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Chapter 595 I won't tell you even if you kill me

With the wide release of the film, the spinning top at the end inevitably became the focus of discussion among fans, and there was a lot of discussion on the Internet about whether Cobb would return to reality.

Martin and Nolan emphasized this part during filming.

The latter was well prepared, and with just a little guidance from the crew's publicity department, the topic became a hot topic.

"The protagonist must have returned to reality, because his father-in-law only appeared in reality."

"He never came back to reality, and his child never turned around to show his face."

"The above is wrong. The protagonist has returned to reality. If you look closely, you can find that the protagonist played by Martin is wearing a wedding ring in the dream, but there is no wedding ring in the real shot."

"The third floor is a very careful observer. I'll go and have another look!"

"See more +1!"

“I want to watch it again!”

Therefore, many movie fans choose to buy tickets a second time to verify new views.

Gradually, more opinions emerged, some of which were beyond Martin and Nolan's expectations.

"The so-called dream theft and implantation are not true. I guess the real content of the film is that the protagonist in the first-class cabin had a dream. The protagonists in the dream were him and the passengers in the same cabin. So when they got off the plane, they looked at each other in bewilderment."

Not to mention, this view is supported by some people.

Regardless of the views, Martin and the crew's publicity team are fanning the flames behind the scenes, inciting the discussion to become more intense.

For the sake of commercial interests, an open ending was created. The audience kept expressing various opinions about the ending. In order to support the opinions and refute the opposing opinions, they bought tickets to the theater again and watched the film carefully from beginning to end with their eyes wide open.

Movies, as a medium, are like the reading comprehension that students do. When they are put in front of everyone, they far exceed the original intention of the creator.

Even if the creator himself cannot explain it clearly, he will be given zero points.

Often the more the audience watches, the more they interpret each part of the film's plot, and as the discussion deepens, the enthusiasm simply cannot be stopped.

The heated discussion also spread to the North American media. The more controversial the topic, the more popular it is with the media. The ending of "Inception" became a hot topic of public attention.

At the crew's promotional announcement, a bunch of reporters blocked Nolan and asked for details about the ending.

Nolan looked innocent and said, "I don't know either."

The reporters were dissatisfied, and one of them asked loudly: "You are the director, how could you not know?"

"Because the ending was not designed by me!" Having participated in many Face Gang gatherings, Nolan has completely learned to be shameless. In order to avoid being besieged, he pushed everything away.

He said: "The ending was provided by Martin. I thought it was good, so I used it. So you should ask Martin for details."

On the other side, Martin was very relaxed and was discussing experiences in picking up girls from different perspectives with Ellen Page. Suddenly, the reporters surrounding Nolan rushed over here.

Ellen Page asked curiously: "Who did you sleep with last night? The entertainment reporters are going crazy."

Martin was also very surprised: "I slept alone at home last night."

Ellen Page stepped back: "You hold the front, I'll go get some help."

After saying this, he ran away disloyally.

Martin was fearless. He straightened his clothes and allowed the reporters to surround him.

Several security personnel around, including Bruce, withstood the pressure.

The person rushing to the front was actually a female reporter, with disheveled hair and disheveled clothes, but that did not stop her from asking questions: "Martin, has Cobb returned to reality?"

Martin didn't want to cause such trouble, so he said, "You should ask the director about this."

Another reporter said: "Director Nolan said that the idea of ​​the ending of the film came from you, and he just filmed it according to your opinion."

Martin was stunned, and then realized that he was a step too slow and was sold out by Nolan.

This British director is even more disloyal than Ellen Page!
The trouble now falls on Martin, but for the sake of the film's box office, he can't really answer. Besides, no one knows what Nolan is thinking about the ending.

Martin paused for a moment and said, "There are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand people. My original intention was that the fans could see the open ending and imagine the ending they wanted..."

He threw the blame back: "I just provided an idea. The specifics of the film are something that the director and producer should consider. I am just the leading actor and I don't have that power."

The female reporter refused to let Martin go and said loudly: "But you are not an ordinary actor. You are a member of the 20 million club and you are also a producer on the crew. You must know the ending!"

Martin evades the point: “When I made this film, I was not a member of the 20 million club.”

In a word, I would never tell you even if you kill me.

The wave of interpretations triggered by "Inception" also kept the box office rising, and theaters always maintained a high attendance rate.

After three days of its first weekend, the film took in $4000 million in nearly 7568 theaters in North America, unsurprisingly topping the box office chart. The Last Airbender, which was released the same weekend, only took in $3667 million in its first week.

If Night Shyamalan wants to make a profit from his new film, he can only rely on long offline channels.

Warner Bros.' cinema goal is to recover costs through box office as much as possible and rely on offline profits.

"At present, our estimate is still a bit conservative."

At a small meeting of Warner Bros. executives on Monday, Daniel said: "As long as we maintain a healthy box office trend, we will be able to make a profit through the box office."

Kevin Tsujihara was looking at the detailed data report of "Inception" and said, "Nolan is a good director, he has a lot of stuff."

Jon Berg said: "The success of this film made him demand greater power in The Dark Knight Rises."

Kevin Tsujihara thought about it for a moment and said, "You can give it to him, but the final editing rights still belong to Warner Bros."

Hamada remained silent because the movie being discussed had nothing to do with him.

Daniel then said, "The theater company conducted a sample survey and found that more than one-third of the audience in the first weekend were members of the Coca-Cola Cult."

He sits in the position of Warner executive, receiving salary, bonus and dividends provided by Warner Bros., and is naturally responsible for Warner's performance. He reminded: "Martin Davis has a strong market appeal."

Jon Berg continued: "Nolan is the leader of this film."

Kevin Tsujihara has not spoken yet.

Daniel added: "It won't do us any harm to continue working with Martin."

"You are right. I also want to continue to cooperate with Martin Davis." Kevin Tsujihara emphasized again: "But the cooperation method must be led by Warner Bros. He can either accept the conditions of Warner Bros. or be acquired by us!"

Daniel sighed to himself and said no more.

Next, let’s move on to discussing the film project.

Jon Berg talked about the latest situation. Warner Pictures will adapt a fairy tale fantasy movie with the same name as "Jack and the Beanstalk" and "Jack the Giant Slayer". It has now obtained the green light from the Warner Bros. Review Committee and the production budget is as high as 1.6 million US dollars.

The director is confirmed to be Bryan Singer, who directed the "X-Men" series, "Superman Returns" and "Wolverine".

In addition, Gillian Flynn has already finished writing the novel "Dark Place", for which she spent a lot of money to purchase the copyright. The project has also been given the green light because she plans to invite heavyweight actors and directors to join, and the production budget can be as high as 8000 million US dollars.

Warner Bros. has also communicated with Random House about the publication and release time of the novel, and is waiting for the release of "Gone Girl" starring Martin.

Daniel made a final effort to keep Martin's film, but still ended in failure.

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Warner Bros. Studios, "Pharaohs and Gods" studio has been officially established.

In the director's office, Ridley Scott is reading the newspaper, the latest "Hollywood Reporter".

On the front page headline, Martin and Nolan stood side by side, looking into the distance together.

"The collaboration between the strong has created a science fiction classic - Inception. The best director, the best actors, and the best story have led to this best dream."

Ridley looked up at his agent and asked, "Ali, if Martin had been chosen for Robin Hood, would the result have been different?"

"Why would you have such an idea?" Ari Emmanuel naturally wanted to protect the company's top star client, and said again: "Martin didn't have a schedule at the time."

Ridley nodded slightly: "I know, I know."

Ali said: "Everyone has their mistakes. Robin Hood is a thing of the past." In front of his director clients, he would also say something that favors the director: "The success or failure of a film is affected by many factors. The director's control of the film is much more important than the actor's performance. The key to the success of Inception lies in Director Nolan."

If these words were spoken in another situation, he would definitely say something different.

Ridley said: "But selection and vision are the key. Martin chose Nolan's project instead of Robin Hood, and then he succeeded. Robin Hood failed at the box office."

Ali could not deny this and said: "Indeed, choice and opportunity are often more important than ability. Martin always chooses the right project at the right time."

Ridley asked, “What is Martin’s criteria for selecting a film?”

"I'm not sure." Ali recalled carefully, and there seemed to be nothing special. He said: "Maybe he has his own standards, but others are not sure."

Ridley then asked, "You told me on the night of the premiere that Martin wanted to work with me?"

Ali said, "You don't have time now. Martin said it's after you finish this project."

"The preparations here are basically ready, and I have time now." Ridley thought for a moment and said, "I want to meet him as soon as possible and talk to him, especially about his new project."

Ali couldn't refuse, so he took out his cell phone and called Martin. He told him the details of the situation and Martin agreed.

The two parties agreed to meet at WMA tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)