Chapter 2035 2037 [Small cost, big profit]
Rosamund was very excited about this invitation.
As an actor, she is also eager to make a breakthrough in her career, but it is very difficult.
Because the pressure of competition in Hollywood is too great, without background and capital, it is difficult to compete with other people with background and capital.
For example, Gwyneth Paltrow, obviously her acting skills are not high and she is not pretty, but because her father is a Hollywood producer, her mother is a big name on Broadway, and her godfather is Spielberg, she is almost walking sideways in Hollywood. , won the Oscar for Best Actress when he was less than thirty years old.
Rosamund is also thirty-one years old, not to mention winning an Oscar, she hasn't even been nominated.
"Captain America" is a comic book movie with an investment of up to 90 million US dollars, and it is one of Universal Pictures' most important projects this year.
Combined with the fact that comic book movies have become popular in the past few years, and the people who starred in them are all very popular without exception, so she also hopes that this movie can reverse the situation where she is half popular and not black.
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"Rosa, how time flies. When I saw you, I was filming "007: Die Another Day"." Xiang Nan laughed, "It's almost ten years now."
"Yes, Mr. Charles." Rosamund nodded, "It's a pity that we didn't cooperate again after that movie. It's really a pity."
She later participated in auditions for many movies such as "Underworld", "Fast and Furious 2", "Rage Rescue", "Wolverine", etc., but unfortunately she failed and missed many opportunities to become popular.
"It's okay, you play this "Captain America" well." Xiang Nan smiled and said, "If the response is good, there will be an American drama with you as the protagonist in the future."
"Okay, thank you." Rosamund smiled.
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In this year's Oscars, although "Avatar" was a hit, Catherine Bigelow won both the Best Picture and Best Director.
And this Catherine is one of Cameron's ex-wives.
Speaking of which, Cameron is also very romantic. He has been married five times in his life.
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After the Oscars, Xiang Nan took the time to prepare for "Fast and Furious 5".
In this part, Boss Tang will clean up and help the US government arrest mercenary criminal groups.
It was also from this movie that Boss Tang's gang gradually became superhuman.
Actually, they started out doing illegal racing, sneaking trucks and things like that. In the first part, when encountering provocations from the South Vietnamese gang, they even retreated on their own initiative.
But now, they dare to confront the international mercenaries head-on. I have to say that it is really a shotgun change.
But there is no way. After the accumulation of the previous few films, the audience's appetite has grown. Just playing street racing and fighting against drug dealers, gangsters, and gangsters can no longer satisfy the appetite of the audience.
Just like eating chili, when you get used to a certain degree of spiciness, you can only eat hotter chili to enjoy it.
That's why the stories in the "Fast and Furious" series are getting more and more exaggerated. From dealing with the South Vietnamese gang at the beginning, to dealing with drug lords, mercenaries, top hackers... and then even flew into space.
"Fast and Furious 5" is still a large collection of familiar faces, except that John Dawson and Steiner Kadick in the fourth part will reappear, and the dead MaggieQ in "Fast and Furious 3" will also appear.
After receiving the invitation, they were also very happy to return.
The "Fast and Furious" series is obviously becoming more and more popular now. They can get a good salary and a great exposure rate for starring in this film. For them, it is a good thing, so naturally they will not reject.
So in April, "Fast and Furious 5" officially started shooting.
At the same time, Cong Shan also returned to the mainland to participate in the filming of "The Love of the Hawthorn Tree".
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Entering April, Universal Pictures released the sports inspirational film "The Flaws" starring Winona Ryder, Lily Collins and Quinton Aaron.
This movie tells the story of Oher, an African-American boy who was originally a homeless child. After being adopted by Mrs. Taoxi, with the warmth and encouragement of his family, he developed his sports expertise and finally became a professional football player.
This movie is adapted from real people and real events, and it is full of inspirational and warm elements, so it was very popular after it was released. This also made the film a box office hit.
In the end, the North American box office reached 250 million U.S. dollars, and the global box office exceeded 400 million U.S. dollars. And the total cost of the movie was only $29 million.
A film earning twelve times its cost at the box office is definitely a box office miracle. Seeing the popularity of this movie, other film companies couldn't help turning red with jealousy.
Had they known that this movie was such a hit, they should have invested in it earlier. It's really depressing!
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In May, Universal Pictures released the R-rated comedy "The Hangover."
It tells the story of a few bad friends who brought their soon-to-be-married friends to Las Vegas to celebrate their last single weekend, but unexpectedly, after a night of carnival, the groom disappeared, and there was a tiger and a baby under one year old in the room for no reason .
Therefore, in order to find the groom, they can only follow the clues, peel off the cocoons, and search step by step. During the process, they constantly uncovered the truth about their carnival that night...
This is a large-scale comedy, full of pornographic scenes and colored jokes. But the more this is the case, the more popular it is with the audience.
After all, food and **** are also sexual, and this kind of movie is easy to be popular.
In addition to the three leading actors Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Garifie, etc., the funny skills are very good, and a lot of sparks were sparked during the cooperation.
Many jokes were not so funny, but under their interpretation, it made the audience laugh again and again, so the box office naturally sold well.
In the end, the movie grossed 270 million U.S. dollars in North America and 450 million U.S. dollars worldwide. And the cost of this film is only 35 million US dollars, and it is another fine work with a small and big picture.
Universal Pictures’ success in securing two small-budget, high-profit productions not only made its peers envious, but also made investors full of confidence in it.
As a result, Universal Pictures' stock price soared, reaching a high of 150 billion US dollars. Such a result can be said to be quite good.
Entering June, the movie released is "Twilight Saga 2".
This film was originally supposed to be released on Valentine's Day, but because "Avatar" was so popular, it had to be postponed to the summer file, which also made "Twilight" fans feel sorry.
Now once it is released, fans' long-suppressed longing will be disappointed in an instant. Therefore, on the first day of release, it has already won more than 80 million US dollars at the box office, which is quite extraordinary.
The final North American box office was 290 million U.S. dollars, and the global box office was as high as 700 million U.S. dollars. And it only cost $50 million.
(end of this chapter)