This director only makes bad movies.

Chapter 258 Please Don't Watch the Wrong Movie

Asking Gina to investigate the information of the movie "The Age of the Hobbit" is only the first step.

At present, the public opinion on the Internet about the movie "The Hobbit" is polarized, and those who praise it are almost the same as those who scold it.

James didn't understand the reason before, but now he finally understands.

It's all the fault of "The Age of the Hobbit".

Now that he knew the reason, he certainly couldn't allow this situation to continue.

James decisively contacted Boris, the vice president of Fox Film and Television, and told him the situation.

The Lord of the Rings series is the big IP of Fox Film and Television. The movie "The Hobbit" is produced by Fox Film and Television. The box office of this movie is related to the vital interests of Fox Film and Television.

To some extent, Fox Film and Television cares more about the performance of this movie than director James.

After hearing what James said, Boris was stunned.

There is actually a movie with a similar name to their movie, and it is very badly made. The bad reviews of "The Hobbit" on the Internet are all caused by this movie.

And such a thing?
This was the first time Boris encountered such a situation after many years in the industry, but he quickly realized the seriousness of the matter.

"Knowing James, I will immediately verify what you said. If it is true, I will contact the media as quickly as possible and ask them to clarify."

Boris said in a deep voice.

James hung up the phone. With the behemoth of Fox Film and Television, I believe that the public opinion on the Internet will soon be reversed.

Of course, this will take a certain amount of time. After all, it is impossible for Boris to listen to his family’s words. He must verify it first. In addition, it will take a certain amount of time to contact the media. It may take until tomorrow to really change public opinion.

But that doesn't mean he won't do anything.

After thinking about it, James took out his phone, logged into his Twitter, and sent a tweet.

"At present, I have observed that there are a lot of bad reviews about the movie "The Hobbit" on the Internet. Many viewers say that my movie is bad, and some people say that Smaug the dragon is a dog, which makes them very disappointed."

"Here I solemnly remind those who feel that the movie is rubbish, you are not watching "The Hobbit", but "The Age of the Hobbit". "The Hobbit" is a wonderful movie that cost hundreds of millions of dollars to produce. Superstar actors, Smaug in it is a terrible black dragon, created by the top special effects team, it will definitely not let the audience down."

""The Age of the Hobbit" is a very rubbish bad movie, but the name is somewhat similar to "The Hobbit". This movie has no dragons at all, and it tells the story of two primitive tribes fighting. Smaug is a dog, very, very ugly, and you must not get it confused."

"Finally, I would like to remind you that the name of our movie is "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey", not "The Age of the Hobbit". The way to distinguish these two movies is very simple, just look at the name on the movie ticket."

Not long after the tweet was sent out, there were many comments below.

"Walter, you told me there were two Hobbit movies?"

"So many people watched the wrong movie, why do I find it funny?"

"Yes, there are two movies about the Hobbit. After watching "The Hobbit" directed by James, I found that there is another movie with the name of the Hobbit. I thought it was also in the Lord of the Rings series, so I bought a ticket. I went to see it, and then I had the most painful two hours of my life."

"Why do I think it's funny? When I think of someone who originally wanted to watch the wonderful movie "The Hobbit" directed by James, but bought the wrong ticket to watch another bad movie, their expressions must be very funny."

"I have only watched "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" directed by James. What is the name of the other movie about the Hobbit that you mentioned? You can see it there. I want to see it."

"Hey brother, there is another movie called "The Age of the Hobbit", you can see it in the theaters of the Emperor Cinemas, by the way, I watched this movie, although it is rubbish, it is still very interesting .”

""The Age of the Hobbit", the Emperor Cinemas, I understand."

"I didn't want to watch the movie at first, but seeing you say that, I suddenly want to watch it."

After James' tweet was sent out, within a few hours, there were hundreds of comments.

This is not only because of James' own fame, but also because of the bonus of "The Hobbit".

Seeing the comments in the comment area, James couldn't help frowning.

Someone went to see this movie because of his tweet?
Doesn't this mean that he took the initiative to help promote the movie "The Age of the Hobbit".

Few people knew about this movie, but when he tweeted, many viewers would be interested in this movie.

It's even possible that some viewers didn't want to see the movie, but found that the movie's name is similar to "The Hobbit", and might go to see it out of curiosity.

James is a director, and those who pay attention to him are all movie enthusiasts. The recent hit of "The Hobbit" has added many fans of Lord of the Rings to him.

After watching a movie, most people share it with their friends at most. Those who are more concerned about movies will collect information about movies on the Internet.

Those who can find and follow the Twitter of his behind-the-scenes director are basically die-hard Lord of the Rings fans. When these people learn that there is a Hobbit movie, there is a high probability that they will not be able to restrain their curiosity. Choose to watch.
This is equivalent to using his own twitter to advertise the lousy movie "The Age of the Hobbit", and it is also a corresponding account with a very high conversion rate of fans.

James was extremely upset, but there was nothing he could do.

The lesser of the two harms, saving the reputation of the movie "The Hobbit" is more important than the slight harm of advertising "The Age of the Hobbit".

If this tweet hadn't been posted, there would probably be a lot of idiots thinking he made The Age of The Hobbit.

After thinking about it, James posted another Weibo, successively the descendants of Tolkien, the original author of the Lord of the Rings, the official account of the Lord of the Rings and Middle-Earth Research Association, and film critic Martin, and a series of celebrities who admitted to wrong movies.

"When you comment on a movie, please pay attention to whether you are watching the right movie. "The Hobbit" and "The Age of the Hobbit" are completely different movies."

After the tweet was sent out, none of these celebrities and official accounts responded, James was not surprised.

It is impossible for people to surf the Internet all the time. They may not have seen or noticed it, but after the influence is fermented, they will naturally realize that they have watched the wrong movie.

Just when James wanted to take back his phone, he suddenly found that the film critic Martin replied to him.

"Son, it's wrong to lie to daddy, you'll get spanked."

(End of this chapter)