Chatty Hollywood

December 29, 1995.

On this day, "12 Monkeys" was released.

It should be said that although there were some problems in the previous internal test screenings, many people still have high hopes for this movie.

First of all, the story of the movie is indeed very interesting.

Secondly, the movie's leading actor, Bruce Willis, is a popular superstar.

The heroine Charlize Theron and the supporting actor Brad Pitt also have movies with very good box office releases this year, and they are currently very popular...

In theory, this should be a successful movie.

However--

“There is never a “should” in this world.”

After watching the premiere, Charlotte, who accompanied Charlize to the premiere, quietly pronounced her verdict in the girl's ear,

"It's hanging!"

"Why?"

The girl was obviously a little unconvinced,

"This is obviously a good movie!"

"A good movie doesn't necessarily have a good box office!"

Charlotte shook her head;

"The Shawshank Redemption is a classic example. And—"

He pointed to his nose,

"I smell confusion."

"confuse?"

Charlize was stunned for a moment, then reacted,

"can't read!?"

Charlotte nodded.

The girl's face suddenly turned ugly.

She knew that Charlotte's so-called "confusion" didn't mean that he couldn't understand.

As a successful commercial film director, how could he not understand a movie like "12 Monkeys"?

Isn't this Stanley Kubrick's "A Clockwork Orange"?

What he calls "confusion\

,"Refers to the audience attending the premiere.

——They can’t understand.

Charlize, who knew Charlotte's details, knew that when he said "smell", he really smelled——

As a director who often uses ghosts as antagonists to cast spells on the audience's emotions at premieres, Charlotte is really extremely sensitive to the audience's emotions.

He said he "smells" the audience's "confusion", so many viewers must really not understand it!

In fact, this is also the issue that worries the crew and creators the most in the feedback from previous internal previews.

"Forget it, never mind it!"

In the end, Charlize could only relax and stop thinking about things related to the box office as Charlotte said.

After all, now that the movie has been released, what's the point of worrying?

It's impossible to kill off a main creator just to boost the box office, right?

Although the minimum threshold for people to be involved in Hollywood is not high, it is still rare to see people that low.

Apart from this unique trick, ordinary tricks have limited impact on the box office of "12 Monkeys".

"Anyway, with the background of "Sleepy Hollow" and "Happy Death Day", this movie's box office success will not have any impact on you."

Charlotte persuaded,

"Besides, this is a good movie after all, time will tell. Now, leave it to God!"

"All right."

Feeling that Charlotte's words made sense, Charlize finally let go of her worries.

In fact, it is largely Charlotte’s fault that girls are so uncomfortable with it——

The three movies he collaborated with Charlotte on have been box office hits, which makes Charlize's road ahead too smooth.

It can be said that so far, she has never experienced a box office failure in a movie she starred in, and she has not been criticized by harsh film critics.

This reduces her resistance to failure to some extent.

Therefore, facing "12 Monkeys", which is currently showing signs of failure at the box office, Charlize is worried about gains and losses.

However, after Charlotte's explanation, the girl's mood adjusted, and she even had the mood to make fun of Charlotte.

"How's it going? Did the audition for "The Sixth Sense" go well? I heard from Pat that she recommended a lot of beauties to you. How many of them invited you to drink coffee?"

"To be honest, quite a few. There are also some who invited me to the bar."

Charlotte looked honest;

"But unfortunately, I prefer kvass. If I go to a bar, I'm afraid of being hit by a drunk and suicidal girl."

"..."

At this moment, Charlize really wanted to strangle Charlotte to death.

In fact, to this day, she still can't understand why she knocked Charlotte unconscious.

Although Charlotte said this was fate, Charlize always felt a little embarrassed when she thought that this fate came from her weight...

The girl knew that Charlotte did not take the opportunity to eat.

This was not just trust, but also because she had personally experienced Charlotte's firepower before coming today.

——The impact seemed to have been held in for a while.

Even in the dream world, the two of them can still "communicate deeply". Even because there is no physical limit, they are not afraid of getting hurt, and they can communicate more freely and with more tricks.

But as time went by, Charlize discovered that there was still a difference between that and "communication" in the real world.

This is not to say that the real world feels better, but there is no problem in saying that each has its own merits.

In fact, the girl even found that after "communicating" in dreams for a long time, Charlotte often became particularly impactful when they met in reality.

To be honest, Charlize might even find it a little unbearable.

However, she can also use this to confirm Charlotte's situation.

"If you miss this time, you will have to wait a long time next time when there are so many beauties for you to choose from!"

The girl continued to joke with Charlotte.

In response, the director just smiled and didn't say anything.

Currently, after auditions, the actors for the four most important roles in "The Sixth Sense" have actually been confirmed——

After much consideration, Bruce Willis finally agreed to play the leading role of Dr. Malcolm;

Dr. Malcolm’s beautiful wife was played by Olivia Williams from CAA;

The little boy Cole is still played by Sam Fehr as planned, and his parents are fine with it;

As for Cole's mother, Toni Collette plays the role. She is also an actress at CAA.

"Pat Kingsley owes me a favor this time."

Charlotte explained to Charlize the main cast of her new movie. After listening, the girl looked a little sad.

"Unfortunately, I can't do it this time..."

"It doesn't matter, we will have the opportunity to make movies together in the future!"

Charlotte promised Charlize.

"Ok, I will wait for you!"

The girl smiled playfully from the corners of her eyes,

"Speaking of which, didn't you say before that you planned to go to the Malcolm Sanitarium to shoot exterior scenes? Has it been finalized?"

"It's confirmed."

Charlotte nodded.

Although it was his original plan to go to Malcolm Sanitarium to shoot the exterior scenes of "The Sixth Sense", he did not expect that the plan would go so smoothly.

After Lao Qiang contacted the current director of the nursing home, the other party readily agreed to the crew's filming request.

"The dean said that in the early 1980s, a movie was filmed at Malcolm Sanitarium, and now it's no big deal to add the crew of "The Sixth Sense."

"——This is what Lao Qiang told me after he came back."

Charlotte explained.

"Have you ever filmed a movie before?"

Charlize was a little curious after hearing this.

"Do you know what movie it is?"

"The dean said he can't remember clearly!"

"It can't be Jack Nicholson's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, right?"

"How can it be?"

Charlotte couldn't help but laugh,

"'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' was released in 1975, and according to the director, the filming of that movie was in the early 1980s."

"Right!"

The girl felt a little regretful, but in the blink of an eye, she remembered another interesting question.

"Is the director of the nursing home also named Malcolm? The same name as the hero of your new movie?"

"That's not true."

Charlotte shrugged.

"The person named Malcolm was the first dean. He passed away in 1982. The place of death seems to be in the nursing home."