Made in Hollywood

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Although the world premiere was held at the Cannes Film Festival, "Star Wars 3: Revenge of the Sith" still convened a huge North American premiere. Many celebrities, including Duke, accepted the invitation. Came to the premiere scene.

Walking quickly across the red carpet all the way, Duke met many famous people in the industry in the waiting area at the entrance of the theater, including Martin Scorsese, Francis Coppola and Steven Spielberg. , Harrison Ford, Liam Neeson, Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise and others made the premiere star-studded.

Standing in front of the theater, looking towards the red carpet, there were still a large number of guests walking up one after another. Duke knew very well that this was the power of the Star Wars series.

Just after all the guests walked on the red carpet, two teams of Imperial Stormtroopers rushed all the way, occupying both sides of the red carpet, causing the fans around to shout loudly, and then heavy breathing sounded from the loudspeakers on the scene. It was the most classic voice of the black warrior. The two sides of the red carpet quickly became quiet, and they seemed to be listening carefully to this voice. The black warrior, whom they liked, was back!

Even Duke could see some fans wipe their eyes, as if they were wiping tears.

He was also very fond of 2≥ and liked this series, but the more reason is that the bald girl standing next to George Lucas came to this country and deeply felt the unique charm of Star Wars. Some people might say what else in this series except for special effects? But as long as it is called Star Wars, it is enough.

As long as the film is a Star Wars series, the shot is not bad, it is almost a guarantee of selling!

Having said that, even if the Star Wars series is bad, can it be worse than "Attack of the Clones"?

There is no doubt that the voice of the black warrior was played at the premiere. It is sensational and arouses the audience's feelings of Star Wars. Movie feelings are invisible and intangible, but they can be transformed into real benefits.

For example, Duke's Lord of the Rings trilogy.

After this year's Oscars ceremony, Warner Bros. once again released the DVD of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, which is only the full version of the trilogy. It's not a long version series edited by Duke. It just changed the original DVD to a unified package, and added a total of one hour of plot and highlights.

Even so, countless people still paid the bill. DVDs were sold for more than 130 million U.S. dollars around the world within a week when they were on the market, and the total sales volume has now exceeded 200 million U.S. dollars.

These people are willing to pay for it, and the feelings of the Lord of the Rings must have played a huge role.

Even without investigation, Duke can guess. At least 70% of those who buy DVDs have bought the previous three-part Lord of the Ring DVDs, and at least 90% have seen this series more than once through various channels.

But they still pay for the Lord of the Rings, to be precise, they are also paying for their own feelings of the Lord of the Rings.

"What do you think?"

Suddenly, a questioning voice with a monotonous nasal sound rang from the side, and Duke didn't need to look at it, he knew who came over without turning his head. He replied directly, "I wonder how long we haven't seen each other."

"Not much. Just a few months."

Stepping on sharp and thin high heels, Sophia Coppola stood next to Duke, deliberately changing her curious tone, "Why did you come alone?"

Duke shrugged slightly, "Am I alone now?"

"That's not right, I heard..." Sophia moved closer. Said in a teasing tone, "I heard that Scarlett was walking very close to you recently."

"Time is almost up." Duke ignored her, looked at his watch, and led the way towards the theater. "Let's go in."

"Don't you come out of the shadow of the last relationship?"

Sophia who followed him was still muttering. Among Duke’s few friends, Sophia would not hesitate to say these things, "No, how can a guy who changes women and clothes be hurt?"

As if he didn't hear these words, Duke didn't talk to Sophia at all, and went straight into the VIP lounge.

Entering the VIP lounge, Sophia Coppola immediately stopped talking to herself like a joke. After all, there were many people here, and some took the initiative to greet her and Duke.

"Long time no see, Duke."

The person who came by was Spielberg, and Duke took a step forward and shook hands with him, "It's been a long time, Steven."

"Hello, Uncle Steven."

Sophia was very smart, and he could see that Spielberg had come to Duke specifically, and simply said hello, standing next to Duke and stopped talking.

Spielberg didn't go around the circle, and said directly, "Duke, is the movie copyright of Hasbro's toy series Transformers in your hands?"

"Yes." Duke did not deny it, nodding, "I got it a few years ago."

Hearing what he said, Spielberg showed a trace of regret on his face and said tentatively, "Can you cooperate with DreamWorks?"

"Sorry, Steven." Duke rebuffed gently. "I have no plans to make this series in the short term."

There is no personal contradiction between him and Spielberg, but combating DreamWorks is the most basic question of position. Even if Duke wants to shoot a live-action movie of "Transformers" now, he will not accept DreamWorks investment.

Today's DreamWorks is struggling. The seventh largest company in Hollywood that the media nicknamed has already reached the cliff, and it is likely to fall into the abyss this summer.

As for the reason, although Scarlett did not appear, "Escape from the Island" will still be released this summer. Michael Bay, who has not been very smooth in recent years, is basically impossible to change the fate of this film.

Even if the quality of the film is better than before, the six hungry wolves around DreamWorks look around, and it is so easy to succeed.

Spielberg was not stupid either. Seeing Duke said this, he didn't entangle him, so he took the initiative to change the subject.

"I heard that "Iron Man" is about to be formally approved. Are you looking for a candidate for Pepper Burts?"

Duke nodded slightly, "It is true, I plan to hold a large-scale audition for this role."

"Duke, I have a goddaughter."

As expected, since Spielberg mentioned this role. There must be a purpose, "You should know, Gwyneth Paltrow."

"I will ask someone to send her an audition invitation." Duke said very quickly.

Anyway, it's just an audition. This point of face must be sold to Spielberg. It is well known in the circle that old Jewish men have always treated godchildren and daughters well.

"Thank you."

Spielberg said a word of thanks. Left here.

Seeing him leaving behind, Sophia Coppola suddenly sighed, "You don't plan to use Gwyneth Paltrow, do you?"

"Can you tell?" Duke turned his head and looked at her.

Sophia shrugged, "My dear, don't forget, I have been your personal assistant for several years."

"I really didn't plan to use Gwyneth Paltrow." Duke did not deny it. "I can't do this for such a trivial matter. Reject Steven in person, right?"

"Why?" Sophia didn't answer Duke's words, but asked instead, "I've seen a bit of Iron Man cartoons. Gwyneth's personal image is still somewhat similar to Pepper? Burts."

"How is her style?" Duke reminded, "I'm not talking about feelings and private life, but about the style of the set."

Sophia understood what Duke meant, "Hollywood's most famous princess patient."

"If she is half as smart as you, she won't be where she is now."

Duke is telling the truth. Gwyneth is a famous and difficult actress in Hollywood, and she often makes inexplicable troubles on set. I have a very bad relationship with many directors, including major directors. Since I won the Oscar for Best Actress, my acting career has gone downhill. If the godfather is not Spielberg, he can't maintain his current style through fashion. status.

And Duke knew it well. Using Gwyneth Paltrow will not bring much benefit, this princess' disease will only get worse.

Just as the Australians hate Nicole Kidman and the British have never liked the English Roses in Hollywood, within a few years, the Americans will be annoying Gwyneth Paltrow. And Pepper Burts will appear in many Marvel movies. Although it is only a vase-like supporting role, when other candidates can be found, why use such a troublesome actress?

From the beginning to the present, Duke has never thought about using Gwyneth Paltrow.

A staff member walked into the VIP lounge and led the guests to the theater. Duke and Sofia walked into the theater together, changed seats with others, and sat together to watch the movie.

The waiting time is always boring. Sophia looked at the bald woman standing next to George Lucas in the front row, and suddenly said, "I heard you had a relationship with her?"

"It happened a long time ago." Duke didn't shy away from it, watching the woman whose hair had become short-haired, and said, "A very smart and scheming woman."

Sophia asked, "Better than me?"

Duke glanced at her and said directly, "On scheming, planning and forbearance, you can't compare to her."

"Oh..." Sophia didn't mind, blinked and said deliberately, "It seems that she has left a deep impression on you."

The big screen lights up, and Duke reminds, "The movie is about to begin."

This is the darkest Star Wars, but the film’s flaws are obvious. Anakin Skywalker’s transformation is too abrupt and unconvincing, but it’s nothing. Who makes this Star Wars or George? What about the last Star Wars movie that Lucas said?

There will be no surprises at all. After the start of the new week, "Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith" not only squeezed out "Batman: Hour of War", and became the box office leader with 150.04 million. The dollar's box office results set a new North American weekend box office record.

But under the squeeze of "Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith", "Batman: Hour of War" still received $12.15 million, plus the gains of the previous four working days, the North American box office totaled 22.79 million. Dollar.

With the end of the movie's hottest screening phase, Duke's energy gradually shifted to the preparation of new projects. (To be continued...)