hollywood melon man

Chapter 276 Summer season without little Gilbert
"The Lord of the Rings" began its long filming journey in China. Shooting every scene was a rather strange experience in China.

At the same time, "Chicago"'s journey in global theaters is gradually coming to an end.

After the film won the Oscar, it stayed in North American theaters for about six weeks. In the end, the North American box office was set at 1.72 million U.S. dollars, creating quite good results.

Musical films have left North America and are somewhat acclimated.

However, with the Oscar-winning name and the appeal of Gilbert Jr. and Tom Cruise, the global box office results are still quite impressive.

At present, the overseas box office has exceeded US$1.46 million, and the global box office has reached US$3.18 million.

Compared to Gilbert Jr.'s famous films, the box office of this film doesn't seem to be high.

But don't forget, this is just a musical that has long been outdated. The fact that it can achieve this box office result has already shocked people in the industry.

Many film critics who like musicals even advocate that the golden age of musicals has returned.

In fact, after the success of "Chicago", many first- and second-tier production companies followed suit and established musical projects.

Nicole Kidman received an invitation to "Moulin Rouge". Initially, Nicole Kidman wanted to refuse, but the other party said she was willing to wait for her schedule, so Nicole Kidman accepted the role.

George Lucas's "Star Wars: Episode I" has become the overlord of this summer's summer. Although the film has received a lot of criticism, this does not affect the box office of "Star Wars: Episode I" in North America in the first four weeks. It scored 1 million US dollars. .

In addition, the film also won the Island Film Academy Award, although "Chicago" did not do well at the box office in the island country.

This summer, without the participation of little Gilbert, it always felt like it was missing a bit of flavor.

"Chicago" also swept awards around the world, winning seven awards at the British Academy Film and Television Awards, including Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress.

Perhaps because of this, the Hong Kong-style gunfight style of "Mission: Impossible 2" directed by Bai Ge Wu has not become outdated.

Fans who like "The Matrix" don't have to worry. Although Gilbert Jr. will no longer direct subsequent films, the follow-up two parts of "The Matrix" are already being filmed, so fans don't have to wait too long.

At present, the child of Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman has been born. This child of the two Hollywood superstars is destined to attract much attention.

It's cool and handsome, without losing its artistry. The key is Chinese Kung Fu, although the performances of several foreign actors are neither fish nor fowl.

It is worth mentioning that "Chicago" was also released in Chinese theaters.

In any case, this "Chicago" does not have the refreshing viewing experience of traditional Hollywood action blockbusters, but it brings a more unique feeling to Chinese movie fans.

Tom Cruise named his child Suri Cruise, a girl.

This "Chicago" has been recommended and praised by Chinese film directors such as National Teacher Zhang and Gege Chen Deng, who believe that "Chicago" is the embodiment of Hollywood film art.

Only then did movie fans realize that the movie had another form of expression.

Prior to co-writing, Little Gilbert's films were not artistic, so neither Guoshi Zhang nor Pigeon Chen were convinced, right?

However, compared to "Chicago", movie fans still prefer "The Matrix".

Little Gilbert also readily agreed and became Suri's godfather, and at the same time deepened his relationship with Tom Cruise.

Tom Cruise said during a phone call with Gilbert Jr.: "I think every "Mission: Impossible" movie should have a new director and bring a different style."

Chinese movie fans still have relatively little exposure to the form of musicals. Movie fans were shocked when they saw this movie.

In June, Tom Cruise's long-awaited new film "Mission: Impossible 2" also hit theaters, earlier than its previous release date.

Coupled with Tom Cruise's astonishing appeal, the film still achieved a first-week revenue of $5524.6 million.

Little Gilbert agreed: "Just do what you want, Tom. I think there's still a lot of potential for this movie."

The popularity of "Mission: Impossible" created another classic agent image, Ethan Hunt. Since then, Ethan Hunt and James Bond have become two legends in the secret service world.

However, new figures in the secret service world continue to join the battlefield. It is said that Universal Pictures plans to adapt a novel into a movie, and the name has been chosen, and it will be called "The Bourne Supremacy".

It seems that Jason Bourne is here too.

In the previous life, when it came to spy movies, more people felt that Jason Bourne was the strongest agent and the most classic agent image.

However, these three agents each have their own charms. Little Gilbert still prefers James Bond. The reason is very simple. There are many beauties in Bond movies.

Melon Film Studio doesn't have spy movies, but it does have action scenes.

In addition to the "Fast and Furious" and "The Matrix" two-part film, as well as Nolan's experimental film "Memento" that are currently being filmed, "Rush Hour 2" starring Cheng Long has also entered preparation work.

The last movie "Rush Hour" achieved quite good results, which also increased Cheng Long's net worth and market. Many Hollywood movie invitations were sent to him.

However, Process Long followed the advice of American agent Sheena Boone and did not take roles randomly and overdraw his future.

According to Sheena Boone, as a migrant and a Chinese actor, every choice must be made carefully.

Because local actors can have many chances to fail, but Chinese actors may quit Hollywood if they fail once or twice. So before the filming of "Rush Hour 2" started, Cheng Long specially came to the mainland to chat with little Gilbert.

The Hobbit town at the foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain was already crowded with people. It was the first time that the local people saw so many blond, blue-eyed, red-haired, or dark-skinned foreigners, and they were very curious.

Fortunately, the local department deployed security and police forces in a timely manner to maintain order, otherwise the filming of "Lord of the Rings" would have faced a noisy environment.

"Tell me, who are these people?"

"You said you were here to shoot a movie, but you didn't see that thing? Call a camera."

"Filming? Come to our place to film. I asked why this place was built in the first place. It turned out to be just for this purpose."

The people watching were talking a lot, no one had ever seen this scene before. The people in the crew were like animals in a zoo, surrounded and watched by people on three levels inside and outside.

Little Gilbert frowned and looked at the crowd of onlookers, and said to the local person in charge of reception: "With so many people watching, the shooting scene cannot be kept quiet, and we cannot shoot."

The person in charge nodded and quickly went to communicate: "Well, Xiao Wang, you call people and let them disperse as soon as possible.

What are you all doing here? Are you dead today? "

"Well," Xiao Wang said embarrassedly, "Director, I shouted several times, but they didn't move!"

"I'm going to say it, I'm going to say it," the director walked up to the people and shouted through the loudspeaker: "Everyone, please pay attention, this is a film crew from Hollywood in the United States.

The country attaches great importance to this crew, and the leaders above have given instructions several times, asking everyone to cooperate.

Except for the staff hired by the crew, everyone else can do whatever they are supposed to do and stop watching. "

Some of the surrounding people dispersed, but of course there were still those who thought that the law would not punish the public, but they still stayed at the scene.

At this time, the director made a serious move: "If you continue to watch, Director Wang will have to work here. I hope everyone will not delay the crew's work. Thank you for your cooperation."

Perhaps the dozens of police officers present were a sufficient deterrent, and many people left one after another. The remaining people stopped watching and slowly dispersed, leaving only the local people working for the film crew.

On the first day of the shooting schedule, due to the delay of the onlookers, one shot was not shot until the afternoon, which marked the beginning of "The Lord of the Rings".

“Starting from the map, showing the interior of Bag End, the camera then advances to the back of Bilbo Baggins.

Take a test shot first to ensure one. "

Little Gilbert saw that the scene was almost set up, so he exited the small room and watched the pictures from the monitor in the director's studio.

Because the first assistant director Anne Burton took the location team to shoot the location, the second assistant director LeBlanc was in charge of the scene.

Although LeBron has the same name as a certain orangutan who plays basketball, he is a white man with an Italian grandfather.

LeBron is the kind of staff member who doesn't talk much but does a good job, so little Gilbert is assured of his ability to work.

"Director, have some tea." Xu Qing seems to have stopped taking roles. Now she is still working as an assistant next to little Gilbert, and she is getting better at making tea.

"Thank you," little Gilbert took the tea cup and took a sip: "Pu'er black tea has a sweet aftertaste, which is good."

Xu Qing's eyes lit up. She didn't expect that this foreigner knew how to drink tea. Aren't they generally said that foreigners drink coffee?
As soon as she thought of it, Xu Qing asked: "Director, how did you learn to drink tea?"

"Is this weird?" Little Gilbert tilted his head and said, "British people all love drinking tea, although I am not British. But I joined a Chinese interest class in college and learned Chinese and drank tea."

Little Gilbert found a reasonable explanation for his ability to speak Chinese, but looking at Xu Qing's expression, he clearly didn't believe it.

She said: "Isn't it said that Chinese is difficult to learn? Director, are you a genius? You learned it so quickly?"

Little Gilbert said: "You have a misunderstanding. Chinese is one of the few languages ​​in the world that was developed from hieroglyphics.

It is concise, beautiful and accurate, and there is no more convenient language in the world.

Nowadays, every time something new appears, there will be one more English word. Over time, the number will definitely exceed one million words.

How can a person remember a million words in his lifetime?

But Chinese is much simpler. It is really a great language, full of wisdom. "

In this era when the entire nation has low self-confidence, Xu Qing had an inexplicable feeling in her heart when she heard this sentence from a well-known foreign director.

I always feel that she is the foreigner, and I feel a little complimented when I hear this. Little Gilbert is the Chinese.

However, Xu Qing was still very happy to hear these words of praise from a great director. She suddenly felt that there was a reason why little Gilbert was so popular in the country.

Little Gilbert does not have the high self-esteem that ordinary foreigners have. Many staff members of the "Lord of the Rings" crew have a touch of contempt in their eyes.

But little Gilbert is the only one whose eyes are sincere, warm, and unpretentious. He is really a good international friend!
(End of this chapter)