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On the weekend of President's Day, Resident Evil will be fully released in North America.

Prior to this, Embassy Pictures and Shahai Entertainment held a grand premiere for the film.

The premiere was held at the AMG Theater in Santa Monica's Commercial Plaza. Not only were all the crew members present, but a unique biochemical opening show was also held.

Although the film has been greatly adapted and the heroine Alice was originally created, the influence of the game has grown day by day in the past two years. Ronan will certainly not let go of those popular game characters under the authorization of Capcom. , Pull them all out and put them under the spotlight of the red carpet and reporters to increase the topic and attractiveness.

Before the crew and guests walked on the red carpet, a series of game characters made their debut.

Ada King, Jill Valentine, Leon, Claire, Alpha Squad, Lickers, Common Zombies, and more all made appearances on the red carpet, surprising and delighting game fans in the audience.

But compared to movie fans, the computer game fans at the scene belonged to a minority group, and the most gathered here were fans of zombie movies.

Zombies in North America, although not as good as the rising star Star Wars, have also formed a culture.

The number of people who like or even obsess over zombie culture is quite large, and the audience is wider than that of computer games. These are also the natural audiences of zombie movies.

The pre-screening promotion of the Resident Evil movie has two major focuses. One is to use the influence of the game to attract game fans, and the other is to promote zombie audiences like Zombie Survival Guide.

Embassy Pictures invested far more in the latter than the former.

Zombie movies appeared in Hollywood movies as early as the 1930s. It was George Romero who really brought zombie movies to glory. His Night of the Living Dead kept zombies away from voodoo and became a monster with a new image .

It is precisely because of the appearance of this film that zombies have become the new darling of modern horror movies.

Before formulating the publicity plan, Embassy Pictures did a detailed market research and found that audiences are far more interested in zombie films than game-adapted films.

After the demons and goblins of Resident Evil were off, the main creative staff of the crew walked on the red carpet one after another. As the producer, Ronan passed the red carpet behind the director Paul Anderson and the heroine Milla Jovovich.

Come to the media area,

Ronan was also interviewed by media reporters.

A reporter asked: Mr. Anderson, if there is a zombie crisis worldwide, where will you hide?

Ronan replied with a smile: If there is a biochemical crisis in the world, I will choose to escape to the Antarctic or the North Pole. I feel that the zombies will be frozen to death there.

There is a high probability that the living will freeze to death before the zombies freeze to death.

A reporter from the game media asked: Have you played the Resident Evil game?

Of course I played it! Ronan lied and didn't need to write a draft: I am a die-hard biochemical game fan, and I have played every game carefully. When Relativity Entertainment was established, it was first planned to be called 'Umbrella', but After consulting a lawyer, I knew it would violate Capcom's copyright, so I gave up.

It is said that the heroine of the original Alice was decided by you and director Paul Anderson together. A reporter asked loudly, How do you evaluate the role of Alice?

Ronan said very seriously: Alice is really brave, she is a role model for women. The strength and courage that emanated from her will inspire many people.

After answering this question, Ronan was about to leave the media area. He was quite satisfied with the answer to the last question and was very feminist.

Soon, Ronan came to the group photo area, waited until the main creators of the crew gathered together, stood in front of the huge Netflix background board, and took a group photo together.

Netflix advertisements and logos can be seen everywhere at the premiere.

Now that Netflix is ​​in a critical period of development, Ronan will not miss every opportunity to promote Netflix.

After the group photo was over, when entering the gate of the crew, Priyanka Chopra came over and said hello: Hi, Ronan.

Hi, Priyanka. Ronan smiled and nodded at her.

Seeing the skirt worn by Priyanka Chopra, Ronan's gaze stayed for a while longer. There were eye-catching cats on the skirt, and there were artistic words such as caring for stray cats written on it.

Priyanka Chopra caught Ronan's gaze and asked, What's wrong?

Ronan glanced at the cat on the skirt again: Your dress is very chic.

Priyanka Chopra is a smart woman, she immediately understood what Ronan meant, and said in a low voice while walking, This is the manager's idea, he thinks that a public person who is enthusiastic about the environment or the protection of small animals is more important. It is charming and attracts more people’s attention.”

Ronan nodded slightly: What your manager said makes sense.

Seeing the cat on Priyanka Chopra's skirt, Ronan couldn't help but think of a sentence in his previous life: Skrulls are afraid of cats, and Kerrys are afraid of awkward dances. Raising a cat that can only dance awkwardly can dominate the universe.

Entering the VIP room, Ronan went to greet the invited guests, and soon saw Tom Cruise.

You've been very busy recently. Tom Cruise said complainingly, When I call you out to play together, I always say that I don't have time.

Ronan told the truth: I first went to East Asia, and made a round of financing in island countries and South Korea, and then rushed to San Francisco when I came back. I bought a new Internet company, and there are many things to deal with.

Tom Cruise said: I heard that there is an Internet video rental company called Netflix. He tentatively asked: Is there a future in this industry? There have been a lot of rumors in the circle recently, and many people are saying that you do Bad business.

Ronan didn't care about the so-called rumors: It's too early to say success or failure. After three or four years, the result will be clear at a glance.

Sometimes it's hard for me to understand what you do. Tom Cruise shook his head: If you need my help, just ask.

Ronan was also polite: For the films you invested in, talk to Netflix about Internet licensing.

Tom Cruise didn't ask much, and said directly: Let someone from Netflix contact my assistant directly.

It's enough for the two of them to talk about it. As for the price and other issues later, it is appropriate to let the respective people in charge talk about it.

Ronan replied, Yes.

Tom Cruise pointed to Ronan's left hand side: Someone is waiting for you, so I won't bother you. You are back in Los Angeles and you have time to play together. If you don't hurry up to practice your skills, when will our game be? Can it be held?

Ronan said, I remember.

Tom Cruise patted Ronan on the arm, turned and went elsewhere.

Ronan looked to the left, Amanda Seyfried had already walked over.

Amanda, are you alone? Ronan asked with a smile.

My mother came with me. Amanda Seyfried pointed to a short distance and said, With my mother, I can stay here and watch this movie.

Ronan said: Actually, this film is not a horror film, but more like a science fiction film. Unfortunately, it is rated R by the MPAA.

Amanda Seyfried whispered, Can't it be PG-13?

Ronan shook his head: There is no hope.

Relativity Entertainment does not have any right to speak in MPAA, which is an organization deeply influenced by the six major companies.

Amanda Seyfried added: I often watch horror movies, and the scale of Resident Evil is much smaller than most horror movies.

Ronan smiled, and asked instead: Do you often watch horror movies? Are you not afraid?

Amanda Seyfried stared at Ronan closely: Do you still think of me as a teenage girl? She emphasized: Ronan, I have grown up! I will be seventeen soon !

Ronan remembered: That's right, you were from 1985, and you've grown up in no time.

Amanda Seyfried is still less than 1.6 meters tall, but her figure is bumpy, and she has really grown completely.

This girl can be classified as the Creator's darling. She doesn't look tall, but her proportions are particularly good. The face is not beautiful enough, and she has a figure like a devil.

Amanda Seyfried looked around, saw that there was no one around, suddenly moved closer, and said in a low voice, Ronan, am I beautiful?

Ronan said with a smile: Amanda has grown up and is already a beautiful big girl.

This didn't seem to be the answer she wanted. Amanda Seyfried pouted slightly dissatisfied, and said, I won't tell you anymore. I'll go find my mother and go into the theater.

Before leaving, she turned to Ronan and said, The shooting of Taken is about to start, can you spare some time to watch my filming?

Ronan nodded and said, I'll call you before I go.

Okay! Amanda Seyfried left happily.

Ronan chatted with other people for a while, and when the time was about to come, he brought the crew into the theater, and the screening started soon.

Frankly speaking, Resident Evil has many shortcomings, but there are also many bright spots.

The structure of the film is compact, the narrative is complete, there is no extra plot, and everything revolves around the main story.

The action design is also quite brilliant.

Compared with the previous and subsequent sequels, this film does not have many action scenes, but each action scene is full of movement and unique style under the director's deployment.

For example, Milla Jovovich is fighting with a group of dogs, and there are many slow-motion close-ups of bullet trajectories, which is a very unique style.

Of course, the coolest shot is the leader of the tactical team who has been cut into pieces. This design is quite good and ingenious.

Another major feature of the film's action scenes is that women are the protagonists. Milla Jovovich and Priyanka Chopra have a big fight, which is quite interesting.

So, the two beauties led the two weak men to fight fiercely with the zombies.

As for acting skills, this is not important for a film like Resident Evil.

In any case, Resident Evil is far above the passing line of commercial films, which is very rare for such films that have nothing to do with killing little zombies.

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