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As a large number of excited fans began to leave the show, the premiere has basically ended here.

Faced with the guests who were queuing up to congratulate him, Wayne took the initiative to give up his position and pushed Zach Schneider to the front of the stage. Seeing the huge response caused by the video, Zach Schneider's face turned red, and at the same time, it also dispelled half of his uneasiness.

The same was true for the subsequent press conference. Only at the beginning showed one side, Wayne gave up the media center point, left the press conference site in a low-key manner, and walked to the hotel opposite in advance.

As he said, today's protagonist is Zach Schneider, and several major actors from the crew. He can provoke disputes without hesitation to attract attention and attract fans' attention due to media disputes, but all of that is for the box office of the film, not to steal unnecessary limelight.

At the same time as the premiere ended, among the major cities in North America, "The Matrix" also opened two thousand early games, which is not much different from "The Hulk", and the opponent's early games are about two thousand.

On Friday, early tomorrow morning, "The Matrix" will open paintings at the scale of 3,023 theaters across the United States, officially landing in the North American theater market, and compete head-on with "The Hulk", which opened paintings in 3,057 theaters at the same time.

Therefore, it is very important to have a box office in advance, which means which film can get the first move, and in this fierce competition in the first weekend, it has a first move advantage.

If we only compare the party scene after the premiere, "The Matrix" is undoubtedly more star-studded, and the main purpose of a large number of the guests on the platform is to make this cocktail party. Socialism will always be the theme of such an occasion.

Wayne dealt with the cocktail party, said hello to his acquaintance and was about to go back, but was kept by Nicholas Cage who came to him again.

Nicholas Cage is much more mature than three years ago. The most obvious feature is that at least the literary style that he exudes all the time has disappeared, which also means that this big star has officially understood the importance of business.

"The Matrix will definitely sell well, and this movie is very unexpected." He smiled on his face, and he touched Wayne with champagne, took a big sip, pointed to the surrounding environment, and said, "Can you find a place to chat with him?"

“Ok.”

Wayne nodded and took two women, Nina and Naomi Watts, to stop an adapted student. Under the guidance of adapted student, the group walked into a lounge.

After receiving a few cups of coffee and closing the door, Nicholas Cage looked at the two women hesitantly, and said, "Wayne, the second part of Batman is about to start production?"

"It is initially scheduled to be around the beginning of October."

Without any concealment, Wayne directly gave the specific date. After saying that, he took out a cigarette from Nina's handbag, lit one with a click, and observed the big star through the smoke.

In fact, both of them knew the purpose of the other party’s search, and they were just thinking about the role of the clown in the second part.

But Wayne's choice is not yet confirmed. He is busy enough during this period and will be even busier in the future. Besides, there are still a few months before the filming of the second part, so there is enough time to consider the gains and losses for him.

"About the character of the clown..." Nicholas Cage was also observing the other party. Seeing that he did not show any other expressions, he simply put away all his hesitation and said directly:

"Although it's a bit early to say this now, I still want to communicate with you. I'm ready to play the role of Joker again. You know, losing weight again is never a problem for me."

After observing the other party secretly, Wayne nodded. This is indeed a troublesome thing. The actor who plays the clown must be thin enough. This is an unchangeable screen image. If the candidate for the cast is determined now, it will also help the actor's body shape.

After all, not everyone can quickly lose weight and gain weight within three months, just like Christian Bale, which requires innate physical talent and strong self-discipline.

Sometimes physical talent is really greater than hard work. It is easy to say that gain weight and lose weight, but it has always been an international problem in practice. In Wayne's memory, the best Oscar film "Green Book" invested by Dad Ma made the protagonist Vigo Motson worse than death.

Before the filming of "Green Book", he needed to gain more than 40 kilograms. Unfortunately, long after signing the actor contract, the production company and crew discovered that he had a rare congenital physique that was not easy to gain weight.

So later when I was working on the set, I had to eat a nutritious and fattening meal every two or three hours. Viagra-Motson always forgot to eat it, and his weight always went up and down.

In the end, the crew could only send a nutritionist to supervise him to eat at the junction, and filmed the strange scene of half of the shot being called to stop eating. It happened in the crew every day. Even after working hard for a day, they had to eat a fried chicken burger in front of the nutritionist before they could fall asleep.

On weekends, he was a rare time to relax. As a result, he slacked off for two days and ate a few less meals. When he returned to the crew on Monday, he was shorter. When he changed his clothes before work, he found that his pants were loose...

This kind of situation is not uncommon. If it appears, it means that the actors themselves are tortured, and the crew must extend the shooting time.

"Nicolah, we are old friends." Wayne thought for a few minutes, picked up the coffee and took a sip of it and moistened his throat. "So I don't say it's not appropriate to talk about work without an agent. That kind of excuse. I've really been thinking about whether to use you. Everyone knows the benefits of joining the Batman series, but there is a little bit that makes people hesitate..."

Nicholas Cage saw that something was going on, and immediately spoke. "What, even if you agreed."

"Pay!"

Since he has started talking, he has not hidden it. "With your current value in the circle, it is too high for the Batman series! Let's talk about it clearly, the investment in the DC comic series is already very large, so I don't plan to hire a big brand at all. This is related to whether the funds are used as much as possible for the production of the film."

The more you shoot the sequel movie, the more terrifying the pay you need to pay for the director and actors, which is almost impossible to avoid.

Now that the series has just begun, Wayne's plan is very clear. No one except Christian Bale is irreplaceable, and the main actors have signed contracts and cannot speak out at all.

"I can give up on my basic pay..."

"No." The other party just spoke, and he was interrupted by his wave. "Nicolah, I don't hide it from you. The DC comic-making superhero series, especially the Batman movie, Warner Bros. will not offer a share contract for anyone except me. So, if you want to continue playing Arthur, you can only reduce your salary."

These words made Nicholas Cage fall into silence, and both women beside him saw that he was struggling.

The reason why I never forget the role of clown and wanted to play again is because this role has brought him too much glory. I want to use this familiar image to awaken the memory of movie fans all over the world and improve his status in the circle.

But Batman is not an art film, it is a commercial film by Chilolo. It is a taboo for celebrities to reduce their value for commercial productions, and no famous actor is willing to do this.

Originally, he was not short of invitations, but there was a clown on the one hand. Nicholas Cage was in a dilemma for a while.

"Give me some time and let me go back and discuss it carefully with the agent. I will give you a reply as soon as possible."

It was not until Wayne was about to finish his head that the opposite side answered. But this was normal. Nicholas Cage was not the young actor of the literary and artistic style, and it was even more impossible that he had no worries at all. He agreed to anything with a moment of impulse.

“Before August.”

Wayne tweaked the cigarette in his hand, stood up to tidy up his suit jacket, and said, "I will wait until August. These two months are enough for you to consider. If you are not sure by August, I will look for other actors again."

After saying that, he took the two women out of the lounge, greeted the main creators of the crew who were entertaining guests outside, left the hotel early, got in the car and drove towards Beverly.

Nicholas Cage in the lounge did not move, and kept sitting on the sofa frowned and thinking. This was different from what he had initially imagined. From Wayne's attitude just now, you can find that he didn't care much about who played the role of clown.

“Is it worth it?”

Sofia Coppola didn't know when it came, and the sudden question interrupted his thoughts about gains and losses.

"You don't understand." Looking at my cousin, Nicholas Cage raised his hand irritably and rubbed his forehead hard. "Although I don't lack various invitations now, I don't have any chance to go further. And playing the role of a clown again is a very good opportunity for me."

The main purpose of coming here today is that the two have talked many times before. Sofia Coppola patted his arm and did not give his own opinions. This is related to the other party's career, and even relatives cannot speak easily.

On Thursday night, countless movie fans who were unwilling to wait flocked to the cinema to watch the videos that had been waiting for several months earlier and enjoy this summer movie feast.

The premiere parties on both sides are still continuing, but the atmosphere is completely different. Zach Schneider and the crew's main creators grinned and toasted the guests who had been there, even if they would take a flight to New York early tomorrow morning and start a nationwide publicity journey.

Warner Bros. executives had no intention of working overtime. They ended their day of work early and went home to rest, even Wayne was no exception.

Universal Pictures is just the opposite. Producer Brian Glazer and director Bill Bakerby only took a walk around the party, then met Justin back to his office, waiting anxiously for the box office statistics in advance.