Suddenly there was a knock on the door, David? Ellison's gaze took off the monitor screen and his assistant walked in briskly. Pen % fun % pavilion www.biquge.info∮∮,

"Boss ......" female assistant put a document in David? Ellison said on his desk, "Warner Bros. has just announced the release date of "Fury Road", and North America is May 22 of this summer. ”

David? Ellison flipped through the papers and looked at them, and couldn't help asking, "Are you sure they're going to the Cannes Film Festival?" ”

The female assistant nodded and said, "Yes, I have already confirmed with the Cannes Film Festival that "Fury Road" will be in competition. ”

"Doesn't that look like Duke? Rosenberg's style, huh? David couldn't help but frown.

After thinking for a while, he waved his hand to the female assistant, "You go out first." ”

Wait for the heroine to leave the office, David? Ellison's gaze fell back on the document in front of him, Duke? What was Rosenberg thinking when he was going to compete at the Cannes Film Festival? Has the world changed?

In his cognition, Duke? Rosenberg is a typical big-budget commercial film director, his films are definitely the genre that the three major European films naturally reject, and the investment of this film is as high as 120 million US dollars, what is such a big production going to the Cannes Film Festival?

With such doubts, David? Ellison leaves the office and goes to Disney Studios in Burbank, where he meets Spielberg, who is busy with the post-production of "The Adventures of Tintin", and David? Unlike Ellison, Spielberg has a lot of experience, an extremely extensive network of contacts, and is well-informed enough, and combined with some of the information he has learned, he quickly came to his own conclusions.

"I was under the impression of that. Duke had no interest in European cinema or the three major European film festivals. ”

Sitting at the rest table, Spielberg sipped coffee and said to David? "Participating in the competition at the Cannes Film Festival should have been the work of Warner Bros., and the purpose was definitely to further promote the film." ”

"Isn't the existing propaganda method enough?" David? Ellison frowned again, "Duke? Rosenberg's work naturally attracts the attention of the press and fans. ”

"I've heard people talk about it before. "Fury Road" is a film set in the future wasteland apocalyptic world. ”

Thinking back to the news he heard, Spielberg said unhurriedly, "The audience for this type of film is relatively small, especially overseas, so Warner Bros. has to think more about publicity." ”

"Small audience...... "David"? Ellison couldn't help but hook the corners of his mouth, "Can we still sign up for the Cannes Film Festival now?" ”

"Going to the Cannes Film Festival?" Spielberg shook his head, "There's no need. ”

Although he is an investor in the film, David? Ellison also had to respect Spielberg's opinion to a certain extent, and he wasn't really interested in the Cannes Film Festival. Seeing Spielberg's opposition, he simply abandoned the idea.

Steven...... "David? Ellison added, "I want 'The Adventures of Tintin' to be released on May 22. ”

Spielberg looked up at him, "On the same day as Fury Road?" ”

David? Ellison didn't mean to deny it, "I want to talk to Duke? Rosenberg competes head-on. Steven, now that the outside world says that you are old and not as good as the younger generation, don't you want to prove yourself? ”

Sometimes. The simplest is often the most effective.

There is no personal contradiction between Spielberg and Duke, but the competition in the market has nothing to do with the individual. Even with his status and status, it is necessary to properly follow the opinions of investors, especially David? Ellison is still the owner of the entire DreamWorks.

Besides, he never thought he was old and outdated......

"David......" Spielberg said solemnly, "you should understand. The competition between the two films is not only about the quality of the film! ”

After so many years in the industry, Spielberg doesn't understand that there are too many factors that can affect the success or failure of a movie, and the quality of the film is only one part of it. Even publicity is more important than the quality of the film.

David? Ellison also understood this, so he said directly, "Steven, I will give the same amount of money as the production cost to promote "The Adventures of Tintin"!" ”

The other party was willing to invest so much money, and Spielberg didn't want to say anything more, so after thinking about it, he nodded and agreed.

After all, the film does not have any investment from him, even if the box office is not as good as "Fury Road", it will not affect his status in Hollywood.

As for David? What Ellison thinks, that's not in his mind.

A big-budget film can always arouse the minds of many people, and the people at Warner Bros. are also working on the follow-up publicity of the film.

Jamie? Johnson hurried through the hallway and into CEO Doug? Walter's office.

Doug? Walter asked his secretary for a cup of coffee and asked, "How's the press conference going?" ”

"It went very well." Jamie? Johnson sat across from his desk, "Duke's films naturally attract media attention, and Charlize? Theron and Tom? Cruise two, such a cast is eye-catching enough. ”

"Where's the filming progress?" Doug? Walter asked again.

"The crew returned to Los Angeles from New Mexico the day before yesterday and is currently on vacation."

Take the coffee from the secretary, Jamie? Johnson thanked him first, and then said, "Starting tomorrow, the crew will meet at Warner Studios to shoot the final scene in the studio." ”

Doug? Walter nodded, it looked like the shoot would definitely be completed on time, and it was time for the announcement.

"How's the Cannes Film Festival getting in touch?" He asked.

"It's already ...... in competition"

Jamie? Johnson frowned slightly, "If we want to be the opening film, we need to do more work." ”

"Let the French branch step up public relations." Doug? Walter commanded, "Win the opening film no matter what." ”

Although the Cannes Film Festival received a mediocre response in North America, it is still quite influential overseas, and the target of "Fury Road" to participate in the Cannes Film Festival is the overseas market.

"I'll go to France myself." Jamie? Johnson took this very seriously, "I also asked Isabel out? I'll talk to her when we meet at Hupper. ”

Isabel? Huppert is the president of the jury of this year's Festival de Cannes.

Jamie? Johnson and Doug? Walter knows very well that all the work is done in front of the future to get the Palme d'Or.

For films of the genre "Fury Road", the Palme d'Or still has a great role.

The two are not worried about causing speculation such as shady media at that time, Warner Bros. intends to get more people interested in this film, even if the media is criticized and causes a huge controversy, it can also arouse the idea of watching it by quite a few fans.

"To win a few awards and attract criticism from the European media is actually in line with our expectations......"

In the studio, Duke and Tina? Fey, Anna? Prinz and Charles? Rowan and others discussed the future trip to Cannes of "Fury Road", "Time Warner's media also has considerable influence and will inevitably fight back." And let's not forget, the North American media has never dealt much with the European media......"

Tina? Philip took Duke's words, "With your influence in the United States, if the European media frantically attacks you, the mainstream media in North America will definitely be on your side, and then the two sides will form a public opinion war, and "Fury Road" will become the focus of it." ”

"It's just the ideal scenario."

There's no doubt that this is something Duke would be more than happy to see, "There's no guarantee that 'Fury Road' will win." ”

Although there is basically room for the awards in the film industry, it is uncertain to win the award.

If "Fury Road" wants to make a difference in commercial performance, it must think of more ways in terms of publicity.

As Duke said, a war of public opinion on both sides of the Atlantic is only the most ideal scenario in the plan.

Looking at his watch, Duke was the first to stand up, clapped his hands and said, "It's almost time, we're ready to start shooting, and we'll finish the rest of the shot as soon as possible." ”

Now there is only one shot left, and after today, the crew can be temporarily disbanded and transferred to post-production.

Leaving the rest area, Duke walked into the set that was being set up, and met Anthony ? Hopkins nodded, the veteran actor had finished his makeup, his body covered with sores was not only white, but he also wore an evil ventilator on his mouth, which looked terrifying.

In fact, the villain of this film is also very face-painted.

Circling around the set, Duke is in front of the green screen, where the last shot is taken, which is the opening shot of the undead old Joe, and in the background, the most striking is a model of the Capitol.

This is a prop specially added by Duke, and it is also to explain from the side that the story still takes place on this land in the United States, not only the model of the Capitol, but also the model of the Washington Monument in the previous shots.

The North American film market is extremely xenophobic, and Duke just wants North American audiences to see the moment they see the film, and think that it is a story that takes place in their own country.

Back behind the director's monitor, Duke held up the megaphone, "The final act, start now!" ”

Facing the green screen, Anthony? With his hands on the massive metal valve, Hopkins looked down in a condescending posture before pulling the valve open......

At this point, it took just over 60 days for Duke to complete all the shots, which together were more than 200 hours long, which made post-editing a very large and complex task. (To be continued.) )u