Chapter 278: Continue
"Good news?" Sean looked at Frederick with a smile and didn't say anything more after asking this question, and after a few minutes, the agent who had been there immediately became a little restless.
Judging from his previous appearance, he obviously wanted to say it immediately, but at the same time, he hoped that Sean would ask first, so that he could show it, but Sean never spoke, and as a result, he was in a dilemma and didn't know what to do.
"Okay, just say, what's the good news." Sean Haha laughed, not embarrassing him for long.
Frederick breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately said with a smile on his eyebrows: "Your score is about to increase, Sean, because 20th Century Fox has decided to arrange the release of "Sniper Phone Booth" at the end of July!" ”
It took several minutes for Sean to react, and immediately showed a surprised expression: "Arrange the release of "Sniper Phone Booth" at the end of July? Summer vacation? Is Fox crazy?! ”
"Originally by Richard? I thought I was crazy after Leyson's remark sparked thought, but the opposite happened, Fox after they discussed it...... Promised! The agent said proudly, although he immediately added: "Of course, David? Zach and Joe? Schumacher: They also helped lobby. ”
Sean frowned and didn't say anything, obviously, he still didn't believe that 20th Century Fox would drop such a movie, without big investment and no big-name actors, at best it was a very creative movie, and it was put in the summer vacation to compete with those big productions. In fact, after being delayed last year due to the 911 incident and making way for "24 Hours", until Frederick arrives today, he has not heard about the specific release of "Sniper Phone Booth".
There are reports that Fox intends to schedule it in early October, and there is also news that they plan to arrange for the film to participate in the Toronto Film Festival in September, but there is no accurate information. Now that Frederick has come to say that Fox has been done, "Sniper Phone Booth" will be released at the end of next month, or the summer vacation, Sean's first reaction is naturally not to believe it.
"Because of you, of course!" Frederick was even more proud, "In the history of Hollywood, there has never been a movie like you, with five leading roles or important supporting roles released in five months." ”
"Really?" Sean tried to retort, but was interrupted.
"Don't think too much," the agent waved his hand, "I don't deny that there have been actors who have released three or four movies a year before, but the point is continuity, understand?" Coiled! ”
"I know, I know," Sean said, a little impatiently, "for five months in a row, and every month there were movies. ”
"That's right, this is it!" Frederick clapped his hands approvingly, "So, what if another month is added?" ”
Sean stopped talking, and he began to understand how he had convinced Fox, Sean? Don released his sixth film for the sixth month in a row, and it was a one-man show, and like "24 Hours," the 90-minute film presents a 90-minute story. In addition, the schedule does not seem to conflict much, whether it is "Elf Mouse Brother 2" or "Men in Black 2", they are not the same type of movies as "Sniper Phone Booth", and this is released in the middle of the month.
"The new movies released at the end of the month, only the new line of "Ace Cheap Spy 3" and Disney's "Country Bear" are still not the same type of movies, so there will be no threat to each other." Frederick continued, "Therefore, when movies like "Elf Mouse Brother 2" have been released for two or three weeks, it will be released together with "Ace Cheap Spy 3", even if it can't be compared with big productions, but the box office will definitely not be much worse. ”
"Is that what you deduced?" Sean asked, rubbing his chin.
"Sort of, but so is Fox's analysis, and with the fact that you've created a buzz, the public will want to know what your sixth film in a row - and the only protagonist - is." The agent said with great interest, "Moreover, the North American box office of "Fast and Furious" has exceeded 100 million, and the results of "Perfect Thief" and "Chasing the Murderer in the White Night" are also good, how could Fox not want to gamble." ”
Well, it's true, people are always full of curiosity, and if they can hook up, they will definitely pay for it in the theater. Sean didn't plan to say more about five movies in five months in front of the public, it's easy to be attacked if he talks too much, some guys like and are good at finding loopholes, anyway, he released a movie every month for five months that either has a good reputation or a good box office is a fact, no matter how someone attacks, they can't deny this fact, in this case, it is better to let it ferment automatically among the public.
However, Frederick's current lobbying has also made him a little moved, so far "Fast and Furious" has been released for three weeks, and the total North American box office has reached 1. 100 million, and infinitely close to 1. 200 million, to say that there is no impetus from this blog at all, it is impossible.
Similarly, "Chasing the Murderer in the White Night" and "The Perfect Thief", which are already tired, also have some small improvements because of this, the former has accumulated a box office of 67 million, and it seems that there is a possibility of more than 70 million, and it may exceed 100 million worldwide. Although the number of theaters currently released by the latter has dropped below 100, there are already more than 78 million, and if it is extended for a period of time, if it exceeds 80 million, the global box office will exceed 100 million, and then it is possible to take the opportunity to protect the capital.
In this case, coupled with the above analysis, 20th Century Fox may indeed take a gamble, after all, this is a work with a strong personal style, there is a lot to do in terms of publicity, and the investment is not high. And once Fox is behind, then Sean can boldly talk about these things to promote himself, and even if someone wants to provoke a thorn at that time, someone will come forward to settle it without him doing it.
"Hey, Galen, Sandy, come here." After thinking for a moment, Sean called up the two guys who had been splashing in the pool.
"I think it's worth trying, and YouRaiseMeUp has been in the top 100 of Billboard for 33 weeks and has broken another record, and maybe it will break the whole list in the future, so as long as the conditions are right, there's nothing wrong with showing yourself." That's what Sanders said.
Galen was more direct: "Come on, Sean, you've already made up your mind, haven't you?" ”
"Okay, let's do it." Sean Haha laughed, then looked at Frederick again, "Are you satisfied, Fred?" If I say no, is the next step for Richard to come and lobby me? ”
"We didn't think about that at all," the agent said, "we just talked about it very casually, but Richard said that if you get Fox, you'll definitely say yes." ”
Sean was another daxiao.
Now that it's decided, it's time to act quickly, while the promotion of "Fast and Furious" is not completely over. Although Universal didn't arrange too many promotional activities at the beginning, after all, the investment in this movie is only about 40 million, and it is enough to have a premiere. However, after the movie became a big hit, they immediately changed their minds and arranged as many promotional activities as possible, and movies that could bring profits were privileged.
Although it has been in theaters for three weeks now, and the publicity campaign has not been done much, there is still a tail to catch, for example, two days later, Sean told reporters at a charity racing event that he still has a starring movie to be released next month.
"Sean is indeed always surprising, after five months in a row, each month with a starring or important supporting role in a movie, he continues to keep it up, just today's charity racing event, he has been silent about it, finally admitted that at the end of next month, there will be another movie starring him, and I hope he will not keep the previous year." A few hours later, a report appeared on the Internet, which then triggered a series of comments.
"Supporting Sean to keep this situation for a year, I love Fast and Furious, and I would like to see him work even more."
"Idiot, even if he was filming every month last year, it's impossible to keep that momentum going for a year, and his films aren't all commercial films like Fast and Furious, and you want to see art films starring him every month in the future?"
"Sean's art film is also good, and I think his performance in Dance on Death Row is wonderful."
"But you get tired when you watch too many of the same things, right?"
"What's going to be his next movie?"
In any case, five films in five months in a row -- oh, six in six months now -- are indeed the actions of no one before or since, and it is no more than anyone who would be so sought after.
Soon, the general media also reprinted such news, so it spread more quickly, making more people more surprised.
Of course, there are also people who question whether the reporter heard it wrong, or Sean said it wrong, just like the message above, even if he was filming every month last year, it would be an exaggeration to release six movies in six consecutive months, but soon Sean admitted it again on the radio when promoting "BeWhatYouWannabe".
"Yes, singing is just a hobby, I just like to do it, I want to do it, I'm still an actor to a greater extent, you know, I've had five months in a row, and every month I've had a movie come out, and that's going to continue until next month, because at the end of next month I'm going to have another movie in which I'm going to play the lead role." In an interview with the host on the radio, when talking about the old question, whether it is a singer or an actor, Sean replied.
As soon as this sentence came out, it was basically certain that he would indeed have a movie released next month.
Not only that, Sean also immediately added: "Of course, there will be no more after this, otherwise, even if I shoot every day, I can't have enough works to fill 12 months, right?" ”
Of course, from beginning to end, he didn't mention the name of the movie to be released, what it was about, and when it was made, which is a 20th Century Fox thing.