Hollywood Drawing

It stands to reason that it is not surprising that Zack Snyder is being targeted now. The glory of "The Matrix" is just around the corner, and such a director is an absolutely scarce resource in the industry.

The first film he directed has grossed over 100 million in North American box office. It can be said to be an absolute example of fame. If you only look at the beginning, Zack Snyder is much more brilliant than Wayne.

Of course, the two people entered Hollywood in completely different environments, and no one would be stupid enough to compare them together.

Speaking of Wayne alone, the feeling he has given to everyone inside and outside the industry in the past two years is basically the same as that of Steven Spielberg and Francis Ford Coppola in the 1980s. Both practitioners and the general public feel that although he has achieved enough achievements, he is definitely not his limit now.

Now he is only 26 years old, at the most energetic age in his life, and his passion for film creation is still at an intense stage, so there is far less concern that he will stop and rest on his laurels.

Although there is no comparison between Zack Snyder and the current Wayne, with his current work qualifications and the achievements of "The Matrix", countless people will be willing to bet on his future. For example, Steven Spielberg has just left, and Townsend Rothman is constantly testing Wayne.

"Don't worry, when I wrote "The Matrix", I designed it according to the length of the trilogy." Wayne seemed to understand the other party's temptation, without any scruples, and directly stated the follow-up plan. come out.

"Probably by June or July next year, the second part of "The Matrix" will appear in the theater market. I plan to have Zack Snyder produce the last two parts in one go."

"Well." Townsend-Rosman's narrowed eyes flashed with a thoughtful look, but his tone of voice did not change. "A very good news."

He understood why this young man directly spoke out about his follow-up plans. Dare to speak out, which means that the other party and Warner Bros. have confidence in the director's choice and project, and are not afraid of any surprises.

"Hi, Wayne."

While the two were chatting with various thoughts, they were interrupted by a greeting. When Wayne turned his head, Nina's voice also reached his ears. "George Lucas, he came here by himself, Director Spielberg just sent it in."

"Good evening, Townsend." George Lucas has a good relationship with 20th Century Fox, or rather with Fox executives. Lucasfilm and 20th Century Fox are in a long-term partnership.

"Good evening, George." Townsend-Rosman shook his hand, looked at the young man beside him, and said, "You guys chat, I'll go take a look around."

Wayne nodded slightly, and while chatting with the father of Star Wars, he stared at Townsend Rothman from the corner of his eye until he found him walking downstairs to the screening room.

He knows very well that DreamWorks and 20th Century Fox are not the only ones eyeing Zack Snyder, but they have not surfaced yet.

In fact, he is very curious about how these people are going to seduce Zack Snyder. What others can give, Warner Bros. can also give, or even more.

Staying on the big platform of Warner Bros. can best guarantee the success rate of subsequent projects. Zack Snyder and others should be able to understand this.

"Wayne, hey, what are you thinking about?" After George Lucas sat down, he noticed something unusual about him. "Congratulations, "The Matrix" gave you this crazy plan, but it's a good start."

"Thanks."

Perhaps among the people he came into contact with tonight, only the father of Star Wars in front of him had no other thoughts. When chatting, he didn't have to guess whether the other party was testing him.

"George, do you have a production plan for the new Star Wars? Oh my God, countless people are looking forward to the arrival of the new Star Wars. When are you going to shoot it?"

"Preparations have begun." George Lucas shook his head with a smile, his upper body suddenly leaned forward, his eyes stared at Wayne, and he joked: "You really don't want to direct a "Star Wars", Wayne, next The story of this film is definitely suitable for your shooting style, haha, think about it?”

"Hey, hey, don't tempt me. You know, I'm a die-hard Star Wars fan." Wayne knew that the other party was joking. Since preparations for the film have begun, it means that all plans have been finalized. If there are no surprises, , no more changes are possible.

"Shit, my work plan has been scheduled for two thousand years later. George, I have spent all my vacation time and rest time for the current film "The Departed", so if the result of this prize competition is not Perfect, within a few years, I won’t have time to make another award-winning movie.”

As he spoke, he shook his head, with a helpless expression on his face. This is no longer a hint, more like Chi Luoluo's explicit statement.

"Okay, don't look at me like that."

Facing the young man's gaze, George Lucas raised his hands in a gesture of surrender.

gesture. "When the awards season comes, I will help you win votes from some old friends. By the way..."

Having said this, he suddenly paused, turned around and looked around to make sure he didn't hear the conversation between them, then lowered his voice and said, "It's still a little early, but if you need it, I can help." You introduce two old guys and they can influence a lot of people's votes."

"Let's wait until the awards season arrives." Wayne nodded gratefully. He knew that the so-called old guys were the older bosses in the academy. These Jewish seniors represented more than just what they had in their hands. Not one vote, but a large group of people.

Time passed as the two chatted, and cheers outside the door could be heard from time to time into the theater. In order to build momentum for this film, Warner Bros. invited many guests to the stage. No one dared to underestimate the competitor with a superstar.

As the cast and crew arrived one by one, silence gradually returned to the outside of the theater, and fans began to line up to enter.

Wayne and George Lucas were staying together, and from time to time someone would come up to say hello. The two simply went downstairs early and entered the screening room. After asking the staff, they sat in the reserved seats. Wait for the video to start.

At seven o'clock in the evening, the noisy screening hall gradually became quiet. As the lights on the ceiling went out, the projector projected a beam of colorful light and hit the front curtain, and the movie officially began to show.

"The philosophy of pure images." When the film came to an end, George Lucas nodded slightly and sighed. "Jian did a great job. Compared to other disaster films, he created enough new ideas in a clichéd story."

Wayne also agreed with this point of view and also lowered his voice and said: "This movie will be a big hit."

In his eyes, this film can be regarded as the pioneer of "picture philosophy" in modern films. From the perspective of pictures, special effects, and big scenes, it is indeed not as good as the technology of later disaster films, but in terms of the theme and performance of the film, it is by no means weak. It transcends the limitations of common disaster films and can be regarded as the most outstanding disaster film theme. one.

This movie will leave a deep impression on people once they have seen it. It is also one of the early movies that can successfully enter the country on the other side of the Pacific.

The reason why Wayne believes that this "Twister" can directly challenge Tom Cruise's "Mission: Impossible" is because he watched this classic disaster movie when he was a child in his previous life, well, when he was in elementary school. The organization looks at it.

Many people may not be able to understand the purpose of a group of crazy scientists chasing winds and traveling across the country to study tornadoes, but only ordinary people born in this land can understand its significance.

Don't think that everything is good in North America. This country is the country that suffers the most tornadoes in the world. It is ravaged several times every year. Moreover, tornadoes are very widespread in North America, both in terms of scale and outbreak locations.

When the movie came to an end and the male and female protagonists kissed each other in the picture, before the lights in the theater were turned back on, a huge roar of applause resounded throughout the entire screening room.

Wayne and George Lucas also stood up, and together with the hundreds of fans behind them, gave their own applause to the creators of the show.

"A very sincere and top-notch disaster film."

Looking at the father of Star Wars next to him, Wayne gave his own evaluation. In this day and age, this movie is definitely considered a top-notch production, whether it's special effects or everything else.

"You're right." George Lucas tilted his head behind him and said, "This film will no doubt be a hit. Steven and Jane together have produced a film above the standard." Warner Bros. is really lucky when it comes to commercial films, but now Paramount next door will have a headache.”

Under the big curtain at the front of the theater, the crew and crew took their final bow under the leadership of Steven Spielberg. The audience's applause lasted for at least five minutes, which undoubtedly proved how popular this film is.

Different from Wayne's previous works, this "Tornado" conforms to most people's aesthetics and allows most people to see what they want to see.

As for the films produced by Wayne, no matter how high the box office sales are, there will still be polarizing opinions. People who like it will love it to death, and people who don't like it will not even watch it. This part of the situation exists objectively. After all, the nature of the film Put it there.

"Twister" is completely different. The entire film does not have a strong stylization, but will gain more love from casual movie fans. This is usually a prerequisite for a blockbuster film.

"Come on, let's go say hello."

When the fans began to leave, Wayne took his assistant and walked to the theater with George Lucas to give his blessings to the creative team.

"Want to go hang out at the party?" George Lucas asked.

"Hmm." He nodded. "Go for a walk, say hello to Bruce, and I'm going to go back and rest."