Six Hundred and Thirty-Five-Media Meeting

"The Academy has never disrespected me. On the contrary, the North American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' unique arrangement at the Oscars ceremony the previous year made me feel their immense respect for me. "The Dark Knight" is indeed A good movie, but "Titanic" is not bad either, so it makes no sense to forcefully compare the two together."

Outside the huge studio at Warner Bros. Studios, Wayne was chatting in front of dozens of media reporters who had arrived at short notice. Although the arrangement was hasty and everyone was in the open air, the flashlights on the scene were still flashing, taking pictures of the man in the front row.

"Speaking of this, I have to clarify another thing. I have a good relationship with director James Cameron. We are great friends in private. We appreciate each other's talents. I premiered "Titanic" The reason why he went to participate was to be able to see this movie for the first time, which took him more than three years of ups and downs to shoot.

I have to say that his performance was perfect. Now the love between Jack and Rose is being sung by audiences around the world, which has already proved the greatness of "Titanic". This is a film on the same level as "The Dark Knight". There is no need to compare with each other, and I have not been treated unfairly! "

Looking at the dozens of impatient media reporters in front of him, Wayne raised his arms and made several downward movements to indicate that he had not finished speaking and that this was not the period for free questions.

At the same time, the seriousness on his face began to slowly change into a smile as his hands moved. Under everyone's gaze, he pursed his lips and continued with a hint of ridicule: "At the premiere of "Titanic", there was another very interesting thing that I would like to share with you.

I remember that night, James and I were talking about the movie "Titanic". Neither of us expected that this movie would achieve the glory it has now. At that time, I also made a joke promise to him. If "Titanic" can be recognized by most of the Academy's judges, then I hope to be able to personally award him with my statuette and return it to him on the same stage. .

Now it seems that this matter is very likely to be realized, isn't it? So I would like to take this opportunity to appeal to the college through all the media friends present. "

Having said this, he shrugged at everyone and deliberately looked full of expectations. Although his acting skills were terrible, he still aroused good-natured laughter from most reporters. "Hey, although I have been very busy with work recently, I cannot miss an event like the Oscars.

So, I am always waiting for the call from the Oscar organizing committee to be a guest presenter at the Oscars ceremony, e on, I hope you won’t keep me waiting for too long. "

Everyone knew that Wayne was using this joking appeal to show that he had a good relationship with the students. Regardless of what happened in private, by doing so, he at least took the initiative to express that the college was not treating him unfairly.

The main target is undoubtedly the storm of public opinion now spreading across North America. On the one hand, he expressed his personal relationship with James Cameron's good friend, and on the other hand, he praised the greatness of "Titanic" just to tell everyone that it is completely meaningless to put the two films together and compare them with a magnifying glass.

"Director Greenberg."

At the moment when the temporary host of the media meeting, Charles Rowan, signaled that reporters could ask questions freely, dozens of hands were raised high. After being called upon, a reporter in the front row couldn't wait to ask: "There have been rumors for a while that you intend not to attend this Academy Awards because of the Academy's attitude towards the nomination of "The Dark Knight" ceremony......"

"Hey, man."

Facing the reporter's question, Wayne smiled and spread his hands, and without waiting for the other person to finish speaking, he answered into the microphone: "I think this is a completely baseless rumor, just like I said before, I don’t have any special opinion against the Academy, and I’m not protesting by not attending the Oscars because of the nomination of The Dark Knight.”

I don’t know which gossip entertainment tabloid first reported it. In the tone of an inside source, they swore that Wayne was furious because of the nomination issue and was extremely disappointed with the unfair treatment of the academy. He even made it public in private. Declared that he will not attend this year's Oscars.

It just so happens that this piece of seemingly uninhibited gossip has been forwarded by many entertainment media, because both industry insiders and ordinary movie fans who are watching the excitement feel that this news is very authentic. Hollywood The new generation of leaders in film art must show their attitude after being treated unfairly.

"Director Greenberg."

A reporter who had "Premier" hanging around his neck waited until he had clarified the false rumors and immediately asked: "Can you talk about your box office performance of "Titanic" directed by James Cameron?" view."

Today's "Titanic" is still in theaters all over the world. From the latest box office report, we can find that the box office of this big ship has infinitely approached 1.1 billion US dollars. What's even more surprising is that there is absolutely no intention of stopping.

Now more and more people are beginning to look forward to whether this film can surpass the US$1.219 billion of "The Dark Knight" and reach the top of the box office in film history. Many people also want to know what Wayne himself thinks about movies that may surpass him. This issue is considered a hot topic.

"I personally can only be happy with the box office performance of 'Titanic', although there is a very real possibility that James will surpass me."

Continuous self-deprecation is always the best way to resolve problems. What could Wayne actually think? Of course he hopes that he will always sit on top of the box office rankings in film history.

But that is obviously impossible. As early as when the box office of "The Dark Knight" exceeded one billion US dollars, he was already ready to be surpassed. Any market performance will become very pale in the face of the completely unreasonable realization of big ships.

"The Ronin Begins with Douluo"

More than ten or twenty years after watching it all over Hollywood, This Big Ship still firmly occupies the number one box office spot in film history. If the card god hadn't broken it himself, it might have continued to exist.

"As you know, I am still very young and still have a lot of time to create. Who can say for sure whether I will be able to produce works with higher box office in the future? As you know, the North American theater market is still growing. Expansion, theaters in various cities are still being built at an extremely fast speed, so the rapid development of the theater market is an opportunity for all Hollywood directors."

Some words are just superficial words. Wayne knows better than anyone else that although the theater market is still expanding rapidly, the price of movie tickets has not had room for substantial growth in the following ten years. The popularization of the Internet has given young people a variety of entertainment choices. In fact, it is very difficult for a film with a box office of more than one billion US dollars to appear again.

But he obviously has a greater chance to achieve this goal than other directors. He has an advantage that no one else has, and that is that through his years of hard work, "Justice League" is very likely to ignite a bigger fire. . And this is the only way Wayne can come up with a hope of surpassing "Titanic" after emptying his head.

"Mr. Greenberg, what do you think of this year's Oscars? Can you make a prediction?"

Seeing that the awards season has entered its climax, more people are still paying attention and discussing the Oscars. A reporter from the Los Angeles Times asked: "Many fans want to know, what are your thoughts on "The Dark Knight" , what are your expectations at the Oscars, and can you make a prediction?”

"Well......"

After thinking about it for a while, Wayne said into the microphone: "To be honest, I have been too busy with work during this period. I have been so busy that I have no time to pay attention to the Oscars. But I have full confidence in the Academy and believe that they will give "Batman Continues" "The Dark Knight" deserves the honor it deserves."

Speaking of this, he paused and joked again: "Whether it's the Oscar for Best Director or the Oscar for Best Picture, I already have these two most important honors. You can't count on me. I get it every year, right? Other filmmakers in the industry who work hard to create will want to kill me.

Well, maybe I should direct and act myself, and then rely on my "superb" acting skills to win the Oscar for Best Actor? "

As we all know, directors and actors have completely different perspectives. A common phenomenon is that for successful Hollywood directors, their acting skills in front of the camera are like disasters. Even though they are very good at directing actors to perform, once they appear on the stage, they will be as amateurish as they want to be.

His words caused another burst of laughter, and everyone knew he was joking. Although Wayne's face, even in Hollywood where handsome guys and beautiful women gather, is definitely tough and handsome, but it has never been popular here. Little fresh meat. Even with a face like Tom Cruise and Leonardo DiCaprio, he still looks like a muscular man after taking off his clothes, and he is also a muscular man with superb acting skills.

"Okay, I need to reiterate something."

At the media meeting, the topic always revolved around the Oscars. Near the end, Wayne put away the smile on his face, looked seriously at the reporters in front of him, and finally said into the microphone: "I respect the Academy very much. Likewise, the academy has given me considerable respect, and I don’t have any objections to the academy. OK, that’s it.”