Chapter 693

This weekend, which was also released in North America, "dark city" was also released in cinemas of more than 60 countries and regions in Europe, Latin America and the Far East. This is also a rare global simultaneous release of Murphy's films. Although North America is the main market area for this film because of the film type, Fox and Murphy will not ignore the overseas market in the 20th century, Before the end of the first weekend in North America, Gail gado led some people to the overseas market.

In North America, Murphy and James Franco are the main postfilm propagandists.

Due to the popularity of "dark city", countless fans unknowingly played the role of tap water. Murphy and 20th century fox didn't make any extraordinary moves in the publicity after the film. They basically used some conventional means.

The only difference is that publicity takes more care of young people.

In fact, Murphy is very clear that the times are constantly changing, but the mainstream group of the film market will not change. Teenagers are always the pillars of the market, and they are willing to pay for their favorite films and peripheral products.

After all, film is a cultural product greatly influenced by social environment.

On Sunday afternoon, Murphy and James Franco just flew to Chicago. That night, they participated in a fan meeting and were interviewed by the local media after the meeting.

The people who come to interview Murphy and James Franco are from the famous Chicago Tribune, which can be said to be the most influential paper media in the Greater Chicago area and even in Illinois.

The interview was placed in the lobby of the hotel, and the Hilton Hotel specially cleared an area for them to use.

"City of darkness has successively set the highest box office records in North America on Friday and Saturday..."

A reporter with long red hair, a rare one, put the recorder on the glass round table between her and Murphy. "Congratulations, director Stanton."

"Thank you Murphy said with a smile.

Then, the interview entered the main topic, the female reporter asked, "before the release, did you think that" dark city "would get such a good box office result?"

Although this weekend is not over yet, it's already Sunday night. As long as you pay a little attention, it's not hard to find that this film may create a terrible weekend box office number.

"Think of some." Murphy is not modest at all. "Stanton studio and 20th Century Fox's expectation of the first weekend box office in North America is about $170 million."

Female reporter deliberately made a slightly surprised expression, "you are so confident."

Murphy nodded. "Of course, otherwise we wouldn't have invested so much money."

"Now, you've made it." The female reporter laughed and said, "do you know that the audience of" dark city "has a very good reputation, and even many people call the film a masterpiece?"

"Well..." Of course Murphy knows, "heard of some."

Hearing Murphy say so, the female reporter immediately asked, "do you usually watch some reviews of your films? If you look at it, what do you think? "

"I don't see much of the film reviews."

Sometimes, speaking lies with open eyes is just for the sake of publicity. Without even thinking about it, Murphy said, "I learned a long time ago, don't read the articles praising you or criticizing you. Basically, I don't read much of the comments on my films, because people are always affected by the environment. For the director, some comments are really terrible. Once you are affected, you may make changes when shooting the next film, but the consequences of such changes are often terrible. "

The female reporter asked, "do you include articles by professional film critics?"

"Yes." Murphy still nodded. "You have to admit that reviews and movies are sometimes completely divorced."

Of course, these are not true. He sometimes accompanies Gail gado to read the articles by famous film critics such as Roger Albert or Kenneth Turan. However, these articles are just for reading, and he doesn't take them to heart. This can be said to be very important.

It's one thing for film critics to appreciate his style, but it's quite another to regard their so-called guidance and analysis as a film Bible.

There is one thing that even Roger Albert can't deny. Even the fourth and fifth rate directors in Hollywood are more professional than any film critic in film production.

There are some things that Murphy never says clearly, but he knows very well in his heart. In North America alone, Hollywood movies have more than 150 million audiences and 600 movie commentators. As a commercial film director like him, it is clear at a glance which part of them will really pay for the film.

Frankly speaking, it's popular and praised by film critics. On the one hand, it's public relations factors. Murphy never denies this. Stanton studio spends millions of dollars on this aspect every year. On the other hand, Murphy's choice of this style is just to the taste of quite a few film critics.Of course, it is enough for him to know this kind of thing clearly, and he will certainly not tell the media.

"So you like your present job?" The female reporter asked again.

It's a silly question, but Murphy replied seriously, "yes, I love it. Making movies makes me feel excited. It's like seeing a good friend for a long time. I told little Robert Downey before, "I feel great making movies on the streets of New York." that's what I think. It's great. I've always wanted to try a lot of things in an interesting blockbuster that can't be tried in other movies, so with "city of darkness", we are the only one in the world that uses IMAX with more than 70% pictures, which is very rare and exciting

The female reporter looked down at her notepad and asked, "James Franco gave a great performance in this film. You are not only working partners, but also close friends. What do you think of his work?"

"Very good!" Murphy certainly will not be stingy of his praise, "James into the state quickly, I like it very much. He is energetic when he works. I like this attitude. I like to make movies in this way. James is amazing. He can improvise when shooting. He always surprises people! "

Compared with many famous entertainment stories that Murphy has met, the female reporter's ability is obviously worse, but it's better, and he can cope with it much easier.

"It's said that behind the script of each of your films..." The heroine finally asked a more professional question, "do you have a clear division of work of the screenwriter team?"

"That's right."

This is not a secret in Hollywood, Murphy said boldly, "generally, I only write the outline of the script, the people and the story direction, and the specific content is left to the writers to complete."

The female reporter then asked, "what's the advantage of doing this?"

"It's great when there's a group of smart people who use their intelligence to come up with scripts."

The magician and Murphy were thinking about how to connect with each other. It's too difficult for a screenwriter to think about the previous movie they've made, and then connect the plot of this movie closely with the previous one to ensure that we don't break the continuity of the story. It's very complicated. "

Compared with the previous lies, what Murphy said now is basically the truth, "they have a whole room of charts and all kinds of things. It's incredible. I put them in the same room with the art works in the movie. It's like a think tank. There are a lot of great works in this room. In every movie, we imagine the possible difficulties, and then find a way to solve them. "Dark city" is now popular, which proves that our work is worth it. "

After answering a few more irrelevant questions, Murphy's interview ended.

Murphy did not leave immediately. Instead, he went to another rest table not too far away. James Franco was also interviewed by another reporter from the Chicago Tribune.

As James - Franco's interview is not over, Murphy also stood next to the unimpeded place to listen for a while.

"James, you said before that you also want to be a director in the future."

The reporter who interviewed James Franco was also a young woman. "What did you learn from Murphy?"

"Murphy is more familiar with all aspects of the film shooting process than anyone I've ever worked with, and it's a rare opportunity to watch him work every day."

Similarly, James Franco will sing praises for his friends, "we have known each other for a long time. When I understand his ideas and ask him questions, I can ask him more carefully. For example, I asked him why he wanted to shoot a specific scene with a specific lens. This process is very interesting.

The reporter then asked, "would you make a big movie like dark city?"

"I don't know." James Franco first shook his head, then said, "it may be a small production of a more personalized film, it may be a big movie, I may or may not play. When I find the story I want, I will decide the type of movie according to the needs of the plot, and then it will be very clear. "

At the end of the interview, it's nearly 11 p.m., Murphy and James Franco said hello and went back to their room to have a rest, so as to meet the upcoming first weekend box office of "dark city"!

It's not just them, there's a lot of people in Hollywood waiting for the weekend box office statistics.