The Best Entertainment Era

Since the beginning of December, Preton Pictures, Shahai Entertainment and Embassy Pictures have started three-party negotiations on the production and distribution of The Da Vinci Code and Mamma Mia.

Ronan just paid attention to it for a while, and the specific work was handed over to people from the two companies.

Lost in Translation continued to be screened in North America, and the number of screening theaters increased to 30. The box office of the second film weekend was close to 1.5 million US dollars, and it still maintained a high level of more than 40,000 US dollars per theater.

This is the only award-winning film of Embassy Pictures this year, and all the award-winning resources have been used on it.

The production budget of Lost in Translation is only 4 million US dollars, but the publicity and distribution budget is as high as 7 million US dollars. Even the Embassy Pictures can continue to invest additionally according to the situation.

There is essentially no difference between the operation of an award-winning film and a commercial film. On the basis of ensuring a certain quality of the film, the final fight is still the capital investment.

During the screening stage, the audience who saw Lost in Translation was relatively limited, and the word-of-mouth of the film was extremely strong.

IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes have already lifted the ban.

The former now has thousands of users scoring, and the average score of Lost in Translation is 8.3 points.

The latter belongs to the intuitive comments of film critics. Filmmakers have great influence in the awards season, and most film critics appreciate the literary tone of Lost in Translation.

Rotten Tomatoes has collected more than 80 film reviews, including when the film participated in the Cannes Film Festival. The index is not only marked as fresh, but also as high as 97% fresh!

Not only professional film critics buy Lost in Translation very much.

The media has also been well received.

Lost in Translation, as a classic romance film, has both laugh-out-loud humor and tenderness. Like all memorable and memorable love stories, it has a bittersweet, beautiful And it touches people's hearts in a moving way.

-- Los Angeles Times

Lost in Translation's atmospheric and observational sections are longer than its storytelling sections. But you won't mind: Sofia Coppola quietly maintains a subdued tone, and there won't be a second movie like this, unless genetics meddles.

-- Hollywood Reporter

In fact, for some people,

For example, Ronan, after watching this film, felt that Sofia Coppola seemed to say something, but he didn't seem to say anything.

This is a film that directly reflects the director's emotions.

At the video conference jointly organized by Embassy Pictures and Sofia Coppola, Ronan said to his friend Tom Cruise: It is even a work that represents Sofia's personal emotions.

Having just watched the film, Tom Cruise also had a similar experience: She grasped it very well and controlled her emotions very well.

Ronan nodded: Yes.

Tom Cruise lowered his voice a little, and said: When a man and a woman who have feelings for each other share the same bed, how much faith and tenacious will do they have to have in order not to have sex.

Ronan asked, Can you do it?

Tom Cruise didn't answer, but instead asked, Can you?

Ronan said truthfully: It depends on whether that woman is pretty or not.

Tom Cruise shook his finger at him: Ronan, your will and belief are not working.

Ronan pointed to Tom Cruise: Tom, it's very rude to say no to a man.

Tom Cruise couldn't help laughing.

Ronan stopped joking with him, looked at Sofia Coppola surrounded by everyone in the banquet hall, and said, Remember, all the votes in my hand are for Lost in Translation.

Don't worry. Tom Cruise said directly: I will mobilize my side and help you vote as much as possible.

He also looked towards Sofia Coppola and said, I don't know if I still have a chance to stand on the Oscar stage.

Following the failure of the last Olympic Games, Tom Cruise's desire to win the Oscar for Best Actor has also faded a lot.

Ronan said: When your hair is gray and your face is full of wrinkles, you will definitely win an Oscar for Best Actor.

Tom Cruise withdrew his gaze and glanced at Ronan: Can you not hit me?

This is not a blow. Ronan spread his hands: Tom, this is the truth. You represent an era in Hollywood. From the mid-1980s to the present, you have always been one of the most representative figures in Hollywood. Waiting for you When you get old, the Oscars will definitely give you a top award.

Tom Cruise is not stupid. Just thinking about it for a while, he knew that the possibility is not only there, but also very high. He shook his head and said, A consolation prize for the elderly before retirement.

Oscars also have qualifications, and the future Sandra Bullock, etc., can be said to be typical in this regard.

Ronan lowered his voice slightly: Tom, remember a project I mentioned to you? Last time with you and Will.

The gangster movie you were talking about? Tom Cruise asked.

That's right. Ronan nodded slowly, and said, Will is busy with the promotion of The Rival of All People. After this busy period, I invite you to go to my place to watch the preview and the script together.

The two screenwriters have returned from Boston, and are combining the scripts of the two Infernal Affairs movies that have been released, adapting a completely Americanized script based on the gangster culture in the United States, and can complete the first draft before Christmas.

Ronan has already made up his mind, and invited Tom Cruise and Will Smith to play the two most important protagonists.

Tom Cruise nodded: Yes, you can call me then.

Ronan saw George Lucas coming out of the crowd not far away, pointed to him, and said, I'm going to chat with George Lucas.

George Lucas had a big beard and black-rimmed glasses, and he was much fatter than the last time Ronan saw him.

Hi, George. Ronan walked over to greet him, Long time no see.

George Lucas shook hands with Ronan and made a joke: Yeah, I've almost forgotten you for a long time.

Ronan was very good at approaching: You won't forget, we are alumni of USC Film School.

I really don't remember if you don't tell me. George Lucas smiled slightly: It turns out that you also graduated from the USC Film School.

Ronan smiled and said, Unfortunately, I dropped out of school before finishing my studies.

George Lucas said naturally: You are already well versed in the way of paper, reading it is a waste of time, it is better to come out and practice.

Ronan changed the subject: Will the third part of Star Wars Prequel be released next year?

It won't be until 2005. George Lucas revealed a little information appropriately: Now post-production has just started.

Ronan seemed to be a Star Wars fan: Will the Black Lord appear?

George Lucas is very cautious: This is the secret of the film, I can't tell you now.

Ronan deliberately pretended to be impatient: This is too cruel for a fan.

Looking at Ronan, George Lucas didn't think it was a fake, and asked, Ronan, do you like Star Wars very much?

Ronan didn't answer, but asked instead: How many Americans don't like Star Wars? He deliberately said: George, are you still filming the third film? If we continue to film, we can cooperate. I have no other intentions. , just want to participate in the production of Star Wars on the ground, it's a pure fan's idea.

This will be the end. George Lucas has said it many times, and there's no need to hide it: After Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars is all over from a movie point of view.

Ronan sighed: It's a pity.

George Lucas didn't feel that way: Any movie has to end, and I'm getting older and I can't keep up.

Ronan just got acquainted with George Lucas first and left a good impression. He didn't say anything in a hurry, but said calmly: I agree with this, no matter how classic a movie is, And characters, there is also a day when I say goodbye to the audience.

George Lucas couldn't help laughing: Maybe I will restart this series when there are new advances in film technology.

Ronan also smiled: I'm waiting for that day.

To some extent, the Star Wars series in the United States is a bit like Journey to the West in the East, and has already evolved into a cultural phenomenon.

From the perspective of the film industry alone, Star Wars is definitely the number one IP in Hollywood.

Ronan could tell that George Lucas had no intention of retiring and transferring Lucasfilm for the time being, at least not yet.

It's hard to force George Lucas to do anything unless he wants to.

Ronan knew that many things should not be rushed, otherwise it would be bad if it backfired.

In fact, he has already done some understanding of Star Wars and Lucasfilm. The latter is similar to a group company. In addition to the production company Lucasfilm, there is also the world's largest film special effects company. Light and Magic, as well as animation, soundtrack and many other subsidiaries named after Skywalker, the company's overall value today should be more than 3 billion US dollars.

However, except for Industrial Light and Magic and Lucasfilm, strictly speaking, other subsidiaries can be classified as non-performing assets.

The greatest value of the entire Lucasfilm industry lies in two places, one is Industrial Light and Magic, and the other is Star Wars.

However, the copyright of Star Wars is divided. The filming copyright and various peripheral copyrights of the film are held in the hands of Lucasfilm. Publisher Twentieth Century Fox.

In the late 1970s, George Lucas transferred the copyright of the film to Twentieth Century Fox at a low price in order to release and release A New Hope, which was ridiculed by critics during the test screening. Twentieth Century Fox didn't care about it at all, and didn't want to spend any more money. George Lucas retained the shooting copyright of the film and all peripheral copyrights.

As we all know, Star Wars staged a silk counterattack.