Chapter 220 The Fight Is Fierce

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Helen Herman's words really surprised Matthew. The super-large production of about 150 million US dollars and Jerry Bruckheimer's reputation are here, both for the actor and the agent behind the actor. It has huge appeal, especially those who are determined to take the commercial route like them.

After all, unlike his vague impression of some super pits, Helen Herman could not have the advantage of foresight.

"Why?" Matthew asked curiously.

Helen Herman said directly, "Since "The Mummy Returns", you have starred in three costume action movies in a row, and the ones that really impress are also costume characters. If you continue to play this role in a short period of time If you are a subject, you will be completely limited to this narrower category, and the drama will quickly become narrower.”

She paused, as if organizing the language, and then quickly said, "Action film is a genre with a very large space, and costume action is relatively limited. Your advantage lies in action, but it is not necessarily costume action. What we want is more For the broad development space, rather than the road getting narrower and narrower, or even no way to go in the end.”

"It doesn't mean that you can't play similar themes and roles in the future." Helen-Hellman explained patiently, "In the future two to three films, it is best not to be the theme of ancient costumes. After a few years, The role of the Scorpion King gradually fades, and the negative impact will be small."

Matthew nodded. Helen Herman made a lot of sense. There are many action movies, epic action movies, sci-fi action movies, fantasy action movies, adventure action movies, police action movies, all of which are suitable for him. The development route is not limited to a single item.

After four or five years, apart from the little blacksmith, it is estimated that the audience will forget about Scorpion King. If there is a suitable project at that time, it will not matter.

Moreover, he did have great worries and doubts about "King Arthur" in his heart.

"I think you're right." Matthew looked very obedient, "I'll listen to you in this regard."

Helen Herman gave Matthew a slightly surprised look, as if she did not expect to agree so happily, and she also prepared a lot of rhetoric to convince him.

As Matthew's fame has grown and he has gradually become a star-level actor, the way she treats Matthew is also changing.

Matthew looked at the time and said, "Is there anything else? I'll go if it's okay."

"If you are interviewed by a reporter..." Helen Herman reminded, "Please mention "Pirates of the Caribbean"."

"I see."

For now, Walt Disney's promotion of "Pirates of the Caribbean" is not particularly strong, except to remind the outside world from time to time that this is a film adapted from Disneyland-related amusement projects, and it has not released enough news.

Matthew guessed that this should be because Disney is more confident. The related excursions in Disneyland are also very famous, and their appeal is strong enough among teenagers.

Although "Pirates of the Caribbean" is the first film produced by Disney Pictures that exceeds the PG level, most of Walt Disney's large-scale films are in charge of Touchstone Pictures, and Disney Pictures only produces children's films. It's rated PG-13, but essentially, it's still a children's movie.

Of course, such children's films are not pure, and are equally suitable for many adult audiences.

In addition, Disney Pictures also released a poster for the film's protagonist.

This is also the focus of the competition between Helen Herman and James Bernster. Originally under the pressure of Johnny Depp's strong agent, the poster design mainly highlighted Captain Jack Sparrow, who was located in the front of the poster. In the center, Will Turner and Elizabeth Swan are below him, only to the side.

If it is really designed like this, the poster will undoubtedly give a discount to the personal promotion of Matthew and Keira Knightley. Helen Herman and James Bernster jointly find the crew,

The request to change the poster was strongly opposed by Johnny Depp's agent.

Although Matthew, Johnny Depp and Keira Knightley have a very harmonious relationship, the agents of the three are fighting fiercely. Just the design of the main poster has been arguing for nearly a week. It was only after Jerry Bruckheimer's intervention that an agreement was reached.

To be precise, all parties have compromised.

In the newly designed poster, Captain Jack Sparrow moves up and occupies the central area of ​​the upper half of the poster alone. The characters Will Turner and Elizabeth Swan come to the center, changing from the previous side to the front. , share the remaining poster positions together.

In addition, the names of the actors on the poster, Johnny Depp is no longer listed alone, but in the same row as Matthew and Keira Knightley, but Johnny Depp comes first and Matthew second , Keira Knightley third...

This is also in line with the coffee position, appeal and gender of the three.

As two actors with little difference in coffee position, Keira Knightley cannot be ranked in front of the male actors.

Since the next publicity plan required Matthew and Keira Knightley to have a window period, Matthew temporarily calmed down and stopped thinking about things like Rachel McAdams. , and Rachel McAdams went to Bulgaria with the crew at the beginning of December. She is not a girlfriend. He can't fly so far to get a temporary ***.

As for the promotion of "Pirates of the Caribbean", he just went according to the crew's plan.

In the next few days, Matthew's final payment for the crew of "Pirates of the Caribbean" arrived. The first two crews paid 600,000 US dollars each. This time, in addition to the remaining 800,000 US dollars, there is also the compensation of 300,000 US dollars. gold.

As a result, he earned $2.3 million from a "Pirates of the Caribbean" project, which is still more than $2 million even after removing Helen Herman's 8% commission.

He began to consider again, whether to use the money to buy a real estate of his own. The independent house he currently rents is not bad, it is quiet enough and has good privacy.

Matthew simply asked the real estate agent to contact the landlord, who was far away in Europe and did not respond immediately.

The house is not in a hurry, he can wait for a while, he put it aside temporarily, contacted the stylist, went to a clothing rental company to choose suitable clothes, and prepared to attend the North American premiere of "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers".

Matthew was recommended to the cast by Orlando Bloom and then received an official premiere invitation.

Due to the great success of "The Lord of the Rings", "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" can be said to be the most watched film in the holiday season, even overshadowing "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets".

On the premiere day of "The Lord of the Rings 2: The Two Towers", the media, book fans and movie fans gathered together. The specifications, numbers and popularity far exceeded the previous "The Lord of the Rings", and Orlando Bloom was even more concerned. focus.

Matthew heard him mention that due to the great success of "The Lord of the Rings", New Zealand director Peter Jackson received a large amount of funding from New Line Cinema to make up for some scenes in the latter two films, while the reshoots The focus is on Legolas. Peter Jackson shot a lot of Legolas playing cool and handsome for Orlando Bloom.

Maybe ordinary people would feel guilty for doing something like Matthew's digging and making people jump, and accepting such a warm invitation from Orlando Bloom, to come to the red carpet to rub the heat of the Lord of the Rings and Legolas, but his heart People with thick black faces will definitely not have similar emotions. It is natural to come, and they walk the red carpet freely.

Since he entered this circle from the very beginning, he has stepped on people all the way to climb up. If he feels guilty, don't mix in the big dye vat of Hollywood, just go home and eat and wait for death.

So, walking into the interview area on the red carpet, standing with Orlando Bloom, facing the reporter's microphone and camera, Matthew is brotherly.

"Yes, we are good friends!" Facing the reporter's question, Matthew said with a hearty smile, "I met Orlando on the crew of "Black Hawk Down", and we quickly became friends, and I came to attend the premiere The way, is to accept Orlando's invitation to cheer for Legolas!"

Orlando Bloom put his arm around Matthew's shoulder and said, "We're not just friends! We're brothers! Matthew has helped me many times, he's a passionate person, and you'll get along with him for a long time without realizing it. Be attracted to him and become friends with him."

A photojournalist shouted, "Matthew, Orlando, look this way!"

Matthew and Orlando stood shoulder-to-shoulder, gesturing victory together, allowing reporters to take pictures.

At this moment, they are really close as brothers.

Afterwards, the two walked to the theater together, and Matthew asked as he walked, "Has filming started on 'Van Helsing'?"

"Well." Orlando Bloom nodded lightly, "I'm currently filming my part, the heroine..."

He shook his head, "The heroine has gone to shoot another film, and the scenes with the hero and heroine together will not be filmed until next year."

"The Kate-Beckinsale crew..." Matthew said with a heart-to-heart attitude, "I was invited to play the leading role, but I didn't want to be a supporting role, so I declined."

Orlando Bloom entered the theater door and said, "Kate Beckinsale has support behind her now, not anymore."

Matthew nodded, "I heard that too."

In the Hollywood crew, just like Vin Diesel, the person who can pull in a lot of money is also the uncle.

Entering the theater, Matthew separated from Orlando Bloom and sat in a relatively close guest seat. Looking at Orlando Bloom walking towards the front row, he couldn't help but think of a question.

Will "Van Helsing" with a different protagonist still hit the street?

He thought about it for a while, and estimated that the probability of a pit is still very high. After all, Orlando Bloom is only the male protagonist. He neither serves as a producer, nor can he dictate the script. The possibility of change is too small.

"The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" did not have any unexpected double harvests of word of mouth and box office. Before the Oscars in March 2003, the film's North American box office exceeded 300 million US dollars. Orlando Blue Mu's Legolas is red to purple, and according to Matthew's estimate, he has steadily entered the second-tier of Hollywood.

Just after the Oscars in 2003, in mid-March, news came from Helen Herman, and Sean Daniel, who has always maintained a good relationship with him, brought an acquaintance of his and came to the door. .