Contacting the Hollywood Eye, Duke will definitely not let his own people come forward, there are countless people in this world who do things for money, and except for Anthony? In addition to Pelicano, he also secretly hired a former FBI agent Edward through the connections of Sheriff Carter of the Los Angeles County Police Department? Newgate, in a two-pronged approach, is going to check Christopher? Rokencourt's old bottom, after all, is it as he fears.

Of course, Duke did this not only for the other party to find his head in a grand manner, but after some thought, he saw the possible benefits from it.

To put it simply, he is not a defender of order in Hollywood, how can things without benefits be so bothered and laborious?

This kind of thing is not something that can be found by looking up, it takes a lot of time, Duke told Nancy? Josephson continues with Christopher? After Rokencourt's negotiations, his energy returned to the post-production of The Two Towers.

"The Two Towers" required far more special effects shots than "The Fellowship of the Ring", and after Weta Studios' computer special effects team completed the special effects rendering of Shuhu, they were divided into three main working groups, a small number of which continued to use special effects such as the Battle of Minastiris, which belonged to "The Return of the King", some of them worked on the scattered special effects shots of "The Two Towers", and the other part focused on the special effects scenes of the Battle of the Valley of the Holy Helmet and the Battle of Isengard.

Duke and Mike? Dawson did the first cut of the film, even though he shot a film that was nowhere near as long as Peter? Jackson, but the trilogy also used up more than two million feet of film, and cutting out the first version of the five-hour dailies was also quite a tedious job.

He adheres to the same editing philosophy as in "The Fellowship of the Ring", and does not use scenery shots that are purely for display unless necessary. There are also some adjustments to Sam and Frodo's content to avoid being too procrastinating.

The film will inevitably exceed two and a half hours or even close to three hours at the end, and how to do it so that the audience does not feel that the pace is slow is a problem that Duke has been thinking about since "The Fellowship of the Ring".

Meanwhile. The North American theatrical journey of "The Fellowship of the Ring" continues, but after the film has won four consecutive championships in the North American market, the hottest stage has obviously passed, and the trend of cooling down is inevitable, and the competition for this summer file is extremely fierce, and one after another Duke's once familiar movies continue to be released.

In the following weekend, the third installment of the most successful monster movie in North American film history, "Jurassic Park", came strongly, although the audience's reputation was rotten to a certain extent, but with the influence brought by the first two films. The film opened with a first-week opening of $50.77 million, squeezing "The Fellowship of the Ring" off the top spot at the box office.

"The Fellowship of the Ring" earned only $14.21 million in three days this weekend, and together with the $13.56 million received in the previous four working days, it successfully pushed the North American box office past the $350 million mark to $358.37 million.

The film's overseas box office has also exceeded the $400 million mark, and the global box office is heading towards $800 million, surpassing Duke's highest-grossing "Independence Day" is inevitable.

Correspondingly, there is also the super high reputation of the film. The praise rate of the theater audience has been maintained at about 90%, although the IMDB score has decreased. But it is also as high as 9.3 points.

This series used to be the most successful magic work in the history of world film, and the later "The Hobbit" and "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, both status and reputation are far from comparable, although the box office of the later parts of "Pirates of the Caribbean" has reached the height of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, but no one will be stupid enough to compare a sea popcorn series with the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.

The two sides are not at all a hierarchical being.

Once the Lord of the Rings trilogy. The biggest problem is the length of time and the somewhat slow pace, which can also be seen from some of the plots of the film. Jackson, a die-hard book lover, hesitated on the trade-off.

But Duke will not hesitate, what film critics' professional reputation and consideration for the Oscars are all floating clouds in his eyes.

Of course. The film will definitely attack the Oscars, and he passes through Sophia? Coppola's reminder that the suspicion further aggravated after not only did not stop with Christopher? Rokencourt's contact, instead, made Nancy? Josephson hangs him, also planning for the future Oscars.

The Oscars are still far away, and what "The Fellowship of the Ring" has to do now is to get the most out of the market as much as possible.

The night sky in July is unusually bright, and the moonlight is scattered in the suburbs of Chicago. Albert sat under the tangled hallway, looking at the agent opposite.

The agent took out a copy of the document from his briefcase, and just wanted to hand it over, but was rejected by Roger? Albert shook his head to stop.

"Just tell me about it." His face is not very good-looking.

Even if you don't look at that statistic about The Fellowship of the Ring, Roger? Albert also knew that it must be a figure that made him lose face.

Looked at Roger? Albert's face was a little dark, and the agent couldn't help but hesitate, but he was still ready to say the string of numbers, after all, the statistics of "The Fellowship of the Ring" were sent over by him one by one, Roger? Albert should be mentally prepared enough to get used to it even if he is slapped too much.

"Just yesterday, the North American box office of "The Fellowship of the Ring" officially crossed the $400 million threshold, reaching $401.01 million ......"

Roger? Albert took a deep breath, as if suppressing something, and then interrupted the agent, "What about the global box office?" ”

"$978.52 million!" The agent said directly, "Already Duke?" Rosenberg's best box office performance since filming. ”

"Perimeter!" Roger? Albert's question seemed to be squeezed out of his teeth.

"Judging from the figures released by Warner Bros., the global sales of peripheral products are about 380 million US dollars, and the film image licensing revenue is about 200 million US dollars."

Suddenly, the agent heard the sound of rapid breathing on the other side, and hurriedly raised his head to look, only to see Roger? Albert took a few deep breaths, then took the coffee that had been cold and poured it directly into his stomach for half a cup, and the gloomy color on his face gradually dissipated.

"Roger......

He just wanted to persuade a few words, but was Roger? Albert interrupted with a raised hand, "I'm fine, seeing Duke?" I won't fall until Rosenberg is unlucky! ”

The agent keeps his mouth shut, Roger? Albert was lost in thought, and there was silence under the hallway.

"I have exact news, Roger."

As Roger? Albert's agent, who naturally knows where the biggest influence of film critics is today, "Warner Bros. has already begun to prepare for the Oscar application for "The Fellowship of the Ring." ”

If it's just a simple popcorn like "Independence Day", it can't make a difference at the Oscars, the problem is that "The Fellowship of the Ring" is not a summer popcorn, and the original book has a wide audience, and many Hollywood movies and Hollywood directors in the past have been deeply influenced by it.

Roger? Albert understood what the agent meant, and he shook his head slowly, "This is just the beginning of the trilogy, no matter how much work Warner Bros. does, he can only win a few inconsequential awards, Duke?" Rosenberg is nominated at most, and it is impossible to win the best director. ”

Hearing him say this, the agent couldn't help but nodded, this is a very simple reason, the trilogy is filmed together, and the academy will throw out heavyweight awards in the first song unless its head is in water.

"So...... "Roger?" Albert's grim voice seemed to come from hell, "We don't need to do much for 'The Fellowship of the Ring' and 'Twin Towers', we save all our power for 'Return of the King'!" ”

He snorted coldly, "As long as I'm alive, he won't want to get the best director!" ”

And now, Roger? Albert saw it clearly, Duke? Is it impossible for Rosenberg to leave the big production and turn to literary films, and want to win the best director with a commercial masterpiece? There is indeed such a possibility, but if he joins most film critics to make a challenge, it will undoubtedly greatly reduce his chances of winning the award.

Let the housekeeper send the agent away, Roger? Albert dialed David, who was influential at the New York Film Critics Association? Denby, as well as Todd, a veteran of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association? McCarthy's phone call, although there is more or less competition between the three of them, they have a common interest in matters related to the film critic industry.

A sniper operation, when "The Return of the King" was still in the stage of making zuò, it had already begun to plan.

By the end of July, when the North American box office of "The Fellowship of the Ring" reached $426.11 million, the global box office officially exceeded the $1 billion mark, and Warner Bros. mobilized the media again to hype in addition to preparing a huge celebration party, even if the film has subsided around the world, there are still profits to be harvested, and at the same time to prepare for next year's awards season.

"'The Fellowship of the Ring' grossed more than a billion dollars worldwide, and Duke? Rosenberg officially stepped into the billion club and became one of the only two directors in the world to ......"

"A film that changed the history of world cinema, a director who changed the whole world, Duke? Rosenberg made the name of the Lord of the Rings resounding all over the world, even to the distant and isolated East. ”

"A billion dollars is not the end, 'The Fellowship of the Ring' is climbing to greater heights......"

"There's a cultural craze that has been sparked by movies called The Lord of the Rings!"

Similar news reports have appeared in the media, whether it is the Internet or television, whether it is newspapers or magazines, you can see voices applauding Duke and the movie version of "The Lord of the Rings" everywhere.

With the help of this hot momentum, Duke asked Warner Bros. to release the first set of concept posters of "The Two Towers", which aroused strong reactions and expectations from fans.

However, he himself shifted his attention to Christopher Lee? Rokencourt.

After more than a month of investigation and verification, the former agents from the FBI and the Hollywood Eye both got some things that could not be obtained through normal channels. (To be continued......)