In March, Universal Pictures released the movie "Philadelphia" starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington.
"Philadelphia Story" tells the story of the gay male protagonist Andrew who suffers from AIDS. After his identity is exposed, he is fired from the company.
In order to seek justice for himself, he turned to his friend Daniel, who was also a lawyer, for help. Finally, with Daniel's unremitting efforts, Andrew received the compensation and dignity he deserved...
"Philadelphia Story" was actually filmed in 1993, but a suitable schedule could not be found. To be honest, such a movie was very bold in the social context of the time, and even Lianqiu Pictures had to worry about the impact.
Fortunately, the atmosphere in the United States has changed in the past six months. The most direct example is the wedding of Ross's ex-wife and his girlfriend in the second season of "Friends". Originally, the screenwriter was worried about receiving complaints, but unexpectedly, after the episode was aired, people called to express their support.
So Universal Pictures decided to release the movie in March this year.
After the film was released, it indeed caused quite a stir in society. But generally speaking, it is still within the foreseeable range.
And overall, people still like this movie. Not only did it receive high praise, but judging from the box office performance, the public also supported it very much.
It took in a box office of US$76 million in North America, and a global box office of US$200 million. From this point of view, it is a very successful work.
Its most important significance is to make people start to face up to AIDS, stop avoiding it, and stop demonizing it. As a result, the film also received praise from certain organizations.
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In March, it’s the Oscars again.
At this Oscar ceremony, "Forrest Gump" was shortlisted for 13 awards, and this year's Oscars only had 23 regular awards in total, which shows how powerful "Forrest Gump" is.
As an investor in "Forrest Gump" and also shortlisted for the Best Adapted Screenplay Award, Xiang Nan was naturally happy to attend the award ceremony.
Accompanying him on the red carpet was Famke Janssen.
Famke Janssen was born in 1965 and is nearly thirty years old this year. She is considered an older young woman in Hollywood, but she has only made her debut three years ago.
Although she debuted late, her achievements are amazing. Last year, she was selected as a Bond girl in "007: GoldenEye". Although she is a villain Bond girl, she is still very interesting.
In 2000, she will be selected to star as Phoenix in "X-Men", and will also star in popular dramas such as "Hemlock Grove", "Plastic Surgery Room", and "How to Get Away with Murder". She can be regarded as a late blooming actress. .
The main reason why Xiang Nan invited her to walk on the red carpet was because he wanted to cast her as the heroine in "Mission: Impossible 2". He needed a woman with strong skills and stunning looks, and Famke Janssen fit his needs.
After Famke Janssen received his invitation, he was naturally happy to go.
And she deserves to be a Bond girl, from face to figure, from temperament to style, everything is impeccable. Walking on the red carpet, she looked stunning and attracted countless attention.
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"Charles, you and Famke Janssen are walking on the red carpet together. Do you also want to collaborate?" the host asked curiously.
"Yes, she will be the heroine of my new film "Mission: Impossible 2"." Xiang Nan nodded and smiled.
"Wow, I really have to congratulate her." The host smiled, "Although it's a bit cliché to ask this, I still want to ask, can you reveal the plot?"
"Although this answer is a bit cliche, the plot still cannot be revealed. I hope everyone will go to the theater to watch it in person. I don't want to spoil everyone's interest." Xiang Nan said with a smile.
"Okay then, let's look forward to it." The host nodded and smiled.
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The subsequent Oscars ceremony was simply a feast of harvest for the crew of "Forrest Gump".
It successively won six awards for Best Visual Effects, Best Film Editing, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Picture. It can be said to be the real winner.
Especially Xiang Nan, who once again won the Oscar for Best Screenplay, making all the guests applaud and cheer. In terms of talent alone, he can be regarded as the most outstanding talent in Hollywood.
In Hollywood, many people claim to be screenwriters to pick up girls. If they have written one or two episodes of a TV series, a play, or a short film, they can often be successful in love.
Because there are too many beauties in Hollywood and the competition pressure is too great, in order to develop, they can only seize opportunities as much as possible. Even if this opportunity is fake, at least it always gives them a little hope.
The biggest fear in life is that there is no hope.
And for someone like Xiang Nan, who has won multiple Academy Awards for Best Screenplay, it's even more fun to pick up girls.
This can be seen from the number of business cards he received at the party after the Oscars. At one party, he received hundreds of business cards from actresses, but the number of guests at the party was actually only 3,000.
Excluding men, the elderly, and children, at least half of the female stars present would not mind having something happen with him. The actresses who can receive invitations and come to the scene are basically second-tier or above in Hollywood.
He has fame, status, popularity, and yet he is so crazy. As for those third- and fourth-tier actresses who didn't come, I'm afraid the proportion will be even higher and their performance will be even more rude.
Xiang Nan was already used to it and didn't make a fuss.
He held a glass of wine while chatting with people and taking the opportunity to finalize cooperation projects.
"Stephen, congratulations, you finally realized your dream and established your own production company." Xiang Nan smiled at Spielberg.
Its DreamWorks was founded in October last year, and the first film in preparation is the action blockbuster "Doomsday Alert," which tells the story of Dr. Kelly and Lieutenant Will investigating a nuclear explosion accident and eventually discovering a terrorist plot to attack the United States. .
The reason why Xiang Nan knows so clearly is because Nicole Kidman, Sophie Marceau and Jennifer Connelly all received invitations to audition.
"Thank you." Spielberg smiled and nodded, looking at Xiang Nan with a bit of emotion.
He became famous in the 1970s. "Jaws" was a global hit and once scared the American people away from going to the beach for vacation. The subsequent movies are also more popular than the last, such as "et", "Raiders of the Lost Ark", "Captain Hook", "The Color Purple", "Empire of the Sun", "Schindler's List"...
But it was not until last year that he established DreamWorks Pictures and had his own production company. But his company can only produce movies but has no ability to distribute them, so it can only be regarded as a medium-sized company.
In comparison, Xiang Nan debuted later than him, but now he has a giant like Universal Pictures, which not only has strong production capabilities, but also has global distribution capabilities.
It really made Spielberg deeply moved.
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