Legendary Hollywood Director

June 24, Paris International Airport.

This is the hottest day of the year in France.

Lyman was wearing a short shirt, standing outside the exit, looking at Thomas next to him, his face speechless.

Why don't you just pick up someone, and engage in such a big battle.

At this moment, at the exit passage of the airport, Thomas led seven or eight crew members lined up. Because there were so many people coming in and out, he deliberately held up a sign with the name of Jim Carrey on it.

Oops, shame on the thief.

Uh, can you change the formation? Don't line up, just stand together. Why are you so conspicuous.

What if people can't see it? Besides, I don't want to do this, it's very tiring to hold it. Thomas persevered.

In other words, after Lehmann flew to Paris from Los Angeles, filming did not start immediately.

Because the preparatory work has not been completely completed, although the specific location, shooting equipment, props and costumes have been fixed long ago, it still took a little time to reconvene the shooting team.

Filming is a technical job, and it is more of a group collaboration.

In addition, Jean-Reno is a guest actor in this film. Although the role is small, it is indispensable. Also, because people have to deal with some personal affairs, it will take a while to come over.

Fortunately, Jim Carrey also simply waited for a while to join the group together.

Anyway, the crew also has some troubles to do in advance, even if it comes, the real shooting will not be so fast.

Until today is the day of reunion.

After waiting for a while at the airport, I received Jim Carrey and his assistant smoothly.

And let people drive a few cars parked outside.

boarding.

With a wave of Lehman's hand, a dozen men, and Jim Carrey, who squinted and smiled, he could form a boy band or something.

Because there is no girl.

The car drove to the studio of Europa Pictures, and hula la got off the car, causing a commotion.

Finally, the assembly was over, and everyone came.

In the studio, Ryan came out with Jean Reno, Hilary Swank and the rest of the supporting cast who arrived early.

Come on, let me introduce you.

Lehman greeted enthusiastically, This one, you must have seen his play.

Lehmann pulled Jean-Renault over.

Jim Carrey smiled and shook hands, Mr. Jean-Reno, nice to meet you.

The original This Killer Isn't Too Cold is still popular internationally, and Hollywood is no exception.

Hello, pleasant cooperation. Jean-Renault said politely.

This one, Miss Hilary Swank.

Hello, hello, first meeting, happy cooperation.

Pleasant to work with.

Hilary Swank is also very enthusiastic, looking at it curiously. A first-line movie star like Jim Carrey, or a comedy star, she has only heard of it, and now she has officially seen it.

Then I got to know Shirley MacLaine, Adrian Martinez, Aaron Bowen and other actors who didn't have so many roles.

The two biggest names in the crew have good temperaments and high emotional intelligence.

Or to be able to get into their position,

All know the size.

Are you an actor? If you can reach the top of the circle, you must have a professional attitude, strong business ability, maybe a little bit of a big name, and a little temper, and it's not a big problem. There may also be another kind of relationship, background, average level but more popular, and the filmmakers also like to use it.

Otherwise, even if there is a gold master, the character is too rubbish, and there is always trouble, it is estimated that it will not be very open, let alone enter the ranks of the front line.

When the whole group came to Paris, they took a break and were about to open the filming location. The first batch of publicity resources for Hellboy had already begun to be released.

Lionsgate is still great.

People started out with low-budget thriller movies and gradually gained a firm foothold in Hollywood.

He has extensive experience in how to distribute such works.

In the previous life, the development of the Chainsaw series was also one of the facades of Lionsgate.

If not influenced by Lehman, Wen Ziren would be the screenwriter and producer of the second and third Chainsaw at Lions Gate, and hired a new director to direct it. After the good response, Wen Ziren planned to shoot a new film project, and Lionsgate continued to develop the sequel.

At the back, a total of eight films were filmed, and the audience did not stop until they heard the word Chainsaw Horror and became disgusted. You say, how hanging the Lions Gate.

Their marketing strategies are also aimed at specific movie audiences, that is, people whose movie tastes can accept horror, violence and bloodshed.

The advertising is basically carried out around the middle and low-end communities. Around these communities, including the nearby video rental points, bus stops, and outdoor billboards, you can see the huge posters of the film. Of course, the trailer and the spinning top also edited two for some local TV stations. As for those very popular TV programs, variety shows and the like, as well as subway stations, train stations, downtown areas and other densely populated bustling areas, they did not invest any resources.

First, it is too expensive and the funds are limited; second, the cost performance is not high, and even if you invest, the market conversion rate is also very low.

This is the experience summed up by Lionsgate.

After all, the life cycle of ordinary thriller movies is generally short.

It is normal for mainstream commercial blockbusters to be released for a month or two, while the average release cycle for cult films is only 4 weeks, which is less than a month.

It is not difficult to draw a conclusion. Thriller movies attach great importance to the early market performance. If they can't make more box office profits at the beginning, they will basically be cold. It also cannot achieve the projection mode that focuses on word-of-mouth and long-term flow.

Of course, Lionsgate does exactly that.

In the hotel, Lyman received a call from Joseph.

I just got news from Lionsgate that they are still optimistic about the market prospects of Hellboy and decided to release it on a large scale, and won the number of screenings in about 1,700 theaters.

Not bad. Lyman smiled.

Looking at the number of 1700, at first glance, it is not much.

After all, Spider-Man 2 has more than 3,700 theaters. Compared with others, Hellboy can't even account for half of it.

However, the type of film and the market potential of potential audiences are incomparable. If a cult film has such a distribution scale, it is enough to show that Lionsgate still attaches great importance to it.

After all, Lionsgate signed the distribution rights of the film, of course, to obtain the maximum distribution revenue. If the box office is more, they will get more.

And Lehman doesn't expect this film to be a super hit, as long as it has a small box office success like it used to be very satisfied.

If there is no good time, and a small loss, Lehman can accept it.

In terms of the potential of the top, there is still a long way to go to grow to the maturity of the future.

Besides, even if he doesn't make movies, it's more than enough to be an art director or a producer or something.

It must be a good thing to keep him.

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