Five Hundred and Seventy-One - Does the Protagonist of This Movie Look Like a "Superhero"?
"Maybe I really should have stayed at the training ground this afternoon, endured the bullshit torture, and competed with those two damn b***hs, rather than being ignored."
I thought that after entering the screening room, I could wait quietly for the movie to start without being disturbed by the crowd. However, after being led by the staff to sit down in the middle seat of the second row, people began to come over to chat with me one after another.
These were not the reasons for Naomi Watts to secretly complain about Nina. What made her feel uncomfortable was Charlize Theron, who looked proud of her scenery and simply ignored her without any scruples. An invitation was extended to Wayne to spend the night together.
After hearing the man's decisive rejection, the Australian actress rolled her eyes at the South African diamond, curled her lips in silence and did not give her any face.
After finally seeing off Charlize Theron, under the reluctant eyes of this woman, she returned to the front row where the main creators were. The next development of the matter almost made Naomi Watts go berserk on the spot.
The Italian woman, whose name she had only heard, was wearing a revealing evening dress that showed her mature figure to the extreme. She ignored her again, and after a passionate kiss with the man in front of her, she made a gesture. He gestured for the phone before twisting his plump body and leaving.
Throughout the whole process, these two women directly ignored Naomi Watts, as if there was no woman sitting next to Wayne at all. The most annoying thing is that Monica Bellucci really ignored her throughout the whole process. He didn't even look at her and just regarded her as nothing.
"Nami, if I were you, I would never pay attention to any provocation from those women." Hearing Naomi Watts' low-pitched swear words, Nina glanced at her boss's back and reminded her softly.
"Well......"
The Australian actress glanced thoughtfully at the two women on the crew not far away, and nodded slightly. "I understand that watching movies quietly is the most important thing."
Just as she thought, after a brief chat with Zack Snyder, Wayne sat back in his seat without even looking at the crew. From time to time, he whispered to Nina and asked a few questions about today's events. Guests, waiting for the upcoming movie.
At seven o'clock in the evening, the noisy chatter in the theater slowly subsided, and as the lights on the ceiling began to gradually go out, both the guests coming to the platform, the hundreds of movie fans behind, as well as media representatives and film critics all turned their attention. Attention was immediately directed to the big screen.
After Warner Bros.'s classic opening animation ended, the story continued directly from the threads left in the first film and was presented directly in front of the audience. At the end of the previous film, Neo finally realized his abilities and mission. After being shot and resurrected, he became an omnipotent "savior". He, Trinity, and Captain Morpheus returned to Zion, the human base, and were warmly welcomed by the people...
It’s not just the premiere at the Kodak Theater. Almost at the same time, 3,100 advance screenings were also opened in mainstream theaters in major cities across North America. Due to the strong reputation and huge influence of the previous film, most of them There were packed houses in all the venues in advance of the opening.
In the last corner of a theater in Century City where "The Matrix Reloaded" is being screened, Harvey Weinstein and Bob Weinstein, from the start of the movie, are just like the ordinary people in front of them. Like the movie fans, they stared at the big screen.
Except for the occasional "cool" from the fans in front of them, the two brothers couldn't help but frown, and there was basically no communication since the movie started.
"This movie was written by Wayne Greenberg himself, right?" After a while, Bob Weinstein relaxed in his chair and turned to look at his brother.
Harvey Weinstein nodded, without looking away from the big screen, and replied in a low voice: "He should have written it. The style of this film is unified and consistent with the first one. Even the successful ones The elements are all there too.”
"I have to say, he is a genius in this business."
Bob Weinstein sighed, feeling quite hopeful that he had narrowly escaped death. "While following the style of the film's debut, it is more like a black feast. Well, it is inseparable from technological innovation. From this point of view, director Zack Snyder is really in the same league as Wayne Greenberg. I learned something real from Ge.”
Having followed his brother in the industry for many years, Bob Weinstein can certainly tell the quality of a commercial film and its general market prospects. Although this film has only been screened for about half, in his opinion, it is a successful film. The quality of the film's sequel is more than adequate. Naturally, the market prospects have become predictable.
Especially when I think about the troubles Miramax has been encountering this year. Just after they announced that "Good Will Hunting" will be scheduled for mid-June, Warner Bros. immediately announced that "The Matrix: Reloaded" will also be scheduled for the same time. Over the course of one weekend, he felt a deep sense of malice.
"You are right. Fortunately, we have rescheduled "Good Will Hunting" to be released in December." At this time, Bob Weinstein looked at his brother with unabashed admiration. "Judging from the quality of this film, films released at the same time will be greatly squeezed."
Looking at the scene of Neo fighting a hundred identical Smiths on the big screen, as well as those action scenes and racing scenes that would appear every once in a while, Harvey Weinstein silently shook his head. This film is aimed at teasing the visual nerves of movie fans from beginning to end. Putting aside those nagging philosophical questions, this is a large-scale commercial science fiction production by Chi Luoluo, which is not the same as the art described by film critics. Cent relationship.
It is precisely these arrangements that extremely stimulate the visual experience of movie fans and tease the audience's emotions when watching movies, which are the greatest guarantee for the success of summer movies. Listening to the "cool" words in the theater, it shows that this R-rated movie, The audience base is not small at all, at least because of the brilliant first part, the influence of this one will only be greater.
"Wayne Greenberg really has full confidence in this film." Harvey Weinstein turned his head, looked at his brother, and muttered in a low voice: "I knew he dared to use it to snipe us. The movie won’t be that simple.”
He knew the things he did back then better than anyone else, and he could also guess the methods of the young Hollywood boss. The other party could no longer afford to play some disgusting tricks and just let himself earn money openly and openly. Not getting the money you should earn is the greatest revenge on yourself.
Obviously, this "The Matrix: Reloaded" can do it. Such a high-quality sequel to a popular movie is not a movie like "Good Will Hunting" at all. It can be compared in this special period, even if "Good Will Hunting" "No matter how much praise it received from film critics at its test screening, it would definitely not be able to compete head-on with a big-budget commercial science fiction film.
"Say," Bob Weinstein whispered to his brother while watching the movie. "That madman Wayne Greenberg didn't snipe us this time. Will he still stare at Miramax movies in the future?"
"Maybe." Harvey Weinstein smiled wryly and shook his head.
He felt that he could take the initiative to cancel "Good Will Hunting" and let "The Matrix Reloaded" dominate this precious summer release for a week. This has sent a very obvious signal to the other party to give in. According to normal rules, , the other party will most likely not pursue you.
But Harvey Weinstein had no confidence in the young man who eluded him. "In a few days, I will find a time to talk to him..."
"This period of time is very difficult. He just defeated Steven Spielberg and became the number one box office in film history." When Bob Weinstein thought of the massive reports in the media today, he felt like making an appointment. The opponent is very difficult. Those dazzling numbers "11" that make people feel incredible represent the opponent's current strong position in the circle.
Just like the film being shown now, no one will give all the credit to Zack Snyder. They will almost subconsciously think of Wayne. Ever since he entered Hollywood, this young man seems to have been born with incompetence. Just like the taste of failure, whether you are a director, producer or screenwriter, you all have the power to turn decay into magic.
"As long as you look for opportunities, you will always find them." Harvey Weinstein figured out the general character of Weinstein through the cooperation on "Blair Witch". He knew very well that if he couldn't find a way to do it, What should I do? That lunatic, who has dark thoughts about making money, might have sex with him again at some point.
Being lucky enough to escape this time does not mean that you will be as lucky next time. With the other party's current important position in Warner Bros., he doesn't need to do much. He only needs to slightly influence the top management of Warner Bros. to let the big productions he plans to release be released at the same time as Miramax's films, which will make him feel uncomfortable. die.
Especially in the past few years, since Wayne joined, Warner Bros. seems to have suddenly found a successful secret to operating movies. Most of the big productions released are sequels or adaptations of well-known movies and comics. The success rate and profit margin are astonishingly high. Basically, among the six giants, there is a tendency for one company to dominate.
"Let's leave it like this for now. Watching "The Matrix 2: Reloaded" today at least proves our guess. Wayne Greenberg deliberately wanted to use this science fiction masterpiece to make Miramac Si’s investment is completely at a loss!”
After muttering something to Bob Weinstein in a low voice, he stopped watching the ending of the movie and got up in the dark and walked directly out of the screening room.
"What did you think of?"
In the Kodak Theater where the premiere was held at this time, Warner Bros. CEO Jeff Robinoff saw that the film was about to end. He looked at Bruce Rosenblum next to him and asked in a low voice.
"Have you thought of it too?"
The distribution director of Warner Bros. smiled knowingly and was about to say something. There was a "boom" behind him and fierce applause and cheers from movie fans. It turned out that the subtitles had begun to scroll on the big screen, and the second part of "The Matrix" had officially ended. show.
The enthusiastic reactions of fans at the scene were seen by these two executives and a group of media and guests. Most people knew that this "The Matrix 2: Reloaded" will inevitably become Warner Bros.'s summer release Another hit, the only question is whether the box office hit will be higher than the first one. Again, this is an R-rated film after all, so it naturally has a disadvantage in terms of audience size.
The applause lasted for five minutes. It was not until the core members of the cast, led by Zack Snyder and Wayne, gave the audience two curtain calls that the excited fans lined up to pay their respects. Walk outside the cinema.
Looking at Wayne who deliberately stood behind the crew, Bruce Rosenblum took a deep breath and did not leave his seat in a hurry. Instead, he sat down and wanted to continue the topic he had just finished. "For this film, I can only say that it is a textbook classic science fiction epic. Zach did a good job. Judging from the effect of this film, he can definitely join the DC project immediately after directing the third film. Come on!"
"In Wayne's plan and script, there is a lot of black culture, kongfu, the cool mechanical sense of cyberpunk, and frequent action scenes and special effects shots for commercial purposes." Jeff Robinoff held his hands On his chest, he also looked at Zack Snyder, who was being praised by all the stars. "These elements are mixed together. Zach did a great job. More importantly, does the protagonist Neo in this film look like..."
"Super hero!"
After subconsciously joining the sentence, Bruce Rosenblum and Jeff Robinoff laughed at the same time. They both had this feeling, which meant that it was absolutely correct.
It is definitely impossible for the DC series to be filmed slowly by Wayne alone. This is known to all Warner Bros. executives. The young man is indeed energetic, but he is not an iron man after all. He must find a director with a relatively consistent style to join.
Zack Snyder has always been Wayne's answer. Obviously, through the production of two "The Matrix" films, these two important executives of Warner Bros. have put aside most of their doubts.
"The time is almost the same. When all the work on the third part of "The Matrix" is completed, Wayne will also be busy with "The Flash" next year." Jeff Robinov's mouth slowly raised, with a proud look on his face Emotions. "The progress of the DC series will be greatly accelerated by then!"
Even if he didn't say it out loud, Bruce Rosenblum could guess that the accelerating progress of DC would very likely make Jeff Robinoff the CEO before he leaves the position of CEO. He personally directed "Justice League", the final work of the first phase of the DC Universe.
With this momentum of development, the DC Universe is laying a solid foundation one movie after another. When "Justice League" begins production and is even released, the impact it can bring will definitely be a unique event. All media There is crazy hype about Wayne's current box office record, but Warner Bros. executives and shareholders know that by the time "Justice League" arrives, no matter how high the current record is, it is very likely to be broken by Wayne himself. .
"It seems that our Mr. $1.1 billion doesn't want to join in the fun at the media conference."
Jeff Robinov was obviously in a very good mood. He whistled, stood up and said to Bruce Rosenblum: "Let's go and talk to him before he plans to go home immediately." That damn Lord of the Rings, who knows if this will become a new revenue booster for Warner Bros. again?”