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The Dominican Republic is an island country located between the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. The entire country has a population of only 1000 million. This is a small North American country whose official language is Spanish. The climate is pleasant, but the economic level is relatively backward, far inferior to The United States and Canada belong to North America.

The news that "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" chose Dominica as the filming location really shocked the Dominican authorities. After the news was announced, the Dominican government immediately contacted the person in charge of Disney, expressing their willingness to provide many conveniences for the filming of the film, provided that the crew can hire more Local Dominicans participated in the filming.

The reason why a country's official attitude is so low is that the success of the previous "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" has proved the global influence of the film, and the successful release of the second film will definitely bring more economic growth to the country. point, in fact, the total annual GDP of this country is only tens of billions of dollars, which is not even comparable to the annual income of the Hollywood film industry. Tourism is also one of the important sources of economic income for Dominica. The local government hopes to 2" as an opportunity to increase economic income and save the country's economy that is already on the verge of bankruptcy.

At least Ebert was shocked to hear about the current situation in Dominica. In a country where 70% of the population is unemployed, how do they survive?

At this time, the crew of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" showed their embarrassment. They hired 400 locals, plus 600 staff members from the production team. Now there are more than 1000 people involved in filming. In order to prepare three meals for these people, the crew almost transported tons of food from the mainland of the United States to the local Dominican Republic. I don’t know how many dollars are spent on the one-way air ticket alone. The director’s casual signing is several million dollars. expenditure.

Based on the annual economic output of the Dominican Republic, the cost of filming "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" is equivalent to the annual income of 4 local people.

The film industry has always been a money-burning industry, but its huge profits still lure a large number of investors and film companies to pour funds into it one after another. Every investment can be regarded as a gamble.

In the blink of an eye, two months of filming passed silently, and Ebert asked the crew of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" for a short leave to return to Los Angeles to promote "Batman Begins".

Ebert stayed in the crew all day long, either reading the script or making phone calls, and almost forgot about the upcoming release of his new work. Fortunately, the agent reminded him in time, so that Ebert could advance Report to the crew.

Although Gore Verbinski is still concerned about the filming of the film, considering that "Batman Begins" is Ebert's first attempt as a leading actor in a commercial film, Disney is trying to win Ebert. Participated in the filming of the third part of "Pirates of the Caribbean", they could only agree to Ebert's vacation.

This is Ebert's fourth film to participate in the summer competition since "White Night". In addition to "Pirates of the Caribbean 4" which is currently being filmed, Ebert has made a total of 2 films, only "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" "did not participate in the competition for the summer film, which is also the only movie of Ebert's box office that did not exceed 5 million yuan--as an actor, Ebert has always been very sure about the competition for the summer film. Ended with exciting results, whether he starred in or acted in a supporting role, the movies have achieved much better results than the media and even the producers expected. Therefore, for this upcoming superhero movie, Ebert Have full confidence.

Although not too many people think so now.

The first to jump out is still the steadfast "Ebert Black" "National Enquirer". The Enquirer is firmly on the road of strongly opposing Ebert. They will oppose Ebert if they support it. They will always be the first to speak out about the movie starring Ebert, even if they slap their mouths afterwards. A hundred times can't stop their belief.

"Just starring in a few movies with a box office of over [-] million, Albert Dawson thinks he is more amazing than Will Smith?"

"At the age of 25, he was nominated for Best Actor twice at the age of [-]. Ha, this is really an amazing achievement, but no matter how much Albert Dawson's fans brag, he is still only the fourth youngest actor to be nominated for Best Actor. Think first and second, Unless he can go back to the womb and recreate it. Albert Dawson is really the thickest-skinned actor I have ever seen. No matter what awards, people only remember the first, and no one cares about the second and third, let alone It is the fourth, and such an achievement is worth showing off all day long. Just like I know that the world's highest peak is Mount Everest, who cares what the second and third peaks are?"

Throwing the newspaper aside, Ebert silently rolled his eyes: "The second highest peak is K[-], the third peak is Kanchenjunga, and the fourth peak is Lhotse. Uneducated journalists don't care about others, but I do."

The National Enquirer is also not optimistic about the prospects of the summer file "Batman Begins".

They have good reasons.The first point is that Ebert has never shown his box office appeal in commercial blockbuster movies. "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" did set a box office record for adventure and fantasy commercial movies, but what really attracted the audience was Johnny Depp played Jack Sparrow instead of Ebert's Will Turner.The second point is that whether the market potential of the Batman series has recovered remains to be verified. It is only 8 years since the last Batman series "Batman and Robin" produced by Warner was released. Joe Schumacher and George The addition of Clooney, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Uma Thurman and a series of big names did not save this extremely bad movie. This movie was not only selected by Time Magazine as the worst movie in 50 years The film has been nominated for a series of Golden Raspberry Awards and has been called the worst superhero movie in history.

This also means that the golden signboard of the Batman series has been smashed by "Batman and Robin".

In addition, whether Christopher Nolan can control a commercial blockbuster is also the focus of media doubts. Some people even think that the important reason for Warner to restart this series is to detect the influence of this series in the minds of the audience, so as to provide a better basis for the film. Subsequent shoots provided more support, not really relying on Nolan's directing ability.

What's more, although this movie is named after "Batman Begins", the whole movie revolves around how Batman became Batman. It is a prequel, not a traditional Batman movie. .

Amidst a series of disturbances, the film, which gathered the painstaking efforts of the director, actors and all crew members, was finally released nationwide on June 6.

As in previous years, the summer vacation in 2005 was still a battle between dragons and tigers. "Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith" hit the top of the box office with a weekly box office of 5 million US dollars when it was released on May 19. The box office figure of 1 million US dollars on the day of its premiere broke four daily box office records , created a miracle in box office history.Previously, Ebert's "White Night" had a head-on encounter with "Star Wars: Episode 5850: Attack of the Clones" in the summer file. Doubtless, in the third part, "Star Wars", a famous film series, finally opened its fangs, showing its absolute appeal at the box office.

George Lucas's directorial career is only related to the "Star Wars" series. Although he produced commercial blockbusters, his promotion of film special effects and technology, as well as the "Star Wars" film series with a reputation in film history With his appearance, he successfully became one of the four major directors in Hollywood, and he became a god.

In addition to "Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith", directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Tim Robbins and others in "The World" The Great War will also be released on June 6. This film has an investment of 29 million. The producer is Catherine Kennedy, who has worked with Ebert on "The Pentium Era". In the highly competitive summer vacation, Spielberg And Tom Cruise's box office appeal should not be underestimated.

In addition, "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp, the animated film "Madagascar" produced by DreamWorks, "Rival for All" starring Will Smith and Scandalous Man. "Mr. and Mrs. Smith," starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, is also a strong contender for "Batman Begins."

In other words, it is not easy for "Batman: Shadow of the Shadows" to break out of the encirclement in this summer.

After preparing the dress and getting into the car prepared by the crew, accompanied by three bodyguards, Ebert successfully walked the red carpet of the movie premiere.He himself didn't want to cause too much trouble, but the naked man who suddenly appeared at the premiere of "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" really made Ebert feel lingering.

Although it now appears that the naked man is actually the catalyst for the relationship between Ebert and Leonardo, but no matter what, Ebert is unwilling to encounter such a situation again, it is too eye-catching.

At the premiere, thousands of fans came to the scene. They held signs with Ebert's face and name on them, shouted at Ebert, and expressed their love for Ebert.

Ebert's appearance can be described as the first climax of the "Batman Begins" premiere, and the second climax is the appearance of heartthrob Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes The moment you appear on the red carpet.

Although he is over 40 years old, Tom cruise has always had a special complex in the hearts of the American people. Although his career has declined over the years, he is superstitious in Scientology, and his marriage with Nicole Kidman broke down, which led to the departure of some fans. , but Tom Cruise is always the kind "Tom" in the mouth of the public.

At the end of April, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes appeared in Rome, Italy at the same time, which attracted the attention of various media. It was suspected that they were in a relationship, but both Tom and Katie denied this statement, but in May On the "Oprah Show" on the 4rd, Tom Cruise confessed his love to Katie on the spot, and his relationship was confirmed.

Katie Holmes immediately rose from a mediocre young actress to the attention-grabbing "Sister Tom". Walking on the red carpet, her eyes were filled with happiness, showing the beauty of every woman who is in love. The state that the girl should show.

Albert's thoughts hesitated.

The crew of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" only gave him ten days off. Almost the moment he set foot on the American continent, he was caught up in the busy publicity work, and he didn't even return home.

It's not that he didn't invite Leonardo to participate in the film's premiere, but Leonardo flatly refused.

But at this moment, Ebert was a little lucky, because seeing Katie's appearance, he had no doubt that if he appeared on the red carpet with Leonardo at the same time, the strong yearning and strong emotion in his eyes might be hidden even if he tried hard. will leak out.

Because love is always a last resort!

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