Chapter 437: Policeman Li vs. Agent J
To talk about the performance at the premiere of "Rush Hour 3", it can probably be summed up as three consecutive qualities.
Wang Defa, giving crabs a generous gift, buying them occasionally... that's probably the case.
Cheng Long can still play at this age. Although some difficult actions already need to be completed by a substitute, most of the actions in the film were completed by himself.
Those dangerous and exciting actions usually make the scene Wang Defa, generous gift crab, even buy a set of three in a row.
The humorous comedy segments interspersed in the middle also made movie fans laugh.
This film still maintains the same standard as before, with a good combination of Cheng Long-style action comedy and American humor.
There are not so many complex considerations in the film. Cheng Long and Chris Tucker bicker and fight monsters all the way, and the final battle in Paris is tense and humorous. It is a relatively pleasant movie-watching experience.
So after the film ended, the applause given by the audience was also very sincere.
Charlize Theron felt very satisfied after watching the movie: "This movie is good. Jack Cheng's kung fu comedy is as good as ever."
"Yes," little Gilbert laughed: "Prince Abdulla told me last time that he is a loyal fan of Jack Cheng. After acquiring MGM, he will invest in Jack Cheng's movies."
"Wow!" Charlize Theron knew that people from Dubai are very rich: "It seems that Jack Cheng's Hong Kong movie doesn't have to worry about funding."
Cheng Long did not focus on Hollywood. He usually returned to Hong Kong Island to shoot some Hong Kong films. After the filming of "Rush Hour 3", he also went back to film "The Dragon Reborn".
According to the schedule, after the second and third installments of "The Mystery of Spell" are completed, Jackie Chan plans to make another installment of his flagship series, called "New Police Story".
The pace is very fast, and I don't know how Cheng Long can resist the continuous work.
But Charlize Theron doesn't care about this. What she cares about is little Gilbert's new project: "The crime film you told me about last time had a character who had a pretty good role. What was it?"
"What? Are you interested?"
Little Gilbert finished interviewing reporters and left the premiere with Charlize Theron.
Hearing Charlize Theron ask this, Little Gilbert knew that Charlize Theron was very interested. She had previously asked Little Gilbert if she could change the two male protagonists into two female protagonists.
Not to mention, it’s quite an idea, but for the sake of box office, it’s unrealistic.
This story is also very simple, it is a crime story about getting discolored ink and making counterfeit money. That's right, it's that "Wushuang".
It is not that there are no good works in Chinese-language films. "Infernal Affairs" is a good work. In the future, director Martin Scorsese will adapt this work and win his first Oscar for Best Director.
Little Gilbert no longer has the desire to win awards, so he won't snatch old Martin's works. And he couldn’t win an award even if he filmed it, it had to be Old Martin.
But little Gilbert is still very interested in the story of "Wushuang". Usually Chinese people translate foreign stories into Chinese and call them Chinese, so he has no problem in converting "Wushuang" into English.
However, there is still a doubt, that is, whether North American audiences will like such a work.
Charlize Theron said: "If I can't be one of the two leading actors, then it won't be a problem for me to be a heroine who doesn't have many roles!"
"Of course it's not a problem, you are an Oscar-winning actress." Little Gilbert agreed: "But I haven't decided whether to film it or not. Warner is urging me to film Batman, and I want to film a doomsday father and daughter. story."
"The story of a doomsday father and daughter?" Charlize Theron said that this was the first time she heard this thing, so she asked: "What kind of story is it?"
"It's very simple. It's a story about struggling to survive in the apocalypse. I've already thought of a name. How about 'The Last of Us'?" Little Gilbert tilted his head and asked Charlize Theron.
"It sounds interesting. Is there any role suitable for me?" Charlize Theron wanted to play a role in the Little Gilbert movie.
"Let me think about it," little Gilbert recalled the plot of the game: "It seems that there are not many roles, so it would be a bit unqualified for you to act."
"It doesn't matter, just treat me as a guest star! You have to film "Batman" in addition, so remember to leave a role for me." Charlize Theron said that she is not picky about food.
"There is no role suitable for you in "Batman", right?" Little Gilbert looked at Charlize Theron: "As for the role of Catwoman, I think Jacqueline is more suitable than you."
"Why?"
"Because she is older than you..."
Charlize Theron was stunned for a while, and it took her a while to realize that Little Gilbert meant age, not age, but age. She suddenly became angry and threw herself on little Gilbert and scratched him...
Infinite spring, everything is silent.
Regarding these three movies, "Batman" already has examples in its previous life. It is not difficult for little Gilbert, just follow it.
The remaining two are somewhat difficult.
Among them, the story "The Last of Us" was something little Gilbert told Tom Cruise when he was hunting with him.
Tom Cruise was very interested in the story and said he wanted to be the leading actor.
Ever since the collaboration on "Chicago" brought Tom Cruise his only Oscar winner trophy, Tom Cruise has been obsessed with working together again. This is a rare opportunity.
For another project, Gilbert Jr.'s first choice was actually Tom Cruise.
Outsiders may not believe it, but little Gilbert wanted to bring together two Toms who had never collaborated before to make this movie together.
Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise collaborate for the first time, plus Charlize Theron, the three major movie kings and actresses gather together. This picture is so beautiful.
Regardless of the story, such a lineup will at least attract a lot of attention, and there will definitely be a lot of topics to hype about. However, little Gilbert has not yet decided which one to film, and will think about it later.
Besides, it’s not certain whether the two Toms would want to meet in a movie.
Although they didn't say it, they both had their own opinions on who was the most glorious superstar in the 1990s.
After the premiere, "Bad Boys 2" and "Rush Hour 3" officially started fighting.
Although the two films have thrown dirty water at each other before, this is very common behavior. But after the movie was released, everyone became quiet and focused on praising their own movies, which seemed very friendly and harmonious.
But the struggle has begun, and things will not end so easily.
Will Smith has gradually become the representative of Hollywood's top black male stars with his outstanding performance in many movies in recent years.
Cheng Long is no less generous, and the reputation of the "Rush Hour" series is also quite good.
For a while, everyone really didn’t know who would win among these two films.
However, the first winner was "Rush Hour 3", which took in US$3.27 million at the midnight box office, higher than the US$2.83 million of "Bad Boys 2".
However, at the box office on the first day, "Bad Boys 2" defeated "Rush Hour 3" with US$10.272 million, with US$11.025 million, and temporarily won the first-day box office championship.
When little Gilbert went fishing, he also received investigation reports from two films.
In terms of film schedule, the two films are almost the same, even to the decimal point, which is almost negligible.
In terms of media reputation, although some media are biased, most media believe that the quality of "Rush Hour 3" is superior.
In terms of audience reputation, "Rush Hour 3" received 11,322 questionnaires, with an average score of A-, a good reputation.
"Bad Boys 2" is slightly worse, with an average audience rating of B+, which is considered a reasonable rating for a popcorn movie.
Although audience reputation can give a glimpse of the audience's love for the film, it cannot necessarily be used to evaluate the film's box office potential.
"Independence Day" is proof. The film's reputation from critics to the media to the audience was obviously bad. As a result, the film grossed 900 million U.S. dollars at the global box office.
It can be seen that sometimes the audience's reputation in the questionnaire may not necessarily represent the market's response. Movies with high box office in the market are good movies. This is a truth that has been proven countless times.
On the second day, the two films continued to fight. This time, "Rush Hour 3" had the last laugh, with a box office surge of $21.306 million.
"Bad Boys 2" also received a box office of US$18.576 million, ranking second.
On the third day, both sides showed their special abilities and launched various public opinion offensives.
But obviously, in terms of connections and resources, there is no way Michael Bay can compete with Gilbert Jr.
Naomi Watts and Cameron Diaz organized the Melon Manor Sisters Movie Watching Group together, and were caught by the media to watch "Rush Hour 3",
DiCaprio and his new girlfriend were spotted just walking out of the cinema together. DiCaprio said that the movie was very good and suggested that all movie fans should watch it.
Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman watched the movie with their daughter Suri Cruise. Suri was very happy to express that she really liked this movie produced by Godfather Gilbert Jr.
The rest, Matt Damon, Johnny Depp and Keanu Reeves, Orlando Bloom, even Tom Hanks and his wife, and other big names...
Either go to the cinema to watch "Rush Hour 3" and be 'accidentally' caught by the media, or help promote it on social media.
The key point is that little Gilbert doesn't need to ask for help. These people all do it spontaneously, just for little Gilbert's favor.
As for little Gilbert himself, he posted three pictures on social media, then added a question mark, and disappeared.
This tweet made movie fans confused. What does it mean?
For a time, speculations about these three hand-drawn pictures were flying all over the Internet, and there were different opinions. There is quite a feeling of excitement here and no rest there, they are all hot spots.
Faced with this dimensionality reduction blow, Michael Bay screamed shamelessly, but he also knew that "Jedi Men 2" is no match for "Rush Hour 3".
Sure enough, the first-week box office results of the two movies were released. "Rush Hour 3" won the box office championship this week with US$54.384 million.
"Bad Boys 2" was a bit miserable, earning $42.5 million, which did not meet Columbia Pictures' expectations.
I heard that Columbia Pictures' island country executives were very angry. This little Gilbert was just sleeping with their island country's actress, and he was targeting their movies.
I heard that Noriko Sakai and her group had been playing with little Gilbert in the island country for more than a month. Noriko Sakai himself recently went to the hospital for a checkup and found out that she was pregnant.
Needless to say, it must be little Gilbert, the bastard of this abominable man.
I really want to drag little Gilbert and Noriko Sakai to feed the fish, but the top executives of the island country of Columbia Pictures dare not.
Cheng Long played police officer Lee in "Rush Hour 3", while Will Smith played Agent J in "Men in Black".
So for this box office battle, netizens even gave it a nickname, Police Li vs. Agent J.
It sounds like the name of a movie, I wonder which director is interested in filming it. Maybe someone will find it interesting and invest in it.
(End of chapter)