Hollywood Tycoon [US Entertainment + Business War]

No one would doubt the box office of "X-Men: The Last Stand", but everyone thought that "The Da Vinci Code" could at least slightly snipe the box office of this movie, but this hope seems too slim.When everyone learned about the release date of "X-Men: The Last Stand" from Sherman Entertainment Group, no film company dared to line up a new film to challenge "X-Men: The Last Stand" in the week of release, and it seemed as high as 2 million The production cost in US dollars and the so-called "X-Men Finale" title terrified filmmakers all over the United States.Film companies that dare to release new films this week are either using bad overseas films to meet their schedule, or niche films to attract regular audiences, and basically dare not fight "X-Men: The Last Stand".

And "X-Men: The Last Stand" did not live up to its production cost. It became the weekend box office champion of the week with a box office of 1 million US dollars in the first week of its release.Although "The Da Vinci Code" and "Leap Over the Hedge", which ranked second and third, received US$28 million and US$34 million respectively, in the face of the dazzling light of "X-Men: The Last Stand", these two films were originally not in the same league. Movies that weren't considered failures have also become the object of ridicule by fans and analysts, and audience scores on imdb and Rotten Tomatoes have continued to rise.

"This is probably the best part of the X-Men trilogy, and when I saw this movie, I had to piss off Fox, you should have returned the franchise to Sherman a long time ago Entertainment Group!" "Los Angeles City Weekly" film editor Charles commented in the second day's column, "When Fox Films handed over the script they wrote to the Galaxy Film Group at the time, it was said that it was The scriptwriting department of the Galaxy Film Group laughed it off, but Fox Films actually bundled the script with the contract, so that the Galaxy Film Group had to shoot the first episode according to their script. Later, it was because the box office of the first episode was so low It was so terrible that Fox Films proposed not to continue to implement this clause. Although Fox Films got lost, they ruined the first episode and made the second episode a bit lukewarm. Fortunately, everything was extremely smooth in the third episode. Big improvement. Why do audiences love superhero movies? Because we want to see their powers! Because we want to see them protect the planet! Come on, we don't want to know anything about the misery of superheroes! They are superheroes, so please Let them stand before us like superheroes!"

"Brilliant action sequences! Brilliant special effects design! For the first time, superheroes have actually appeared on the big screen under the creation of Digital Realm Studios!" wrote the film critic Adam of the Los Angeles Daily News. Therefore, one of the important reasons why superhero movies have repeatedly failed on the big screen is that the super skills of these superheroes cannot be perfectly displayed on the screen. And Sherman Entertainment Group, which has mastered the most advanced movie technology on the planet, finally passed its The Galaxy Films presents us with a real superhero movie. When the final superhuman battle, the special effects and fighting made my blood boil. Unfortunately, due to the limitations of the original script, a spokesperson for the Galaxy Films stated that After the completion of the 'X-Men Trilogy', production of Episode [-] will be suspended. However, to the delight of X-Men fans, Galaxy Films has also announced that it will simultaneously produce the 'X-Men Prequel Series' and the 'Wolverine Series'. As the natural protagonist of the 'X-Men Trilogy', Wolverine is undoubtedly the most popular character, so many fans hope to see Wolverine's personal story, so the production of the 'Wolverine Series' is not surprising at all. I expected it. The only thing that strikes me as a little strange is that the 'X-Men prequel series' is definitely a very weak idea. Not only the original sales are mediocre, but more importantly, the correlation between the prequel and the main biography is not very high But according to a person familiar with the matter, the prequel series is to correct some loopholes in the main series, otherwise the script of the fourth episode will not be produced. Of course, there is still a news circulating on social networking sites that Sherman belongs to the same company as Galaxy Films The Dongfeng TV production company of the entertainment group is very likely to cast a super school idol drama called "Young X-Men" within this year. This drama will tell about the young people in "X-Men". The episode will be broadcast on the we TV network in the autumn of next year at the earliest. It seems that Marvel seems very dissatisfied with DC's continuous launch of "Smallville" to collect money. No matter who wins the final ratings battle, for Marvel fans or super fans For hero fans, our spring has come! Not only the big screen, but even the small screen has our love!"

"I didn't expect my humble work to be affirmed by Mr. Jed Sherman." Although the momentum of "X-Men: The Last Stand" set off a climax across the United States, Jed Sherman was in a cafe in Los Angeles at this time chatting with a black man.The black man was flipping through a few pieces of paper and asked a few questions from time to time, "Mr. Sherman, shouldn't the magic movies and superhero movies you make be popular now? Why do you suddenly want to make a movie like me?" A biopic of little people? I'm not a big name, I haven't inspired any great people, and I don't think my story has any value."

"The best-selling of your autobiography is a proof that the American people need your story to motivate them." Jed explained, "Mr. Gardner is also in the investment business, I think you should see that the American economy is Calm down the crisis? You were just one of the victims of the economic downturn at that time, and your story inspired people at that time. In the coming years, maybe more people will face it What happened to you at that time, do you think they don’t need guidance and comfort? When happiness knocks on the door, how exciting it is! However, how to wait until then requires wisdom.”

""When Happiness Knocks on the Door"?" Gardner pondered for a while, "What a beautiful name! When I named my autobiography "Happiness", I wanted to tell everyone that happiness will always come. We just need to keep silent and study hard before it comes. Mr. Sherman, I believe in your screenwriting ability, but the actors you cast, I really don't know what to say? Yes, I saw him in your The few movies he made under his command, but more of the bad ones he starred in, he was even one of the worst actor nominees for this year's Golden Raspberry Award! God, I don't come like him play me!"

Not only Charles Gardner was struggling, but Will Smith, who had just received an audition invitation from Sherman Entertainment Group, was also struggling with whether to audition.With the great commercial success of "Men in Black", Will Smith has become the most popular action actor in Hollywood, and his pay is also among the first-line actors in Hollywood.But what Will Smith didn't expect was that the box office success of "The Rival of All People" has become his most criticized work in acting.

Although "The Rival of All People" itself is a romantic comedy, and Will Smith's comedic talent has also been greatly displayed, many film critics and fans still cannot accept Will's sudden change from a star to a comedian. The gap is probably too big.He was even nominated for Worst Actor and Worst On-Screen Couple at this year's Razzie Awards because of his outrageous performance.What bothered him the most was that he almost won the Worst On-Screen Couple award.

The failure of "The Rival of All People" made Will Smith decide to shoot action movies obediently, and think about romance movies and drama movies when he gets old.But this time the audition invitation sent by Sherman Entertainment Group is a "warm biographical comedy".If Jed hadn't supported Will, he even suspected that this was not a trick.

"Please don't doubt Mr. Will Smith's acting skills." Jed said hastily, "His performances in "Mechanical Enemy" and "King Ali" make people feel as if they are seeing the birth of a young actor. Of course, I don't Otherwise, he has made overly commercial films such as "Bad Boys" and "Wild Boys", but after all, actors have to eat. As for the movie "Rival of All People", I can only say that the director and screenwriter ruined the film. Because the purpose of this movie is to promote Eva Mendes, then the male lead naturally needs to be suppressed appropriately. And the important point is that the director did not teach Smith how to act. This is a love story Comedy, funny content should be properly controlled. But Smith played this romantic comedy like "Men in Black", which will naturally be criticized by the audience. But here, I will never let such a thing happen. "

After convincing Gardner, Jed waited in the MGM Tower for Smith to audition.But it wasn't until the deadline that Smith was late.During the audition, Smith's performance made Jed seem to see Smith who had just entered the film industry.

Jed couldn't help interrupting the audition, and asked scoldingly: "Mr. Smith, if you are not interested in my movie, you can decline my audition invitation through your agent! Please don't act like you are going to attend my audition. Such a lack of interest! You know you're not just wasting your time, not just my time, you're wasting the time of the entire casting committee and the crew! Do you know how much time it takes us to set up the set? How much time? How long does it take for a photographer to arrange a camera? Mr. Smith, is this your first day in Hollywood? If you can't act, the waiter at any bar on Sunset Boulevard can always pull out their resume to participate This audition!"

Will Smith's heart trembled, and he suddenly remembered who the person in front of him was.He never auditioned for only the right actors, and his eye never missed a beat.Smith felt a burst of comfort. It turned out that Mr. Sherman also believed that I could act in a good drama?He quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, this time it's my problem, and there will be no mistakes in the future."

Maybe it was Jed's roar that really helped, and the next audition was completely fine.After finalizing Will Smith and Son, the remaining roles are not so important.Because the point of view and interaction of this show is on the father and son, Jaden Smith is not as good at acting as he was when he was an adult. With the instinct of a child, he already looks good.Now that the father and son have made a decision, the crew of "When Happiness Comes Knocking on the Door" began to hurry up and film.When the entertainment reporters learned that the two films directed by Sherman were both adaptations of novels, some reporters actually began to lament that Jed had "run out of talent"; but more reporters paid attention to Jed's movie "The Devil's Fashion" ".Although the film was produced by Summit Entertainment, journalists saw the film as a true finale for Sherman Entertainment.