America: Starting with the acquisition of MGM

Chapter 213 212. The most ridiculous case in Hollywood history

The Guardian: The Golden Globe Awards have come to an end, and "Lord of the Rings 3" has become the biggest winner. It won all five nominations and was nominated for three heavyweight awards: Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor.

NBC Entertainment: A new record was born at the Golden Globe Awards. Eric Cooper once again broke the film history record and won the Best Screenplay Award. The Olsen sisters also won the Best Actress Award, becoming the first double-yolked eggs in the history of the Golden Globe Awards.

Sina live broadcast with pictures and text: Eric Cooper, president of MGM Pictures and honorary chairman of the board of directors of MGM Eastern, won the Best Screenplay Award and is expected to win the Oscar for three consecutive years.

The New York Times: The 61st Golden Globe Awards were a star-studded event, with gay-themed films making a splash, ushering in a wave of gay-themed movies in the market.

The Independent: Sean Penn's performance in "Mystic River" was brilliant. It's a pity that he didn't win the Best Actor, but Elijah Wood's performance also deserves the title of Best Actor. On the contrary, some films rely on the trend of public opinion and political correctness to win awards, which is not worthy of their reputation!

Los Angeles Post: The biggest surprise at this year's Golden Globe Awards is undoubtedly the Olsen sisters. In other words, the most surprising actors in 2003 must be Ashley and Marie.

Unknowingly, before the public realized it, the twins had grown up. They completely abandoned the exaggerated and superficial performance form in the past, and entered a new realm in one fell swoop. They deserved the title of movie queens.

Of course, all of this is inseparable from the training of Eric Cooper. He is definitely a genius who is born to eat this bowl of rice. He can always exceed people's imagination. I am extremely looking forward to his next masterpiece.

BBC News: The most tragic character at the Golden Globe Awards was born. Charlize Theron did not hesitate to look ugly and gain weight, turning herself into an unapproachable murderer, but the Golden Globe Awards still failed her.

Her performance is enough to be praised, but it is a pity that the subject matter caused "The Devil Wears Prada" to lose to "Adele's Life". This does not mean that Charlize Theron lost to the Olsen sisters, but the public likes it more It's just sunshine, I hope she can give better performances in the future.

As the Golden Globe Awards came to an end, reports from all parties were released, and the hot searches in the entertainment section were all occupied.

With the help of good word-of-mouth fermentation, the morale of "Adele's Life" has indeed been boosted, and the box office decline has slowed down significantly, with only a 19% drop this week.

At present, the global box office has officially exceeded 200 million US dollars, raising the box office of gay-themed movies to a higher level in one fell swoop.

Although "The Devil Wears Prada" received two nominations, it would not have much effect if it did not win any awards. The North American box office could barely exceed US$20 million.

The situation overseas was also not good. It only received about 11 million, and it was screened in only a thousand theaters, which was ten times worse than "The Life of Adele".

Naturally, the one that has benefited the most is "Lord of the Rings 3". The global box office has reached 810 million U.S. dollars. The attendance rate is still amazing. The appeal of the classic is indeed very strong.

At this time every year, it is the awards season for major awards. This is true for the film industry and the music industry.

While receiving the invitation letter to the Golden Globe Awards a few days ago, Eric also received an invitation letter to the 46th Grammy Awards.

At the time, I was still wondering, since I don’t play music, why would I send myself an invitation?

Then Mykko told Eric that because "Rolling in the Deep" was shortlisted for the award, and the lyrics and composition of this song have your name on it, of course the Grammy will send you an invitation.

Eric has never watched the Grammys and originally didn't plan to go, but Michael said that the chance of winning was very high, so he decided to go and have fun.

Eric went there after being invited by McQueen. Anyway, the place was right in front of his home in Los Angeles.

After I went there, I discovered that there are really many Grammy awards, with a total of 105 awards, all kinds and diverse.

There are 30 major categories in terms of categories alone, such as music videos, classical categories, packaging categories, children's categories, jazz categories, rap categories, etc.

The most valuable among them is the comprehensive category, with a total of four awards: Production of the Year, Album of the Year, Single of the Year, and Newcomer of the Year.

"Rolling in the deep" was shortlisted for two awards: Production of the Year and Single of the Year.

The former is awarded to the performer and production team of a single. Producers, recording engineers, mixers, etc. can go on stage to receive the award as long as they participate.

The latter belongs exclusively to the song's songwriters, Eric and Michael.

It has been released for more than half a year, and "rolling in the deep" is still in the top 100 of the B list. When it was released, it even topped the list for 9 consecutive weeks.

There were many people at the award ceremony who wanted to get to know Michael because of his relationship, but they turned a blind eye to the rapper Eric.

It’s not a metaphor, it’s really black, all black people.

Except for Jayz who was invited by The Voice and Mr. Gou who has obvious features, I don’t know anyone else.

However, the old black guys have a good sense of him, and asked Eric when "Barbershop 2" will be released? Be sure to bring your family to support.

The movie, which starred an all-black cast, was Eric's pre-MGM project and made him a fortune.

The main creator, Ace Cube, is a rapper and producer who has crossed over into the film industry.

Probably for this reason, these old black men are not bad at his senses, just like "Black Panther" was awarded an Oscar.

Relatively speaking, he was more familiar with pop singers, and he saw Avril Lavigne and Lanni who had been tricked.

I also chatted with Celine Dion and Janet Jackson. The recording of "The Voice" is in progress. Eric has been busy with film matters and hasn't been able to go and watch it yet.

As for Eminem, that stinky idiot, he didn't attend the Grammys. His album was taken off the shelves and he still had the face to show up. He might also be worried that Eric would scold him and beat him up on the spot.

In the end, "Rolling in the Deep" successfully won two awards: Production of the Year and Single of the Year, becoming the biggest winner of the night.

Eric also stood on the Grammy stage in a daze and took away the golden gramophone as an outsider.

I have to say, this scene is still very interesting.

At the same time, a new round of box-office war outside the box office has also begun. The protagonist that has attracted much attention this time is James Wan, who is known as the rising star of the director.

Because the two newly released horror films are both masterpieces in which he participated, MGM's "Saw 2" and Lionsgate's "Dead Silence".

Although he was only the producer of the former, Le Whannell actually completed the film under his direction, while the latter was completely dominated by him.

Now two movies are competing in the arena, and everyone is waiting to see who can use James Wan's sharp sword well.

James Wan ran in both directions, promoting "Saw 2" and "Dead Silence" at the same time.

I was still in Los Angeles in the morning, flew to Boston in the afternoon, and had to go to New York to do a show in the evening, but the child was exhausted.

Lionsgate is confident that "Dead Silence" will be a good film, after all, it invested US$30 million.

When Eric and James Wan chatted privately, he said that this figure was exaggerated but not much. It actually cost $25 million and the movie had many big scenes.

But "Saw" is preceded by the first movie, so Lionsgate is still a little worried.

So a little trick was played. Originally, both movies were scheduled to be released on January 30th.

But after "Saw 2" was announced to be scheduled, "Dead Silence" suddenly moved up the schedule and chose to be released three days in advance.

The idea of ​​creating a time difference is also very simple. Once the reputation of "Dead Silence" ferments, it will be enough to overwhelm the newcomer "Chainsaw 2".

Judy and Volvo therefore wanted to put "Saw 2" on schedule, but Eric ignored it.

Just kidding, what are you like? Do you really think that plated gold is really gold? You are not worthy of brass!

Beverly Hills, Cooper's House.

After winning several Golden Globe awards, Eric chose to hold a party at home, firstly to celebrate, and secondly to connect with everyone.

The company's top management, several buddies, and good friends were all invited, and there were also dozens of Ling Ling Zong Zong, which was much more than last time.

My mother and nanny Lisa were definitely too busy, so they simply hired a chef from Michelin to cook it at home.

Everyone gathered together in twos and threes to chat and brag, Judy was drinking with Chris Evans, and Warren had snacks with Ryan Reynolds with a big belly.

Evangeline Lilly and Gadot were smiling brightly and had no idea what they were talking about.

James is introducing Michael Fassbender and Tom Hardy to the Olsen sisters.

Theron has calmed down, but after hearing that Ashley and Marie were coming, she chose not to participate.

Eric was sitting on the sofa with James Wan and Leigh Whannell watching TV, with Jet Li's "Dark Man" playing on it.

Gudong!

I took a sip of cold drink to relieve my tiredness. This Michelin-starred chef is only at that level.

"James, don't you like the mango flavor? Do you want to change it to beer?"

Seeing that James Wan didn't eat or drink much, Eric asked.

Lewner said: "I don't think James has much appetite now. The comments about "Dead Silence" have already come out."

"As an opponent of Saw 2, I hope it fails, but as your friend, I hope you succeed."

James Wan gave a wry smile. Three days after filming started, the film's reputation has been lifted, far from what he and Lionsgate expected.

The imagined scene should have the audience enthusiastically following it, but the reality is exactly the opposite.

Audiences and film critics who have seen it scoffed, and he would dream of those negative reviews.

"'Dead Silence' is simply the worst movie I have ever seen. The plot is nonsense. Who came up with the puppet show? It's so boring."

"Today I went to see "Dead Silence" with my girlfriend, the new film directed by James Wan. I like his "Saw" and my girlfriend likes his "Get Out."

"We thought that "Dead Silence" would also be an exciting and excellent horror film, but the fact is that it was a failure. Only the episode where the male protagonist's father was hollowed out was surprising, but that was it."

Chicago Herald: "It seems that Saw and Get Out have sapped James Wan's aura, leading him to make bad movies like Dead Silence. A rising director star? Maybe it's just a flash in the pan It’s just a shooting star.”

Fox Entertainment: "It can be seen from the poor performance of "Dead Silence" that James Wan is not serious about this assignment. The movie lacks the stunning feeling of "Saw" and "Get Out". After watching the beginning He just guessed the ending, which is not the level he should be.”

The negative reviews kept lingering in his mind, and James Wan sighed: "I screwed up, $25 million, which is 7 times the amount of "Saw" and 5 times the amount of "Get Out," but I really Screwed up."

"Through this shooting, I feel that I still have a lot of shortcomings in controlling big scenes, and the bigger the scene is, the better is not really the case in horror movies. The audience taught me a lesson."

Looking at Ziren Wen with a depressed look on his face, Eric was happy deep down in his heart. Only when the child goes out on his own to make a career will he realize that society is not easy to live in.

Only when you feel the cruelty outside will you become more attached to the warmth of home.

What's more, the first two times were huge successes, but this time it was a huge failure, which must have been a big blow to him.

He patted James Wan on the shoulder and said comfortingly: "James, you are already great for being able to realize your own shortcomings."

"Come back, come back to MGM and help me make a movie. There is a place for you here."

"I believe that after this failure, you will become more mature."

Hearing this, James Wan felt moved in his heart. The failure of "Dead Silence" made Lionsgate doubt him, and the next film he originally planned has not been completed.

"Eric, are you going to let me do 'Saw 3'?"

"No, let Ray take charge of the "Saw" series. I plan to start a new series for you. Have you ever heard of the Warrens, a pair of exorcists in the last century?"

Wen Ziren shook his head.

"It doesn't matter if you haven't heard of it. You can buy the novel "The Demon Master" and read it. I have already written the outline of the script, and you can add to it."

"When you're almost ready, the movie can start shooting."

The Warrens and "Master of Evil" are actually the prototype of the horror film "The Conjuring", and Eric plans to start filming this most profitable horror film series in film history.

To say that the series is all aggrieved, The Conjuring Universe is the right one, because it also expanded into the "Annabelle" and "The Nun" series.

But when Warner and New Line made a lot of money, they caused a lawsuit because "The Conjuring" was adapted from the story of the Warrens.

But the Warrens actually sold their story very early, and the buyer used it to write the novel "The Demon Master."

The writer therefore took Warner and New Line to court for infringement of the film, demanding more than $900 million in damages.

Warner and New Line were naturally furious. They found an excuse to say that we were not adapting your novel, but the true events of the Warrens. They had never read your crappy novel from beginning to end.

The result was embarrassing. Since it was claimed to be adapted from real events, Warner and New Line were required to prove that there was a ghost and that Annabell could kill.

It's your choice, idol!

Warner and New Line are stupid, this is fucking proof.

In the end, this most absurd case in Hollywood history ended with the two major companies giving in to the individual.

It is impossible to pay compensation of 900 million, but it is rumored that the compensation was tens of millions of dollars, which can be described as a huge hemorrhage.

In order to prevent himself from becoming a defendant, Eric had already asked Billy to buy out the copyright of the novel for a mere US$500,000.

After all, he was just an unpopular writer. When he saw the 500,000 yuan, he went crazy with joy. Eric also went crazy with joy when he got the copyright.