Chapter 729: Vin Diesel
Compared to Fury Road, the Fast and Furious 4 that was released earlier was a bunch of pussies...
In the spacious living room, some fans' comments were played on the TV screen. Similar voices and sayings appeared so frequently that it was difficult not to attract people's attention.
A bald man of mixed race was sitting on the sofa across from the TV, watching the TV with stern eyes. He was mighty, muscular, tall and tall, with a cynical and maverick air.
This is one of the toughest personalities in Hollywood, and even from the couch, he's like a heavy-duty machine.
Nobody likes being constantly belittled for their most iconic film, and Vin Diesel is no exception, not to mention being called a... sissy!
If he hadn't experienced enough ups and downs over the years, his temperament had gradually calmed down, and he would have stood up and smashed the TV set long ago.
But the title of sissy is indeed too harsh!
It seems that in the eyes of those people, Fast and Furious 4 is nothing in front of Fury Road, and he Vin Diesel is a piece of shit in front of Duke Rosenberg...
Have these people forgotten that Fast and Furious 4 earned $70.9 million in the North American box office in its first week?
Fury Road, a larger-scale B-movie, even if it is Duke Rosenberg's work, can it surpass Fast and Furious 4 in its first week's box office?
Just when Vin Diesel thought so, the movie program broadcast on TV was transferred to the column of the weekly movie box office bulletin, introducing the trend of the North American box office last weekend.
Fury Road officially landed in North American theaters in the early hours of Friday morning, earning US$6.7 million in midnight shows, and expanded to 4,050 theaters in North America on Friday morning, with a total of US$24.35 million including midnight shows on the first day, a strong performance .Ranked No. 1 of the day.
On Saturday, the box office of the film rose slightly on the day, which is very rare among R-rated films, and it was reported to be 25.37 million US dollars; on Sunday, the film declined normally, and ended its first weekend screening with 24.11 million US dollars that day. Revenue reached $74.83 million.
This opening result has created the highest North American opening record for a non-sequel R-rated film. Given the high reputation of the film, it will inevitably maintain a stable trend, and the North American box office is expected to hit 250 million U.S. dollars in the end!
Vin Diesel looked sour, but the show went on.
Another big release this week did not do well, with Sky Films' The Adventures of Tintin, directed by Steven Spielberg, a poorly received film in North America. It only earned $4.05 million on the first day. It continued to decline in the next two days, and only won $11.48 million in the North American box office in the first three days of the weekend...
After taking the remote control, Vin Diesel turned off the TV, stood up and walked to the floor-to-ceiling windows of the apartment, looking at the City of Angels in the distance through the glass.
Doesn't match the looks. He is quite flexible, otherwise he would not be the producer of Fast and Furious 4.
Thinking of Fast and Furious 4, Vin Diesel felt bored in his chest, and words like sissy always jumped into his head uncontrollably.
See the box office bulletin just now. As much as he doesn't like Fury Road, he knows it all too well. The box office of Fast and Furious 4 is probably not as good as that of Duke Rosenberg's.
The Fast and Furious series has accumulated a lot of fans in North America through the first three films, as well as discs and videotapes. It is also because of this that Fast and Furious 4 only broke out a box office of 70 million US dollars in the first week when it was released. However, the film's reputation was not good, and the box office fell by more than 60% the next weekend. Although it has not been released from theaters, it has entered the end of the screening. Even Vin Diesel has to admit that The North American box office of Fast and Furious 4 is around $150 million.
This box office figure is probably not enough in front of Fury Road! Vin Diesel is very sure of this.
But no one wants to be a sissy, especially when the public opinion is raging and pushing this name on them!
Vin Diesel is very clear that public opinion is fickle, and now he only has the Fast and Furious series to rely on. This is the guarantee of his career in Hollywood, and he must not let this series become synonymous with sissy. Otherwise, everyone's mouth will make money, which will inevitably affect this series in the future.
If you want to get rid of the title of sissy, the best way is to make an explosive Fast and Furious, which will suppress Fury Road from the box office to the scene!
This idea became clearer and clearer in Vin Diesel's mind, but it was not easy to realize it.
Not to mention anything else, let’s talk about investment first. If you want to make a Fast and Furious that is explosive, explosive and cool, an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars is essential.
However, Universal Pictures, the copyright owner of Fast and Furious, was affected by the economic crisis last year, and its financial situation is not good.
When he originally filmed Fast and Furious 4, he proposed two continuous shootings, but was rejected by Universal Pictures, all because of funding problems.
Fast and Furious 4 did not fully meet the expectations of Universal Pictures, and it is quite difficult for them to invest more than 100 million US dollars in the sequel...
However, this is not difficult for Vin Diesel. If he can find a suitable source of investment, he can bring funds to discuss this project with Universal Pictures. Now that the banking industry and Hollywood are generally shrinking money, presumably Universal Pictures The industry will not reject this cooperation model.
The question is where to find the right investors?
As a person who has worked hard in Hollywood for many years, Vin Diesel is still very influenced by some conventions in this circle, such as producers and directors never investing in the films they produce...
Besides, with his wealth, if something unexpected happens, he will go bankrupt.
There are also actors, try to gather the earliest original cast members, this is also the best gimmick to attract the audience, Paul Walker, Terry Pu Gibson, Michelle Rodriguez, these people are not a problem, but the original female The protagonist needs to be searched for.
After all, I haven't heard from Jessica Alba for many years.
It is not easy to gather all the original main actors of Fast and Furious.
But Vin Diesel is a very thoughtful, strong-willed person, and he has decided to work hard to push this project into the implementation stage.
After leaving Phoenix and just arriving in Salt Lake City, Duke received the box office bulletin of Fury Road from Warner Bros. In addition to the box office of the first weekend in North America, there are also roughly calculated global box office data.
The film was screened in 77 countries and regions at the same time. Not counting the first-week box office figures in North America, in the three days of last weekend, it received a total of about 140 million US dollars.
The global box office exceeded 200 million US dollars in three days, which is already very rare for a non-sequel R-rated film.
This is also in line with Duke and Warner Bros.'s expectations for the film.
PG-13 and PG-rated movies are dubbed by many people as fairy tales for adults, but even Duke has to admit that the movies that can really sell well around the world are precisely these types.
Like the Matrix trilogy that can be popular all over the world, there are not many R-rated movies in Hollywood, and the box office data of the first part of The Matrix is not as good as Fury Road .
The first week of the film can be regarded as a great success, and the strong audience reputation is also the guarantee of follow-up income. Warner Bros. naturally wants to maximize profits. They also submitted a preliminary plan to serialize Fury Road , the first launch is Charlize? Theron starred in Ferosa.
Although Duke evened out Tom Cruise and Charlize Theron, a strong female character was inherently more appealing than a male one.
The degree of attention to the role of Firoza undoubtedly exceeds that of the leading actor played by Tom Cruise.
When Duke visited his goddaughter in Beverly Hills last week, Tom Cruise complained to him about this, but Liang Tang, who became a father, was much clearer than when he was young, and he just complained After a few words, he knew that cooperating with Duke would bring more benefits than fighting against him.
Warner still wants to play Charlize? Duke asked Tina Fey in the living room of the hotel suite.
This is the first choice. Tina Fey replied.
Duke took the slice of apple handed over by Scarlett Johansson, thanked him, and said to Tina Fey, Let the people from Warner Bros. talk to Charlize Theron.
Frankly speaking, Duke is not sure whether Charlize Theron will continue to play this role.
With the role of Furiosa, Charlize Theron has been highly praised and has firmly consolidated her current position. It is not difficult to take a step forward in her career, and she even has the opportunity to make another achievement in the awards season.
If you want to invite her to play again, you need not only real money, but also a large amount of dividends.
There is another piece of news... Tina Fey also took a piece of apple from Scarlett and said before stuffing it into her mouth, Mel Gibson has returned to North America!
He's back? Scarlett stopped throwing apples into her mouth, Is anyone willing to ask him to act in a movie?
Tina Fey shook her head, Not yet.
Pat Kingsley's handwriting? Duke asked.
No... Tina Fey recalled it carefully, and said, A small agency called Leo invited him back. This agency cooperates with many small film studios and provides them with B-grade movies. actor.
She asked Duke, Shall we do something?
No... Duke waved his hand, We don't need to do anything now, some people will pay more attention to Mel Gibson than us.
Back then Mel Gibson attacked the entire Jewish community, and those old men were very vengeful. (to be continued ^)
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