Rebirth In Hollywood

"Hi, everyone, long time no see."

Quickly passing through the interview area, Ryan came to the huge poster and greeted Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Orlando Bloom, Ian McKellen and others gathered here, "The Fellowship of the Ring It's a joy to be back together."

"Oh, congratulations, my lord." Elijah Wood intentionally gave an elf salute to Charlize, who was holding Ryan's arm, "King Eliza and Princess Arwen finally came together." "Novel" novel chapter update the fastest

"Mr. Frodo Baggins." Charlize smiled brightly, "It's a pity that there is no female hobbit suitable for you now."

"I believe Andy must like Elijah very much." Orlando Bloom pulled Andy Serkis, who played Gollum, over, "You guys are the best partners in the movie. I remember that what Andy wants to eat the most is like Is it baking Frodo?"

Ryan and the others around laughed at the same time, causing the nearby reporters to keep pressing the shutter.

Different from the previous life, the "Lord of the Rings" in this life has Ryan and Charlize Theron participating. The cast is not only huge, but also looks star-studded. During the routine group photo, not many reporters were murdered.

"Peter, I have to say..."

Walking into the Chinese Theater in Hollywood, Ryan came up to Peter Jackson, "You did a great job. Believe me, after this series, you will become a top Hollywood director."

Before the movie was released, there must be a preview meeting, and he had naturally seen the preview version.

Peter Jackson nodded immodestly, "I think so too."

After speaking, he and Ryan laughed together.

Because this is the first part of the trilogy, it will definitely take a lot of effort in publicity. In addition to the production cost of 95 million US dollars, Ryan also prepared up to 60 million US dollars in promotional and marketing expenses for this film. Such a huge The investment naturally made Peter Jackson feel the pressure.

After the trial screening, it came from the theater and Ryan's approval. This relieved the pressure a lot.

Charlize was chatting with Peter's wife, and Ryan walked around the lobby, greeting the guests who attended the premiere. Later generations invited to attend the premiere.

In addition, before the film was released, Ryan made people contact the agency that hosts the copyright of Tolkien's works,

The copyright understanding agreement was re-reached, in case some clowns came out to make trouble after the movie became a big hit.

To be precise, this is a man's movie. The important female juese in the trilogy are Arwen, Eowyn and Queen Galadriel.

When passing by the two blond-haired Australian actresses, Ryan first waved to Cate Blanchett, and before leaving, he approached Naomi Watts and said "thank you" in a low voice .

Interests can move people, but pure interests may not prevail in the face of interests and friendship.

"Ryan, I heard that the whole of England is restless because of you?"

In the end, Ryan was back at the place where the main Lord of the Rings crew gathered, and Ian McKellen was joking around casually. "So many British people are protesting, I hope it won't affect the box office of this movie."

"If the film doesn't do as well as expected in the UK...."

Billy Boyd from Scotland, always an activist, couldn't help but come up with a bad idea, "Let Ryan pay for it himself."

"Gentlemen. Manchester United fans are only a minority in the entire British film market." Ryan waved his hand indifferently and said, "Britain is the hometown of Lord of the Rings. As long as the movie is good enough, the box office is definitely not."

In order to maximize the benefits, the film has almost achieved simultaneous release in the UK and the US. "The Lord of the Rings" will officially land in the Kingdom of Great Britain starting tomorrow, North American time.

The adaptation of influential literary works into films has been, is and will be one of the most important sources of Hollywood films in the past, present and future.

While sitting in the theater, waiting for the movie to start, Ryan naturally thought about this.

If "movies adapted from literary works" were divided into one category, the number of films included in this category would probably make the classification meaningless.

As the most dynamic entertainment product, Hollywood movies have always practiced borrowing, and literary works have become an inexhaustible source of material for them, and writers are also happy to submit to the huge and ruthless giant of the movie industry. Machines provide raw materials, because the rewards are too generous. Even those noble people who shout that art is more important than everything else, how many people can resist the temptation of huge rewards?

Not to mention "Lord of the Rings", which has huge influence in the West, even less successful literary works have been favored by Hollywood, and there are countless examples of novels or documentary works being adapted into successful movies.

But things are not that simple. Unknown novels can be used to delete and modify at will, but classics must be cautious. For example, if Hamlet and Ophelia are filmed as old age, someone will definitely depreciate the film as worthless.

However, bringing literary works with a certain foundation to the big screen is undoubtedly a good way to reduce risks.

In the last few years of the previous life, what was the best-selling movie every year? Either a comic book movie, or an adaptation of a fantasy or teen novel movie.

Although these films are always attacked by so-called professional film critics, they think that the film market in the whole world has fallen, and the audience only understands vulgar tastes, and they are the only ones who really have the level of artistic appreciation.

But these people obviously forget that movies, as a cultural and entertainment product, are no longer a seller’s market. If they don’t even know how to cater to the most basic needs of the audience and the market, it’s better to make such a movie and save it for yourself to enjoy.

The first priority of Hollywood is always business, and European films that advertise "art" are only one step away from death.

Comic book movies and teen idol movies can bring huge profits, and for Ryan, that alone was enough to make the choice.

For the former, he already has Marvel Comics, and for the latter, he is currently trying. For example, Scarlett Johansson's version of "Princess Diaries" is being filmed, which is aimed directly at the consumer group of teenagers.

If the plan is successful, Disney's experience in developing the youth market will further boost future earnings.

In fact, since the end of last year, Jenkins Films has been negotiating the film adaptation rights of the "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" series, because the other party's asking price is too outrageous, and it has not been negotiated.

There are several other novels that are currently in contact with the author or copyright owner, but it is indeed difficult for Jenkins Films to obtain the right to adapt it.

Fortunately, the biggest disagreement is about money, and there is room for discussion on these.

Because teenagers are the main consumers of movies and peripheral products, youth idol movies are undoubtedly a sharp weapon for making money.

What was the hottest youth idol movie in the previous life? It seems to be the vampire who loves to death and the mocking bird who fights for freedom.

Forget about the "Twilight Saga" series, it is a purely female work, and the protagonist of "The Hunger Games" is also a woman...

Some childhood memories appeared in Ryan's mind. He vaguely remembered that when the novel "Resident Evil" was released, he specially asked people to go to Japan to register "Battle Royale", and he had never heard of it in these years. Relevant names and content, so that if "The Hunger Games" is released in advance, there will be no plagiarism.

Of course, now that he is busy with many things, he certainly doesn't have so much time. The best way is to come up with an outline, and then find a gunman who will sign it together.

I vaguely remember that the original author seems to be Susan Collins. After the movie is over, I will notify Garcia and ask him to send someone to look for it.

After the novel is released, you can hire book critics to praise it, and then adapt it into a movie when it has a certain influence, but the current Jennifer? Lawrence should be younger than Taylor, right?

I remember that Taylor also sang the theme song of the first part, um... this series can fully match the growth of the little guy.

"Honey, you're distracted again."

Charlize Theron reminded her, "The movie is about to start."

"Some things at work." Ryan explained casually.

As the lights were turned off, the quietness that should be enjoyed when watching a movie quickly returned to the theater. After the short title on the big screen, a narration first appeared.

This narration, which introduces the history of the Lord of the Rings and Middle-earth, comes from Queen Galadriel, also known as Cate Blanchett.

"The world has changed, I feel it in the water, I touch it in the earth, I smell it in the air, many things of the past are lost, and no one remembers them now... In the land of Mordor , in the flames of Mount Doom, the Dark Lord Sauron secretly made a Ring of Commander to control all other rings, and in this ring, he instilled his cruelty, his evil, and his The **** that dominates all living beings..."

"History has become a legend, and the legend has become a myth. For more than 2,500 years, no one knew the whereabouts of the Lord of the Rings, until when the opportunity came, it tempted a new holder."

The beginning is not only an introduction to history, but also a display of the movie. One of the scenes of the war between the human and elf alliance forces in Mordor is undoubtedly quite attractive, and it can attract most of the audience to continue watching in the theater.

The beginning of a commercial movie is very critical. If the beginning of the movie lacks the most basic plot that can seduce the audience to continue watching, the movie is likely to be coldly received at the box office.

The first part can be said to be a very crucial one, and a good start is undoubtedly very important. Book fans are only a small part of the audience. For the vast majority of people, especially those who have never read Tolkien's original works in non-European and American regions, explain The background becomes something that must be done and is not easy to do.

Although the voice-over method is very vulgar, the battle with the big scene is enough to whet the appetite of the audience first. (to be continued...) ()