Chapter 667

Science fiction film has always been the most special film type in Hollywood. It has a solid mass foundation and always occupies an important place, even in 2017; But at the same time, there are many critical audiences. Whether it's science fiction world outlook, story details, or core ideas, tech nerds and science fiction fans have developed a pair of eyes, always picking the bone in the egg.

Shooting science fiction movies is always a challenge, but it is also an important test of the actor's market acceptance ability.

A science fiction film can be set up to go on a business trip, either by the director, the actor or the script. Among them, the script is the most important, but the director has the most influence. Science fiction works such as "source code", "the night the comet came", "the moon" and so on have excellent scripts, which are highly recognized. However, due to the lack of influential directors and actors, the feedback from the market is still difficult to meet the expectations of film companies.

In short, "source code" has never been one of Jack Gyllenhaal's masterpieces.

What about "samsara of killing"? Although the adapted script has been blacklisted, the origin of the original novel is unknown. In addition, the director and actors still need to make a big question mark, and even the scale of investment is still uncertain. In other words, this is a project that can't find any reason to shoot. Just look at Warner Brothers' previous actions.

Therefore, people can not find any reason why lanli chose "samsara of killing"; Similarly, people can not find any reason why lanli gave up "speed and passion"“ In the eyes of other media, all the comments of "American weekly" are just comfort to feel good about themselves. Only the most dreamy, fairytale and magical fantasy can achieve Gavin's goal; However, this is Hollywood, the most fairy tale but also the most realistic Hollywood.

So, without any reason, why did Langley choose "samsara of killing" and give up "speed and passion"? At the same time, he can choose "speed and passion". Schedule conflict is not a problem at all. After all, neither of the two works has been put into shooting and can be adjusted. Moreover, Langley is not Tom Cruise, which is not enough to support the weight of a science fiction film.

So how did things get to this point?

"Pay."

This is Cornell's conjecture. In the article, Cornell does not use any negative or negative words to criticize Langley's choice. Because, in Hollywood, in the real world, film pay is a factor that every actor must consider, and it is also a direct factor to measure the status of actors in the industry.

But the problem is, in the rising period of career, in the turning period of career, in the critical period of career, to give up works and focus on film pay, is this not to abandon the essentials and pursue the end? Is this a rush for quick success and instant benefit? Is it driven by desire? Is this the best way to fish?

It's like Kim Carrey in 1996.

In 1994, with the three works of "disguised geek", "ah Dai and ah Gua" and "spy plane head", he became the most influential comedian in the market and reached the peak of his career; Then in 1995, "Batman Forever" and "spy plane 2" continued King's sweeping record, which made him known as the most successful comedian in history.

It was against this background that Columbia Pictures invited Kim to play "cable repairman" and offered him 20 million dollars.

At that time, the "20 million club" had just come out, with only Mel Gibson, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Tom Cruise as its members. Harrison Ford, Tom Hanks and other top actors failed to reach such a level. If Kim nods and agrees, he will become the first comedian in film history to get 20 million yuan. Refer to the treatment of long-time famous comedians such as Charlie Chaplin, Robin Williams and Billy Christo - they have never been really valued by Hollywood. Then Kim's feat is to truly write history.

But the problem is that there is no bright spot in the work of "cable TV repairman":

Lou Holtz Jr., a rookie, is his first and only screenplay.

Ben Stiller, the director, is now the core figure of the rotten boy gang. However, in 1995, he was a comedian who had just left the television circle and did not have any works worth mentioning. This is his second directing work - the previous one did not set off any waves.

Judd Apatow, the producer, later produced or filmed "bridesmaids", "one night big belly", "Pineapple Express" and other scenic comedies. He was one of the soul figures of the rotten boy gang. But in 1995, he was just a rookie. This is his second work as a producer.

To sum up, "cable TV repairman" is an ordinary work, even an experimental work. From any angle, Jin, who had reached the peak of his career at that time, could not join this work; And Colombia's calculation is very simple. They put all their budgets and expectations on Kim. After all, for a comedy movie, the investment of 47 million was a sky high price at that time.

In the end, Kim nodded and agreed to play in the work, joining the 20 million club.

ending? In the end, the "cable repairman" suffered a disastrous defeat, the media comments fell completely, the box office in North America was 60 million, the global box office barely exceeded 100 million, and Columbia Pictures lost nearly 30 million because of this work; As a leading actor, Jin was scolded bloody. Some people accused him of greed, others accused him of being worthless, and others accused him of being too expensive.

In the subsequent work "king of big talk", Jin gave up 20 million yuan and quit the "20 million club". In fact, the box office performance of the work was very good, with 180 million yuan in North America, which was absolutely the top of the top at that time. However, Jin was still criticized, and even some vicious media accused him of shooting these works for the purpose of making money.

In addition, perhaps such association is groundless. However, in 1998, King played in "Truman's world". He devoted his career to the best performance and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for the first time in his career. However, in that year, he did not even get the Oscar nomination.

Does the story of "cable TV repairman" sound familiar“ "Reincarnation of killing" now seems to be repeating the situation of that year. Without any bright spots and without too much attention, lanli nodded his head and agreed to play. For $10 million, it's not only shortsighted, it's not only greedy, but also stupid.

The speculation of "Entertainment Weekly" has been recognized by peers. This time, Cornell is really in the limelight, and people agree with him. They agree that lenley is shooting "samsara of killing" purely for the sake of film reward. They agree that "samsara of killing" is a work without hope. They agree that this is lenley's most stupid decision so far.

This kind of opposition has the absolute advantage, crushing the "American weekly" as the representative of the support point of view. Not only newspapers and magazines, but also TV programs.

The morning news program "Today Show" talked about the recent hot topic, "crazy love", and then brought up the soap opera of "samsara of killing" and "speed and passion". The host said, "we'd better look forward to the anti-cancer me.". In terms of commercial films, Langley always makes incredible choices. "

The simple words, however, reveal irony and banter, and clearly express their views.

Even on the Internet. Compared with the future prospects, netizens are more angry and angry. Under the powerful influence of "Entertainment Weekly", Cornell's view has become the mainstream of the Internet. Netizens have begun to denounce lanli's ingratitude and money seeking, which is really disappointing.

A small number of radical netizens even said that they refused to watch "samsara of killing" and then used the saved movie ticket money to watch "speed and passion 6" twice to express their support and anger.

Some rational netizens expressed regret. All summer long, they talked about the possibility of the future development of Luke Hobbes, but now it has come to an abrupt end, which is really disappointing. They either denounced lenley, fan, or universal pictures, but to no avail. They had no choice but to accept the facts.

Those who supported, affirmed and responded were immediately drowned in the torrent of negative comments and dirty curses.

"Samsara of killing" was just in time to set up the project. In a twinkling of an eye, it was in a dilemma and even met with resistance. It was unexpected that things developed in such a way. But, this is news, this is the news of the Internet age——

A few days ago, people were still amazed that "speed and passion" had lost the help of lanli, and the future was uncertain; A few days later, people began to see the future of "reincarnation of killing", and even Warner Bros. decision was questioned. From one focus to another, from positive to negative, it's just a matter of dinner.

On the one hand, the cast of "speed and passion" is booming, and the cast of CASS is gradually showing its face, with both worry and expectation, but the topic is always hot, and the upsurge of the fifth movie naturally continues to the expectation of the sixth movie. It seems that they have not been affected too much, and they are still making great progress.

On the other hand, the "samsara of killing" crew fell silent. After the announcement of lanli's joining, there was no follow-up news, even the producer's relevant information did not appear, and the whole production process seemed to be at a standstill. In the voice of "Entertainment Weekly", it gradually disappeared, as if to fulfill Cornell's conjecture.

This is the most important choice of Lanley's career, and it is also the most risky choice. However, no one can answer whether the choice is stupid or wise, and what the result will be. Even Lan Li himself can't. Only time can tell the truth.

Will "samsara of killing" really become the stupidest choice of Langley? Or the greediest one?