Rebirth In Hollywood

On May 4, ahead of the first weekend of May, "Iron Man" held a grand premiere at Hollywood's Chinese Theater, including Charlize Theron, Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart and other figures. The X-Men, along with Ryan, Scarlett Johansson, and many other members of the Avengers who have already appeared, were present at the premiere.

In addition to the male and female protagonists Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow, who have overshadowed everyone, the focus of media attention is still in the "Thor" plan that has been announced by surprise, who will play the male lead. On Chris Hemsworth.

Although this is an unknown Australian actor, judging from the current momentum of surprise star making, as long as the film is released, it is very likely to become a mainstream commercial film star.

The former hammer brother is still living in the Australian TV circle. When the people sent by Ryan found him, he was almost stunned by the big pie that fell from the world. As for the man who was destined to fall in love with him. The hammer brother who killed each other also reached an agreement with the surprise side, but he couldn't appear here because he was shooting other movies.

In addition to "Thor", Marvel is still in the process of selecting the main creative team of "The Avengers". Although this is just a standard Hollywood assembly line popcorn movie, the director still combines so many characters and elements into one film. Requires considerable power.

The candidate for surprise was originally Jon Favreau, but this fat man turned it down. He directly admitted that he did not have such ability.

Then the news reached Ryan, who recommended Joss Whedon, the director of the previous life, but the other's resume made Surprise hesitant.

After all, he just screwed up a Universal Pictures investment.

Speaking of Joss Whedon. His most famous work in the past is definitely "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," which once had a huge impact on North American teenagers, but in the new century. He wrote and produced "Firefly" but encountered Waterloo.

In 2002, Firefly ran just 11 episodes on Fox. Just because the setting structure was chaotic and the ratings were too poor, it was directly cut off. Although the DVD became popular for a while, Joss Whedon was pulled from Universal Pictures to invest and filmed the movie version, but it was still a pot. The messy hodgepodge, and last year's box office also proved that there is a problem with the idea of ​​cowboy western science fiction. In the words of a Hollywood insider, Joss Whedon destroyed himself from the moment the idea came to his mind.

Whether it's Joss Whedon's past work or the "Avengers" that Ryan recommended him to direct, they are all completely commercial works. In fact, it's no wonder that there are doubts about the surprise, because the box office of "Firefly" is too much. Miserable, the global box office only has a pitiful more than 38 million US dollars.

Such box office,

It's really not convincing, and he's shooting commercial films. Rather than a niche literary film.

However, the surprise side has not completely ruled out Joss Whedon, and is reaching out to him. This kind of large investment involving hundreds of millions of dollars, it is very normal to be cautious. If they make a decision, I am afraid that Ryan will consider whether it is time to replace the top management of surprise.

After all, no one would let a bunch of dickheads run a company worth nearly $4 billion for themselves.

"Hi Scarlett, you look like..."

As soon as he entered the VIP lounge of the theater, Ryan saw the chubby girl Scarlett Johansson. "It seems to have lost a lot of weight."

"Thank you, Ryan." Scarlett said she didn't care, although she usually said carelessly. But which woman would not care about her weight, "I have been losing weight and fitness recently. I am also preparing for the sequel to "Hurricane Rescue"."

"I remember going to Istanbul to shoot on location."

Ryan beckoned to Stan Lee, who was passing by, and before he could speak, Charlize in a moon-white evening dress came over. She seemed to have heard the conversation between the two of them. After holding Ryan's arm, she interjected. Said, "I heard that it's your turn to rescue your father this time?"

"Almost." Scarlett's eyes turned to Charlize, "Disney wants to launch a sequel next year, and the script is written very quickly."

"By the way, Charlie," she added, "don't you have any new work this year?"

"There are several scripts, and I haven't decided which one to pick up yet." Charlize shrugged gracefully, "Now is the critical stage of CT development, I'm a little busy with work, and I have to attend the World Cup in Germany next month. ."

"It turns out that it's the World Cup year again." Ryan rarely pays attention to this aspect in this world.

"You guys continue..." Scarlett waved to the other side, "I'll go talk to Christine for a while."

Seeing Scarlett leaving, Ryan simply walked towards the screening hall with Charlize in his arms, "Did you get stuck?"

"Not yet." Charlize leaned into his ear and said softly, "You have already helped me solve most of the funding and publicity problems. I can't believe that CT can rise in less than two years. "

Ryan just patted Charlize's hand lightly and said nothing.

In just over a year, the total sales of ct's candy and fashion products have exceeded 150 million US dollars. Although there are reasons for Disney's backing, Charlize's own efforts cannot be ignored.

While greeting people, the two found their seats. After sitting down, Charlize asked, "Go to Germany together next month?"

"Do you have a lot of activities over there?" Ryan asked rhetorically.

"You know, the 2010 World Cup is held in my hometown." Charlize leaned closer. "I'm going to participate in a lot of promotion activities with the organizing committee over there in South Africa."

"Let's see the time."

Football is hard to get him to cast too many eyes.

Like most of Marvel's superheroes, Iron Man is a hero with weaknesses, Tony Stark is an entrepreneur, and a playboy with a dazzling life, similar to last year's thin story of the Hulk. The storyline of the film can be completely described as ups and downs. The complex multiple identities of the protagonist make the story thrilling and interlocking, which is quite exciting.

In addition, the identity of the protagonist's technical otaku will surely be recognized by a considerable part of the audience.

As a film full of black technology, special effects are another big selling point.

The dazzling high-tech display has become a highlight of the film, especially in Tony Stark's private studio, which is full of various novel technologies. Digital special effects and real images are definitely the highest level that Hollywood special effects technology can achieve.

In the film, the transformation process of Iron Man is decomposed, and even details how the parts are matched and how the joints are connected. The dazzling colors and the rhythmic mechanical sound constitute a unique viewing effect, and Iron Man breaks through the sonic boom at the speed of sound. Special effects such as high-speed and high-altitude flight have also reached a realm that makes the audience stunned.

After all, the biggest selling point of this type of film is the use of super-popular special effects to create audio-visual limits.

Of course, the film also has many novel plots. For example, at the final press conference, Tony Stark faced countless reporters and said, "I am Iron Man"!

The era of secretive superheroes is over, and a high-profile, flamboyant superhero is born.

This film is full of joyful atmosphere, whether it is the plot, special effects, or the performances of several main actors, they are all very pleasing. This is from the extremely warm applause from the ordinary audience in the back row after the subtitles fell. Visible.

In today's era, the response speed of the Internet has already surpassed that of traditional media as a whole, and even those film critics with online columns are far less fast than netizens' comments on the Internet.

After all, those film critics also pay attention to art and connotation, and what ordinary audiences write is only the most intuitive feeling after watching the film.

"An extremely entertaining movie binge."

"It's fast-paced, humorous, and extremely entertaining."

"He's a hilarious, fart-loving, chattering hero! That '.man' at the end is so cool."

"This Marvel adaptation has an absolutely dazzling outfit, exhilarating missions, and eye-catching comedy."

Not only the general audience, but also relatively young film critics, also praised the film. Claudia Pugh, a famous female film critic who has been deeply influenced by Disney's public relations, wrote so in an online column.

"Iron Man is a wonderful, moving, unusual superhero movie, and Tony Stark is a fusion of almost every man's dream - money, status, sports cars, private jets, and Beautiful, with high IQ, courage, and a sense of justice - of course, the most important thing is that he has a sense of reality that other superheroes don't have. Perhaps, Tony created not only his steel suit, but also every An audience's dream."

The next day's "Los Angeles Times" also did not hesitate to praise the film.

"Playboy, talkative, super genius, high-profile rich second generation, the success of "Iron Man" lies in subverting the previous tradition of low-key, serious, serious, and incognito superheroes, with Biao's extreme personal charm, and a relatively pure High-tech geek style, fighting terrorists, which is more in line with the current state of American society."

As for Disney's media, it is natural to want to hold the movie to the sky.

"A mercenary arms dealer, after encountering a life accident and getting out of danger, turned into a philanthropist and a loner who punished evil. The storyline of the film is vivid and exciting, the actors' acting skills are also very good, and the level of computer stunts is absolutely superb. It's not just a sci-fi film, it's an inspirational film."

In terms of public opinion, Disney is fully prepared, and the rest depends on the market's reaction. (To be continued) ()