Made in Hollywood

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With the popularity of comic-based movies in recent years, more and more excellent comics have been put on the big screen, and "Iron Man" is destined to be one of the lucky ones who benefited a lot from this trend.

The history of comic-based movies has a long history, but to truly become a mainstream commercial movie, strictly speaking, it started with the movie "Spider-Man".

In 2002, Sony Columbia made such a huge box-office hit by releasing a comic about the abnormal growth of an adolescent who accidentally acquired supernatural abilities that studio executives thought Christopher Reeve had brought it. The hero craze is back.

As a result, a large amount of investment budget was allocated to the plan of comic adaptation movies, and one famous superhero after another was sent to the big screen to entertain the audience, causing the phenomenon of comic adaptation movies gradually heating up over the years.

Of course, the emergence of this phenomenon also depends on the strong popularity of these superheroes in the United States. When Americans see the comic books they read when they were young, the images become lifelike, and they will naturally go to the cinema. Group cheers.

Speaking of which, I have to mention the two giants of the American comics industry - MARVEL and DC.

These two comic companies, founded in the 1930s, have established the rules of American comics through decades of operation - as long as people want to see a comic hero, the comic hero will never be die.

In North America, when a superhero is created by a cartoonist, the comic company will decide the hero's fate. In order to keep the character fresh and creative inspiration, the comic company will let the character change hands several times, so that the Different cartoonists have come to participate in the creation of this character, under the condition that the basic design concept remains unchanged. Different cartoonists will whitewash the character according to their own style.

In this way, with the passage of time, more and more cartoonists have participated in the creation of this character, resulting in a superhero who can be active in comic books for decades, and the number of fans cultivated in the decades is amazing. .

As long as the quality of the film is guaranteed, this guarantees a minimum number of viewers.

"Iron Man" not only has these qualities, but also do better.

so. When Duke received the preliminary statistics of the advance box office just after the early morning of Western Time, there was no accident. They used various forms to do too much targeted publicity and marketing.

"how many?"

In the room, Scarlett seemed a little impatient, the films she had starred in in the past. The professional reviews are really good, but none of them can be slightly better at the box office, which directly leads to the reputation, and the remuneration is not worth the price at all.

Dedicate yourself to art? Scarlett had never thought about it this way, all the people she'd met in this circle. Not a single one had such an idea.

If even spending is a problem, how about creating and figuring out roles.

As we all know, the expenses of famous Hollywood actresses are astronomical, such as clothing. It is absolutely impossible to wear clothes that are photographed on the street in public. Other houses, vehicles, assistants, cosmetics, etc., all need a large number.

If there is no commercial sponsorship, this will make many people overwhelmed, especially Scarlett's current type of star. Because it was heavily biased towards literature and art before, the actual income was not high, and commercial advertisements could not be easily accepted - it was necessary to maintain the style - only oneself knew the pain inside.

It is not difficult to understand why all the actresses who are very artistic and literary are always eager to develop in business.

Unless you win a heavyweight award such as the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, no matter how good your acting skills are, it is difficult to get high pay if you haven't proven yourself in mainstream productions.

In this country that pays attention to independence and freedom, no one wants to be completely dependent on another person. Duke can roughly guess some of Scarlett's thoughts, and he doesn't give a shit. ."

"So, the market response is not bad." Scarlett looked at Duke and asked.

Duke laughed, "It should be said that it is very good."

He patted Scarlett's hand lightly, "Go to bed early, didn't you have an appointment with Rachel McAdams tomorrow morning?"

Although Duke and the two went to bed with peace of mind, Marvel Studios has always been brightly lit. With the general statistics of the early stage in hand, Kevin Feige breathed a sigh of relief, but did not start to celebrate. Now the midnight shows across North America are already in hand. kicked off.

It can be said that the early stage has consumed a large number of Iron Man fans, as well as the people who have paid attention to the previous hot events. The response of the midnight stage can be seen to a certain extent. The box office trend of "Iron Man" in the first weekend and later.

"Warner Bros.' distribution capabilities and Duke's production standards are trustworthy."

He looked at Avi Arad walking around the office and said, "We've seen the movie, and the quality is completely guaranteed. It's no worse than any Duke movie before."

"I know that the film is better than I thought." Avi Arad finally sat down, "but this is a film related to the fate of the company."

Kevin Feige said casually, "I think it's time for us to think about the next movie."

"Iron Man" not only pinned the hope of Marvel, but also the key to future development. Before the success or failure of this film, Marvel did not have the determination and courage to invest huge amounts of money to prepare a new superhero movie.

Now, they have enough confidence.

In this office, there is also an important person from Marvel.

Perhaps because of his age, Stan Lee was not as anxious as Kevin Feige and Avi Allard, but seemed very calm. He just sat quietly in front of the computer and read relevant comments on the Internet.

Others are old, but their hearts are not old. They log in to their instant sharing account very skillfully, and some popular audience comments about "Iron Man" are immediately displayed on the screen.

Stan Lee is very clear about what the Marvel super movie wants, and any professional media commentary is not as direct as the audience's opinion.

"Another Hollywood superhero from comics has appeared on the big screen. Iron Man Tony Stark's appearance is really arrogant, handsome and intelligent. Women, it's like wearing clothes, The one who wakes up in the morning and stays in bed, but can never remember the name; the government's outstanding contribution award? It is something that can be given to passers-by; weapons, which are easily fixed in a cave, others will never be able to handle it in their lifetime The invincible high-tech armor."

"Duke once again showed his talent, and the description of the birth process of the hero and the psychological changes of the hero is quite good. The changes from Playboy, King of War to Super Iron Hero are extremely convincing. This "Iron Man" "It's an amazing work."

"To sum up the advantages of "Iron Man", I think there are four aspects - the scene is cool enough, the performance is funny, there are many new ideas, and it is worth continuing."

Seeing this, the old man couldn't help but nodded slightly, and immediately shared the above comments, showing a one-sided trend.

Of course, it is on the one hand that the reputation is good.

"Having Duke Rosenberg to direct Marvel's opening film was really the right choice."

Stan Li sighed, turned off instant sharing, and logged into IMDB. The first thing he looked at was the IMDB rating. For these older generation, they still care about this rating.

32114 users, 8.8 rating, already very good.

That's good enough to rank in the top 30 of IMDB's TOP250, but Stan Lee is well aware that ratings will definitely drop over time.

For example, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King", Duke's film has been ranked at the top of IMDB since its release, but this year, it has slowly slipped to the second place, and Francis Coppola's "The Godfather" has regained first position.

But this does not affect Duke's status on IMDB. On the world's largest movie website, TOP250 can be said to be the most talked about existence by movie fans.

In addition to "One Hundred Thousand Fires", Duke's other films are all on the list, especially in the top ten, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King", "The Matrix", "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" and "Saving Private Rui" Well" are all impressively listed.

He alone occupied four places.

In the eyes of moviegoers who adore IMDB ratings, Duke is an unquestionable phenomenon.

Such a director, just like a director in the past, has many crazy fans in North America and even around the world.

Stan Lee is very clear about this, and this is one of the important reasons why Marvel Comics let the other latecomer participate in the planning of the big series.

After all, everyone knows that a crazy number of fans often means a huge market value.

Is there a more important metric for a commercial film director than market value?

Then, Stan Lee's eyes turned to IMDB's comments.

"Although I'm tired of saving the world in superhero movies, I have to admit that Iron Man is really, really cool! The visual effects of this movie are really good, and it's the best special effects available today. It's also the biggest reason for me to watch this film, the equipment in the film, OMG! The house, the stuff in the laboratory, those robotic arms that can understand human speech, those sports cars, the power of the missiles, the new The aerial test flight of the armor, the first battle, is all cool!"

"The process of making Iron Man is full of metal aesthetics, very cool, and the exquisite special effects have no sense of violation, which makes the movie have an excellent viewing experience. The plot is very smooth, and it does not procrastinate in one go, and there are no obvious loopholes. It is enough to attract Man. Duke Rosenberger production is as good as ever."

After reading the comments on Huihui's Internet, I think I really have a bottom line. Stan Lee actually fell asleep. When he was super awake, there was a white light outside the window, and it was about to dawn.

Stan Lee suddenly felt that something was wrong. In the entire small office building of Marvel Studios, all kinds of strange roars continued to sound, as if demons and undead had crawled out of hell. (To be continued ~^~)