In May, for Twentieth Century Fox, bad news appeared one after another, first the internal test screening of "Invasion of Evil Spirits", the effect did not meet expectations, and many viewers and theater companies gave very high ratings.

Fortunately, the female audience group barely has a little gain, and it is expected that when the publicity is carried out, it can be slightly tilted towards the female group.

If the test screening of "Invasion of Evil Spirits" is not ideal, it has not had a great impact on Twentieth Century Fox.

After all, the investment in the film is only $10 million, and even if you count the declared expenses, it is not difficult to expect to recover the cost.

Then the release of "Die Hard 3" is very important for Twentieth Century Fox, the entire film has an investment of up to 90 million US dollars, and has the word-of-mouth effect of the first two films, Twentieth Century Fox is very optimistic about box office expectations.

However, the premiere box office of "Die Hard 3" was like a biting cold wind, only $22.16 million, which did not meet expectations of more than $25 million, and the most critical point is that the film's reputation is very bad.

Many viewers said that the content of the film is old-fashioned and lacks freshness, which is far inferior to the first two films.

The average score in the questionnaire was "A-", with an average score of 58 from many critics, and the Rotten Tomatoes index only 59% of the film's approval rating.

According to the forecast of the theater company, the box office of "Die Hard 3" in North America will be set at about $100 million.

For any film, the final box office can be about $100 million, which is a number worth cheering.

However, the production cost of "Die Hard 3" is as high as 90 million US dollars, which means that it is difficult to recover the cost through North America, and we can only hope that the overseas box office will not be too bad.

For a sequel, such an achievement is already a failed work, far from a success.

In desperation, Twentieth Century Fox could only focus on "Saw 3" again, and made certain concessions.

Agreed to keep the investment ratio unchanged and slightly reduce the issuance share.

Twentieth Century Fox made the only request to prepare the crew as soon as possible.

For the release of "Die Hard 3", Ryan didn't pay attention, and even turned down the premiere invitation, letting Kevin Bacon go with the two little guys.

The reason is very simple, he does not have time, "Truman's World" has already started to shoot some shots.

As for the filming agreement for "Saw 3", he readily agreed.

Many sets have been set up in a studio in Toronto, Canada, where most of the interior footage was filmed, where almost all of the interior shots were filmed.

Nicolas Cage, who has just returned from England, wearing a yukata and talking to Charlize Theron, the film's other main character, about the plot.

Charlize Theron has been in Canada for two days, but she is still a little nervous, even more nervous than she was when she first filmed the movie "Cornfield Kids 3".

Speaking of which, Charlize Theron's luck has always been good, and the first time he filmed the movie "Kid in the Cornfield 3", he was the main character in the film.

Although it is only a horror movie, it is still very rare.

Her second film is the current "Truman's World", a film with an investment of up to $35 million.

"The lights are OK. ”

"Camera OK. ”

"The props team is ready. ”

"The fourth shot of the second scene of "Truman's World" began to shoot. ”

Under the operation of the gaffer, the whole studio became dark, as if it were night.

Nicolas Cage, who was sitting on the ground, had disappeared from his yukata, and it suddenly began to rain in the sky, and when he got up to avoid the rain, he found that the rain was only on his body, and the rest of the place was dry.

"Stop, do it all over again. ”

As soon as Nicolas Cage stood up, Ryan immediately shouted to stop, and there seemed to be something wrong with his expression.

The main plot of "Truman's World", Ryan has hardly changed, such as the scene in front of him, when the protagonist is sad, the rain is only on him alone, which is a loophole in the broadcast of the show.

However, some small details cannot be exactly the same as in his previous life, after all, he is not a repeater, and it is impossible to remember the content of some details clearly, so he can only fill in and modify it little by little according to the main line.

For example, the clothes on the protagonist's body are all provided by advertisers, and it is impossible to be exactly the same as the one he wore in his previous life.

Of course, these are minor issues.

has been shot four times in a row now, and Nicolas Cage's lens can barely pass the test.

Four times in a row, repeating the taste of rain, is not very pleasant, and the temperature in Toronto in May is only about ten degrees, and it is inevitable that it will be a little cold.

"Do you need a break?" Ryan walked over to Nicolas Cage and asked the crew to bring over a hot cup of coffee.

"No problem. Nicolas Cage took the coffee, took a sip and said, "I think we can do it again." ”

"You've been perfect. Ryan said he didn't need to come again, and continued: "If you feel like you need to rest, you can let me know in advance. ”

Nicolas Cage just finished filming "Out of Las Vegas" for a few days, and he didn't care about resting at all, so he immediately joined the crew for filming.

In the next period of time, the entire crew will focus on shooting Nicolas Cage's footage first, which is not a big test for his physical condition.

So Ryan didn't want to be halfway through the filming, and the actor suddenly fell ill and was hospitalized, so it was better to let him rest for a few more days.

"Rest assured, there is nothing wrong with my body. ”

Speaking of this, Nicolas Cage's expression changed, glanced at Charlize Theron not far away, winked at Ryan, and said, "Blonde, tall, model, it really meets your taste, or Sophia understands you." ”

Ryan rolled his eyes as he listened, it seemed that Sophia was idle enough, and it seemed that she needed to add some work to her.

"Since there is no problem, let's go ahead and start shooting. He said angrily.

Faced with naked revenge, Nicholas Kay laughed strangely, Sophia was right, Ryan's taste, as he just said, blonde, tall, model.

After shooting in just a few days, people who are familiar with Ryan soon found some differences, and it seems that his shooting style has become completely different from before, especially in the processing of lens details, which is scary.

Almost every shot has to be shot more than three or four times before it can be passed, unlike the previous crews, as long as you feel that the shot is quite good, you can pass.

After shooting a few shots in the afternoon, Ryan began to call the crew a day, unless he was in a hurry, he rarely asked the crew to work overtime now, and the more regular the crew, the more so.

No way, overtime pay is too high.

Ryan has slowly gotten used to the rules of Hollywood, unlike in his previous life, where he called it out early before 10 p.m.

"Charlie, wait a minute. Ryan greeted Charlize Theron.

Charlize Theron's body stiffened, then showed a sweet smile, walked over quickly, and asked, "Director Ryan, is there something wrong!"

Ryan looked her up and down, tall, with long blond hair, and a delicate face, as Nicolas Cage said, Charlize Theron looked, very much in line with his aesthetics.

"Do you have time at night?"

"We can have dinner together. Ryan asked.

Charlize Theron took a deep breath, nodded, and agreed.