Chapter 709: My own biopic
“These reporters are really interesting. They actually asked dad what he thought about “The Dark Knight” surpassing “The Godfather”, hum!”
It happened that the promotion of "The Dark Knight" came to Atlanta, and Sofia was filming here, so she came over to support it and got together with little Gilbert by the way.
"Really? What did Uncle Coppola say?" Little Gilbert asked with interest.
Sofia curled her lips and said: "Dad ignored them, he felt bored."
"Hahaha, think about it." Little Gilbert said with a smile: "I will go fishing with him when I have time. Although it is not my instruction, it still has something to do with me."
"No need," Sofia Waving his hand: "Dad doesn't care about these things, but I would like to ask you for a favor."
"How should I put it? Is it a lack of investment? Or do you want me to convince an actor to take part in your movie?"
"That's not the case," Sofia said with a smile, "I want to say that this is the reason why you will be asked to direct your future biopics. Got an Oscar.”
Little Gilbert raised his head and said, “Oh my god, Sophia, I’m not old enough to retire yet.”
Sophia chuckled: "You are right, but I think your current experience is legendary enough to make a documentary.
I want to take pictures of all your girlfriends, especially Si "Jia, you are so petty,"
"What are you talking about?" Jennifer Connelly just came in from outside.
Little Gilbert explained with a smile: "Sofia wants to make a biopic for me."
"Really?" Jennifer Connelly's eyes lit up and she hurriedly took Sophia's arm Said: "Then I want to participate in the show, I want to play Sally."
Little Gilbert asked curiously: "Shouldn't you be playing yourself? Why should you play Sally?"
Jennifer Connelly looked like you don't understand: "It's boring to play yourself, I want to play Sally."
"Easy to say, Sofia blinked: "When the time comes, all of you will show up, I won't let you go."
This is just a joke between friends. Of course, a biopic of little Gilbert will be made in the future. , little Gilbert felt that Sophia had to make it.
The two have had a friendship for more than ten years, and Sofia knows her well enough that she can probably make a good biopic.
Speaking of which, Nolan seems to be interested in biopics, and he especially wants to make a biopic of Napoleon. But unfortunately, the previous Napoleon movie Ponzi scheme was not long gone.
Hollywood hates hearing the name of this French dwarf now, and Nolan won't get a chance.
Little Gilbert also felt that photographing Napoleon was not a good choice. These three words were like a curse, and if you get caught in them, you will start to have bad luck.
He suggested that Nolan might as well pay attention to Oppenheimer and recommended him to read the biography book of "Oppenheimer".
However, Nolan is currently busy with "District 9" and has no time to make any biopics for the time being.
After winning the North American weekly box office championship with 182.11 million U.S. dollars, and the global weekly box office championship with 337.78 million U.S. dollars. On weekdays, The Dark Knight is starting to slip at the box office.
From Monday to Thursday, the film only received a box office of 39.47 million US dollars in North American theaters, which is not a bad result.
The premise for the box office explosion in the first week is that a large number of movie fans walked into the cinema because of good publicity and distribution work. However, the heavy viewing experience of "The Dark Knight" is destined to fail to attract movie fans to watch it repeatedly.
So Little Gilbert had already anticipated the sharp drop in box office on weekdays.
During the last promotional stop in New York, little Gilbert also visited the headquarters of Marvel Comics. Marvel has now shifted its focus to film production, and comics have become an accessory to serve the film.
After seeing the success of "The Dark Knight", Stan Lee couldn't help but make suggestions that Marvel Studios should move closer to the style of "The Dark Knight". He said this: "I think that movies with dark styles and heavy themes will become popular in Hollywood next. In order to adapt to the needs of the future movie market, Marvel movies need to make changes."
Marvel executives did not follow blindly, but consulted experts for their opinions.
When it comes to movies, who dares to say that little Gilbert is a professional? So all the executives turned their attention to little Gilbert.
Little Gilbert first expressed his affirmation of Mr. Stan Lee's idea: "The success of "The Dark Knight" has something to do with its production style. This is true.
But one thing we have to note is that when movie fans watch "The Dark Knight", they usually feel tired. This is caused by the pressure of the film itself and is unavoidable.
I think summer audiences are still happy to see a refreshing popcorn movie rather than accept mental torture.
If theaters were filled with movies similar to "The Dark Knight" style, I dare say that "The Dark Knight" would never have achieved such unprecedented success.
I think Marvel still needs to keep its relaxed route. "Iron Man" has proven that Marvel's route is correct, so don't worry. "
Subsequently, Gilbert Jr. also promised that he would direct "Avengers 1" to protect the most blockbuster work in the Marvel Universe.
Many Hollywood companies now attribute the success of "The Dark Knight" to its style, which completely ignores the essence of filmmaking.
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The real reasons for the popularity of "The Dark Knight" are multifaceted, and style is only one aspect. There is also an excellent viewing experience brought by sophisticated production, excellent performances by the actors, and a wonderful story.
And the film is not lacking in humor. Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman played a role in adjusting the atmosphere of the film and designed a lot of interesting lines and dialogues.
If you blindly think that "The Dark Knight" is completely heavy, depressing, and dark, then you are either a cloud audience or you don't understand it.
The next weekend, "The Dark Knight" still had no rivals and continued to dominate the North American and global box office. The North American box office reached US$280.11 million, becoming the fastest movie to exceed US$200 million.
The global box office accumulation is also very fast, reaching a box office of 532.36 million US dollars, becoming the fastest box office in the world to exceed 500 million US dollars.
Many media even boldly predicted that "The Dark Knight" will break the box office record of "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" and even surpass the box office record of "Titanic".
But little Gilbert said it was impossible: "Because "The Dark Knight" is not a movie that people can watch and enjoy over and over again. In fact, after you watch it once, even if you think the movie is good, you won't think Went to the movies.
This is different from "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" and "Titanic". These two films have accumulated such high box office because of repeated viewings by fans."
When "Titanic" set the box office record, those girls played an indispensable role. It was they who walked into the theater and shed tears over and over again.
I even brought my best friends, boyfriends, husbands, lovers, ex-husbands, and friends from sports events to watch it, which is why it accumulated such a high box office.
More importantly, "Titanic" has a wider audience and a larger market than "The Dark Knight".
"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" was due to its high quality and the power of the series, which allowed book fans and movie fans of "The Lord of the Rings" to watch it over and over again, and it earned a box office of US$1.8 billion.
Although it has not surpassed "Titanic", it is still the second highest box office of a single movie in the world.
But in terms of commercial influence, ten "Titanic" movies combined are not as good as one "Lord of the Rings" series.
So someone asked: "Which movie can break the record of "Titanic"?"
Little Gilbert replied: "Yes, next year."
(End of this chapter)