Chapter 190 Big and Lasting
As a film with not too complex scenes and basically no special effects, "The Sixth Sense" will not be too difficult in post-production.
Because he had the original film as a reference, little Gilbert also had certain standards for the selection of lenses.
"Mehndi, shorten shot number three, lengthen shot number four, and see the effect."
"Stop, here, keep the close-up of the face."
In the editing room, little Gilbert and editor Mehdi are doing the editing work, and the process is going smoothly.
Producer Charles Rowan did not interrupt and waited until Gilbert had finished his day's work before talking to Gilbert about the announcement.
"The trailer of this film is not suitable for the Super Bowl. The film requires patience and requires the audience to immerse themselves in it little by little."
Gilbert Jr. said this when faced with the Super Bowl promotion strategy.
Charles Rowan nodded and asked: "What do you think is the most suitable time for the film to be released? My suggestion is to avoid "Jurassic Park 2" and avoid a head-on collision."
As a popular sequel to a movie, "Jurassic Park 2" has attracted much attention. When it meets it, it is basically a lose-lose situation.
Although this seems to be a bit timid and timid to the outside world.
But impressions are impressions, and the ultimate goal is to maximize profits. Little Gilbert decisively agreed to Charles Rowan's plan.
I have the impression that Big Ship is the box office champion, but according to the current progress, James Cameron has told Little Gilbert that there is absolutely no chance that it will be released in the summer, and it will not be until October at the earliest.
Little Gilbert's suggestion is to put the release date of Big Ship in the week before Christmas, which will cover the entire Christmas period.
In North America, apart from the summer season, the most important time is the Christmas season.
If you want to find something similar, the North American summer season is equivalent to the Chinese Spring Festival season, but it lasts longer than the Spring Festival season.
The Christmas period is equivalent to China’s National Day period.
As for China’s summer movies, although there are many blockbuster movies, in terms of importance, they are far less important than the Spring Festival and National Day movies.
Of course, little Gilbert is no longer involved in the Chinese film and television industry. He only needs to focus on the North American summer schedule.
There is a popular saying in the Hollywood industry, if you conquer the North American summer season, you conquer the whole world.
This is quite reasonable. Generally speaking, movies that are popular in North America during the summer season can also achieve good results in overseas markets unless there are special circumstances.
Little Gilbert asked Charles Rowan again: "By the way, has the schedule for "Speed 2" jointly distributed by Warner Bros. and Touchstone Pictures been set?"
“Of course,” Charles Rowan was still confident: “We all have great confidence in this project and think it will achieve pretty good results in the summer.
The film is scheduled to hit North American theaters on June 6. "
June 6th? Six or six smooth? Not always.
“Then let’s look forward to the results of this film!”
Little Gilbert heard that the director who took over was a young director who had directed several independent films and had just broken into the mainstream film industry.
He is said to be a young director, but he is actually five or six years older than Gilbert Jr.
It may be that the profits from "Speed" are really exciting. This time Warner and Touchstone Pictures jointly invested US$120 million to produce "Speed 2".
Keanu Reeves is still the leading actor, and he naturally received a salary of 20 million US dollars.
To be honest, Gilbert Jr. did not have high expectations for this film. Even Warner asked him to name himself as a producer.
But that's fine. If the film fails at the box office, it will prove Gilbert's own value and make his partners value him more as a director.
After thinking about it, little Gilbert made an instant decision: "Since we want to avoid "Jurassic Park", we should stay away. I suggest that the film be moved to May 23rd."
Charles Rowan immediately said: "Okay, I'll go communicate with the publicity department."
The release schedule is set, and all work is carried out around this release schedule.
Although it has not been announced to the public, it soon became known that Gilbert Jr.'s new film "The Sixth Sense" will not be released in the summer season as usual, but will be moved to May 23.
Spielberg even called specifically: "Little Gilbert, what a pity, I still wanted to meet you in the summer!"
Little Gilbert was also helpless: "I can't help it. Who asked the movie to be called "Jurassic Park"? I'm also afraid of dinosaurs, so of course I have to stay away."
"Hahahaha," Spielberg laughed after hearing this, and then asked about other things: "I heard that you are going to compete for an Oscar? Oscars are not that easy. You have to be mentally prepared."
"I will be satisfied if I get a nomination for best director. Our goal is to win the best picture." Gilbert Jr. said.
Spielberg pondered for a while and then said: "That's right. The theme of "Saving Private Ryan" is a movie that the Academy likes very much. It won't be a big problem to win the best picture.
Don't worry, I will definitely speak for you among the Jewish judges, and I believe they will make the right choice. "
Little Gilbert was not polite and expressed his gratitude directly: "Thank you then, Uncle Steven."
"You're welcome, I'm your teacher."
"Okay, thank you teacher."
Although we were talking about the Oscars, the first one to arrive was the American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards.
Speaking of the Golden Globe Awards, we have to mention the incident of Rio Yonishi Taro stealing the Golden Globe Award...
However, this Golden Globe Award and that Golden Globe Award are not the same awards. One is in the entertainment, film and television industry, and the other is in the field of football.
Although there is no distinction between styles and genres, there are still certain differences. Little Gilbert was still thinking about whether to buy a professional football team or a basketball team to play with.
It would be better to start a basketball team, then draft Ajan, let Ajan be the towel waver on the bench during his rookie period, and then directly abolish him.
But to be honest, with Ajan's technical characteristics, it is quite difficult to defeat him, because he has no skills to begin with.
But we’ll talk about these things later. For now, little Gilbert still needs to focus on awards and summer issues.
In addition to his own work, little Gilbert also paid attention to the production of "Good Will Hunting" for which he was the producer.
"Good Will Hunting" was completed earlier than "The Sixth Sense" and entered the post-production stage very early.
The film is currently scheduled to be released in North America on April 11, and will be distributed by Touchstone Pictures. This is something that Gilbert Jr. and Robert Iger have long negotiated.
"Good Will Hunting" was solely owned by Cantaloupe Studios. For the sake of little Gilbert, Robert Egger won the distribution rights.
Out of his distrust of newcomer director Sofia Coppola, Robert Iger also told Gilbert Jr. that this was for his sake, but Touchstone Pictures would ensure that it could not lose money.
Little Gilbert assured him that the film would exceed his imagination and be a success.
He hadn't seen Sofia for several months. As soon as he saw Sofia, little Gilbert exclaimed in an exaggerated manner: "Sofia, why are you like this?"
Sofia looked very haggard, with bags under her eyes and obvious blue circles, which were quickly developing into dark circles.
In order to cover up her dark circles, Sofia has recently started to use smoky eyes.
Sophia sighed and said, "It's so stressful. Every time I think about a film like this being directed by me, and if it fails, there will be no chance to make a comeback, I can't sleep."
Little Gilbert was silent for a long time before he patted Sophia on the shoulder and said: "What are you afraid of? I am the one who strongly invested in this film, and you were also my choice.
I believe in your ability and you won't let me down. "
"That's why I'm so stressed."
Sofia seemed to have found an outlet to vent with her good friend Little Gilbert: "I never thought that the pressure and responsibility of being a director would be so great.
Little Gilbert, how do you deal with these pressures? "
"It's pressure! It happens all the time. I was just like you. I couldn't sleep when I thought about the investment in the film and the expectations that were weighing on me." Little Gilbert comforted Sophia with his own affairs.
"This aspect mainly depends on your own adjustment. You can go fishing, go on vacation, ski, surf, or even bungee jumping. It's all good."
Listening to little Gilbert's suggestion, Sofia simply said: "No matter, I'm going home to have a party and invite a lot of handsome guys."
"Wow!" Little Gilbert exclaimed in amazement: "You are so big? Remember to have Dudu protect you, and remember to have them checked to be careful about HIV."
Sophia glared angrily: "Go away, who do you think I am? Am I so chaotic?"
This is indeed not the case. Sofia, who received a good upbringing, does like to date handsome guys, but she will not participate in such a scene as a party.
Of course, it may also be due to the influence of little Gilbert. After all, little Gilbert himself does not go to these parties.
Sofia, who learned all the directing styles and techniques from little Gilbert, also unconsciously moved closer to little Gilbert in her life style.
But she does like handsome guys, and it is still possible to date several handsome guys within a period of time.
Little Gilbert also heard from Verona Ryder that Brad Pitt cheated on Sofia while he was dating Gwyneth Paltrow.
Of course, it is more likely that Mr. Pitt dated Sofia because of Sofia's father and the director Little Gilbert.
Verona Ryder and Gilbert Jr. are still connected, but not physically connected after that night at the Oscars.
This woman seemed to be getting more and more abnormal. She was discovered by media reporters several times stealing things, and then was suppressed by her agent.
But once things are done, sooner or later it will be exposed.
If a dignified A-list actress steals things, not only her reputation will be ruined, but at least her bad image has been established.
Little Gilbert can also do this. Verona Ryder, who played in a rock band with Johnny Depp, believes that rebellion and freedom are noble spirits.
Little Gilbert's excessive interference only made her unhappy.
After several times, little Gilbert was too lazy to take care of it.
After Gwyneth separated from Gilbert Jr., she dated several boyfriends, the latest being Brad Pitt.
This girl also has a big mouth and compares little Gilbert with her current boyfriend everywhere.
He even bluntly said at a party that little Gilbert was older and more durable than Brad Pitt, which made Mr. Pitt very embarrassed.
When little Gilbert found out, he immediately called Spielberg.
After being taught a lesson by Spielberg, Gwyneth restrained herself a lot.
But little Gilbert's big and lasting story is already well known to everyone in Hollywood.
No wonder the women who had a relationship with little Gilbert were obsessed with him. His father had been very strong before, but he didn't expect his son to be even better.
However, compared to the chaotic life of old Gilbert, little Gilbert lived a more controlled life.
As for Naomi Watts and Cameron Diaz, who are already A-list actresses, they live directly with little Gilbert.
The fact that Hollywood's new sweetheart Charlize Theron also lives with little Gilbert seems normal to everyone.
You are not married, you have no legal obligations, and you have no moral concerns. What do you care about others?
(End of this chapter)