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Los Angeles, Disneyland.

"Pirates of the Caribbean 2" still chose to hold its premiere at Disney's Pirates Park in Los Angeles.

Compared with the premiere of "Pirates of the Caribbean", the premiere of the second part was less grand.

In fact, the crew originally planned to hold a premiere on June 24th, and then release it in North America on July 7th.

However, Wu Yuan had to stay in China for some reasons, so after discussing with Disney, the premiere was moved to July 4th.

On the afternoon of the 4th, the film's starring actors Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley, Orlando Bloom and others appeared on time at the catwalk ceremony at Disneyland.

Depp appeared dressed as a gentleman, looking mature and handsome.

Keira appeared in a white backless dress, elegant and charming, and also very eye-catching.

Another star, Orlando Bloom, also dressed up.

In comparison, director Wu Yuan is much more low-key. He appeared on the catwalk in a simple black suit with a white shirt and a pair of sunglasses.

The only thing that is still eye-catching is that his clothes are made by LV, and LV took the initiative to customize them for Wu Yuan.

After Gong Li, Wu Yuan became the second mainland star to have a top European luxury brand proactively provide dresses.

By the way, is he a star?

Anyway, all the mainland actors and singers who knew about this incident would burst into tears.

I never expected that Wu Yuan, a behind-the-scenes director, would be favored by top luxury brands before other actors.

LV would rather rush to provide custom-made dresses for director Wu Yuan than take a look at other mainland actors, which made them especially hurt.

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At the premiere, in addition to the leading actors of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2", there were also invited guests such as Giovanni Ribisi, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and metal rock singer Marilyn Manson, who also attended the catwalk one after another. ceremony.

The premiere of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" in a few years did not have as many stars as the first film, which actually shows Disney's confidence in the sequel.

Because I had no confidence in the first film, I invited many big-name Hollywood stars to support the film. ˜”*°•.˜˜.•°*”˜

But with the global box office of the first film exceeding US$700 million, and subsequent DVD and video revenue continuing to earn another US$230 million, Disney is now full of confidence in this sequel and no longer needs big-name Hollywood stars to support it. .

Most of the guests who came to the scene today were friends from the industry personally invited by the leading actors and producers.

Wu Yuan also invited one of his "good friends" in Hollywood to watch the movie.

Yes, it’s Hollywood’s Chinese Kung Fu superstar Cheng Long!

Cheng Long and Will Smith came together, not only to support Wu Yuan, but also to do a little promotion for their new work "Rush Hour 3".

On the red carpet, which was not long, guests from all walks of life were interviewed by the invited media.

"Yes, it was Daniel who invited me here." Faced with a reporter from Los Angeles Star Weekly, Cheng Long said: ""Pirates of the Caribbean" is an excellent work that is loved by audiences around the world. I am also very fond of it. Love this movie.”

"So Daniel invited me to attend the premiere of the second part, and I immediately agreed."

"Yes, I have a very good relationship with him. We worked together on "Rush Hour 3", which should be released in the second half of this year."

"Will? He's the other leading man in this movie."

"Yes, what he said at the Oscars was certainly not polite. He and Daniel are indeed good friends."

Will, who was being interviewed together with Cheng Long, put his arm around Cheng Long's shoulders and said cheerfully: "I love the movie "Pirates of the Caribbean" so much. Depp is so handsome in the movie. If I were a woman, I would definitely Obsessed with him.”

"Looking forward to more exciting performances from Ridep in the second film."

"Daniel is a great director, and the films he directed are definitely not to be missed!"

"Box office predictions?"

"Oh, I think it will definitely do better than the first one, maybe $800 million worldwide?"

"Jackie, what do you think?"

Cheng Long responded tactfully: "The global film market is growing, and I think with the support of the reputation of the previous film, the box office of the second film will definitely be better. I believe in Daniel.

While the invited guests were being interviewed on the red carpet outside, the creators of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" had already gathered in the infield.

Following the success of the first film, the stars of this film are now hot stars in Hollywood, with more announcements than they can handle.

After the film was completed, it was the first time for everyone to get together again.

"Keira, you're beautiful again." Depp, who has semi-long curly hair and a gentleman's hat, praised in a somewhat exaggerated manner.

Don't look at the nonsense that Depp said when he was being interviewed by reporters, it was embarrassing to shoot kissing scenes with Keira one by one, because they met when Keira was 17 years old.

But in fact, Wu Yuan remembered that when he was directing this scene on the set, Depp was not embarrassed at all, but actually enjoyed it very much.

At the age of 43, he is still quite lustful, but he always likes to say some high-sounding words when facing reporters.

In comparison, Keira is much more honest.

When reporters interviewed her just now, she said carelessly that it felt great to be able to perform a kissing scene with Depp and Orlando.

Who says only men like beautiful women?

Women can also be lustful, but the premise is that the man must be handsome enough.

In fact, when filming, Wu Yuan once thought about whether to discuss with the screenwriter and delete the kiss scene.

He personally felt that the kiss scene between Captain Jack and Elizabeth at the end of the film was a bit abrupt.

Maybe it's because he's not an authentic American, and he really can't understand this somewhat chaotic relationship.

But after careful consideration, Wu Yuan still did not change this script.

Without him, "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" is the highest-grossing film in the entire series

The North American box office exceeded 400 million US dollars, and the global box office exceeded 1 billion US dollars.

Wu Yuan felt that he really did not need to make any changes to the script other than the original version, as it would be bad if it was self-defeating.

Even if the movie is a box office hit, he won't get a share of the box office share.

But Wu Yuan still wants the honor of the "Billion Dollar Box Office Club".

As of July 2006, there were only five movies with global box office sales exceeding one billion US dollars.

They are "Titanic", "The Lord of the Rings: Might and Magic", "Jurassic Park", "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace" and "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone".

Only five directors have received this honor: James Cameron, Peter Jackson, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and Chris Columbus.

Globally, only five directors have achieved this feat.

It can be said that these five directors are the top five commercial film directors in the world!

If Wu Yuan's "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" enters the "Billion Dollar Box Office Club", he will become the sixth director in this club!

With such an honor before his eyes, how could Wu Yuan not act cautiously?

Therefore, the final film "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" was almost exactly the same as Wu Yuan's impression. Only a few chase scenes shot in the Dominican jungle were changed to rain scenes, which caused Depp's trouble.

"Director, what are you thinking about?" Keira asked suspiciously, interrupting Wu Yuan's memories.

He came back to his senses and showed a faint smile: "I didn't think about anything. What's wrong? Is something okay?"

"Director, when will our movie "Rush Hour 3" be released?" Keira asked slightly curiously.

As "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" is about to be released, Keira has also begun to pay attention to her other work.

When this matter was brought up, Depp and Orlando also joined in and deliberately complained: "Director, why did you only cast Keira for your new film and not us?"

"Is our play bad?"

Wu Yuan chuckled and rolled his eyes.

It's because you guys are too expensive, New Line can't even afford them!

"The specific release time of "Rush Hour 3" is arranged by New Line. It should be released at the end of the year, maybe during the Christmas season."

"Wow, not a bad time." Depp raised his eyebrows: "Jackie Chen's action movie is really suitable for the whole family to watch at Christmas."

"His movies are always full of jokes, and they don't have too bloody or violent plots. They are very popular with families."

In the United States, Christmas has always been a time for family reunions and gatherings, somewhat similar to the Spring Festival in China.

Therefore, Christmas movies usually have some family-friendly comedy movies, which can get very good box office results.

"I think so too." Wu Yuan shrugged and said noncommittally.

"Hey guys, stop chatting."

Jerry clapped his hands and walked forward, interrupting the creators' lively chat.

"The guests and media reporters are about to enter."

"Guys, it's time for the premiere!"

All the main creators looked calm. After looking at each other, they walked towards the entrance of the screening room with smiles on their faces, ready to welcome the guests and reporters.

Whoever invites friends will entertain them, which is very reasonable.

Ten minutes later, all guests, media, and invited film critics were invited into the screening room.

After the Disney vice president, producer, and director delivered speeches in turn, the movie premiere officially began.

Wu Yuan didn't make any big talk this time, and he didn't need to make any big talk. The outside world was already optimistic about the box office of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2", and no one was willing to give him a slap in the face.

Wu Yuan sat quietly in the center of the first row. As the lights dimmed and the classic soundtrack of "Pirates of the Caribbean" sounded, the movie began to play.

At the same time, entertainment media around the world immediately forwarded the news of the premiere of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" in Los Angeles.

Domestically, portals such as Sohu and Bridegroom also immediately forwarded and translated relevant reports from external websites.

However, the news of the premiere of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" not only failed to make domestic audiences excited and excited, but also triggered huge complaints.

Because "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" has announced the release time in more than 30 countries around the world, but there is no specific release news in mainland China!

There are rumors in the market that the General Administration does not plan to introduce this movie and will ban the release of this movie in the mainland!

This Hollywood fantasy blockbuster may never make it to the mainland screen.

However, by 2023, there will be 53 movies with a global box office exceeding US$1 billion, all of which are Hollywood movies.

In just 15 years, this number has increased from 5 to 53, a tenfold increase.