Made in Hollywood

PS:   Ask for monthly and recommended tickets!

Despite having held a world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, "Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith" still called for a huge North American premiere, and a considerable number of celebrities, including Duke, accepted the invitation. Came to the premiere scene.

Walking quickly through the red carpet, Duke met many famous people in the industry at the waiting area at the entrance of the theater. The four directors of Martin Scorsese, Francis Coppola and Steven Spielberg were all in attendance. , Harrison Ford, Liam Neeson, Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise and others made the premiere star-studded.

Standing in front of the theater, looking out to the red carpet, and a large number of guests walking up one after another, Duke knew very well that this was the power of the Star Wars series.

Just after all the guests walked on the red carpet, two teams of Imperial Stormtroopers rushed all the way and occupied both sides of the red carpet, causing the surrounding fans to shout loudly, and then heavy breathing sounded from the loudspeaker at the scene, It was the most classic voice of the Darth Vader. Both sides of the red carpet quickly quieted down, as if they were listening carefully to the sound, and the Darth Vader, who was much loved by them, was back!

Even Duke could see some fans wiping their eyes as if they were wiping tears.

He used to like this series very much, but the more reason was the bald girl standing next to George Lucas. After coming to this country, he deeply felt the charm of Star Wars. Some people may say In addition to special effects, what else is there in this series? But as long as it's called Star Wars that's enough.

As long as the film is a Star Wars series and the filming is not bad, it is almost guaranteed to sell!

Having said that, no matter how bad the Star Wars series is, can it be worse than "Attack of the Clones"?

Undoubtedly, the premiere played the voice of Darth Vader. It is sensationalizing and stimulating the audience's Star Wars feelings. Movie feelings are invisible and intangible, but they can be turned into real benefits.

Like Duke's Lord of the Rings trilogy.

After this year's Oscars, Warner Bros. has released another DVD of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, which is only a full-length version of the trilogy. It's not a super-long version of the series edited by Duke, but the original DVD is changed into a unified package, adding a total of one hour of plot and tidbits.

Even so, there were still countless people who paid for it. The DVD sold more than 130 million US dollars in global sales within a week of its launch, and the total sales have now exceeded 200 million US dollars.

These people are willing to pay. Lord of the Rings sentiments certainly played a huge role.

Even without doing any research, Duke can guess that at least 70% of those who buy DVDs have purchased the previous three-part DVDs, and at least 90% of them have used various channels more than once. Saw this series.

But they still pay for the Lord of the Rings. To be precise, they are also paying for their Lord of the Rings feelings.

"What do you think?"

The monotonous, nasal questioning voice suddenly sounded from the side. Duke didn't have to look to know who was coming. He didn't turn his head, just replied. "Thinking about how long we haven't seen each other."

"Not much, just a few months."

Stepping on sharp and thin high heels, Sofia Coppola stood next to Duke, deliberately changing her tone of curiosity. "Why did you come alone?"

Duke shrugged slightly, "Am I alone now?"

"That's not right, I heard..." Sophia approached a little and said in a teasing tone, "I heard that Scarlett has been very close to you recently."

"It's almost time." Duke ignored her, looked at his watch, and led the way into the theater, "Let's go in."

"Haven't you come out of the shadow of your last relationship?"

Sophia, who followed him, was still muttering, and among Duke's few friends, Sophia would say these words without hesitation, "No, a guy who changes women like clothes, how can he be affected by it? Feeling hurt?"

Seemingly not hearing these words, Duke didn't talk to Sophia at all, and went directly into the VIP lounge.

Entering the VIP lounge, Sofia Coppola immediately stopped talking to herself like a joke. After all, there were a lot of people here, and some took the initiative to come over to say hello to her and Duke.

"Long time no see, Duke."

It was Spielberg who came over. Duke took a step forward and shook hands with him, "It's been a long time indeed, Steven."

"Hello, Uncle Steven."

Sophia was very smart, and could see that Spielberg came here specifically to find Duke. After saying hello, he stopped talking next to Duke.

Spielberg didn't go around in circles and said directly, "Duke, is the movie copyright of Hasbro's toy series Transformers in your hands?"

"That's right." Duke didn't deny it and nodded, "I got it a few years ago."

Hearing him say this, Spielberg's face showed a trace of regret, and he still said tentatively, "Can we cooperate with DreamWorks?"

"Sorry, Steven." Duke declined politely, "I have no plans to make this series in the short term."

There is no personal conflict between him and Spielberg, but the fight against DreamWorks is the most basic position issue. Even if Duke wants to shoot a "Transformers" live-action movie now, he will not accept investment from DreamWorks.

Today's DreamWorks is struggling. The seventh-largest company in Hollywood, which was dubbed by the media, has come to the edge of a cliff, and it is likely to fall into the abyss this summer.

As for the reason, although Scarlett did not star, "Escape from the Clone Island" will still be released this summer. Michael Bay, who has not been very smooth in recent years, is basically impossible to change the fate of this film.

Even if the quality of the film is better than before, the six hungry wolves around DreamWorks look around, how easy it is to succeed.

Spielberg wasn't stupid either. Seeing what Duke said, he didn't bother and took the initiative to change the subject.

"I heard that "Iron Man" is about to be officially approved. Are you looking for an actor for Pepper Berts?"

Duke nodded slightly, "Indeed, I'm going to hold a large audition for this role."

"Duke, I have a goddaughter."

Unsurprisingly, since Spielberg brought up the role. There must be a purpose. "You should know, Gwyneth Paltrow."

"I'll have someone send her an audition invitation." Duke said very on the road.

It's just an audition anyway, and this face will definitely be sold to Spielberg. It's well known in the circle that old Jewish men have always been good at teaching children and daughters.

"thanks."

Spielberg said a word of thanks. left here.

Looking at the back of him leaving, Sofia Coppola suddenly sighed, "You're not going to use Gwyneth Paltrow, are you?"

"Can you tell?" Duke turned his head and looked at her.

Sophia shrugged. "Don't forget, honey. I've been your personal assistant for years."

"I really didn't plan to use Gwyneth Paltrow." Duke didn't deny it, "I can't refuse Steven face to face for this trivial matter, right?"

"Why?" Sophia asked instead of taking Duke's words, "I've read a little Iron Man comics. Gwyneth's personal image is somewhat similar to Pepper Berts."

"What's her style?" Duke reminded. "I'm not talking about relationships and personal life, but the style of the set."

Sophia understood what Duke meant, "Hollywood's most famous princess patient."

"If she was half as smart as you. She wouldn't be where she is now."

Duke was telling the truth, Gwyneth was a notoriously difficult actress in Hollywood. I often get into some inexplicable troubles on the set, and I have a very bad relationship with many directors, including big directors. Since I won the Oscar for best actress, my acting career has been downhill. If the godfather is not Spielberg, and he brushes the style through fashion, he can't maintain his current status at all.

And Duke knew very well that the use of Gwyneth Paltrow would not bring much benefit, and the princess' disease would only get worse.

Just as the Australians hated Nicole Kidman and the British never liked Hollywood's English Rose, in a few years the Americans will be maddened by Gwyneth Paltrow and Pepper Burts It will appear in many Marvel movies. Although it is just a supporting role in a vase, why use such a troublesome actress when other candidates can be found?

From the beginning to the present, Duke never thought of using Gwyneth Paltrow.

A staff member walked into the VIP lounge and led the guests to the screening room. Duke and Sophia walked into the screening room together, changed seats with others, and sat together to enjoy the movie.

The waiting time is always boring, Sophia looked at the bald woman standing next to George Lucas in the front row, and suddenly said, "I heard you had a relationship with her?"

"It happened a long time ago." Duke did not shy away, looking at the woman with short hair and saying, "A very smart and scheming woman."

Sophia asked, "What about me?"

Duke glanced at her and said directly, "You can't compare to her in terms of scheming, planning, and forbearance."

"Oh..." Sophia didn't mind, she blinked and said deliberately, "It seems that she has left a deep impression on you."

The big screen lights up, and Duke reminds, "The movie's about to start."

This is the darkest Star Wars, but the flaws in the film are obvious. Anakin Skywalker's transformation is too abrupt and unconvincing, but it's nothing. Who told this to be Star Wars, or George? What about the last Star Wars movie that Lucas said?

There will be no surprises at all. After the start of the new week, "Star Wars: Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith" not only squeezed out "Batman: Time for War" and became the champion of the box office chart, but also with 150.04 million Dollar box office results set a new North American weekend box office record.

However, under the squeeze of "Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith", "Batman: Hour of War" still received $12.15 million, plus the gains of the previous four working days, the North American box office totaled 202.79 million Dollar.

With the end of the film's hottest screening phase, Duke's energy gradually shifted to the preparation of new projects. (To be continued ~^~)