For film company operators, if they cannot maintain a good attitude and try their best to prepare for the worst for each film project, they may go crazy after a few films. After all, tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars in investment can be wiped out in a blink of an eye. This kind of big start and big implementation is really stimulating people's nerves.
Regardless of whether you are optimistic about "Ace Powers", as the Easter schedule is approaching, the last wave of marketing offensives of the three companies are still in full swing.
The TV trailers of the film are broadcasting more and more intensively, and various news about the Easter movie package are emerging in an endless stream. Even some non-Firefly Easter schedule movies have begun to use the gimmick of the "Easter Movie Package" intentionally or unintentionally. self-promotion.
However, neither "Ace Powers 2," "The Wedding Singer," or "Alien" are clearly not movies that are likely to please film critics, so none of the three companies held a meeting to discuss the three films before the film's official release. Any press screenings.
Unable to see the film in advance, the media naturally began to guess based on subjective impressions.
Both "The Wedding Singer" and "Alien" are brand new scripts, without the basis of the previous work, the media had no choice but to focus on "Ace Powers 2", which has already released a previous work and is also leading the Easter schedule.
Although the first part of "Ace Powers" earned more than 60 million US dollars at the box office, only the North American box office brought Fox nearly double the cost compared with the cost, but the film's reputation in the media can only use one Bad words to describe.
Coupled with the general box office rules of previous spoof series such as "Fighting Condor" and "Fighting Wits", most media are not optimistic about the box office prospects of "Ace Powers 2". Some media directly stated that Fox I have been refusing to hold preview screenings because the film is too bad.
And by analogy, the quality of the other two films was judged to be unsatisfactory. It has to be said that this view has been recognized by a large part of the media.
In comparison, "City of Angels", the only big-budget movie in the Easter schedule, held a lively media preview in Los Angeles a week after the Oscars ceremony. Some Warner's public relations factors are included, but the overall reputation is not bad. The media participating in the preview generally gave the score of seven points or more, which is not considered excellent, but it has also reached the standard worth watching. Coupled with the box office appeal of Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan, Warner Bros. Full of confidence.
So until April 1, due to the spoof nature of "Ace Powers 2", Fox deliberately chose April Fool's Day to hold a not too big but very interesting premiere in a theater in Los Angeles , The invited guests are basically the media within the three company systems and the core lucky audience.
The premiere of "City of Angels" was scheduled for the next day, and the venue was also chosen as the China Grand Theater where Hollywood films often hold premieres.
On April 3, the Easter schedule officially opened. "Ace Powers 2" opened simultaneously on 3,091 screens in North America. Perhaps out of prudence, Warner Bros. only arranged for "City of Angels" to open in the early 2,700s. Paint the screen.
It is not difficult to understand that in the film era, for a large-scale film, the cost of copying alone was a very expensive expenditure.
"City of Angels" lasts nearly two hours. According to the average production cost of about 1,500 US dollars per copy, 2,700 copies, this expenditure has exceeded 4 million US dollars, enough to make a small-cost movie. The duration of "Ace Powers 2" is about 90 minutes. Although the production cost of a single copy is cheaper, but there are more than 3,000 copies, and the overall cost has reached more than 3 million US dollars.
In Firefly Studios, Eric built the 'City of Liberty' in advance, and Tony Stark's mansion in "Iron Man" can only be redesigned.
The Iron Man mansion in the setting is located on the top of Beverly Hills. Compared with Liberty City, the brand-new mansion design is full of angular mechanical atmosphere, which is more in line with Tony Stark's identity as a genius engineer.
During the filming process, Larry Ellison saw the design draft of this brand new mansion, and was quite excited to make it a reality, and used it to compete with Eric's Pointe Manor in Malibu , he has been coveting the Angle Manor for too long.
However, after calculating the construction cost, Larry Ellison had to give up.
Because if the brand-new Iron Man mansion is to be restored on the top of Beverly Hills, it will cost at least $100 million.
Compared with Larry Ellison's tens of billions of net worth, this money does not seem to be much, but in fact, more than 90% of Larry Ellison's personal assets are stocks. Larry Ellison will certainly not be able to sell any shares easily, and most of his remaining assets are real estate such as real estate, which Larry Ellison can actually freely dispose of. The funds are only 10 to 20 million.
The former Larry Ellison bought yacht islands on a large scale. It was also a few years later that Oracle established its dominance in the database software industry, and the company also generated a large amount of dividend income. Now Oracle is in a difficult moment of competing for market position with several major competitors at the same level. Even if Oracle makes a profit, it is all used in the company's development, and it is impossible to give shareholders any dividends.
Therefore, although he didn't say anything, Larry Ellison, who likes a luxurious life by nature, was quite envious of Eric during the filming. The reason why the one-dollar salary is too bad, borrowed a VH-60 helicopter from Eric, and flew all the way back to San Francisco in a swaggering manner, until now, he has no intention of returning it.
Although the mansion in the conception is located on the top of Beverly Hills, the interior layout is still built in the studio of the studio.
Today is the last day of work for another week, but Brigitte Fonda and Natasha Henstridge are facing each other on the set. that scene.
After another shot was completed again, Joss Whedon yelled 'Good' loudly, and then said: "Very good, that's all for today's work, and this is Miss Henstridge's last scene Let's thank her for her contribution to this film during this time, thank you."
As he said that, Joss Whedon applauded first, and all the staff around him also put down their work and applauded one after another. Although at first everyone thought that Natasha Henstridge got the role because of Eric, but during this period, Natasha Henstridge's outstanding performance is obvious to all.
Natasha Henstridge was also a little bit lost in the excitement, stood in the field and bowed politely to everyone: "Thank you, thank you everyone, I am also very happy to cooperate with all of you."
After everyone was polite, Natasha walked into the dressing room under the leadership of the staff. She was only wearing a shirt just now, and the hem completely covered her panties. How many benefits.
Natasha left, and the others started to get busy again.
The interior scene of Tony Stark's mansion, with the end of this scene, is completely over. Next, the crew will start the long and difficult location shooting.
Joss Whedon breathed a sigh of relief at this time, and ordered the assistant director beside him to supervise the specially arrived workers, carefully packed the surrounding furniture into the car, and then sent them back to the Sharp Point Manor.
Although Joss Whedon really couldn't see why a simple coffee table could be worth 60,000 US dollars, but before using it, the crew bought insurance for these furniture, and the insurance company also approved it after sending people to evaluate it. the value of the furniture.
While busy, Eric and Jeff Bridges also walked in from the outside. Their role today is before Bridget Fonda and Natasha Henstridge, after the last scene, Both of them rushed to remove their makeup, and they had already changed into their usual clothes.
After talking with Joss Whedon about next week's shooting schedule, Bridget Fonda and Natasha Henstridge walked over with a smile and said hello to several people.
After discussing business matters, Jeff Bridges said goodbye and left. Joss Whedon had other matters and walked away, but the two women stayed. Bridget Fonda finally found a chance and asked: " Ke, are you free tomorrow?"
Eric saw Bridget Fonda's very formal appearance, nodded and said, "What's the matter?"
"Tomorrow night, there is a party at Coppola's house, Sofia, do you remember her? Sofia just finished her first directorial work, and she said that you encouraged her to try other jobs. So, if If you are free tomorrow, she hopes you can take a look at her work."
Eric smiled and said, "Tomorrow night, are you going to a party or watching a movie?"
Realizing that he didn't make it clear, Brigitte Fonda said, "If you have time, go to the movies tomorrow afternoon, and stay at Coppola's manor to attend the party in the evening."
"Tomorrow, I will definitely still watch the samples taken during this time with Joss," Eric shook his head regretfully, and said, "Well, I'll see if I can pass tonight."
"Well, that's it." Brigitte Fonda just helped to convey the invitation, and naturally she would not be too eager, stepped forward to hug Eric, and then chatted with Natasha Henstridge Say hello and leave.
Eric looked around and said to Natasha Henstridge, "Let's go out too."
Natasha Henstridge nodded and left the studio with Eric.
It was just after five o'clock in the afternoon, and the daylight in Los Angeles began to grow slowly. The two walked along the corridors of the park that had been filled with orange sunlight, and soon came to the administrative area with less traffic.
"The copyright of "Underworld" has been bought, but the script creation still needs a few months. If the filming starts, it may take until September," Eric and Natasha said casually, and suddenly remembered something, said : "In this case, you may miss this year's Victoria's Secret Fashion Show."
"It's okay," Natasha shook her head and said, "Actually, I've been thinking about whether I can concentrate on becoming an actor. Eric, do you think it's okay?"
In the past two years, the Victoria's Secret Legion has accelerated the speed of renewal. Natasha Henstridge is 24 years old this year. Compared with Cindy and others, she is naturally very young, but she also knows that she is not one of the supermodels that Victoria's Secret focuses on training, and it is impossible to stay in Victoria's Secret for a long time on the stage.
What's more, models are far from being able to compare with movie stars in terms of professional life and personal income.
Eric nodded, and said: "Of course, when "Iron Man" is released next year, you will have half a foot in Hollywood. As long as "Underworld" is successful, you will almost be able to enter the second tier. Can Hollywood actresses be promoted? First-line, in fact, requires a lot of luck. But as long as you can secure a second-tier position, you will not be short of film contracts in the future. Oh, speaking of it, Hollywood still has a very strong demand for vases, not to mention a beautiful vase like yours."
Natasha smiled, and she didn't have any objection to Eric calling herself a vase, she was still self-aware. Although there are also very beautiful first-line actresses in Hollywood, like Nicole Kidman, but the acting skills of the other party can really beat her by a few blocks.
As long as she can gain a firm foothold in Hollywood, Natasha is already very satisfied.
"Eric, actually, um, I hope that I can have the opportunity to cooperate with you."
Eric pointed to the studio area behind him and said, "Aren't we working together recently?"
"I mean, to participate in, um, your movie," Natasha said without confidence, and then she retreated, saying, "Am I too whimsical?"
"Of course not," Eric shook his head and said with a smile: "If there is a chance in the future, I will definitely invite you. The expectation of cooperation is still great, as everyone knows, I have been making commercial films all the time, and this kind of film does not require so much acting skills."
Although knowing that even if Eric said so, the chances of the two of them working together in the future are still extremely slim, but Natasha was still very happy and said: "Then I will wait. Also, Eric, do you have any plans for tonight? "
"Watching a movie, I have booked a luxurious screening room," Eric nodded, and then looked at Natasha: "So, Miss Henstridge, can I have the honor to invite you together?"
Natasha didn't even ask what movie she meant, she just nodded and said, "Of course." (To be continued.)