Chapter 577： Talented actors

This is a hot premiere, but also a deserted premiere.

The popularity is due to the presence of hundreds of media reporters and thousands of protesters outside the Emirates Rock Theater where the premiere was held.

The reporters’ cameras were mostly aimed at protesting groups.

The messy protest scenes don't keep up with the indispensable routine outside the annual Oscars.

Deserted, referring to the red carpet.

In addition to the main creators of "The Passion of the Christ", as well as Mel Gibson's hard-core friends such as Sylvester Stallone, there are basically no guests on the red carpet.

Although the film is very hot, anyone with a little bit of mind understands the possible risks of this film. It is not an iron like Stallone. Who wants to walk the red carpet to this muddy water?

Ronan certainly wouldn't invite his friends and long-term collaborators to attend the premiere.

"The Passion of the Christ" has gained momentum.

The film was bought out by the Embassy Pictures. In fact, many people came to the premiere for Ronan's sake, but they didn't go to the red carpet, but quietly entered the theater through the side door.

"I didn't expect you to come."

In the VIP room, Ronan and Scarlett Johansson gave a light hug, and asked: "Have you been busy propagating recently?"

Scarlett Johansson smiled heartily and said: "You helped me get the nomination for Best Supporting Actress, how can I fight for that little golden man."

Ronan patted her arm lightly: "Good luck."

As early as February, the Academy announced the 76th Oscar nominations. "Lost in Tokyo" won five nominations for Best Original Screenplay, Best Director, Best Photography, Best Supporting Actress and Best Picture.

The Oscars ceremony will be held in a week. Whether Scarlett Johansson can win the prize, all the work that should be done has been done, and now it only depends on luck.

Scarlett Johansson was very confident: "I have always been lucky."

Ronan nodded slightly: "My luck is also good."

Both of them laughed tacitly.

Speaking of which, the award-winning journey of "Lost in Tokyo" has not been smooth sailing. Bill Murray is quite opinionated that he did not get the best actor nomination. He once publicly complained about the producer, but he is also an old actor. The words spoken only dared to reach the level of Shahai Entertainment, without mentioning Ronan's name.

Relativity entertainment has limited resources for awarding prizes. Even if it is from the perspective of cost and risk control, it will not invest too much money. If resources are more dispersed, it may cause an accident in a target award.

After chatting about the Oscars, Scarlett Johansson turned to ask: "Is the schedule for "Dawn of the Living Dead" confirmed?"

This is her first commercial film to truly act as a heroine, and it is directly related to the future of money.

Ronan thought for a while and said, "It may be September or October. It will definitely be released within this year and will not be delayed until next year."

Scarlett Johansson said: "I hope the film will sell out, and my pay will go up a lot."

Ronan asked: "Are you short of money?"

Scarlett Johansson shrugged: "For this best supporting actress, I owed a large loan to the bank. It is not easy to be a female star, and I cannot make ends meet."

"Be calm." Ronan smiled: "It will get better soon."

Natasha Normanoff in which Marvel movie is more appropriate? Do you follow the old goblin settings in the comics, or just like the old movies?

Ronan said again: "Scarlett, you go to contact Connie, I remember she has an investment in a styling studio, next week is the Oscars ceremony, let her prepare for you."

Scarlett Johansson understood that Ronan was going to pay for the styling expenses of her Oscars, and said, "I won't be polite to you."

Before that, she planned to borrow another hundred thousand dollars from the bank.

Ronan saw a familiar figure approaching. The other party obviously knew him. Before coming to the front, he took the initiative to stretch out his hand, and said in an annoying voice, "Hello, Mr. Anderson."

"Good evening, Mr. Stallone." Ronan shook hands with Sylvester Stallone and said, "You are welcome to the premiere."

Stallone's voice is very special, a bit of a whirring feeling, the words are not very clear, but it is very special, and people will not consciously think of Rambo.

After a brief chat, from the face of it, Stallone’s appearance is particularly in line with the image advertised by several generations of old Americans, with few words, melancholy eyes, cold expression, strong body, calm mind, unbeatable, tenacious and unyielding, and brave for goals. Going forward, these tall and mighty classic images meet the tastes of American appreciation.

It's not unreasonable that Rambo and Rocky are so popular.

Stallone came to attend the premiere today, not only to cheer for his **** friend Mel Gibson, but also for other purposes.

In the former aspect, he was originally a typical conservative rightist in Hollywood and was not afraid of the so-called gossip.

The latter aspect is directly related to the career in the following years.

"I heard that Relativity Entertainment acquired Artisan Films?" Stallone got to the point: "Ronan, did the copyright of "First Blood" also come to Relativity Entertainment?"

Ronan glanced at Stallone, guessing in his heart, but not slow, and said, "Yes, all the copyrights of the "First Blood" trilogy are now owned by Relativity Entertainment."

Stallone is a straight-tempered man who doesn't like roundabouts and asks directly: "Have you considered continuing to shoot the sequel of this series?"

Ronan smiled: "If you are willing to take the fourth film, I have no problem here."

Just as Stallone was about to take the conversation, Ronan put the ugly words on the front: "I personally like this series very much, but from the producer's point of view, traditional action movies are already gone. If I were to make "First Blood 4", The scale of investment must be controlled, and the production cost will not exceed US$20 million."

Hearing this, Stallone's enthusiasm was wiped out most of the time, and he said: "Action movies are expensive projects."

Ronan said: "If you are willing to return, I can squeeze out a budget of 20 million US dollars."

With the appeal of the name Rambo, it should be able to recover the investment of 20 million US dollars, but no matter how much investment, plus the cost of publicity and distribution, the risk is too great.

Stallone didn't expect that his proposal would get such a reply, thought for a while, and said, "I think about it."

Ronan nodded slightly: "Yes."

It doesn't matter whether there is such a project or not.

Stallone originally had an idea about action movies, but seeing that Ronan didn't pay attention to it at all, he even despised traditional action movies, so he didn't say this at all.

A good movie project should be reserved for those who can appreciate it.

Ronan greeted several guests again and saw Mel Gibson approaching with a forty-year-old man.

This man is not tall, wears a formal suit, walks crookedly, and always carries a sullenness, as if he is not going to be right.

Ronan only glanced at him and recognized who this person was. After all, the impression he had left was too deep. Even if it was the first time he saw him outside the screen, he could instantly confirm his name.

Mel Gibson greeted Ronan politely, pointed to this middle-aged man who always seemed to be a fool, and said, "Ronan, introduce him to a friend."

Ronan nodded slightly, and the middle-aged man's eyes were also looking at him.

"This is Robert Downey Jr., the son of Robert Downey Sr., and a talented actor." Mel Gibson introduced both parties: "Downey, this is Mr. Ronan Anderson, owner of Relativity Entertainment Group. ."

Robert Downey Jr. reacted a bit slowly, and he squeezed a little smile from the corner of his mouth, and shook hands with Ronan: "It is a great honor to know you, Mr. Anderson."

Ronan shook his hand gently: "Good evening."

Mel Gibson saw Ronan's reaction to his lack, and quickly said: "Downey is very talented in acting. He was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor in the early 1990s."

Robert Downey Jr. hasn't completely told the most **** in others' lives, and stood on the side to let Mel Gibson tout him.

With Ronan's current identity, of course, he doesn't need to be rhetorical about Robert Downey Jr., but only a polite and indifferent response.

Frankly speaking, Mel Gibson is very good friend. He brought Robert Downey Jr. to Ronan just to help him develop a network of relationships.

Ronan secretly observed that Robert Downey Jr. is not the Tony Stark he used to be.

At that time, Robert Downey Jr. was able to struggle out of the mud, thanks to the help of two people, one was his later producer's wife, and the other was Mel Gibson.

The three said a few words nonchalantly. Mel Gibson saw that Ronan was not interested in Robert Downey Jr., so he had to take him to other places and soon chatted with Stallone.

Because of the Avengers Project, Ronan knows the situation of Robert Downey Jr. better than Mel Gibson.

Because of drugs ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Robert Downey Jr. went to jail several times. The most recent was in 2001. He didn't get out of prison until the end of 2002.

Drugs can be said to be one of the greatest scourges in the world. How many talents and families have been destroyed, Robert Downey Jr. is just one of the many actors in Hollywood who have been destroyed by drugs.

After being released from prison, no producer dared to easily use Robert Downey Jr., and Robert Downey Jr. took a few roles, which were also obtained under the guarantee of Mel Gibson.

Even so, these jobs are not very good, such as "stand-in" for singer Elton John's song "I Want Love".

Once an Oscar prospective actor, now he wants to be a pop singer.

This can also be said to be a model of not being immortal.

But who would have thought that Robert Downey Jr. had extraordinary perseverance, achieved a counterattack and embarked on the pinnacle of life.

Tony Stark, a mechanic who can fix things.