Chapter 545： Box office contrary to word of mouth

Because there are many common interests between the two parties, such as "American Idol", Ryan did not return to the theater, but exchanged opinions with Rupert Murdoch on some matters, and also the issue of Blue Sky Studio's share swap. , Talked about more detailed conditions.

Rupert Murdoch will use a premium method to replace Ryan's shares in Blue Sky Studio with News Corp shares. Ryan also promised that he will not interfere in any affairs of News Corporation. If these shares are sold for cash in the future, The counterparty has the right of first refusal.

In this way, coupled with the previous cross-shareholding, Ryan became a minority shareholder of News Corp.

Of course, it is just a small individual shareholder. Rupert Murdoch will never let him enter the board of directors. Ryan himself only wants to hold shares to preserve value. He knows that the future News Corporation will be a mud puddle or be an ordinary shareholder. As well.

The two parties have only reached a general intention, and the specific details and replacement ratio will naturally be discussed by the professionals below.

After entering the new century, Hollywood's film and television industry has grown in scale, coupled with related peripheral industries, and has gradually become the second largest industry in North America after manufacturing.

The larger the scale of the industry, the more benefits it creates. Many people want to reach out and share a piece of the cake. The traditional Big Seven companies-now the Big Six companies-extremely behind-the-scenes groups, definitely want to keep the existing ones. status.

Although there is a competitive relationship between them, they also maintain a tacit agreement on many things.

Ryan and Murdoch have discussed this topic for a long time, unless someone who enters can acquire one of the six major companies. Otherwise, another dream factory will never be allowed to rise.

As for the current DreamWorks, many senior people can actually see it. It won't last long.

Although Ryan has joined this game of Hollywood giants, it will not break the situation that existed in the previous life. This is in the interests of Disney and his interests.

Unconsciously, the two parties talked for more than two hours. When Ryan walked out of the lounge, not only the movie screening was over, but the press conference that followed began.

"Sorry. George..."

When it was estimated that the press conference should be over, Ryan sat in the car and dialed George Lucas’s phone, “I met Rupert Murdoch and talked for a while, but I didn’t expect to miss the press release. meeting."

"It's okay, Ryan." The voice from the other side was a little noisy. Occasionally, I can hear reporters yelling, "I don’t think you will miss the next three publicity stops, do you?"

Obviously, George Lucas also knew that it was unrealistic to let Ryan participate in all the promotional activities of the crew in North America.

"No problem at all."

This was communicated in advance by the two parties, and Ryan's 20 million dollars in remuneration plus a series of shares were not for nothing.

It didn't take long to wait. Under the **** of bodyguards, Natalie hurried over, followed by a reluctant reporter. Ryan opened the rear door and the Long Island girl jumped into the back seat tacitly.

He started the car for the first time. He rushed out of the parking lot, leaving only exhaust and bodyguards for reporters.

"Did they make things difficult for you?" Ryan turned the steering wheel to the direction of the Waldorf Astoria. She glanced at the slightly tired Natalie in the rearview mirror, "What did you ask?"

"It's nothing." Natalie didn't want to ask the gossip questions that reporters asked. She pointed to the road where there were more cars. "You should concentrate on driving. I don't want to be the headline of tomorrow because of a car accident."

"Well."

Seeing another long line of traffic ahead, Ryan stepped on the brakes and glanced back, "Nat, it should take a while to get to Manhattan. If you are tired, you should sleep for a while."

"Ok."

Natalie nodded, picked up the tuxedo jacket that Ryan had thrown on the back seat, buttoned it back on her body, and slowly closed her eyes.

An hour later, this black Chevrolet finally turned into the underground parking lot of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. There was no harassment by reporters and paparazzi. Ryan parked the car, got out of the car, opened the door of the back seat, and went to sleep. The cooked Natalie hugged her.

Probably that short film consumed too much energy for the girl. She was sleeping very soundly at the moment, like a sleeping beauty waiting for the prince to kiss and wake up.

Ryan hugged her and walked towards the special elevator of the presidential suite, and gently kissed her white forehead. Natalie slowly opened her eyes. Those shiny brown eyes stared at Ryan for a while. Going around, then jumped out of his arms.

When they got on the elevator, the two went directly to Ryan's private room on the top floor. Natalie kicked off her high heels at will and lay on the sofa regardless of her image.

"You need a vacation." Ryan found her pajamas and sat next to Natalie. "Your nerves have been too tight recently."

"I don't want to be left too far behind by you. It's hard for me to surpass your achievements in acting.

Probably all the knots have disappeared, and Natalie brought up the previous topic again, "So, I must become an excellent director!"

"The first female Oscar for best director?"

After holding the lazy Natalie, Ryan took a lot of hands and feet to take off her evening gown. After squeezing the not-too-large but unusually strong place, Natalie's eyes widened. In the eyes, she wrapped her pajamas, "This is an unprecedented honor."

"Do you think it's possible?" The brilliance in Natalie's eyes was fleeting, her entire face was buried in Ryan's arms, she bit her white shirt hard, and said muffledly, "I'm sleepy. Hold me to rest."

Hugging the feather-light girl into the bedroom, Ryan lay with her, Natalie found the most comfortable position and fell asleep deeply.

With her studies, shooting short films, and today's premiere, she seemed really exhausted.

The final production cost of "Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones" is as high as 140 million US dollars, which is the most expensive one in the series that has been born, especially the special effects used, which are the same as "Lord of the Rings". The most advanced special effects technology in the world today.

In addition, this film will also occupy a special place in film history. It is the first film to be fully digitalized from shooting to screening.

These special meanings did not help the film win the support of the critics. The critics' bombardment of the film became the subject of the paper media the next day.

Roger Albert only gave the film a five-point failing evaluation, and wrote in his own column-I am not disappointed by what appears in the film, but what the film lacks, which is obvious. , Lucas pays more attention to special effects rather than performance, so the performances of the new and old actors in the film are all rigid and rigid. This is a movie without any meaning.

Another well-known film critic, David Denby from "The New Yorker" also gave the movie a five-point rating, saying, "The Attack of the Clones is as vulgar as a B-rated film, and too many digital special effects will make People think this is a video game. The performance in the film is too amateur except for Natalie Portman. It is the worst science fiction movie in the past ten years. The box office will definitely be far lower than expected! ’

In the first week of the film’s release, IMDB’s rating once hovered around 6 points. If it was not a Star Wars series, it would even drop to around 5 points. The film reviews from professionals on this website were almost all negative reviews.

"Although "Attack of the Clones" has no fatal weaknesses, it is really lackluster. The prequel of this episode should put the lens into the depths of the young Anakin's soul and discover the transitional stage from'human kindness' to'toward darkness' , But Lucas filmed a love scene that lacks the most spark, and there is also an "Oedipus complex" that has no theatrical basis. The performance of the film seems to be carried out in a "vacuum" lacking a director. Relying on his own savvy and experience to perform, it even makes people wonder if Ryan Jenkins, who played Anakin Skywalker, is possessed by aliens. It is not at the previous level."

Another IMDB online film critic wrote, "The film is not terribly bad, but mediocre to an unbelievable level, like a poem without rhyme, a song without a lingering sound."

Subsequently, the "New Englander" issued a direct attack on the actor. "After the release of "Attack of the Clones", next year’s Golden Plum’s worst actor will no longer be suspenseful. Ryan Jenkins’s in the film The performance is simply catastrophic, except for that handsome face and almost perfect figure, we can't see anything worthy of praise from him."

Of course, Ryan's performance in it is indeed a little more casual, and there is no room for acting in this type of film and role. As for the comments on the media, it is somewhat exaggerated. Compared with the previous life, he is much better. Up.

The movie that is most attacked by professional film critics is the love between Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala that is more **** than blood...

There is a lot of criticism in the media. If you only look at the film reviews, you will think that this is a bad super bad movie that can't be broken, rather than the famous Star Wars series.

However in the criticism of this film, "Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones" is like "Spider-Man" released last month. With the help of the massive publicity plan, it is completely Ignoring the voices of professional film review websites and professional film critics, with the same eye-popping box office results, I gave the best response.

The film landed in North America with 3561 theaters. It earned more than US$111 million in the first week and became another film that exceeded 100 million in the first week of this year. Even from the second week, traditional film critics once again stepped up their attacks. Firepower, but the film’s box office fell by only 36%, winning over $70 million.

Although the box office of the film in the third week fell to 40 million U.S. dollars, the fact that it exceeded 200 million U.S. dollars in three weeks seems to be the reappearance of "Spider-Man" last month.

The ratings of the two films on professional websites can only be regarded as very average. The reputation among traditional film critics is probably not much better than bad films, but they are very popular in the market, and they even jointly ruled North America in May and June. The movie market has pushed the number of moviegoers during this period to a record high in history.

The era of film critics calling for rain is over, even if they don't want to admit it, even if they are still struggling. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point () to vote recommended votes, monthly tickets, your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users please go to read.)