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Chapter 395 Art Film

Matt Damon, Monica and others didn't care when they heard Wang Shu say that.

Zombie movies. Many of them have been made in Europe and the United States. Although it is a popular subject, it is also a common subject.

Although the most famous zombie movie is the "Resident Evil" series, there are actually a lot of low-cost zombie movies in Europe and the United States, as well as quite a few medium- and high-cost zombie movies.

There are quite a few zombie movies, including comedy movies, adult movies, etc.

Or there are a lot of similar virus tablets.

For example, the low-budget horror movie "The Body Snatchers" released in 2002 is a virus movie.

In addition, there are other well-known zombie movies such as "Dawn of the Dead" and "I Am Legend".

Or "Beauty Nurse Zombie City Escape" and so on.

Compared to this kind of clichéd movie, "The Piano Tuner" with twists and turns over and over again is more attractive to Matt Damon and Monica.

It can even be said that with Matt Damon's current fame, he doesn't want to star in zombie movies at all.

Therefore, even if "Travel to Taipei" is adapted into a Hollywood version, Matt Damon is not interested.

Robert Downey Jr. on the side interjected: "Isn't it true that zombie movies are more popular here? Are there any in your country?"

"Iron Man" was released in mainland China theaters on April 4, and earned a total of 30 million yuan in box office and 9200 million US dollars worldwide.

With the success of this movie, Robert Downey Jr. is speaking louder.

Although superhero movies have no status in the entertainment industry, as long as you are still a member of the superhero movie industry and the movie you star in does not flop, you can still use it to show off.

Of course, he can only pretend in front of second- and third-tier Hollywood actors.

A-list actors, disdainful.

"There should be." Wang Shu smiled.

"Resident Evil 4" earned 1.35 million yuan at the box office when it was released in mainland theaters.

This shows that zombie movies still have a market in China.

The zombie film "Travel to Taipei" will not only be released in the mainland market, but will also be released in overseas theaters.

Furthermore, Wang Shu made this movie not just for the box office, but to create a pioneering domestic zombie film in an era when zombie films are still possible.

In the future, as policies become increasingly stringent, it will become difficult to make zombie movies.

Robert Downey Jr. was a little skeptical. The "Iron Man" starring him only had a box office of 9200 million yuan in mainland China. How could a zombie movie that was not well suited to the local climate have a good box office?

Similarly, there is no harm without comparison.

Last year, "Spider-Man 3" was released in mainland China and earned 1.49 million yuan at the box office.

Last year, "Transformers" was released in mainland China and earned nearly 3 million yuan at the box office.

This year, the movie "Iron Man" starring him was released in mainland China and only earned 9200 at the box office.

In this comparison, Robert Downey Jr. looks a bit disappointing.

Therefore, Robert Downey Jr. felt that the zombie movie directed by Wang Shu would most likely be a flop, but he did not say it out loud.

Monica blinked, looked at Wang Shu and asked with a smile: "Shu, what are your plans for coming to Hollywood this time?"

“Any idea for a movie?”

This question skipped over "The Piano Tuner" and was about whether Wang Shu had any thoughts of continuing to develop in Hollywood.

Wang Shu smiled and replied, "I have a script in hand. I'll see if anyone will invest in it after The Tuner is released."

"If someone votes, we'll film it."

It’s not that Wang Shu doesn’t want to invest in the filming himself, but his visa is not sufficient to help him accomplish this.

He can only cooperate to give the script to American film and television companies for production, and he will direct the film. Of course, if his strength and status are sufficient, he can also participate in the box office share.

China and the United States.
In short, not only is it difficult to get a US visa in China, but it is even more troublesome to start a film and television company.

This is because film and television companies are involved in "cultural output".

In a few years, it might be easier for Wang Shu to meet the requirements.

Now, I can only be a worker.

Matt Damon, Monica, Kristen and others' eyes lit up when they heard this. Matt Damon couldn't help but ask, "What type of script?"

"It's an art film script." Wang Shu continued with a smile, "Wait until The Piano Tuner is released, and then see if there's a chance to bring this script to the big screen."

When they heard Wang Shu say it was an art film script, Matt Damon, Monica, Kristen, and Robert Downey Jr. all had something on their minds.

In Hollywood, although commercial films are the most developed, art films are still the mainstream of the entertainment industry.

An actor's status and artistic achievements are all determined by art films.

For actors, commercial films are just about making money and gaining popularity.

Compared with commercial films, whether it is Matt Damon, Monica, Kristen, or Robert Downey Jr., they all prefer to star in art films.

Because art films can win awards and can compete for the Academy Awards.

It is undeniable that Robert Downey Jr. took on the role in the commercial superhero film "Iron Man", but this was only because he was so frustrated that he could no longer make it.

If he was still the Robert Downey Jr. who was famous in Hollywood before, he would never have taken on this film.

Unlike the Chinese film industry, Hollywood does not have big-name actors vying to star in super-British commercial films.

Rather, only newcomers or out-of-date actors would take on such roles.

Big-name actors tend to star in art films and commercial films with a certain depth.

Of course, only newcomers or outdated actors will take on roles in commercial superhero movies. There is also a reason why Marvel and DC only look for actors with cheap pay to star in these films.

But no matter what, in Hollywood, commercial films are at the bottom of the contempt chain, and super-British commercial films are at the bottom of the bottom of the contempt chain.

It's not like in the Chinese-language film industry, where actors of all sizes have their own ideas when planning to shoot a commercial film.

The main reason for this situation is that the Golden Rooster Awards in China are not as impressive as the Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan and the Hong Kong Film Awards.

If the Golden Rooster Awards could have the same value in the Chinese film industry as the Oscars do in Hollywood.

Then actors in the Chinese-language film industry will also pursue the Golden Rooster Awards, thereby raising the status of art films in domestic entertainment.

Although in domestic entertainment, art films are still of higher quality than commercial films.

But this is just a layer of paper that can be torn apart with a poke.

Because domestic film awards have little value, actors in art films do not have the quality to shine.

This means that whoever is popular and whose starring movie has high box office is a big star.

Everything is determined by traffic and movie box office.

In Hollywood, not everyone who stars in a commercial film with high box office can become a top star.

For example, Tom Holland, who starred in the Spider-Man series, achieved very high box office results, but in reality his status in Europe and the United States is only at the top of the third-tier or the bottom of the second-tier.

If his acting career is restricted by superhero movies, then his debut will be his peak, and his status will only get lower and lower, not improve.

Another example is Chris Evans, who plays Captain America. He is extremely popular in Europe and the United States.

However, at his peak he was only a second-tier actor.

(End of this chapter)