“Black Widow” is so successful at the box office. Apart from the wonderful story, solid characters, smooth rhythm, and magnificent scenes, one of the more important reasons is that it seized the opportunity.
In 2017, the Mitu movement began to rise. Although the movement is mainly anti-harassment and anti-sexual assault, it objectively promotes the development of women's rights.
As a female superhero movie, "Black Widow" naturally caught up with this wave of enthusiasm. Haofeng sent me to Qingyun by virtue of his strength, and "Black Widow" also achieved a high box office that did not lose to "Captain America" and "Iron Man".
Gal Gadot thus officially became one of the first-line Hollywood movie stars.
With the success of "Black Widow", Warner Pictures also began to hurry up and prepare for "Wonder Woman". But after all, it's a little bit late. When it is released, "Black Widow 2" will probably come out.
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It is worth mentioning that with the booming Mitu movement, many Hollywood stars and big names have been exposed to harassment and sexual assault.
Of course, some of them are real hammers, and some have no evidence, and they are all based on their mouths. However, under the surging public opinion, even if there is no real hammer, it is still difficult for the accused person to clear himself up, and his career and reputation will be affected.
For example, Amber Heard accused her ex-husband Johnny Depp of repeatedly committing domestic violence against her, which led to his removal from the crew of "Where to Find Fantastic Beasts 3" and "Pirates of the Caribbean 6".
Although Depp's innocence was proved afterwards, his career has been ruined.
For this reason, Xiang Nan was also worried that he would be attacked.
After all, the tree attracts the wind. He has been very prosperous these years, and I don't know how many people's money has been blocked. For example, among the current six major Hollywood companies, at least five want him to be unlucky.
So after returning from Xiangjiang, Xiang Nan has always lived in seclusion, and kept the public relations team on standby to prepare for possible attacks.
Fortunately, he knows it well, although he has not been honest in the past few decades. However, all women are voluntary, there is no coercion.
Besides, he chose women who are famous. Unlike Depp, picking women out of dumpsters.
Before Amber Heard married him, she worked as a drag dancer, was accused of domestic violence by a homosexual lover, appeared in many R-rated movies, and had quite bold performances in them.
Such a woman will do anything for popularity and money. Therefore, Xiang Nan never touches such a dangerous woman, even if he offers to bring her to her door, he will be kicked out.
So he can be sure that although he has many women, there are not many who will threaten him.
Even if there is a threat, there will be no substantial evidence.
Because he has always been cautious in doing things, he basically chooses the places he goes to, so as to avoid being ambushed in advance, secretly photographed and recorded to blackmail.
So Xiang Nan wasn't too flustered, he was on standby, just in case.
Sure enough, with the fermentation of the Mitu movement, more and more stars and celebrities were exposed, and finally Xiang Nan’s name was also exposed.
A small 18th-line artist accused Xiang Nan of being molested by being called into the nanny car when he collaborated with "Die Hard"; another unknown artist accused Xiang Nan of filming "Ghostbusters 2" During the filming of "Lethal Weapon 3", a makeup artist alleged that Xiang Nan took the initiative to ask her to go to the hotel...
The so-called [Three people become a tiger], not to mention that the Mitu movement is booming, which arouses everyone's enthusiasm and makes people blind. So when they saw the news, they immediately thought it was true.
So slogans such as [Boycott Charles], [Charles quits the entertainment industry], [Charles sells Universal Pictures] and other slogans appeared on the Internet and the media, and they were quite eye-catching for a while.
However, Xiang Nan will not sit still. On the one hand, he ordered the lawyer to come forward to deny it, and initiated a lawsuit against the accuser, accusing them of lying and spreading rumors, infringing on his right of reputation, demanding compensation for losses, and never accepting an out-of-court settlement. Put on a pair of determination to defend your reputation to the death rather than ruin it.
On the one hand, donated 200 million US dollars to the Mitu movement to support women's rights. In order to show that I am not an opposition movement, I just don't want innocent people to be implicated.
And many actresses who have worked with him before also stood up to speak for him. Such as Michelle Pfeiffer, Winona Ryder, Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Connelly, Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, Gal Gadot and many more.
They all said that Xiang Nan was a gentleman. During their cooperation, he absolutely did not treat them. He was a very friendly, kind, and enthusiastic man. They believed him for who he was, and they never believed he would act like this.
In addition, some other crew members who have worked together before also said that Xiang Nan is the most serious in the crew. When you enter the studio, you are filming, and you never make fun of actresses or female staff. Even if they offered to throw themselves into their arms, Xiang Nan didn't accept it. They were also willing to prove it for him.
Xiang Nan actively sued, donated money to Mitu, and endorsed by so many celebrities and behind-the-scenes staff, he reshaped his precarious image in one fell swoop.
Although some people would rather believe the rumors and insist on making Xiang Nan pay the price, most people turned to believe Xiang Nan. Because of this, the turmoil against him also passed.
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In October, "Fast and Furious: Special Operations" was released.
This movie is starring Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham. It tells the story that a secret organization has mastered a biochemical weapon capable of affecting all mankind. The two of them must join forces to defeat the powerful enemy and save the world.
Now in the United States, it is not just superheroes who want to save the earth. Even mortals with a slightly better physique will start to shoulder this heavy responsibility.
This also speaks to the lack of creativity in Hollywood today. Anyone who wants to save the world and save mankind.
In comparison, Xiang Nan's "Die Hard" and "Lethal Weapon" in the 1980s and 1990s only caught a few criminals. Even "Ghostbusters" only caught ghosts in one city. .
Schwarzenegger and Stallone just fight hooligans, fight boxing matches, and at most clean up the alien hunters.
It seems that over the past few decades, not only the economy has been inflated, but even the villains have been inflated.
But the complaints are all complaints. This extra chapter of "Fast and Furious", with its fairly smooth story, intense action scenes, and strong star power, finally won a box office of 750 million US dollars. Pretty good.
You know, although Jason Statham is famous, he mostly made B-level movies before. Except for Dwayne Johnson's "James of the Brave: Battle in the Jungle", the box office of other movies is not high.
So the two of them joined forces to get such a high box office. It really is the "Fast and Furious" brand that plays a role.