Made in Hollywood

"Tom, there are rumors recently that your marriage with Nicole is in crisis and you are about to divorce?"

Standing in front of the red carpet of the dinner party, Tom Cruise clasped Nicole Kidman's fingers tightly, as if he didn't mind the question just now, "How is this possible? As you can see now, the two of us It's a very good one, we love each other and we're trying to run our marriage and our family."

"Do you have any plans for the next step?" a reporter from Warner Bros. asked.

Tom Cruise showed a charming smile, "I have devoted a lot of time and energy to "Chicago", and I have spent too little time with Mary in the past year..."

"Well..." He thought for a moment and said, "After "Chicago" is over, I don't plan to take up work for the time being, I will mainly be with Mary, we have discussed it, it's time to form a complete family, we are ready I want a BABY, a child that belongs entirely to the two of us."

The surrounding reporters were suddenly in an uproar. Driven by the people who cared, the uproar soon turned into applause. Family is always the most valued value orientation in this land, especially families who want children...

The pre-planned plan came to fruition. Tom Cruise felt that his image instantly became extraordinarily tall and his smile was extraordinarily bright. Nicole Kidman frowned slightly and looked at him, then leaned a little closer.

"It's time for you to kiss me." She tried hard not to move her lips, and squeezed the reminder from her teeth.

Only then did Tom Cruise wake up, leaned over and kissed Nicole Kidman's side cheek gently. No matter how they looked, they were an extremely loving couple.

In an instant, the reporters were surging, the shutter sound was connected together, and the flashing lights almost turned the surrounding into daylight.

Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman posed for pictures in all sorts of intimate poses. It took a long time to walk into the hotel.

This is a pull-out party jointly organized by Warner Bros. and Duke Studio. Although the film will not be released for some time, the work on the awards season has already begun. Duke did not stay at the pull-out party for too long, so he put The lead role goes to Robin Grande, who will strive for best picture nominations for various awards.

As for Tom Cruise and Naomi Watts. If you want to be nominated for an Oscar, you have to look at the methods of the filmmakers and their public relations and agents on the basis of working with the filmmakers.

In this day and age, the Internet is not yet developed, and the Oscars have an obvious effect on the box office of the film, and "Chicago" is full of visual impact, and it is not a movie like "The Shawshank Redemption" that is not suitable for theaters at all.

After the pull tab. With Tom Cruise as the center, the topic of "Chicago" has set off a new round of hype.

"We're completely underdogs in terms of publicity."

In Miramax's office, Bob Weinstein put down the newspaper in his hand. Recently, the media has been full of "Chicago" news. "The English Patient", which was released at the same time, was poorly received. "The momentum of Warner Bros. hype is very strong."

"It's impossible."

Harvey Weinstein looked calm, "How can Ralph Fiennes be more attractive than Tom Cruise? Anthony Minghella is far less famous, image and capable than Duke Rosenberg, Even if we use the same means. It's not going to get the same attention, and Anthony Minghella is an old-school director. It's not going to be able to get into the game like Duke Rosenberg."

"Do you think……"

Before Bob Weinstein had finished, Harvey Weinstein said, "It must be fake, do you think a dude like Duke Rosenberg would really be dumped by an actress? Don't you think? just kidding."

then. He shook his head at Bob, "I understand what you mean, but this is not suitable. Both films were drawn on a small scale, and now there is no direct competition. If we contact the media and accuse them of false propaganda, we will inevitably If another group of media counterattacks, the dispute will bring more topicality and attract more people's attention, and what do we use to prove that this kind of thing is fake? As long as Duke Rosenberg and Catherine Zeta-Jones moved in together and all the rumours fell through."

"Bob, our goal is the Oscars." Harvey Weinstein said firmly, "All our work revolves around the Oscars, as long as we can get heavyweight nominations, the popularity of the film and the expansion of the screening. It won't be a problem."

"So, we should focus on the impact that "Chicago" may bring to us at the Oscars!"

In the headquarters of Paramount Pictures in the Hollywood area, Shelly Lansing shook her head as she looked at the release list in her hand.

"We're bumping into Duke Rosenberg's new film again this time!"

Although she said such a sentence, she did not have any worried expression, "But this time we don't have to worry."

A vice president replied with a relaxed face, "Even if the director of "Chicago" is Duke Rosenberg, even if the actor is Tom Cruise, even if their hype is very strong, it will not change the situation. The fact that it's a niche musical! It's impossible for commercial theaters to invest a lot of resources in them in the first week!"

"We have to keep an eye on this film too!" Shelly Lansing said solemnly, "Don't forget that its director is Duke Rosenberg!"

Paramount Pictures' new film "Star Trek: First Strike" also chose Thanksgiving weekend, but did not do any publicity for "Chicago", because the two sides not only have obvious differences in audiences, but also have a huge number of theaters. The gap will not form too much competition at all.

Duke Studio and Warner Bros. have no intention of targeting films of the same period, but just do their own promotion and distribution work, liaise with theater chains, produce and ship copies, hire survey consulting companies, and public relations media, let Duke and Tom Cruise and other main cast members frequently attend various activities, and actively negotiate with major theater companies and independent theater chains.

"The type of film has determined that it is impossible for us to get a thousand-scale opening theater chain."

Doug Walter, the head of the distribution department at Warner Bros., stood in the conference room of the Duke Studio and said, "We have communicated with a number of commercial theater chains, and they insisted on showing "Chicago" on a small scale in the first week and watching the film's follow-up market. Make specific changes in response.”

Hearing this, Duke was not surprised. The preview of "Chicago" was well received by the audience, and it also won the Audience Choice Award at the Toronto Film Festival, but these cannot change the fact that musical films have long since declined.

The theaters used to support him, because he made a big-selling summer commercial film, and now no one can predict the real market response after the release of "Chicago", not to mention that Paramount Pictures' commercial masterpiece will be released this week. In fact, there is no need to choose where the theater chain will invest a lot of resources.

"Because of the constraints of the theater, Warner Bros. has formulated a corresponding distribution strategy."

Doug Walter continued, "We only have 100 theaters in the early stage, and we will mainly target nostalgic groups, who will drive the spread of the film's reputation. The theaters are mainly in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. In the city, after word of mouth has fully fermented and the market has formed a certain hunger, we will contact the theater chain and request a large-scale release."

Duke has known this for a long time, and has no objection. Among the new films with certain strengths released on Thanksgiving, Paramount Pictures' "Star Trek: First Strike" opened with 2,812 theaters, and is undoubtedly the most popular. The film with the most commercial strength; Miramax's "The English Patient" is also competitive, executing a similar distribution strategy as "Chicago", with only 268 theaters, if he remembers correctly, this was once The big winner of the Oscars; the "Chicago" theater chain was compressed, and the only choice was to be conservative. The number of theaters in the first week was only 100.

This kind of distribution strategy based on point-to-point screenings is a typical distribution method for niche films. It is only suitable for genre films such as song and dance, literature and art with a limited audience, and genre films themselves cannot get too many theaters. .

Of course, it's a distribution strategy often used before awards season, and it's a proven way to go, and Duke and Warner Bros. wouldn't experiment with a film of this size.

At the end of the brief pre-screening communication, Panney Kelly called Duke and Catherine Zeta Jones together and went to the sitting room next to them.

"When the film is released, you can officially respond to this relationship." Penny Kelly's main exhortation is Duke, after all Zeta Jones has almost no capital to speak, "If Kate's role can meet expectations, when her fame She'll move into your mansion when she can further attract the media."

The light in Catherine Zeta Jones' eyes flickered, as if she couldn't wait.

But Duke's next words brought her back to the real world, "There's no problem with this. What I want to ask is, when will Kate leave? When will this temporary relationship end?"

Duke didn't go to see Catherine Zeta Jones at all, and the reason why he said it in front of her was to remind her that he was not an idiot, so how could he not see the unrealistic thoughts of this woman.

This temporary relationship has indeed played a role in promoting the film, but Catherine Zeta Jones is also a beneficiary. Her public relations and agents have borrowed Duke's fame and status to build momentum during this period!

To put it bluntly, this is just a temporary win-win relationship.

Panny Kelly didn't understand what Duke meant, gave him a reassuring look, and said, "I will make a suitable plan. Duke, you should prepare for the premiere of the film first, and you should walk hand in hand. Red carpet, don't let Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman steal the show."

"I'm just a director, and I can't compare to a big star like Cruise."

Turning around, Duke glanced at Zeta Jones, who didn't know what he was thinking, "Kate, have you chosen the dress? If not, we can go to choose the dress together." (To be continued ~^~)