Chapter 70: coming soon

Seeing that the Christmas schedule is approaching, a trace of gunpowder is gradually appearing in the North American film market.

First of all, the media in North America began to be unwilling to be lonely.

"Christmas is approaching in 1994, and the horror film masterpiece "Chain Saw 2" will be released across the board this Friday."

"On Christmas Eve, North American film companies once again compete."

"The film "The Years of Love" and "Saw 2" will be released on the same day, and the genius Edward Zwick and Jigsaw will soon compete on the same stage."

"The jigsaw appeared in North America again, I don't know what kind of horror will happen again!"

As of the eve of the film's release, Twentieth Century Fox had already spent a publicity budget of up to $6 million.

You know, these expenses are all paid by 20th Century Fox, and have nothing to do with Ryan.

It can be seen that 20th Century Fox is very optimistic about the box office of "Saw 2", and is willing to invest a huge amount of money in publicity.

At the same time, Columbia is not willing to be lonely. The promotional strength of "The Years of Love" is no less than that of "Chain Saw 2". The two films vaguely mean to compete with each other.

Even some gossip tabloids began to speculate about the final box office of the two films. It is said that even some betting companies have offered small gambles.

In fact, the competition between "Chain Saw 2" and "Years of Love" is far less than the outside world imagined.

First of all, "Chain Saw 2" itself is a horror film, while "The Years of Love" is a romance film. The audiences of the two films are different.

Originally, "Saw 2" was going to be screened on the eve of Halloween, but because of the shooting time, the schedule could only be changed to Christmas, not to compete with "The Burning Years" at the box office.

In this regard, Twentieth Century Fox and Columbia have already negotiated to avoid unnecessary friction.

On December 23rd, Columbia held a grand premiere ceremony at the Chinese Theatre, with a dense crowd of media sitting below, as well as Hollywood stars who came to cheer.

In contrast, 20th Century Fox's premiere ceremony for "Chain Saw 2" was much smaller, and only invited some friendly media and a few stars.

The most famous one among them was actually Nicolas Cage invited by Sofia.

It's not that 20th Century Fox can't invite big-name stars, but that there is no need for it. The biggest selling point of "Saw 2" is the horror scenes and mysterious jigsaws, not any big-name stars.

Furthermore, if there are too many big-name celebrities invited, it will inevitably appear overwhelming, which is not a good thing.

Instead of this, it is better to focus on the promotion of the film.

In any case, the content of "Chain Saw 2" has become a hot topic at the moment. Many horror movie lovers, or audiences who have watched the first "Chain Saw 2", are very interested in the release of "Chain Saw 2". , full of expectations.

At the same time, it also caused a very embarrassing thing. Apart from the plot and the jigsaw, what the media and audience were looking forward to most in the film was actually the jigsaw apostle Amanda Yang played by Monica Bellucci.

In contrast, the other actors in the film hardly received much media attention.

On the 23rd, there was a crowd outside the premiere, many of them had horrific makeup on their faces, it is estimated that going out at night would scare people to death.

Even at the premiere, there was no red carpet arranged, which seemed a bit shabby.

But when Monica Bellucci and another girl got out of the car, they were still greeted with huge cheers from fans, with slogans such as "Goddess of Horror" and "Apostle of Jigsaw".

Monica Bellucci, who had just rushed back from England, was shocked. She never imagined that she would have so many movie fans.

For a moment, she became dazed, recalling the difficult scene when she first came to Hollywood.

If it wasn't for the reminder from the girl next to her, she would have almost forgotten to greet the fans and sign.

In fact, a large part of these movie fans were arranged by Ryan. If Monica Bellucci looked carefully, you could find that there were quite a few movie fans, who seemed to be extras under the Star Brokerage Company, and only a few true cinephile.

Hiring some extras to act as movie fans has long been a common thing in previous lives, and many stars would do this.

As for whether it has led the trend of temporary movie fans in North America, Ryan is not sure, but the effect of the scene in front of him is very good

It also surprised some employees of 20th Century Fox, so they can still play like this? I have learned a lot.

It seems that Helen has also discovered a new business opportunity. Taking advantage of the gap in the North American market, she can sign temporary fan agreements with some Hollywood stars first, ensuring that she will be warmly welcomed by countless fans wherever she goes.

Until she walked into the movie theater, Monica Bellucci, she still hadn't come to her senses, and even wondered where she got so many movie fans, but it was the effect of 20th Century Fox's propaganda!

"Wow, Monica, I didn't expect you to be so popular in Hollywood!" The girl who came with her was full of envy.

This is Hollywood, not Spain.

Monica Bellucci was a little puzzled, and said, "I'm not very clear, when I came back a few days ago, it wasn't like this."

"In any case, congratulations on your successful entry into Hollywood." The girl congratulated sincerely.

For a female model from Italy to break into Hollywood is nothing short of a miracle.

"Don't worry, after the premiere is over, I'll introduce Helen to you." Monica Bellucci seemed a little reluctant.

After all, introducing another female actor to my agent will inevitably share her resources in the future.

But because of her relationship with the girl, it's not easy to say no.

In the past, she would have politely declined a long time ago, but now she has successfully entered Hollywood, not to mention that she is shooting a film, and there is another series of films that will be released soon.

Moreover, Helen is helping her obtain a very important role, so it is obviously a very wise decision to please Helen at this time.

At the same time, as the crew and guests arrived, fans outside the cinema began to come in one after another. After a while, the entire cinema was packed, which surprised the media who came.

These movie fans in front of me are not extras, but real movie fans who paid their own money to come in. From this point of view, it shows the influence of "Chain Saw 2".

As the premiere time approached, Ryan personally brought the entire crew out to meet thousands of fans below.

The host was a leading actress invited from Fox TV. She first took the microphone, introduced the crew members one by one, and told some tidbits during the filming process.

When it was her turn to introduce Ryan, she obviously paused, "I think everyone is familiar with the name of director Ryan, the last film he directed, "Saw," had a global box office of more than 100 million US dollars. "

"Then may I ask Director Ryan, why did he create such a horror movie script in the first place!"

"Before Director Ryan answers ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ I have to introduce something again. Director Ryan is not only a director, but also the only director of the first "Chain Saw" released this summer. An investor, producer, screenwriter and other positions."

"Including the upcoming "Chain Saw 2", it is all from his whimsical ideas."

Many movie fans below secretly exclaimed, holding several jobs, seemingly talented, but also revealing a trace of helplessness.

"The question itself is very simple."

Ryan replied without thinking: "I just rented an apartment at that time, and the real estate manager told me that it used to be a murder scene, and there had been many suicides, and there was a rumor that a witch cursed where I passed."

"The only good thing is that the rent was very cheap, so I ended up renting it anyway."

"I moved in that afternoon, and I scared a friend who helped me with such things, and swore I would never set foot in the apartment again."

There was a flash of memory in Ryan's eyes, and he said: "After a long time, I couldn't help but imagine the process of the murder scene, so the first "Chain Saw" appeared, and it was still in the apartment, shooting a lot lens."

It caused the fans below to exclaim from time to time. It turns out that the media reports are true. There was a murder scene, and there were many suicides. Maybe the rumor of the witch is not a hoax, but it has never been heard. Find the real witch only.

Sofia Coppola was expressionless, wishing to strangle that guy Ryan to death. The friend someone mentioned seemed to be her.

"What a **** bastard." Sofia Coppola couldn't help cursing in a low voice.