Chapter 323: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
"I said last year, I'll be back!"
At the Saturn Awards ceremony, Charlotte blinked as she lifted the trophy for Best Director.
Suddenly, there was a burst of laughter at the scene.
What gave Charlotte this honor was the movie "Guillotine Valley".
"The Sixth Sense" was released too late, so it can only wait for the next year.
However, this makes Charlotte much more likely to win the Saturn Award for a second consecutive year-
No way, the 1995 North American annual box office champion has been determined to be "Guillotine Valley", and just over halfway through 1996, "The Sixth Sense" has shown obvious strength.
If nothing else, this horror film that is not a horror film has been in theaters for nearly four weeks, and the North American box office has reached $220 million, which is definitely a dazzling achievement.
Many people even feel that "The Sixth Sense" will soon surpass the total box office of "Guillotte" and become Charlotte's highest-grossing film, and it will also reign as the North American box office champion in 1996.
And in the face of strong box office results, the Saturn Awards have always liked to kneel and sing about conquest.
Unlike the Oscars, which love Wenqing, love upsets, and love more political correctness, the Saturn Awards, as an award for commercial films, are more inclined to high-grossing films.
Actually, this year was the case.
The award won by "Guillotine Valley" is not just the best director-
Depp won the Best Actor for the role of Iqab Karan.
As for Best Actress, it was won by Charlize.
The girl won the award for the role of Katrina, but it is worth mentioning that she actually has another nomination for Best Actress at the Saturn Awards this time, but it is from the previous starring "12 Monkeys".
- Terry Gilliam's work, although it was a box office hit, has established the status of a science fiction classic in the eyes of some die-hard science fiction movie fans.
And the Saturn Awards are awards for science fiction and horror films, and it is actually normal to give "12 Monkeys" a large number of nominations.
It's just that when it comes to specific awards, there are only four nominations, but "Guillotine Valley", which was the annual box office champion in North America in 1995, is much more stable than "12 Monkeys".
At the very least, all three awards have been awarded.
Charlotte was speaking her acceptance speech on stage, while feeling the magic of the trophy from "Guillotine Valley".
"It seems that the mana gained from this trophy is much more than last year's!"
Charlotte was secretly happy.
However, think about the fact that he won the more important Best Director award at the Saturn Awards this year, and "Guillotine Valley", as the annual box office champion in North America in 1995, is indeed much more influential-
"It seems normal to get more mana, but I don't know what effect the trophy of "The Sixth Sense" will bring next year?"
Charlotte never doubted whether "The Sixth Sense", which is currently extremely strong in word-of-mouth and box office, could win.
- This is, after all, one of the classic films in his original world.
What's more, after Charlotte filmed it, she used spells to make more optimizations in atmosphere rendering and rhythm control.
Even the acting skills of the actors, under his deliberate guidance, have generally improved to a certain extent compared with the original version.
In this case, winning the award is not a problem, but what award can be obtained.
Thinking of this, Charlotte simply ended her acceptance speech with "I'll be back!" again, which made her peers in the audience cry and laugh.
There's no way, Charlotte can win the Saturn Award for Best Director this time, and the opponents she defeated are not weak-
David Fincher of The Seven Deadly Sins
Terry Gilliam of "12 Monkeys."
Jumanji's Game Joe Johnston
Robert Rodriguez of "Deus Ex Dawn".
Brian Singer of "The Usual Suspects".
Kathryn Bigelow of "Apocalyptic Tide".
Among them, there are both David Fincher, a rising director like Charlotte, and Robert Rodriguez, a director who is extremely good at B-grade films.
And Kathryn Bigelow, who is the ex-wife of the famous Cameron God, can still step on the card god to win the Oscar in the future.
Plus Brian Singh, the future leader of the X-Men series.
- To the average audience, these people are even more famous than some of the directors who won the Oscars.
It can be said that Charlotte won the Saturn Award for Best Director under the gaze of many kings.
And now he says he's coming back?
The opponents, who were already a little depressed because they were defeated by him, were naturally unconvinced.
However, he really came back soon, and he didn't even have to wait until next year-
"Best Horror Movie, 'Guillotine Valley'!"
With this announcement, Charlotte took the stage again......
"It's funny!"
Charlotte's "walking the talk" made Emily, a little girl who was watching the Saturn Awards ceremony in front of the TV, find it very interesting.
Unlike last year, this year Emily did not go to the venue, but watched the award ceremony at home with her father.
However, she is even more different from the people her father supports.
Emily is naturally a supporter of Charlotte and Guillotine.
And Emily's dad is more supportive of Robert Rodriguez and "Deus Ex Dawn" -
"One of the stars of 'Deus Ex Dawn' is Quentin Tarantino!"
Emily's dad looks like a good buddy,
"Besides, that guy Robert and I know each other well......"
"Yes, yes, you have so many friends!"
Emily was unimpressed by her father's habitual bragging.
However, the little girl didn't say much.
In fact, the 1996 Saturn Awards ended soon after the award for Best Horror Film.
Although the influence of the Saturn Award is much lower than that of the Oscars, the four mentions of the crew of "Guillotte Valley", especially Charlotte's best director, still amazed many media.
In particular, this exclamation has also been transferred to "The Sixth Sense", which is currently being screened, making the film a small rebound after a month of release, and the box office trend has gradually declined.
This made the publisher, Warner Bros., very happy.
And Charlotte, he doesn't have a lot of money. However, what he is thinking about now is another thing-
"Charlotte, would you like to write a book with me?"
After the Saturn Awards ceremony, Neil Gaiman, who had come to join in the fun as he had done last year, extended an invitation to Charlotte.
"Write a book!?"
Charlotte was a little dazed,
"Why are you looking for me?"
- He doesn't remember lighting up this skill!
However, Neil Gaiman, who proposed, did not think so.
He reminded,
"In the past year, we have exchanged many views on myths and stories, and many of your views are very distinctive and have given me a lot of inspiration......
Charlotte has indeed kept in touch with the future writer, now the author of the comic book "The Sandman".
The two share similar interests in the field of mysteries, and occasionally discuss issues with each other.
- For Charlotte, of course, it's a matter of professionalism, but for Neil Gaiman, it's a representation of imagination or brainstorming.
He even hatched a new story because of this-