Chapter 113 Are You Interested in Directing Rush Hour 3?

After Wu Yuan announced the box office forecast of 200 million in North America and 500 million worldwide, the reporters were like cats smelling blood.

A reporter from New York stood up and deliberately asked: "Mr. Depp, what do you think of the director's box office forecast?"

Depp's expression was awkward for a moment, but he still knew the importance of the matter. At this time, even if he had any opinions, he had to support his own people!

"I believe in the director's vision. Since he thinks our movie can achieve this result, I naturally hope that the director's forecast is correct!"

Depp's answer was very smooth, and the reporter who asked the question had a look of disappointment on his face, so he had to sigh and sit down.

Another reporter immediately stood up and asked, "What does Miss Keira Knightley think of Director Wu's box office forecast?"

"Do you think this forecast is too high or too low?"

Keira was stunned when she was suddenly asked, and subconsciously said, "I don't know either."

But she quickly reacted and said, "I'm still a new actor, and I don't know much about movie box office. It's my luckiest thing that the director can choose me to play the leading actress."

"As for the question of movie box office, let the director and producer know. I really don't know much about it."

Well, for a 17-year-old girl, a word "I don't know" can solve 99% of the problems.

The reporters quickly shifted the topic to other people, from producer Jerry to other supporting actors, and they were asked a lot of questions.

In general, most reporters still held a gloating attitude and didn't think that the box office of "Pirates of the Caribbean" could be very high.

You, Wu Yuan, are the best director in Berlin, and you can't brag about the global box office of "Juno" of 200 million US dollars!

Everyone had prepared a press release in their minds to publish Wu Yuan's "shameless" remarks, waiting to nail him to the pillar of shame after "Pirates of the Caribbean" was released.

There are consequences and prices for bragging!

Wu Yuan took in all the excited eyes of these reporters, and of course he guessed what the reporters were thinking.

But he didn't care, it was a topic, and it was hot in the news.

No wonder Director Feng likes to make a fuss everywhere, it really brings a lot of topics and heat to the movie.

Especially for Wu Yuan, who knows the answer in advance, it is more suitable to make a fuss boldly.

"Okay, next reporter."

In the one-hour interview, each creator did not miss a chance, and was asked a lot of questions. The reporters ended the interview with a sense of unsatisfaction.

After the interview, the reporters were busy sorting out the interview manuscripts, and the creators of "Pirates of the Caribbean" also had to move to attend the social lunch at noon.

The so-called social lunch is actually a vanity fair.

All the big and small people in the circle who were invited to attend the premiere in the afternoon will be there.

The luncheon scene, which was arranged as a pure Western buffet, was suitable for these big and small people to socialize with each other. I don’t know how many cooperations and how many dirty things were negotiated in such occasions.

And in such occasions, Wu Yuan, the director of "Pirates of the Caribbean", was naturally one of the central figures.

As soon as he arrived at the luncheon venue, a group of blond and blue-eyed middle-aged men surrounded Wu Yuan.

Wu Yuan knew one of them, Harvey Cotton, the vice president of Disney.

As soon as Harvey Cotton saw Wu Yuan, he pulled him and others to introduce: "This is Daniel Wu, the youngest best director in Berlin in history, and the most successful and outstanding director under 30 years old!"

"You may not know that he has an independent film company. The "Hangover" that broke the 200 million box office in North America a few months ago was produced by his company."

Those who can get together with Harvey Cotton are of course not "low-end people" in the circle. At the worst, they are gold medal producers, and some of them are the owners of independent film companies.

Originally, they were not very interested in Wu Yuan, but when they heard that Light Age, which produced "The Hangover", was his company, they immediately became interested.

"Hey, Daniel, why don't you give the distribution of "The Hangover" to our Disney? You know, Disney's distribution is no worse than Fox." Harvey Cotton put one hand on Wu Yuan's shoulder and said with some complaints.

This is really hard to answer.

Among the six major Hollywood companies, Disney should be the film and television company that does the least agency distribution, because their main business is to make animated films and peripheral products.

Asking them to distribute live-action movies is not a very reliable thing.

"Harvey, you know, I don't participate in the specific management of Light Age. John is mainly responsible for this aspect. He is professional in production and distribution. Even I have to listen to him."

Wu Yuan shrugged, picked up a glass of champagne from the waiter who was passing by, and clinked it with Harvey.

"To be honest, we didn't know that The Hangover would have such a high box office." Wu Yuan said with a smile: "It's also good luck."

Harvey Cotton nodded, then his eyes lit up and he said with some expectation: "Daniel, you have a very good vision to get a box office dark horse like The Hangover."

"Then you are so optimistic about our Pirates of the Caribbean, it seems that this movie may really break the global box office of 500 million US dollars!"

The bold words Wu Yuan just said at the press conference have long been known to these invited guests.

Some people are disdainful, some laugh at him, and some are sarcastic. There are indeed few people who really believe what he said.

But in the eyes of Harvey Cotton, who knew that Wu Yuan had his own film company and produced the box office dark horse "The Hangover", Wu Yuan's prediction was not just bragging.

He really has some skills, at least in the selection of films, he has unique characteristics!

Thinking of this, Harvey Cotton's heart was burning.

However, before he could say a few more words to Wu Yuan, the CEO of New Line Cinema invited Wu Yuan to leave.

I don't know why the CEO of New Line Cinema was invited to the premiere of "Pirates of the Caribbean".

Or maybe he came just for Wu Yuan.

"Daniel, do you mind if I call you that?" Elad Fowler, who was nearly fifty years old, raised a glass of champagne and clinked a glass with Wu Yuan, and asked in a very kind manner.

Don't hit a smiling person. Although he didn't know why the New Line president came to him, Wu Yuan still responded cheerfully: "Of course no problem."

"It's like this." Elad pondered for a moment, and did not say anything to Wu Yuan, but asked directly: "Daniel, are you interested in directing "Rush Hour 3"? "

"What?" Wu Yuan looked at Elad with a surprised face.

Has "Rush Hour 3" been approved so early?

Wasn't this movie delayed until 2006?

And even if this movie is to be filmed, why change the director?

"Ellard, isn't Brett doing a great job? The first two movies were very successful at the box office. Why change the director?" Wu Yuan asked puzzledly.

Elad's mouth corners curved downwards, and he said bitterly: "I don't want to either."

"To tell you the truth, Jackie and Chris have fallen out."

"Only one of them will stay in the next Rush Hour, and that's Jackie."

"But Brett doesn't accept this. He thinks that if the actors are changed, the box office performance of the next Rush Hour will not be very good, so he said that if the actors are changed, he will not direct the next one."

"Jackie suggested that I find a new director, and I think maybe you can partner better with Jackie."

"After all, you are all from China, and you know a lot about Chinese action movies, right?"