"The end of sequel movies? The Hollywood blockbuster formula is no longer powerful?"
Diane has recently resumed her hobby of making coffee. Ronald's breakfast every morning is espresso made by Diane using a coffee machine. This coffee was invented by the Italians and has a bonus: you can drink it in just one sip...
"Is it true that the sequel movie is not liked by the audience?" Agent Richard asked after bringing the latest media reports, looking at them all criticizing the box office of last week's movie.
Although "Gremlins 2" has recalled many of the original cast members, especially the sexiest and most beautiful Phoebe Cates, and is still produced by Spielberg and directed by Joe Dante, the box office has plummeted compared to last week. 35%…
"Another 48 Hours", directed by Walter Hill, returns Eddie Murphy, but it doesn't allow the two to achieve a comeback. This week's box office plummeted 44%, and critics were calling for the film to be exhausted.
Dutch director Paul Verhoeven, his new film "Total Recall" is very popular, starring Schwarzenegger and a blonde beauty. However, after the director of the second part of his popular "RoboCop" series was changed, the box office plummeted. This week, the box office dropped by 58%...
Coupled with the release of "Back to the Future 3" a month ago, sequel movies generally performed poorly in this summer's season. So much so that the media and critics began to feel that the era of sequel movies as a way to make money has passed.
"Hey, this is caused by the lack of seriousness of the main creator. The producer (Joel Silver) took the lead. From the lead actor (Bruce Willis) to the actors who played major supporting roles for the first time, everyone held the same The idea of making a profit before talking about it is effective..."
Ronald doesn’t think there is any paradigm shift. The sequel is still a very powerful money-making framework. These are old problems that have continued since the collapse of the big studio system.
Because actors and directors are freelancers and no longer work for film companies to receive a fixed salary. Therefore, the remuneration will fluctuate greatly according to the sales performance of the upper part. For a blockbuster movie like "Die Hard", everyone's salary has increased significantly since the sequel.
Only because the previous director was replaced, the new director has to rely on sequels to build his reputation, so he is the most dedicated person in the crew.
"So you still agreed to go to the premiere of Die Hard 2?" Richard took out a small notebook and prepared to record it.
"Yes, I am also one of the investors and producers, so I still have to go there once. Besides, I agreed to Tom (Cruise's) invitation to the premiere of his new film. If I go to Tom's place, I won't go to Bruce's place. , It doesn’t make sense.”
Ronald took the orange juice that Richard drank, poured it into his own glass, and drank it.
"Honey, would you like some more coffee?" Diane has been in good shape recently. She made a few new outfits to prepare for this movie starring Tom Cruise and her girlfriend Nicole Kidman. Wearing it at the premiere of the movie "Thunderbolt" is a way to announce his comeback to the public.
"I've had enough. I just drank orange juice. Give Richard a glass..."
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"Ronald..."
"Tom..."
This "Thunder" movie is about the Nascar racing that American people love to watch. This is a track car race, and the appearance of the car is an ordinary civilian vehicle, not the weird look of a formula. The Americans always have a strange confidence that I can win the race even if I modify it, so they prefer this kind of race.
Because of this, the celebrities who came to the premiere today were dressed very much like people in a racing track.
Tom Cruise and his girlfriend Kidman were inseparable. The two even wore couple's outfits, both white fashionable shirts and jeans. Cruise wore a pair of black square-framed glasses, while Kidman held a black Prader leather bag. The two of them appeared in simple fashion, which was very eye-catching.
Ronald and Diane are another match. Diane wears beige pants that symbolize female equality. She also wears a vest outside a white office shirt. Her long wavy hair gives people the look of a successful female lawyer. Feel.
Ronald wore a light-colored suit, paired with light gray trousers and handmade Milan boat shoes. He also looked like a Mediterranean business tycoon. The two are dressed like a successful prodigal entrepreneur and his dedicated secretary.
For a moment, the photographer's camera turned around and clicked the shutter on the two pairs of handsome men and beauties.
"Ronald, what do you think of this movie starring Tom?" the reporter also asked in a loud voice from behind. In this case, if the celebrity is not directly involved, it is okay not to answer. However, Ronald's reputation among reporters has always been good, and he is willing to cooperate with reporters, so many reporters came to try their luck.
"Like you, I haven't watched the movie yet. I'll let you know when I finish watching it. But I'm always looking forward to Tom's movies. He's the best." Ronald gave a thumbs up to the camera. A feeling of imitating a film critic.
"What do you think of his performance in recent movies?" Another reporter wanted to make a big news and wanted to ask Ronald about Tom Cruise's "Born on the Fourth of July" loss to Daniel Day-Lewis.
"Tom is the best. When he was filming 'Top Gun', he was in the cockpit of the F-14A. When he was filming 'Top Gun', he was also in the driver's seat of a racing car. He is an actor. A model of personal practice..."
"Ronald, Diane!"
Afraid that a reporter would ask Ronald what he thought about Tom Cruise sitting in a wheelchair in "Born on the Fourth of July", he quickly put on a smile and pretended not to hear. Dragging Diane into the cinema.
"Oh... look at the way they look at each other..."
The movie comes to a scene where the female doctor played by Nicole Kidman examines the body of the racing driver played by Tom Cruise. The two looked at each other in close-up, and the deep affection was not staged at all. All the audience at the scene were convinced that this was the actor's own emotional expression.
When the intimate scene between the two came later, there was a burst of admiration in the cinema.
Nicole Kidman's face shape and facial features have the feel of a standard movie actor. and Cruise's handsome faces and youthful bodies made the audience's hormones begin to secrete feverishly.
The screen magnifies the most beautiful human body dozens of times and displays it in front of the audience in every detail. Even Ronald and Diane, who were not involved, felt a little embarrassed.
Fortunately, the two leading actors are both celebrities, so this kind of thing is commonplace (Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman's debut films both had nudity scenes). The two of them sat happily in the front position, interlocking their fingers, and kissing each other from time to time.
"I don't want to see your passionate scenes on a public screen, Diane." Ronald couldn't stand the passionate scenes of the closest people on the movie screen.
"Hey, I don't want our child Roger to see his mother's footage when he grows up and reaches adolescence..."
After having children, Diane's thoughts changed a lot. He gradually recognized his father Bert's values and no longer wanted to film this kind of movie. How about saying that people change when they have children?
"Those Oscar judges just don't like me...Unlike you, the people in the Directors Guild vote for you. Our Screen Actors Guild just likes jealousy and internal strife, so an Irishman won the award..."
"Hey, your Screen Actors Guild doesn't like me either. The Directors Guild may get me nominated, but the Screen Actors Guild decides who wins."
After the movie was screened, Ronald and Tom Cruise, two Oscar losers, began to exchange experiences of failure in the lounge.
"I don't think his performance is any better than mine... The most important thing is the subject matter. In addition, the judges like disabled people. My character is in a wheelchair. It would be worse without him..."
This was the first time that Tom Cruise was nominated for Best Actor this year. He did not win the award. He was very disappointed and had some thoughts on Daniel Day-Lewis who won the award.
Cruise plays Ron Kovich, who was injured and paralyzed during the war and almost lost a leg. Christy Brown, played by Daniel Day-Lewis, is a patient with cerebral palsy and can only move one leg.
There is no way to make a fair comparison as to who has better acting skills. However, because Lewis has a more severe disability and has a better acting crutch, his acting skills are indeed better in the eyes of laymen.
As for those members who have voting rights in the Screen Actors Guild, there are actually many laymen, and many more don’t want handsome guys like Tom Cruise to take advantage of their appearance while also receiving recognition for their acting skills...
"Actors in Britain, especially drama actors, take advantage of us here. The same story happens in America, but it doesn't feel as tasteful as what happened in Britain..."
"What's your next project?" Ronald couldn't stand it. Tom Cruise's desire for an Oscar was no less than his own. If you continue listening, maybe everyone will become depressed.
"Let me tell you, I also found a story that happened in Ireland, the British Isles, and America, and Nicole and I acted together..."
"Uh..." Ronald was speechless for a moment. It seemed that Tom Cruise was even more crazy than him and had already begun to combine the Oscar-winning formulas into similar categories. I'll add Irish elements and British elements for you this time, let's see what else you have to say.
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"Tom invited you to direct the film 'Far and Away'?" Back home, Diane changed into her pajamas and started talking to Ronald.
"I refused. This is not a field that I can direct..." Ronald was self-aware. This kind of Irish peasant uprising, the sons of tenant farmers resisted, smuggled to America with the landlord's daughter, and then experienced all kinds of hardships, and finally in Oklahoma bought land and became a landowner in the New World...
This kind of plot actually doesn't have much drama, and it's a costume drama. It requires a lot of investment, but it's difficult to make it look good.
"Nicole seems to be trying to persuade you through me, and Tom seems really a bit..." Diane said a little worried.
"Hey, Oscar, I want it too..." Ronald murmured to himself, well, if it falls on someone else, you can analyze it objectively, but if it falls on you, my director is not bad either, why? No prize? Is Rain Man really better than what I directed? Isn't it just because the protagonist in your movie is a fool, it feels better to an outsider...
As soon as Monday's box office statistics came out, "Thunderbolt" only received $15 million in box office from more than 2,300 theaters, with an average box office of only $6,700 per theater.
This result fully proves that even the combination of Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman does not have the box office power of "Top Gun" directed by Ronald.
The scenes of driving a racing car are easily boring, and the audience is always switching between turning in circles and close-ups of the cab, which is far from the thrilling feeling of Ronald dealing with fighter jet combat.
Paramount's senior management has begun to examine what they have done poorly and is preparing to write a report.
Tom Cruise, passionate and mechanical sports. Nicole Kidman is a qualified vase with a decent career. Music by Hans Zimmer. The producers are also Jerry Bruckheimer and Don Simpson...
Is there any difference in the blockbuster formula of this movie? Is the competition too fierce? Maybe if "Die Hard 2", released next week, doesn't do well at the box office, the audience will watch more of "Top Gun" in the racing circuit?
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"Don't forget to say that Bruce is the best this time..."
Diane changed into another set of clothes, this time in a black professional style, with a knee-length skirt and cute shoes. Diane also put her hair up, looking like a professional strong woman.
Ronald more formally put on a navy-style jacket with double-breasted metal buttons, a diagonal striped tie, beige pants and cadet-style shoes.
This time, the style of the two of them is closer to that of an alumni couple who attends a parent-teacher conference at an Ivy League private university and donates countless dollars to the school so that their children can study in college.
"Remember to remind me that this time there won't be as many interview questions as last time. If no reporters ask, I will have to wait at the door for a while..."
Ronald smiled and held Diane's waist, and the two got into Little Bud's car.
Sure enough, it was pretty much what Ronald expected. Today's premiere of "Die Hard 2" had several times more stars than "Thunderbolts", and they all appeared in pairs.
"Ronald, Ronald...you are finally here..." Joel Silver saw that the car had stopped and quickly came up and opened the door.
Others don't know, but he knows. The test screening of "Die Hard 2" did not perform well. In order to attract more viewers to watch the movie during the opening weekend, he tried his best to recruit as many celebrities as possible.
But giving other stars a premiere platform is not a good choice for A-list stars. Unless they are friends in the industry or work with the same agent, no one would want to lend their fame to other people's movies.
If Ronald hadn't picked up the phone and contacted a few people at the last moment when he saw that the movie he invested in might fail, he might have made a big fool of himself today.
20th Century Fox was already dissatisfied with him and Bruce Willis enriching their own pockets. If the premiere failed to invite enough stars and the box office failed, wouldn't it have to be thrown at them?
"Aren't they here yet? Let the reporters ask me first. I've memorized the answers." Ronald smoothed the back of his suit, then bent down to help Diane get out of the car.
"Ronald, Ronald, Diane, Diane..."
Reporters have been waiting for a long time. Except for the has-been star Stallone who just passed by, none of the celebrities who had been rumored to be coming did not come. Diane Lane finally came and everyone went to take photos.
"Ronald, what do you think of Bruce Willis' performance in the sequel?"
"Oh, Bruce, he's the best. In the first episode he fought terrorists in a building, and in this one he fights terrorists at the airport. I don't know where else he can show off his skills..."
"What do you think of Die Hard 2? What are your expectations as an investor?"
"This is all Joel's credit. I can only say that I like this story very much. The performance of the director and Bruce is an indispensable key to the story of this movie." Ronald let Joel Silver out , whether you are making money or losing money, you should still bear the blame.
"Julia...Julia..."
"Patrick...Patrick..."
While Ronald was busy avoiding difficult questions, two more luxury cars came behind the parking line.
Julia Roberts cut her hair short and hid behind her boyfriend Kiefer Sutherland. She seemed to have lost a lot of weight. The two of them didn't answer many questions and hurried into the cinema.
The car behind is Patrick Schwytz. He was in good spirits and came with his wife.
"Demi, Bruce and I are all good friends, and I am a fan of their movies." Patrick Schwytz was also a little surprised that Roberts did not accept an interview, so he had to make up for it himself and answer a few questions.
His and Demi Moore's new film "The Last Day" was about to be released. Ronald called him and suggested that the two parties exchange attendance at each other's premiere...
