[US Entertainment] Superstar

Chapter 245 Movie Hot Discussion

Brian, wearing a short-sleeved T-shirt, has just stepped out of a crowded subway in downtown New York. He started working part-time during the summer so that he could buy himself a computer.

Before, I was on the verge of being late every day, but the head waiter in the restaurant was easy to talk to, and he just reminded me many times.

He deliberately went out early today to avoid being late, but when he got outside the restaurant, he found that the door hadn't been opened yet, which was a long time early.

So Brian stood at the newsstand next to the restaurant. He was not very interested in newspapers or magazines at first, but this time his eyes were immediately attracted by one of the magazines!

The cover of this magazine called "Silver Screen" is a headshot of a woman, with blond hair and white skin, slightly parted lips, and a pair of sunglasses above the bridge of her nose.

And the left and right lenses of this pair of sunglasses have two white words "almost" and "famous" written on them. If you look carefully, you can see that the lenses are actually the background of the concert. A man is holding The guitar was played with enthusiasm, and the audience was densely packed with audiences.

The face of the sexy girl occupied the entire cover, and Brian always felt that she looked familiar, so that he reached out and picked up the magazine from the booth.

"Five dollars, young man."

Brian suddenly realized that he could not read books for free in the library or coffee shop, so he quickly took money out of his trouser pocket.

In fact, retailing in the United States is not the main sales channel for magazines, but various direct orders are.But when you want to buy newspapers and magazines, you will find them in supermarkets, Wal-Mart chains, convenience stores, pharmacies or bookstores, university bookstores, cigarette stands, airport stations or newsstands.

After he paid, he took the magazine to the wall outside the restaurant and leaned against it, with one foot on the ground and the other foot on the wall to support his body, and read it carefully.

"So it's Eve! No wonder it looks so familiar."

It dawned on Brian that he knew what Eve looked like, but the girl on the cover covered her eyes with sunglasses, which made him miss it all at once.

I just watched the movie "Mulholland Drive" starring Eve last month. At that time, Brian made a bet with his friends that he would definitely be nominated for an Oscar because of his outstanding acting skills.

Now I saw the news from another movie of hers, and it was the one I was most interested in!

It was probably last year that I heard that Eve and Keanu had collaborated to make a movie, but I have almost forgotten it until now, and the mysterious movie finally revealed its true colors.

According to the "Screen" report, this movie called "Almost Famous" also unveiled its mystery for the first time, allowing Brian, the media and readers to know the content of the story and the appearances and roles of the actors in advance.

The first poster of the movie is Eve wearing sunglasses on the cover, and Keanu is the face playing the guitar wantonly on the sunglasses lens. Although these two are not the protagonists of the movie, they are the main clues of the movie.

The inside page contains details of the movie, single photos of the leading actors, and sources of inspiration for the director.

The promotion of the video has officially started!

Here, Brian watched the detailed explanation of the movie with relish. He was very excited and wanted the movie to be released soon.

However, the content and discussions about this movie on the Internet have suddenly increased a lot.

Because starting from yesterday, the pre-roll advertisements of "Almost Famous" have been screened in major theaters across the United States, and there are its trailers in front of all the films that DreamWorks and Columbia Pictures are showing.

Today is the release date of the new issue of "Screen" magazine. If the text is combined with photos, the content of the story will be displayed in front of the audience, and the media and netizens will discuss it excitedly.

"The first teaser of "Almost Famous" is released, and Keanu Eve is a couple inside and out!"

"It's really a supporting role, I thought they were lying."

"What's the origin of the leading actor? Let so many famous people play supporting roles for him."

"It turned out to be the director's autobiographical film. I really like rock and roll."

"What??? The director was actually a music critic for Rolling Stone magazine. Could it be that there are really many famous rock stars coming to guest star?"

"Never been through the 70s and [-]s, but would love to see a road movie like this."

"Eve's character is so beautiful in the trailer."

"Wait... Isn't this really a comedy movie? Just watching the trailer makes me want to laugh."

"When will it be released? Is there a specific time?"

Netizens found it very strange that the unknown rookie male lead would be robbed of attention if he met such a superstar couple?

I can only feel distressed for two seconds in advance.

In fact, these materials are the plans made by the two companies for publicity and distribution. It is possible to start the promotion and warm-up in advance. Let me reveal part of the plot first, and no one can really guess the plot.

It is important to have something for the media to report and something for the audience to discuss.

At the same time, these enthusiasm will also be fed back to the managers of the major theaters, so that they can prepare for the film arrangement in advance, and strive to sign more screens.

Movie theater chains including AMC and Emperor Cinemas must be overcrowded during Thanksgiving. Not only are the dramas during the awards season going to be screened in turn, but there are also many family-focused movies that will premiere.

The number of available screening halls is limited, so how to arrange films is very important.

The distributor of "Almost Famous" just wanted to get the popularity up ahead of time, and then sign contracts with these movie theater chains, at least arrange a few shows for the film in the first week, and get a guaranteed number.

In this way, you will be in the leading position in the big battle for film arrangement!

Every year on Thanksgiving, the box office will usher in a soaring, because Thanksgiving is usually four to five days off, and the family enjoys watching movies happily.

Originally, Columbia Pictures was worried that it would be difficult to recover the cost of the film, but now there are two topical superstars in charge, and the storyline is very popular with the audience and film critics, so it has already started planning how to make a profit!

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Eve sat in front of CAA's manager's computer and played the trailer repeatedly. She didn't enjoy watching it at the cinema last night, and now she wants to see how it goes.

"After all, it's just a supporting role, and my shots are too few."

Although his performance and storyline in the movie were very moving, many of the highlights were not edited, and only a few scenes of Penny Lane were edited.

Robert said comfortingly: "I will definitely not put all the wonderful things in it. I heard that Columbia appreciates your performance very much. They revealed that Director Cameron has kept many of your performances."

"Colombia really thinks so?" Eve's eyes lit up, she took the manager's seat, and said curiously at this moment: "You asked me to come here, maybe to praise me."

"Of course not. People from Columbia Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures who have seen the final cut suggested that we prepare for public relations in advance. They agreed that your performance is very good, and it is very likely that you will have a breakthrough in the awards season. It is recommended to prepare in advance. Get your PR team together and get ready for awards season."

"So early?"

Eve was a little surprised. Could this be too exaggerated? There are still several months before the awards season.

Robert said solemnly: "Neither Evan nor I have any experience in awards season public relations, so I specifically raised this point at the caa partner meeting yesterday. Many partners with experience in Olympic preparations suggested that we find a professional in advance consultants, because when the awards season is approaching, such talents and teams are very sought-after, and you may not be able to find them even if you pay.”

"And the most important point is to gain fame in advance. Columbia Pictures recommended us the famous Lisa Tabak. She was the driving force behind the creation of Weinstein's Oscar myth in the 90s. She will be responsible for the entire award presentation of "Almost Famous" Ji's publicity planning is the elite of the elite."

"After weighing, we preliminarily think that Columbia Pictures can bear part of the public relations funds, but you need about 100 million US dollars to bear it yourself, and you have to attend several important public relations projects."

Spending 100 million US dollars to hit the Oscar supporting actress, no matter how you look at it, it is a good deal.

As long as you enter the nomination stage, you will earn.If you can win a prize, it will be a huge profit!

Eve nodded, "I think it's okay to pay, but it's not okay to have too many public relations activities. Before signing the contract, we must determine the activities we must attend, and try to strike a balance."

"If you agree, Lisa will come to meet with us tomorrow and talk about it in detail." Robert rubbed his hands nervously. He really doesn't have much experience. Now Eve has the best chance to compete in the Olympics, and he really doesn't want to waste it.

"Tomorrow will be tomorrow, and let me know when the time is determined."

She still has a radio interview program to be recorded today, so she stood up right now and was about to leave.

Who knew that Robert quickly stopped her: "Wait, I haven't finished yet."

"Anything else?"

"It's Mark, the producer of MGM Pictures. He has an idea to promote the movie. That is to let you play a cameo in the hottest TV series "Friends". He is familiar with the producer of that TV series. I can put you in."

"Friends? A cameo is fine, but in what way?"

Eve knows the influence of the American drama "Friends", and the quality of sitcoms is very high now, so it would be no problem if she could make a guest appearance.

But how does this cameo draw TV viewers to the cinema?

This problem seems too difficult to solve.

Even if the six leading actors go to make a movie, not many audiences will be attracted to the theater, let alone a cameo role by myself.

Robert gave the answer: "If you agree, they will contact the screenwriters of the Friends crew and strive to give you a perfect identity to integrate into. There is more time, and they will not let you shoot now, but combine their plot until It will be aired on the eve of the film’s release.”

After Thanksgiving, most American dramas will have a winter break in December and January of the following year. MGM Pictures just wants to let Eve's "Legal Blonde" be promoted before the winter break of American dramas.