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Unless Spielberg and others can acquire a major Hollywood studio with the support of Microsoft and improve distribution channels. Otherwise, the chances of the brand new Amblin Films gaining a foothold in Hollywood are very low. At least in recent years, Eric has never taken this studio seriously.
After an in-depth discussion with Harvey Weinstein, and after several negotiations, the other party finally decided to take over the FFM TV station, and Eric also successfully won the script of "The Sopranos".
After Harvey Weinstein signed his name on the contract, he began to integrate several paid cable stations acquired by the three companies. At this time, the FFM TV station actually only existed in the planning plan. It will take at least a few months to complete the integration of the team and the broadcasting channels. The best estimate is that FFM will be officially launched under this name in the autumn file in September.
After FFM goes online, it will definitely take a period of adaptation before it can initially form a stable user base. In these turbulent times, rushing to launch "The Sopranos" is certainly not a wise thing. Eric plans to launch the series again next fall, which will also give creator David Chase more time. Polish the episode more refined.
Eric continued to deal with projects such as FFM TV, "Titanic", "Rush Hour", "Jedi Men 2" and other projects. Until the end of May, Hollywood film companies began to release new films one after another, heralding the summer of 1996. The file is officially here.
Only Time Warner's Time Warner's "A Time to Kill" did well before "The Matrix" hits theaters on May 31.
"The Time to Kill" is a crime movie about racial conflict in the United States starring the black movie star Samuel Jackson. To be honest, this kind of movie is not very popular with film critics because it involves racial issues. In order to ensure that it does not violate taboos, The critics have become constrained, and it is difficult to do justice to this type of film.
The average score of "Killing Time" in the media is only about 7 points, which is not high or low. If it is not for the type of film that makes film critics consciously show mercy, it is estimated that the score will be directly pulled to the passing line of 6 points. With Samuel L. Jackson and several other movie stars joining, the film won a box office of more than 23 million U.S. dollars in the first week.
Because it is difficult for ethnic films to achieve good box office results overseas, judging from its production cost of 40 million US dollars, unless "Killing Time" can get out of a long line at the box office, the possibility that Warner wants to recover the cost at the box office Somewhat low.
Eric saw the relevant information, but felt that Warner seemed to have chosen the wrong schedule, and habitually filled in a cannon fodder before the summer vacation. Next, blockbuster movies such as "The Matrix" will be released in succession, and the schedule of "Killing Time" and The box office space will be greatly squeezed, and it is impossible to get out of the long-term. If such a film can be placed at the end of the summer file, it may still achieve unexpected box office results. After all, when it comes to serious topics such as racial conflict, perhaps only adult audiences are interested, and the summer file is the most popular among moviegoers. The student population will certainly not be too interested.
Of course, Eric didn't have any thoughts to worry about Warner at all, because the situation of Firefly this year didn't seem to be very good.
Since Firefly officially announced that "The Matrix" was rated R-rated in March, the media has never stopped talking about this film.
The "Matrix" novel written by Eric did not involve too much philosophical thinking. It is more like a pure science fiction novel with a big brain hole. It is impossible to shoot this type of subject matter with a little attention into an R-rated film. The viewing requirement for R-rated movies is that teenagers under the age of 17 need to be accompanied by parents or adults to watch. This kind of rating almost keeps a large part of the middle school students out of the theater during the summer vacation.
Because of the natural audience restrictions, before "The Matrix", the highest box office results of North American R-rated films were usually around 200 million US dollars, just like "Terminator 2" where Cameron and Catherine played against each other in the summer file two years ago. " and "Saving Private Ryan", although the two films are very popular, but because of the R rating, the domestic box office in North America has remained at more than 200 million US dollars.
Two hundred million US dollars is almost the box office ceiling for R-rated movies recognized in the circle.
Even if "The Matrix" gets a box office of 200 million US dollars, coupled with overseas distribution, Firefly can still generate profits, but this is far from the industry's expectations.
In the eyes of many people, "The Matrix" is no less creative than "Jurassic Park". The North American box office of the first two "Jurassic Park" has exceeded 300 million US dollars. Correspondingly, "The Matrix" Deserves the same box office potential.
Therefore, after the film's R rating was released, the media generally felt that it was very likely that Eric Wachowski, the new directors selected by Eric this time, screwed up the project. Even within Firefly, Katzenberg couldn't resist suggesting that Eric himself had a hand in editing The Matrix as a whole, revising it to a PG-13 rating.
However, these requests were all rejected by Eric.
In addition to "The Matrix", "Titanic", which is still in the late stage, has also become the focus of media attention. "The production cost of "Titanic" exceeds 200 million US dollars, and Firefly may repeat the mistakes of Warner's "Future Water World"" Such news headlines appeared very frequently on the major mainstream media during this period.
Perhaps it is because Firefly has been too strong in the past few years and has overwhelmed too many people. Therefore, this year, it has shown a slight decline, and a group of people have begun to fantasize about beautiful visions such as becoming serfs and singing.
Eric just laughed off these arguments, not to mention that everything has not yet settled, even if Firefly did encounter some failures in the film business this year, it is impossible to cause too much damage to the Firefly Group that has already laid a solid foundation. The whole group is still showing a vigorous upward trend as a whole.
Although Eric doesn't care too much about the outside world's remarks, it doesn't mean that other people do.
Cameron obviously understands that if a film with a production cost of 200 million US dollars fails at the box office, the blow to his personal career will be almost devastating. However, the temper in the workplace began to become irritable again, and the number and decibels of swearing soared.
Eric received a call from Stan Winston, and very generously took the initiative to come forward and bluntly stated to Cameron that the failure of a film Firefly can afford it.
Of course, if you are really sorry, then after "Titanic", help Firefly make another movie.
Cameron was naturally very moved, and readily agreed to Eric's suggestion, and once again accepted Eric's proposal for the first big movie "Spider-Man" in the Marvel Universe series.
Why do you say 'again'
Because Cameron intended to shoot "Spider-Man" as early as 1991, when Carlock Films also bought the copyright from Marvel. It's just that the "Spider-Man" script originally conceived by Cameron was too large, and there was even a scene where Peter Parker and Mary Jane made love on the Brooklyn Bridge, and it was properly rated R when it was produced. In the end, due to various reasons such as cost and risk, Cameron gave up the project, and the copyright of "Spider-Man" was also taken back by Eric a few years ago.
Of course, since Cameron took the initiative to jump into this pit this time, Eric certainly wouldn't let his temper go. As the opening masterpiece of the Marvel Cinematic Universe series, the new version of "Spider-Man" in the future is almost equivalent to setting the overall tone of the Marvel Universe series of movies. Therefore, the R rating is not acceptable anyway.
I have almost finished the work that needs to be handled personally, and the time has come to the end of May quickly.
On May 27, the premiere of "The Matrix" was held at the Los Angeles Music Center. After attending tonight's premiere, Eric will fly to the Bahamas tomorrow, where the crew of "007 Casino Royale" has assembled .
Although both inside and outside the company are very worried about the box office prospects of "The Matrix", the scale of the premiere ceremony is no less than that of previous blockbuster film premieres.
In addition to the main creative team such as the Wachowski Brothers and actor Keanu Reeves, a large number of Hollywood superstars also came to join in.
Eric and Drew arrived at the premiere by car at 6:30 in the afternoon. The red carpet happened to be boiling on both sides, and the trio of "Charlie's Angels" could be faintly seen walking in front.
Although "007 Casino Royale" will crossover with "Charlie's Angels", the appearance of the three Charlie's angels is carefully controlled within ten minutes. This is actually a hunger marketing method. The ten-minute crossover plot, It can make the audience have enough excitement without completely satisfying them, so there will be expectations for more plot crossovers in the future.
The three characters of Charlize are mainly concentrated in Europe, and the filming time will not be until a few months later, so they did not go to the Bahamas.
Eric and Drew walked across the red carpet together, ignoring the excited questions from reporters on both sides, posing for some photos with a smile on their faces, and then walked into the premiere scene.
Backstage, I greeted the guests who came to join me one by one. It was almost seven o'clock, and everyone went to the screening hall.
Eric sat with Katzenberg, and Andy Wachowski on the other side. Knowing that Eric would definitely want to talk to them about something, the girl took the initiative to choose the celebrity guest seat in the back row.
After the auditorium was full of people and a brief speech, the film officially began to play.
Watching the familiar animated scene of fireflies flying into the sky, Eric noticed the clenched fist of Andy Wachowski beside him, reached out and patted it, and said with a smile: "Andy, be confident, I'm right The film is very confident."
Andy Wachowski smiled at Eric. Of course he does not lack self-confidence, but the success or failure of an investment involving hundreds of millions of dollars is more related to his future director career. Feeling uneasy.
Eric has given a lot of power to this project. After confirming the script that is not much different from his previous life, he seldom pays attention to the specific shooting affairs. After confirming that the crew had missed it, he immediately brought it up.
Except for some character changes, the new version of "The Matrix" has not changed much from the original version. It's not that Eric doesn't want to make some modifications to the blemishes of immersion. It's just that unless he spares a lot of energy to fully control the project Otherwise, wanton meddling will only disrupt the shooting rhythm of the Wachowski brothers, and the result will definitely not be worth the candle.
The story still begins with Neo, played by Keanu Reeves, receiving a series of mysterious messages.
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Although "007 Casino Royale" will crossover with "Charlie's Angels", the appearance of the three Charlie's angels is carefully controlled within ten minutes. This is actually a hunger marketing method. The ten-minute crossover plot, It can make the audience have enough excitement without completely satisfying them, so there will be expectations for more plot crossovers in the future.
The three characters of Charlize are mainly concentrated in Europe, and the filming time will not be until a few months later, so they did not go to the Bahamas.
Eric and Drew walked across the red carpet together, ignoring the excited questions from reporters on both sides, posing for some photos with a smile on their faces, and then walked into the premiere scene.
Backstage, I greeted the guests who came to join me one by one. It was almost seven o'clock, and everyone went to the screening hall.
Eric sat with Katzenberg, and Andy Wachowski on the other side. Knowing that Eric would definitely want to talk to them about something, the girl took the initiative to choose the celebrity guest seat in the back row.
After the auditorium was full of people and a brief speech, the film officially began to play.
Watching the familiar animated scene of fireflies flying into the sky, Eric noticed the clenched fist of Andy Wachowski beside him, reached out and patted it, and said with a smile: "Andy, be confident, I'm right The film is very confident."
Andy Wachowski smiled at Eric. Of course he does not lack self-confidence, but the success or failure of an investment involving hundreds of millions of dollars is more related to his future director career. Feeling uneasy.
Eric has given a lot of power to this project. After confirming the script that is not much different from his previous life, he seldom pays attention to the specific shooting affairs. After confirming that the crew had missed it, he immediately brought it up.
Except for some character changes, the new version of "The Matrix" has not changed much from the original version. It's not that Eric doesn't want to make some modifications to the blemishes of immersion. It's just that unless he spares a lot of energy to fully control the project Otherwise, wanton meddling will only disrupt the shooting rhythm of the Wachowski brothers, and the result will definitely not be worth the candle.
The story still begins with Neo, played by Keanu Reeves, receiving a series of mysterious messages. (To be continued.)