Chapter 191: classic movie

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On the screen, the fighting scene between Charlize Theron and Arnold Schwarzenegger burst out with the sound of roaring guns, and powerful bullets fell on Charlize Theron like liquid mercury. The metal surged, and the wound quickly healed.

The next moment, the appearance of bullet time and firearms technique, with cross-age special effects, made everyone hold their breath, and some media reporters went crazy with excitement.

"Unexpectedly, the bullet time special effects in the promotional trailer are even more shocking than expected."

A reporter from the New York Daily couldn't help sighing, "The special effects that crossed the era, the unprecedented fighting mode, and the novel character modeling all appeared in one film."

"I can't imagine how successful "Terminator 3" will be once it is released!"

Business success can often represent everything.

However, Roger-Ebert pays more attention to the innovation in the film, and everything looks completely different from the current Hollywood action science fiction films.

"If Cameron created "Terminator" and Arnold Schwarzenegger gave life to the film, then Ryan Gosling gave "Terminator" a new soul, which is enough to change Hollywood action science fiction film shooting. The soul of the way." Roger-Ebert's unabashed praise.

What he appreciates is not the content of the film, nor the shooting level of Ryan Gosling, nor the artistry and commercial value, but the innovative spirit contained in the film.

"For Hollywood, an innovative director is an asset in itself."

"This is another great work after Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park."

Roger Albert looked at "Terminator 3" on the screen and suddenly remembered "Jurassic Park".

The reason why Hollywood has become a sacred place in the minds of film practitioners all over the world is that apart from having the North American box office market, those films that are brave to innovate are the foundation of Hollywood's prosperity.

It is precisely because of the birth of unbelievable films that Hollywood can capture the film markets of one country after another.

It is undeniable that "Terminator 3" on the screen has clearly achieved this.

As a reporter, Frank Shayk was somewhat surprised. It was not easy for Roger Albert to praise a commercial popcorn movie.

For example, when George Lucas and "Star Wars" were ridiculed by Roger Albert, he thought that George Lucas was wasting time and money, taking hundreds of millions of dollars to shoot a film that would inevitably fail of videos.

It can be seen that Roger Ebert rarely admires a commercial popcorn movie.

However, Frank Shayk has to admit that this "Terminator 3" does give people an unprecedented impact, just like when he saw "Jurassic Park" for the first time.

Of course, there is no perfect movie in the world, and "Terminator 3" also has some shortcomings. The plot of the movie is a little simple.

But for a commercial popcorn movie, this flaw is hardly a flaw at all.

There are many people with similar ideas, not only Roger-Albert and Frank Shayk, but also the main creators of the crew, such as Arnold-Schwarzenegger, Edward Norton, Penelope-Cruz, etc. Looking at the screen, a look of shock appeared on his face.

They also did not expect that the visual impact of "Terminator 3" would be so strong.

Almost from the beginning of the title, shocking scenes appeared one after another.

Until the end of the screening on the screen, the audience in the theater did not recover.

After a while, someone took the lead in applauding, and the atmosphere was very enthusiastic.

Especially the thirty or forty audience members sitting on one side of the theater stood up and applauded frantically.

"Mia."

While applauding, Jenny whispered to Mia Gosling beside her, "Your brother has made another great classic film."

"This time, he will definitely surprise everyone."

"That goes without saying." Mia Gosling showed a proud look.

As the screening of the film ended, many people came to congratulate Ryan and other crew members, praising them for making a classic film.

At the same time, the surveyors of 20th Century Fox began to conduct a survey of every audience in the theater.

In addition, media reporters, film critics, theater company representatives, etc. in the theater, as well as 20th Century Fox staff, will also come forward immediately and send a questionnaire.

The former is audience word-of-mouth, while the latter is professional word-of-mouth and the attitude of theater companies.

At the end of the screening, Ryan and other crew members and the senior management from 20th Century Fox did not leave directly, but went to the nearby lounge to wait for the results of the questionnaire.

However, Tom Rothman had already bid farewell and left.

For him, there is no need to read any more questionnaires.

Based on his experience, seeing such shocking visual effects, he can already judge that "Terminator 3" will be a successful commercial film.

Of course, there is another reason. Tom Rothman really doesn't want to see James Cameron. Faced with the constant pursuit of the film's investment budget, he can't wait to swallow James Cameron alive.

The investment cost of "Titanic" has been added to an astronomical figure, even far exceeding the $130 million of "Terminator 3".

Seeing that it would soon reach about 200 million US dollars, plus at least tens of millions of US dollars in publicity expenses, the final figure almost didn't scare the top executives of 20th Century Fox to death.

Counting these funds together, it is enough to shoot two "Terminator 3" or three "Independence Day".

Even with Paramount's share of the investment, Tom Rothman sensed that 20th Century Fox was about to face a financial crunch.

If no director dared to take over the project, he would have replaced James Cameron without hesitation.

It's a pity that in the face of an ever-increasing investment budget, any director in Hollywood dare not take over easily, and even dare not say that the investment cost of the film can be recovered.

So in the face of the arrival of James Cameron, including Tom Rothman, all the top executives of 20th Century Fox looked very unhappy. They wished to stay away from him. They didn't want to hear Cameron's additional Investment news.

"Ryan, look at the whole of Hollywood."

James Cameron didn't care about the unkind eyes of the other 20th Century Fox executives in the lounge, and sat next to Ryan, "Few directors would dare to shoot like this, completely subverting the concept of the first two films." style."

James Cameron said in a joking tone: "Unless you agree to continue directing the next "Terminator" series of films, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com, otherwise the executives of 20th Century Fox will definitely have a headache about the director of the film. .”

He seemed a little gloating.

With the distinctive style shown in "Terminator 3", it is difficult to have another director who can achieve the same effect in a short period of time.

"That's something for 20th Century Fox to think about, not me."

Ryan secretly glanced at the senior executives of 20th Century Fox sitting on the other side, "Besides, I didn't intend to continue directing the next "Terminator" series."

Instead of taking the risk of continuing to shoot the next "Terminator" series of films, it is better to write a new script, and the risk can be lower.

"A wise decision." James Cameron smiled slightly, some things need not be said too straightforwardly. .

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the "Terminator" series has reached a stalemate. The main content and plot have been completely fixed since the second part, and it is difficult to make any changes.

Unless you change the protagonist of the story and choose a new main plot line.

However, the image of Arnold Schwarzenegger has been deeply imprinted in the minds of the audience and the media, and the risk of changing the protagonist of the story is too great.

"I just like to try something new." Ryan shrugged without much explanation.

In the previous life, "Terminator 4" was released and became the only film in the "Terminator" series that did not win the box office champion in the first weekend, and the North American box office was only 125 million US dollars, and the global box office was 371 million US dollars.

At first glance, the film did well at the global box office.

However, the shooting cost of "Terminator 4" is too high, as high as 200 million U.S. dollars. This still does not include the cost of global publicity, so it is impossible to recover the cost through the box office.