Chapter Five Hundred and Seventy Seventh Genius Actor

It was a hot premiere and a deserted one.

It was hot because hundreds of media reporters and thousands of protesters were besieged outside the El Capitan Theater where the premiere was held.

The cameras of the reporters were mostly aimed at the protest groups.

The chaotic protest scene is not much different from the indispensable routine program outside the annual Academy Awards ceremony.

Deserted, referring to the red carpet.

Apart from the cast of "The Passion of the Christ" and loyal friends of Mel Gibson's like Sylvester Stallone, there were basically no guests on the red carpet.

Although the film is extremely popular, anyone with a little brain understands the possible risks of this film. If it is not a die-hard like Stallone, who would want to walk the red carpet in this muddy water?

Ronan certainly wasn't inviting his friends and longtime collaborators to the premiere.

The Passion of the Christ is already gaining momentum.

The copyright of this film was bought out by the embassy film industry. In fact, many people came to participate in the premiere for Ronan's sake, but none of them went to the red carpet, but quietly entered the theater through the side door.

"I didn't expect you to come."

In the VIP room, Ronan and Scarlett Johansson gently hugged each other and asked, "Have you been busy with publicity recently?"

Scarlett Johansson said with a hearty smile: "You helped me get nominated for Best Supporting Actress, I have to fight for that statuette no matter what."

Ronan patted her arm lightly: "Good luck."

As early as early February, the Academy announced the nomination list for the 76th Academy Awards. "Lost in Translation" won five nominations for Best Original Screenplay, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Supporting Actress and Best Picture.

The Oscars will be held in one week. Whether Scarlett Johansson can win the award, all the work that needs to be done has been done, and now it only depends on luck.

Scarlett Johansson is very confident: "My luck has always been very good."

Ronan nodded slightly: "My luck is also good."

Both of them laughed tacitly.

Speaking of which, the awarding process of "Lost in Translation" has not been smooth sailing. Bill Murray has quite a problem with not getting the best actor nomination. He once publicly complained to the producer, but he is also an old actor. What he said only dared to go to the level of Shahai Entertainment, and did not mention Ronan's name at all.

Relativity Entertainment has limited resources to invest in rewards. Even from the perspective of controlling costs and risks, it will not invest too much money. If resources are scattered, it may lead to accidents in a certain target award.

After chatting about the Oscars, Scarlett Johansson turned to ask: "Has the date of "Dawn of the Dead" been confirmed?"

This is her first commercial film in which she actually plays the heroine, and it is directly related to her future money.

Ronan thought for a while and said, "It might be September or October. It will definitely be released within this year, and it won't be delayed until next year."

Scarlett Johansson said: "I hope the film will sell well, and my salary will increase a lot."

Ronan asked, "Are you short of money?"

Scarlett Johansson shrugged: "For this Best Supporting Actress, I owe a huge loan to the bank. It's not easy being a female star, I can't make ends meet."

"Calm down." Ronan smiled: "It will get better soon."

Natasha-Naumanoff is more appropriate to appear in the first Marvel movie? Follow the setting of the old goblin in the comics, or is it like the previous movie?

Ronan said again: "Scarlett, you go to contact Connie, I remember she has invested in a styling studio, next week is the Oscars ceremony, let her prepare for you."

Scarlett Johansson understood that Ronan was going to pay for her Oscars styling and said, "I won't be polite to you."

Before that, she planned to borrow another 100,000 US dollars from the bank.

Ronan saw a familiar figure approaching. The other party obviously knew him. Before he came close, he stretched out his hand and said in a low voice, "Hello, Mr. Anderson."

"Good evening, Mr. Stallone." Ronan shook hands with Sylvester Stallone and said, "Welcome to the premiere."

Stallone's voice is very special, a bit whirring, and his enunciation is not very clear, but it is very special, making people unconsciously think of Rambo.

After a few brief chats, from the looks of his face, Stallone's appearance is particularly in line with the image advertised by generations of old beauties. He doesn't speak much, has melancholy eyes, a stern expression, a strong body, and a calm mind. Moving forward, these tall and mighty classic images should meet the American appreciation taste.

It's not without reason that Rambo and Rocky are so popular.

Stallone came to attend the premiere today, not only to cheer for his loyal friend Mel Gibson, but also for other purposes.

In the former aspect, he is a typical conservative rightist in Hollywood, and he is not afraid of those so-called rumors at all.

The latter aspect is directly related to my career in the next few years.

"I heard that Relativity Entertainment acquired Artisan Pictures?" Stallone got to the point: "Ronan, is the copyright of "First Blood" also in the hands of Relativity Entertainment?"

Ronan glanced at Stallone, guessed in his heart, but said without hesitation: "That's right, all the copyrights of the "First Blood" trilogy now belong to Relativity Entertainment."

Stallone is straightforward and doesn't like to beat around the bush, so he asked directly: "Have you considered continuing to shoot a sequel to this series?"

Ronan smiled: "If you are willing to take over the fourth film, I have no problem here."

Stallone was just about to take the conversation, and Ronan put his ugly words first: "I personally like this series very much, but from the perspective of a producer, traditional action movies have declined. If I were to make "First Blood 4", The investment scale must be controlled, and the production cost will not exceed 20 million US dollars."

Hearing this, Stallone's enthusiasm was extinguished by more than half in an instant, and he said: "Action movies are expensive projects."

Ronan said: "If you want to come back, I can squeeze out a $20 million budget."

With the appeal of the name Lambo, it should be able to recover the investment of 20 million US dollars, but no matter how much investment, plus the cost of publicity and distribution, the risk is too great.

Stallone didn't expect to get such a reply to his proposal. After thinking for a while, he said, "Let me think about it."

Ronan nodded slightly: "Yes."

It doesn't matter if there is such a project or not.

Stallone originally had an idea about an action movie, but seeing that Ronan didn't pay much attention to it, and even looked down on traditional action movies, he stopped talking about it.

A good film project should be reserved for those who can appreciate it.

Ronan greeted several guests again, and saw Mel Gibson walking over with a man in his forties.

This man is not tall, wears a formal suit, and walks crookedly, always carrying a ruffian air, as if he is not doing the right thing.

Ronan recognized who this person was with just one glance. After all, the impression he had left was so deep that even if it was the first time he saw him off-screen, he could instantly confirm his name.

Mel Gibson greeted Ronan politely, pointed to this middle-aged man who always makes people feel foolish, and said, "Ronan, let me introduce you to a friend."

Ronan nodded slightly, and the eyes of the middle-aged man were also examining a large number of him.

"This is Robert Downey Jr., the son of Robert Downey Sr., a talented actor." Mel Gibson introduced the two parties: "Downey, this is Mr. Ronan Anderson, the owner of Relativity Entertainment Group .”

Robert Downey Jr. was a little slow to react, he squeezed out a smile, and shook hands with Ronan: "It's an honor to meet you, Mr. Anderson."

Ronan shook hands with him gently: "Good evening."

Mel Gibson saw that Ronan's reaction was very flat, and quickly said: "Donnie is very talented in acting. He was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor in the early 1990s."

Robert Downey Jr. hasn't quite said goodbye to the most jerk phase of his life, standing aside and letting Mel Gibson praise him.

With Ronan's current status, of course, there is no need to pretend to Robert Downey Jr., and it is only a polite and indifferent response.

Frankly speaking, Mel Gibson is a good friend, and he brought Robert Downey Jr. to Ronan just to help him develop his network.

Ronan secretly observed that the current Robert Downey Jr. is not the former Tony Stark.

At that time, Robert Downey Jr. was able to struggle out of the mud, thanks to the help of two people, one was his later producer wife, and the other was Mel Gibson.

The three said a few words in a nonchalant manner. Seeing that Ronan was not interested in Robert Downey Jr., Mel Gibson had to take him to another place, and soon chatted with Stallone.

Because of the Avengers project, Ronan knew more about Robert Downey Jr. than Mel Gibson thought.

Because of drugs, Robert Downey Jr. was imprisoned several times, most recently in 2001, and he was not released from prison until the end of 2002.

Drugs can be said to be one of the biggest scourges in the world. How many talents and families have been destroyed. Robert Downey Jr. is just one of many actors in Hollywood who have been destroyed by drugs.

After being released from prison, no producer dared to use Robert Downey Jr. lightly. The few roles Robert Downey Jr. took over were also obtained under the guarantee of Mel Gibson.

Even so, these jobs are not very good, such as being a "stand-in" for singer Elton John's song "I Want Love".

Once an Oscar-winning actor, now he has to lip-sync a pop singer.

This can also be said to be a typical example of not being dead.

But who would have thought that Robert Downey Jr. had extraordinary perseverance, achieved a counterattack, and reached the pinnacle of his life.

Tony Stark, a mechanic who can fix things.