Chapter 115 Tall, Blonde, Model
In May, for 20th Century Fox, bad news appeared one after another. First, the internal preview of "Invasion of the Evil" was not as effective as expected. Many viewers and theater companies did not give very high ratings.
Fortunately, there are only a few gains in the female audience. It is expected that when promoting, you can tilt slightly towards the female audience.
If the preview of "Invasion of the Evil" is not ideal, it will not have a big impact on Twentieth Century Fox.
After all, the film investment is only 10 million US dollars, and even if the claimed costs are included, it is not difficult to recover the costs.
Then the release of "Die Hard 3" is crucial for 20th Century Fox; the entire film investment is as high as 90 million US dollars, and it has the reputation effect of the first two films. 20th Century Fox is very optimistic about box office expectations.
However, the premiere of "Die Hard 3" was like a biting cold wind, with only $22.16 million, not reaching the expected $25 million. The most important point is that the reputation of the film is very bad.
Many viewers said that the content of the video is old-fashioned and lacks freshness, which is far less than the previous two videos.
The average score of the questionnaire survey was "A-", with multiple film critics giving an average of 58 points, and the Rotten Tomato Index has a support rate of only 59%.
According to the forecast of theater companies, the box office of "Die Hard 3" will be set at around 100 million US dollars in North America.
If any film had a final box office of about 100 million US dollars, it would be a number worth cheering.
However, the production cost of "Die Hard 3" is as high as 90 million US dollars, which means it is difficult to recover costs through North America. We can only expect that the overseas box office will not be too bad.
For a sequel, such a result is already a failed work and is far from being successful.
In desperation, Twentieth Century Fox could only focus on "Saw 3" again and made some concessions.
Agree to keep the investment proportion unchanged and to slightly reduce the issuance share.
The only request made by 20th Century Fox is to prepare the crew as soon as possible.
Ryan did not pay attention to the release of "Die Hard 3", and even rejected the invitation to the premiere, allowing Kevin Becken to take two little guys with him.
The reason is very simple. He doesn't have time. "Trumen's World" has started shooting some shots.
As for the filming agreement for "Saw 3", he happily agreed.
Many scenes have been built in a studio in Toronto, Canada; this is one of the main shooting locations of "Trumen's World", and almost most indoor shots will be shot here.
Nicholas Cage, who had just returned from England, was wearing a bathrobe and was talking to the other protagonist Charlize Theron about the plot.
Charlize Theron has been in Canada for two days, but she is still a little nervous, even more nervous than when she first filmed the movie "Children in the Cornfield 3".
Speaking of which, Charlize Theron's luck has always been good. His first filming of the movie "Children in the Cornfield 3" is the main character in the film.
Although it is just a horror film, it is still very rare.
Her second film is the current "Trumen's World", a film with an investment of up to $35 million.
“Light OK.”
“Camera OK.”
"The prop group is ready."
"The fourth scene of "Trumen's World" will start shooting."
Under the operation of the lighting engineer, the entire studio became dark, just like at night.
Nicholas Cage, who was sitting on the ground, had disappeared. It suddenly started to rain in the sky. When he got up and wanted to hide from the rain, he found that the rain was only pouring on his body, and the rest of the place was dry.
"Stop, do it again."
As soon as Nicholas Cage stood up, Ryan immediately shouted to stop, his expression seemed to be a little problem.
Ryan has almost no changes to the main plot of "Trumen's World". For example, in the scene in front of him, when the protagonist is sad, the rain only pours on him alone, which is a loophole in the broadcast of the show.
However, some small details cannot be exactly the same as in the previous life. After all, he is not a repeater. It is impossible to remember some details clearly, and can only be filled and modified little by little according to the main line.
For example, the clothes on the protagonist are all provided by advertisers, and it is impossible to be exactly the same as those worn in the previous life.
Of course, these are all minor issues.
Now, he has been filmed four times in a row, and only then can he barely pass the picture.
It was not very pleasant to be wet with the rain four times in a row. Moreover, the temperature in Toronto in May was only about ten degrees Celsius, so it was inevitable that it was a little chilling when I was covered in water.
"Do you need a rest?" Ryan walked to Nicholas Cage and asked the crew to send a cup of hot coffee.
"No problem." Nicholas Cage took the coffee, lowered his head and took a sip, and said, "I think I can do it again."
"Your performance was perfect just now." Ryan said he didn't need to do it again and continued: "If you feel you need a rest, you can tell me in advance."
Nicholas Cage had just finished filming of "Leaving Las Vegas" for a few days, so he didn't have time to rest and immediately joined the crew to shoot.
In the next period of time, the entire crew will focus on shooting Nicholas Cage's shots, which is a big test for his physical condition.
So Ryan didn't want to take the photo halfway through. The protagonist suddenly fell ill and was hospitalized. It would be better to let him take a few more days off.
"Don't worry, I have no health problems."
Speaking of this, Nicholas Cage's expression changed. He glanced at Charlize Theron not far away, and winked at Ryan, saying, "Blonde, tall, model, it's true that Sophia knows you."
Ryan rolled her eyes when she heard this. It seemed that Sophia was free enough, and it seemed that she needed to add some work to her.
"Since there is no problem, then continue shooting." He said angrily.
Faced with naked revenge, Nicholas Chai smiled strangely. Sophia said it was right. Ryan's taste was just as he said, blonde, tall, model.
After taking the filming in just a few days, people familiar with Ryan quickly discovered some different things. It seemed that his shooting style became completely different from before, especially in the details of the lens, which was so high that it was scary.
Almost every shot needs to be shot three or four times before it can be passed. Unlike the previous crew, you can pass as long as you think the shot is still good.
After filming a few shots in the afternoon, Ryan began to ask the crew to finish work. Unless he seldom ask the crew to work overtime in order to hurry up, the more regular the crew is, the more so.
There is no way, the overtime pay is too high.
Ryan has gradually become accustomed to the rules of Hollywood. Unlike in his previous life, it is too early to finish work before 10 pm.
"Charlie, wait a moment." Ryan greeted Charlize Theron.
Charlize Theron's body stiffened, then showed a sweet smile, walked over quickly, and asked, "Director Ryan, is there anything wrong?"
Ryan looked her up and down. He was tall, with long blonde hair and delicate face. Just as Nicholas Cage said, Charlize Theron looked very well in line with his aesthetic view.
"Do you have time tonight?"
"We can have dinner together," Ryan asked.
Chapter completed!