." Kenneth Turan said politely.

"That little guy's movie is good." Roger Albert pointed to Duke standing in front of him greeting people, "Although this is just a popcorn movie, the bomb perspective in the trailer still gave me some surprises, and I have reason to be optimistic about this film." ”

Of course you have a reason! Kenneth Turan slandered in his heart, otherwise wouldn't Warner Bros.'s hundreds of thousands of dollars in public relations money be wasted?

Just in the row in front of them, Emperor Entertainment's Jossman had just sat down, and he looked at the person who was seated two seats, it was the representative of AMG, the two sides were the biggest competitors in the North American theater market, and if I remember correctly, this person should be Lynch, AMG's chief film selection expert on the West Coast.

AMG has appointed a team led by him, and it is clear that like Emperor Entertainment, they are very optimistic about the prospects of "Brave Island".

"Warner's people are among the average movie fan."

Sitting in the front row, Sophia leaned over and whispered to Duke, "The questionnaire has also been distributed, and the opinions of film critics and the word of mouth of fans will be fed back in time." ”

During the preview meeting, the company's internal observers were mixed with fans, which is almost the usual practice for Hollywood companies.

"Have faith in our film, Sophia."

Hearing a slightly rapid breathing, Duke patted Sophia's hand, "We're going to succeed, give yourself some confidence!" ”

"I have faith in myself." Sophia said stiffly, "I don't have confidence in you, the audience will always get tired of your explosion scene one day." ”

"Not now!" Duke looked confident.

Yes, any director, if he maintains a style for a long time, there will always be a day when he will be abandoned by the audience, and the pure sensual and commercial drama of explosion and collision will have a shorter retention period, just like the bombing maniac in the past, after the high-intensity bombardment of several consecutive films, the audience will inevitably be aesthetically fatigued.

However, he has just embarked on this crazy explosion road, and the shelf life can last for quite a long time.

The big screen slowly lit up, the lights went out suddenly, and the theater that was still chaotic just now immediately quieted down, because the film that had not yet added the title had no buffering and subtitles, and the curtain was directly opened!

"It's ......," Roger Albert frowned slightly, "It's high-speed slow motion!" ”

This opening slow motion uses montage switching and high-speed slow motion to make people feel depressed and heavy, just like the fast-paced beginning of "Life and Death", which throws out enough suspense and attractive scenes to continue watching.

"Duke Rosenberg has improved a lot."

Roger Albert said to himself, "The use of the camera in the opening scene is simply gorgeous, and the picture is very beautiful, generally speaking, no director will make the picture of the film too prominent!" ”

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