Chapter 988： Kill

Firefly Studios, the lobby of an office building in the administrative district was temporarily transformed into the press conference hall of Stark Industrial Headquarters.

Surrounded by several cameras, Eric stood on the podium and was proficient in the last paragraph before the film was killed: "Clearly, I am not a superhero, I have so many character defects. It also brings so much trouble to everyone."

Don Chandell, who plays Colonel Roddy, has no choice but to come over and whisper: "Let's read the manuscript."

Eric nodded his head and looked up at the card in his hand. He swept his eyes and said slowly: "The actual situation is, I am Iron Man."

Under the stage, all the media reporters were glimpsed, and then they got up and raised their cameras and recorders.

Natasha Huntsquech, who was sitting in the front row, slowly lowered her long legs, and the original questioning on her face was put away, revealing a shocked expression just right.

Off the field, Jos Verden behind the monitor shouted in a timely manner: "OK, Good!"

Eric walked off the stage and came to Joss Weeden to replay the lens just now.

Speaking of it, it was already the seventh remake of this group of shots, and it was nearing the end. The main creatives still did not give up the control of the quality of the film, from Erik’s subtle expression to Natasha Huntsque. Eric read the action reaction after he was the Iron Man line, and all of them discussed and adjusted in detail, which was the satisfaction of the present.

After confirming everything is correct, Joss Weeden got up and shouted at everyone: "I announced that "Iron Man" is officially killed."

哗哗哗——

All the crew members in the hall clapped their hands.

After three months of busy work, Eric naturally won't be embarrassed, and then announced that it will be a party in the banquet hall of the Titanic ship tonight, and naturally it is a cheer.

The finishing touches of the crew were led by Jos Weiden and others. Eric and several masters greeted him and went to remove the makeup. Although it was already in the afternoon, he still had something to do.

Today is May 27th, Wednesday.

The final box office of "Dead Weapon 4" released last week was only $49.15 million. This week, due to the release of Sony Pictures' "Patriot", the box office of "Fatal Weapon 4" is inevitably affected, and the box office drop in the third day of the weekend is reached. 46%, compared with the first weekend of 34.05 million US dollars, the weekend at the box office only 18.83 million US dollars, the film ten-day box office accumulated 67.53 million US dollars, not even the first week of the "Austin Powers 2" first week box office.

In comparison, if Sony Pictures’ Patriots have any advantage over Deadly Weapons 4, the film’s production cost is only $110 million.

This film based on the American independence war, the original male lead should still be Mel Gibson, but because Mel Gibson needs to participate in "Fatal Weapon 4", the new actor eventually falls on Kevin· Costner.

Three days in the first weekend, Patriot’s box office was only $32.19 million, still not showing the explosive power of any blockbuster film.

The box office situation of these two summer stalls, which also led the blockbuster movie, also indirectly set off the 360 ​​million US dollars in the three films created by the Easter season. "Fatal Weapon 4" is only a production cost of 140 million US dollars, it is equivalent to the total investment of three movies, not to mention that Warner also invested a lot of marketing costs for "Fatal Weapons 4", but the box office of "Fatal Weapons 4" The potential is only slightly better than the "Wedding Singer" in the three Easter films.

However, the weakness of the two blockbusters did not reduce the fans' expectations for this summer file.

Because most people's eyes are not in the two movies.

The special effects sci-fi blockbuster "The Day After Tomorrow" of Firefly Films, MGM's "The Charlie's Baby 3", Universal's "The Scorpion King" and the film "The Matrix 2" by An Berlin Films are the highlights of this summer file. The weight.

These four films, in addition to "Jiaojiaowa 3", others are special effects blockbusters, which is actually the reason for many fans to look forward to, because in recent years has just emerged, the market for special effects is actually far from saturation.

However, because it was the first sequel to the Agent's film universe series after the big cross, last year's "Royal Casino of 007" has made more than 1.1 billion US dollars at the box office, even if it is not a special effect, but "Charlie's Angel 3", It is undoubtedly the most watched film in this summer file, and the audience expects even more than "Holoca 2". Many media also predict that if there will be a global box office of 1 billion in the summer, "Jiaojiao 3" is undoubtedly the most promising one.

Eric unloaded the makeup and walked out of the dressing room, and saw Natasha Huntsque, who had also changed the casual T-shirt trousers, to wait outside the make-up.

When I saw Eric coming out, Natasha Hensquech quickly said hello: "Hey, Eric."

Eric smiled at her and said, "Is there anything?"

Natasha Hensquech walked with Eric and said, "No, I have already found an apartment in Santa Monica, I am planning to go home, Eric, you can send me?"

If it was at other times, Eric would definitely not reject the invitation, but now he can only shake his head and say, "Sorry, Nata, I still have work to do."

"It doesn't matter," Natasha Hensquech was not disappointed. "You will be partying tonight, right?"

"Of course, I will definitely pass," Eric nodded. The two walked out of the office building and went to the ramp on the park. Looking at the girl next to him, Eric thought for a moment and said, "You are going in the afternoon. Is there still something at the time?"

Natasha’s nephew lit up and shook her head and said, “No.”

Eric said: "That is going to the movies with me. It is an internal audition of a horror film."

"Of course, no problem."

"However, this horror film may be somewhat different. Well, that is, it is very scary, you have to be mentally prepared."

Natasha squinted at her eyes and said, "If I am scared, can I pounce on you?"

"Amount," Eric smiled and looked up and said: "You are so big, it’s not cute in the arms of a man."

The two laughed and walked into another nearby office building.

New line film CEO Kenneth Horn and "Midnight Ring" director Gore Vibinski have been waiting here, seeing Eric and Natasha Huntsquech come together and quickly come forward greet.

What Eric is going to see today is the brand new US version of "Midnight Rings."

"Midnight Ring" began preparations at the end of last year. In fact, it was basically completed in mid-April. However, Eric was very dissatisfied with the film and has been modifying Gore Vibinski. This also made up some shots.

The film's schedule has been set for July 24th, which is not too late for this crowded summer file.

Although it has been revised, the publicity work has been carried out since last month. Thanks to the joining of Johnny Depp, this horror film has now attracted a lot of attention. However, before John Pioneer, "Pirates of the Caribbean", in fact, it has not been regarded as a commercial coffee. The package price of "Midnight Ring" and "Decapitated Valley" is only 14 million US dollars, an average of 7 million per unit. Dollar.

Eric first released the budget for "Midnight Rings" under the persuasion of Gore Vibinski, but since Depp’s pay is not too high, the final production cost of this horror film has just reached 3000. Ten thousand dollars, much less than Gore Vibinski’s request.

This screening is especially important for Eric, so with Natasha Huntsque, who was temporarily taken by Ericla, only four people.

Coming to the small auditorium in the office building, Kenneth Horn sent the staff to start preparing for the film, and the four sat down in the auditorium.

Waiting for the gap, think of Johnny Depp, Eric looked at Gore Vibinski next to him and asked: "Gore, this time with Johnny, how do you feel?"

Due to a series of revisions by Eric, Gore Vibinski was a little nervous when he was tossed during this time. However, everyone is very satisfied with the current filming effect, and he has to admire Eric here. Aspects of the eye.

Hearing Eric’s question, Gore Vibinski, sitting next to Kenneth Horn, leaned forward and was about to answer. Kenneth Horne laughed and got up and said, “Gore, you. Come here, it will be more convenient for you to exchange videos with Eric."

Eric looked at the two men with a smile and changed their position. I was appreciative. Kenneth Horne has been eager to take care of the new film industry in recent years. It is not without reason. He obviously saw this. Gore Vibinsky's growth potential, want to win over. At this time, just making this small detail in the water, you can get a great impression of Gore Vibinski.

Gore Vibinski sat down next to Eric, and he nodded gratefully to Kenneth Horn, which turned to Eric. He didn't know what Eric wanted to know. It can only be said in a general way: "Depp is a very good actor, very thoughtful, and the initiative is very strong."

Eric nodded and asked: "How about getting along with you, are there any plans to cooperate again?"

What Gore Vibinski realized, nodded: "If you have the chance, of course."

After a few chats, the screening of the film officially began.

The plot begins with the mysterious death of four girls. One of the girls’ mothers feels that her daughter’s death is too embarrassing. She entrusted her sister, Keller, to investigate the truth of the incident. Keller followed some clues and soon A videotape was found in a holiday cottage where four girls lived.

The original US version of "Midnight Ring", more to go is the route of the horror suspense film, the main line of the story is mainly concentrated in the heroine step by step to unravel the truth of the death of several girls.

The reason for this is that the psychological version of the psychological terrorism has been played to the ultimate Japanese version of the "Midnight Ring" Zhu Yu in front, the US version naturally cannot be copied as it is. Therefore, although the US version has done a better job in various details, the degree of terror is far from being comparable to the Japanese version.

Right now, because the Japanese version of "Midnight Rings" has not been opened, Eric has cut off the Hu, and naturally there is no need to repeat the deliberate use of other shooting techniques. Eric combines the elements of the Japanese and American versions of the memory. Moreover, strictly speaking, this version is more inclined to the Japanese version, both in terms of picture and soundtrack style. The theme of the whole film is also straightforward, just to scare people and scare people. Therefore, the most classic scene in the Japanese version, that is, the lens that the scorpion slowly climbed out from the TV set, Eric will naturally not let go.

The original film that Gore Vibinsky took out, the most dissatisfied with Eric, is actually the creation of a horror atmosphere. This is also the focus of his repeated revisions over the past month.

Now, the effect is undoubtedly immediate.

When the girl named Shamara in the film slowly crawled out of the TV screen, not only Eric’s body was cold, but Natasha Huntsque, who was sitting beside him, was even scared. Closed his eyes directly, a small hand asked for help, and clutched Eric's arm.

Until the film was finished, the lights lit up and Natasha’s face was still white.

Eric applauded the girl's back and looked at the other two. Although it was a film directed by herself, Gore Vibinski's expression was not too good. Kenneth Horne said: "The current version is indeed much better than the original. Although the whole movie does not have any traditional **** lens, the feeling of horror to the extreme even reminds me of the drive of the year. Devil. Gore, congratulations, this film will definitely become another horror classic in Hollywood."

"Thank you," Gore Vibinski nodded to Kenneth Horn, and looked at Eric, and Kenneth Horne followed.

Eric nodded and said, "It's very good. You can send it to the film association for rating. In addition, are you ready for the next two months?"

"Yes, in terms of popularity, it is mainly played by Depp, mainly for young people under the age of 26. Eric, we have cut two different trailers, which are broadcast on TV platforms and theaters. You Have to look at it first?"

“No,” Eric shook his head and said, “You can do these things. I only have one request. Add a message to the movie trailer and poster: Heart patients are watching carefully.”

Gore Vibinski hasn't responded yet. Kenneth Horn, who is well versed in film marketing and distribution, immediately nodded, saying: "This marketing point is very good. The more prohibited things, the more likely it is to attract viewers. Interest. However, this method may only be used once in a short period of time, which is a pity."

Eric nodded and shook his head again. "Ken, I am not giving you marketing advice, I am serious."

The "Midnight Rings" series, but really scared to death. Adding such a prompt in advance is equivalent to getting a disclaimer. In the future, something will happen and the trouble will be much smaller. Of course, on the other hand, adding such a prompt can really play a special marketing effect.