Two Thousand Two Hundred and Eighty-Six Huashan on the Sword

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The summer of 2010 was the focus of indiscriminate heated discussions. To be precise, there were two. The first was the animation war between Pixar and DreamWorks and Disney. In the end, Pixar's strong victory ended, but the recovery of Disney and DreamWorks also It has aroused everyone's expectations for the future animation market; the second is the head-to-head confrontation between "Pirates of the Caribbean 4" and "Pirates of Dreams".

When the "Pirates of Dreams" project was established last year, the media almost had a physical conflict, and the popularity almost made the media reporters in the entire North American region lose their minds.

This work first came from the joint effort of Eleven Studio and Warner Bros. with an investment of 160 million. This is also the first live-action movie with a book cost exceeding the threshold of $100 million since the establishment of Eleven Studio - Pixar Animation Works are not counted, this can also be considered as a signal that Eleven Studio is officially entering the next stage.

Eleven Studios, which has been making steady progress in the field of independent films, before this, the highest investment was only 60 million US dollars for "perfume", and the cost of most of the works was controlled below 30 million. But even so, Eleven Studio has achieved impressive achievements that attract the attention of the whole world. Now, Eleven Studio has also started the mode of large investment and large production, not to mention creating box office miracles like "Avatar" and "Titanic", but as long as it is "Iron Man", "Dark Knight" such box office level works , it is enough to mark the competitiveness of Eleven Studios to a new level.

Secondly, "Inception" comes from the third collaboration between Evan Bell and Christopher Nolan. This time it goes a step further. The two co-directed and wrote the script together. The cast also includes Evan Bell and Alan - Page, Marion-Cotillard, Michael Caine, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ken Watanabe, Tom Berlanger, Pete Postlethwaite and other eight Oscar acting nominees, compared to " "Eleven Arhats", "Valentine's Day" and other star-studded movies are not inferior.

Therefore, "Inception" can be said to have easily become the most anticipated work in the summer of 2010, especially after "The Dark Knight" created a box office miracle in the summer of 2008, although "Avatar" in 2009 Then it made history again, but this time Evan Bell and Christopher Nolan teamed up really high-profile.

Among the many expert predictions and audience votes at the beginning of the year, "Inception" was the first place in the most anticipated works, and it was also the most powerful contender for the 2010 year-end box office championship.

As for "Pirates of the Caribbean 4", it is the center of the topic storm.

Not long ago, Sony Columbia Pictures officially announced that Tobey Maguire will withdraw from the "Spider-Man" series, the official reason being that Tobey Maguire is too old to play the role of Peter Parker, but the circle Everyone knows that Sony Columbia Pictures and Tobey Maguire have grudges against each other, and it can be said that they broke up and were forced to end the "Spider-Man" series.

Later, it was rumored in the circle that Sony Columbia Pictures would restart the "Spider-Man" series, but instead of shooting "Spider-Man 4", it was re-casting, re-creating the story, and returning to Peter Bock to become Spider-Man. The story of the film is re-shot, which is equivalent to overturning the entire "Spider-Man" series and starting from scratch.

The sequel to the "Spider-Man" series is a fresh start in a way that, although the new Spider-Man will experience pressure to compare to Tobey Maguire, the story is also starting anew, so it helps to reshape it. A new Spider-Man would be a good idea.

The same thing happened to the "Bourne Bourne" series, which created countless topical successes,

Matt Damon completely fell out with screenwriter Tony Gilroy, and even publicly yelled in front of the media, but how can Universal Pictures, which is getting worse and worse, give up this money-making series?

Therefore, Universal Pictures also quietly restarted the "Bourne Bourne" series. The story temporarily named "Bourne Bourne 4" is a brand new story. The protagonist of the first three films, Jay Bourne, no longer appears. Although the name is the fourth, it is not a remake, nor is it a sequel or a prequel, but there will be a brand new hero, and opening a new chapter is an independent plan.

In other words, "Brunette 4" is actually a series of overthrow and reconstruction through the name and mode of the series.

This way, in fact, is just to learn from the successful model of the previous trilogy, replace all the characters and stories and start again on a higher new level, although the quality of the finished product of the fourth part will be used by everyone. Compared, but definitely a wise choice.

It can be seen from this that in fact, in Hollywood where money is paramount, no one is willing to give up sequels, but there are many ways to make a series continue to survive, even if it is changing actors, changing directors, and changing scripts, there are ways to continue. The same is true of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, of course.

In fact, in Evan Bell's view, the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series is going to shoot the fourth part. It can learn from the "Bourne Bourne" series and set up a new pirate captain to reopen the situation. As for the "Spider-Man" series. With the particularity of comics, it is not worth learning from.

But Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer didn't make such a choice. After Evan Bell's exit, the project barely started, and the difficult re-casting, "Pirates of the Caribbean 4" reached a new off-site explosion point. At the high point, Pene-Lecce succeeded Evan Bell and continued to play Captain Jack Sparrow. At the same time, Jacob-Tippo and Penelope-Cruz were also recruited to play new roles, which immediately made "Caribbean". Pirates 4" became the focus of discussion.

Captain Jack Sparrow can be said to have won thousands of fans by relying on Evan Bell's charisma, otherwise imagine another actor holding orchid fingers, catwalking, smoky makeup, and gold teeth on the big screen It is really difficult for people to accept the trouble of making waves. But now, with the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series going on, Evan Bell is gone, replaced by a little-known Broadway actor, and in an instant, the swearing is pouring out, almost overwhelming Disney.

"Pirates of the Caribbean 4" abandoned the iron triangle of Evan Bell, Orlando Bloom, Keira-Knightley, only retained Jeffrey Rush, and then launched a new cast to try to continue Jack Sparrow The Captain's Adventures, which was hailed by more than 80 percent of the media as a "stupid decision". This series relies too heavily on Evan Bell. If the fourth part learns from "The Bourne 4", there is still a chance, but it has to retain the core role, which makes people unable to face up to its prospects.

On June 20, Melancholy mood officially announced its disbandment. As an idol band that has been galloping in the music world for nearly ten years, this is already very rare, so it did not cause much waves. But former somber drummer Jacob-Tippo starred in "Pirates of the Caribbean 4," and Pene-Lecce, Penelope-Cruz and Evan Bale were found to have something to be said for each other. Three things, so things get interesting.

On the one hand, Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer are now easing their relationship with Eleven Studio and Evan Bell; but on the other hand, "Pirates of the Caribbean 4" has reached an Avengers alliance, which seems to Wen-Bell proves: the earth turns the same without you!

This speculation grew louder after the summer schedule was set, with "Inception" hitting theaters on July 9, and a week later "Pirates of the Caribbean 4" hitting theaters on July 16. As soon as it comes on the stage, there will be direct competition at the box office. In an instant, the pattern of Huashan's swordsmanship is formed!

Although objectively speaking, it is understandable that "Pirates of the Caribbean 4" chooses the third week of July, because in the fourth week there is "Agent Short", and then there are "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", "Cats and Dogs 2" "Neither of the "Fool's Banquet" is a soft persimmon, and after entering August, the entire movie market has gradually weakened, and it is not so easy to compete for the box office.

Therefore, after looking ahead and looking back, especially "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" is also Disney's work, if you choose the fourth week of July, Disney's own internal works will compete with each other at the box office, and "Pirates of the Caribbean 4" choose the third week of July. The gap is also a result of a last resort after careful consideration. It is impossible to fight with Inception a week in advance. The investment of 200 million US dollars is not a waste of water.

Even so, the pattern of the release of "Pirates of the Caribbean" in the second week of July and "Pirates of the Caribbean 4" in the third week of July was inevitably formed. This head-on collision is reminiscent of "Transformers 2" last year. The situation of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", as well as the situation of "Iron Man" X "Indiana Jones 4" one after another the previous year, this kind of strong collision that is enough to stimulate countless adrenaline, itself is enough Makes blood boil. Not to mention the stories that had to be told between "Pirates of the Caribbean 4" and Evan Bell, which made this match even more special.

The "Pirates of the Caribbean 4" titled "The Avengers" also shoulders the ardent expectations of Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer. The Disney animation department, which has recovered from the help of Illumination Entertainment, is in urgent need of a game. A real victory, showing their strength to Evan Bell and Eleven Studios, which will also allow Disney to add more confidence in the confrontation with Eleven Studios in the future, and accumulate various special meanings The "Pirates of the Caribbean 4" is undoubtedly the most special choice.

So, who will have the last laugh in Huashan's discussion of the sword this time?

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