1486 Chapter 1486
In 2002, "Spider-Man" emerged, making superhero movies a new type of money printing machine in Hollywood. In the next decade, Disney joined forces with Columbia Pictures, 20th Century Fox and other companies to carry forward Marvel Comics and become the most profitable type of movie in the film market.
Although Hugo is somewhat aesthetically tired of superhero movies and believes that this type of movie is gradually becoming the same; in fact, this assembly line product is not bad, on the contrary, this shows that the production of genre movies is becoming more mature and has formed a complete system, with the grasp of rhythm, setting, ** and audiences becoming more mature, which is also the reason why superhero movies can always achieve great success in box office.
However, the assembly line products are not new, bright, and challenging for actors and directors. Just look at the selection of actors and directors in the later superhero movies. They are always keen on using new and unknown directors, because the film production itself has nothing to do with directors and actors, and no one can join the crew to complete the task accurately.
Of course, it is undeniable that superhero movies have also become the best platform for creating stars, and many famous actors rely on this opportunity to become famous in one fell swoop. However, most of them are also limited to superhero's robe suits, becoming one of the products on the Hollywood commercial assembly line.
However, before entering the 21st century, the production of superhero movies was still not mature. Apart from "Superman" and "Batman", comic adaptation is still not a popular choice. In fact, this is related to the changes in the film industry. After the computer special effects are becoming more mature, commercial masterpieces such as "Independence Day" and "Tornado". After the production of special effects movies is gradually mature, the incredible special abilities and magical abilities in superhero comics have the possibility of landing on the big screen, so it became a gold mine in Hollywood.
Therefore, at the moment when the film industry is changing, superhero movies are actually not much different from other commercial movies. Film companies are still obsessed with the appeal of big directors and top stars. In 1989, "Batman" was first directed by Tim Burton, and Michael Keaton (fans Chael.keaton) and Jack Nicholson and Kim Basinger are even more luxurious. In 1995, "Forever Batman" gathered first-line actors such as Tommy Lee Jones, Kim Carrey, Nicole Kidman, Fang Keimer, Chris O'Donnell.
It's no surprise that Warner Bros. locked Hugo as the new Batman actor.
However, with Hugo's current vision and ability, he naturally cannot become interested in starring in superhero movies. Even in commercial movies, Hugo has higher pursuits. Similar to "Independence Day", "Titanic" will be a better choice. What's more, "Batman and Robin" can be regarded as a disaster.
"Batman and Robin" was originally regarded as a "large collection of bad movies". Some people jokingly say that this work made all possible mistakes in a bad commercial movie. There are too many branches, slow progress, dull main line, weak power, mediocre characters... The most important thing is that the characters are seriously stereotyped, Batman does not show the style of Batman, and other characters have no characteristics or highlights. Even as a popcorn commercial movie, the special effects are lackluster, ** drowsy, and can be called an epic bad movie.
The reason why Hugo remembers this movie so deeply is not the movie itself, but the fact that the protagonists are in trouble because of the movie.
The male protagonist George Clooney led this work as a shame and humiliation in his life. He still regretted it many years later. This was also the only commercial blockbuster in his career that he tried to truly mean it. "Batman" was an unscrupulous wound for him. After the work failed, George, who had hoped to be among the top stars by relying on "The Story of the Emergency Room", was in a slump and was always in independent and low-cost production. Even after the "Eleven Arhat" many years later, he still kept a distance from commercial movies.
Arnold Schwarzenegger, who plays the villain in the movie, was completely in decline. After this work, the box office appeal was slumped. Even "Terminator 3" in 2003 was unable to revive. Later, Arnold switched to politics and became the governor of California. After resigning, he returned to Hollywood again, but he was already "older". Only then did people realize that "true lies" actually became his last glory, which is really sad.
Chris O'Donnell, who played Robin, originally had a bright future and was considered a generation of superstars by many people, but it was getting worse after that. After entering the 21st century, he gradually changed from the film industry to the small screen, and later became the starring actor of "North Crime Investigation Office of the Los Angeles (ncis: La)," but he was unable to create further glory.
It is worth mentioning that the heroine of "Batman and Robin" is Uma Thurman, who was in a slump after this movie. It was not until Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill" in 2003 that she reappeared in front of the public. However, history has changed now. I don't know whether Uma can still become the poison ivy woman of "Batman and Robin", and I don't know whether Uma can continue to star in "Kill Bill" in the future.
So, facing Joe's invitation, Hugo refused without any hesitation and simply said, "No, no interest."
Joe, who was always calm in his mood, seemed very surprised, and his face fluctuated for the first time, "Why?" He seemed a little surprised, not because of Hugo's rejection, but because of Hugo's decisiveness. In Joe's opinion, with Hugo's current status, it is not uncommon to play "Batman and Robin", but at least Hugo will think about it, after all, "Batman forever" has just achieved a box office success.
Hugo raised his eyebrows and did not answer positively, but asked, "I remember that Fang Kemer's Batman was very successful, right?"
Qiao pursed her lips slightly, "He can't get enough time." It can be felt that Qiao was very uncomfortable with Fang Kemer's "betrayal". After all, after "Batman Forever" won a great victory, shouldn't the entire crew hope to continue to invest in the production of the sequel?
Not long ago, Fang took the lead in signing a contract with the crew of "The.saint" and partnered with Elizabeth Sue, who became famous for "Far Away from Casino". This means that Fang missed "Batman and Robin", which forced Joe to reconsider the candidate for Batman.
After Qiao Yiyu took Fang over the situation, he spoke directly, "What about you? Is it because of the schedule?"
Hugo could feel Joe's aggressiveness, he smiled and teased, "Because I don't really like to perform behind a mask?"
Qiao was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized and pointed his chin, saying meaningfully, "We can also increase your performance without wearing a mask."
Originally, Hugo was just a joke, and he couldn't say in front of the director, "I think this work will be a disaster", so he wanted to tell it over in a self-deprecating way. But he didn't expect that Qiao was pointing out, and the contempt that flashed in his eyes was captured by Hugo. Thinking about the "also" in his words carefully, Hugo immediately understood that Qiao took it seriously, and he was hinting that Hugo was a big name on "Independence Day".
Hugo opened his mouth. He wanted to explain it, but then gave up. Even if he explained it, so what. Hollywood is like this. If he is willing to believe it, no matter how ridiculous the rumors are, some people will believe it; if he is unwilling to believe it, no matter how reliable the source is, there will still be doubts. Hugo is not a fledgling rookie now. He is walking upright and naturally he will not speak out with a hint of defense.
So, Hugo smiled gently, "Then maybe Rick will be happy to read the script." Hugo did not talk about himself, but used Rick as a shield.
"It seems that the rumors are true. You really care about the script... really." The faint contempt at the corner of Qiao's mouth was always there, and the sarcasm was very uncomfortable.
Hugo didn't mind, and raised his eyebrows slightly, "Either the pay or the exposure rate, the actors always have to sign contracts because of something."
Hugo's answer seems nonsensical, but in fact he is saying that he doesn't care about the pay or the exposure rate, and he doesn't care about the lineup cast, so he naturally has to care about the script. Now in the whole of Hollywood, actors who are qualified to say this can count with one hand, and Hugo is one of them.
Qiao suddenly heard the deep meaning in Hugo's words, and her face became a little stiff, "You can see that you are very confident. However, this is your night and you can really enjoy it. But who can tell the future exactly? Everyone is paying attention to your next work, and I am no exception."
If you put these words in the correct tone, they are just ordinary polite scenes, but Joe's tone seems a bit arrogant, as if he was cursing Hugo's next work would fail. Hugo didn't know which part was wrong. He met Joe a few hours ago under Susan's introduction, and then things suddenly turned into what it is now.
Although Hugo didn't understand why, he didn't care. Instead, he looked at Joe and smiled, "Of course, no one can know what will happen in the future, including me and you, right?" At this moment, who could have predicted that "Batman and Robin" would be defeated in a mess?
Hugo's counter-general made Qiao choke directly, and then Hugo turned around and left, which made Qiao stand in place, with a gloomy face.
Chapter completed!