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Chapter 400 Excellent
Katie Randall walked over from the outside with a glass of Starbucks, only to find that the front of the building was surrounded by reporters, forming a huge circle, who did not know who was in the middle, and the security personnel seemed to be submerged in the crowd In the sea of people.
"Miranda, what's going on over there?" Katie curiously asked the colleagues who were watching and watching the excitement. Strong crowds should be regarded as the commonality of human beings.
The 30-year-old woman who was asked was holding a Nokia mobile phone in her hand, "It should be that reporters from various media finally blocked Eve Campbell, and they are not willing to let her go without asking something. "
Of course Katie knew who Eve was, she was a staff member of Universal Pictures, and said in surprise: "Eve is back? Didn't she just win the Best Actress Award at the Venice Film Festival? Stay for two more days."
"Miss Campbell, do you have anything to say after winning the award at the Venice Film Festival?"
""Lost in Translation" will be released soon, can you predict the box office?"
"There are rumors that "Little Miss Sunshine" directed by you has sold the overseas screening rights. When will it be released in North America?"
"Informed sources revealed that Keanu didn't want you to be an actor, and wanted you to switch to a behind-the-scenes director. Is the wedding coming soon?"
"The European media photographed you meeting with Ethan Hawke and director Richard. Is there a new project to cooperate with?"
One reporter after another held microphones and cameras, chattering like machine guns, and under the noise, Eve couldn't even hear what they were asking.
Outside the post-production building of Universal Studios, Eve was surrounded by reporters, waiting for so long, looking forward to the stars and the moon before squatting down.
In fact, the number of these paparazzi is not too many, and most of them are still coming after hearing the news.
The appearances of top stars are rare, and they are even less interviewed. Eve is not in the promotion period now, so it is very difficult to interview her, but the audience and readers are very interested in their lives and relationship status.
Eve was a little flustered being surrounded by so many people. Fortunately, although the paparazzi had a low moral level, they didn't dare to have any ambiguity about safety issues, otherwise the law would punish them for bankruptcy.
"I'm very glad that the audience liked my performance in "Lost in Translation". If you want to know why I won the best actress, you must go to the cinema to see it for yourself. Believe me, you will not be disappointed!"
At this time, she still didn't forget to advertise her movie.
After all, the publicity funds for "Lost in Translation" are insufficient, and it is impossible to fly all over the sky with promotional materials like Keanu's "The Matrix 2", so the two leading actors can only be driven.
"I do have a new project with Mr. Ethan Hawke, please wait and see."
These reporters may not have imagined that they will have to wait 12 or even 13 years to see this project. It is estimated that most people will question whether the so-called new project really exists.
Even Eve's loyal fans felt that this would be a Schrödinger project. When it will be filmed and when it will be released is unknown. It was not until 2014 that it suddenly appeared as a surprise.
In fact, Eve has been stalling for time. She successfully waited until the security personnel came to help clear a path so that she could get away from the paparazzi.
After finally leaving, Eve turned her head and said to these people: "The day after tomorrow is the premiere. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the premiere. There will be enough time to answer them at that time. I look forward to your arrival."
"no problem!"
"Definitely go!"
"Can I have a media ticket for the premiere?"
"At that time, another colleague should be responsible."
"Miss Campbell, please give me another breaking news, otherwise it will be difficult to release news today."
The paparazzi were chattering, they knew Eve was a good-tempered person, that's why they were like this, they finally got blocked once, how could they let it go easily.
Eve thought for a while, then replied: "There is no breaking news, but I can tell you that "Little Miss Sunshine" will definitely be released on November 11th, shouldn't that be enough?"
The movie "Little Miss Sunshine" directed by her, with Keanu and many other actors cooperating, has attracted much attention since its inception, but all kinds of news have been tightly covered, and there is no news at all.
Now that I got the exact news from the producer and director, it is indeed a highlight.
Of course the paparazzi knew very well that Eve just wanted to use the media reports behind them to spread the film's scheduled time.It's useless to know, you still have to report obediently, it's a matter of mutual benefit.
Eternal Pictures put "Little Miss Sunshine" in the Thanksgiving schedule after careful consideration. The suggestion given by Focus Pictures for the Olympics is to take a long-term blockbuster route, let word of mouth slowly ferment, and then affect the various awards during the awards season .
The core of the film is about family, and thanksgiving is a festival with a strong family atmosphere, so it has become the first choice.
As the holiday second only to Christmas in the second half of the year, there are many film companies that are interested in this schedule, including many blockbusters of various genres, and one of the behemoths is "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"!
It is adapted from a novel that is popular all over the world, and has set one record after another. It is almost impossible to win the championship from it.
There is almost no chance for low-cost films to counterattack this year, because after Harry Potter is "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring". These two films are at least three weeks, and may even be five weeks. all possible.
In addition, there are Tom Cruise's "Vanilla Sky", Pixar's "Monsters Inc", George Clooney teamed up with Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Julia Roberts and other big names "Eleven Arhats".
The starring and director of "Little Miss Sunshine" are not as famous as the above-mentioned movies, and the subject matter happens to be more black humor and family fun. It is a road trip and family that American audiences like very much.
Any company does not buy the distribution rights of a movie just for the Oscar trophy, but for the role of the Oscar in the promotion of a movie, which can completely make a movie with an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars earn thousands Ten thousand or even hundreds of millions of dollars at the box office.
Focus Pictures is very optimistic about the box office prospects of "Little Miss Sunshine". Even if they haven't even watched the full version, they have this idea. Of course, the first year of the company's establishment must be a good start!
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"I'm very sorry, there was an accident downstairs just now, I hope I'm not late."
Eve looked apologetically at the crowd in front of her. Among them were employees of Eternal Pictures, as well as James, the CEO of Focus Pictures, representatives of the public relations team, CAA agents, representatives of Universal Pictures, and representatives of overseas distributors in Los Angeles.
Everyone gathered today to see the finished product of "Little Miss Sunshine", and seize the last time to provide comments and opinions. If there is no problem, it will be submitted to the MPAA (Movie Association of America) for review.
Any film that needs to be released on a large scale in the United States must be reviewed and graded according to the opinions of the committee.
"Little Miss Sunshine" is a road movie on the surface, but there are some poisons involved in the lines and plot. Grandpa passed away for this reason, so Eve is a little nervous that the committee will rate it R.
Therefore, we tried our best to avoid it during filming and post-editing, so as not to spoil the teenagers. In addition, Universal Pictures is actually a member of the committee. With a little operation, it can become PG-13 and expand the audience.
James was wearing a suit and looked meticulous. He stood up and hugged Eve, jokingly said: "We have already felt the charm of Miss Campbell upstairs, and it is normal for the reporters to be crazy about you."
"Our appointment time is still a few minutes away, and I can't wait to see the movie."
"Let the bodyguards be with you next time, otherwise it's not good to be surrounded by reporters and have an accident."
Eve looked at the partners who got together because of their interests, and felt a little nervous in her heart, which was completely different from when she was an actor in the past.
As an actor, you only need to do a good job in your performance. After the shooting stage is completed, it doesn't matter much. You don't need to be responsible for the overall quality of the film.But as a director, you need to control all aspects of things, and you can't let go of any detail.
In the small screening hall outside the editing room, the final cut version of "Little Miss Sunshine" has started to play, and the overall story unfolds in an orderly manner, and everyone is staring at the screen intently.
But Eve focused on the facial expressions of these special audiences, speculating on the thoughts of each of them, because she knew the film well.
What is the plot in how many minutes and how many seconds, what is the character's lines, and how many seconds did the soundtrack just sounded quietly, and I am completely familiar with it.
The same script, but the version she filmed is actually very different from the movie she saw in her previous life in memory, so Eve doesn't know if she can conquer the audience and judges with tricky tastes, everything can only be resigned to fate.
An hour, four and 10 minutes is extremely long, this is a kind of torture!
After finally starting to play the cast and crew list, Eve breathed a sigh of relief: "Now I feel more nervous than sitting under the stage waiting for the award presenters to read the names of the winners. What do you think of the movie? Do you have anything to say?"
James looked to the side, went straight to the paper bag on the table and took out a bottle of champagne, "Girl, I knew you were a genius, and this bottle of champagne is indeed right, we should celebrate it!"
As the producer of many excellent films, James' vision naturally has nothing to say, this "Little Miss Sunshine" does have all the conditions that an excellent film should have.
A Universal Pictures representative even began to applaud: "Actually, this is what we wanted all along. I really like your definition of success and discussion of family relationships. The whole story is very light and funny. What surprised me the most is the ending. .If I hadn't read the script, I would have been surprised by the ending."
"That's right! The audience may be fooled by you, thinking that you will have a standard American Dream ending at the end, allowing little Olive to successfully pass the beauty pageant, and have a happy ending. This kind of ending is just right, unlike the rest. The film is completely different, and it completely elevates the level and content of the film."
"It's a very good film. It's hard to imagine that this is your first time as a director." Roger, a senior partner of CAA, had a complex expression. He thought it was a hand-made work, and didn't have much expectations, thinking that it would be enough to pass the line. Who knew that he handed in an answer sheet with almost perfect marks!