Chapter 550： Can't compare

"Thank you for all this for Sofia." Francis Coppola came over to greet Ronan: "Without your help, Sofia's new film could not be as smooth as it is now."

Ronan shook his hand and said with a little humility: "Mr. Coppola, you are too polite. It is Sophia who brought a masterpiece to Relativity Entertainment."

Francis Coppola had a great impression of Ronan and said: "If you need help in the future, just call me."

He exchanged business cards with Ronan, said politely, and left for other places.

Ronan collected Francis Coppola's business card, anyway, it was a good fate.

Francis Coppola’s influence is indeed not as strong as 20 years ago, but no one can ignore the Coppola family, especially Francis Coppola has an old relationship with many people in Hollywood and has an extraordinary relationship.

Take George Lucas, for example, Francis Coppola was even George Lucas' half of the film teacher in his early years.

"It's just a lucky guy with a good family background..."

I don't know who's muttering came here, Ronan turned his head to look, and the person who was speaking was a middle-aged woman with a strange face.

This ordinary-looking middle-aged woman noticed Ronan's gaze, knew that she had made a mistake, and immediately walked away.

Ronan didn't have the idea of ​​looking for trouble. This is a fact, but this fact should be divided into two parts.

First of all, if it weren't for the surname of Coppola, Sophia Coppola would indeed not have the influence they have today, nor would it be possible that after being frustrated in the actor, he would switch to directorship and become a mixed bag.

Secondly, the family background itself is part of personal ability. A good family background has brought Sofia Coppola a lot of conveniences, and also gave her the opportunity to get in touch with and learn various skills in the director industry, and she can easily be a director. Get started.

Strictly speaking, Ronan's situation is similar to Sofia Coppola, and he has been able to develop to the present, and he has no relationship with his family.

If it wasn't for an established small production company, how could it be possible to raise funds at that time?

The pull-up meeting went very smoothly. Sophia Coppola was like a star in the moon, and Francis Coppola and George Lucas appeared in person to canvass for votes. It is estimated that most of the people who came to the pull-up meeting will wait until nominations. When voting, they will vote for Sofia Coppola and "Lost in Tokyo".

The embassy film industry is also looking for ways to do its work, and various public relations meetings and promotional activities have also been released.

The key research awards of this film are three: best film, best supporting actress and best director.

Of course, they are all nominations at this stage. You must first ensure that you get the nomination before you can talk about other things.

Scarlett Johansson’s best supporting actress is not difficult to nominate, and it is also difficult to win.

As for the best actress, a film called "The Devil's Head" has begun to be screened. Only those who have watched this film know what Charlize Theron is fighting for the heroine.

Someone once compared the picture of Charlize Theron dressed up in 2000 with the photo with makeup when he appeared in "The Devil's Head". Not only did they look like two people, but they were two extremes of humanity. .

The extremes of beauty and ugliness.

Young, beautiful and naturally beautiful actresses are God's favorites, but if you want to get the best actress Oscar, there has always been an unwritten rule-you must destroy your image!

I vaguely remember that Charlize Theron had some large-scale dramas in "The Devil's Head", and it is estimated that few people will be interested...

In addition, for the best picture and best director, getting nominated is a victory, so don't think about winning.

"The Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King" will be released soon. This literary masterpiece with a special place in the history of European and American fantasy literature has been adapted into a movie and has been a great success. Now that the trilogy is about to end, Oscar will obviously give himself affirmation.

Although the film tends to be young like the original, and the characters are black and white, no one can deny the greatness of the trilogy.

Most importantly, Tolkien is dead!

Oscars have always been generous in dealing with rewards related to people who have passed away. For example, once a clown, someone can get a performance award as a superhero comic character. This is unimaginable in the history of the Oscar for more than 70 years.

But when people die, Oscar will show it.

In fact, after the first two parts of "The Lord of the Rings" were released, and only a few technical awards were won at the Oscars, many discerning people can see that the judges are waiting for the end of the trilogy.

In mid-December, "The Return of the King" was released in North America. The facts proved that the quality of the film was worthy of everyone's waiting.

This is definitely the peak of a magic movie, although the length of the movie will make many fans bladder pain.

In the future, when the real director's cut version is released, it will take a long time to watch it, otherwise it will not be finished.

In fact, in the "Lord of the Rings" series, there are some battle scenes that the audience will find inexplicable. The theater version is not very clear. These are the editor and director Peter Jackson.

In the version of the director’s cut, the battle scene is too long, which stretches the film too long. The length of the film is directly related to the number of screenings in a single day, which becomes a key factor affecting the box office. The version finally released in theaters. Only on the basis of ensuring a smooth narrative, the scissors can be used in the battle scene.

The most typical ones are the Siege of Minas Tirith, the Battle of the Plains of Palano and the Battle of Black Gate in "The Return of the King".

There is also "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies".

I believe many viewers will be curious about the goats on Thorin-Oak Shield. Did these mighty mounts fall from the sky? Peter Jackson has always liked to play the Heavenly Condor, when did he switch to the Heavenly Goat?

After watching the director's cut version of the DVD, all this will actually be understood.

The goat did not appear suddenly, but because of editing.

Of course, the pot must of course be carried by Peter Jackson.

"The Return of the King" is a masterpiece, the biggest flaw is undoubtedly too long, but this does not prevent it from becoming the most popular Oscar as soon as it was released.

The "Lord of the Rings" trilogy has a grand and perfect ending. The unfinished ending can be said to be the biggest worry of everyone before.

Peter Jackson, the man who was born specifically for the adaptation of Tolkien, did not turn worry into reality.

When Ronan went to watch this movie, he also relived the passionate years.

In that young age, how many people were excited because of the pre-war inspiration of King Theoton Perano Plain, and how many people were agitated by the cry before the Black Gate of Aragon.

In the era that Ronan once experienced, is there a magic movie that can catch up with the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, even the "Harry Potter" series has a gap.

At the same time, "Lost in Tokyo" began to expand the scale of screenings with great fanfare. Since mid-December, the film has expanded to 200 theaters. Although it is still shown on a single screen in each theater, it has been promoted and has a good reputation. Thanks to the blessing, the box office did not collapse after the expanded screening.

In the first weekend after the expanded screening, the box office revenue of "Lost in Tokyo" soared to 3.62 million U.S. dollars, and the box office revenue of single-library exceeded 15,000 U.S.

The total North American box office revenue of the film has reached 6.67 million US dollars, exceeding the production cost.

And the expanded screening has just begun.

The Embassy Pictures will maintain communication with the theaters based on various data feedback from "Lost in Tokyo", and continue to increase the number of theaters, but before the Oscar list is released, the scale of theaters will not exceed 1,000.

Having said that, independent literary films like this one have a more personal and emotional author style, and their screening scale will not be particularly large.

"Lost in Tokyo" is a typical niche movie.

After the release, it can attract a large number of audiences. On the one hand, it is the promotion and marketing and the quality of the film. On the other hand, it has a certain influence with Sophia Coppola himself.

This is also the natural advantage Sofia Coppola brings.

How many people can star in a film like "The Godfather" as soon as they are born?

This is a kind of luck, but also pressure. In the early and mid-nineties, Sophia Coppola became a typical figure in Hollywood nepotism.

Nowadays, film critics have a high evaluation of her and "Lost in Tokyo", and how miserable she was scolded back then.

In some ways, this is a "Bai Fumei counterattack" drama.

In the newly announced Gotham Independent Film Awards, "Lost in Tokyo" has won some awards. As "The Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King" is naturally not eligible for awards, as a small independent film, "Lost in Tokyo" won the best film And best actress two awards.

The Gotham Independent Film Awards can be regarded as one of the Oscar's outpost awards. The ability to win several awards also helped "Lost Tokyo" hit the Oscar nomination.

"After this movie, are there any new plans?"

After a pull conference, Ronan specifically asked Sophia Coppola: "Are you ready to shoot a new film?"

Sophia Coppola smiled with a hint of nasal voice and said: "Not yet, I plan to take a one-year break, and wait until 2005 for new projects."

Ronan nodded, and then asked, "Want to rest for so long?"

Sophia Coppola said very naturally: "I don't want to make myself too tired, I may rest longer."

Ronan looked at her. Sophia Coppola is not an ordinary director, and there is no need to work hard like Uvi Bauer. Since Bao Ge has cooperated with Relativity Entertainment, one movie project after another movie project, even the rare break time. , All ran to Irvine to find the love in their hearts and cried out their heart...

No way, Sofia Coppola and Uvi Bauer are completely incomparable.

Ronan also completely cut off the idea of ​​letting Sophia Coppola direct the female work.

While busy with all these, a message came from George Clint that the crew of "Survival in the Wild", which has traveled all over the world for more than half a year, ended all filming and returned to Los Angeles.