"It's hard to explain the feeling of accidentally watching the new horror film "Exorcism Video in the theater", it amazed me so much that its horror and pain took over me, and when I saw the end, my eyes were a little damp, and I almost cried, I haven't been like this for many years. Director Yunik Kuller, you're such a bastard genius if we have the chance, we must make a movie together. ”

- Horror Thriller Master, Stephen King's blog post

Just as his novels can scare people into cardiac arrest, his recommendation of this film scared many people, scared the whole Lionsgate to scream without being invited by anyone, but he praised it so much, and even affectionately said that Kuhler was a bastard genius, and released a clear signal:

I'm keeping an eye on you and am interested in working with you to get some contact with me

In the field of film, Stephen King is an activist, not only as a screenwriter, he likes to make cameos, play a small role and even star (198 "Pet Graveyard"), but also worked as a director (193 "Fire Demon Chariot"), in recent years, he has also become a producer, produced several TV mini-series, and began to set foot in the production of zuò movies in the past two years, one TV movie "Ellen's Diary", and the other "Flying Ball" 600,000 production fee) only received 130,000 box office (100 theaters painted in a week), Nothing good.

But these are B-grade films that mainly target the video market, and his production as a producer is like playing with tickets. Even if the box office is 0, Stephen King is still the indispensable grandmaster of the horror world, and the studios are working on projects adapted to his works every year and will continue.

Not to mention that Stephen King's old and new novels continue to sell well, and he will always have his exalted status.

So he is not a simple figure, but his dynamics are always concerned by the media and the public. Recommending horror films with such rhetoric and excitement, of course, should be reported

Along with the report, there is also some true or false news, with some media saying that Stephen King and Frank Delabant's new collaborative project "The Mist" may have changed and he wants the mysterious newcomer Cooler to take over. This news is not very reliable, because Darabont is the producer of "The Mist", and even more reliable is the news that "Carrie the Witch" (1976), which has been rumored to be remade for many years, has new progress, and he is looking for Cooler to shoot a new version......

But first, the question is: Who is Yunik Kuller???

Rotten Tomatoes, which has almost no information, has already expressed this confusion, and the media that are reporting it are also very shocked, everyone wants to get such a news picture, Stephen King on the left, Yunnick Kuhler on the right, but there is no photo of Kuhler at all

Not on INDB, not on TPT's official website, not on Google Images...... Nowhere else

For the sake of the mystery of pseudo-documentaries, why are there many behind-the-scenes stills, Andrew Grande and others have appeared, but the most critical person is not seen.

What's even more dumbfounded is that Cooler can't be reached at all, and he can't figure out Guò Lionsgate, Cliff, Grande, and Potko, either "I don't know" or "Cooler himself doesn't want to be interviewed by the media"...... That's okay to give a photo, "Kuhler is reluctant to show up"......

What the hell is this?

In the end, the media could only call him "mysterious", and the accompanying picture could only get a picture of Stephen King on the left and the TPT poster on the right......

The fame of the mysterious Kuhler and TPT is undoubtedly soaring rapidly, with the film critics as one fuel and Stephen King as another, working together to make the TPT rocket rumble into the air

95TM degree, 83 likability with a slight decrease, and indb with no decrease but increase. 4 points, the terrifying light is like a cold wind in the moon, blowing more and more people's hearts

The media had to continue to pay attention and report on it, because the new film didn't report on this, and there was nothing to report this week. So although TPT is still just a small seedling that suddenly appeared, everything about it has begun to be reflected in the public's eye.

Kuhler was noticed, and so were the actors, and when they opened the indb, they found that they were all acting in film and television works for the first time, and these people teamed up to present a wonderful performance

One of the most talked-about actors is "Maggie" Nina Dubrev, who has been praised by critics enough to win a Saturn Award (specifically for science fiction and horror masterpieces) nomination for Best Actress and for her youthful heat, an NTV Film Award for Best Frightened Performance nomination will not run, as long as TPT can be released on a large scale.

is the first time to act in a movie, but has such an amazing performance, with such a good appearance, he is definitely a potential new star, at least in terms of the genre of horror, thriller, mystery and ghosts.

At this moment, the ecstatic Lionsgate did not miss the opportunity to publicize it, and rushed to publicize its amazing reviews and released a series of behind-the-scenes footage of TPT to the media (which should have been done during the publicity period), which completely shocked people in disbelief.

●All the actors in the film are amateur actors and art school students, and this is their first video performance together, and there is no rehearsal during the filming period.

● The production cost is only 60,000 yuan, a large part of which is used for the copyright fee of the script and ending song "Tecdlof-IEAE".

●It took only 18 days for the film to be made, 4 days for the pre-production of the film, B days for the filming period, and 6 days for the post-production of the film.

● The original story was inspired by The Exorcist and Blair the Witch, and it took Heck Potcoe and Andrew Grande three years to complete the original script. When Yunik Kuhler took over, he made a major revision, rebuilding the story theme, character setting, and story development in the second half.

● Yunik Kuhler was in charge of part of the photography, and the shot of the photographer falling in the film was due to his real photographic accident, and the blood in the snow was his blood.

● The insurance company refused to insure the scene where Maggie ran barefoot in the snow, and Yunik Kuhler wanted Maggie to wear a pair of red shoes, but Nina Dubov insisted on completing the shoot barefoot.

Nina Dubov was born in Bulgaria and immigrated to Canada with her parents at the age of two, and has since settled in Toronto. From a very young age, she showed great passion and talent for the arts: dance, gymnastics, theater, music, visual arts. She is a lover of sports: football, volleyball, swimming, rock climbing, boating, skiing and horseback riding.

She is a skilled rhythmic gymnast, ballet, jazz dancer, and is now a member of the Canadian rhythmic gymnastics national youth team, and she did all the shots of Maggie herself

● In the film, Maggie's mother, Amy, is Nina Dobov's mother, Mihaela, who is an artist.

● During the search for distribution, the film was rejected by almost all distributors until Lionsgate was willing to cooperate with the distribution.

● This is Yunik Küller's first film, and he worked as a director, screenwriter, producer, editor, soundtrack, camera assistant, and art design assistant. Because he is reluctant to expose himself, all relevant contracts have portrait protection and information confidentiality clauses, and he only reveals his gender and approximate age to the outside world, young people under 2 years old.

This information is simply a shock, making the media and fans who are paying attention stupid, like a 1 in 100 million probability of something happening in front of you, 18 days?

Under 2 years old? The "exact" age of Kuhler was first known. This is definitely a child prodigy age

Don't compare with Ye Wei, the "movie prodigy" Steven Soderbergh made his debut film "Sex, Lies and Videotape" at the age of 2, and Kuhler made a TPT when he was 2 years old, and it is an all-round attitude that does not lose to Ye Wei or Soderbergh, genius, absolute genius

Excitement people inevitably feel excited anticipation, and on the North American continent, Asian geniuses have to be very, very genius to make people so excited, a ten-out white boy genius? That's enough to make mainstream society explode

Now that the perfect evaluation is available, if the box office of "Exorcism Video" can receive more than 10 million US dollars, it will become a commercial miracle like last year's "The Wedding is Coming", "The Big Man Napoleon", "The Trembling Ocean", and "Chainsaw......

Yunik Kuller, will shake the world

At the same time, almost all distributors, as the TPT film review said, panicked, in pain, and almost cried......

Is it ??? someone called before to ask about the joke that was released? The joke about the remake of an old film that is enough to exploit once? The joke that the disc release is not enough, and the joke that is released in the theater with delusional thoughts?

Who is Yunik ...... Yunik Cool? Yunik Kuller

The members of the distribution department of New Line Pictures couldn't laugh, Miramax, Newmarket, Dimen, IDP Magnolia, Thin Line, and Thinking Pictures...... I can't laugh.

And Rogge Films, Alliances, Fountains, and Zeitgeist, who have seen the film and even negotiated the sale, have had earthquakes at the company's headquarters.

"What's going on? You sue me, what's going on?"

In Santa Monica, at the headquarters of Fountain Pictures, the voice of suppressed anger echoed in the not-so-spacious office of the CPO, and the owner of the CPO and owner, Mike Pradley, walked around angrily, while Robbivinton, the head of the buying and distribution department, stood at his desk with a dead face.

"What was your judgment at the time?" Pradley walked back to his desk, unable to sit down, "I want to know why we lost it."

How dare Swinton honestly say that he had watched it for about five minutes, and he had long forgotten what he had watched, only remembering that it was a boring movie, but he didn't know very well...... Pull it to see. He reluctantly shirked his responsibility: "The producer who came to sell the film had a very bad attitude, and when I made some comments, he told me to shut up, and the interview was over." ”

"......" Pradley took a deep breath and almost roared, damn 95 Rotten Tomatoes Freshness, Stephen King wants your opinion?

He sat down angrily, his middle-aged face distorted a little, and said, "Robbie, after all, you just think it's a bad movie, it's a Yan zhòng's misjudgment, this was supposed to be a good opportunity for us, but now what do we have?" ”

"Palindrome" is the new work of Todd Sorenz, who used to shine with "Welcome to the Dollhouse" (1995), and Fountain paid a lot of money for its distribution rights and held a critics' screening for it, like a small shop waiting for the big star. As a result, it only has the freshness of Rotten Tomatoes, no media attention, and the worst thing is that now in the third week of its release, the largest B theater has collected more than 100,000 box office, but it has already declined, and the theater distribution does not make a penny.

It was his own decision to buy "Palindrome", but losing the exorcism video, Swinton could not be held responsible

What a great opportunity, if it had been bought at the time, even if it was just a collaboration, no matter how much it could have grossed at the box office, it would have definitely achieved some success in the release of the disc. This is tantamount to a water source in the desert for a company with a bad financial situation, how can you fancy foreign literary films such as "Fresh Milk and Honey" and "The King and Queen", but lose TPT?

Mike ...... You can't really blame me, I remember it was very different from "Blair the Witch." ”

Swinton was about to explain again, but he was choked by the boss: "If you think it's not very different, can it get the praise it has now?" Swinton hurriedly said: "It's not a literary film, it's a B-grade exploitation film, so I didn't consider the reaction of the film critics......"

"I really don't understand. Pradley punched the table, "Why does Lionsgate always buy good movies and we keep missing out, you say? You know we're a small company, and we need to have a film like 'Exorcism' to keep it going."

"I know......" Swinton, reprimanded and fidgeting, continued to excuse himself, "but from a business point of view, it's not that good, it's a tragedy." The film critics will like it, but not necessarily on the audience's side. ”

There are still some words in the stomach: What are you arguing about, is it a blockbuster now? There are too many independent films that have been applauded by film critics, and Roger Albert has given "Palindrome" a B6 star, has "Palindrome" sold out? Which is every one that can be sold, and if it weren't for Stephen King's sudden involvement, how would there be so much multimedia attention.

"Not necessarily, that's a horror movie, and you still say it's not necessarily ......" Pradley finally couldn't hold back his roar, "Damn, wrong is wrong, we can't make this kind of mistake again, otherwise it's not just your position, this company is going to go out of business, you'd better pray that TPT really doesn't have a box office... Otherwise, no...

The boss didn't say anything, but Swinton knew what would happen otherwise, and he was depressed and chilled, and of course he was really praying: God let that-draw quickly

Otherwise, I'll be in big trouble.

Under the same sky, on the other side of the Allians company, there was almost exactly the same accountability and exculpation, and the head of the department, Ken Velman, was sweating profusely.

And if there is any company that is distressing, there will be no shortage of these three: DreamWorks, Pretong, and IP