hollywood melon man

Chapter 607 Multiple Projects Launched
As of this weekend, when "Cars" and "The Break-Up" were released, "The Last of Us", in its fifth week of release, has already grossed $2 million in North America and $3359 million worldwide.

This result is considered average in this year's summer season, especially considering that "Transformers" has grossed $5 million worldwide.

But the film still has room for box office growth in the future, and the current box office has achieved full profitability, so it can be considered a fairly successful project.

Most importantly, to the outside world, this movie is a completely original story. Gilbert has proven through his success over the years that he can be successful and profitable with his original movies.

In fact, there are many first-class directors in Hollywood, but they usually do not have originality. The extremely high risk of original films is also the reason why film companies hesitate.

Just this week, Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan finally made adjustments and modifications to "District 9" provided by Gilbert Jr. and officially submitted it to Gilbert Jr.

After reading it, Gilbert Jr. pushed the script to Disney and Warner and suggested that the project be approved.

The original "District 9" was not that grand in terms of the script. If we make an estimate, it could be made with 40 to 50 million US dollars.

But after research, the Nolan brothers believed that a larger scene and a more intense and rich atmosphere were needed to highlight the theme of the film.

So after the script adaptation was completed, Christopher Nolan made a huge request and proposed a production cost of $100 million, which is already the production scale of an A-level movie.

If Gilbert Jr. wanted to direct the film himself, Warner and Disney would not hesitate at all. But if Christopher Nolan was the director, the two film companies would hesitate.

However, Gilbert Jr. still convinced Disney and Warner to let him be the producer of the film. "District 9" passed the review and entered the project establishment stage.

Gilbert Jr. had great confidence in Christopher Nolan's abilities and handed over all matters of the crew to him.

Little Gilbert at most cared about the leading role, and at other times he was just a shopkeeper.

However, after receiving accurate news of the project, Christopher Nolan did not rush to confirm the actors, but flew to South Africa again.

He was planning to film there, so there was a lot of work to be coordinated.

Another project related to little Gilbert is "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", in which the Gryffindor Big Three continue to return.

The film's production team is quite stable, with Robin Grande continuing to serve as producer and David Yates continuing to serve as director. It is expected to be released during the summer vacation next year.

Today, the profitability of the Harry Potter series has long surpassed that of the Lord of the Rings series, and the young wizards are popular around the world.

Of course, Warner and Disney will not miss the "Lord of the Rings" series, and the top executives have begun urging Peter Jackson to start making "The Hobbit", which is another trilogy series.

Peter Jackson also had ideas about The Hobbit, and he wanted to make the movie in the same way as the Gilbert trilogy.

For Gilbert Jr., it would be a good idea to start the project earlier, and Orlando Bloom will also be confirmed to return to continue playing the elf prince.

Ian McKellen is very interested in continuing to play Gandalf, and Nicole Kidman, who has fulfilled her dream of winning an Oscar, said in an interview that she will return to play Queen Galadriel.

Familiar actors from "The Lord of the Rings" will return, and new characters will also be added. These characters have attracted the attention of many Hollywood actors.

Everyone knew that as long as "The Hobbit" started production and the quality was not too bad, the film would be a success.

For many actors, this is a very, very good opportunity to add a glorious page to their resume. Of course, although Peter Jackson is a die-hard fan of the novel "The Lord of the Rings", the final decision on the project is still in the hands of Gilbert Jr.

After this week ends, it will be the weekend when "Iron Man" is released.

Prior to this, Iron Man held several previews and then opened previews, constantly accumulating word of mouth. Before the premiere, media reviews began to be lifted, and the reviews were quite good.

“Iron Man is very entertaining and has a great storyline. Iron Man is very charming, smart, cheerful, humorous and confident, and he is very popular with the audience.

The film is accompanied by heavy metal rock, and the combination of large and small explosions and chase scenes makes the viewing pleasure no less than watching Spider-Man swinging between high-rise buildings." - San Francisco Chronicle

"Robert Downey Jr. is the perfect actor for Iron Man. At first, everyone was skeptical about this casting. It turns out that Gilbert Jr.'s choice was not a problem." - California Plain Dealer

“All the characters in the film are perfect, the scenes are grand, the special effects are brilliant and intense.

The most eye-catching character is undoubtedly the Black Widow played by Scarlett Johansson. Although she did not have many scenes, she attracted the attention of all male moviegoers.

Kate Beckinsale's Pepper Potts pales in comparison." - The Hollywood Reporter

"The film vividly shows every detail of the armor on the human body, and the audience almost believes that such armor is possible.

The scene where Iron Man blows up the tank accompanied by heavy metal music and then leaves without looking back is definitely cool.

Compared to other comic heroes who prefer hand-to-hand combat with their opponents, Iron Man's destructive power is obviously superior, and the weapons all over his body provide him with sufficient material basis to display his power.

Other comic book superheroes also mostly appear as saviors and rarely display power that inspires people.

From this perspective, Iron Man is undoubtedly the bravest of all heroes." - Variety

Of course, the film also received some negative reviews, most of which focused on the final battle between Iron Man and the villain.

Many film critics felt that the final battle was a little bland, but the film was still an excellent big-screen entertainment.

Many viewers who have watched the preview on the Internet have discussed the Easter eggs. Judging from the content of the Easter eggs, it seems that Gilbert Jr. intends to create a Marvel world.

These discussions, coupled with the media's positive reviews, have made fans look forward to Marvel Studios' first self-produced superhero blockbuster.

In the pre-sales that started before the premiere, "Iron Man" has already earned more than 2500 million US dollars in pre-sales, and with the small box office contribution from preview screenings, it has exceeded 3000 million.

And just on Thursday, "Iron Man" officially held its grand premiere at the Hollywood Chinese Theater.

In the film, the porch of the Chinese Theatre was destroyed, but this did not affect the film's premiere being held here in reality.

Having said that, many landmark buildings in North America and even Europe cannot be called landmark buildings if they have not been destroyed several times in Hollywood movies.

Moreover, compared with the Chinese Opera House, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco and the Statue of Liberty in New York have obviously been destroyed more times.

(End of this chapter)