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"Oh? Really? Looks like I need to change a party planning manager. But, you know me, I've never been good at innovation, have I? So, you shouldn't have any expectations, this is A boring and boring party, the focus should be on...alcohol. I believe my cellar collection should be able to meet your exacting requirements. Haha, enjoy!"

Katherine Kennedy was smiling and graceful. She never stopped moving forward, but she was still able to maintain the rhythm of the conversation. She walked through the crowds at the party, and the faces, familiar or unfamiliar, appeared in front of her. She was always there. Find the most appropriate and accurate answer.

This year's awards season has gradually entered its climax, the night of the Golden Globes is just around the corner, and there are countless occasions such as college PR parties, parties and previews, bustling and crowding every night of the week. All day long, from Monday to Sunday, there is no free respite at all.

But for Katherine Kennedy, it has already become a habit, a habit that goes deep into the bone marrow. When January comes every year, the body and spirit automatically switch to the awards season mode, full of firepower and full horsepower, only To be able to take a breather as midnight falls.

Turning around, the rose-red dress fluttered under the off-white moonlight, spinning out a blooming rose. The color and light flowed like flowing water, which more and more brought out the perfect and elegant smile on the corner of the mouth. , impeccable; then Robert Iger with short silver-gray hair stood not far away, always with a simple and kind smile on his face, and he could not feel any aggression all over his body.

But Catherine knew that those who underestimated the nerd in front of her had already been beaten in the face.

"Hey, Bob." Catherine called each other by her nickname, greeted him with open arms, and gave Robert a warm and polite hug.

Who is Katherine Kennedy?

Simply put, she's the second-highest-grossing producer of all time in Hollywood, behind Steven Spielberg.

Katherine started her career from behind the scenes, from TV stations to movies, from editing assistant to camera assistant, all positions have gone round and round. Later, she was appreciated by Steven Spielberg and served as the secretary of the latter, and then later. , Katherine and Frank - Marshall married, gradually among the top of the Hollywood pyramid.

Frank Marshall, the producer who teamed up with Steven Spielberg on the "Jurassic Park" reboot, is also the producer of "Edge of Tomorrow." Most importantly, he himself is a heavyweight top producer in the industry.

Although Katherine has gathered around a number of big-name producers,

But her own ability is also outstanding. She can be seen behind the works of the "Back to the Future" series, "Bourne Bourne" series and so on. If Steven and Frank are more often "nominal" producers, then Catherine is more fighting in the front line as executive producers.

The same goes for the "Jurassic Park" series.

When Universal Pictures restarted the dinosaur project, Katherine was still one of the executive producers, but early last year, Katherine was forced to withdraw from the restarted Jurassic project, not because of Thomas Tour and Ron Mayer, but because of the station. Robert Iger in front of him.

In 2012, George Lucas officially decided to step back behind the scenes, first selling Lucasfilm to Disney, and then handing Lucasfilm to Katherine Kennedy, who appointed her as Lucasfilm. The industry's co-founder and George's successor, truly entrusted the entire "Star Wars" franchise to Catherine.

Disney knew Katherine had a lot of work to do, but Robert Iger needed Katherine to focus all of her attention on the rebooted Star Wars franchise, putting pressure inside and out to force Katherine out of The Jurassic Project and officially focus all her work on it. All moved to the Star Wars series.

In fact, after Disney bought Lucasfilm, Katherine's identity changed dramatically, and naturally, her relationship with Robert Iger also changed subtly.

From a top producer to the head of the Lucasfilm department, Katherine has now stood at the top of the industry. She and Robert can be regarded as subordinates, but they can also be regarded as an equal partnership, which is somewhat subtle There are also checks and balances, mutual respect and mutual restraint.

Objectively speaking, Katherine and Robert are the same kind of people, bold, adventurous, tough, shrewd, cunning, determined, the combination of Disney and Lucasfilm, the "Star Wars" series has become a new member of the Mickey Mouse family, except for George Lu In addition to Cass's decision, the real driving force behind the scenes is Katherine and Robert, and their joint efforts have created the most powerful Big Mac in the industry.

But at the same time, conservative, traditional, decent, disciplined, rigorous, and iron-fisted are also the characteristics in their bones, which can be used to describe their views and views on film art. Under their leadership, Disney works strictly adhered to the assembly line steps and processes of the Hollywood film industry, creating one work after another like a template, achieving great commercial success, but also killing all creative vitality in art.

"Ant-Man" replaced director Edgar Wright because the latter's wild ideas were unfettered; if this is just the tip of the iceberg, then the farce of "Solo: A Star Wars Story" is even more so. It's called the miniature of the whole.

Initially, the film "Solo the Ranger" found co-directors Phil-Lord and Christopher-Miller to helm the helm, and the duo teamed up to produce "The Sky" Works such as "Drinking Food", "Dragon Tiger Youth Team", "The Lego Movie" and so on, are called Hollywood upstarts.

When taking over "Solo the Ranger," Phil and Christopher were gearing up and couldn't wait to make the work.

At that time, everyone in the industry was optimistic about the pairing, thinking that they could create a unique work that illuminates the entire Star Wars universe with their own unique light. Judging from the roles they have played in the past, it is not difficult to imagine how they will be. Dealing with Han Solo, the rogue smuggler; especially the two directors are very good at how to show the camaraderie between men, which is an important addition to the vast universe of Star Wars.

Phil and Christopher felt the same way, believing that they were hired to produce a work that would surprise and be adventurous, not just to satisfy fans or build peripheries. They wanted the film to be new, unique and emotional, something that would be eye-catching. They thought Solo was a lone ranger, so they wanted to shoot a lone ranger.

These two directors are very particular about improvisation, deviating more and more from the established script, and often they can collide with countless sparks during the shooting process; but the problem is that every time they decide to take a risk, Kathleen Kennedy will firmly reject it, from From the choice of actors to the plot setting, to the technical aspects such as photography and sound effects, all the adventures have encountered many difficulties.

Katherine and Robert believe the same thing: they need an assembly line, filmed on a regular basis, that's enough, the commercial side has the foundation for success; not something like Christopher Nolan's "Batman Prequels" A work of art was created, which led to growing disagreements between Catherine and the two directors.

In the end, Katherine fired the two directors directly, and then invited Ron Howard to overthrow the entire work and remake it all.

Ron Howard, the director who is known for his biography, has a conservative style and is stable, especially as he grows older, he gradually becomes moderate, and the few spirits and auras in his youth have also smoothed out the edges and corners. And that's exactly the kind of director Katherine needs -- and so does Marvel Studios.

In the end, Ron Howard re-shot 70 percent of "Solo". Unfortunately, he was not able to turn the tide. Everyone in the industry believed that Howard was "not guaranteed for the evening". The most brilliant parts of this finished product all came from the parts that Phil and Christopher completed in advance, and the part that Howard overturned the remake was completely Just a disaster.

The most terrifying thing is that the actor Alden-Ehrenreich can hardly act, has no expression or charm, standing in front of the camera is a complete disaster.

The worldwide box office of "Solo the Ranger" cost Disney more than $100 million.

From "Ant-Man" to "Ranger Solo", Disney's overall strategy can be seen, and the move to make "Beauty and the Beast", "Mulan" and other works live-action is even more so. In addition, Disney's The work has always avoided the use of minority directors, including women, blacks, gays, Asians, etc., all to ensure Disney's "family fun" company.

Even though Catherine is a woman herself, her choice of leadership is still the most traditional and conservative way. To a certain extent, this is one of the reasons why she was able to reach the top in Hollywood.

Objectively speaking, such a move gradually turned the film into a pure commodity and lost its artistic attributes.

In 2018, Disney officially acquired the 20th Century Fox film division. Why is the film industry mourning? Part of the reason is that because Disney is the dominant one, the living space of other film companies is further squeezed; a larger part is because Disney's artistic concept is killing the living space of other film creators, which is heavy for the future of the entire film industry. blow.

The reality, though, is that Robert is emerging as the wisest and most powerful leader in Disney history. This is also the epitome of the characteristics of the era of the supremacy of interests. In all of the above, Kathleen Kennedy and Robert Iger played important roles.

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