Chapter 682 The Bleak Will
In Will Smith’s mansion in Beverly Hills, Will Smith is watching the Fox Channel’s weekly movie report.
When he saw that "I Am Legend" has dominated the weekly box office for three consecutive weeks and defeated "The Bourne Supremacy" this week, he couldn't help but become angry.
You know, this movie, this project originally belonged to him, it was his.
But it was all because of that stupid woman that messed everything up. Now not only can he not get into the club, he has also offended little Gilbert, and now he is struggling.
Thinking of this, Will Smith became even more angry. He picked up the whip and rushed upstairs. After a while, a woman's screams and Will Smith's angry voice came from upstairs. The situation sounded very tragic.
"Scream again, you bitch, Fake..."
The whip kept waving and fell on Jada Smith. Jada Smith screamed repeatedly, but a closer look revealed that she was actually a little excited.
Maybe it’s because her face is dark and her hair is covering her face, so we can’t see her expression clearly. But the water droplets dripping from between her legs seemed to indicate that she was enjoying it.
And this also stimulated Will Smith to whip Jada Smith harder.
This situation has happened frequently since Will Smith was forced to rest at home. Maybe it was to vent the anger and fear in my heart, but it didn't help.
When "I Am Legend" was first released, Will Smith went to see it. He had to admit that this was an excellent movie, but he missed the opportunity and got nothing.
Perhaps out of jealousy, Will Smith saw that a dog was killed in the film. So I immediately found someone to mobilize animal protection organizations and dog lovers to rally against the movie.
But when animal protection organizations and dog lovers heard that it was a movie produced by Melon Studios, they simply refused to take the job.
Will Smith then remembered that little Gilbert was a famous troll in Hollywood. Little Gilbert once had a fight with an animal protection organization over a cow in "Iron Fist" and even scolded the other party to ruin.
The fighting power is so strong that animal protection groups and environmental groups simply don’t dare to cause trouble for little Gilbert.
As Little Gilbert’s status has improved over the years, and the Fruit Group has also made donations, people will not cause trouble to Little Gilbert at all.
So Will Smith became even more angry, but he did not dare to retaliate against others, so he could only vent it out on his wife and son, but he did not expect an unexpected gain.
Little Gilbert has no idea what happened to Will Smith, and he has no interest in knowing.
To be honest, he started to admire this black actor quite a bit at first. He was one of the few black actors he didn't hate.
But this thing told him that knowing people knows their faces but not their hearts. The good people you think are not the good people you think they are, so you can't take them for granted.
The last blockbuster of the summer is "300" directed by Zack Snyder. When this film was released, it was already the end of the summer season, but it still took in a box office of US$70.88 million in its first week.
Little Gilbert also attended the premiere of "300" with Jennifer Connelly. He had seen this film in his previous life and was deeply impressed.
This is a classic battle that took place in ancient Greece. It is a visual feast of swords and shadows, and it is also an epic film with an alternative style.
"300" was originally adapted from a comic book. The film retains the exaggerated style of the comic book and uses thick, ink-like colors to present it.
So the overall look of the film is like people fighting in an oil painting.
In an era when epic films are gradually declining, after the failure of a series of films such as "King of Heaven", "Alexander the Great", and "King Arthur", if the style is not outstanding enough, it is obviously not lacking in attracting audiences. In addition to playing with the charm of images, the most attractive thing about the film is undoubtedly the well-developed muscles of the warriors.
While watching the movie, Jennifer Connelly was amazed by the actors' well-developed muscles. There is no doubt that these muscles also attract those muscle lovers, allowing these audiences to enter the cinema.
Therefore, although "300" was wildly criticized by the media and film critics, after the film received a box office of US$70.88 million in its first week, none of this mattered.
In fact, from the perspective of a film practitioner, "300" is not a good movie.
Just like little Gilbert felt that the movie "Journey to Thailand" was not a good movie, even though it was the first Chinese-language movie to have a box office of over 1 billion.
But for mainstream audiences, movies that can bring excitement, refreshment, and happiness are considered good movies.
In the film market, we cannot require all films to explore real-life issues. On topics such as the good and evil of human nature, what the audience wants more is entertainment.
So from this aspect, "The 300 Spartans" is a good movie, and the market has rewarded the movie
For an R-rated film, the first-week box office of $70.88 million is a very good result. The success of "300" also put Zack Snyder on Hollywood's radar.
Soon other Hollywood companies came to contact Zack Snyder, and Zack Snyder also communicated with Little Gilbert.
Little Gilbert did not deliberately make things difficult for others. After all, if his subordinates have better development, he has no reason to hinder them. It is unrealistic to expect them to spend their whole life for you.
Zack Snyder quickly reached a cooperation with Warner. Warner plans to restart the "Superman" movie, and Keeley Rose is personally responsible for this project.
She also said at a high-level meeting that this will be the best superhero movie in the history of Warner and DC. For this reason, Warner waved its hand, and US$150 million in production funds were immediately approved.
Zack Snyder called Gilbert Jr. a few days later and told him he was suffering from insomnia, unable to sleep and afraid of failure.
But it was obviously too late at this time, the director's contract had already been signed.
Kelly Rose is full of confidence, but she doesn’t know that the best superhero movie is being prepared.
For a mature team, although the preliminary preparation work is tedious, it does not seem hectic. The props made in the first film were still reusable, but director Gilbert Jr. requested that the prop production continue to be improved.
Just like Iron Man's Mark armor is constantly being developed and updated, Batman's suit will also keep pace with the times. This will also be shown to the audience, allowing everyone to see the progress of bat equipment.
Another important character design is the clown. In the early concept design, the clown designed by art director Serena Hafey made reference to the comics and Jack Nicholson's appearance.
However, little Gilbert thought it was too exaggerated, so he rejected it.
He said to Serena Hafey: "I hope the clown looks more like a real character. He should wear clown makeup, speak hoarsely, and wear a shabby and shabby coat. .
The character needs to highlight his sharp and neurotic side, and I hope to tap into the Joker’s inherent realism.”
Selena Hafey said she understood and she did a lot. refer to. In addition to referencing the Jack Nicholson version and Batman in the comics, she also went to the Museum of Modern Art in New York for inspiration.
At the same time, we also referred to the art design of the subculture circle and the punk style art design, and finally created the clown look that little Gilbert needed.
(End of this chapter)