Hollywood, Grumman Theatre.

The premiere of "The Dark Lands" took place here.

This is the top five production of all the films released by Warner Bros. this year.

Although the top of the group like Kevin Tsujihara did not come, the helmsmen of the distribution company and the production company all came to the theater.

Jon Berg arrived early in the VIP room to greet the guests attending the premiere.

In order to build momentum for the film, Warner Bros. invited many celebrities who often work with them to come and help.

For example, the Gryffindor Golden Triangle in Los Angeles, the Robert Downey couple who collaborated on "Detective Rotmers" and so on.

Jon Berg talks and laughs on the surface, but on the heart he is like a stone.

This year, Warner Pictures has released a number of medium- and high-budget productions, including many successful ones, such as "Harry Potter 9" and "The Hangover 2".

There are also works that fail miserably to the point of vomiting blood, such as "Pharaoh and the Gods" and "Green Lantern".

The former is all a sequel to the successful films of the previous Allen Horn era.

The latter are all projects that he has promoted since taking office.

If there are only a few productions promoted by him with medium and high investment, it is okay to say.

With the former as a comparison, Jon Berg only feels disgraced.

Daniel came over at this time and said, "Natalie Portman is very popular with the media, and the recent news about her is also good for the promotion of the film. ”

Jon Berg knows why, because for the mainstream media, this Jewish actress who has gone to Israel for further studies belongs to her own people.

He said: "I hope this Oscar-winning actress can support the box office of the film." ”

"Natalie has always had a good reputation among fans and the media," Daniel said. ”

Jon Berg was just about to answer, when he suddenly found Martin Davis coming in from the door, his face immediately gloomy, and he couldn't help but say, "Who invited him!" ”

"Not me." Daniel said.

The failure of "Pharaoh and the Gods" annoyed Jon Berg to see that hearing the name Martin Davis, Daniel naturally did not invite him over for the premiere of the new film.

Martin, who had just returned from Istanbul, walked into the VIP room alone and saw Daniel and Jon Berg in front of him at a glance.

The hosts couldn't be welcoming, and guests couldn't afford to ignore the hosts.

Martin was self-conscious and went over to say hello: "Daniel, Jon, good afternoon." ”

Daniel stepped forward and shook Martin's hand: "Welcome." “

Jon Berg endured his unhappiness and stepped forward to shake Martin's hand: "Long time no see. ”

Martin nodded: "yes, the last time we met was at the premiere of Pharaohs and the Gods. ”

The film failed so miserably that even Jon Berg's hands couldn't help but shake a little, too lazy to talk to this rotten man again.

Just then, Emma Watson came from the door, he let go of Martin's hand, greeted him and said, "Welcome to our magical princess." ”

Martin didn't care, and walked into the VIP room to find Gillian Flynn and chat with him.

Jon Berg exchanged a few polite words with Emma Watson's father, turned his head to look back, and suddenly remembered that Martin and Gillian Flynn were old neighbors.

The project was originally dug by MacDonald from Martin.

For some reason, Jon Berg's heart suddenly trembled a few times, and the feeling of uneasiness began to spread.

But if you think about it, before a movie is released, who dares to guarantee success or failure 100%?

Martin meets his long-lost old friend Susan Levine.

After she got married, she changed her name to her husband's surname and is now called Susan Downey.

Martin's first production coming to Hollywood, "Wax Museum of Terror," was produced by Susan Downey.

"Hi, Susan." Martin took the initiative to come forward and say hello.

Although Susan Downey hasn't been in touch with Martin much in recent years, she had a pretty good relationship back then, and came over and hugged Martin: "You're more handsome than before." ”

Martin said: "You have always been so beautiful because of the nourishment of love? ”

Robert Downey Jr. came over from the other side: "Hey, hey, man, you can't rob a husband in front of his wife. ”

Martin could tell it was a joke: "Absolutely not, I don't dare provoke Iron Man." ”

Susan rolled her eyes at Donnie and said, "Honey, this joke isn't funny at all. ”

Downey came over and shook Martin's hand: "It is said that we almost became comrades-in-arms. ”

"It could also be an enemy." Martin knew what he was talking about, and said seriously: "I read the Avengers comics, and a civil war broke out. ”

Susan leaned over and said, "Martin has so many options to choose from, unlike you, Donnie, who doesn't have a few paths. ”

Downey is quite open-minded, and said: "Remember when I invited the crew of "Horror Wax Museum" to dinner in Australia, you were just an ordinary actor at that time, and now what? ”

He looked up to see Martin's face: "You've become a big man I need to look up to." ”

Martin smiled and said, "You're the only Iron Man." ”

Susan said: "Actually, this is a helpless choice, if there is a choice, I will not let Downey choose this path, even if Marvel has a complete plan, how long can it last?" There will always be an end to Iron Man, and it will be too difficult for Donnie to transform at that time. ”

Downey is very optimistic: "Honey, if the next Marvel doesn't pay me $20 million, I will definitely ignore them." ”

He remembered something and looked at Martin: "When Kevin Feige was looking for you, you could already get a salary of 20 million+, the gap is ......"

Martin said casually: "After a few sequels, your salary will catch up with me." ”

Donnie saw it clearly: "Your path is much wider than mine, I left Iron Man, and I couldn't even get half of my salary." ”

As his image of Iron Man has become deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, the response of other films is getting worse, and the market response of "Detective Roilmos 2" is not as good as the first one, and Warner Pictures has postponed the planned third part indefinitely.

After chatting for a while, Martin saw Natalie Portman and Ali Emmanuel and was about to go to say hello when he suddenly felt someone on the side staring at him.

He turned his head just in time to see Emma Watson's eyes burning not far away, and there was obvious displeasure in his face.

As a leading post-90s actress in Hollywood, Emma Watson thinks very highly of herself, her eyes are on Martin, and she can't help but raise her chin, and her face is more like a shoehorn.

Martin didn't bother to talk to the little girls, and turned to Natalie Portman.

Emma Watson knows that this person is the teacher of her nemesis Saoirse Ronan, who has repeatedly opposed her because of Martin Davis behind her.

Her originally cold and proud gaze brought a bit of resentment.

Two licking dogs, Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint, noticed and asked, "What's wrong, Emma?" ”

Emma Watson gestured with her eyes: "That person is Saoirse Ronan's teacher, and it is because of him that Saoirse Ronan has the courage to go against me." ”

Rupert said: "Bullying you is just not getting along with the three of us!" ”

Daniel calmed down a little and said, "Don't mess around, the three of us together are not his opponents." ”

"I remember Martin was an American?" Emma Watson asked.

Rupert said, "The Southerners of Atlanta. ”

Emma Watson pondered: "Saoirse is an Irish pig who used to spend most of her time in the UK, how did the two become so close?" ”

Rupert the licking dog deduced in the most reliable way in the circle: "Because they have adultery!" ”

Emma Watson thought the same thing: "I remember Saoirse Ronan was less than 18 years old, the age of sexual consent here was 18, and she was a dozen years apart from Martin and was unprotected. ”

Daniel asked, "What do you want to do?" ”

Emma Watson looked at the two licking dogs and said, "Find a way to buy a tiny video camera, and I'll have people staring at Saoirse Ronan and Martin Davis, if I can film them...... Wouldn't it be wonderful if they turned against the teacher and the student? ”

Rupert said, "Give it to me, I'll buy it." ”

Daniel reminded: "Don't do it yourself. ”

Emma Watson nodded: "Of course, I have a reliable bag girl." ”

Rupert reminded: "Someone is coming......"

The three of them quickly shut up and stopped discussing these things.

On the other side, Martin said hello to Natalie Portman and went to chat with Ali Emmanuel.

Ali said: "This is Nat's first film after winning the Oscar for Best Actress, and it is the absolute protagonist If it can be a box office hit, proving the ability of monoclonal resistance at the box office, Nate will become a first-line star, and there will be a chance to hit Hollywood's first sister in the future." ”

Martin has no conflict of interest with Natalie Portman, saying, "Good luck to her. ”

"Hopefully that damn Oscar-winning curse won't come along." Ali naturally knows this: "The work of Sandra Bullock after winning the award in the last edition received a good response. ”

Martin also said a few kind words, but he didn't know if it worked.

Because in his memory, there is no "Dark Land" at all.

I don't know the original author of "Gone Girl", but there are other well-known works.

After the audience of the premiere theater entered, a group of guests, including Martin, entered the screening hall one after another and took their seats in the front row.

The main creators of the crew entered the venue last.

The original book of this movie, taking advantage of the success of "Gone Girl", has been on the New York Times bestseller list for more than ten weeks, and although it has not entered the top three, it has not sold badly.

The screenplay for the film, like "Gone Girl", was adapted by Gillian Flynn herself.

But the difference is that when the previous script was written, Gillian Flynn listened to David Fincher's advice in many places.

There is no doubt about the importance of a director to a film.

After watching "Gone Girl" and then watching "Dark Land", the gap is a bit obvious.

The former has a bright and compact rhythm, and the plot twist is just right.

The latter is slow-paced, dull and long, suspenseful, and tangled......

There is also a key point, Natalie Portman can't afford this work, it can be said that from the WMA to the crew to Warner Bros., her market appeal is seriously overestimated.

(End of chapter)