Chapter 1401 1401 Bustling
All year round, day and night, seasons and holidays, Burbank, which has always been noisy and noisy, ushered in a lively morning. More than 800 people gathered at the entrance of the studio base, including reporters and movie fans. There are bystanders... It is bustling, crowded, and lively, everyone's faces are filled with relaxed and excited expressions, and they can clearly feel the joy and comfort of the new year's new atmosphere.
All of this is just because today is the day when "Doomsday" officially starts--no, just at the press conference of the opening ceremony, Roland Emmerich announced that the work will hopefully be renamed "Independence Day", this The idea from Hugo has been supported by the entire crew, but due to copyright issues, there are still some follow-up procedures to be dealt with, so 20th Century Fox is still working intensively.
"We hope that the film can be released on Independence Day. Of course, this means that our entire crew is under enormous pressure, and we have no time to rest and adjust." Roland said at a press conference, the slightly stiff German The tone, though not much humorous, still made the reporters laugh.
Independence Day in the United States is July 4th, which is National Day. From filming to post-production - the post-production special effects of this work have been in production since April last year - less than four months, and then It's about to invest in the first wave of publicity, which is indeed an oppressive schedule choice for the crew.
Commercial blockbusters are different from "Seven Deadly Sins" and "Death Ramble". Due to the cumbersome visual effects and post-production, it often takes half a year, a year or even longer to complete the production. "Independence Day" has been producing computer special effects for more than half a year, but it is still not completed, which shows the complexity and tediousness of the work. Therefore, the production cycle of commercial films will be relatively long, and now there are only four months left for "Independence Day", which is indeed very urgent.
The atmosphere of the entire press conference was very relaxed, with Brad Pitt rising strongly at the end of the year, Hugo and Jim Carrey joining the 20 million club successively; Paramount Pictures officially announced a day ago that Tom - "Mission Impossible" starring Cruise will premiere in the last week of May, kicking off this year's summer... This period is the same as the New Year's atmosphere for reporters, with constant explosions and news Constantly, the days are very moisturizing.
Not to mention that at the press conference, Hugo was also very cooperative, answering the questions of the reporters one by one, chatting and laughing, relaxed and comfortable, so that the whole scene was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.
It seems that for the uncrowned kings, the stormy seas in the second half of 1995 have finally passed, and after entering the new year, they have also opened a new page and set off again.
After the press conference, 20th Century Fox held a grand breakfast, and all the uncrowned kings who were present were admitted to join in today's star-studded opening ceremony.
Today, the scene can be said to be full of stars. In addition to the actors who made a cameo appearance on "Independence Day", many bigwigs have made a special trip to the scene to make a show for Hugo. Steven Spielberg, David Geffen, Jay Frey Katzenberg, the three top DreamWorks presences, all appeared at the scene, Tim Robbins, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, Paul Newman and his wife all attended Well, Al Pacino, who made a friendly cameo, also brought Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep, a group of Hollywood-worthy partners.
In addition, Mark Canton, president of Columbia Pictures, Kevin Pence, CEO of Twentieth Century Fox, Mayer, the head of Universal Pictures, and Shirley Lang, the behind-the-scenes manipulator of Paramount, Xin and others also attended, and the level was so high that it was dizzying.
Many reporters have sighed that this opening ceremony is not inferior even when compared with Oscar night. Let the reporters have already begun to look forward to the premiere of "Independence Day". If the starlight of the premiere day is half of today's, it is bound to be the most anticipated day in the summer.
Obviously, 20th Century Fox's strategy has been successful, and the film has not yet started shooting, but it has already reached its peak of attention - the huge publicity fee is also the most important part of the film's production cost. Today's opening ceremony cost at least $300,000, if not more. Of course, the effect produced is naturally amazing, which is eye-catching. Now it seems that 20th Century Fox has focused almost all of the company's publicity resources on "Independence Day", with the arrogance of success or failure.
Hugo was tired all morning, finally found a space to drink a glass of juice, took two sandwiches and hid at the door of the prop room behind the studio to catch his breath. After a while, Samora carried a plate with a pile of food in it, and sneaked to the back, Hugo's eyes immediately burst into the figure of encountering the Savior, "Thank you, thank you so much. "
Samora held the plate and put the bacon on the plate to his mouth - although he was already full, "Wow, I didn't expect it to be so grand today, it's too exaggerated."
Hugo raised his eyebrows, his face full of surprise, "Don't look at me, this is the first time I have experienced such a boot ceremony."
Although Hugo has participated in many opening ceremonies before this, the opening ceremony of "Seven Deadly Sins" last year was also grand, but compared to today, it can only be said to be pediatrics. It was not until today that Hugo really saw what the so-called "Shanda" should be.
This is Hugo's first real high-cost, high-investment work in the past thirteen years of his acting career. Even in the 21st century, an investment of $100 million can be considered a high-cost work, not to mention now. Woolen cloth. And there has been a lot of noise lately, and 20th Century Fox has consciously launched the first wave of pre-publicity, so this has created the grand opening ceremony today.
"Nobody mentioned Macaulay today?" Hugo muttered suspiciously.
Samora picked up another piece of apple, stuffed it into his mouth, and took two bites before saying, "Rick made preparations before, but after I arrived today, I took a look and heard that Kevin had said hello."
Hugo paused slightly as he was chewing his sandwich. Actually he shouldn't be surprised, should he? Today's Macaulay is already a thing of the past, and without interest, there is no concern, whether it is a film company or the news media, not to mention, Macaulay's father, known as hell's watchdog, really took the entire Hollywood All guilty.
At the beginning, Kit was blatantly threatening, "If you don't satisfy my wishes, Mike will refuse to film!" Since Macaulay was a minor, all decisions had to go through Kit, so Kit took the emperor to make the princes, satisfied own private. Desire, do whatever it takes to make money, and then spend it wanton.
Since Macaulay has box office appeal, all major film companies have no choice but to meet Kit's unreasonable demands. Now that Macaulay has lost its value, it is impossible for the major film companies to dismantle the bridge. They not only have to unload the mill and kill the donkey, but also have revenge and complaining - although for them, a Macaulay is fundamentally It's not worth the effort to deal with it, but it is easy to complete the ban with a casual sentence.
From 20th Century Fox to Warner Bros., from Columbia Pictures to Universal Pictures, almost all of them hate Kit.
On the day of the audition, when Hugo left the Los Angeles Grand Theater, he asked Joseph to inquire about Macaulay and Kit. The result was, "We have already prepared, don't worry." When 20th Century Fox greeted him, the news media naturally wouldn't care about Macaulay, who had no topic at all. It would be easier to just sell a face.
However, hearing this in Hugo's ears, it was quite sad. Of course, all of this is Kitt's own sin and can't live, and there must be something to hate about poor people.
Hugo sighed lightly and looked down at the plate, only to find that Samora had eaten more than half of it, and there was not much left for him, "Hey, are you hungry or am I hungry?"
Samora couldn't help being stunned for a while, then smiled awkwardly, "Hehe, you can't blame me, Joe is losing weight recently, so I forbid me to eat and drink in front of him, you know I'm working very hard." Hugo didn't buy it at all, he just said After giving him a roll of eyes, Samora quickly showed a pleasing smile, "I saw sushi just now, why don't I get some for you? Sashimi and other things are made by a chef on the spot, so it's very fresh. "
Hugo curled his lips, "Forget it, let's go out, I guess Rick is looking for me everywhere again at this time." Today Hugo is the core of the core, when Hugo's requirements for 20 million yuan and box office dividends are obtained. After 20th Century Fox's approval, Hugo knew clearly that he would have to pay a corresponding price. There is no free lunch in this world.
What's more, the opening ceremony is a normal publicity occasion, not malicious speculation, Hugo has no reason to refuse.
"Yes, Rick told you to take a look at the final selected child actor. Carl seems to want to sign the child actor and ask for your opinion." Samora then remembered this matter, and hurriedly Speaking of.
Hugo was stunned. At the press conference of the opening ceremony just now, Hugo, Alexander Lorraine, Sandra Bullock, and Jennifer Aniston appeared on the stage as actor representatives, but he did not see the final audition. The selected child actors, "Why do you ask me to give opinions, I don't know anything about them?"
As Hugo spoke, he and Samora walked outside. Samora handed over a tissue and motioned for Hugo to wipe his mouth and tidy up his appearance, but he kept saying, "We all believe in you. Eyes, not only the script, but also your keen sense of art!"
"The artistic touch... ugh, sounds like deodorant in the bathroom."