Made in Hollywood

For three consecutive trial screenings, thousands of fans, hundreds of media reporters, and movie viewing experts from the theaters saw "Batman: Time for War" in advance. Perhaps this style of superstar has never appeared in the past. The hero movie, although the overall evaluation of the film is not bad, but also generated some controversy.

The first is the media. This style of film is undoubtedly more appealing to those who claim to be high-end moviegoers. Coupled with the public relations of Warner Bros., in late April, mainstream media in the United States and even in the Western world can see the right Testimonials after the premiere of Batman: Hour of War.

"Good script, good performance, good director, this is an amazingly powerful production that will definitely be worth the ticket price."

--The Hollywood Reporter.

"Having Duke Rosenberg directing Batman Hour was a no-brainer. The characters are stoic, intense and rich enough to scream."

-- "Premier."

"Duke Rosenberg's Batman has maintained the consistent quality of his own work, and the secret to this film's success is -- keep it real."

-- "Rolling Stone".

In addition to professional magazines, reporters from major newspapers and online media in North America also praised "Batman: War Hour".

"A bold and brilliant superhero movie, the best of all Batman movies, Duke Rosenberg uses that gritty, darkly realistic style to get the operatic flair he expects, The film elevates superhero movies to an unprecedented height, and the rich dark and realistic style also makes people frightened and shocked!"

--The Los Angeles Times.

"Director Duke Rosenberg imaginatively fills and interprets how billionaire heir Bruce Wayne embarks on the road of Batman, the savior of the dark, and "Batman: War Hour" also changes from "Batman" Man and Robin is an exaggerated and mentally retarded caricatured style, and adopts a more rigorous realistic approach. The wildness and other details make people feel real and believable. In addition, Duke has successfully integrated the usual style of exploding when it explodes, and racing when it is time to go, making the film extremely enjoyable to watch!”

-- Yahoo Entertainment.

The controversy is mainly generated among ordinary movie fans. Although the audience of "Batman: War Hour" has generally responded well, it is not that other voices exist.

This is what many people wrote in their feedback surveys.

"When I saw Batman: Hour of War, I was very surprised. Because Duke's style has changed a bit, this is definitely not a typical Rosenberg film, and the repressed and dark atmosphere in the film is a bit uncomfortable."

"In the first half of the film, the scene of Bruce Wayne's inner transformation is too long and boring. Reality and memory are intertwined, with flashbacks and interludes. The jumping and cutting are dazzling, and compared to Duke Previous films. I think Batman: War Hour is more than serious and not entertaining enough.”

Obviously, this film, which is a big change in the style of Duke's past films, has caused different opinions among his fans.

The opinions of movie fans are directly fed back to the theater chain, which is an important basis for them to formulate relevant film arrangements.

"This is not your typical Duke film."

In the president's office at the AMG Cinema headquarters. Grozman, their chief viewing expert, told Lynch, who is in charge of theatrical operations, "And compared to his past test screenings, these three test screenings are a little bit more controversial."

Lynch frowned slightly and asked. "What about the statistics?"

Grozman pushed a document over and said directly. "Nine hundred and seventy-nine viewers participated in the questionnaire feedback. There were 327 people who scored A+, 449 people who scored A, and the overall score of the trial audience was A. The composite market index given by film experts is also A."

"Compared to The Lord of the Rings trilogy..." Lynch's brows have been frowning, "The data is a little worse."

"Honestly speaking, my personal opinion," Grozman added, "is a little less entertaining than previous Duke films."

With his fingers lightly clasped at the desk, Lynch made a decision, "We adopt a conservative screening strategy..."

After all, this is a reboot of a failed series, and no one can guarantee that it will be a big success in the market. The conservative distribution strategy is undoubtedly in the best interest of the theater.

Therefore, when Duke saw that "Batman: War Hour" only had 3,925 theaters in the first week, it was not surprising, and various theater companies in North America could give a relatively high number of theaters. , his past brilliance and appeal in the field of commercial films also played a big role.

In any case, "Batman: Hour of War" is not a sequel like "The Two Towers" and "The Return of the King", and the cautiousness of the theater is normal.

He does know how the trilogy will resonate and influence, but the problem is that others see more of Batman's bleak end to the '90s.

The opening film of any franchise is always the most difficult, and the story of the origins of the superhero is often the most unflattering, and Duke didn't expect Batman: Hour of War to be a big hit, obviously not.

The film market has its own rules.

Hollywood has developed so far, not counting sequel movies, only "Spider-Man 1" can make more than $100 million at the box office in its opening weekend.

Not to mention the theater chain, even Warner Bros. adopted a relatively conservative distribution strategy. The first release of "Batman: War Hour" was only in North America. Warner Bros. will adjust the overseas distribution in time depending on the market response of the film in North America. strategy, and if "Batman: War Hour" can sell well in North America, the overseas box office will basically not be a problem.

Except for vulgar comedies, romantic comedies and some genre films, such as science fiction films, war films and action films, as long as the response in North America is good, it basically means overseas sales.

In this day and age, even if many people don't want to admit it, it can't change the fact that Hollywood has become the world's film center.

Films that conquered North America can almost all run amok around the world.

With only ten days left until the North American release of Batman: Hour of War, Duke led Liam Neeson after adding the introductory and ending credits and making appropriate adjustments to Hans Zimmer's improved soundtrack. , Anne? Hathaway, Gary? Oldman and Christian? Bale and other main actors and actresses, frequently appear in some public places, and constantly participate in various publicity activities all over the United States, and strive to increase the exposure of themselves and the film.

Due to the existence of the director Duke, the crew is relatively harmonious as a whole, and there are no prominent contradictions. Even if the actors are dissatisfied with each other, they will not show it in front of him or in public.

For a Hollywood-style crew, that's enough, at least what the public sees is a harmonious and fraternal crew.

Even many people know that such a crew cannot exist anywhere in the world, but everyone is willing to believe in beautiful imaginations.

The crews that Duke has directed have basically never had serious contradictions. His growing fame as a director can be said to have played a huge role.

With his character, as long as it doesn't affect his work, he basically turns a blind eye to the open and secret struggles of those stars, and the actors who work with him are not stupid.

Those who had seriously provoked him in the past basically didn't end well.

"Have you heard of it?"

Seeing Duke go to the bathroom, Anne Hathaway said mysteriously to Christian Bale and the others, "I heard that Roger Albert can neither walk nor speak now, so he offended Duke. ."

This is the bar of the Chicago Hilton Hotel where the crew stayed. After busy working during the day, many people chose to come here for a drink, and the crew will stay here for a while. As a location for shooting Gotham City, Chicago will be the location of The premiere of Batman: Hour of War.

"Strictly speaking, it has nothing to do with Duke."

As someone who has known Duke for a long time, Liam Neeson obviously knows more, and he also knows that Duke has never cared about people saying these things, "Roger Albert was on the live broadcast of the Oscars. , seeing Duke win the award, the old disease suddenly became what it is now."

"Those film critics don't have a good thing!" Christian Bale obviously suffered from the film critics' losses. "Apart from charging money for comments and scolding, what else do they do?"

"It's still narrow-minded..." Gary Oldman took over, "I think I'm the god of the film industry."

The people sitting at this table showed contemptuous eyes at the same time. As Hollywood insiders, of course, they all know what professional film critics are.

A group of people who want to be vampires and pretend to be the god of the movie industry is really nauseating.

After walking out of the bathroom, Duke went back to the bar. He didn't sit down, looked at the time, and reminded, "It's getting late, go back to rest early, and you have to be on the show tomorrow morning."

The others stood up consciously and walked out of the bar while chatting about gossip in the Hollywood circle.

"Duke..."

Anne Hathaway deliberately walked beside Duke and whispered, "Rafi's foundation has an event next month, can I invite you to participate?"

Duke thought for a moment, then said, "I can't determine the itinerary right now, I'll talk about it later."

He didn't want to have too many contacts with Anne Hathaway in this regard, and the two sides were just a simple working relationship after all.

A group of people walked into the hotel lobby and were about to enter the stairwell. Suddenly, several people in suits stopped in front of Duke and Anne Hathaway. Their expressions and behaviors were vaguely like some public officials. . (To be continued ~^~)