Chapter 666

In this room, lanli said goodbye to the production of "speed and passion" sequel. Warner Brothers welcomed lanli with grand etiquette.

In that room, the sequel of "speed and passion" is booming. After dawn and Luke, the crew first announced the formal return of Michelle Rodriguez to the sixth film of the series, and then the contract renewals of Jordan Brewster, Gail gado, Cheng Kang and other actors have been completed.

In that room, Universal Pictures officially announced that "speed and passion" will shoot the sixth and seventh sequels together, and vigorously increase the budget. The single chip cost has been raised from 125 million to 160 million, officially ranking among the super commercial blockbusters.

In that room, Universal Pictures announced once again that Justin Lin has completed the contract renewal and will continue to take charge of the guide tube of the sixth film. Now the script writing is coming to an end, and the whole crew is ready to start.

Before the awarding season was officially announced, "samsara of killing" and "speed and passion" came on the stage and captured people's attention. Thanks to the manufacturing machine of lanli and the 300 million people in North America of "speed and passion 5", they attracted a lot of attention and triggered a lot of discussions.

On the surface, both Warner Bros. and universal pictures are very satisfied with the direction of things, and the actors don't have any opinions. It's a harmonious scene. But the major media did not agree.

"Samsara of killing" and "speed and passion" are two things, but they are also one thing. As for the impact of this incident and the future prospects of these two works, the media are divided into two camps, one supporting and the other opposing.

The so-called supporters support both lanli and Universal Pictures. Led by "American weekly", they believe that this is a win-win situation.

As the most fierce rising new actor in the past two years, lanli has proved himself in acting skills, "crazy love" is in the limelight, and "anti-cancer me" is on the way to release again, which is expected“ After the "speed and passion 5" trial, lanli needs more opportunities to prove that he is not only a supporting role, but also an upright protagonist in terms of business appeal, proving that he has the ability to take the lead alone.

This is very important for the future development of lanli. It is not only the performance opportunity of commercial blockbusters, but also the promotion of market value.

The so-called market value refers to the influence of the industry. Commercial works are one part, and artistic works are another. In short, now the focus film industry is preparing to make an art film to hit the Oscars. They need an actor with outstanding acting skills and public relations selling points to undertake the important task. Their options may include Daniel Day Lewis, Tom Hanks and Leonardo DiCaprio. Now, there may be Langley hall.

In the past, lanli's works of art have always been produced by independent film companies, and the choice of objects is so big. But after the commercial value has been further recognized, the resources of art works will also be fully opened.

After "winter's bone", Jennifer Lawrence took over the supporting role of "X-Men" first, and then took over the leading role of "hunger game", which is the development route.

"Samsara of killing" has revealed limited information so far, only that it is a science fiction action movie. But that's enough. Almost everyone of Hollywood's top actors has acted in sci-fi action movies, which is undoubtedly the most important process for an actor to reach the top. It can not only attract a large number of fixed fans, but also attract a small number of otaku fans.

For Lan Li, it was a wise choice; The same is true of "speed and passion.".

In the previous five works, "speed and passion" has never had an actor in the whole series. Even if the first three of the series with frequent staff changes are not mentioned, the actors in the fourth and fifth series have changed a lot. For example, Michelle Rodriguez, who won a lot of applause in the fourth series, also missed the fifth series; For another example, Cheng Kang and Gail gado sucked a lot of powder in the fourth movie, but the part of the fifth movie still didn't improve, and they still made soy sauce.

"Speed and passion" is not a series to attract audiences by actors. The charm of the characters themselves, including van and Paul, is mediocre. They are not enough to show the unique temperament of Robert Downey Jr. to "Iron Man" and Johnny Depp Jr. to "Pirates of the Caribbean"; The series of works rely entirely on the excitement of drag racing and the pleasure of popcorn, which has won the favor of a large number of audiences.

Therefore, changing actors, keeping the freshness of cast CASS, and keeping the vitality of the script content, constantly create more hot spots for the audience to enter the cinema, while retaining familiar elements of the series led by fan and Paul, which is more beneficial than harmful for the sequel to create a good performance again.

Gavin hunt of American weekly summed up that whether it's "reincarnation of killing" or "speed and passion 6", it's worth looking forward to.

Gavin's views are supported by the Chicago Tribune, the Seattle Post and the New York Post, but they are still in the minority after all. In the whole media's momentum, the media holding completely opposite views has the upper hand, and it is absolutely the upper hand. The mainstream authoritative media headed by "Los Angeles Times", "Hollywood Reporter", "variety show" and "new Yorker" all stand in the opposition position.

In particular, "Entertainment Weekly" Cornell McGregor is a leading figure, full fire to attack.

The first one to bear the brunt is "speed and passion 6". Cornell believes that there are many reasons for the success of the series in this summer's program. The first is that the director Justin has made great contributions. The second is that the previous four works have accumulated enough mass base. The third is the chemical reaction between lenley and fan, The fourth is the correct means of publicity and the attention won by the opening war of summer archives.

It's no doubt a surprise that Hobbes, played by Langley, has gained so much love and support. But now, the series films voluntarily give up Lan Li, which is undoubtedly equal to giving up half of the reasons for the success of the fifth series, just like the second series films give up fan, which is the same reason.

Join dawn and Luke, recall Michelle, these actions can see the efforts of the crew. But shooting a movie is not a mathematical problem. It's not a formula of "one plus one equals two". It's not feasible to replace Langley with dawn and Luke. The series of films have never been a master in shaping characters and narrating stories. With Hobbes, the film has been sublimated, and now it is back to the origin, which makes it difficult for people to look forward to the prospect of the sixth series.

The failure of the second part of the series in those years has now been repeated. This is undoubtedly stupid and arrogant.

In Cornell's view, Universal Pictures has always been repeating itself. The collapse of the third Jurassic Park movie and the disappointment of the second and third speed and passion movies are now on again. They will never learn“ Hollywood's most unlikely film company to produce sequels deserves its reputation. "

As can be seen from the final conclusion, Cornell's sharp words are hard to resist. However, compared with lanli, the evaluation of universal pictures can only be regarded as spilling water.

Giving up the role of Hobbes is equivalent to Orlando Bloom giving up the role of Legolas in the ring. Although it's just a supporting role, it's a role that has won countless support and love. It's a role that can gain a broad mass base. If it's a top superstar like Johnny Depp, it doesn't matter if he gives up. The problem is that lenley isn't.

Langley is just a new actor who needs more support, more cognition and more details. He should learn from Jennifer Lawrence, firmly grasp the role of "X-Men" and play the "hunger game". After accumulating and polishing, maybe the supporting role can also be promoted to the leading role, Jennifer's magic woman later became the absolute protagonist of "X-Men: Apocalypse.".

If we say to give up Hobbes, it is too much for us; So it's stupid to take "samsara of killing".

What kind of novel is "samsara of killing"? This is not an irony, but a real question. Because in the United States, no one has ever heard of the original novel.

When people mention Japanese culture, comics, Akira Kurosawa and Haruki Murakami are key words that people associate with, not science fiction. The mass base of Japanese science fiction in the United States is not even comparable to that of South Korea. Before Warner Bros. announced the project this time, reporters didn't even know whether "samsara of killing" had ever been published in the United States, and the novel can't be purchased in bookstores now - the sales volume is too low, and the publisher refuses to reprint it.

It's true that sci-fi action movies are a vital part of the U.S. film market, but they are also the most vulnerable type of movies to fail. Just look at "blade killer". When the film was scolded, the careers of Ridley Scott and Harrison Ford were affected to varying degrees, and they didn't recover until many years later.

After entering the new century, in addition to "Inception", science fiction films are declining in an all-round way, and there are many science fiction films with box office exceeding 100 million yuan. However, the cost is expensive and the publicity cost is expensive, and the number of works that eventually make profits is very small. The box office results of "World War", "I am a legend" and "man in black 3" are not satisfactory. The only successful one is transformers.

Now, "samsara of killing" is such a work full of countless risks, without the blessing of famous directors, excellent scripts, excellent CASS, or even high investment. From any angle, this work has a bleak prospect, and the risk of failure is so great that people even doubt why Warner brothers decided to set up the project!

Before that, there was no news at all about the "samsara of killing", and there is not much promotion now. Except for lanli, other lineups are still uncertain. This is the best evidence. It seems that Lan Li has given up a winning project and chosen a losing project.

"It was the stupidest decision of Lanley Hall's career. After all, the future is still long. "