hollywood melon man

Chapter 437 Policeman Li vs. Agent J
If we were to describe the performance at the premiere of "Rush Hour 3", it can probably be summed up as three qualities.

Wang Defa, Houlixie, Oumaiga...it's probably like that.

Cheng Long can still fight at this age. Although some difficult actions have to be performed by a stunt double, most of the actions in the film are performed by him personally.

Those dangerous and exciting actions usually make Wang Defa, Hou Lixie and I Mai Ge do it three times in a row.

The humorous comedy segments interspersed in between also made the fans laugh.

This film maintains its previous standard, combining Jackie Chan's style of action comedy and American humor very well.

The film does not have so many complicated considerations. Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker are bickering and fighting monsters all the way, and finally have a big showdown in Paris. The atmosphere is tense and humorous, making it a relatively pleasant viewing experience.

So after the film ended, the audience's applause was very sincere.

Charlize Theron felt very satisfied after watching the movie: "This movie is good. Jackie Chan's kung fu comedy is as good as always."

"Yes," Little Gilbert said with a smile, "Prince Abdul told me last time that he is a loyal fan of Jack Cheng. After acquiring MGM, he wants to invest in Jack Cheng's movies."

"Wow!" Charlize Theron knew that Dubai guys were very rich: "It seems that Jack Cheng's Hong Kong movie will not have to worry about funding."

Cheng Long is not focused on Hollywood. He usually goes back to Hong Kong Island to shoot some Hong Kong films. After the filming of "Rush Hour 3" was completed, he went back to shoot "Back to the Past".

According to the schedule, after completing the filming of the second and third parts of "The Mystery of the Talisman", Jackie Chan plans to shoot another film in his ace series, named "New Police Story".

The pace is very fast, and the work is non-stop. I don’t know how Cheng Long manages to keep going.

But Charlize Theron didn't care about that. She was concerned about Gilbert's new project: "That crime movie you told me about last time, there's a good role in it, what is it?"

"What? Are you interested?"

After dealing with the interviews with the press, Gilbert Jr. and Charlize Theron left the premiere.

When Charlize Theron asked this, Gilbert knew that Charlize Theron was very interested. She had previously asked Gilbert if the two male protagonists could be changed to two female protagonists.

It's a good idea, but it's not realistic to do so just for the box office considerations.

This story is also very simple, it is a crime story about how to deal with color-changing ink and make counterfeit money. Yes, it is the movie "Wushuang".

There are also some good Chinese-language films. "Infernal Affairs" is a good one. In the future, director Martin Scorsese will adapt this work and win his first Oscar for Best Director.

Gilbert Jr. no longer has the desire to win an award, so he won’t take over Martin Sr.’s work. And he won’t win an award even if he shoots it, so Martin Sr. has to win it.

But young Gilbert was still very interested in the story of "Wushuang". Usually, Chinese people call it "sinicization" when they bring foreign stories here, so there was no problem for him to Anglicize "Wushuang".

However, there is still a doubt, that is, whether North American audiences will like such works.

Charlize Theron said: "If I can't be one of the two leading male actors, it shouldn't be a problem for me to be a female lead with a small role!"

"Of course it's not a problem. You're an Oscar-winning actress." Gilbert Jr. agreed, "But I haven't decided whether to shoot it yet. Warner Bros. is urging me to prepare for Batman, but I want to shoot a story about a father and daughter at the end of the world."

"A doomsday father and daughter story?" Charlize Theron said that this was the first time she heard of this, so she asked, "What kind of story is it?"

"It's simple. It's a story about struggling to survive in the apocalypse. I've even thought of a name for it. How about 'The Last of Us'?" Little Gilbert tilted his head and asked Charlize Theron.

"It sounds interesting. Is there a role suitable for me?" Charlize Theron wanted to play a role in the Little Gilbert movie.

"Let me think about it," Little Gilbert recalled the plot of the game, "It seems that there are not many roles, and it would be a bit of a waste of your talent to play it."

"It's okay, just consider it as my guest appearance! Also, if you're going to film Batman, remember to save a role for me." Charlize Theron said she is not picky about food.

"Is there no role suitable for you in Batman?" Little Gilbert looked at Charlize Theron: "As for the role of Catwoman, I think Jacqueline is more suitable than you."

"why?"

"Because she's older than you..."

Charlize Theron was stunned for a moment, and it took her a while to realize that Gilbert was not referring to age, but to that age. She immediately became angry and pounced on Gilbert and started scratching him...

Infinite spring, everything is beyond words.

Regarding these three movies, "Batman" already had examples from previous lives, so it was not difficult for little Gilbert, he just had to follow them.

The remaining two are a bit more difficult.

Among them, the story of "The Last of Us" was something that Gilbert Jr. told Tom Cruise when they were hunting before.

Tom Cruise was very interested in this story and expressed his desire to be the male lead.

Ever since the collaboration on "Chicago" brought Tom Cruise his only Oscar for Best Actor, he has been obsessed with working with them again. This is a rare opportunity.

For another project, Tom Cruise was actually the first choice for Gilbert Jr.

Outsiders may not believe it, but Gilbert Jr. wanted to bring together the two Toms who had never worked together to make this movie.

This is the first collaboration between Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise, plus Charlize Theron, three best actor and actresses gathered together, the picture is so beautiful.

Regardless of the story, this kind of lineup will at least attract a lot of attention, and there will definitely be a lot of topics to hype up. However, Gilbert Jr. has not yet decided which film to shoot, and will think about it later.

Besides, it’s not certain whether the two Toms would be willing to meet in the same movie.

Although neither of them said it, they both had their own opinions on who was the most glorious superstar in the 1990s.

After the premiere, "Bad Boys 2" and "Rush Hour 3" officially started fighting.

Although the two films had been throwing mud at each other before, which is a common behavior, after the release of the film, everyone became quiet and focused on praising their own films, which seemed very friendly and harmonious.

But the struggle has already begun, and things will not end so easily.

In recent years, Will Smith has gradually become a representative of Hollywood's top black male stars with his outstanding performance in many films.

Cheng Long is not far behind, and his "Rush Hour" series also has a very good reputation.

For a moment, no one really knew which of the two films would win.

However, the first winner was "Rush Hour 3", which took in $327 million in the midnight show, higher than "Bad Boys 2" which took in $283 million.

But on the first day box office, "Bad Boys 2" beat "Rush Hour 1102.5" with $3 million to $1027.2 million, temporarily winning the first day box office championship.

When little Gilbert went fishing at sea, he also received investigation reports from two films.

In terms of screening schedule, the difference between the two films is almost negligible, just a decimal point.

In terms of media reputation, although some media are biased, most media believe that "Rush Hour 3" is of superior quality.

In terms of audience reputation, "Rush Hour 3" received 11322 questionnaires, with an average score of A-, which is a good reputation.

"Bad Boys 2" was slightly worse, with an average audience score of B+, which is a reasonable score for a popcorn movie.

Although audience word-of-mouth can provide a glimpse into the audience's love for the film, it cannot necessarily be used to assess the film's box office potential.

"Independence Day" is proof of this. The film had a terrible reputation among critics, media and audiences, but it still grossed $900 million worldwide.

It can be seen that sometimes the audience reputation on the questionnaire may not necessarily represent the market reaction. In the market, movies with high box office are good movies. This is a truth that has been proven countless times.

The next day, the two films continued to compete with each other. This time, "Rush Hour 3" had the last laugh, with the box office soaring and earning 2130.6 million US dollars.

"Bad Boys 2" also earned 1857.6 million US dollars at the box office, ranking second.

On the third day, both sides showed their talents and launched various public opinion offensives.

But it is obvious that in terms of connections and resources, Michael Bay can never compare with Gilbert Jr.

Naomi Watts and Cameron Diaz organized a Cantaloupe Manor Sisters Movie-Watching Group and were caught by the media to watch Rush Hour 3,

Leo was spotted walking out of a cinema with his new girlfriend. Leo said the movie was good and recommended that all fans go and see it.

Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman took their daughter Suri Cruise to watch the movie. Suri happily said that she liked the movie produced by Godfather Gilbert Jr.

The rest, Matt Damon, Johnny Depp and Keanu Reeves, Orlando Bloom, even Tom Hanks and his wife, and other big names...

Either go to the cinema to watch Rush Hour 3 and be 'accidentally' caught by the media, or help promote it on social media.

The key point is that little Gilbert doesn't even need to ask for help. These people are all spontaneous, just for the goodwill of little Gilbert.

As for Gilbert Jr. himself, he just posted three pictures on social media, added a question mark, and that was it.

This tweet has fans confused, what does it mean?
For a while, speculations about these three hand-painted pictures were all over the Internet, with many different opinions. It felt like there was a lot of excitement here and there, and everything was hot.

Faced with this dimensionality reduction attack, Michael Bay shouted "shameless", but he also knew that "Bad Boys 2" was no match for "Rush Hour 3".

As expected, the first week box office figures for the two films have just been released, with "Rush Hour 3" winning the box office championship this week with $5438.4 million.

However, "Bad Boys 2" performed poorly, earning $4250 million, which did not meet Columbia Pictures' expectations.

I heard that the top executives of Columbia Pictures in their island country are very angry. Not only did this little Gilbert sleep with their island country's actresses, but he also targeted their movies.

I heard that Noriko Sakai and her group have been playing with little Gilbert in the island country for more than a month. Noriko Sakai herself recently went to the hospital for a check-up and found out that she is pregnant.

Needless to say, it must be the bastard of that hateful little Gilbert.

I really want to feed both Gilbert Jr. and Noriko Sakai to the fish, but the island executives of Columbia Pictures don't dare to do so.

Cheng Long played police officer Lee in "Rush Hour 3", while Will Smith played Agent J in "Men in Black".

Therefore, netizens gave this box office battle a nickname, "Policeman Li vs. Agent J".

It sounds like the name of a movie. I wonder which director would be interested in filming it. Maybe someone would find it interesting and invest in it.

(End of this chapter)