hollywood melon man

Chapter 374: The Mystery of the Talisman Premiere
In fact, for a fantasy adventure film like "The Mystery of the Talisman", which also has very strong Chinese elements, it is very appropriate to hold its premiere in China.

But the current Chinese market cannot support such a commercial blockbuster with an investment of over 100 million US dollars, so the premiere had to be held in North America.

After several consecutive hit movies, Jackie Chan has gained a certain appeal in Hollywood and is now considered a first-line action actor.

In terms of net worth, he is not as good as actors like Schwarzenegger and Stallone, and his popularity is not as good as Tom Cruise, but at least he has a certain audience who likes Jackie Chan's style.

The movie "The Mystery of the Talisman" can be said to be a collection of Jackie Chan's action style, and it also incorporates elements of adventure and fantasy.

On July 12, the premiere of "The Talisman" was held at the Chinese Theater in Los Angeles.

As the producer of the film, Gilbert Jr. also attended the premiere to support the film.

On the red carpet, Gilbert Jr. said in an interview: "I have always liked Cheng Long's movies, he has a unique charm and can make movies very interesting.

The idea for this film came to me after I heard the legend about the Chinese zodiac while filming The Lord of the Rings in China.

I have watched the film for you all and if you believe me, it will be a very interesting film.”

Indeed, Gilbert Jr. had seen the film in advance at the previous internal preview. Overall, because Cheng Long was in charge of the action scenes, Nolan, who is not good at action movies, was able to make this movie well.

And there is no need to worry about the plot, although Nolan always likes to set up complicated plots to rack the audience's brains, and this is no exception in this movie.

But the highlights of the film are the action scenes and some visual spectacles, and the plot is not too complicated. There is no need to worry that the audience will give up on the film because they can't understand it.

Little Gilbert is not the protagonist of tonight's premiere, he is just here to show his support.

Then the film's main creative team appeared. Cheng Long walked the red carpet with Bingbing Li and Shu Chang. They were followed by several familiar faces from Hollywood, as well as Dwayne Johnson, who had just entered Hollywood and starred in The Scorpion King.

On the red carpet, Jackie Chan also had a performance-style duel with Dwayne Johnson, and the two sides ended up in a draw.

I have to say that it was quite interesting to watch the kung fu performance live. At least the cheers from the surrounding fans proved that Jackie Chan and Dwayne Johnson’s performances were very good.

In addition to the film's main creators, there were also many guests at the scene. Tom Cruise was very considerate and attended the premiere with Nicole Kidman.

Leo also brought his new girlfriend with him again. When Jack walked on the red carpet, the new Ruth beside him always attracted attention.

Some reporters even discussed: "Did Leo also have sex with Madonna?"

"Wow," the reporter nearby exclaimed, "Madonna is so much older than Leo, and she's slept with so many people. Leo doesn't mind?"

A reporter who knew a little more about the matter said, "It's obvious that you don't understand. Madonna is interested in Gilbert Jr., but Gilbert Jr. is not interested in him.

Leo sacrificed himself to protect little Gilbert from disaster."

"Oh my god, what kind of friendship is this?" A fellow reporter exclaimed, and then asked: "Why didn't Little Gilbert ask Leo to star in his movie?"

"This is the difference between you and little Gilbert. He can become a world-famous director, but you can only be an entertainment reporter."

What this knowledgeable reporter said is not very pleasant, but it is true.

He continued: "One rule that all successful film directors must abide by is that the film characters must be suitable.

Only after this, you will consider personal connections and relationships. Otherwise, if you create a character that is neither fish nor fowl, wouldn’t that ruin your recruitment efforts?

And as far as I know, it was Gilbert Jr. who recommended Leo to James Cameron, and Leo also starred in "Titanic."

These stories from the 1990s were listened to with great interest by my colleagues.

Someone shouted, "Keanu is here...", and everyone's attention was drawn back to the red carpet.

If we talk about the most popular stars in the past two years, it is not the main actors of "Lord of the Rings". No matter how outstanding the performance of the elf prince and princess is, "Lord of the Rings" is a group drama after all. Everyone's performance is wonderful, which in disguise weakens the popularity and attention brought by a certain actor's outstanding performance.

On the contrary, in "The Matrix" series, Keanu Reeves is cool and handsome, and together with Charlize Theron, he shared the popularity brought by the blockbuster movies and became the hottest stars in the past two years.

Keanu Reeves has so many film offers now that he can't take them all.

So it is understandable that Keanu Reeves' appearance on the red carpet caused a sensation on the red carpet.

Keanu Reeves came to the premiere of "The Talisman" uninvited. He became interested in Kung Fu after watching the "Matrix" series.

It just so happened that Jackie Chan was known as a Chinese Kung Fu master in Hollywood, so Keanu Reeves came to see the so-called real Kung Fu.

However, Keanu Reeves may be a little disappointed, as the kung fu in "The Spell" is not as fancy as that in "The Matrix".

Cheng Long's kung fu is more about integrating the props around him and the elements of comedy. After all, he is known as the God of War in the furniture city. Of course, in the movie, because of the blessing of the power of the talisman, Cheng Long can also perform some incredible actions.

After the red carpet ceremony, the film viewing session was about to begin.

Gilbert also chatted with the creators: "You all look nervous, don't worry, I have seen the film.

At least in North America, there will be no problem in breaking 100 million, at least we can make money."

Cheng Long believed in Gilbert Jr.'s judgment: "If it can make money, the development plan of the sequel can be put on the agenda."

Nolan said: "We have already made a complete story outline. If the film is profitable, the subsequent directors can continue to move on."

Nolan has confirmed that he will not direct "The Mystery of the Magician 2". He does not want to keep repeating himself in commercial films. He is currently interested in a magic project.

Nolan plans to work on that magic project after "The Spell" to realize his dream of burning the audience's brains.

Gilbert Jr. expressed his support for this. In Cantaloupe Studios, James Gunn has strong execution ability and is a good commercial film director. He also has certain writing and directing abilities.

Sofia is totally into independent films and aspires to become a female director who wins an Oscar for Best Director, but the road is not easy.

Nolan is a combination of the two, but Nolan himself tends to go astray and needs someone to keep an eye on him, so Nolan's wife Emma plays this role.

If all else fails, there is also Gilbert Jr., who, as the producer of every project at Cantaloupe Film Studios, has the final say over the film.

Bingbing Li was very excited. After getting the dream project of "The Mystery of the Talisman" last year, she could describe it in one sentence.

That is the good wind that helps me soar to the sky.

Indeed, it can be said that Bingbing Li has really risen to the top at present, and her popularity in China is no less than that of veteran first-tier actresses.

As long as the movie is successful, she will become a truly international actress, a rare type among Chinese-speaking actresses.

In fact, the person who should benefit the most from such great wealth should be Shu Chang. After all, Li Bingbing is only a supporting role, while Shu Chang is the protagonist, and his role is no less important than that of Cheng Long.

In fact, this is true. Before the film was released in China, Shu Chang was called the number one child star.

If there is a Weibo hot search list at this time, Shu Chang's name will definitely be in the top three.

The little girl had no feelings about fame, perhaps because she had experienced similar situations when she was very young.

However, she is still looking forward to the movie. After all, this is her first time filming abroad. All the experiences are so fresh and the filming process is very interesting.

(End of this chapter)