Today, Duke is both a major shareholder and a pillar of Warner Bros.'s film business, and Warner Bros. quickly agreed to his investment request of hundreds of millions of dollars, after all, the revenue brought by Duke's films can only be described as terrifying. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

By the end of the month, the North American box office of "Transformers" had reached as much as $400 million, and the global box office had exceeded 100 million US dollars.

After two months of screening, the film was released in the Chinese market at the beginning of the month, and finally received a box office of 400 million RB, becoming the only film in the Chinese film market to have a box office of more than one billion.

Duke's name, along with Optimus Prime and Megatron, spread further throughout China.

Whether it is investment or distribution in China, China Film Group has made a lot of money from "Transformers", and naturally wants to invest in his new work.

It's just that the representative of China Film Group in Hollywood, after reading a small part of the script of "Fury Road", couldn't help but hesitate, this type of film has never been released in the domestic market, whether there is an audience is a question of one thing, and whether it can pass the review of big scissors is a more critical issue.

The post-apocalyptic world of the future? Is that also the demise of China?

Even with the toes, the representative of China Film Group in Hollywood can guess that some of the masters in the big scissors will have such thoughts.

In the end, China Film Group did not invest in Duke's new work "Fury Road", and instead aimed at the sequel to "Transformers", which is already ready to be launched.

That's right, Michael Bay took over the series at the persuasion of Nancy Josephson, and just as Duke thought, Michael Bay has too few options these days.

He needs a successful blockbuster production to get himself back into the ranks of first-line directors, and "Transformers" is undoubtedly an extremely suitable opportunity.

Since the end of the month, Duke has gradually returned to work, except for the official establishment of "Fury Road" and the notification of the end of the vacation status of the team members, he has focused more on the editing review of "Transformers".

The theatrical screening of this film has reached the end. V is also time to put it on the agenda, and now the impact of V in North America by online on-demand is very obvious, and it is declining every year or even every month, and "Transformers" is considered by many in the industry to be V's last carnival.

I want the film V to have good sales. The box office can be said to be the foundation, and adding different content is an important means, and the tidbits and the director's different edited versions are the reasons why fans are willing to pay for V.

With hundreds of hours of footage filmed, it wasn't hard to add something different.

By the end of the month, Duke had completed the review of the V version of Transformers. His team members rushed back to Los Angeles, Tom Cruise and Charlize Theron also officially signed actors' contracts, and the film has reached the stage where it can be established.

On the day of the month, "Fury Road" held a press conference for the establishment of the project.

As the three most recognizable people in the film, Duke, Tom Cruise and Charlize Theron all appeared at the press conference, and the cooperation between the three of them is also the focus of Warner Bros. publicity.

The cast of two superstars plus a super director is also enough to attract the attention of all the media.

In the press hall of the Warner Building, there were more than one reporter crowded, and not only were all the seats filled, but even the corridors and aisles were full. In order to prevent accidents, Warner Bros.'s chief of security had to deny entry to reporters who arrived late.

In addition, at the main entrance of the Warner Building, hundreds of fans who got the news rushed over, holding up posters of Tom Cruise and Charlize Theron to support their idols.

These are all part of the capital possessed by superstars, and they are also incomparable to ordinary actors, when a Hollywood actor transforms into a superstar, it is completely impossible to measure him by the standards of ordinary actors.

Duke's use of these two charismatic superstars can also make up for some of the inherent shortcomings in the subject matter.

To say that a film like "Fury Road" can be as popular around the world as "Transformers". It's as unreliable as saying that "This Man is from Earth" can be a box office hit.

Even if Duke makes the right changes, "Fury Road" will still be a genre film.

When Duke, Tom Cruise, and Charlize Theron sat on the stage, the flashing lights lit up completely dazzled the eyes of the reporters. This is definitely the most catchy entertainment news of September.

The cooperation of the three has aroused the enthusiasm of countless reporters, and many people can't wait to ask questions.

But the first question was left to the Los Angeles Times, which had a tacit relationship with Duke, and a young female reporter stood up after being named and asked, "Director Rosenberg." Can you tell us about the genre of your new film? ”

"This is a science fiction film about the future." Duke said simply, "But unlike today's sci-fi action movies, I hope to use this film to bring a subversive viewing experience to the audience." ”

A game-changing movie-going experience?

Many reporters are puzzled, the popular sci-fi action genre films are deeply influenced by the style of the director on stage, he subverts the existing sci-fi action films, isn't that subverting his own successful model?

Countless more reporters raised their hands, but Charles Rowan, who was presiding over the press conference, still nodded to a reporter in the front row.

"Director Rosenberg, you rarely work with superstars who have made a name for themselves."

This reporter is talking about the consensus in the industry, Duke rarely works with A-list actors, "This time I have to work with Mr. Tom Cruise and Miss Charlize Theron, why is that?" ”

Duke glanced at Tom Cruise and Charlize Theron respectively, and said, "Because I know how good the two of them are." ”

This kind of occasion was originally used to tout each other.

"Can you know what their role is like?" Another reporter stood up, "What is the relationship between Tom and Sally's characters in the film?" ”

"Two very interesting characters......"

Now is not the time to say this, Duke just muttered a word, and added, "They will develop from antagonism to fight side by side, all the way to the death of comrades!" ”

The reporter's question then turned to Tom Cruise and Charlize Theron, both of whom are popular superstars who are equally eye-catching.

The reporter asked both men similar questions - why did they choose to work with Duke?

Tom Cruise replied, "Any actor would be thrilled to receive an invitation from Duke, everyone knows that he is a great director, I have co-produced "Chicago" with Duke, and co-invested in the "Mission Impossible" series, and our cooperation and friendship have been tested for more than ten years, so after he sent out the invitation, even if there was no script at the time, I did not hesitate to agree." ”

As long as there is a reminder from the right person, Tom Cruise is definitely a smart person.

Compared with Tom Cruise, Charlize Theron is more deeply involved with Duke, and his words are more sincere.

"My adoration of Duke is the biggest motivation to join." She made no secret of her attitude, "From the very beginning when Duke told me about this film and the heroine, I felt that this was a work of potential, this is the work of Duke Rosenberg!" After I read the character script, I ......"

She gave Tom Cruise a small hand, "Knowing that there is a heroine who fights side by side with Tom is an opportunity that all actresses dream of." ”

Charlize Theron turned the conversation back to Duke, "Director Rosenberg never disappoints actors. He described the direction and the idea of the film for me, and I think it can really all be realized in the end, and he never deviates from the world he envisioned. ”

After a moment of reflection, Charlize added, "For me personally, it's a rare opportunity to show all that women can do as a woman in this film, and to earn the respect of other women in this world, and to be able to convey a true message through the performance of the story." ”

Hearing her words, many reporters looked at each other and couldn't help but have an idea, is Duke's new film "Fury Road" a feminist work?

The film does have a feminist undertone, but it's not too obvious or offensive, and Duke knows that it's not the right time to show feminism too much in the film.

The development of feminist films always requires a process, and it is a rather long process.

And the connotation, thinking, or some kind of ism brought by the movie has always been something that Duke doesn't care about, and this film will be no exception.

To put it bluntly, it embodies the purest old-school car chase, no electronic technology navigation, no aerial fire support, and the fight is about the number of people, armor, ammunition and horsepower, as well as how high the protagonist can jump, how fast he can run, how accurate he can shoot, and how hard he can swing his fist.

Duke's previous car chase footage didn't fly in the air for more than ten seconds, and he didn't come to a few gorgeous steel gymnastics, and he was embarrassed to meet people.

This time it's a complete subversion.

He will make the film remove all impurities except "dressing up and going to drag racing", the protagonist is either on the road or preparing to hit the road, the motivation of the characters is highly streamlined, and some people want to survive with dignity, for themselves or others; There are those who yearn for unwarranted glory, chasing them to death or disillusionment in sobriety.

Possession and escape, inheritance and freedom are all very old motives.

According to Duke's vision, the characters will not have too many lines, and even if the film is turned into a silent movie, without translation, everyone in the world can understand it.

This is a science fiction film, but there will be no trace of high-tech, the elements of science fiction are all in the hearts of the characters, they are all surreal, irrigated by the anarchist future continent of savagery, without too much stimulation, you can fight to the death, this is also a story that only exists in the science fiction space. (To be continued.) )

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