Chapter 547 Don’t want to repeat myself
Saoirse Ronan was a little nervous when she attended the press conference for the first time. She had never seen such a big battle.
Only then did the little girl understand why her parents were so excited when they heard that she was chosen by little Gilbert. Just look at the camera in front of you and the media behind the camera.
Although most of the focus of attention is not on her, this sub-battle is enough to keep the fledgling Saoirse Ronan busy for a while.
Of course, as the chosen female lead, Saoirse Ronan was still taken care of by reporters.
She said excitedly: "I am very excited and happy. This is my first time starring in a movie. Thank you to Director Gilbert."
"Call me uncle, no, call me brother." Little Gilbert said with a smile.
"Well," Saoirse Ronan said calmly: "Okay, I'm very grateful to Brother Gilbert. I've seen his movies before, and I'm a big fan of the "Lord of the Rings" series.
I didn't expect to be able to star in his movie this time.
I will perform well and live up to his expectations. "
It's okay that Saoirse Ronan didn't talk about "Lord of the Rings". When she mentioned "Lord of the Rings", reporters instantly remembered Peter Jackson's previous role as director of "The Hobbit".
So all kinds of questions were immediately thrown to little Gilbert. The most important question was why little Gilbert didn't serve as the director of "The Hobbit" and instead handed it over to a director with poor results.
Gilbert Jr.'s answer to this was the same as what he told Warner Pictures and Disney. He believed that besides himself, Peter Jackson was the most suitable candidate.
Regarding why he did not serve as the director of the work, Gilbert Jr. said: "The new "The Hobbit" trilogy tells the story before "The Lord of the Rings" and is the legend of Frodo's uncle Bilbo Baggins. adventure.
We plan to tell the entire story in three parts, and I will serve as producer and have full control over the direction of the film. "
Little Gilbert's subtext is to tell everyone that although Peter Jackson serves as the director, he also serves as the producer, so please don't worry.
In recent years, the films he has produced as a producer include the "Fast and Furious" series, the "Harry Potter" series, the "Mystery of the Spell" series, etc.
Not to mention that all of them are box office hits, but at least they are all well-received films and their quality can be guaranteed.
Gilbert Jr. added: "Over the years, I have been trying new things. One thing we often say is, don't repeat yourself.
I hope that I can always bring fresh feelings to movie fans, and this "The Last of Us" will be my brand new attempt. "
The topic successfully turned back to "The Last of Us" itself. Gilbert Jr. also gave a general explanation of the specific story this movie will tell.
"We all know that zombie-themed stories are very popular and very popular. But zombie movies in the past used more sensory stimulation to attract audiences, which is the selling point.
I want to break out of this framework and tell different stories from a new perspective.
I told Tom about my idea and he was very supportive and willing to be a part of the film. "
Tom Cruise nodded and said: "Yes, I am looking forward to seeing the final film of this movie in the cinema."
After the press conference, Gilbert Jr. rushed to Australia with his team to enter the arduous preparatory stage. Tom Cruise stayed in Los Angeles to do some training. After all, "The Last of Us" has a lot of action scenes.
Saoirse Ronan also needs to undergo certain training, not to mention how difficult the movements are, but at least she must look like a little girl who survived the apocalypse.
While Gilbert Jr. was preparing for "The Last of Us," the global box office of "Batman Begins" had reached $585.5 million.
By this time, the film's global box office potential has been basically exhausted. However, relying on long-term accumulation, it is not a problem for the film to exceed the global box office of US$600 million.
Looking at the box office distribution, the North American box office is as high as 284.47 million US dollars, and the overseas box office is 301.03 million US dollars. The difference is not very big. This is different from the box office structure of ordinary Hollywood movies today. Generally, the proportion of overseas box office of Hollywood commercial blockbusters is much higher than that of North American box office.
The North American box office and overseas box office of "Batman Begins" are almost the same, and the gap is not big.
Needless to say, the reason for this phenomenon is that the "Batman" series of movies is essentially the same as "Star Wars" and is a movie that is more popular in the North American market.
During this round of overseas releases, North American media evaluated "Batman Begins" much higher than overseas media.
In addition, Gilbert Jr. used realism to make movies, which made the audience of the movie not so broad.
Overseas, Superman's popularity is much higher than Batman's. Maybe it's because Superman's abilities are too strong and more in line with people's idea of a superhero.
A new "Superman" movie is also being planned. After Nolan made it clear that he has little interest in the "Superman" movie, Warner Pictures intends to find a new director again.
Nolan himself is more interested in the story of "Watchmen" and hopes that his younger brother Jonathan Nolan can join in the script creation.
The Nolan brothers are currently working on the script in their garage at home, and will eventually give it to Gilbert Jr. to review and decide whether to shoot it.
Regarding the director of the "Superman" series, Warner Pictures considered many people, but Gilbert Jr. recommended Zack Snyder to Warner.
Warner Pictures is still considering it, mainly because Zack Snyder is filming "300". Warner Pictures wants to see how the film performs before deciding whether to adopt Gilbert Jr.'s suggestion.
Another movie related to Little Gilbert is "Spellbound 3", which will be released on July 15th.
This fantasy adventure movie series with strong Chinese culture propelled Cheng Long to the throne of Hollywood's first-line star.
This year, the "Mystery of the Spell" series also comes to an end.
The reason for the ending is also very simple. Cheng Long is getting older and his focus has returned to the Chinese film industry, and he feels a little unmoved. In addition, the story of the movie seems to be unspeakable, so it is very wise to end it in the third part.
After the accumulation of the first two parts, the series also accumulated a lot of fans, and the film held a grand premiere at the Chinese Grand Theater.
The series stars Cheng Long, Shu Chang, Bingbing Li, Meng Dawu, Dwayne Johnson, Chris Owen, etc. all attended.
In the movie, Cheng Long continues to contribute famous scenes of collapse wherever he goes. This time the place Cheng Long is going to is the underground palace of Qin Shihuang.
The screenwriter of "Myth" is going to scold his mother. I also went to Qin Shihuang's underground palace. Why did you come too?
Although they both go to the underground palace, the two films are not at the same level in terms of production standards. This fantasy adventure blockbuster with an investment of US$180 million is a feast for the eyes with its special effects scenes.
Various action scenes that combine real shots with special effects, as well as some of Cheng Long's unique comedy style are very appropriate.
As the final film in the series, the film took in a box office of US$73.226 million in its first week of release, becoming the weekly box office champion that week.
It continued to earn US$39.868 million the following week, pushing the film's North American box office to US$113.094 million.
In the first week of its large-scale overseas release, the film earned US$189.05 million in overseas markets, especially in the East Asian market, which created surprises.
By the time Little Gilbert went to Australia, the North American box office of "Spellbound 3" had reached US$187 million, and the global box office had reached US$426 million.
It is a sure thing that the film will make money at the box office.
(End of chapter)