The Best Director

"Hahahaha!" bursts of laughter rang out in the packed theater. On the big screen, two squirrels were fighting for a pine cone, watching Scrat tragically fall off the cliff and into the river, creating a heart-shaped ripple. , the whole audience laughed again. Children, young people, and parents all had relaxed and happy smiles on their faces. They were deeply attracted by the interesting stories on the screen. Soon they laughed crazily again: "Haha Ha ha!"

This happened in 3,869 North American theaters and tens of thousands of screening halls around the world. "Ice Age 3" did not disappoint the long-awaited IA fans! Blazing Blue Skies is back with an excellent sequel that's popular with kids young and old!

But it was not well received by film critics. It was marked as a puddle of green rot on the main page of Rotten Tomatoes. The film review section was almost full of criticism. Ben Mankiewicz of "In the Movie" said: "Of course it It's not terrible, but eventually you forget all about it, which means you should ignore it." Betsy Sharkey of the Los Angeles Times said: "Why is there a third installment of this animated story? It Should freeze it in its tracks." Roger Moore of the Orlando Sentinel said: "Some of the jokes work, and the story feels like it was synthesized by a BlackBerry committee."…

The two freshness ratings of "IA2" are only 57% and 59%. The third part is a step further, with a freshness rating of 45% from public film critics and a well-known freshness rating of 33%!

Many film critics have expressed their wish to "hope this is the last "IA"", which has long been the main criticism of flame movies, such as the "High School Musical" series, "Ice Age" series, "The Hangover" series, " "Dance My Life" series, "Saw" series, and "Rush" series, almost no big company can keep up with FF's sequel production speed, let alone independent film companies, and there are so many of them that they don't hesitate to decide on sequels at all. , there is no waste of sequel resources at all, some can get good reviews from critics, and some can't.

Lionsgate has two sequels this year, "The Ghost Story 4" and "Maddie's Family Reunion" after a year, which are also its two major treasures at present; New Line also has two sequels, and at that time Three years later, "Dead Man 3" and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Prequel"...

And Flame's "The Hangover 3" and "Saw 4" are both going to appear. There is no doubt that other companies do not have so many high-quality resources, and they are envious of them. Flame is good at using sequels, and it has become the most successful one today. film company.

One of the key factors is to maintain its reputation among the audience. "IA3" has a Rotten Tomatoes audience likeability rating of 83%, and many user film critics have given it high scores. ls praised: "w! I never thought that "IA" would be a successful franchise series. The first part was very good, the second part was hilarious (us), and now the third part...it's still a good story! It is the best in the "IA" series, but it is not as fun and interesting as the second one." Roy-G said: "Flame promotes the "IA" series as a cartoon suitable for all ages, and I completely agree." Dean! Commented: "Tons of new stuff, another great IA movie. It's just as good as the first two, and I enjoyed it slightly more than the second one, and it was nice to see some of the dinosaur stuff,

Lots of funny moments, great animation work. "...

"IA3 is the best of the three heroic adventure stories about our prehistoric animal friends." Roger Ebert, one of the 45% who appreciated the movie, gave it a thumbs up. The Chicago Sun-Times raved about it as the perfect ending to the trilogy.

There are different opinions among film critics and audiences, and the box office figures seem to be the best proof, with a box office of 70.16 million in three days over the weekend! The average price per hotel is US$18,136! "IA3" unstoppably won the opening weekend championship (March 31-April 2), with "The Insider" in second place with only 15.43 million, Warner Bros.'s new film "A New American Story" (11.55 million), Universal's " "Tear Down" (3.88 million) and Sony/Columbia's "Basic Instinct 2" (3.2 million) all failed miserably.

Audiences love watching prehistoric animals so much, so why not release excellent sequels? After winning the first weekend title so strongly, its final box office performance is worth looking forward to, and since it's not the holiday season, there won't be much in the remaining four days of the first week.

Despite this, it is not difficult to break through 80 million in the first week in North America, and there are good news in overseas markets. They won the championship in Australia, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom... The Flames' first hit in 2006 achieved almost perfect results. .

"Oh! I'm so tired..." The door of the apartment opened with a click, and the lights in the living room suddenly brightened. The door was closed with a bang. Nancy put her briefcase, handbags and other things on the utility cabinet and closed the door. He walked towards the sofa with his eyes open and jumped on it without even wanting to move.

As the filming of "Saw 4" ended and entered the post-production stage, the film crew was disbanded, and Nancy, the logistics producer, also completed the task, so in addition to the assistants of "I Am Legend" and the American version of "Infernal Affairs" Director, she is also Wang Yang's production assistant, with a lot of work.

Legend has it that some powerful monster-level filmmakers only sleep four or five hours a day and have six or seven assistants, which is not enough and exhausts others. However, he is still full of energy and continues to pour out fantastic ideas and give orders. Every task is just like Miranda in "The Devil Wears Prada".

In Nancy's opinion, Miraculous Yang is such a monster, an enhanced version of the monster. In the past, she didn't think much of one movie, but now two movies are being made at the same time, and they are operated quickly... She now wonders whether Miraculous Yang needs sleep time. ? When she heard that he had to coax his wife to take care of the children when he got home from get off work, she couldn't help but have a not-so-kind suspicion: Can't he have sex at night? I should still do it, it’s really awesome...

In a daze, Nancy thought of today's casting audition. The preparations for the American version of "Infernal Affairs" are progressing every day. Wang Yang has been busy auditioning for the protagonists these days. For example, today he auditioned for the role of a police officer. Jack Nicholson and several others. Magic Yang is very satisfied with Nicholson. As for the candidates for the roles such as "Liu Jianming" are still unknown, but the cast will be released by the end of April at the latest, and the actors have 2 months Preparation time.

"rever-ung, I-Want--Be-rever-ung, -u-Really-Want--ve-rever, rever-And-Ever..."

I don’t know how long it took, but the ringtone of the mobile phone suddenly rang. The lle band sang for a long time, and then Nancy woke up with a yawn, took out the mobile phone from her pocket, and sure enough, it was reverse-ung! Probably because he needs more time to spend with his family, more work falls on his subordinates. In other words, Miyazaki is more capable of summoning people, but Nancy did not delay. It is no exaggeration to say that she can work for Miyazaki. It is a great honor, and it is very encouraging and happy to have him say "well done!" with satisfaction.

"This is Nancy, Magic Yang, please speak." Nancy answered the call and said "Hey, Nancy!" After that, she heard Wang Yang over there talking nonstop: "I think you still Let's prepare some questions for tomorrow's audition. I'm afraid I haven't prepared enough. Remember not to think from the normal perspective of the casting team. They will make things as difficult as possible. To be honest with you, you know those people are not rookies. If you want to satisfy everyone, you can't make them feel so good, understand? Hahaha! There are also performance issues..."

Nancy softly said OK, and as his words continued, Keke's clear laughter was heard, and Jessica's shout was vaguely heard: "Yang, don't lift the baby so high. It’s too dangerous! HEY——”

After a while, the place seemed to be getting more and more lively, and the call ended. Nancy cheered up and began to think about difficult questions, but she couldn't help but laugh a few times. She finally understood why he had such a good rapport with women. He was cunning + smart + considerate. What question would be good? She nodded and shouted, "Come on, Nancy!!"

It was indeed a helpless move for Wang Yang to do this, because there were too many big names participating in the audition, and each of them is a capable person in their own right. Just the four little ones Natalie, Knightley, Scarlett, and Hathaway Hua Dan is amazing enough, but also Emily Blunt, Jessica Biel, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Eliza Dushku, Ah Lexis Bledel...and Michelle Williams.

Most of Hollywood's popular female stars under the age of 30 suddenly came to the audition. Some of them were recommended by their agents to audition, and most of them took the initiative to compete for roles. The media who learned about this list said that it was a "supernatural" "Phenomenon", they are not newcomers with no reputation and no film contracts, they are popular actresses who are in their prime. With so many people competing for one or two supporting actresses, it is simply because they have status, and in the end they are eliminated. Isn't it fun?

Behind-the-scenes footage of the American version of "Infernal Affairs" "Who, who, who, who... took part in the audition for the role of the female doctor, and who did they lose to in the end?" Regardless of whether they are annoyed or not, the agency will not allow such a reputation for failure.

But this time is different. You can understand the reason just by looking at who the director is. For this group of women who are single, in love, or married, this is a lively sword debate in Huashan. You will regret it later if you don't participate. .

This gave Wang Yang a "happy trouble". They all came to the audition with full confidence and enthusiasm. It was almost impossible to see anyone who was judged by the media as having poor acting skills. Who didn't think they were great? In particular, big stars such as Natalie and Knightley are very enthusiastic and most of them think they must get a role.

Human emotions are very complex. There are people on this shortlist who are well-known as Wang Yang's good brothers and friends, and there are people who were promoted to the big screen by him. For the role of the female doctor, he finally chose Natalie. , or Emily? How will the loser feel? Even if they don't think it's anything at first, as time goes by and their agents and friends complain and feel sorry, their mentality will probably change.

Wang Yang doesn't think Natalie can, and Scarlett probably can't either, but maybe Emily will blame him: "I lost from the beginning."

It's long past time to cast for "High School Musical". Back then, we were all rookies, and we didn't know if the movie would be a mess. Jessica even rejected "Hands of Idleness" because of this. If you lose, you lose. Eliza, Hewitt and others can't complain; it's different from "Juno" because the two characters this time are not as unique as Juno. They are almost just "playing a woman well", but they have become a highly anticipated, A massive casting operation.

Of course, Wang Yang is not afraid that they will be angry. Even if he takes the initiative to cooperate with one of them in the future, that guy will be unhappy and unenthusiastic. Let’s talk about it then, he can’t control that much! However, there is a plan that has the best of both worlds: let the loser feel convinced that he has lost.

It's not that they are convinced by their competitors, that's impossible. Putting aside the problem of anger, they can't see other people's audition videos for the time being; it's that they are convinced by him and the crew, and by this audition. It turns out that it's not just about "playing a good woman" , and her own performance was not very good and messed up.

Sometimes, Wang Yang really didn't want to take care of it anymore. He continued to teach Keke how to speak, leaving these problems to the casting director. However, he understood that these women were here for him. He auditioned for the male lead and the supporting actor. The list of candidates for supporting actresses is so bright, but he didn't come forward to audition for them in person? In addition to being disappointed, they will still remember him... In fact, it is not just the two supporting actresses who have to deal with this, but also "Liu Jianming".

At first, because neither Natalie nor Rachel had any schedules, he didn't care. Anyone who wanted to join the competition for a role would always answer, "Okay, let's see how the audition goes first." If you agree to this, it's hard to refuse that. ,at last……

Anyway, Wang Yang knew that the auditions in the next two days would not be easy. He wanted to stump all these women and make them feel frustrated, including that Natalie Botman!

"Baby, good night.", "Baby, good night." It was already dark, and after the two of them took care of Keke to sleep, they walked out of the baby's room gently. When he came to the corridor, Wang Yang pulled Jessica into his arms and said softly: "It's a world between two people." Jessica's eyes flashed, and she raised the corners of her mouth slightly: "Then what?" Wang Yang kissed her lips like a dragonfly. For a moment, he stroked her hair, shoulders and neck with both hands: "Then, we need to do some exercises." She blinked her eyes in confusion: "What exercises?" His hands slowly moved down: "You Don’t you want to have a baby? Giving birth to a baby requires a mysterious ritual, and we have to practice it well.”

“But you still have a lot of work tomorrow.”, “It doesn’t matter, it will only make me more energetic and awake.”…

After the dark night, the sun rises. In the morning, the blue sky is pleasant and the sunshine is pleasant. The cool sea breeze blows in, which makes the body and mind comfortable. The Santa Monica Flame headquarters building does not have a red carpet, but it is better than some unknown film festivals and premieres. The screening was even more star-studded, and Flame employees saw that many beautiful stars were coming!

"Hi! Kayla, good morning!" Natalie was wearing a casual outfit of black T-shirt and denim, with a calm and confident look on her face. She will definitely win today! When she was about to walk into the Flame Building, she happened to see Keira Knightley in a blue plaid shirt and jeans. Natalie walked up quickly with a smile. She wanted the role of a psychiatrist, and according to her agent Intelligence, Knightley also wants to play a psychiatrist.

The two knew each other as early as when they were filming "Star Wars Episode 1" (filming period 1997-6-26 to 1997-9-30). At that time, Natalie played Queen Amidala, which attracted much attention; and Knightley The stand-in who plays the Queen has received the same attention because she looks strikingly similar to Natalie.

"Every girl wants to be Queen Amidala." Jennifer Lopez once said this. You can imagine the actual difference in treatment between the two young girls at that time. You know, "Because I look like Natalie - The mood of Knightley, the girl who got this role due to "Botman".

"Hi! Natalie, good morning!" It is precisely because of this reason that the friendship between the two people, who are both very high-spirited, is not deep. Coupled with today's competition, when the two met each other, the fire suddenly ignited! Knightley is no longer the queen's substitute back then. She is Elizabeth in "Pirates of the Caribbean", she is Elizabeth in "Pride and Prejudice", and she is the super popular British Rose! And Natalie is certainly not bad, she is the super popular Amidala, Juno, Amanda, Summer...

The two of them greeted and chatted for a few words as they walked into the building. They were so calm that there was nothing unusual about them, the calm before the storm.

As if they were in a hurry, Scarlett soon arrived. "Match Point" has fully proven how sexy and cool she can be when playing a doctor and nurse. Do we need to question her acting skills? Then came Hathaway, the big-mouthed princess. Since "Juno", she has been looking for the opportunity to return to the Magic Young Studio, and now the opportunity has come! Emily Blunt, who arrived at the same time, also misses the young set very much; it has been 8 years since her last audition for "High School Musical". Jennifer Love Hewitt is full of confidence this time...

"Well, well..." In the chairman's office of the Flame Building, Wang Yang looked at the questions prepared by Nancy, but kept frowning and muttering: "These seem to be too simple."

Nancy, who was standing on the chair, felt nervous. She couldn't help but take a deep breath and asked, "Aren't those questions difficult?" Wang Yang shrugged, closed the folder, and said, "I'm afraid these questions won't be difficult for those questions." Women, each one of them is smarter than the other.”

"Oh, I'm sorry..." Nancy spread her hands helplessly and worriedly. Not only did she disappoint Qi Qiyang, but she might also screw up the matter. It was a serious work mistake. What should I do?

After looking at her for several seconds, Wang Yang suddenly laughed out loud, knocked on the table of his desk, and said with a smile: "Do you think you messed up? Do you feel frustrated?" Nancy suddenly came over. "What? You mean?" The first thought in her mind was "Fortunately he is a dedicated and good man", otherwise she would be in big trouble. Nancy also smiled and spread her hands wider: "Then what will I do? Was it smashed?"

"Take a guess." Wang Yang stood up with a smile, picked up the folder, and walked out of the office: "Wait a minute and see how many questions I used on you, won't you know?" Nancy thought, Indeed. ! .