Chapter 287 Premiere Press Conference

May 20, Los Angeles.

"Pirates of the Caribbean 3" held its new film premiere at the familiar old place of Disneyland.

Wu Yuan, Cheng Long, and Liu Yifei, who had been busy in China for a week, finally did not miss the premiere and flew back to Los Angeles from China early in the morning.

As the final battle of the first phase of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" IP, this movie is as important as "Avengers: Endgame" to the entire Marvel universe.

In addition, after a week of rescue work, the disaster situation in Sichuan Province has gradually stabilized. Supplies from all over the world have basically been delivered and are being delivered to the victims in the province in an orderly and continuous manner.

Even if Wu Yuan stayed in the country, there were no other important things to participate in, so he chartered a plane again and flew back to Los Angeles with Cheng Long and Liu Yifei.

It's just that none of the three people were in high spirits. After all, they had seen so many touching and heartbreaking news and disaster stories in China, which really made them unable to be happy.

"Let's go, cheer up." Wu Yuan, who was wearing a suit, rubbed his face, showed a strong smile, and waved to Liu Yifei: "As a professional actor, you have to be more dedicated."

"Today is the day when a new movie is released. It's a big happy event, so don't look sad."

Liu Yifei, who was also dressed up in a pale pink dress and a lot of luxury brand jewelry, forced a smile.

As a pillow person, Wu Yuan could certainly tell that her smile was professional and fake, but it was enough to cope with today's occasion.

He took her arm out of the dressing room and met Cheng Long who was waiting at the door. The three of them walked into the premiere from the staff passage.

Depp, Keira and others who have already been prepared are already here to welcome the guests.

"Daniel, I thought you wouldn't come today." Seeing Wu Yuan's appearance, Keira breathed a sigh of relief and came over to comfort him: "God will bless the affected Chinese people, don't be too sad."

For Keira, "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" is the end of her journey in this film series.

Perhaps there will be a fourth and fifth part in the future. Captain Jack will continue his adventures, but Elizabeth Swann will not appear again.

The story of Elizabeth Swann and Will Turner is over.

As a farewell film, Keira certainly hopes that everything about the film goes smoothly, including the premiere.

If director Wu Yuan could not attend the premiere, she felt that she would regret it for the rest of her life.

Now that Wu Yuan is not absent, of course she is very happy.

For Keira, Wu Yuan can be regarded as the leader in her acting career.

At the age of 17, she joined the crew of "Pirates of the Caribbean" and became a world-famous British rose. Later, she was promoted by Wu Yuan and participated in the filming of "Rush Hour 3", and once again became the number one commercial film actress in North America.

It can be said that Keira's career as an actress and her highlights are all thanks to Wu Yuan.

She has appeared in many movies over the years, but the combined box office of other movies is not as high as the box office of "Rush Hour 3", let alone the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series.

If Liu Yifei is Wu Yuan's Yuan girl in China, then Keira is Wu Yuan's Yuan girl in Hollywood.

It's just a pity that Keira didn't become Wu Yuan's girlfriend like Liu Yifei.

Glancing enviously at Liu Yifei, who had been standing next to Wu Yuan with a smile on her face, Keira took the initiative to pull her and whispered about the current situation.

Several other actors also gathered around Wu Yuan and Cheng Long, chatting with them and expressing condolences for China's disaster.

In this way, after chatting for a while, until Jerry and Disney executives arrived one after another, the premiere of "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" was about to begin.

The media reporters and film critics who had been waiting outside for a long time all filed into the venue.

The film critics were led to the screening room first, waiting for the premiere to begin.

The media were invited to the interview hall.

The main creators of "Pirates of the Caribbean 3", led by Jerry and Wu Yuan, were interviewed by reporters in the interview hall together.

This time "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" brings together almost all the actors from the previous film. It is a staged ending. There are so many topics to talk about, and reporters are full of desire for interviews.

Of course, it was inevitable that Wu Yuan was also asked some very sensitive questions.

"Director Daniel, there are rumors that "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" will be the last film in this series directed by you, and you will no longer direct subsequent sequels. Is this true?"

Faced with this question from a reporter from the "Los Angeles Entertainment News", Wu Yuan had nothing to show off and answered straightforwardly: "Yes."

"'Pirates of the Caribbean 3' will be my final film in this series of movies. This story will end in my hands."

"Of course, Captain Jack Sparrow's adventures will not end here. In the future, Disney will find a director to succeed me and continue to create the world of Pirates of the Caribbean."

"I'm sure that would be an equally interesting story."

The reporters in the audience immediately caused an uproar and made a lot of noise.

The news that "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" is Wu Yuan's last Pirates of the Caribbean movie series has actually been rumored on the Internet for a long time, but it has never been officially confirmed. Reporters have repeatedly asked Disney for confirmation, but they have not received a positive reply. .

Unexpectedly, it was confirmed by Wu Yuan himself.

This made many reporters unable to accept it.

Yes, many reporters at the scene were also fans of "Pirates of the Caribbean".

This is a super blockbuster that has earned $1.7 billion in box office worldwide in two movies. The outside world's box office forecast for the third movie also believes that the global box office will reach at least $800 million.

In 2008, "Pirates of the Caribbean" can definitely be ranked in the top five in Hollywood series.

For such a high-quality super IP, Wu Yuan actually gave up the subsequent directing and handed it over to others. This news is too surprising.

A reporter from the Hollywood Times stood up and said emotionally: "Daniel, this is not a rational decision. The Pirates of the Caribbean series cannot do without you."

"You and Depp are both indispensable parts of this series. No matter who is lost, this series will no longer be brilliant."

"This is bad news for Pirates of the Caribbean fans around the world!"

Well, Wu Yuan can understand how disappointed and sad the fans will be after hearing this news, but he still shrugged and said helplessly: "Pirates of the Caribbean is my masterpiece and one of the best commercial films I have ever directed. I don't want to part with it."

"But seriously, man, three consecutive Pirates of the Caribbean have emptied my brain."

"To be honest, I don't have any new ideas for this series."

"This is A brand new original fantasy story, unlike those superhero movies, there is no comic book plot to provide endless inspiration. "

"I have used up all my inspiration and can't create for this series anymore. Instead of staying here, maybe changing a director is a better choice."

"I believe Disney will find a successor who is no less talented than me for "Pirates of the Caribbean."

At this time, producer Jerry also took over the conversation in time: "Regarding the subsequent sequels of "Pirates of the Caribbean", we have no plans for the time being. Everything in the future is still unknown. Daniel may return to this series at some point."

"Instead of worrying about these uncertain futures, everyone should pay more attention to "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" to be premiered today."

The topic was brought back on track by Jerry again, and other reporters stood up again to ask questions to Depp and other actors.

Just as the finale of the first stage, sad emotions still occupied the main emotional expression of the actors.

Keira and Orlando, as well as Geoffrey who played Barbossa, Bill who played Davy Jones, and even Jack Davenport who played Commodore Norrington, will bid farewell to "Pirates of the Caribbean".

In the interview, they inevitably recalled their moments in this series of movies with sadness.

Even Depp, who always behaves very socially phobic in front of the media, rarely reminisced about the past filming and expressed his gratitude to several co-actors.

The premiere interview session, which should have been joyous, was full of sadness for the main creators, and they even shed tears several times.

A little girl like Keira thanked Wu Yuan in public with snot and tears, as if she was holding a farewell meeting.

To be precise, for the leading actors except Depp, today's premiere interview is indeed their farewell ceremony for "Pirates of the Caribbean".

Only Cheng Long and Liu Yifei, the two new actors who joined the third part, did not feel anything about it and were able to conduct the interview relatively normally.

Especially Liu Yifei, she received the second most attention in today's interview session after Wu Yuan and Depp, and was even more popular with reporters than Cheng Long.

Who said she is the newest "traffic hot spot" now!

Cheng Long has been in Hollywood for more than ten years, and North American reporters are very familiar with him, but the content of the interview is not much.

Liu Yifei is different. She is a new popular star. An English single has become popular all over the world. Many reporters are curious about everything about her and ask her about her situation.

"Yes, my main job is actually an actor."

"My film debut is a Chinese film directed by Wu Yuan."

"Singing is my hobby, and so is acting. I will try my best to balance these two jobs."

"Wei'er is a very cool character. She is the daughter of Singaporean pirate king Xiaofeng. She is a female pirate who is very good at fighting. You will see it in the movie soon."

Liu Yifei maintained a professional fake smile and answered questions one after another with ease.

The second half of the reporter's interview almost became a one-man show for her, which diluted the sad atmosphere of the creators in the first half.

Soon, the half-hour interview came to an end under the urging of the emcee. Under the reluctant gaze of the reporters, the creators stood up and left the interview room.

The reporters on the scene also had to hand in all their electronic devices and follow them to the screening room.

Here, there were hundreds of film critics who had already been waiting impatiently.

The premiere of "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" is about to begin!