Made in Hollywood

The media is a double-edged sword. Duke knows this very well, but he will not deliberately avoid some things. Even though he says that his character will not be reckless, he does not need to be silent. Moreover, some Walt Disney affiliates The media has never given up slandering and attacking him over the years. One

There are also some pretentious professional film media. When mentioning his name, they always disdain the name. It seems that the movies he made are synonymous with vulgarity.

"No matter how the media evaluates, I have never been beaten, maybe in individual comments or similar situations, but I have never appeared before the film industry."

Compared to the peacefulness just now, Duke’s tone is full of confidence, “Those who have never considered what we are doing just think, this is a sport that can hit us, and my team and I are made to look like The stupidest person in the history of film, every time he shoots a movie is a **** type."

He shrugged and said disdainfully, "But what does the film company spend 200 million dollars on a project for? And you know this is a huge budget, so if we don't make mainstream movies for the masses, would it cost two? Do you want to make a niche movie? I will not let them ruin my movie. I will do my best to make movies that I and mainstream audiences like."

"Speaking of the film you made" Alan DeGeneres' question gradually sharpened, "Which film do you like the most?"

"All." Duke is not an idiot, "They are all made with painstaking effort by me and my work partners. Each one is like my own child."

"It is said that you participated in an internal Hollywood seminar last month, and the people who participated were David Fincher, Quentin Tastino, James Cameron, Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson. Great director,"

Alan DeGeneres asked a question, "You had a huge disagreement at the meeting, why is this?"

"This is a normal discussion within the industry, just like a different production philosophy." Duke casually responded with a few words, "We just have different views on the future of the film industry."

In fact, the disagreements at the seminar were much more serious than Duke said. It may directly involve the future of the film industry and revolutionize the operation mode of the independent film industry.

Since last year, large studios such as Warner Bros., Twentieth Century Fox and Universal Pictures have been looking for new profit points in the film industry. It is planned to launch a product that allows you to simultaneously watch new movies at home without leaving home.

The newly released movie can be directly pushed to the user's home through the set-top box. The cost of a movie is US$50. It is valid within 48 hours after payment, but it can only be watched once.

In addition, it needs a special set-top box. To ensure that users cannot record movies, users also need to pay an additional $15o to purchase this equipment.

There is no doubt that if this plan can be promoted, Hollywood can find new profit points after the decline of DVD discs.

It was this plan that was discussed in the seminars attended by big directors like Duke.

However, this plan was strongly opposed by Quentin Tastino, the most typical representative of independent films, and even publicly stood up to resist this plan.

In addition to Quentin Tastino, there is also David Fincher who opposes the product.

And Duke, James Cameron, Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson are all supporters of this plan.

The decision of the two sides is based on the consideration of interests.

For example, the home terminal of ordinary users in the future will not be able to compare with the equipment of the movie theater. Films made by directors like Duke, watching in theaters and watching at home are completely two concepts. Not only will they not affect the box office of the films they shoot, but they can also attract target audiences who don’t often go to the cinema and improve the film industry. Overall income.

Like the films of David Fincher and Quentin Tastino, in some respects, the difference between using a home terminal and cinema viewing is not particularly big, which will directly impact the box office of their films.

It is true that the box office of the films they directed has never been particularly high, and more depends on later offline broadcasting to increase income. But don’t forget that the box office is the basis of a movie’s revenue. If the box office is not high enough, in most cases. How many people can expect to watch offline.

Some people always say that a certain movie has a bad box office and how hot it is in the video tape market. It has earned 80 million US dollars in offline income in ten years, but they always ignore another point, such as the third part of the Lord of the Rings and Spider-Man. For movies that hit the box office, weekly DVD sales in North America alone can reach more than $100 million, not counting other offline revenues.

David Fincher and Quentin Tastino are not stupid at all. It is clearly a boon for commercial directors and large studios, but it is a nightmare for independent films.

However, David Fincher and Quentin Tastino cannot bring any change. Hollywood is still in the six typical eras, such as Duke, James Cameron, Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson. Hollywood's major directors have become shareholders of the company along with the six major companies.

Of course, Duke will continue to maintain the unshakable status of cinema viewing. At this stage, from both creative and economic considerations, exclusive screening of films in cinemas is basically and necessary.

Alan DeGeneres asked some sharp questions later, but Duke has been in Hollywood for twenty years, and he can deal with it easily.

The show gradually came to the end, and the topic of both sides gradually came to the entire film industry.

"Nowadays, many directors have proposed the top ten films in their minds," Alan DeGeneres looked at Duke and asked, "Can you tell me about the list of the top ten films in your mind? Of course not including yourself. Directed film."

"The top ten movies in my mind?"

Repeating this question, Duke's head quickly turned, not only gave a list of movies, but also gave his own reasons, "Star Wars, it created an unparalleled myth for the United States, and changed the mode of filming; Terminator: Judgment Day, even now, it is still shocking; Jurassic Park, it is the beginning of Hollywood movies to truly conquer the global market; Forrest Gump, he is the well-deserved Oscar best picture of the nineties; The Titanic not only led the craze of pop culture, but also completely opened the world market for Hollywood."

"The Three Hundred Warriors of Spartan, Zach created a brand-new movie style; Avatar, pushed the movie industry into a new era; Toy Story 3, not only created the most glorious moment of animated movies, but also deviated from the direction. Pixar Studio is on track; Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier, even if you don’t pull the heroes off the altar, you can still shoot to new heights.

Obviously, based on Duke's character and preferences, there is no real old movie, or a product of the so-called golden age remembered by countless members of the academy.

Is Hollywood in the so-called golden age really more brilliant than this Hollywood now? I am afraid that a discerning person can easily get the answer.

Ellen DeGeneres' eyes fell on Duke's left hand and asked tentatively, "Is this an engagement ring?"

Duke did not deny it, and nodded slightly.

"May I ask," Ellen DeGeneres continued, "Duke, are you engaged to Miss Scarlett Johansson?"

As in the past, Duke neither deliberately publicizes nor avoids things in this regard, "something that happened just a few days ago."

Ellen DeGeneres seemed to want to say something, but was interrupted by Duke's words, "You will receive an invitation then."

"That's really an honor." Alan DeGeneres gave a surprised expression.

Finally, she asked, "Do you have any new plans for the next few years?"

"Of course, the Star Wars series and the Marvel series are at a critical stage." Duke will not stop his progress, "I will shoot and produce more movies in the future!"

The show ended here, and Duke declined the invitation to the party from Alan DeGeneres and left the TV station directly.

This program can also be regarded as a summary of Duke's past, present, and future. He also expressed a lot of true thoughts in his mind, especially to the outside world to further demonstrate his film production philosophy.

At the same time, Star Wars: The Force Awakens continues to be shown in North America and overseas markets. After the North American box office has exceeded 1.1 billion US dollars, both the schedule and attendance have entered the low point that every film will inevitably reach. In terms of overseas markets, , Although some new regions have joined the screening, there is no big market among them, and the overseas heat has also cooled.

Today, the global box office of Star Wars: The Force Awakens has exceeded 3.1 billion U.S. dollars, leaving behind a huge chasm.

Although the wedding is being prepared, Duke has handed over this work to a professional company to operate it. His main energy is still on the next stage of Marvel Pictures and Lucas Pictures.

Marvel has entered the third stage, and the civil war between the Avengers is about to begin; the second part of the Star Wars series is also in preparation, and the rumor series will be launched in advance

On the other hand, Duke also conceived a sci-fi theme about the future. While he was busy, he also began to write, but the work plan for the past two years has been filled, and it can only be put on the agenda after a few years. Fortunately, this is A genre conceived entirely by him also needs time to perfect the worldview and polish the script.

He has unlimited possibilities in the future. (To be continued.)

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