Chapter 126: A masterpiece collectively recommended by action men
“How is work going in Queensland?”
In July, "Die Hard" held its grand premiere at the ACVO Cinema in Westwood, Los Angeles. Two days before the premiere, Ronald received Rachel Ward, who had just flown over from Brisbane.
, she and her husband Barry Brown will appear at the premiere together.
"Have you never filmed a TV series, Ronald?" Ward is a little thinner than the last time we met. Maybe she is also following the latest trend in Hollywood and becoming vegetarian. Whether an actress becomes popular or not depends on luck.
.Some actors who are no longer popular will blame themselves for being too fat, so they try their best to lose weight.
"Yes, I have never filmed a TV series, only TV commercials and MVs."
"Ha, no wonder, TV dramas are different from movies. We have to shoot a lot of scenes within the specified time, and we don't have much time to polish them carefully." Barry Brown also acted in TV dramas with his wife in Australia.
There really isn’t much technical content in this kind of shooting.
Ronald nodded in agreement. It seemed that the methodologies of TV series and movies were completely different. He shook his head, "By the way, what was the result of the test screening of the movie 'Cocktail' starring Tom?"
"Hehehe..." Barry Brown smiled, "I am one of the leading actors. I can't say the true reaction to the test screening..." His wife Ward poked him gently. This was Ronald. He wanted to
I know the reaction to some test screenings, and there are many channels. Wouldn't it be offending if I didn't tell him?
"But I can say one thing, probably less than half of the audience at the test screening came to see Tom Cruise. Those people only show up when Tom appears on the screen and acts cool, such as when he does fancy bartending.
Cheers, and for the rest, like when I was doing cocktails, they were just sitting on the ground talking to each other."
"It doesn't seem to be working. The attention is all on the stars, and the complete story cannot be seen. It is estimated that the reputation of 'Cocktail' will be very bad this time, and it may become the Waterloo of Tom Cruise."
Ronald thought to himself that there has been no shortage of scenes of the beautiful daughter of a wealthy family falling in love with a poor boy since ancient times, but it is still too boring to arrange a career for a poor boy as a fancy bartender.
Sure enough, on the day of the premiere, Tom Cruise, who was the first to come over, didn't look very good.
"Die Hard" received a good reputation in the test screenings, and 20th Century Fox discussed with Ronald and Joel Silver to adopt a curiosity strategy in the promotion.
The marketing process in advance did not reveal any spoilers at all, but only piqued the curiosity of the audience. After the good word-of-mouth from the first batch of viewers spread, and then combined with the praise from various film critics, the popularity was suddenly increased.
As for the promotion of "Cocktail", they could only adopt a conservative strategy, desperately using Tom Cruise and Elizabeth Shue as the breakthrough point of promotion, and also used Cruise's most handsome tricks in the movie.
The bartending session was cut into a separate trailer and aired on major TV stations.
Regardless of other things, Cruise is also a little worried. If the audience enters the cinema and finds that the best shots have been placed in the trailer, will they cry out that they have been deceived?
"Barry," Cruise forced out a smile and hugged Barry Brown, who played his master. "Ronald, hi, congratulations. I heard that this movie received a very good response from the film critics."
"Thank you, let's take a photo." Ronald and Tom hugged each other, then posed for a photo with Joel Silver.
"Bruce, congratulations." Tom Cruise took another photo with starring Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman and others, then waved to the audience and reporters before heading inside.
"Tom, Tom, look here, do you want to talk about your new movie?" Of course the reporter pointed the camera at the most popular Cruise and kept taking pictures.
"Why isn't Mimi here?" Ronald asked Paula Wagner who was following Tom Cruise. The invitation was sent to the couple. Demi Moore, the wife of Bruce Willis, was about to come.
She is in labor and cannot come. The heroine Bonnie Bedelia is going to Mexico to audition for Paul Newman's new movie. Now those who are capable are filming abroad to avoid the writers' strike...
If Mimi doesn't come, there will be Stallone and Schwarzenegger today, and the premiere will really turn into a male hormone conference.
"They are having trouble, just know it," Paula Wagner said to Ronald in a low voice. The "Rain Man" controversy also made Cruise's team fully understand who is looking out for their long-term interests.
Director and friend, Ronald was not shy about this kind of thing.
"Hey..." In the film industry, filming often lasts for several months. After taking a break, you may meet your spouse to go out to film. Actors are all extremely emotional people, and problems may arise if not done properly.
"The main reason is that Tom feels that Mimi is not religious enough for Scientology..."
Huh? Ronald didn't expect that the problem would arise here. Mimi Rogers was already a member of Scientology when it didn't have a name yet and was swindling in Los Angeles under the psychological name of "Dianetics."
One, her father was one of the earliest followers of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. How could it be?
However, it is difficult to say this kind of thing. Ronald has long sensed that Mimi Rogers is a very scheming woman. At that time, she also wanted to find a beautiful woman in Scientology to do some "audit" for Ronald. It was full of
Calculation of interests. Maybe Mimi Rogers believes in Scientology just to meet Hollywood stars like Tom Cruise?
"Mimi went to some Catholic events and had little respect for current Scientology president David Miscavige."
"Um..." When Ronald heard this, he felt that there was also a struggle between the founder of the religion, the old team after his death, and the new chairman. Anyway, Tom Cruise went there just for treatment.
His dyslexia... right?
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Ronald..."
A muscular man came over and greeted Ronald warmly. He had a slight German accent and always had a standard smile. He put his arm around Ronald and gestured to reporters to take pictures.
"Arnold...how is your new movie? I haven't found time to watch it yet." Ronald finished dealing with the photographers and chatted with Arnold Schwarzenegger for a few words.
"The box office was not satisfactory, but the reviews from the film critics were good. They said that I was no longer the Austrian bodybuilding champion with only well-developed muscles, but that I had learned to act."
"Hahaha, you must not only know bodybuilding..." Ronald thought to himself, such a venomous tongue must come from the Chicago duo.
"Hahaha..." Schwarzenegger also laughed, "This time I went to Moscow to shoot real scenes. I also learned from China there and let Hollywood go for filming. However, we seem to be less curious about Moscow than about China.
.”
Ronald was not surprised by this. Moscow has been hostile to America all year round. The people's stereotype of that country is that it is barbaric, cold, and the biggest opponent and threat. China is not the main enemy and has a long history.
When people mention it, they often have a sense of mystery and the idea of traveling.
So, Schwarzenegger's "Red Heat" has failed at the box office since it was released last month. The gimmick of shooting on location in Red Square didn't bring many viewers into the cinema.
"How did it feel to shoot in Moscow?" Ronald, through cooperating with TV series in Australia, is now full of interest in shooting in places around the world that are not restricted by various unions and where shooting costs are cheap.
"It was very troublesome. It took us two weeks to wait for the shooting permit from Red Square. One thing there requires dozens of department stamps to approve. After shooting Red Square, we went to Lithuania and Latvia for filming. Anyway, the street scenes are almost the same.
The practices of the people there are closer to those of Europeans."
Schwarzenegger is also very interested in the commercial operation of movies. When Ronald asked him about these filming matters, he just mentioned what he was interested in, and the two had a pleasant chat.
"Our enemies are not very good. When we went to Austria and Germany to shoot outdoor scenes, there were many beautiful women flying with us. When we got there, we stayed in the hotel. There were many men coming in and out of the room every day. We stayed there for a week and returned.
On the plane, there were a lot of extra luggage, including perfumes and cigarettes, luxury items.”
"Until he falls, they will still destroy the red empire of our imperialist capitalists." Ronald saw another muscular man coming in at the door. Knowing that Schwarzenegger and he would not appear in the photo at the same time, Ronald personally
Go in with him.
"Ah, yes, Bruce is my friend. I also admire the director John McTiernan. Yes, I hope to work with him. Sly is still the best."
By the time Ronald came out, Stallone had already brought a female companion and was chatting with reporters. He divorced the Nordic supermodel named Nelson, lost more than half of his family property, and his film career also hit rock bottom. Now he signed a contract with him worth more than 1,000 yuan.
Cannon, who was paid a high salary of 10,000,000 yuan, has changed hands, and it is impossible for him to get the opportunity to act in an arm-wrestling role with a salary of more than 10,000,000 yuan.
Therefore, Stallone is easy to make appointments. As long as there is an opportunity for him to appear with action stars of the same level, he is easy to talk to and will be invited. However, the agent is not willing to lower the price if he has to pay the appearance fee. There are rumors.
His endorsements began not to focus on quality, but on quantity, and some daily necessities for women, such as dishwashing liquid, also entered his endorsement range.
"Perhaps the rumors are true..." Ronald said to Michelle Cannold next to him as he watched Stallone being interviewed by reporters while being held by Joel Silver from a distance.
Silver was in front of reporters, trying to guide Stallone to say more good things about the "Die Hard" movie. The two of them had a division of labor. Stallone, who had an old grudge with Ronald, was received by Silver, while Schwarzenegger
Greg and Cruise were hosted by Ronald.
"How do you say this?" Cannold didn't understand.
"Look at his female companion..." Ronald pouted at Stallone's female companion. She has a protruding chin, a big nose, a short philtrum, and unkempt curly hair. She looks like a rich girl who wants to get married.
Have fun in the entertainment industry.
"Pfft..." Michelle Cannold is also a handsome guy, and he has very high requirements for women's appearance. Seeing that Stallone was reduced to such a nanny, he also laughed out loud.
"Hmph..." As if he heard Ronald pointing at him, Stallone let out a cry of contempt in his throat. Didn't he want to follow me and change the script for me?
Ronald didn't care about the rough guy. When he saw Joel Silver hurried over, he asked, "Did you get all the photos?"
"It was photographed. Stallone really needs this opportunity to appear. He cooperated very well and performed several bodybuilding moves in front of the photographer."
"That's good, that's good... we have set a record, right?"
"That, coupled with Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Lundgren, the premiere of Die Hard was equal to a big gathering of all action stars in Hollywood. Everyone appreciated this movie and called on all action movie lovers to go
Go to the cinema and watch this epoch-making action movie."
Joel Silver passed through the air with his bare hands, as if he saw the entertainment news program on tonight's TV station, and the subtitles across the bottom of the screen were advertising "Die Hard" for free.
"It seems that your plan is very good and very successful." Ronald turned around and shook hands with the marketing consultant, Michael Gray. Since the successful marketing of "Moonlight", every time a Daydream blockbuster is released, people will
Ask Gray to come up with a marketing plan.
His idea this time is to invite all Hollywood action stars to promote the movie and position the movie as a movie recommended by action stars. Anyway, this movie is different from the previous action movies. Bruce Willi
Si's character has many shortcomings and looks like an ordinary person. If this kind of action movie is successful, it will broaden the scope of acting for all the action stars coming today. They will also be willing to say good things, let's see how the final box office results are.
This chapter is not over yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Hello, Ronald!" I was worried about the photos of today's premiere, which only showed a group of muscular men and Stallone's ugly girlfriend.
, here comes a short-haired beauty with black hair and dark eyes, coming over to say hello to Ronald.
"Hi Winona, how are you doing?"
"It's not bad. My agent has shown me a lot of scripts. When will our Sid Sisters premiere?"
Winona Ryder, the heroine of "Sid", which Ronald co-produced, is now waiting for this movie to come out so that she can get a better role with it. It hasn't happened yet.
It was released, which made Winona very worried.
"I have already signed up for next year's Sundance Film Festival. The large-scale screening will be held after the film festival. Just listen to your agent's arrangements now." Ronald said with a smile, waiting for the beautiful actress to become famous.
, she feels a bit like the little sister next door. Everyone thinks she is very cute.
"My agent said the same thing, but my boyfriend said, maybe it would be better to take on another movie at this stage?" Winona Ryder felt like she admired a big shot towards Ronald, and expressed her inner thoughts
All said.
"Your boyfriend?" Ronald looked at the distribution manager Michelle Cannold. How come you have a boyfriend in the past few months?
"That's Johnny... Johnny..." Winona Ryder looked up and looked around, spotted her boyfriend, and waved him over, "Johnny Depp is also an actor."
Ronald frowned when he saw that Johnny Depp, the actor who played a soldier with Charlie Sheen in Platoon, was walking over. Why did he wear makeup that looked like a vampire? He even wore eyeshadow.
.
"You decide for yourself. Discuss it with your agent more, and ask him to call Mr. Cannold to save the schedule for next year's film festival. You are the heroine of the movie."
Ronald still admired Winona Ryder and patted her on the head.
"Hehe..." Ryder smiled cutely and walked away holding his boyfriend's hand.
"Isn't he the same actor as that, what's his name?...?" Ronald pointed at Johnny Depp's back and asked Richard next to him. "Why are you dressed like a gypsy now?"
"Sherlyn Fenn, well, they were once engaged, but after filming Platoon, I heard they broke up soon after. Depp has no new films after Platoon, and is now forming a band with a few friends...
"Richard is well aware of these trends. Johnny Depp's exposure in Hollywood is quite high now, but it's all gossip news, and his real career as an actor has actually stalled.
In "Platoon", Depp even wrote the name of his then-girlfriend Xuelin Fen on his helmet... At that time, the Hollywood Reporter wrote it as a sweet anecdote...
It’s no wonder that on the one hand, it’s always difficult for celebrity couples to get along. On the other hand, filming for several months is stressful and stressful. At this time, it’s very relaxing to have a relationship that makes people indulge in it. Ronald let go
topic, I walked into the screening room with a few colleagues, the movie is about to start...
"Hua Hua Hua..."
After the screening, the audience applauded and began to shout. This action movie is a type they have never seen before. How weird? It seems to combine romance, suspense, and action movies.
Why does such a thrilling scene, such a wonderful fight, and such a good-looking action movie actually have a plot?
And the plot is obviously very reasonable? The lead actor actually has acting skills! And the villain, how can such a sanctimonious and gentle person be so bad!
After buying one ticket, it felt like I had watched three movies. The audience found it boring to applaud and began to stamp their feet to express their inner emotional fluctuations. Before the villain was thrown to death, the only policeman and luxury car driver who believed in the protagonist finally met him.
And calm down.
"It looks like the response is very good?" Ronald was overjoyed when he saw this scene. During the whole movie, not a single audience member went to the toilet...
"Just look at the movie reviews after the weekend to see if the marketing strategy of co-recommending it with male action movie stars is effective." Marketing consultant Michael Gray said to Ronald.