hollywood draw

622 - The big gamble that made Fox almost a yellow booth

If the genre of the movie and the timeline that was pulled too long, James Cameron's continuous and firm way of success in his director's work is really somewhat similar to Wayne.

Since the emergence of "Terminator" in 1984, truck drivers have become the leading pioneer of special effects science fiction in the circle.

Two years later, he brought the second part of "Alien", with a premiere of over 10 million US dollars and a total box office of 85 million US dollars in North America, which shows the director's grasp of the market. You should know that it was the results of the early and mid-term, and at that time, both the number of theaters and screening scales in North America were far from comparable to that of now.

"The Abyss" in 1989, "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" that caused fans in North America to fall into a science fiction carnival in 1991. Although due to the production cycle of James Cameron, every released film made him take a solid step forward.

Success, success, and continuous success seem to have become synonymous with this truck driver. With the release of "The True Lies", the entire circle was almost impatient to give him respect like Steven Spielberg and George Lucas.

It can be said that starting from "The Terminator" in 1984, James Cameron only took ten years to several successful commercial films, surpassing more than 90% of the directors in the circle, and also completing the path that more than 90% of the directors took.

As time entered the 1990s, Wayne's emergence, to some extent, did slightly conceal the light of this business genius.

The same personality "Happy Death Day" laid the foundation. The film "Escape from the Death Town" made a big splash and directly entered the director's club for 100 million yuan. Then, at the speed of one film a year, it quickly established its position in the circle.

The same continuous success, success, and success, the difference between the two is that Wayne's filming speed is extremely fast. Together with Steven Spielberg, he is called the typical fast gunner in the circle.

The extremely fast production speed means more production, coupled with the first Oscar to win the Oscar, Wayne succeeded in coming to the fore and has steadily surpassed the truck driver in the circle.

However, there is one thing that is very interesting. Although James Cameron became famous in 1984, it was not many years earlier than Wayne, but in the general perception in the circle, they never regard the two as directors of the same era, and people are more willing to regard truck drivers as the previous generation.

Maybe the reason why people generally understand this is because the age of a truck driver, who makes him much older than Wayne, whether it looks or is actually born. In 1990, it was like becoming a line that divided the two generations of directors.

"This project has now become a joke for everyone in the circle!"

In the red carpet waiting area of ​​the Beverly China Grand Theater, Tim Burton wore a formal dress, looked at both sides of the bustling red carpet, shook his head slightly and joked: "Hey, Wayne, I bet, you workaholic, you definitely don't know another name of "Titanic".

Since the time specified by the organizer has not yet arrived, Wayne took Naomi Watts, who had just returned to Los Angeles, and waited in the temporary lounge area. Tim Burton, who hadn't seen him for a while, happened to be waiting here, and the two naturally sat together.

Hearing Tim Burton's teasing, he shrugged with a smile and asked in cooperation: "What is the other name?"

"The big ship destined to sink!"

The Gothic genius director still has no intention of restraining himself. "I heard that James Cameron almost forced the executives of 20th Century Fox to sell their butts! Do you know? This guy is not only a tyrant on the set, but also has always been a mistake of delaying votes. And maybe this aspect is still affected by you."

“What?”

Tim Burton's teasing caused laughter among the people around him. Wayne tilted his head and lit the cigarette box and lighted the lighter, and threw it angrily into the hands of the genius director. "Shit, what does this have to do with me? My project never misses! I never forced Jeff Robinoff to sell his butt!"

It would be fine if he didn't explain, but when he opened his explanation, the people around him laughed even more. Everyone also knew the relationship between him and Tim Burton. The two were pure friends and old partners, so no matter how they joked, no matter how they thought Wayne would be really angry.

“hey,hey,hey.”

The Gothic genius director habitually took the cigarette, tilted his head and lit it, and smiled and handed the cigarette box and fire to Nina, while curling his lips, and said with a look of surprise:

"Listen, I think you guys are the ones who pushed the cost of a movie to $200 million. Look, man, truck drivers frequently quit tickets and frequently ask for additional investment in large ships. Who knows if it is affected by you..."

"Yes, yes, if I were the same director, I would think like this." The two were chatting, and Tom Cruise walked over with Nicole Kidman. He kept teasing him. "Damn, why can Wayne get $200 million in every movie? He can get it, and I want that shit number, hahahaha."

"Well......"

Amid a kind laugh, Wayne spread his hands helplessly. The matter was very simple, because the production cost of this "Titanic" was successfully added to 200 million US dollars after countless times of delay.

This number, now Hollywood, is basically something that Wayne can get frequently, and this is one of the reasons why many people are not optimistic about the big ship.

He has proved that he has been able to earn Warner Bros. many times more than once for the production cost of $200 million. Truck drivers have never controlled such a large investment.

The arrival of Tom Cruise did not change the original chat atmosphere. Wayne just hugged him, and while waiting, several people continued to chat about various dynamics in the circle.

‘The biggest gamble in film history’, ‘the whole Hollywood joke’, ‘the funny project that almost made 20th Century Fox’, etc., etc., were impatiently placed on the bow of the ship by the media before this premiere.

However, Wayne always knew that the media reporters who kept making fun of it in the newspapers, those who were waiting to watch jokes in the circle would eventually become real jokes. He knew better than anyone else that Twentieth Century Fox and Symmeth Cameron won the bet.

Not only did he win the bet, but he also successfully made this classic love movie a box office miracle that no one in the film industry can surpass in countless years.

"Are men just going together, except for talking about the dynamics in the circle, or talking about movie work and women?"

Not far behind several men, Nicole Kidman and Naomi Watts got together, and looked at the men who laughed from time to time, Mrs. Cruise curled her lips and said helplessly: "Nami, is this the so-called successful person? Ha."

"Yes, they are the successful people that everyone in the circle looks up to."

Unlike Nicole Kidman, Naomi Watts did not mean to make jokes in his tone. Instead, he stared at several men and nodded solemnly. "Nicole, men's desires are nothing more than power, money and fame. To some extent, they have already obtained everything that men generally want. Perhaps, this is the sign of success."

Looking at the men who were talking about "The Flash", Nicole Kidman nodded silently, admitting that no matter who it is, these men are definitely the top successful people in this regard.

Wayne Greenberg, Tom Cruise, Tim Burton, even if he is following Tim Burton, he has always been a taciturn star, in the eyes of most people in the circle.

"I heard..."

Before the organizer came to inform the red carpet to start, Nicole Kidman turned his head and looked at the "best friend" from his fellow countrymen around him, as if he was chatting casually, and asked: "You went to star in a movie where women are the protagonists?"

"That's right."

Naomi Watts took a look at Wayne's back inadvertently and said happily: "Wynn invests, screenwriters, and production projects are called "Charlie's Angels". Damn, these few months of shooting time have been simply torture for me. Nicole, everything needs to be played by himself, is much more difficult than simply starring in a vase, and it is also too much to suffer."

"Is that?" Nicole Kidman smiled and said with a deep sisterly expression: "You must send me an invitation for the premiere."

"No problem." Naomi Watts nodded with a smile.

At 7 o'clock in the evening, at the prompt from the staff of the organizer Twentieth Century Fox, Wayne finally walked onto the red carpet with Naomi Watts. As always, the two of them walked towards the media interview area at the entrance of the theater with a relatively fast pace.

Even in the face of a large number of media questions, Wayne simply praised the movie, quickly ended the interview, and walked into the theater.

"You seem to be very optimistic about this video?"

Naomi Watts hugged Wayne's arm and asked in a low voice as she walked. When she was facing the media just now, she could hear that the polite words of the man beside her were not just the politeness on the surface. She really knew this man too much.

While speaking, she poked the man beside her with her elbow and asked curiously: "Did you participate in the internal preview of Twentieth Century Fox?"

"Of course not." Wayne shook his head slightly. "I'm not optimistic about the movie, but the ability of director James Cameron."

No matter what the reason is, this big ship, the 20th Century Fox and Paramount, did not hold any public media previews, nor did it invite well-known film critics to watch in advance, and the concealment of the attitude is also the reason why countless people are not optimistic about the film.

"whispering sound......"

Naomi Watts rolled his eyes and saw James Cameron standing at the door of the theater to greet him, and did not continue to ask.

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