Chapter 463 Hollywood Turmoil
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"One mirror to the end?"
After the banquet, Duke shook his head when he heard Tina Fei's words, "Don't worry about him."
Then, Duke turned to the butler Emma and said, "If there is such a person in the future, just let Bru and the others drive out."
"Let's go back and rest."
Duke pulled Ivanka out of the banquet hall and walked towards the living room. After a night of social engagements, both of them inevitably felt a little tired.
Pour two glasses of clear water, Ivanka sat next to Duke, leaned against him, and asked curiously, "What is a mirror to the end?"
"One shot to the end, that is, the shot is not utilizing." Duke briefly explained a few words, "A real one shot to the end movie cannot be shot at all. As long as one person makes a mistake, it must be started over again. The shooting is very difficult. The Hollywood usually refers to a movie composed of super long shots."
There are very few movies that do not change the camera and edit, and none of them can achieve a wide range of popularity.
In the end, a single shot is indeed a technique that is highly praised by professionals, but Duke is not interested at all. Not to mention the difficulty, just missing editing, the film is destined to be a slow-paced art film.
He never thought of investing or shooting art films.
After the banquet, since the post-production of "Return of the King" has been completed and it is still far from its release, Duke can briefly finish his busy work and accompany Ivanka on vacation. He plans to start from Hawaii, take a global trip from east to west, and walk around the world's famous big cities until Christmas before returning to North America.
Of course, there is no need to go to two countries like New Zealand and Australia that have been around for a long time.
Duke and Ivanka left North America. The subsequent launch of "Twin Towers" was not slow. In November, the original soundtrack album of the film was officially launched, and the Lord of the Rings concert also kicked off again. The popularity of both has increased compared to the "Ring Protection Expedition".
The situation is very obvious. With the release of "The Rings Expedition" and "The Twin Towers Ark" one after another, and one exciting movie has been released, the audience's expectations for "Return of the King" have been raised to a very high level.
"This is a good thing, David."
As the new awards season approaches, critics from all over the country are also starting to focus on Los Angeles. Roger Albert's address is David Denby, the chief critic of "The New Yorker". "The higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment will be when the film fails to meet expectations."
David Denby picked up the coffee cup, took a sip, and said as a reminder, "Don't forget, he is Duke Rosenberg. Although I don't like him very much, I admit that his videos are very vulgar and suitable for the vulgar audiences."
"Why did the first two episodes of the Lord of the Rings succeed?" Roger Albert asked, and then gave the answer, "The most important point is undoubtedly the realistic special effects and grand scenes."
Seeing David Denby nodding, Roger Albert said again. "The Twin Towers of the Sky almost brought special effects and big scenes to the extreme. If Duke Rosenberg could not surpass himself in "Return of the King", or even just maintained the level of "The Twin Towers of the Sky", it would definitely cause dissatisfaction among the audience, and then our opportunity would come!"
David Denby pondered for a few seconds. He said, "Don't forget, Roger, our influence in the summer season is already very small."
"It's true." Roger Albert laughed, "But there must be many people in Hollywood who want to see him and Warner unlucky. Other companies really want to see Duke Rosenberg take away the three consecutive championships of the year, and even make "Return of the King" the next "Titanic"?"
"As long as there is a problem with the film, attacks from other companies will inevitably surge, which is almost inevitable!"
Roger Albert seemed to have regained the glory of the 1980s and said with great enthusiasm, "And we mainly attack him during the awards season. As long as the professional film critics group still exists, he cannot win the best director!"
As Roger Albert said, major Hollywood companies know that a super box office bomb is brewing now, waiting for the detonation of next summer. Based on the two bombs that have appeared, the power of that bomb next year will be very amazing. People with rationality will try their best to avoid the bomb.
"Is Warner's release schedule out?"
In Universal Pictures' office, Ron Mayer was a little angry and said to the person in charge of the distribution department opposite, "I don't care what method you use, get the exact release time of "Return of the King" as soon as possible!"
"Our people are already working hard." The supervisor was also quite helpless. "Warner Bros. wants to discuss with Duke Rosenberg in terms of release time, but Duke and his girlfriend went global and would not return to North America until the end of December at the earliest."
"Global Travel?" Ron Mayer seemed to be going crazy. "Call Nancy Josephson. I don't care what method you use, you must find out within a week when Duke wants the film to be released!"
The supervisor walked out of the office helplessly. Ron Meyer took the water cup and drank a big sip of water before he felt that the anger that was pressing down on his heart gradually faded.
No wonder he is so anxious. In the summer next year, Universal Pictures will release three high-investment films: "Van Helsing", "Fast God" and "Fast and Furious 2". In order to reduce its own impact, these three films will inevitably be released in May, June and July. If you don't know the release date of "Return of the King", Universal cannot determine the specific release date for the three films.
However, according to previous years' customs, "Return of the King" must be in May. His plan is to throw "Fast and Furious 2" into May. After all, it is a niche type film with relatively not a particularly large investment. As long as it is one to two weekends away from "Return of the King", it will not be particularly impacted.
Although the 2002 Thanksgiving Christmas has not yet started, many companies are already preparing for the 2003 summer season, and Walt Disney is one of them. Cook Dick, the company's executive president of film affairs, is also facing similar difficulties to Ron Mayer.
Disney will also have big productions released next summer, and they are all super masterpieces with production costs of more than $100 million, and they cannot tolerate any mistakes.
In the past two years, fantasy epic films led by "The Lord of the Rings" have quietly emerged, and major companies have followed this genre, such as Universal Pictures producing "Van Helsing", while Walt Disney's follow-up work is "Pirates of the Caribbean".
Cook Dick is not optimistic about "Pirates of the Caribbean", but Disney has invested heavily. Even if it is not optimistic, it cannot let it collide with "Return of the King" head-on. It can be imagined as a follower to collide with its follower.
Another film is slightly better. The audience of Pixar Studios' "Looking for Nemo" and "Return of the King" are hugely different, and the impact will be smaller. Moreover, according to the North American screening and viewing habits, summer animated films will generally be released in mid-to-late May and mid-to-late June. "Looking for Nemo" must be in these two periods. How to choose depends on whether "L Come on King" will be released in early May or at the end of May.
The phone rang suddenly, and Cook Dick interrupted his thoughts and picked up the phone.
"Cook!"
Steve Jobs' voice sounded from the receiver, "I inform you that "Looking for Nemo" will be completed on time! At the same time, I remind you that the farther away from the work of Duke Rosenberg when the shift is scheduled, the better! I don't want Pixar Studio's works to collide with that lunatic in the summer!"
"Steve, I think so too." Cook Dick said helplessly, "The problem is that we don't know the specific release date of "Return of the King" now."
"I'll remind you one thing, Duke is a shareholder of Marvel."
Hearing Steve Jobs' words, Cook Dick's eyes lit up immediately. After hanging up the phone, he immediately dialed a number. Then he learned that Twentieth Century Fox had adjusted the schedule of "Men 2" to be released in early June, and he immediately understood.
"Return of the King" should be released in early May, just like "The Twin Towers".
Cook Dick couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Thinking of the recent undercurrents in Hollywood, he shook his head again.
A film has not been released yet, and just schedules can make the whole of Hollywood turbulent. Who else can do it except Duke Rosenberg?
He was very sure that although countless people were looking forward to Duke Rosenberg's unluckyness, no one dared to let his own videos collide with "Return of the King" head-on.
After receiving a call from Nancy Josephson in Dubai, Duke briefly communicated with Doug Walter. "Return of the King" was officially confirmed to be released in the summer next year, and then announced the news on the instant sharing.
"How do I thank you if I need it?"
In the presidential suite of the Sailing Hotel, Ivanka lay on the soft thick blanket, looking at the notebook screen. In just half an hour, Duke's information posted had more than 50,000 views. He couldn't help but turn his head and raise an eyebrow at him.
Duke lay on his back, like Ivanka, without any clothes on his body. His eyes that had looked at the ceiling turned to Ivanka's snow-white buttocks, and then moved up little by little, finally landing on the pair of bright red lips.
As if he noticed Duke's eyes, Ivanka suddenly stretched out her pink tongue and slowly licked her lips...
"Do you seduce me..." Duke muttered, moved to her side, and said to her bright red lips, "Can you do it again, my dear?"
Chapter completed!