The Best Director

After the three-day weekend from the 29th to the 31st, time has quietly entered November. The North American weekend box office list also has a new result. "Saw 2" defeated the American versions of "The Grudge" and "The King of Soul" and other films. It won the weekend championship with a box office of 35.27 million. Compared with the production cost of 35.27 million, Fire Movie only took three days to recover the cost in North America and made huge profits at the same time. According to the predictions of The-Numbens website, "sa2" The global box office is estimated to be over 150 million US dollars.

The first part cost 10,000 yuan, with a total box office of 145 million; the second part cost 10,000 yuan, and if the opening is a big success, the normal estimate is 150 million yuan! It's equal to 10,000 crazy rolls and close to 300 million box office! And "sa3" and "sa4" are bound to appear."

Gold mine, absolute gold mine! This kind of low-cost horror series with almost zero risk is the dream of film producers. In recent years, there have been series such as "Scream" and "Dead Man". However, the production cost of "Scream 3" has been It rose to 10,000, and "Dead Man 2" rose to 10,000 in 3 years. "Saw", a story mode that can be completed in 11 and a half months for 40,000 US dollars, is really a shame.

"High School Musical" series, "Ice Age" series, "The Hangover" series, "Chain Saw" series, the sequel series of "Rush" and "So You Think You Can Dance" that have not yet appeared... and next year's all-Chinese style "Husband Panda" and "Firefly", a fusion of East and West, everyone can doubt whether Wang Yang can become the darling of film critics again, be deprived of the reputation of a genius, or create a new peak; but few people doubt his publicity methods, his Commercial ability, even if it is a big bad movie.

However, the situation of big bad movies has not happened yet, and there are more and more enviable treasures of flame movies, so that the film producers and the media are a little numb: "Oh, it's a flame movie again!" FF now has every major movie If a movie is released on a large scale, it seems certain to win the championship next week.

Following Justin Lin and Paul Feig, Australia's James Wan and Leigh Whannell made people see the light and potential of these good brothers through two "crazy" works, including Universal, Century Fox, Imperial Gate, Lionsgate, Summit and many other large and small film companies are interested in inviting them to produce horror films for them, but the two have to continue to work hard to create "Saw 3" to be released next year, completing a complete "sa" three-parter Song, there is no intention to distract them for the time being; of course, the high box office dividends of the first two games support their pace. Dawn God provided by Baidu

"I'm really grateful to Wang Yang for investing in "sa"." In an exclusive interview with Variety magazine a long time ago, Leigh Whannell said with a smile: "He almost saved my life. Try to Acupuncture treatment improved and stabilized my headache, and I got the health and stable sleep I most hoped for. It was an unbearable time before." Regarding future development, James Wan said with a smile: "We don't want to live up to it. The expectations of Miraculous Yang, as well as all the fans of "sa", "sa" is not our life, but doing it well is what we most want to think about at the moment."

It had been known for a long time that they would not be able to get James Wing and Leigh Whannell to join the cast in the short term, but Lionsgate had other ideas. In the past few years, apart from "Fahrenheit 9/11", they had not made any successful films, and they were interested in "Crash". " was acquired by Fire Films again. After four years, Jon Philtimer felt that it was time to restart "The Haunting of Shadows 3". The popularity of "The Haunting of Shadows 2" has become more magical than when "The Haunting of Shadows 2" was released on Halloween in 1999. , I don’t know how many times it has increased; if he hadn’t gotten married early, the “idol director” would be even more charming than he is now.

Although "Sha Wang Yang" has fallen a few places from being popular among thousands of girls, Lionsgate has no reason to let go of this dazzling sign and this bright banner: "The latest sequel to the amazing debut of Yang", "Oleska's best director creation" "The latest sequel of the dV movie", "Do you dare to watch it? Be careful and you will be paralyzed by the fright!"...

It's just that the producer of "The Ghost Story" is Wang Yang, and "The Ghost Story 2" is produced by Lionsgate. The copyright issue of the third sequel still needs to be discussed, but Jon Philtimer is confident, don't say In recent years, Flame has been constantly attacking Lions Gate in the film purchase market. This may be normal market competition, but Flame and Lions Gate are still allies, and have had exchanges and cooperation with various channels and channels. Wang Yangdu would probably not deliberately make things difficult for Lions Gate.

"Invite Wang Yang to direct? It is unlikely that he will agree." Hearing the suggestion of production manager Michael Parsonek, Jon Philtimer was naturally very excited and skipped the terrible second part. From The Office, The school and other story subjects moved back to the apartment abruptly, so that the names "ung-ng" appeared in the three important positions of screenwriter, producer, and director. Even if there is only one "ung-ng" who is not involved in production, he can "forget the past and the night". The third part is the orthodox sequel to "The Ghost Chronicles", resurrecting this gold mine that will never lose to "Saw".

It will be released on Halloween next year. If "sa3" has problems, it can be moved to other schedules. "Magic Young" alone can guarantee a box office of 100 million. Well, it's wonderful, but Jon Philtimer doesn't have any confidence. Although the shooting and post-production cycle of pseudo-documentaries such as dV and high-definition cameras are very short, with a magical and high-yield style, it can even be done in one or two days. It was completed in a week, but things are different now. Warner Bros.'s "Batman" was rejected, Paramount's warm invitation has not been answered for many years, DreamWorks, Universal, and Michael regretted it.

The summer before two years ago, Wang Yang broke his leg while running around Hollywood holding a CD. Everyone said that this kid was ignorant of the world; now he is the most popular producer, director, and screenwriter, and everyone is eager to have a "magical aura." Thinking about this, Jon Feltimer couldn't help sighing, recalling carefully that even if Wang Yang was invited to direct "The Ghost Story 2", the guy who "has everything under control" might not agree, let alone Nowadays, it is almost impossible to invite Miyazaki Yang to participate in the production work. Today, as a great director, will Wang Yang still use a dV camera to shoot things? Despite this, Jon Philtimer still said to Michael Pasenecker: "You and I both ask, remember not to make him unhappy! I hope Jan will remember some old feelings."

"Shhh!" The dV camera shows Wang Yang with a narrow and evil smile on his face. He raised his index finger to his lips and made a shushing motion, and then hid under the dining table with his hands and spleen. There were many chairs blocking the way, and he covered himself with a wood-colored blanket, and walked into the dimly lit kitchen and dining room. It would be difficult to notice anything unusual if you were not casual, especially the people from Madaha, especially as soon as they came in. Something else attracts attention.

This day is Halloween, unlike last year when it fell on Saturday but on Monday. Wang Yang worked all day and went out with Jessica until close to early in the morning before returning home. This broke her record of being the latest to sleep in recent months. ; And he has already made some preparations. One of the must-have programs for Halloween is scary. The DV player that was recording was placed on the kitchen cabinet opposite the refrigerator, and was also covered by a rag. At this time, the camera was shooting a blue portrait, and the dining room was silent.

"Yang? Where are you? Honey? What's wrong?" Jessica, who was wearing plaid pajamas and a coat, walked into the dining room in confusion. When she was taking a shower just now, he said he was going to the kitchen to find something to eat. She came out of the shower. But he was nowhere to be found. The phone was left in the living room. Where did it go? She had heard him tell several creepy ghost stories on the way home. The strange light and atmosphere in the dining room made her frown. Danny didn't know where he had gone. Could it be that he had gone to walk the dog?

Jessica thought this idea was not outrageous. Was he using some scary tricks? She looked left and right in the dining room and kitchen. He was not here either. Just when she was about to turn around and leave, she found that the faucet of the wash basin was dripping. The sound was particularly obvious in the quiet early morning. "Why don't you use it?" "Turn it off." Jessica muttered and walked over to Jiang Ye. She saw that the wash basin was filled with a basin of red water that looked like blood. It was not the scent of red wine, but a faint fishy smell. She turned off the faucet. , looking at the basin of water, I was a little scared. I didn't dare to reach out and touch it, and shouted: "Dear! Baby! Yang!"

"What is this...where has he gone?" The more Jessica looked at the basin of red water, the more uncomfortable she became, but she also knew that this was probably his Halloween prank! There is never a shortage of surprises and romance with him, and there is also no shortage of these jokes. Sometimes I am really played to death by him! Just as she was thinking about it, Jessica suddenly noticed a few red palm prints on the soil of the refrigerator next to her, and then found red water dripping out of it, making a big puddle on the ground. She laughed: "What are you doing?" But she felt a little embarrassed. , she opened the refrigerator slowly, and suddenly exclaimed briefly: "Ah! "

I saw a bloody severed hand lying on the bottom of the refrigerator. There was a silver ring on the ring finger of the hand. It was a very familiar silver ring! Dawn God provided by Baidu

"Ahhhh!" Wang Yang suddenly screamed and rushed out from under the dining table. The chair was knocked down and banged on the ground. Jessica, who was in a daze, was already in a nervous and suspicious state. This was undoubtedly the scene where the body was thrown away at the end of "Record of Ghosts". She was so frightened that she jumped up on the spot, her heart suddenly tightened, and she screamed uncontrollably: "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh so so much" of her. Steady, she hurriedly turned around and punched him out of reflex, waving her fists wildly, and saw Wang Yang laughing gleefully at the dining table not far away, playing a prank, she was frightened!

"Hahaha! Jesse, Jesse..." Wang Yang laughed so hard that he almost held his stomach and walked towards her. He raised his left hand and shook it. He wore a wedding ring on his ring finger; and the fishy blood, severed hand, and silver ring were naturally props. , he happens to be very familiar with James Wan, so it is not difficult to get these things.

Jessica, who was almost fainted just now, hadn't recovered her breath yet. She covered her mouth with her hands: "Oh my god, oh my god! You, you..." She suddenly laughed with relief and cursed loudly. : "You are a nuisance! Idiot!"

Wang Yang hugged Jessica who was struggling a little, kissed her hard on the lips, and couldn't help but laugh: "Haha, you are so funny!" He smiled and pointed to the cabinet opposite: "The camera is there! Then There is also a panoramic shot of the chair on the side, no ng! One pass!" He said and pointed to the door of the dining room. Of course, if it is uploaded to Utube in the future, these subsequent intimate shots will be cut out, but how could she be frightened? The process is very clear.

"Hahahaha!" Jessica couldn't help but laugh. He was her nemesis, and there was nothing she could do against him! She hit his chest hard and said with a crisp laugh: "Idiot! You scared me to death, oh my God! I thought you were hiding in the refrigerator, and I thought it was weird! How could a big guy like you hide in there?" Wang Yang suddenly screamed again: "There is a ghost behind you!" Jessica smiled and rolled her eyes: "No, I'm not afraid. And..." She said in a serious tone: "This video is not allowed to be uploaded!"

"What!?" Wang Yang's eyes widened with joy and sorrow, why! It’s so funny and interesting that I can’t upload it! He appealed unconvinced: "Your Majesty, this is "Ghost Story" that I carefully directed! Maybe it will trigger a trend of DV short films that scare wives and girlfriends." Jessica shook her head without any room for negotiation: "I'm the one who No matter." Although he was afraid of his wife, Wang Yang still didn't want to give up: "Hey! Why are you so serious? You're not like Paris Hilton..."

Jessica seemed to have an idea, interrupted him and asked: "Where is Danny?" Wang Yang said: "I'm sorry, I let him stay in the garden." Jessica was surprised? "How could you do this, it's not summer! Danny must be scared too.

Time flies so fast. From the 29th to November 4th of that month, a new weekend came to an end. The seventh episode of "The Big Bang Theory" recorded 21.65 million viewers on the weekend, but "Joy" did not stop its decline. It received 11.69 million; in terms of screens, the latest North American box office weekly list has been released. "Saw", which was screened in 3,235 theaters, won the championship with a huge advantage without any suspense. It took away 49.26 million at the box office in a crazy week, continuing Running expresses the dark horse's beautiful Taobao Women's Tmall Taobao Mall Taobao Women's Winter Jacket m posture vividly.

The American version of "The Grudge" with rave reviews ranked second. It took 21.81 million in 3,384 theaters in its second week of release. The total box office in North America has reached 680,000. Compared with the production cost of 10,000, Sony/Columbia There is reason to cheer and be happy; the also newly released biopic "The King of Soul" received 30,000 box office in 6 theaters and won the third place this week; the animated film "The King of Soul" voiced by big stars such as Will Smith and Angelina Jolie "Shark Tale" ranked fourth with 10,000...

In addition to "Human Mo" which will be released in 3,933 theaters in North America this week, the trailer of "Fireflies" has been a hot topic among movie fans in recent days. As we enter the fourth quarter, many movies released at the end of the year and a few blockbusters released next year have continued to release trailers, unveiling the mystery with intuitive images. Some bring expectations and shocks, some are satisfactory, and some just bring disappointment. "Firefly" is undoubtedly the most eye-catching. The top-notch soundtrack, selected chilling images, and streamlined lines are perfectly combined, making many movie fans watch it again and again.

This is also due to the trailer video being posted on Yahoo.com, where all netizens around the world can see it without going to the theater. How is the effect?

This can be seen from the surge in traffic on the official website of "Firefly" and the buzz of anticipation on the forum message board. estebn wrote: "This is one of the most exciting movie trailers I have ever seen, with beautiful photography, fierce battles, and rich flavor. "Cowboy Bebop" all left a deep impression on me. I hope the movie can be as exciting and meet all my expectations!" shn-c wrote: "The special effects are amazing, those battleships and spaceships ignited me and my friends! I believe that "Firefly" will be the top visual enjoyment next year, and its opponents are "Star Wars Episode III", "Batman", "War of the Worlds" and "Fantastic Four"." t-e also praised the spectacular picture : "It's a foreseeable summer box office bomb. The MA camera brings crazy effects, and the imaginative scenes are incredible. But the only thing that worries me is, will it have an intriguing story?"...Breaking Dawn Provided by the gods Baidu

Some die-hard movie fans even took screenshots of scenes in the 2.5-minute trailer, and analyzed and speculated on their plots, functions, meanings, etc. The scene of Serenity passing through the grassland and the wild horses galloping in droves made them see the West Cowboys and interstellar sci-fi hope, with Chinese and English on the streets of future cities, it seems that the world can indeed develop that way; there are more and more questions, will Captain Tornado die? What does Tai Chi City, recognized by movie fans, represent? What does it mean when the blue glove breaks the little girl's bear doll?

Hardcore fans enjoy these discussions and conjectures and don't mind watching the trailer several times.

But what they don't quite understand is that the post-production special effects of "Fireflies" are actually far from finished, especially the MA film part. The highlights of the trailer were just done according to the storyboard drawings.

Despite this, Fire Movie has implemented a "strike while the iron is hot" promotion plan, as if it has no worries about running out of new ideas. The official website of "Firefly" grandly released the first version of retro hand-painted posters. The cowboy-style clothes of Captain Marr and others are very suitable for the retro temperament. They A bust shot with a long-hand rifle is located at the top of the poster. In the middle is the Serenity spaceship, the film title FReFLy, director ung-ang and other information. Below are the faces of the bad guys such as Blue Gloves and the Predator. It is a pity that the poster design is so poorly drawn. It's very beautiful, it seems like a movie from the last century and era.

As expected, this trick has attracted the attention of media fans. Fans have collected the pictures one after another and left messages suggesting that they be printed into physical posters; however, many people doubt that the viral marketing of "Fireflies", which cost 200 million to produce, is Is that all? Miraculous Yang has no last move?

"Huh..." After a busy week of editing "Fireflies", planning and reviewing scripts for two TV series "The Big Bang Theory" and "Prison Break", and establishing uTuBe website, Wang Yang is looking forward to new things in his fulfilling and happy busy life. On weekends, he can have a good rest. He doesn’t have the habit of being lazy in bed, but he also doesn’t have the habit of getting up early. He always wakes up at the same time and at the same time. But now it’s still some time before he gets up. He turned around but his arms were empty. Why is Jesse today? Why did Ka get up so early? Women are like that sometimes, so he didn't care and continued to sleep soundly...

"." In the dV camera, Jessica smiled and said hello. She turned the camera to Wang Yang who was sleeping on the bed. Holding back the smile on her pretty face, she picked up the MP3 player connected to the speaker and pressed it. "Boom, boom, boom, boom" was heard in a rapid and astonishing way. "Wang Yang, who was half asleep, rolled off the bed with complete reflex and hit the ground with a bang. He jumped up again with agility and opened his eyes wide. Looking at it, he shouted blankly: "Damn it! what happened! ? "

"Hahahaha!" Jessica bent over and laughed crazily with joy, trying hard to keep her embarrassed look on the DV in her hand as she filmed him: "This will definitely spark a trend of DV short films that scare husbands and boyfriends!"