"I'm Bond, James Bond."
In the concert hall, after Bond and the angel trio destroyed the Spectre base and rescued Angela, with the iconic line of 007, the screen freezes and the end credits start to rise.
Although it was a premiere, at this time in the past, even if the audience did not get up and leave immediately, there would be some commotion. But this time, when the subtitles came up, there was no movement at the scene. Although "007 Casino Royale" is an out-and-out commercial action blockbuster, apart from those thrilling scenes, the film still gives people Countless details that can be recalled over and over again. Of course, the upcoming easter eggs are also one of the most important reasons for everyone to wait patiently.
"My dad said that the more mysterious the boss is, the faster he will die. See, he was right again. I don't know if Charlie will cover his face when it explodes. I haven't seen it yet. His appearance."
At the end of the credits, as the screen gradually brightened, it was still the chatty voice of Lucy Ni played by Penelope, but this time her tone was a little flustered and sad.
The camera became clear, and three tall, well-dressed figures were looking for something on the ruins of a bombed hut. Jill and Selena worked together to lift a collapsed wall, and Lucy squatted down. After clearing away a pile of debris, two intercoms tied together were quickly found.
"Well, it seems that we don't need to change bosses. God knows, this month's salary has not been paid yet."
Lucini sniffled and muttered something crying and laughing, and Jill and Selena also surrounded her.
The walkie-talkie with some scorching marks on the surface suddenly heard the sound of electric current.
When both the angel trio on the screen and the audience in the concert hall were expecting the sound from the walkie-talkie, the picture suddenly went completely dark.
"Fack!"
Many audiences in the concert hall who had just whetted their appetites could not help but say a Western-style national curse, but when the surrounding lights were turned on, everyone still applauded enthusiastically. Whether it is the premiere guests, media critics or lucky fans, they are extremely satisfied with the whole film. Even some film critics who are instructed to find fault can't help but give this film an eight out of 10.
Even, many people were clearly unsatisfied. When the simple media conference started, the first reporter who was selected in the audience asked Eric: "Mr. Williams, I am a reporter from The Guardian. Excuse me?" The last egg, is it because the Angel Trio and Bond worked together to destroy the Spectre base, resulting in the revenge of the detective agency boss Charlie Townsend by the Spectre?"
"I couldn't answer this question for you," Eric said on the stage with a smile on his face. "However, since you are obviously a fan of the Agent movie universe, well, the answer is yes."
There was a chuckle in the venue, and the reporter who still had a slightly green face was also a little embarrassed. He is indeed a die-hard fan of the MGM Agents movie universe series, otherwise he would not have just relied on a few groups of clueless people. The camera quickly thought of these, and even gave up the questions he had prepared, and couldn't wait to ask Eric for confirmation on the guesses in his heart.
Naturally, there was only one chance to ask questions, so he reluctantly handed over the microphone in his hand. Another reporter from the "Daily Telegraph" got the chance to ask questions and said, "Mr. Do you think the box office of "Casino Royale" will be affected by these factors?"
"The audience expects a good movie. If the film company only has the ambition to catch up with the box office of "Titanic" but does not pay the sincerity of "Titanic" to keep improving, then they are doomed to fail. As for "Casino Royale", I did All I can do, so I am very confident in the film's box office prospects."
"Then do you think "Casino Royale" can catch up with "Titanic" at the box office?" Another reporter asked a more pointed topic.
Eric didn't hesitate too much, did Tai Chi, and said: "It depends on whether the movie fans want to create another box office miracle."
Eric's answers to several questions were somewhat official. The reporters in the audience realized that it was difficult to get too much sensitive information from Eric, and ordered to turn their guns and transfer the question to Kate Brown. Ranchet the 'rookie' body. Although before the premiere, Cate Blanchett's agent repeatedly told her how to deal with the reporters, but in the face of the siege of these reporters, Kate was still a little hard to resist, and inevitably fell into the trap of the reporters several times. Eric, Barbara Broccoli and others had to take the initiative to help Kate stop some questions.
"I'm so sorry, Eric, I didn't expect that the question about Charlize and the others was actually directed at you," after the press conference, at the party at the Hyde Park Hotel, Eric had just socialized, and Kate Bran Chet took the initiative to come over with a glass of wine to apologize.
Eric shook his head with a smile, and said, "It's okay, you will gain experience after going through such occasions a few more times in the future. By the way, everyone is saying that your performance is amazing. Do you have any plans for the next movie?"
As a newcomer, when Kate got the role of Vesper Lind, she naturally signed a three-film option contract with Firefly. Her next two films must be selected from the film company under Firefly. It's not Eric's turn to intervene in these minutiae matters.
Kate shook her head and said, "Not yet. The New Line has recommended several scripts to me, but Ron hopes that I will wait until "Casino Royale" is released before making a decision."
Just after Kate finished speaking, she suddenly realized that these thoughts of waiting for a price should not be brought up in front of Eric, her face turned red again, and she even wanted to run away in embarrassment.
Eric just smiled, but he didn't mind too much. He even had a good impression of Kate's frankness. He really wanted to take the initiative to skip this topic. A middle-aged man and woman walked over side by side. The man looked about fifty years old. , tall, with a beard. The woman was about thirty or forty years old. Unlike the other female guests in dresses at the party, this woman was wearing a set of professional women's clothing, and she had a shrewd and capable temperament.
"Mr. Williams, hello, I'm Frank Lipton, a film critic," although Frank Lipton came for Kate, he still reached out to Eric first.
Eric shook hands with the other party. Seeing the woman next to Frank Lipton looking at Kate unabashedly, he probably realized the purpose of the two, gestured to the woman, and asked Frank Lipton with a smile. :"Who is this?"
The woman quickly withdrew her gaze from Kate, and politely extended her hand to Eric and introduced herself: "Mr. Williams, my name is Alison Owen, and I am a producer at Working-Title Film Company."
Working-Title, Eric recalled, thinking of last year's "Fargo" by the Coen Brothers, as well as Oscar hits "Death Row Walking", "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and other movies in previous years, the list of production companies The name of this company is everywhere, and some other films that have not yet appeared in my mind seem to have the imprint of this film company. In this way, the status of this company in the UK should be similar to that of the French Gaumont Film Company. Of course, If it is placed in Hollywood, it can only be regarded as a second-tier at best.
There are still many guests around who need to socialize. Realizing that the two of them are here for Kate, Eric takes the initiative to leave. If the two want to invite Kate to star in a movie, they will naturally not be able to bypass Firefly, and Eric will not do it now. meddle in something.
The United Kingdom is five hours earlier than the Eastern Time of the United States. Due to the time difference, Eric and the girl didn't have much rest after the party.
Early the next morning, the first batch of film reviews for "007: Casino Royale" appeared in local newspapers in the UK. Near noon, film reviews from the United States also came in one after another.
"Tight and flowing, and at 145 minutes, Eric Williams returns as the king after Jurassic Park." - The Guardian
"After a string of bad movies over the summer, 'Casino Royale' is finally a smashing visual feast." - The Daily Telegraph
"Australian newcomer actress Cate Blanchett's performance is amazing, and Vesper Linde is destined to become the most classic Bond girl image in the 007 series. Christina Aguilera, the youngest 007 in history The Bond girls also gave us satisfying performances in their brief appearances. The angelic trio descended from the sky, and of course we were delighted by the long-awaited 'Muppet Girls', which Williams never missed. Fans will be disappointed. Just one, two, three, four, five, six... Well, all I can say is that Casino Royale definitely has the most Bond girls in 007 history." - News of the World "
"Even without the interludes of the spy movie universe, "Casino Royale" directed by Eric Williams can be said to have redefined the 007 series. In the film, James Bond finally no longer always has a suit and a suit. Injured, tired, falling in love, pursuing the life of ordinary people... Maybe this kind of Bond is what everyone really wants to see. The underwater farewell between Bond and Vesper is heartbreaking. It’s over, the bitch is dead’, which gives people a feeling of despair. Although Bond was finally reborn from nirvana and became the super agent who made the enemy fearful again, we can be sure that from now on, Bond will become a A real mortal, not a distant screen symbol.” —The New York Times
"There is no doubt that MGM's secret agent movie universe plan is officially on the right track after "007 Casino Royale". Eric Williams is just right for the plot crossover of the three series. The 007 series The overall style of the movie has not been affected by the two series at all, but the blending of the plots of the three series has brought more movie-watching fun to movie fans." - "San Francisco Chronicle"
In the villa on Kensington Gardens Avenue, Eric and the girl had just had lunch, and they were still sitting in the dining room looking through the summary of various film reviews that Peter Rich had just sent.
Patiently flipping through the summary of movie reviews in her hand, the girl raised her head excitedly: "The overall score is 9 points, Eric, how much box office do you think we can get this time?"
In Eric's hands, the North American box office data of last week was just calculated. After the second week of screening, "Finding Nemo" once again earned 65.63 million US dollars at the box office. In two weeks, the total box office has reached 163 million US dollars. Hateful Eyes continued to lead the entire summer season strongly, and the major box office statistics agencies no longer doubt that "Finding Nemo" has the strength to hit the North American box office of 300 million. In comparison, the box office of "Batman and Robin" in the first week was only US$59.47 million. Far less than the more than 70 million of "Godzilla" a few weeks ago, Time Warner Group has publicly announced that it will stop all DC comic film projects under its umbrella.
Even, due to the disastrous box office failure of "Batman and Robin", the industry is not optimistic about the two projects "Spiderman" and "Iron Man" launched by Firefly at the same time. Avi Arad even called and said that the original The attitude of some actors who intend to appear in two comic-changing films has suddenly become cold recently. Even the brokerage company CAA of Stuart Runkel, the original Spider-Man actor, took the opportunity to increase the quotation and asked to reduce the number of contracts for six films. Three parts at a time.
While thinking about these things, Eric put down the box office data form in his hand after hearing what the girl said, and also took a rough look at the movie reviews of "Casino Royale", saying: "This is not easy to say, although North America has always been The biggest box office market for the 007 series. But at the same time, the 007 series is actually not very popular in North America. I think, according to the current word of mouth, coupled with my personal box office appeal and the halo blessing of the agent movie universe, "Casino Royale" The North American box office should be able to reach 200 million U.S. dollars, overseas may look better, it should be able to reach 400 million U.S. dollars, after all, the influence of "Jurassic Park" is still there."
"Eric, why don't you have as much confidence as I do? I just talked to Amy, and she thinks that maybe this movie can make 300 million at the box office in North America."
Eric smiled and said, "It's meaningless to say these things now. After tomorrow's North American first-day box office is released, we should be able to make some general judgments."
"Okay." The girl also temporarily put this topic aside, blinking her eyes: "Then what are we going to do this afternoon?" (To be continued.)