hollywood draw

After the trailer for "Wonder Woman" ended, no one in the Disney office cared about the midfield show that had begun.

Even if Saka Kahn, the queen of Blues Soul Music, appeared, this group of executives did not give a look. The Super Bowl organizer's unique tribute to the classics, whether it is soul music, salsa, or swing music, they were all ignored by these old men of age.

"F**k, Warner Bros. is so shameless for the box office of "Wonder Woman".

An executive from Bowei Film, a Disney-owned distribution company, frowned and kept swearing. "I'm sure that only Bruce Rosenblum's b***h can do such a shameless marketing strategy. That bitch has always been very good at taking the opportunity to market..."

No one would think there was something wrong with him constantly swearing, and even Disney's chairman Michael Eisner was not surprised.

Even if it wasn't for maintaining his image, he wanted to curse at the TV.

Everyone present, including Michael Bay, who is confident that he wants to face Wayne head-on, is actually very clear that Disney dares to spend so much money to produce "Pearl Harbor" because of the fundamental reason for the war film market opened by "Save Private Ryan" and Michael Bay's extremely outstanding market control.

At the beginning, the reason why Disney executives agreed to Michael Bay that this "Pearl Harbor" would be released in May, when the summer season began, and even faced a head-on collision with Wayne Greenberg's new work was that everyone was tacitly aware of, that is, the attributes of "Wonder Woman".

Although "Charlie's Angels" has good market results, no one can deny that in a huge investment business project, a woman who is the protagonist is naturally a disadvantage in the audience.

Over the years, the movie giants who survived Hollywood have long had a complete set of market rules. Among the most untouchable points, there is a commercial blockbuster around a female protagonist.

Although women's rights and minority rights have become increasingly popular in recent years, in the film industry, it is still a patriarchal society of Chiloro. This will never change with social thoughts. When one day the film company really thinks it has to change, it must be a choice made due to the market.

This is the reality. I'm afraid that even some ordinary movie fans can figure it out. A commercial action movie starring a male will definitely not lack the pursuit of female audiences.

However, it is not certain whether a commercial film starring a female can be sought after by male audiences. The term "indulgence" is not simply a simple statement. A movie with women as the absolute protagonist naturally blocks most male fans because of the existence of indulgence.

But even so, are there women who account for half of the population?

This is also a special phenomenon that only exists in the film industry. For example, the talk show "Oprah Winfrey Show" which aims purely as a female audience, did not lose the throne of the talk show ratings because the audience is a middle-aged woman.

But such things never work in the film industry. Among the large Hollywood film companies, all have their own market research departments, and some survey data is never a secret.

It is precisely in the surveys of all film companies that a film with absolute women as its selling point does not pay much for the female fan group. This is the reality.

When male movie fans watch movies starring male stars, they can naturally bring them into fantasy through the same gender. When female movie fans watch movies starring male stars, there is no gender cognition barrier, because in the development of world movies for a hundred years, the protagonists have always been male subjects.

Why do men and women in Hollywood pay differently for equal work? Even though feminism has been prevalent throughout the world in the past twenty years, this situation is still common? Why does Hollywood talk about appeal? Most people think of Tom, Depp, and Little Little?

The fundamental reason is this. Hollywood Film Company has always been so realistic. It is purely that male stars can make more money for them. This is a capitalist society. Whoever can make money for the capital can take more rewards and higher treatment and status from the capital.

It can be said that the glamorous female celebrities in front of others are auxiliary status in the general perception of Hollywood practitioners, and their role has always been icing on the cake.

Why did Michael Bay want to fight Wayne Greenberg head-on? It was because "Wonder Woman" had innate flaws, otherwise he wouldn't be really stupid, and he wasn't stupid enough to fight with the lunatic who was known as the representative of the Hollywood director in the 1990s.

Not only did he think so, but producer and project initiator Jerry Brookheimer, Disney executives, have more or less similar ideas in their hearts, but such ideas will never be clearly expressed.

But now, it is obvious that Warner Bros. also knows the shortcomings of "Wonder Woman", and they are trying their best to make up for this shortcoming. This is one of the three giants of justice, one of the core characters in DC movies and comics that cannot be avoided. It is unreasonable not to make it.

So, the little easter egg at the end of the trailer of "Wonder Woman" appeared under Wayne's edit.

"Wayne Greenberg is very good at playing."

He picked up the cold coffee and took a sip. Jerry Brookheimer frowned and said, "Justice starts with her! Justice is coming! Assemble all superheroes! He just almost took the loudspeaker and told the audience directly that "Wonder Woman" is the beginning of "Justice League".

That's right, if some male audiences really don't want to watch a female movie from the bottom of their hearts, they may not be willing to miss it. Who made this movie "Wonder Woman" hinted at the audience before it was released that this movie has a lot to do with the Justice League?

Even as a producer, Jerry Brookheimer dares to assert that the main film of "Wonder Woman" is definitely not like the Easter Egg in the trailer. There will be too many scenes about Justice League. Selling dog meat with a sheep's head has always been the most important part of Hollywood producers' self-cultivation.

"Jerry, since he made "The Joker" back then, Disney has established a separate file for him."

With his head tilted, Michael Eisner glanced at the TV. Although the underwear catwalks had already begun in the professional stadium, he believed that no one in the office would be interested in these models. He looked at Jerry Brookheimer and said:

"Over the years, his files have become thicker and thicker. Believe me, other film companies must have done this. What I want to tell you is that Wayne Greenberg is full of darkness, depression, anxiety, and bloody and cruel scenes in his works, but this person..."

Speaking of this, he seemed to be hesitating about what adjective to use, and he pondered for a moment.

"Don't be fooled by his appearance. Compared to his superficial identity, judging from his actions over the past few years, he looks more like a movie businessman than a movie director."

Michael Eisner described him as a businessman. None of the people present felt that this was a derogatory term, and it was more like a rare commendation.

There is no doubt that the highest-ranking practitioners in this circle have never been those glamorous big stars, nor are they the agency that claims to control most of Hollywood. From beginning to end, the producers' alliance has been the top of the pyramid for decades, in other words, the capital behind the scenes of the movie.

It is not difficult to hear in Michael Eisner's tone that when he talks about the name Wayne Greenberg, he rarely puts the other party on an equal position with him. Such an attitude is rare in the Disney Emperor.

“Two weeks.”

Michael Eisner turned his head and looked at Michael Bay who was just unhappy and calmed down now and said directly: "Wonder Woman" was released in two weeks ahead of schedule. With these two weeks, I think the enthusiasm of the fans attracted by Justice League should be almost exhausted.

Mike, you should know the meaning of Disney doing this, even if we release two weeks later than Wayne Greenberg’s movie, you can’t take it lightly, it’s also a tough war.”

Michael Eisner has no doubt about the quality of "Pearl Harbor". After all, the hot scenes in the trailer just now and some edited shots all show that these are the things that the other party is best at and are the most attractive to the box office.

He would rather take the initiative to avoid "Wonder Woman" for two weeks as a wise choice to avoid both sides. There is no escape here.

"Yes, Mike."

Jerry Brookheimer saw Michael Bay remain silent as usual and said, "Don't worry if it's two weeks late or not, as long as you can gain some advantage in the head-on battle with Wayne Greenberg, then this "Pearl Harbor" will become your representative work in Hollywood."

"I see."

Michael Beizhutou looked around several executives and nodded silently.

Of course, he knew that Jerry Brookheimer's subtext was that no matter how outstanding his box office performance was in the past, no one would really compare him with the great Wayne Greenberg from inside and outside the Hollywood circle, to the media to the popular movie fans.

This is just an opportunity. Regardless of external factors, the only thing that can determine the director's status is the market performance of the film. But in terms of how to attract fans, Michael Bay believes that he will not lose to Wayne Greenberg.

"You guys keep watching the game, I'll go back to the later studio to continue editing the film."

Simply saying goodbye to everyone, Michael Bay stood up, left the chairman's office, and walked towards the elevator.

While waiting for the elevator, he followed the window of Disney headquarters and looked towards another Hollywood film giant in Burbank, which was the Warner Bros. Headquarters Building.

"Look, this time I not only want the fans to be satisfied, but also those movie critics who are like shit, shut their stinky mouths together..."

With a soft gurgle, Michael Bay raised his legs and walked into the elevator. At this time, he felt extremely stressed and filled with excitement that made him want to tremble.

That's right, of course he knew that, as his old partner Jerry Brookheimer said, this is an opportunity that no one can ask for, and it is also an opportunity for him to make great strides to improve his position in the circle. Of course, he is not going to miss it.

This "Pearl Harbor" is his most satisfying work in the years. For the first time, he held hundreds of millions of dollars in funds, was not controlled by the producer for the first time, and for the first time, he shot all the shot materials according to his inner thoughts. No one would have more confidence in this film than he did.

In fact, there are some other small grudges here. When Michael Bay first prepared for "Pearl Harbor", the protagonist chose Ben Affleck.

Through "The Mind Catcher", he saw some of the temperament of the male actor, and it is not difficult to see that there is no problem with the actor's acting skills.

But what is incredible is that Ben Affleck's agent unceremoniously rejected his audition invitation. It also clearly stated that his client is preparing Wayne Greenberg's new project "Superman", and it is completely impossible to join such a film.

Logically speaking, when the names Michael Bay and Wayne Greenberg are put together to make choices for actors in the circle, I believe that more than 99% of people will choose the latter project without hesitation. After all, the ability of the Dark King of Hollywood to support people has been the best since its debut.

Who doesn't want to be the next Will Smith, the next Nicholas Cage, or even the next Christian Bale?

But even so, Michael Bay still felt uncomfortable. He held in his hand, but the top investment-scale war movie in Hollywood, he secretly vowed to prove to everyone through this "Pearl Harbor" that those who play explosions will not only play explosions all the time.

I will also tell everyone that when he really wants to let go of the explosion and transformation, he will never be worse than that dark madman!

"Angelina Jolie is so beautiful, God."

Unlike Disney executives, Ronard Prince, who came to Kwood, didn't care about the previous "Pearl Harbor" that appeared. Especially after the trailer for "Wonder Woman", his eyes directly focused on Angelina Jolie.

"You bi**h, wipe the disgusting saliva beside your mouth."

Seeing her boyfriend looking crazy and muttering to himself at the TV, Rebecca rolled her eyes in disgust.

“f**k y*u, where can I saliva?”

Ronard Prince thought he was drooling, and after reaching out and touching him, he realized that he had been fooled by his girlfriend. He looked at his girlfriend awkwardly, shrugging and changing the topic: "Do you think Superman will appear in Wonder Woman?"

"Who knows, probably..."

After glanced at the TV again, Rebecca's mind was obviously no longer here. She simply stopped caring about her boyfriend and got up and walked towards the computer in the bedroom.

After watching the trailer, she had many ideas and wanted to communicate with people.