[US Entertainment] 1994

Josh swears that he never knew Carlos was so "knowledgeable" before that night.

So one day, when Arnold called again, Josh yelled anxiously as if his ass was on fire: "Don't mention Richard Gere and the National Enquirer to me, and don't mention paparazzi and underwear. !"

Mr. Broker looks confused and doesn't want to hear about Richard Gere and the Enquirer understandably, but the underpants...

What about the underwear? ? ?

Does Josh want to try Kevin Klein's underwear endorsement?

Mr. Manager couldn’t help but think about it. From the endorsement of underwear, to the lewd commercials shot by Kevin Klein’s model Mark Wahlberg, and then to the fact that the other party was expelled from the music industry because of racial discrimination. The tragedy, so before the call ended, the agent reminded Josh: "Don't do stupid things that are racially discriminatory, you know?"

Josh also began to look confused.

Carlos, who eavesdropped on the phone calls between the two, said, "..."

It can only be said that these two people should really be the best partners. They will misunderstand each other, and their understanding of the same topic can even differ by thousands of miles, but the chat between the two is in perfect harmony. Shi even told Arnold that he was a double agent, and Arnold also expressed his deep sorrow for Josh's stupidity.

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At the beginning of October, "The Shawshank Redemption" was released in 10 theaters across the United States. In the three days of the weekend, the movie took in a box office of 944 million US dollars. movie of.

For Josh, the box office figure of more than 1300 million US dollars is not high. After all, the box office of "Speed" released in the summer file reached more than 1900 million US dollars in the first week. The box office of "Woman" also easily exceeded [-] million in the first week. Among the films he participated in, the box office performance of "Shawshank Redemption" is not bad, but it is not outstanding.

For producer Columbia Pictures, however, the outcome was very different.

"The Shawshank Redemption", which was shown in more than 900 theaters, has shown a combat effectiveness not inferior to that of "Wolf".

If "Shawshank's Redemption" has the same number of theaters as "Wolf", even if the film's single-house box office declines, the film's weekend box office should reach 1500 million or more - for Columbia Pictures, which has been out of luck for the entire summer For them, "The Shawshank Redemption" may be their only straw, the last redemption!

In fact, after the 1300 million box office results of "The Shawshank Redemption" were released, Columbia Pictures is planning to increase the number of films scheduled for next week. If it is done properly, it is not impossible for "The Shawshank Redemption" to exceed [-] million at the box office. What's more, in terms of the current praise of "The Shawshank Redemption", it is a certainty that the film will win in the awards season.

This weekend, "Cannonball Expert", starring action superstars Sylvester Stallone and Sharon Stone, was released on a large scale in 2522 theaters across the United States. In the first week of its release, the box office achieved excellent results. It is the champion of this week's weekend box office chart.

Although the film’s box office performance is excellent, the box office for a single theater is only $5677, which is nearly $1 less than the box office for "The Shawshank Redemption". It's unknown.

Critics are clearly more optimistic about "The Shawshank Redemption", especially after the film's expanded screening scale is still doing well at the box office.

The third-ranked movie this week is "Wild River" directed by Curtis Hanson and starring Meryl Streep. After two weeks of release, the total box office has accumulated more than 2000 million U.S. dollars. Got an excellent result of 701 million US dollars.

The fourth and sixth films this week are "Forrest Gump" and "Forrest Gump". The gap is widening, the latter's description of the American spirit has attracted countless audiences, and as time goes on, the latter still maintains long-lasting vitality.

The fifth-ranked film this week is the black film "Jason Love Song". The homosexual elements in the film also gained a certain amount of attention. outstanding.

Since the box office results of "The Shawshank Redemption" were exposed, the media's bragging about Josh has almost reached an exaggerated level. The term "Josh Walter Myth" almost renders Josh as the most successful, handsome, and talented in Hollywood. Film selection... In short, with Josh's thick skin, he couldn't help but blush when he saw those exaggerated adjectives.

Arnold has become the most popular agent in Hollywood.

All kinds of scripts came to him like snowflakes. Although Josh had already signed a contract with the crew of "The Usual Suspects", he didn't play many roles in this movie, so most of the film companies didn't let go his covetousness.

Carlos even came back with a script one day.

When Qiao Shi turned his head and looked at him suspiciously, Carlos just shrugged his shoulders: "You forgot that I also have shares in Warner Bros. They know that you and I have a very good relationship, so I want you to play their role through my invitation." new movie."

Josh frowned: "It's just a good relationship?"

Carlos smiled slightly: "It's better than a good relationship."

Josh made a grimace, and threw the script aside: "If the script is suitable, I will consider acting in it. It's just that there are 20 or 10 scripts in front of me during this period. Screening them is a huge project. .”

He lightly poked Carlos' chest: "Haven't you considered casting a film and inviting me to be the protagonist?"

Carlos let him poke and poke, and finally couldn't help but grab Josh's hand: "Think about it, just need a suitable script."

"Then you'd better hurry up, you can still invite me now, but the future may not be certain." Josh blinked and said proudly.

Carlos couldn't help but rubbed his hair fiercely, a smile appeared in his eyes.

After October, although the promotional activities of the film are still intensive, Josh’s overall state is relaxed. "The Shawshank Redemption" and "Speed" have achieved excellent box office results, and the media and audience have also received good reviews. Even if the awards at the end of the year Ji Josh can't be as full as previous years, and Josh's year is also complete.

In October, after most of the publicity for "The Shawshank Redemption" ended, Josh began to devote himself to the filming of "The Usual Suspects".

"The Usual Suspects" is a crime drama film directed by Bryan Singer. Josh played the criminal Roger Gent in the movie. The role was originally tailored by Singer for Kevin Spacey, but Smith Pesci had already taken David Fincher's "Seven Deadly Sins"-that was the role Josh wanted, so Josh immediately expressed interest in "The Usual Suspects", director Bryan Singer Maybe Kevin Spacey is more favored, and Bryan Singer is also one of the producers, but the production company and other producers of the film obviously prefer Josh.

After all, no one has the courage to refuse an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor and creator of nearly 2 million box office.

As a crime film, "The Usual Suspects" has even more named actors than "Schindler's List."

Gabriel Dean and Stephen Baldwin, Kevin Pollack and Benicio Del Toro play the other four suspects in the movie, among several actors, Stephen Baldwin is the famous four Baldwin brothers A member of the film, his elder brothers Alec Baldwin, William Baldwin and Daniel Baldwin are all engaged in the actor industry with outstanding achievements, and Benicio Del Toro is the future Oscar for best supporting actor.

In addition to the actor who plays the suspect, Chazz Palminteri who plays the detective is the director, actor and screenwriter, and Giancarlo Esposito is the classic green leaf in Hollywood movies and TV series. good quality.

It can be said that, except for Josh, the entire crew of "The Usual Suspects" does not have a big star in the usual sense, but the acting skills of all the actors are very good, which guarantees the quality of the movie from the source. Bryan Singer's The choice is undoubtedly very cost-effective.

Of course, to Josh's satisfaction, the script of "The Usual Suspect" is clean and neat. It is enough for him to play a bad guy honestly. There are no female characters in the movie. Worry about the plot.

After entering the group, Josh and Bryan Singer met first, and the other actors hadn't arrived yet. He was the first actor to join the group that day.

Bryan Singer is a very young director, only 5 years older than Josh, and he will turn 30 next year. He is undoubtedly a rising star in the director circle, but last year, he already won the Saint Mark with the movie "Media" He won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sri Lanka Film Festival, and also won the opportunity to direct the crime drama "The Usual Suspects".

Of course, Bryan Singer is just an unknown director now, but in the future, the first and second parts of "X-Men" launched by this director have achieved excellent results, and the subsequent "Wolverine" ", "X-Men: First Class"

The results are also quite good. In addition to movies, "Doctor House" directed by Bryan Singer has also achieved excellent ratings in the TV drama industry. It can be said that Bryan Singer is a commercially successful The director's grasp of the plot and rhythm is far beyond that of ordinary directors.

From the expression of the other party, Josh couldn't tell what the other party thought of him, but he guessed that Bryan Singer was not very satisfied with his replacement of Kevin Spacey. After all, the other party's ideal actor was Kevin Spacey, Josh is just a latecomer.