1486 Chapter 1486

In 2002, "Spider-Man" was born, making superhero movies a new type of money printing machine in Hollywood. In the next ten years, Disney teamed up with Columbia Pictures, 20th Century Fox and other companies to carry forward Marvel comics. Become the most profitable genre movie in the movie market.

Although Hugo is a little tired of superhero movies, he thinks that this type of movie is gradually becoming the same; but in fact, this kind of pipeline product is not bad, on the contrary, it shows that the production of genre movies is becoming more and more mature and has formed A complete system has matured in terms of rhythm, setting, climax, and audience, which is why superhero movies are always successful at the box office.

However, for actors and directors, the pipeline products have no new ideas, no highlights and no challenges. Just look at the selection of actors and directors in the later superhero movies. They are always keen to use newcomers-unnamed directors and actors, because the film production itself has nothing to do with directors and actors, no matter who changes to join the crew are able to complete the task satisfactorily.

Of course, it is undeniable that superhero movies have also become the best platform for making stars, and many obscure actors have relied on this opportunity to become famous. However, most of them are also limited to superhero shirt suits and become one of the products on the Hollywood commercial assembly line.

However, before entering the 21st century, the production of superhero movies is still immature. Except for "Superman" and "Batman", comic adaptations are still not popular choices - in fact, this is related to the transformation of the film industry. , After the computer special effects matured, the first commercial masterpieces such as "Independence Day" and "Tornado" appeared. After the production of special effects movies gradually matured, the incredible special functions and magical abilities in superhero comics were only available. The possibility of the big screen, so this has become a gold mine for Hollywood.

Therefore, at a time when the film industry is changing, superhero movies are actually not much different from other commercial movies, and film companies are still obsessed with the appeal of big directors and top stars. The "Batman" in 1989 was initially directed by Tim Burton, and the joining of Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson and Kim Basinger was even more luxurious; 1995 In 2008, "Batman Forever" gathered first-line actors such as Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Nicole Kidman, Fang Kilmer, and Chris O'Donnell.

It's no surprise that Warner Bros. has targeted Hugo as the new Batman.

However, with Hugo's current vision and ability, it is naturally impossible for him to be interested in starring in superhero movies. Even in commercial movies, Hugo has higher pursuits, similar to "Independence Day" and "Titanic". better choice. What's more, "Batman and Robin" is truly a disaster.

"Batman and Robin" was originally regarded as a "big collection of bad movies". Some people joked that this work made all the mistakes that a bad commercial movie could make, with too many sidelines, slow progress, dull main line, and weak climax. , the characters are mediocre... The most important thing is that the characters are heavily facialized, Batman does not show the demeanor of Batman, and other characters do not have any features and highlights, even as a popcorn commercial movie, the special effects are lackluster and the climax is dizzy Sleep is an epic smash.

The reason Hugo remembers this movie so deeply is not the movie itself, but the fact that all the protagonists have been unlucky because of this movie.

The actor George Clooney referred to this work as a great shame in his life, and he still regrets it many years later. This is also the only time in his career to try a real commercial blockbuster. "Batman" is impossible for him. Smooth out wounds. After the fiasco of this work, George, who had hoped to become a top star by relying on "The Story of the Emergency Room", was stunned, and he has always been rolling in independent low-cost productions, even many years later "Eleven Arhats" made him salty After the fish turned over, he still stayed away from commercial films.

Arnold Schwarzenegger, who played the villain Frozen Man in the movie, was completely sunk. After this work, the box office appeal fell flat. Even the "Terminator 3" in 2003 was not able to come back to life. Later, Arnold moved to politics. , became the governor of California, and returned to Hollywood after leaving office, but he was already "old and old". It was only then that people realized that "True Lies" actually became his final glory, which was really embarrassing.

Chris O'Donnell, who played Robin, had a bright future and was considered by many to have the potential to become a superstar, but after that, it went from bad to worse. After entering the 21st century, he gradually moved from the film industry to the small screen. Later, he became the star of "NCIS:LA", but failed to make another great career.

It is worth mentioning that the heroine of "Batman and Robin" is Uma Thurman, who was also in a downturn after this film until Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill" in 2003. Let her reappear in public. However, now that history has changed, I don't know whether Uma can still become the poison ivy girl of "Batman and Robin", and whether Uma can continue to play "Kill Bill" in the future.

So, facing Joe's invitation, Hugo didn't hesitate, and simply refused, "No, I'm not interested."

Joe, whose emotions were always calm, seemed very surprised. For the first time, his face fluctuated, "Why?" He seemed a little surprised, not because of Hugo's rejection, but because of Hugo's decisiveness. In Joe's view, it is not unusual for Hugo to be unwilling to play "Batman and Robin" with his current status, but at least Hugo will think about it. After all, "Batman Forever" has just been created. Box office success.

Hugo raised his eyebrows, and instead of answering directly, he asked instead, "I remember that Fang Kimer's Batman was very successful, didn't he?"

Joe pursed his lips slightly, "His schedule can't come." It can be felt that Joe is very uncomfortable with Fang Kilmer's "betrayal". After all, after "Batman Forever" won a big victory, is it Shouldn't the entire crew want to keep working on the sequel?

Not long ago, Fang was the first to sign a contract with the "The. Saint" crew, and performed with Elizabeth Sue, who had made a name for herself on "Away from Las Vegas". This also means that Fang missed "Batman and Robin", which forced Joe to reconsider the choice of Batman.

After Qiao Yiyu took Fang's situation, he said directly, "What about you? Is it also because of the schedule?"

Hugo could sense Joe's aggressiveness. He smiled and said jokingly, "Because I don't really like to play behind a mask?"

Qiao was stunned for a while, then suddenly realized that he nodded his chin, and said meaningfully, "We can also increase your performance without a mask."

Originally, Hugo was just joking. He couldn't say "I think this work will be a disaster" in front of the director, so he wanted to use a self-deprecating way to pass it on. But if he didn't want Joe to point, the flash of contempt in his eyes was caught by Hugo. After thinking about the "also" in the words, Hugo immediately understood that this was Joe. Seriously, he was implying that Hugo was playing a big game - "Independence Day" that happened again.

Hugo opened his mouth. He originally wanted to explain, but then gave up. Even if he explained, that's what Hollywood is like. If you want to believe, no matter how absurd rumors are, some will believe it; if you don't want to believe it, even if No matter how reliable the source is, there will still be doubts. Hugo is no longer a fledgling rookie. He walks upright and sits upright, and naturally he won't openly defend himself.

So, Hugo lightly outlined a smile on the corner of his mouth, "Then maybe Rick will be happy to read the script." Hugo didn't say anything about himself, but used Rick as a shield.

"It seems that the rumors are true, you really... really care about the script." The slight contempt at the corner of Qiao's mouth always stayed, and the sarcasm was very uncomfortable.

Hugo didn't mind, and raised his eyebrows slightly, "It's either salary or exposure. Actors always have to sign contracts because of something."

Hugo's answer may seem nonsensical, but in fact he is saying that he doesn't care about the pay, nor the exposure, and he also doesn't care about the cast, so he naturally has to care about the script. In Hollywood right now, you can count on one hand the actors who are qualified to say this, and Hugo is one of them.

Joe immediately heard the deep meaning in Hugo's words, and his face became a little stiff, "It can be seen that you are very confident. However, this is your night, and you can really enjoy it. It's just, the future. Who's to say, everyone is watching your next work, and I'm no exception."

These words, in the correct tone, were ordinary courtesies, but Joe's tone was a bit domineering, as if cursing Hugo's next work would fail. Hugo didn't know what was wrong. He had only met Joe through Susan's introduction a few hours ago, and then it suddenly turned into what it is now.

Although Hugo didn't know why, he didn't care, but looked at Joe with a smile, "Of course, no one can know what will happen in the future, including me and you, right?" Can you predict that "Batman and Robin" will be a complete failure?

Hugo's rebel army made Joe choked directly, and then Hugo turned around and left, leaving Joe standing in the same place with a gloomy expression on his face.

Joe looked at the back of Hugo leaving, and was silent for a while thoughtfully, and finally the corner of his mouth ticked up invisibly, but it disappeared soon, as if nothing had happened just now, and turned around calmly. leave.