hollywood melon man

Chapter 436 Bullying and Killing Dogs

In July, two action blockbusters will also be released in North American theaters.

However, before the release, the two films started a fierce battle, with each other suffering heavy losses.

One is "Bad Boys 2" directed by Michael Bay and starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence.

His last attempt with "Pearl Harbor" was not very successful. Michael Bay turned an epic World War II blockbuster into a bloody love triangle story.

Although the war scenes were pretty good, the overly drawn-out emotional line completely dragged down "Pearl Harbor," and it was no surprise that it ended up being a box office failure.

It is also because of this movie that no one will compare Michael Bay with Gilbert Jr. anymore.

How does this compare? When Michael Bay's Pearl Harbor flopped, Gilbert Jr.'s The Two Towers grossed over $1.5 billion worldwide.

Of course, Michael Bay is not the most unlucky one. The most unlucky one is Kate Beckinsale.

You know, at the beginning, the number one choice for Princess Arwen was not Anne Hathaway, but her.

As a result, Kate Beckinsale felt that Arwen did not have enough roles, so she turned around and took the role of the female lead in "Pearl Harbor".

But the result was different from what she had imagined. Anne Hathaway became the dream lover of countless people thanks to her role as Arwen. However, her movie "Pearl Harbor" not only received mediocre box office response, but also had poor reputation.

But it doesn’t matter. Kate Beckinsale feels that she still has some hope. After all, the fantasy blockbuster "Van Helsing" starring her and Hugh Jackman will be released next year.

After the failure of "Pearl Harbor", the film company did not lose confidence in Michael Bay, and "Bad Boys 2" is another of Michael Bay's forte.

However, "Bad Boys 2" will face a strong competitor, Hong Kong movie star Jackie Chan, whose several movies have been hits in a row, is about to release his new movie "Rush Hour 3".

As a series of films that combines Jackie Chan's action movie style with American humor, the "Rush Hour" series has a certain number of fans after the accumulation of the first two films.

Last year's "The Mystery of the Talisman" was also a big hit at the box office, pushing Jackie Chan's reputation in Hollywood to a higher level.

Therefore, it can be clearly seen that the influence of the Chinese gang in Hollywood has begun to decline.

John Woo and Ang Lee both failed miserably, and neither Li Lianjie nor Yun Fat Chow had any success in Hollywood.

Only Cheng Long was getting more and more successful.

Oh yes, there are also the two girls, one big and one small, from the mainland, especially Shu Chang, who plays Xiaoyu, who is very popular with North American audiences.

It's a pity that although Shu Chang signed with Sheena Boone's Super Artist Management Company, her Chinese agent and family were entangled in interests, which prevented the girl from developing wholeheartedly in Hollywood.

If it were someone with a more ruthless heart, he would have simply dumped the Chinese agent and the weird family and gone it alone.

But Shu Chang can't do that, she is not yet an adult and needs parental supervision.

Sheena Boone complained to Gilbert, saying that it would be better for Shu Chang to take advantage of Xiaoyu's popularity and come to Hollywood to make a few more movies and earn some US dollars.
As a result, her family members were more difficult to deal with than each other and were determined to stay in the country.

Fortunately, Gilbert Jr. had the foresight to sign a three-movie contract with Shu Chang at one time. Otherwise, her weird family would probably not let Shu Chang star in the sequel, and Gilbert Jr. would have to find another actor.

Although it is difficult to understand, sometimes the world is so strange. It is essentially made up of a huge makeshift team, which is quite speechless.

Little Gilbert didn't want to analyze the beautiful future with Shu Chang's family in a long-winded way. Let it be whatever it wants. Just complete the publicity task after filming the movie.

Although her family members were holding her back, Shu Chang has become one of the most famous Chinese film and television actresses thanks to "The Mystery of the Talisman".

If she were not too young and lacked experience, she might have been given the title of the No. 1 Chinese Actress.

Although the character of Xiaoyu didn't win any acting awards, the movie's global box office exceeded 500 million US dollars!

In the era of commercial film market, everything is about money, and box office is the bottom line. The practice of competing in the three major European film festivals to win awards in the 1990s has gradually become unworkable.

Chinese entertainment media is good at creating four young actors, four heavenly kings, four leading ladies, four little leading ladies and so on.

As expected, Shu Chang was ranked among the four young actresses. If it weren't for her age, Shu Chang should have been among the four great actresses.

Bingbing Li also gained a lot. She has more autonomy and now plans to make a career in Hollywood.

Although apart from the "Mystery of the Talisman" series, most of the movies that came to her were B-level movies, and she played supporting roles.

But Bingbing Li felt that even playing a supporting role was better than returning to China.

The current situation in China is that there are too many people and too little work, and among the films that start production every year, there are only a few famous ones.

You said you have starred in a Hollywood movie, and you even won a Best Actress award abroad!
Instead of fighting tooth and nail in China, it is better to hone your skills in Hollywood and accumulate a certain reputation.

If you can’t make it anymore, go back to your country to develop.

Gilbert agrees with this strategy. Although Asian actresses generally have a longer shelf life than European and American actresses, they basically start to decline after the age of 30. Bingbing Li is also approaching the age of 50. If she doesn't take advantage of this time to make more money, she will have a hard time in the domestic entertainment industry in the future!

Bingbing Li sometimes envies Shu Chang, her Xiaoyu is so popular. If this role was hers, Bingbing Li dare not imagine what her status would be now.

The leading actress of a Hollywood A-level commercial blockbuster, immediately crushed another maid Bingbing when she returned, and stepped on all the international celebrities.

The competition among female stars is very fierce. From the red carpet to resources, status, and even men, they are all vying for something.

Many people say that they don’t want to be famous and that they do it for the sake of film art, but that’s just listening.

If you don’t want to be famous and become a big star, then don’t come to the entertainment industry. This is a place full of gossip and no one can escape the struggle of fame and fortune.

Back to the movies, these two action movies with obvious differences were released at the same time, and there is still a lot to watch.

The publicity teams of the two films were also quite competitive, almost going head to head with each other.

Sony Columbia Pictures, the distributor of "Bad Boys 2", mobilized the media to constantly mention Cheng Long's Chinese identity in an attempt to arouse dissatisfaction among certain groups.

Disney, the distributor of "Rush Hour 3", was not to be outdone. They encouraged dog lovers to protest the movie because a dog was injured during the filming of "Bad Boys 2".

Don't underestimate an injured dog. It is a very serious matter, and dog lovers and animal protection organizations are not vegetarians.

Throughout all the years of Hollywood history, no one has been able to compete with these groups except for Gilbert Jr., who was able to win a great victory by confronting animal protection organizations head-on.

Columbia Pictures and Michael Bay are neither able to do so, so in the face of protests from dog lovers and animal protection organizations, they either have to pay money to settle or apologize.

Of course, things aren't going so well for Rush Hour 3 either.

Although North America is shouting slogans about no racial discrimination, in reality it is a society full of discrimination, and the Chinese are at the bottom of the social discrimination chain.

Jackie Chan relied on his kung fu and the support of Gilbert Jr. to become a well-known action star in Hollywood and even the world. Naturally, this made those who used to look down on Chinese people dissatisfied.

Especially the black community, this group of people hate Cheng Long very much.

What makes people feel strange is that the male lead of Rush Hour 3, Chris Tucker, is also black. Isn't this correct? Why do some black groups hate the movie and Cheng Long?

Little did they know that it was precisely because of Chris Tucker that these black groups were led by the media mobilized by Columbia Pictures.

I don’t know if it’s really a racial reason or if these black people are just playing dumb.

In short, when the newspapers were saying that Jackie Chan bullied Chris Tucker on the set and stole Chris Tucker's limelight, these black groups became dissatisfied with Jackie Chan.

If you say that bullying and abuse require evidence, the media here that are responsible for spreading rumors have mastered the essence of journalism.

Before the release of "Rush Hour 3", a short clip of behind-the-scenes footage was leaked, which showed Jackie Chan and a group of martial artists discussing the design of action. Among them, there was a scene where Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker were practicing the action.

As a result, the unscrupulous media deleted the conversation between the two, so the scene became Jackie Chan beating Chris Tucker.

As for how it was leaked? Someone who did not want to be named secretly recorded it, was disgusted by this behavior, and then submitted it to the media.

This is the charm of studying journalism. It confuses right and wrong, and people who don’t know the truth will be fooled.

Although during the promotion, Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker repeatedly emphasized that they have a good relationship and have collaborated on three films and have a deep brotherly love.

But in the eyes of some people, Chris Tucker was threatened by the crew and had to put on a smile and reconcile with the big devil Cheng Long.

Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are not much better. Although they continue to market their dog-loving personas, Will Smith even posted a photo of his Rottweiler on social media.

The crew also went to a stray dog ​​shelter to do charity work, with the intention of eliminating the negative impact of dog lovers and animal protection.

But in the eyes of dog lovers and animal rights activists, the more you do, the more it proves that you have done something wrong before.

Poor dog, paying the price for human stupidity, we must protest.

Besides, Disney gave a lot of money, but the money given by Columbia Pictures is not even enough to buy soda. We strongly protest.

So, one side was suspected of bullying on the set, and the other side was suspected of murdering the dog, and the two sides continued to quarrel until the release date of July 18.

Both films held their premieres the day before their release.

Perhaps because they thought it was unlucky to have two films in the same place, the premiere of Bad Boys 2 was held in Chicago.

The premiere of "Rush Hour 3" was held as scheduled in Los Angeles. Gilbert Jr. and Charlize Theron attended the premiere together to cheer for the film.

(End of this chapter)