Chapter 1996 1996 Star Wars
The "Supernatural Sixth Sense" has triggered countless topics, which will be another new challenge for Hugo, from the bold innovation of visual effects on "Independence Day", to the retro and meticulousness of "Los Angeles City Secret", to the first challenge of comedy of "Trumen's World", after "The Death-infernal Affairs", Hugo's choice has repeatedly brought surprises and has repeatedly created history.
Now, Hugo actually chose a horror movie. Actually!
Horror movies in the 1990s have almost become synonymous with blood and violence. The flesh and blood are flying everywhere, and the vulgar and scary boring routines have gradually made horror movies lose their original charm. Although there are wonderful thriller movies like "Silence of the Lambs" and "Seven Deadly Sins" appear, authentic horror movies are gradually declining.
After receiving a positive reply from Bowei Pictures, "The Sixth Sense of Supernatural Sense" will be an authentic retro horror movie. This made everyone exclaim. Could it be that Hugo really wants to turn into a screaming prince on the big screen with blood? This makes people really laugh and cry.
Especially considering that this is Hugo's third work as producer, "Los Angeles Confidential" and "Excellent Beauty" have set an insurmountable super high benchmark. After the great success of these two works, Hugo actually chose the "Supernatural Sixth Sense". This is not only unexpected, but also makes people more curious. In addition, there are some uncertainties and uncertainties whether this work is a wise choice.
With the dust settled in the "Supernatural Sixth Sense", Lucasfilm also announced the big news: the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi in the "Star Wars Prequel" will be starring British actor Ewan McGregor. In an instant, the entire North American market became booming.
Could it be that... Hugo gave up the "Star Wars Prequel" and chose the "Supernatural Sixth Sense"? Or did the "Star Wars Prequel" choose the latter between Hugo and Ivan?
At this moment, people realized that in the past month, everyone was hotly discussing what would happen to Hugo in the "Star Wars Prequel". When Rick announced that Hugo would play the "Supernatural Sixth Sense", people did not react at the first time. They just sighed that Hugo was about to star in a horror movie. It was not until the news of Lucasfilm announced that people suddenly realized that Hugo's new work was "Supernatural Sixth Sense" rather than "Star Wars Prequel".
This immediately made Hugo's decision to star in the "Supernatural Sixth Sense" even more incredible. "No rational person would make such a choice." This sentence comes from a comment from a local radio host. It can be seen that he is a crazy "Star Wars" enthusiast and has no idea about Hugo's choice.
This is the current situation in North America. Not to mention the loyal fans of Star Wars, many outsiders cannot understand Hugo's choice.
A group of crazy movie fans gathered in Washington Square in New York to demonstrate, writing in red font, "Hugo, we're going to kill you", and there was also a black skull next to them. At the same time, these movie fans were wearing black samurai suits, black cloaks and black headgears, which completely replicated the shape of the black samurai in the movie, and looked like a group of black samurai sailing to Washington Square. Everyone held the handle of the lightsaber, but because there was no lightsaber and only the handle, it looked very stupid to outsiders. However, in order to avoid such a situation, there was a lot of plastic bombs, plastic guns and plastic knives at their feet, which was really obvious.
This group of fans is quite large, with more than 100 people gathered together and it seemed to be a huge hit, attracting students from nearby Columbia University and New York University to flock, and it became a wonder of the day.
Their actions were undoubtedly expressing strong dissatisfaction to Hugo. In their opinion, no one could refuse "Star Wars", even Hugo could not. Hugo rejected the masterpiece in their hearts and chose a horror movie that was "vulgar and despicable, terrible", which was even more contempt and insulting to them, which led to their extreme actions that directly threatened Hugo's life.
What is even more exaggerated is that their actions have been supported and recognized throughout North America. The huge loyal fan group of "Star Wars" has been put into action, expressing their dissatisfaction with Hugo in various ways, spreading this action in a vast way.
The most famous one is a loyal fan of Illinois. After raising funds, he published an advertisement in the Chicago Tribune called "Lancaster Wanted". There was only a big skull in the advertisement with Hugo's name written on it, and the bloody font below said "Death" to provoke Hugo in this way.
Loyal movie fans are always the hardest to please. If Hugo plays Obi-Wan, they will worry that Hugo will destroy Obi-Wan's sacred image in their hearts, and they will worry that Hugo will not be able to play the role; if Hugo rejects Obi-Wan, they will think that Hugo is ungrateful, and rejection is disrespect for "Star Wars".
Now, Hugo rejected "Star Wars" and chose the "Supernatural Sixth Sense", which became an insult! They seemed to think that if Hugo chose a commercial movie, this insult could be alleviated, while Hugo chose a horror movie where the market was gradually sluggish, which was simply an unforgivable sin.
In fact, this is true for enthusiastic comic lovers, novel lovers, and drama lovers. When these themes are to be made into a real-life movie, fans are in conflict and entangled. On the one hand, they believe that the actors selected by the production company are not competent; on the other hand, the actors' rejection will make them extremely angry.
Now, the most influential series in the United States has restarted the prequel again. Even George Lucas himself is under tremendous pressure. He is worried that those loyal fans will not be able to accept the prequel, or expect the prequel with too high standards. At the same time, he must also consider that fourteen years have passed, and the former fanatical fans have grown up, but at the same time, the film market structure has also changed. He also needs to consider how young new audiences can balance their tastes, which has become the biggest problem.
Not to mention Hugo.
The crazy actions of the fans are becoming more and more exaggerated and gradually starting to derail, which also makes people deeply feel the powerful influence of the "Star Wars" series on American culture, which has almost completely affected two to three generations. Finally, George took the initiative to stand up and said in an interview, "If we can cooperate with Hugo, it will naturally be a very honorable thing, but Hugo and I agree that we need to focus more energy on the story of "Star Wars" itself, presenting the story of Anakin Skywalker, and leading the audience to re-enter this wonderful world. I missed the cooperation this time, and we are all looking forward to the next time."
On the other hand, Hugo also said in an interview, "It is also a huge regret for me to miss the role of Obi-Wan. I am not an avid Star Wars fan, but I am a loyal supporter of George Lucas. I hope I can have the honor to seek cooperation in the future."
Although both of them were blurring the focus and did not give clear answers, avoiding the accurate reason that Hugo was not able to play in the "Star Wars Prequel", they successfully eased the emotions of the fans, and temporarily put the controversy over.
The loyal fans said, "This is Hugo's loss, and he will regret it when the time comes."
Due to the heated discussions caused by the "Star Wars Prequel", the "Supernatural Sixth Sense" stood at the forefront. People were originally full of curiosity and expectations for this work. After all, Hugo's undefeated record made people feel confident, especially Hugo's unique vision of the script is trustworthy, which makes people full of interest in the story of "Supernatural Sixth Sense".
But now, in the face of the topic of "Star Wars Prequel", the "Supernatural Sixth Sense" is at a disadvantage, almost being criticized in an unsatisfactory way, and the shackles of horror films have been magnified to the extreme.
This has led to a remark in the media. After the great success of "Los Angeles City Secret" and "Excellent Beauty", Hugo was a little overconfident and blinded, thinking that he also had the ability to challenge horror movies, just like the visual effects of "Independence Day" and the rock belief that glorious to death, he had the ability to turn decay into magic. But this confidence is fermenting into arrogance, which is likely to cause Hugo to suffer the first real Waterloo.
Unlike works such as "before sunrise" or "Death Prisoner Walking", the theme of "Supernatural Sixth Sense" itself has great constraints, and it is also the most unfamiliar area of Hugo. In addition, the development trajectory of horror movies in the 1990s makes people unable to give more confidence in this movie.
In a short period of time, the expectation of the "Supernatural Sixth Sense" has turned sharply, making people begin to doubt the prospects of this movie. This kind of doubt has really been long-lost. Hugo has not been questioned by the media and audience for a long time. However, in the context of the arrival of the blockbuster era, it is like the "male and female thief" has changed the dynasty, and the whole Hollywood will face a major reshuffle, and many top superstars have fallen directly. Hugo's deep doubts are natural.
The discussion about the "Supernatural Sixth Sense" was surging for a moment, and the unpredictable situation was dazzling. But in fact, the film will not start filming immediately. Even if the entire crew is ready, there is still no accurate startup schedule. Because "Trumen's World" is about to be released, Hugo needs to focus on the promotion of this work first, and the film will start filming after the promotion comes to an end.
Chapter completed!