Hollywood Drawing

Various speculations about Wayne in the media have seriously affected Naomi Watts' good mood. No one knows why. There have been extensive reports in the media about the box office failure of "The Departed".

Although all this is like a huge joke in the eyes of the Australian actress, judging from the various speculations published in the dozens of newspapers on the table, it is obvious that similar statements are very marketable.

Early this morning, Nicole Kidman's unexpected visit undoubtedly put Naomi Watts in a good mood. This former Australian actress in Hollywood, in fact, regardless of her status in the industry, or in In terms of popularity, she has been surpassed by a latecomer like her.

In Naomi Watts' view, this was a party that should make her extremely proud. Not only did she show off her little princess to the other party, she also showed off the career that Wayne had planned for her. planning.

From the seemingly enthusiastic chat between the two of them, she not only revealed that she was the heroine of the second Batman movie, but also gave enough signals to let the other party clearly understand that Wayne was ready for her. The heroine of other major productions.

However, these invisible and looming showing off all stay at this moment, and the annoying reports in the media.

"Damn it, Wayne invested 40 million US dollars and achieved box office results close to the production cost in the theater market during the first weekend of the film's release!" Naomi Watts' voice was full of incredible. , while holding little Fendi in his arms to comfort him, he said helplessly.

"Such an obvious success was reported as a box office dud! Are they all blind?"

Although the woman tried her best to express her indignation at the media reports, both in her voice and her expression, in Nicole Kidman's eyes, it was still full of Chi Luoluo showing off.

Think about it, that man's so-called worst opening result in recent years is actually something that ordinary commercial film directors may not be able to do in their lifetime. No one will feel comfortable hearing this.

"Don't care about those media reports, Nami." Nicole Kidman took a deep look at the child in the other person's arms, quickly looked away without leaving a trace, and comforted:

"Everyone knows the main goal of "The Departed", which is for the Oscars, so there is no need to care about the media's speculations. They will not affect the film's professional ratings."

Yes, although she was inadvertently comforting the other person, her eyes kept scanning the child. In Nicole Kidman's eyes, the reason why Wayne was willing to arrange everything for his best friend was because of giving birth to this child.

At this time, her mind was constantly spinning, wondering whether she should have a child as well. Maybe this could change her status in the heart of her superstar husband?

Compared to what this best friend has gained now, she has obviously paid more for Tom Cruise. She was asked to change her faith, not allowed to stay out overnight, not allowed to talk publicly about KX religion, etc.

Now she has begun to doubt whether her efforts in this way are correct. Yes, after becoming Mrs. Cruise, she was successfully accepted by Hollywood. Even in the year she just got married, all the red carpets in Hollywood were contracted by the couple. , and gained unparalleled exposure.

However, things did not develop as smoothly as expected. A few years later, in the eyes of the public and all media, she was still the beautiful and charming Mrs. Cruise, but her career did not improve significantly.

"Yes, professional reputation is obviously more important to Wayne."

Naomi Watts didn't notice that the other party was absent-minded. After coaxing the child to calm down, she put it back in the stroller and picked up a newspaper again. The two of them chatted casually about their life in Australia while looking at each other again. Once thrown into the newspaper.

"The lens language of the entire film of "The Departed" is quite similar to that of "The Godfather", and in a sense, it even surpasses it in terms of reality. But compared to Francis Ford Coppola's use of "The Godfather" In terms of control, "The Departed", which is also a gangster film, is obviously much rougher.

Rather than saying this is a work that pursues art, I prefer to think of it as a poor version of summer popcorn. Director Wayne Greenberg is obviously used to making commercial films and has forgotten how to use his artistic talent.

Just from the works of "Get Out" and "Joker", we can find that he can fully display the human nature and social attributes of a subject in the scenes he talks about, but in this "The Departed" In "Walker", these elements that can warn the world are all mentioned by Wayne Greenberg.

This is obviously a sign that he has been completely lost in his success. He has forgotten that elements such as large-scale shots, foul language, and violence are all there to serve the film. Now this film is more about showing off these uncomfortable things, which can be said to be completely putting the cart before the horse.

The shots of human nature and social attributes that deserve to be explored most deeply are brushed aside, but more space is given to a meaningless show-off of a large scale, as well as the handsome faces of the two male actors. It can be said that Wayne Greenberg personally ruined a series that could have become a classic.

Why didn't he just abandon all the foreshadowing and just go straight to the violence, gore, and swearing? This "The Departed" is simply a failed attempt for Wayne Greenberg. Perhaps for him, the movie does not need a storyline at all, only those superficial showoffs..." ---"Chicago Sun-Times", Roger Ebert.

When this long film review appeared in front of Naomi Watts, she immediately noticed something was wrong. During a period when countless film critics were praising "The Departed", this film critic won the Pulitzer Prize. Those who go against the trend are obviously not in line with common sense. Today, there are indeed many unfounded speculations about Wayne in various media, but no authoritative media is involved. Moreover, these reports only focus on the box office, and there is almost no mention of problems with the film itself.

"I'm sorry, Nicole."

Naomi Watts' expression remained unchanged, she turned her head to look at her "best friend" who rarely took the initiative to come to the door, and said: "I have to call Wayne and talk to him about the child..."

When she said this, she pointed at Little Fendi, raised her hand to make a phone call gesture, and showed an apology on her face.

"It's okay, you go ahead." Nicole Kidman nodded generously, then picked up her handbag and stood up, waving to her. "I'm going back first. If you have time, you can come over and get together. I want to ask you some questions about the child."

"ok."

Until Nicole Kidman left for a while, Naomi Watts was still frowning and thinking. Apparently, the appearance of this film review made her smell something abnormal.

The North American summer season can be said to be the period when film critics have the lowest sense of presence, especially in the past two years. Within the film critic group, they themselves should be aware of this problem. So no matter what, as long as these people are subject to public relations by the production company, they will try their best to say good things about the film.

Everyone knows that if they don't do this, within a few years, the production company will give up on public relations for this group of people, at least in the summer season when the impact is the worst.

She was not sure whether Warner Bros. had conducted public relations for the film critic leader, but even if Roger Ebert, who was far away in Chicago, was not invited this time, when the awards season arrives, he would inevitably be subject to public relations. PR. There is absolutely no need for such full-throated criticism.

When Naomi Watts dialed the phone for the second time, she finally picked up the call. Just as she imagined, Nina's sleepy voice came over the phone.

"What happened, Nami? The boss just fell asleep for a while, do you want to wake him up?"

"No, it's the same thing as you..."

After Nina listened to her account in silence, she did not hang up the phone in a hurry. She asked her carefully about other media reports and asked her to check the names of newspapers.

Not long after, the assistant lady's voice sounded again. "Listen, Nami, don't pay attention to these strange sounds. I bet that in a week at most, these sounds will disappear completely. As for the Pulitzer Prize winner, I will talk to the boss."

"OK, I see."

Naomi Watts knew how powerful the ordinary-looking woman on the other end of the phone was. Since the other person put her mind at ease, there was no need for her to continue to be upset about these reports.

It is obvious that Nina has made a judgment that is closest to the truth. This is Disney or Michael Ovitz's unwilling counterattack.

As we all know, Roger Ebert has a very well-known TV show on the Disney Channel called "Movies with Ebert". This program is equivalent to some kind of authority among older movie fans, and even some People only watch movies recommended in the program.

The relationship between the other party and Disney is much closer than that of several other companies. It is not incomprehensible to be criticized by the public relations for "The Departed" itself. After all, what are film critics privately? Everyone in the circle knows about the nature of urine.

Nina didn't know whether this was the other party's last resort to win the box office, but other than this, the other party could hardly find any better way. She couldn't let her big production be overshadowed by a movie that was obviously a blockbuster. It's an award-winning gangster movie, and you press it on the ground and rub it wantonly, isn't it?

Six hours later, when Nina told Wayne the various media reports and her analysis, who had just woken up, he had the same attitude. Now was the critical moment of publicity, and various activities were so intensive that he could sleep. I don't have enough time, and I have no intention to take these little tricks to heart.

The second stop for the core creators of the crew is Boston, where the story in the film takes place. The fans here are much more enthusiastic than those in New York. It is also possible that as time goes by, the number of moviegoers will increase after the first weekend. Fans' enthusiasm is also getting higher and higher.