[US Entertainment] Superstar

Chapter 363 Child Star Choose 2 from 1

The situation where the two A-level productions are head-to-head is that "The Bourne" has suppressed "Tomb Raider" in every aspect.

The box office of the midnight show had just been released, and the producer, Universal Pictures, began to contact various media to distribute big-character posters, conveying the good news to movie lovers all over the world.

Many times, people choose a movie to watch not because of the plot or evaluation, but just because it ranks first on the box office list.

The herd effect is very strong at any time, and now Universal wants to deepen the audience's impression and make them subconsciously choose "Bourne" when they enter the cinema.

The newspapers, TV, and Internet media also got the news from Universal in advance, so they sent the data out early.

["The Bourne Movie" reached the top with $790 million in the midnight show]

["The Bourne Shadow" squeezed into the top three records of the spy movie midnight show! 】

[Eve and Matt created the best midnight box office figures in their careers! 】

["The Bourne Movie" opened and became a big hit, beating "Tomb Raider" to top the box office list]

[The box office of the midnight show is out, Julie lost to Eve and Matt]

The box office figure of the midnight show of 790 million US dollars is quite good, ranking in the top two among spy movies, and it is not inferior to old spy movies like "007".

Only films with strong audience appeal can get high box office, and it also depends on weather conditions.Midnight box office box office for summer movies is usually higher than awards season or Christmas movies.

When it's snowing, no one goes to the movie theater in the middle of the night unless it's true love.

The "Mission: Impossible" series is because of Cruise's charm, every midnight show will be very high. "007" has already filmed so many films, the audience is almost aesthetically fatigued, and the audience is fixed, so the outbreak in the first weekend is not strong.

Now "The Bourne Shadow" has sprung up, showing the audience a brand new spy movie, which is more real and cold, closer to reality, and no longer flashy and noisy.The popularity of this style will even affect the other two series and start to lead the trend!

The audience who really entered the movie theater suddenly discovered that the film critics were not exaggerating at all, and the quality of the film is indeed so good.

Some film critics who did not enter the media venue to watch, and some film critics who were not very interested in commercial blockbusters, after seeing the film's take-off posture, also entered the theater one after another.

As a result, the second wave of praises sprung up like mushrooms after a spring rain, and they praised it from all aspects, and it exploded in all directions without any dead ends!

The freshness of Rotten Tomatoes is as high as 91%, the popcorn index is even 95%, the media's comprehensive evaluation is 88 points, and the film's IMDB score is 8.7 points.

The enthusiasm of the two leading actors is also extraordinary, especially Eve.

She had a movie "Shrek" that was being released before, and then there was a "Lian Lian Notebook" that was being announced. Coupled with the explosion of "The Bourne Shadow", she was on the top of the IMDB movie star popularity list. The first place in 9 days, and it seems that this posture will continue to dominate.

When the popularity of Google search has not yet come out, the ranking on IMDB, the rating website, can best reflect the popularity of stars.

Basically, there are movies to be released, and stars who have just won awards can rush to the top of the rankings, and reaching the top is even more difficult.

Eve is mainly supported by the popularity of the three films now. Compared with Matt Damon, the number of followers, searches, page views, and discussions are more.

If nothing else, she's on the verge of becoming the longest-serving actress at the top.

This list is very fluid and changes every day. It is difficult to secure the top position.Especially those celebrities who are well-known by the audience are even more difficult to reach the top. After all, people have always known him, so there is no need to search.

The repercussions brought by the film are far more than that. The business value of the two protagonists is also increasing rapidly, and they even become masters of delivery.

However, Eve has enough advertising endorsements, and it is very difficult to add a brand endorsement.And her agency CAA received many projects, commercial endorsements, and cover shoot invitations, but they were basically suppressed, because they didn't have time to pay attention to these, and the schedule was already very full.

The minicooper that appeared in the movie has successfully become famous all over the world, and continues to sell well, becoming an enduring car brand!

With word-of-mouth and a film schedule, the box office of "The Bourne Movie" naturally skyrocketed, and there was a wave of spies all over the world.

Not counting the results of the midnight show, the box office on the first day was as high as 1530 million US dollars, and the box office was forced to hit 4910 million US dollars in the first three days of the weekend, surpassing "Shrek" and becoming the highest opening film of this summer.

In comparison, the light of "Tomb Raider" has been covered up a lot.

Although he also received 3800 million US dollars in the first weekend, he could basically win the championship at another time, but he encountered such a freak.

The third runner-up is none other than "Shrek", which has unbelievable stamina. This cartoon has received a box office of 4 million US dollars worldwide, but it has not stopped at all.

Now everyone hopes that "The Bourne" can surpass "Shrek", otherwise the latter may really become the world's annual box office champion.

Fortunately, Spy Shadow's overseas box office did not disappoint. It won the championship in 11 countries and regions including the United Kingdom, France, and Italy in the first weekend.

It's just that the film market in those regions is not big, with overseas digital revenue of 3954 million US dollars, and there are still several ticket warehouses that have not been released.

Facing the huge success of the film, the producer, Universal Pictures, is naturally extremely happy.

The movie box office alone can make hundreds of millions of dollars in profit, not to mention copyright income such as discs.

This definitely needs to be a series, a cash cow like the other two series!

Just when everyone was surprised by the quality of the movie and its outstanding box office, Universal Pictures has already begun to conceive the plots of the next two or more movies.

The producer, the agents of several leading actors, the director, and the company's top management gathered together to discuss.

Everyone knows that the sequel will be a favorite, and such a big piece of meat will always be worth pointing out.

Interests touch people's hearts, and how to divide these interests has to be carefully studied.

……

In the villa in Beverly Hills, Eve carried a cardboard box to the basement screening room.

Inside the cardboard box is the video tape of the audition actors brought by Mandy, including their self-introduction, question and answer content and performance clips.

These things will always be preserved.

If one of the actors in it becomes a celebrity in the future, the audition tape will become a testimony of the youthful years.

In addition to the content of the audition, there are also some things that are a collection of past performances prepared by the actor's agent. The text on the resume cannot be read at all. The previous performances in movies and TV shows have been edited together, which is more intuitive.

Eve has always wanted to be perfect, so the problem of actors has not been resolved for a long time, especially the heroine Little Olive is the top priority.

Hollywood is big, there are many actors, and there are many good actors.It is very difficult to gather five or six good actors for this kind of independent small-budget movie, and Eve is not a big director, and her network is not that wide.

Although the selection of adult actors is difficult, there are still options, but there are only a handful of child actors who perform well.There are only a few young actors in Hollywood who are full of spirituality. Not only Eve chooses the other party, but the other party's parents and agents also choose the script.

Olive, who wants to participate in the beauty pageant, is the core of the film, and the whole story revolves around her.

The character in the story is set to be 7-9 years old, with a round body and an innocent and cheerful personality. She is a typical country girl.

At present, there are only two actors left in the final list in Eve's hands to compete for the role of little Olive.

One is Dakota Fanning, who starred in "I Am Sam," and the other is Miley, the daughter of country music mogul Billy Ray Cyrus.

Originally, Eve wanted to find Abigail who played the original Olive in her memory, but this little guy is only four or five years old now. Although he has already started to act in the movie "Signs of the Sky", the difference from the script is still quite big of.

Although Dakota Fanning is young, she has appeared in many film and television works, the most famous ones have already been mentioned, and there are also films such as "CSI Crime Scene", "Emergency Room Story", "Love in Alabama" and so on .

She has rich acting experience and good talent, but her overall appearance is a bit different from Olive's. She looks too small and cute, and she doesn't look like a country girl at all.

Olive often eats fried chicken, hangs out with her grandpa at home for a long time, and is obsessed with beauty pageants. In fact, Olive has a small belly and flesh on her face, which makes her feel like a sister next door.

The fat on the stomach can be made up with props, but the flesh on the face can't be helped.

At the same time, Dakota's salary is a big problem. After her wonderful performance in "I Am Sam" won unanimous praise, her salary has reached 50 US dollars, and it may even be in the millions if it is a commercial film.

Although Eve is worth a lot, she doesn't plan to invest too much in "Little Miss Sunshine", and the total production cost will be kept below 200 million US dollars.

As an ensemble movie, if the salary of the little heroine is only hundreds of thousands of dollars, what about the rest?

Especially Keanu, who plays Olive's father, is played by a top superstar. Is it reasonable to give it too low?

Now Dakota is not short of filming, so neither the agent nor the parents are willing to lower the price.

They knew that this was a movie directed by Eve, and that she was good at acting, but it was her first time filming, so they didn't dare to trust Eve's ability too much.

What if a bad movie is made after the salary is cut, wouldn't it be too regretful to cry, and it would become a loss of money.

In comparison, because Miley Cyrus is a newcomer, she can be paid whatever she wants. At the same time, her appearance is also very suitable for Olive. She has a sweet round face, so fleshy that people want to pinch her. A pinch.

Eve didn't intend to settle down, and didn't immediately make a decision just because of Miley's low salary. She put Miley's audition tape into the machine, and then sat on a chair to check it carefully.

Acting skills must meet the requirements. If you don't even have the most basic spirituality, then it will definitely not work.