Hollywood Domination Chapter 410: Hot
Just as Jenny and Heath started filming outdoors in New Zealand in the middle of winter, Hollywood on the other side of the ocean was full of excitement. "Inception" just set off a box office storm for a week. The film is officially released, and the industry is also paying close attention to this movie - it is also an action movie with a female protagonist. In "Code Name Shero", it has now entered the 1.2 billion mark in the world, and it is on the way to 1.3 billion. If "Agent If "Shoot" can also achieve a global achievement of 1 billion, then there is no doubt that major companies will launch female hero films while the iron is hot, so as to catch this express train leading to 1 billion. This is also good news for Hollywood actresses. In this way, their acting paths can be broadened, and the distance between them and male stars can be shortened in terms of lead roles.
However, what is disappointing is that the box office performance of "Agent Sauter" is as mediocre as its reputation. This typical commercial film also has typical shortcomings, that is, the plot is mediocre and the rhythm is stable. However, compared with the tough classic series like "The Bourne", it lacks its own selling point, and the fighting scenes are overwhelmed by the "Code Shero" which is ahead of it. Light, although Angelina Jolie is still as cool as ever, Jennifer Jefferson is like a Chinese kung fu master in her movie, showing off her waist skills, flexibility, and strength in all directions , compared to her admirable basic skills, Julie's Via and motorcycle chases and other scenes are relatively big. This movie with a very strong Cold War mentality received more than 10 million yuan in the first day, and more than 36 million yuan in the first weekend. After accumulating the box office, it dropped sharply to 4 million on the next Monday. Judging from the trend of the decline, it is quite ideal for the domestic box office to close at 100 million. ——In the first weekend, she even regrettably only won the third place. "Inception" in the second week of its release got 42 million, while "Code Shero" in the fourth weekend of its release reported 38 million, taking 2 million The gap between them abruptly defended their runner-up position, and they are now firmly sitting at the top of the annual box office—speaking of which, if "Code Shero" wins the championship this year, then the box office champions in 2009 and 2010 will all be won by Jennifer played the role, this reelection is quite hard-won, in the extremely competitive Hollywood, it is even more difficult than reelection Oscar. However, this is not surprising to Jennifer at all, it is nothing more than another miracle she has created. You must know that before this, her "Pirates of the Caribbean 2", "Pirates 3", and "Iron Man" have already They occupied the top spots in 2006, 2007, and 2008. Globally, they also topped the list in 2007 and 2008. The global champion in 2006 was "Ice Age 2". Became the king of the year.
It sounds unbelievable that one person has occupied the top spot for five years, but it is a bit of a coincidence. After all, although she is the "female character with the most scenes" in these five movies, she is not the protagonist. People value more. Her "The Devil Wears Prada" and "A Week With Monroe", until the box office of "Code Shero" broke ten in 2010, everyone has to admit that Jennifer herself has the ability to bring out a billion-level movie alone ability. However, the myth of the five-year consecutive championship, just looking at the data is still very easy to make colleagues feel hopeless. They also hope that 2010 will end soon and 2011 will come as soon as possible-according to the current schedule, Jennifer herself will not have any It is also a rare year for her to take a break in the filming period. The most recent film should be "The Avengers" in 2012, which sounds like a strong contender for the annual crown. Therefore, 2011 is indeed an auspicious year for those film projects that aspire to win the championship—unless the untitled project in Jennifer's hand is suddenly completed and rushed to the file in 2011. Although judging from all the signs, this should be an art film, but the frightened colleagues dare not take it lightly. If there was no "Iron Man" in 2008, "Monroe" would be the champion, and it is also an art film. piece!
"The bland reaction of "Agent Sauter" should have something to do with its background. The Cold War was already 20 years ago. Young people probably don't even know about it, don't they? The Cold War mentality is no longer so If we still insist on choosing Russia as the villain, even if we use the Russian gangsters, the effect will be better than using the Soviet government-seriously, do current audiences know what a Soviet is..."
"Why are you still looking for Russia? This is already an outdated choice, powerful, mysterious, belligerent, and ideologically conflicting—this is completely in line with the current image of China—"
"Didn't you hear Jennifer's report at the regular meeting of the Film Association? Fool, if you don't want to be blacklisted, you better not have such a stupid idea. Any actor who dares to star in a movie that portrays Beijing as a villain , are very likely to be noticed by Beijing-this is not just a problem that a movie cannot enter the Chinese market, the studio that produced the movie, even the actors and directors, their movies will be banned for a long time. "
No one wants to be blocked by an emerging huge market that may become the second largest in the world. This outdated person who failed to get into the association took a breath of air, and felt a little resentful, "The characteristics of the * government, isn't it? We're lucky we live under the Stars and Stripes—but isn't MGM still running Red Dawn?"
"After hearing the report, MGM blocked the project. They don't want to test Beijing's bottom line. Now the crew is busy revising the logo. I heard that Chris Hemsworth is also going to withdraw—he Has been chosen as the protagonist of "Thor", I think it should be what Jennifer said to him, after all, if he loses the Chinese market because of him, Marvel will definitely kill him."
"What about Brad... I remember he made a movie and was banned from entering China? You know, he often flaunted it at the Human Rights Conference."
"His luck is indeed not very good, but, after all, it is only a market with a top box office of less than 200 million, so his artistic life cannot end because of this, isn't it? One weakness can't destroy a star of his level .”
"Maybe..." It seems that this somewhat outdated film studio really gave up the idea of cooperating with Brad because of this, although he may not be able to invite this level of stars-for the film studio, one less The market means increased risk, no matter how big the coffee position is, it can't compare with 200 million US dollars, maybe? In particular, China has released two more satellites with a box office of over 100 million US dollars this year, and their enthusiasm for 3D has not diminished. How can filmmakers give up hope of entering the Chinese market for the blockbuster films that are raging at the box office in China?
With a mutter, he pulled himself together again, "As long as I can find the right and cheap actors, I don't mind giving it a try. I mean, "Code Shero" pointed us to a successful path, and "Agent Sauter" tried and made mistakes - the plot is trendy and the kung fu is tough, these are the two elements necessary for success..."
"The trendy plot is the most important thing. "Inception" is an example. There are not too many special effects, and the cost is lower than that of "Code Shero". The risk is also small, and most of the actors are very cheap—"
"Leonardo isn't cheap—speaking of which, does he have a Pete problem?"
"The social responsibility that Leo chose for himself has always been environmental protection. He is very cautious in politics, and he should not have similar problems. But George, he is very embarrassed now, you know, there have been rumors that he and Jennifer No, it may be more difficult for his movies to enter China now, and you know, his box office appeal is not that strong..."
"On this point, you have to admire Leo—have you heard that he seems to be joining Jennifer's new film, which was a sudden decision a while ago."
"Really?"
"He's already flown to New Zealand - if it wasn't for the paparazzi taking pictures of him getting on the plane and digging all over the place, people wouldn't even know that movie was shot in New Zealand, all still staring at Yosemite Well. You have to admit that Jennifer's ability to keep secrets is getting stronger and stronger."
"The public relations ability is not weak. Now that we know the shooting location, but there are no paparazzi photos on the set, the public relations team must have said hello first—she has a good relationship with the media. It can’t stop people from reporting her marriage.”
"The main reason is that this is indeed a bit too conspicuous. The two places have been separated since they got married. In terms of her attention, public relations can't suppress the fact-let's get back to the topic, you plan to choose What kind of actress? What is the approximate budget?"
"Uh, to be honest, before that, I wanted to meet Jennifer—" the film producer was a little embarrassed, and he stammered, "Actually, I have always wanted to, but I heard you After what I just said about China, my determination is even firmer——I want to connect with Rob Marshall and listen to her advice..."
"Do you know when she will stay in New Zealand?" The producer who has been promoting his project yelled, he felt that he wasted a lot of time, "Maybe the end of the year! There is no certainty at all The schedule—not even out the gates of the ranch, it was a closed shoot, no phones—"
Aware that the investor looked at him in surprise, he hesitated for a moment, but continued to yell, "Idiot—do you think I have never tried to contact Jennifer? My distant cousin is hers." Personal assistant! If I could find her, I would have flown to New Zealand to find her investment, how could I still sit here and talk to you!"
Although as an investor, he was sprayed in the face by the producer without dignity, the producer didn't mean to get angry, on the contrary, his eyes became brighter, "—Javier, how did you never Don't mention this? In this way, we can sign a letter of intent for this project first, and the specific plan will be decided after you meet Jennifer..."
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The hot and high temperature in summer will inevitably make Hollywood's people impetuous, but in the New Zealand ranch at the end of July, there is almost no other entertainment at night except for the stars. ——As the filming work officially started, Jenny and Heath were also asked by Salvi to move to another building in the ranch to live in, and it was more like a small town, and the inn and its affiliates would hold parties casually at night The building complex, here is the hut for the shepherd to live in when the flock spends the winter: such a huge pasture, the sheep also have to turn around on time, and they will not gather together until winter to eat the prepared hay, so here is the same There are several rooms where living and eating are very convenient. There is also an electric heater connected to each room, but it is far away from the inn complex, so that the two actors are really isolated from the crew, so that they can prevent all interference and concentrate on immersing themselves performance status.
"Phew." Throwing a piece of firewood into the fireplace, Jenny breathed a sigh of relief and rubbed her hands together. Seeing that the flames were gradually flourishing, and the heat wave drove away the cold air in the hall, she couldn't help showing a happy smile. Smiling, holding his chin and counting the time silently in his heart——10, 9, 8, 7——
Before counting to 1, Heath appeared in the living room. He said with a smile, "I thought you were not so fast, and I planned to come out in five minutes to make a fire." Finding a seat on the rug, he pulled out the copy - That's You, which he had laughed at himself a few weeks ago.
Jenny made a grimace, turned around and picked up "Care for Common Diseases of Merino Sheep" from the sofa, and turned to the page she read last time, "Where's Leo?"
"He should still be throwing a party in the main residence," Heath said, turning the page absently. "Besides, there is a TV there, and there is also a mobile phone signal."
Yes, Jenny doesn't know if Salvi's decision to relocate has something to do with her hidden mobile phone - she suspects that she may have revealed something in front of him - but the fact now is that this more desolate There is no mobile phone signal in the residence, and the TV has been moved away. The only things she and Heath can read are boring animal husbandry books and **** romance novels. At the beginning, Jenny read romance novels, and Heath claimed to be filming After reading "Brokeback Mountain", I was half a herdsman, and I read herdsmen's books, but now, the two of them have started to exchange books...
"Heath." After two pages of "Observation on the Feces of Sheep with Diarrhea", Jenny couldn't take it anymore, and she put down the book.
"Huh?" Heath said, he didn't show any surprise - in this ghost place, if you don't chat, you can't pass the long night at all, Jenny guesses that this is also the reason for Salvi's arrangement, He just wanted that natural intimacy and familiarity between her and Heath, and he didn't want to act it out.
"You..." Out of some unspeakable tacit understanding, they didn't talk about Hollywood - that would run counter to Salvi's intention - of course, for the same reason, the topic was not particularly personal In the past few days, they talked more about some common problems of stream of consciousness, philosophy, social phenomena, and now, Jenny actually felt that there was nothing to talk about. She closed her eyes and thought about it. Intuition asked the first question that came to mind. "Well, what do you think 'love' is?"