The Best Director

Chapter 314 The man is in a dimly lit place

700 million! "The Hangover 2", an R-rated comedy that cost 10,000 yuan, received 700 million North American box office in just 3 days with 3251 theaters!

Compared with the 55.73 million weekend of "The Hangover", it is almost twice as much as 10,000! 700 million has also become the .1 of the opening weekend score of an R-rated comedy film.

"Is this a crazy achievement that can only be achieved with the power of the previous work?" Yahoo Entertainment commented on this week's champion in such a surprised way that the entire market was shocked. Who broke the 100 million box office club in 3 days? 114 million in "Spider-Man" in o2, level g-13; 200 million in "District 9" in o2, level r; 800 million in "Matrix 2" in o3, level r; then gone, the original No. The 4th place and the current 5th place "Star Wars Episode 2" spent 4 days in the summer of 2002, with a rating of 100 million and g.

Isn't this crazy? Looking at those four movies, all of them are big science fiction productions, or have a huge fan base like "Spider-Man" and "Star Wars Episode 2"; or sequels with huge popularity; or masterpieces- viral marketing. Why did "The Hangover 2" change the main creative team? How could it be such a blowout? e1mber attributes this to the popularity of The Hangover, followed by excellent marketing, a weak comedy market, and the decent quality of The Hangover 2 itself.

This is indeed the case. In addition to having a North American box office of 320 million and a global box office of 617 million, "The Hangover" has caused huge social repercussions and promoted tourism and beer sales in Las Vegas; On the other hand, it is also extremely popular. DVDs currently only have sales of 183 million in North America, and the sales volume has reached 11.43 million. It is the kind of hilarious entertainment film that is suitable for buying and collecting. All kinds of leasing have a full-scale performance.

The giggles from these sales have built up bit by bit into a nuclear-bomb-like energy that finally began to unleash this weekend. Some movie fan Dafoe-d commented: "The results of "The Hangover 2" made me think, if Magic Yang continued to direct, what would be its opening results?" Would it be even crazier? Maybe. But that's all hypothetical, the light from the flash now belongs to "The Hangover 2", it belongs to Fire Movie, it belongs to Paul Feig, Philip Stark, Galifianakis and others.

Although the freshness of film reviews on Rotten Tomatoes is only 46% and %, the criticism of it is mainly because of the similarity of the framework. Joe Morgenstern of the "Wall Street Journal" said: "I simply can't believe it. Except the location isn't in Las Vegas. It's extremely rancid, predictable, and surprising." Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times quips: "M's reason for giving it an R: 'Vulgar language, including sexually explicit content, drug use footage, and fleeting images of violence. 'Is there anything else? Perhaps their capacity is limited.'…

The audience's likeability is only a qualified %, and the comment list is mostly 3 stars, 3 and a half stars, and only a few 5 stars.

Leila- said: "I wasn't expecting much, but I saw a different kind of funny style, which brought a new feeling." Brandon- said: "First of all, it's funny, they re-used and re-packaged The upper part is a joke, but I must admit I laughed." There is also Stacey-g who gave half a star: "Horrible remake of "The Hangover", watching it may give you cancer, avoid it." …

But in terms of business, "The Hangover 2" has reached a new pinnacle of comedy. Paul Feig, who became the focus, accepted the exclusive interview of the champion of the "Los Angeles Times". Although there are gems in front of him, the box office broke 100 million in 3 days, which is still worthy of the media's special mention. Asked by a reporter about Zhuyu, Paul Feige replied: "Our studio has inherited the atmosphere left over from the era of Miracle Young. It's like an amusement park. Anyone can put forward interesting opinions. I was even asked by Zack, Bradley and the others played tricks a few times, and it was all for the fun of it. The atmosphere was really good, it gave us a lot of inspiration, and it seems to be working out really well.”

"Of course there is a lot of pressure." In further talking about the impact of Magic Young and the pressure of the previous work, Paul Feige said frankly: "He is like a mountain that is difficult to climb, and it is in front of you. You have to muster Courage to go on the road and climb over it hard. Fantastic Young will play a little more crazy, with a lot of slow motion, special effects and parody spoofs; we took a relatively different way of thinking, and the details are more unexpected."

After talking about two topics, Miracle Yang was put aside. Paul Feige shared a lot of anecdotes on the set, behind-the-scenes production secrets, personal life and other aspects under the questions of the "Los Angeles Times". The impact of life, Feige said with a smile: "It's too big! It's like a huge wind passing by, and my family and I are deeply affected. Overnight, everyone called me 'I see The Hangover 2, so funny', 'Paul, you screwed up this job', lol! The thing that makes me the happiest is when my son says, 'Dad, I just realized you're so funny.' It's really Make me proud."

Finally, when he talked about his future work plan and the news of "The Hangover 3", Paul Feige said to reporters: "I hope to have "The Hangover 3" and direct it, and continue to work with these old guys. But right now, there's a lot of uncertainty about everything, and I just want to enjoy the summer."

Flame Movies thinks that "The Hangover 3" has no uncertainty, and the opening box office of 700 million is still uncertain?

In order to help hit the box office, Flame Films, which has always been highly efficient, announced the "Hangover 3" plan. Spokesperson Foona Hasson said happily to the media: "We are very, very pleasantly surprised to see "The Hangover 2." "exploded the power of Echizen. According to the data survey we got after the show, 65% of the audience were between 17 and 35 years old. I am glad that it is still the darling of young people. "The Hangover 3" is an inevitable start for the flames. As for the story format may change, we will try our best to let the crew of the second part carry out the task again, and bring everyone another hilarious journey.”

Apart from "The Hangover 3", which will definitely be produced, there are rumors in the market that Flame Films intends to sign a 1+1 contract with Paul Feig, inviting him to film and produce another R-rated comedy project; Giants such as Meng are also eyeing this 41-year-old star director who can be edited and produced.

This weekend "The Hangover 2" unstoppably won the championship, while "Furious Speed" maintained its strong momentum. After an increase of 326 theaters, the number of screenings rose to 3316, and won the runner-up with a rebound of 31.41 million. North America The total box office rose to 131.4 million, surpassing last year's 127 million "Speed ​​and Passion 2" in 17 days, and only a few million gaps from the 144 million of "Speed ​​and Passion" on the list of racing movies.

"We crashed a total of cars, it's crazy, many of them were crashed and repaired, repaired and then crashed, so you can see cars in the film." - Feige became a dazzling new star earlier, and he did non-stop interviews with newspapers, magazines, online media, etc. In an interview with "Hollywood Reporter", he replied: "I like cars very much, but I am not a car fan. Not even a racing fan."

This newly-emerging Chinese-American director has naturally attracted the attention of the Asian-American community and the Chinese-speaking community in Asia, and "Furious Speed" is also doing overseas promotion and preparing to appear on the big screen in mainland China. Justin Lin made several Chinese Media interview.

After immigrating at the age of eight, he grew up in the suburbs of Los Angeles. His family opened "Lin's Chinese Restaurant". In an exclusive interview with Netease, Justin Lin laughed and said that his background was not great at all, but his parents were very open-minded, and they trusted and supported him from the very beginning. Supporting the development of his son's aspirations also made his journey to film school in 11 a warm and happy one. The school education allowed him to understand what it is to make a movie; but in fact, how to make a movie after graduation is another matter.

"I am an Asian filmmaker, and I had greater challenges to enter this industry. At that time, I had to find a way to prove my strength to others. Small-budget independent films were a good way. At that time, I made several I borrowed some money from Zhang Zhang’s credit card, but it was not enough. I had to keep using it, or get the support of the studio. Then a lucky thing happened. I met Wang Yang in Las Vegas, and he gave me enough money on the spot. I used the start-up capital to film "Hot Mochi".

In the bright and elegant office, Lin Yibin, who was sitting on the chair, thought about the question when he heard the question from the net reporter on the other side of the phone, and then smiled: "I also like to make mainstream Hollywood commercial films, because the challenge is even greater. Like " Speed ​​Fury is an operation of big capital, Wang Yang will not be polite to me, asking for global box office is a responsibility. Speed ​​Fury taught me a lot and grew up very quickly."

Clips of clips were playing on the computer screen. In fact, he was currently planning the "Furious Speed" dvd. After answering a few questions about the film itself, a reporter's voice came from the phone: "You went to the United States when you were a child. Does your Asian background have any influence on your film production? There will be more Do you have more Asian perspectives?" Justin Lin said, he used to be confused by the second-generation immigrant's usual confusion of "who am I", but now he is no longer.

"Whether I want to think about it or not, I have an Asian perspective." Justin Lin organized his language, just like Wang Yang said, and he said in a serious tone: "But in the face of big productions and the entire market, you can't Just thinking about the Asian perspective. Everyone has their own focus, and a good director should have more focus and pay attention to things that others can’t. And when filming, the actors and staff It’s diverse, it’s from every place and every race. You need to blend them, so the Asian perspective is one of my strengths, I can see more.”

This is really a good experience taught by Wang Yang, and it is also the reason why he is so open and crazy. Looking back on his past self, Lin Yibin always thinks that "I want to take the most unique path", but how to get from a high altitude? Look, where is the road? Asian perspective, European perspective, American perspective, what is the need to contradict anyone, only by trying to understand, will you be more aware of your own ideas and needs, and will make better movies.

"I really like to let everyone see the perspectives of children from Asian families. Although there are not many Asians in Hollywood, it will not be because of this reason that others will give you more opportunities." Justin Lin said here. After a pause, even if Huomo Movie doesn't know it, he continued to talk to the phone: "You have to do well for others to recognize you. You don't need to say whether you are doing well or not, it will naturally show when you are working. "

Net interview reporter asked again: "So, er, there are not many well-known Asian directors in Hollywood. Many netizens think that you have a bright future and are the next Miracle Yang. They compare you with Wang Yang, Ang Lee, and Wu Yusen. What do you think? Is that so?"

"Hahaha!" Justin Lin shook his head and laughed, and said repeatedly: "This question is too much, too much! No, no, I dare not compare myself with Wang Yang, Li An, and Wu Yusen. They are all masters. I just hope to work hard in their direction." He has not had much contact with Ang Lee and Wu Yusen, but Wang Yang? All aspects on and off the set are not at the same level at all, except that he is older than Wang Yang.

"My career has just started, and I am still a baby who needs to walk slowly and carefully. I hope that one day I can become a character like them. But now, we can't put them together for comparison." Justin Lin is unwilling to talk about this topic, He is convinced of Miraculous Yang, just like they joked, if he were a woman, he would fall in love with Wang Yang uncontrollably, that guy's personal charm is too great. This joke can also be regarded as an Asian perspective!

However, Internet reporters want to talk more about these topics. Even though they are often captured by a large number of scolding voices, the entertainment page has a certain rate of magic. There may not be one out of ten tourists who knows Justin Lin, but at least eight of them Meet Wang Yang. So the reporter asked again: "What kind of person is Wang Yang in your eyes? You are both Asian filmmakers, can you talk about the differences?"

"That's too much. Wang Yang and I have two different personalities. I came to Los Angeles with my parents when I was 8 years old. At that time, Wang Yang was not born yet. We had completely different growth experiences."

Justin Lin laughed, for example, he doesn't have much love for sports like b and f1. To put it bluntly, he also knows that he is a nerd who is trying to break through the shackles and labels, otherwise he would not finish his graduate school before coming out to make movies. He thought about it and said: "I'm a relatively well-behaved and traditional Asian, which means you are often ignored; but as far as I know, Wang Yang plays a lot of things, has a lot of crazy ideas, is humorous and kind, and has a strong body, ha ha! He is the kind of person who is very popular." He laughed and said, "Different upbringing experiences also directly make us have completely different attitudes towards things."

"We heard that "Furious Speed" will make a second episode, will it continue to be filmed by you?"

If it doesn't immediately withdraw all archives and go offline, "Furious Speed" will become the box office of racing movies. 1% is a matter. As early as a week ago, Flame Films had happily announced its sequel plan, and it was revealed that it was Yi Lin. Bin, Chris Morgan and other original teams continue to build, and of course the details of the contract still need to be discussed in detail, regardless of whether the main creators and leading actors have been promoted. It is reported that Flame also intends to sign a 1+1 contract with Lin Yibin to complete the task of producing "Furious Speed ​​2" and "Furious Speed ​​3" within the next five years.

It seems that Miracle Yang is following the old path of Steven Spielberg when he was young, just as Spielberg appreciated and helped Robert Zemeckis, Chris Columbus and others, Wang Yang and the flame movie has also launched several movies. A new box office champion director with unlimited potential, Christopher Hanlan, James Wen, Justin Lin, Paul Feig and others. But now there is no long-term contract, and no filmmakers are willing to be tied to a tree indiscriminately. Universal, Sony/Columbia, Fox and many other large companies and many small companies intend to invite Lin Yi who has proven his ability. Bin is directing its new film.

Fortunately, both male directors and female directors like Anne Fletcher and Sarah Sugarman are happy to cooperate with Flame Films for the time being.

The third runner-up at the weekend box office from June 25th to 27th belongs to the long-lost Lionsgate. Since "Ghost Story" in 1998, Lionsgate has never tasted a single film with a North American box office of over 100 million. Cinemas are taking the route of high-quality products with large publicity expenses, while ff brand is experimenting with films; Lionsgate, which seems to be suppressed by flame movies everywhere at the exhibition, is even more hungry. This year, 11 films have been screened on 6 screens.

The smallest one was "Snowwalker" in 16 theaters in March. It didn't become "Ghost Story", and it only ran for a week and took away 52,000 US dollars before the curtain call; North America's 33.81 million box office results at a loss of 33.81 million worldwide. Jon Filtimer is really regretting what happened in "Ghost Story 2" back then, messing up his relationship with Fantastic Yang is simply a loss of billions.

But good luck seems to have arrived again! The self-produced 10,000-budget R-rated documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11" took in 23.92 million from 868 theaters! Pay back the cost in 3 days! What's even more gratifying is that the freshness of Rotten Tomatoes is 84% ​​and 82%, and the newspapers are acclaimed for the film, and it caused a huge social response once it was released like "Ghost Story"; the audience's like rate also has a good 71%. Now it's rich!

This documentary, which reflects certain aspects of the current US government and tries to explain why the United States has become a target of terrorist activities and always involved in wars, criticizes the Bush administration, was directed by Michael Moore. Michael Moore hasn't suffered much retaliation since he scolded George Bush and sprayed a series of insulting words at the Oscars last year. On the contrary, the more he fought, the braver he became.

His "dog-eat-dog (dg-e-dg-1m)" production company, together with Lionsgate Films, which "dare to do anything", as well as several independent companies with equity participation such as Miramax and if Films, launched a discredited Republican Party. Lionsgate made a lot of money with Fahrenheit 9/11.

"This is the most comprehensive attack on the Bush administration ever written," said New York Magazine's Peter Reiner, and "Salon"'s Andrew R. A flawed movie, and it's a very, very funny one." Yahoo Entertainment's Nell Meehan said: "One of the best controversial documentaries for older teens." ... But many Republicans have left Angry, this damn fat man is talking nonsense! Although the film has only been screened for 3 days, many important Republicans have claimed to control Michael Moore for defamation and bring him to court.

Movie theaters are indeed full of excitement this year. As soon as "The Passion of the Christ" exited the public eye, "Fahrenheit 9/11" began to seize the newspaper pages. You sing and I come on stage, which really makes movie fans have a lot of fun to watch.

With "Fahrenheit 9/11", the bosses and employees of Lionsgate are all happy, and Jon Feltimer really doesn't miss Wang Yang so much, and the idea of ​​"Ghost Story 3" can also be shelved for now stand up. Although this summer, the Chinese network will still follow up and reprint Wang Yang's reports, but his figure appears less and less on the English media, and it is often someone who said a few words about him in the conversation, as if it is a memory generally.

"Hahaha!" The hot screening hall of "The Hangover 2" in the theater burst into laughter, and Evelyn laughed so hard that her body was about to cramp, and her saliva spewed out; "Bang, bang! Boom!" The lively screening hall also made the young people who watched the movie excited; the audience of "Fahrenheit 11" frowned, and "Miss is so white" and "Crazy Dodgeball" shared sparse laughter; "Lian Lian Notebook" is still moving to tears, 85% of the audience like it but only 52% and 49% fresh, Claire wiped her eyes, and typed her own evaluation on the film review blog: "Before watching the movie, I have already prepared It was a preparation for a tearjerker movie; but I didn't expect it to be a total blowout..."

In the hustle and bustle of the summer, "The Hangover 2" and "Furious Speed" continue to shine brightly on flame movies without magic; all kinds of wonderful worlds on the big screen are enough to make movie fans laugh and cry. , even die-hard fans like Evelyn and Claire don't miss Wang Yang very much.

Wang Yang, far away from the focus, away from interviews and flashlights, is leading the filming of "Firefly" in the sparsely populated southwest of Texas bordering Mexico's North Bravo River.

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