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"The pre-results of these two films are very good."

In the media area in front of the Lincoln Center for the Arts, Joseph Krimetz from the Los Angeles Times told his familiar New York Times reporter Brad Hansbain, "City of Chaos and Thor , neither of these two films seem particularly strong, nor are they particularly bad."

Brad Hansbain remembers the previews of the two films, "The weekly box office of "Thor" is less than 12 million US dollars, and "City of Chaos" is less than 10 million US dollars. A harbinger of a big explosion."

There was a sudden commotion on the red carpet, and Joseph Klimez and Brad Hansbain looked over immediately, only to see James Franco walking on the red carpet with Lily Collins.

"It seems that all the Stanton party members are here?" Brad Hansbain asked in a low voice.

Joseph Krimez shook his head, "No, Robert Downey Jr. didn't come."

"Iron Man Tony Stark is not here." Brad Hansbain immediately understood, "He is a member of the Avengers, and it seems that he is going to participate in the screening of "Thor" in Los Angeles. "

This is the Lincoln Center in Manhattan, where "City of Chaos" was screened.

And "Thor", which was released on the same weekend, was screened at the Hollywood Chinese Theater in Los Angeles.

The night sky in New York is gradually dimming. The lights illuminate every inch of the red carpet, but they cannot change the deep blackness of the starry sky above. One star after another walks through the red carpet, but none of them are more attractive than the next moment. .

The Stanton party members walked through the red carpet one by one, but Robert Downey Jr. did not come, just when everyone took it for granted that as the actor of Iron Man, Robert Downey Jr. would definitely stay in Los Angeles to participate in "Thor" During the screening, a Rolls-Royce Phantom parked in front of the red carpet.

The car door was opened, and Robert Downey Jr. got out of the car, first beckoned passionately to fans and reporters on both sides of the red carpet, then turned around and took Susan Downey from the car...

"He actually came here!" Brad Hansbain was quite surprised.

Compared with Brad Hansbain, Joseph Krimez is much calmer. As a reporter who has been active in Los Angeles all year round, he knows the Stanton party better.

"The friendship between Stanton's party members..." He shook his head and said, "It is deeper than the outside world imagines."

Suddenly, in the pitch-black sky, a bright light shot upwards, as if something flew into the sky. In the eyes of countless people, the light gradually converged, and finally turned into Chris in the sky. Dan's line of letters.

Then, the film's leading actor, Henry Cavill, stepped onto the red carpet.

Looking at the leading actor in Murphy Stanton's latest film, Joseph Krimez said, "Bligh, who do you think has more muscle, he or Chris Hemsworth?"

"Who knows?" Brad Hansbain knew that Joseph Krimez was referring to the actor who played Thor, "but Chris Hemsworth's image is more sunny, this Henry Cavill face There's always something gloomy about it."

Joseph Krimez laughed, "It fits the style of Murphy Stanton's film."

Henry Cavill grew closer, and Brad Hansbain and Joseph Krimez had enough photos to continue talking about each other.

"Which one do you think will be cannon fodder, Thor or Chaos?" asked Brad Hansbain.

"The test screenings of the two films are both good." Joseph Krimez recalled, and said, "After a few test screenings of "City of Chaos", some media criticized the film's theme and atmosphere for being too dark. The voice of "Thor" has almost no negative reviews, and the voice is applauded."

As a professional reporter who specializes in running movies, Brad Hansbain certainly understands some of the tricks in it, shrugged and said, "Is the word-of-mouth in the test screening accurate? Wait until tomorrow to see the word-of-mouth,

You know what happened to these two films. "

100% praise? Zero bad reviews? Such a film seems to be miraculous. After the official release, it is often the time when the myth is shattered.

Frankly speaking, he didn't like "Thor" very much.

Maybe this kind of entertainment film of Marvel can get good box office results, but it is impossible to get a good reputation. Murphy Stanton's "Man of Steel" has raised the superhero movie to a height that others can hardly match. With such a superhero movie that has really exploded in word-of-mouth, how could Marvel's fast-food popcorn become so popular?

It's a pity that Murphy-Stanton's films are all on the large scale, not typical teen films, otherwise...

Brad Hansbain shook his head. This is probably the reason why "City of Chaos" is not as good as "Thor". It does not pay too much attention to visual effects, does not have popcorn for young people, is not an adaptation with an audience base, and has no In "Thor", Natalie Portman, an Oscar-winning actress, joins. Except for Murphy Stanton's own appeal, other aspects seem to be weak.

Many external factors will affect the market performance of a film. Brad Hansbain also heard that it is not easy for "City of Chaos" to finally get a G-13 rating. It is said that Murphy Stanton is Some scenes have been deleted here. If you don’t do this, it will definitely become an R-rated film, and it will simply not be able to compete with a completely young film like "Thor".

At this moment, cheers like a tsunami sounded on the red carpet, as if devout believers saw God descending, Brad Hansbain and Joseph Krimez turned their heads to look, Murphy- Stanton walked onto the red carpet with his girlfriend Gal Gadot on his arm.

Murphy Stanton is tall and has a tough face, with an unusually well-fitting dark suit, as if David carved by Michelangelo himself came to life; Gal Gadot is tall and slender, with dark brown long hair tied into a bun , highlighting the entire gorgeous face, the back hem of the purple dress dragged behind her, and the front hem fell to half of her thighs, making her legs look straight and long.

"These two people..." Joseph Krimez was amazed, "Obviously they can rely on their appearance, but they rely on their talent..."

Joseph Krimez knew Murphy's habits to some extent. When he saw them approaching, he immediately walked to the interview area. He knew that the couple walked the red carpet very quickly.

Sure enough, he just found a good position, and Murphy Stanton and Gal Gadot have already entered the interview area.

Due to the preparation in advance, Joseph Krimez was the first to come to Murphy and asked a question, "Director Stanton, is there any scene in the film that you can't wait to show the audience?"

Glancing at the reporter, Murphy thought for a while and said, "It can be said that I cherish every shot I take. I can't wait to show the audience a lot of shots, especially the action scenes shot in Ima format. , that was really shocking.”

After a period of negotiations at Twentieth Century Fox, Ima has invested considerable resources in "City of Chaos". The film will appear on 105 Ima screens in North America, and an Ima theater will show it all day long. Added 43 Ima theaters worldwide.

This move will not only set a record for the Ima screen, but also refresh its record for the highest box office in history. It is currently conservatively estimated that the Ima week box office of "City of Chaos" will exceed 3 million US dollars.

"The media criticized your films before, especially this "City of Chaos" for being too dark, what do you think?" Another reporter asked loudly.

Of course, Murphy would not admit this, and said lightly, "My colleagues and I have worked hard together to ensure that the film's narrative position is from the perspective that evil can never defeat justice. But I joined in from the very beginning. Some thought-provoking elements make the movie style tougher, more intense, and more tense."

After answering the two questions, Murphy ignored the reporters' questions, left the interview area, joined Gal Gadot, stood in front of the sponsor's background board and waited for a while. The main members of the crew and all the Stanton party members 6 continued come over.

What followed was a stylized process. Group photos were taken with crew members, sponsors, and some guests. It was not until the sun completely set on the horizon that Murphy led the entire crew into the Ima cinema.

In the middle, he chatted with Robert Downey Jr. and inquired about the screening status of "Thor" at the Hollywood Theater in Los Angeles.

In the contract between Robert Downey Jr. and Marvel Pictures, there are only regulations on the screening of "Iron Man", and there is no agreement on the screening of other Marvel-level hero movie projects, so he did not consider participating in "Thor" at all. of the imagery.

It was getting late, Murphy did not go to the VIP lounge, but directly entered the screening hall.

The moment Murphy and others walked in, all the guests and audience in the projection hall stood up collectively and gave warm applause to the crew.

Regardless of whether the applause was out of politeness or not, it reflected Murphy's reputation and status in the industry to a certain extent.

Before the screening, there was a small ceremony, which was also specially organized by 20th Century Fox for publicity. Murphy and the crew members will fully cooperate with the specially formulated plan.

While the guests and audience in this specially remodeled Ima Theater were waiting for the film to be released, the Hollywood Chinese Theater on the Walk of Fame in Los Angeles was crowded with countless fans of Marvel comics. carpet stage.

Pepper Gwyneth Paltrow, Black Scarlett Johansson, Hawkeye Jeremy Renner, and One-eyed Samuel Jackson walked down the red carpet one by one, and comic fans on both sides couldn't help themselves .

The last ones to walk on the red carpet were the members of the "Thor" crew. The heroine Natalie Portman also walked the red carpet with the confidence of an Oscar queen.

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