Chapter 469: The Traitor's End
On the day of the premiere, under the pre-heating of The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers for two consecutive years, the fanaticism and passion that the fans have accumulated for a long time seems to have found an excellent way to vent, with more than 100,000 people in the United States. Fans gathered in Los Angeles for the premiere in a rave.
In order to watch The Return of the King in advance and compete for the stars, fans lined up all night and set up tents to grab a favorable position.
At 8:30 in the morning, thousands of moviegoers crowded the Walk of Fame leading to the Chinese Theater in Hollywood. They wore wizard hats and capes. The streets of the City of Angels seemed to be the Middle Earth in the movie. Fans of hobbit, elves, orc costumes abound.
The Lord of the Rings trilogy showed a strong influence, and the media also responded enthusiastically to the event. Nearly 500 reporters from around the world formed a huge reporting group.
For this event, Los Angeles City Hall also gave its full support. Los Angeles Mayor Helen Clark chartered a parade of movie fans across the city's main streets, and held an official welcome ceremony for the crew at City Hall, and then the crew went to hold the event. Premiere of the China Theatre.
The streets of Los Angeles are filled with posters featuring characters from The Lord of the Rings, and a massive eight-story poster hangs in the Highland Center.
When the crew members walked on the red carpet one after another, the atmosphere of the scene was almost detonated.
A good start often means great success. The Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King brings together the right time, place, and people!
I'm just a representative of a huge team, and I thank all the buddies who participated in the filming!
When being interviewed in the interview area, Duke didn't say much, only left this sentence. The atmosphere at the scene was enough for the media to write about it. The premiere was destined to steal the headlines of most of the entertainment media tomorrow.
Because the parade on the road was delayed too much time. After the crew stood together and took a photo, Duke and Charles Rowan were taken directly into the theater and waited for the film to start.
Meanwhile, fans who had gathered on the streets of Los Angeles swarmed with staggering speed, but they did not go home. Instead, they walked towards the nearest theater. There were still 3,000 advance shows going on at the same time as the premiere. There was no fan who didn't want to see the final chapter of the trilogy right away.
Because it was a working day on Thursday, Brad Miller arrived at the theater a little late, and hurried into the theater when there were still five minutes before the film was released. Just after entering the large movie hall that can seat more than 500 people, all he sees is densely packed with heads, and he can't find any empty seats when he looks around.
Standing at the entrance of the theater, Brad Miller was very sure that the occupancy rate must have exceeded 90%. However, when he walked into the aisle and walked around the cinema looking for a seat, he immediately overturned this idea. He only saw a seat in a very corner. The attendance here is almost full!
The attendance rate must have reached 99%!
Went in a circle and sat in the corner. Brad Miller thought so.
In a theater in Beverly Hills, Oliver Stone walked in early in the morning and chose a slightly forward position for his identity and fame. It's perfectly possible to go to the premiere, but Oliver Stone didn't want to go. First, the Lord of the Rings studio was not invited, and second, his project was blocked by Duke Rosenberg.
From Gladiator to the release of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Hollywood and the world have set off an epic movie craze. Oliver Stone also participated in the craze. He and Anchor Bay Entertainment intend to combine Anchor Bay Entertainment raised more than $150 million for Alexander the Great's magnificent life on the big screen, and reached a preliminary agreement with Warner Bros. that the film would be distributed by Warner Bros.
However, not long ago, Warner Bros. rejected the release of the film. Oliver Stone got the news that when Warner's board of directors was reviewing, Warner Bros. made this decision because of strong opposition from Duke Rosenberg. Decide.
The project suddenly lost its publisher, which made Oliver Stone a little crazy. Although he had a stomach full of opinions about Duke, he was also shooting an epic film. He knew the power of the Lord of the Rings. What kind of height can he push the epic film to, and what inspiration can he draw from it.
The sky was getting dark, and a car stopped in front of the Romi Cinema in Chicago. Roger Albert walked out of the car unhurriedly. to a movie theater.
Entering the theater, Roger Albert frowned slightly. Although he was mentally prepared, he still felt a little uncomfortable when he saw so many people in this extra-large theater. The rate almost means that the director he hates so much will achieve another great success.
However, his priority is not these, but to find an empty seat.
There were too many people. Roger Albert walked two aisles before seeing an empty seat. He went over and asked a young man sitting outside, Is there anyone here?
Sorry, there is someone. The young man looked at it and said nothing.
Roger Albert didn't walk away, but turned his body slightly, letting the overhead light fully illuminate his face, a face full of personality that is a living sign in the Chicago area.
Is there anything else? The young man said, seeing that he hadn't left, There is someone here!
I... Roger Albert opened his mouth and was about to say something when someone in the front row heard their voices, looked back curiously, stood up immediately, and asked in surprise, Are you Mr. Albert?
Hearing this, Roger Albert raised his chin subconsciously, It's me.
Nice to meet you!
The man turned his head and poked his companion next to him, Go to the seat inside.
Then, he said to Roger Albert, There is still an empty seat here, Mr. Albert, sit here.
Roger Albert nodded lightly and walked over. An inexplicable sense of satisfaction flashed in his heart. His face and name were still very useful.
Hello, Mr. Albert.
When Roger Albert sat down, the man in his forties took out a notebook from his pocket, My name is Kirk, I used to like your movie reviews, can you sign me?
Roger Albert automatically ignored the previous word and wrote his name on his notebook.
Hi, I'm John...
The younger man who was sitting here took the initiative to hand over a hand, Nice to meet you, Mr. Albert.
Hello, John. Roger Albert gave him a slight nod.
The two men seemed to really be his supporters, and in the run-up to the film, there was a constant mention of Roger Ebert's past glories, especially the Pulitzer Prize.
A smile gradually appeared on Roger Albert's face. With the gradual withdrawal of the older generation of moviegoers, the new born in the 1980s became the mainstream of the cinema market. People watched and even complimented, and now I finally got back a little bit of the feeling back then.
Look, I'm not out of date, am I?
There was also a smile on his face, strained from watching a film made by a director he hated.
In the Hollywood Chinese Theater, before the screening, Duke had no time to spare at all. People sitting around kept coming over to say hello and simply socialize. Mrs. Lia, who had just arrived from New York in the morning, seemed to have something to ask him.
Duke, I heard you and Evie went to Stockholm?
Duke never mentioned this to anyone, and when he heard his mother's question, he nodded and admitted, Yes, Mom. Evie and I were just traveling around the world...
He felt Ivanka's hand on her arm squeeze lightly, knowing that she must not have leaked it out.
Have you seen Neeson Rand? Mrs. Leah asked again.
Duke smiled lightly and took his mother's arm, He invited us to be a guest, and Evie and I had dinner there.
Mom, do you have contact with him? He asked the doubts in his heart.
Mrs. Leah nodded, After you became famous, he would occasionally email me.
She patted Duke's hand lightly and sighed, After so many years, some things have passed, and there is no need to become an enemy. As long as you want, you can communicate with him without worrying about me.
Duke didn't say anything, just shook his head firmly at his mother.
If Nissen Rand took the initiative to approach him, he certainly wouldn't avoid seeing him, but he had no interest at all when he took the initiative to meet him.
After all, his experience was unusual. The relationship with his mother was built up over time. How could someone like Nissen Rand who disappeared for more than 20 years have feelings?
The other party is destined to be only a passing visitor in his life.
Probably able to guess Duke's mind, Mrs. Leah finally whispered, You can make up your own mind.
The big screen suddenly turned on, and the lights overhead went out one after another. Duke and his mother said nothing, and concentrated their energy completely on the movie that was about to start.
It's about to start!
Just a dozen rows behind them, Jones and Currits, who finally squeezed into the premiere, were excited and happy like children.
The film is always in Duke style, with no long subtitles at all. After the titles of Warner Bros. and Duke Studios flashed by, the film went directly to Isengard, who was destroyed by the tree man, and Gandalf, who was promoted to white robe wizard, faced the White Council. Former Speaker Saruman.
There is no particularly huge title battle. The excitement of the first two films is enough to attract fans to watch it patiently. This is just a small conflict. Saruman, who was exiled in the original work, ushered in an even more miserable fate. Lima was killed in a sneak attack, and the latter was also pierced by Legolas.
In a typical Western culture, no matter what kind of traitor it is, it will not end well in the end, and the changes here are entirely to cater to the trend of today's cultural values. (To be continued ^)