Chapter 545 Box Office Contrary to Word of Mouth

Because there are many common interests between the two parties, such as American Idol, Ryan did not return to the theater, but exchanged opinions with Rupert Murdoch on some matters, and also the issue of the share replacement of Blue Sky Studio. , for more detailed conditions.

Rupert Murdoch will use a premium method to replace Ryan's shares of Blue Sky Studio with shares of News Corp. Ryan also promises that he will not interfere with any affairs of News Corp. If he will sell these shares for cash in the future, The other party has the right of first refusal.

In this way, with the previous cross-shareholding, Ryan became a minority shareholder of News Corporation.

Of course, it is just a small individual shareholder. Rupert Murdoch will never let him join the board of directors. Ryan himself just wants to hold shares to preserve value. He knows whether the future News Corp. will be a mud pond or be an ordinary shareholder. as well.

The two parties have only reached a general intention, and the specific details and replacement ratio will naturally be discussed by the professionals below.

After entering the new century, the scale of Hollywood's film and television industry has become larger and larger, and together with related peripheral industries, it has gradually become the second largest industry in North America after manufacturing.

The larger the scale of the industry, the more benefits it will create. Many people want to reach out and share a piece of the cake, while the traditional seven companies—now it should be said to be the six largest companies—extremely behind-the-scenes groups will definitely want to maintain the existing state.

Although there is a competitive relationship between them, they also maintain a tacit understanding on many things.

Ryan and Murdoch have been discussing this topic for a long time, unless someone who comes in can buy one of the big six companies. Otherwise, another DreamWorks will never be allowed to rise.

As for the current DreamWorks, in fact, many senior people can see it. It won't last long.

Although Ryan has joined the Hollywood giant's game, it will not break the situation that existed in the previous life, which is in the interests of Disney and in his interests.

Unconsciously, the two sides chatted for more than two hours. When Ryan walked out of the lounge, not only the movie screening was over, but even the press conference that followed was kicked off.

Sorry. George...

Estimated that when the press conference should be over, Ryan sat in the car and called George Lucas, Meet Rupert Murdoch, chat for a while, didn't expect to miss the press conference meeting.

It's okay, Ryan. The voice from the opposite side was a little noisy. Occasionally you can hear reporters shouting, I don't think you will miss the next three publicity stops, will you?

Obviously,

George Lucas also knew that it would be unrealistic to include Ryan in all of the crew's promotional activities in North America.

No problem at all.

This was negotiated by the two parties in advance. Ryan's $20 million salary plus a series of shares was not for nothing.

Waited not long. Under the escort of bodyguards, Natalie hurried over, followed by a reluctant reporter, Ryan opened the back door, and the Long Island girl jumped into the back seat tacitly.

He started the car immediately. He rushed out of the parking lot, leaving only the exhaust and bodyguards for reporters.

Did they make things difficult for you? Ryan turned the steering wheel in the direction of the Waldorf Astoria. She glanced at Natalie, who was slightly tired, in the rearview mirror, What are you asking?

It's nothing. Natalie didn't want to ask the gossip questions asked by the reporters. She pointed to the road with more and more cars. You should concentrate on driving. I don't want to be the headline tomorrow because of the car accident.

Well.

Seeing the long queue of traffic in front, Ryan stepped on the brakes and looked back, Nate, it should take a while to get to Manhattan. If you're tired, just sleep for a while.

Um.

Natalie nodded, picked up the dress jacket that Ryan threw on the back seat, buckled it back on her body, and slowly closed her eyes.

An hour later, the black Chevrolet finally turned into the underground parking lot of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. There was no harassment from reporters and paparazzi. Ryan parked the car, got out of the car and opened the rear door, and put the sleeper to sleep. The mature Natalie hugged him down.

Probably because the short film consumed too much energy for the girl, she was sleeping very soundly at the moment, like a sleeping beauty waiting for the prince to wake up from the kiss.

Ryan hugged her and walked to the special elevator of the presidential suite, kissed her white forehead gently, Natalie slowly opened her eyes, those shiny brown eyes stared at Ryan for a while before she looked at him. He looked around, then jumped out of his embrace.

After getting on the elevator, the two went directly to Ryan's private room on the top floor. Natalie kicked off her high heels at will, and lay on the sofa regardless of her image.

You need a vacation. Ryan found pajamas and sat next to Natalie. Your nerves have been too tense recently.

I don't want to be left too far behind by you. It's hard for me to surpass you as an actor.

Probably all the knots in my heart disappeared, and Natalie brought up the previous topic again, So, I must be an excellent director!

The first female Oscar for best director?

Having hugged the lazy Natalie, Ryan took a lot of hands and feet to take off her evening dress, and after pinching the pair that was not big but unusually strong, it was only after Natalie's wide-eyed In her eyes, she was wrapped in pajamas, This is an unprecedented honor.

Do you think that's possible? The brilliance in Natalie's eyes was fleeting, her whole face was buried in Ryan's arms, she bit her white shirt, and said in a muffled voice, I'm sleepy, Take me to rest.

Holding the feather-light girl into the bedroom, Ryan lay with her, Natalie found the most comfortable position and fell asleep.

She seems really exhausted from her studies, filming of short films, and today's premiere.

The final production cost of Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones is as high as $140 million, which is the most expensive film in the series that has been born, especially the special effects used. Like The Lord of the Rings, it is the most expensive film in the series. The most advanced special effects technology in the world today.

In addition, this film will also occupy a special place in the history of cinema, it is the first film from shooting to screening completely digital.

These special meanings did not help the film win the support of the critics, and the critics bombarded the film and became the theme of the print media the next day.

Roger Albert only gave the film a poor rating of five, and wrote in his column - it's not what's in the film that disappoints me, it's what's missing, obviously , Lucas pays more attention to special effects than performance, so the performances of new and old actors in the film are all rigid and rigid. This is a film without any meaning.

Another well-known film critic, David Denby of The New Yorker, also gave the film a five-point rating, saying that Attack of the Clones is as vulgar as a B-movie, with too many digital special effects that would make the film look bad. People think this is a video game. The performances in the film are too amateur except for Natalie Portman. It is the worst sci-fi movie in the past ten years. The box office will definitely be far lower than expected! ’

In the first week of the film's release, the IMDB rating hovered around 6 points, and if this was not a Star Wars series, it would even drop to around 5 points, and the reviews from professionals on this site were almost all negative.

Attack of the Clones, although not fatally weak, is really lackluster. This prequel is supposed to put the camera into the depths of young Anakin's heart and unearth the transition stage from 'human goodness' to 'going to darkness' , but Lucas made a love scene that lacked the most spark, and a 'Oedipus complex' without a dramatic foundation. The performance of the film seemed to be carried out in a 'vacuum' lacking a director, and each actor was completely Relying on his own understanding and experience to perform, it even makes people wonder if Ryan Jenkins, who played Anakin Skywalker, has been possessed by aliens, which is completely different from the previous level.

Another online film critic on IMDB wrote, The film isn't particularly bad, it's just unbelievably mediocre, like a poem with no charm, a song without a lingering voice.

Subsequently, the New Englander issued a direct attack on the male protagonist, After the release of Attack of the Clones, next year's worst actor in the golden raspberry is no longer suspenseful. Ryan Jenkins's role in the film The performance was nothing short of disastrous, and we couldn't see anything to praise about him other than his handsome face and near-perfect body.

Of course, Ryan's performance in it is really casual. There is no room for acting in this type of film and role. As for the comments in the media, it is still a bit exaggerated. Compared with the previous life, he is much better. .

The film that has been attacked by professional film critics the most is the love between Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala that is even bloodier than blood...

There is a lot of criticism in the media. If you only read the movie reviews, people will think that this is a super bad movie that can't be rotten any more, rather than the famous Star Wars series.

However, in the criticism of this film, Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones, like Spider-Man released last month, completely ignored professional film review websites and professional filmmakers with the cooperation of a huge publicity plan. The voice of the film critics, with the same eye-popping box office results, gave the best response.

The film landed in North America with 3,561 theaters. It earned more than 111 million US dollars in the first week, becoming another film this year that exceeded 100 million in its first week. Even from the second week, traditional film critics have stepped up their attacks again. Firepower, but the film's box office fell only 36% and took in more than $70 million.

Although the film's box office fell to $40 million in the third week, the fact that it surpassed $200 million in three weeks is like a repeat of last month's Spider-Man.

The ratings of the two films on professional websites can only be regarded as mediocre, and their reputation among traditional film critics is probably not much better than that of bad films, but they are very popular in the market, and even jointly dominated North America in May and June. The film market and pushed the number of moviegoers during this period to an all-time high.

The days of film critics calling the shots are over, even if they don't want to admit it, even if they're still struggling. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point () to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please read it.)