Made in Hollywood

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If according to the living habits and thinking logic of the past, when facing this kind of problem, Duke must be humble and cautious, must praise his competitors a few words, and then appropriately demean himself and "Brave Island", otherwise it will be inevitable will attract criticism.

However, he has lived in this country for more than 20 years, not to mention that his way of thinking is completely Westernized, but he has also assimilated a lot. It is not impossible to be modest, but too modesty will only be regarded as weak and lack of self-confidence. In the fiercely competitive Hollywood, others have stepped on him. If he is still modest and cautious, he will only be regarded as a good bully in the future.

"I watched Interview with the Vampire, but didn't finish it."

In the morning, Duke once went to the theater and briefly learned about his competitors. "Maybe it's not my type. The biggest impression of the film is that the rhythm is slow and the content is dull..."

There were bursts of laughter off the stage, followed by applause. Most of the people who could sit here were action movie fans, and they also understood Duke's production style to a certain extent.

Spreading his hands, Duke shrugged again, interacting with the audience off the court with a speechless expression.

"It seems that I'm not the only one who thinks so." Duke continued, "I also saw some situations in the theater where "Interview with the Vampire" was being screened. Many audience members were bored and dozed off, and many people even followed suit. Like me, I left early because I felt bored."

This is not empty talk. According to the data fed back by the survey company, the exit rate of "Interview with the Vampire" is indeed higher than that of a fast-paced popcorn movie such as "Brave to the Dead Island".

"Also, there are also problems with the actors." Duke had no plans to stop at all. "The vampires played by Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt are cool and handsome enough, but their acting skills..."

He shook his head directly, "Frankly speaking, I think Kirsten Dunst is far better than the two of them in performance!"

"You think there's something wrong with Tom Cruise's performance in the film?"

The host, Leno, immediately caught the key point of Duke's words, which was a big news to increase the ratings, "Can you talk about it in detail?"

"Actually, this is an obvious question." Duke spread his hands, without even thinking about it, and said directly, "From "Top Gun" or even earlier, later "Thunderbolt" and "Born on July 4th" "In films such as "Ambition of the Earth", Tom Cruise has left a very deep impression on people, but do you really remember the role?"

After thinking about it for a while, Leno shook his head directly. There were more people shaking their heads in the auditorium under the stage.

"The reason is simple, in these films, Tom Cruise turned all the characters he played into Tom Cruise!"

After hearing Duke's words, a clear sigh sounded off the stage, obviously his words were recognized by many people.

These are all things that were once recognized. Tom Cruise and the one in the big ship undoubtedly played the role as his own model. The difference is that the latter dared to make himself an uncle in order to make a breakthrough. , while the former has been acting cool and handsome for decades, and there is hardly any progress in acting.

Smearing is also a subject that requires technical content, so Duke naturally won't lie, so as not to be embarrassed by himself in the end, whether it is his evaluation of "Interview with the Vampire" or his views on Tom Cruise's acting skills, all are based on objective facts.

When returning to the lounge, Duke suddenly found that he had forgotten a few words about Sean Connery, but it didn't matter if he thought about it, whether he was smeared or not, the image of the old man was extremely bad. A few days ago I also heard from Nancy that Connery's divorce case is going through legal proceedings, and even his son and wife may sue him for domestic violence!

Stepping out of the NBC studio, Duke deliberately called Nancy Josephson to his car.

"Nancy..."

After starting the car and hitting the road, Duke said, "It is said that Tom Cruise believes in Scientology?"

"That's right, that's right." Nancy Josephson nodded. "He should have been introduced to Scientology by his ex-wife."

"I heard that this sect has a bad reputation?" Duke spun the steering wheel and the car turned onto Seventh Street.

Nancy was a smart guy and immediately understood, "Duke, what do you mean?"

"I believe many tabloids are happy to report."

Hearing Duke's casual voice, Nancy was slightly dissatisfied, "This should be done by PR, not an agent!"

"Hey, dear." Duke tilted his head toward the co-pilot's position, "Don't forget that I have your share of the profits in my investment, suppress the competitiveness of "Interview with the Vampire", and pull "Brave to the Dead Island" as much as possible. The box office numbers are good for us all.”

Any kind of camaraderie isn't as convincing as these. Before arriving at Duke Studios in North Hollywood, Nancy had already pulled out her phone and started making calls, contacting Warner Bros.'s PR department, and mobilizing her own and ICM's. media relations.

This is the case in this circle. In front of the media and the public, you can stand together and take a group photo with a smile, as if you are the best friend in the circle. When you compete in private, you will pour black water on each other mercilessly. Duke is not The first to discredit a competitor will not be the last.

As a result, many tabloids across the United States on Sunday, especially the gossip newspapers owned by Warner Group, began to accuse Tom Cruise of his beliefs, and especially interfered with Nicole Kidman's freedom of belief. After marriage, the latter was forced to give up Catholicism and convert to Scientology.

This is a country of freedom of belief. Generally speaking, other people cannot interfere with the freedom of belief of others. The same is true of the media, but the tabloids are not big newspapers after all. They have no bottom line at all. They are talking about Tom Cruise's beliefs. At the same time, for fear of being unconvincing, he also listed some absurd things done by Scientology...

Among them, there are even tabloids that the marriage of Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman is not because of love at all, but is based on the planning of Scientology and the agency, which is simply a game to fool the public.

It is no exaggeration to say that many tabloids have implicitly portrayed Tom Cruise as a standard cultist.

As for the Church of Scientology not making trouble, these tabloids don't care. They wish that someone would make trouble every day and attract attention every day.

Duke and Warner are in the black of the main creative team of "Interview with the Vampire" headed by Tom Cruise. The other party is also smearing him. Why recommend actresses who are closely related to him to join the crew? Success is not due to personal efforts. It's a family relationship, and the movie doesn't have any creativity at all other than destroying it.

Compared to the Cruise couple who are said to suddenly quarrel while shopping, Duke has a very good mentality. After watching it, he will laugh and forget. He has a strong personality. In the era of information explosion, there is no bottom-line publicity method. Pass?

Of course, according to Duke's guess, Tom Cruise's tantrum is also related to "Interview with the Vampire" Saturday's one-day box office.

No one can deny that "Interview with the Vampire" has always maintained a professional media rating of about 8.7 points, and after the explosion "Brave to the Dead Island" has dropped to a professional rating of 7.3, if the two films are placed in the awards season, they will hit the academic school. In terms of awards, the latter has no chance of surpassing the former.

It's a pity that this is the summer season, a time when popcorn movies are rampant. CAA and 20th Century Fox obviously overestimated the box office appeal that superstars can bring, and underestimated the impact of film types. The role of the movie ad on the bowl!

At the North American box office on Friday, "Interview with the Vampire" did stabilize the "Brave Island", but the role of the die-hard fans cannot be ignored. As the premiere day temporarily consumed the enthusiasm of their die-hard supporters, the audience. Word-of-mouth and publicity efforts played a vital role.

The audience reputation of "Interview with the Vampire" has been declining, followed by a decline in box office numbers. Saturday's single-day box office fell to $8.2 million, while "Brave to the Dead Island" has an unusually significant upward trend. The power of word of mouth has brought substantial box office figures. The North American box office on this day has surged from $10.13 million to $15.66 million!

Most importantly, Duke is convinced that there is no moisture in the box office of "Brave Island", and how much of "Interview with the Vampire" came from Tom Cruise's pockets is hard to say.

If it weren't for the smear from the competitors, Duke even felt that the film's box office on the second day could hit 20 million US dollars, but he knew that this was impossible. Does the film want to crush all the way in a world of pure goodness without competition? Please, this is Hollywood!

This box office figure has boosted the spirit of Warner Bros. Although they never explicitly informed Duke, Warner's expectation for the film's first-week box office is 25 million US dollars. As long as this number can be reached, according to Warner's promotion , the film's North American box office eventually over 100 million is not a problem at all.

"Unexpectedly, it only took two days,"

Sitting in his office chair, Kevin Trasuha, CEO of Warner Bros., sighed with emotion, "The box office of the film has reached 25.79 million US dollars. Jeff, you strongly advocate the cooperation with Duke Rosenberg, go. A very correct move."

Even with a smile on his face, anyone can see that Jeff Robinoff is in a good mood, he said, "It's still a matter of the theater, Kevin, CAA and 20th Century Fox have been telling AMG and 20th Century Fox. Emperor Entertainment is putting pressure on us, and we should also act."

"I would personally call their CEO!"

If he can still achieve a good performance in the final stage of his tenure, Kevin Trasuha will not only find a better next home for himself, but also get a lot of bonuses, "I will inform the group company. , let them also put pressure on it."

With the words of Kevin Trasuha, Jeff Robinoff put down his worries. The box office figures of "Brave to the Dead Island" are here, and the theater party can't give up the proceeds. , but pushes films with worse box office and potential, and he does not seek to expand the scale of the release, as long as the current number of theaters can be maintained next week!