Chapter 2007 2009【Transformers】


    ??Although Universal Pictures’ film was not shortlisted for the Best Picture Award this year, Xiang Nan was still invited to participate.


    After all, all the judges are petty. If you offend them, you won’t be able to win any more awards in the future. Just like the Golden Globe Awards, Universal Pictures has often had nothing to gain since Xiang Nan stopped attending the awards ceremony.


    On the red carpet, Xiang Nan walked with Alexandra Daddario. With her charming face and proud figure, she became a beautiful sight on the red carpet, and countless reporters were attracted to her.


    This kind of envious look made Xiang Nan feel even more accomplished. After all, this beauty that everyone admired was now his horse.


    At the subsequent awards ceremony, "King Kong" won three awards for Best Sound Effects, Best Sound Effects Editing and Best Visual Effects, while "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" won Best Original Score Award.


    ?In addition, "Memoirs of a Geisha" produced by DreamWorks Pictures has won three awards including Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design and Best Cinematography.


    Overall, Universal Pictures has had good luck in winning awards this year.


    However, from the perspective of achievement awards, the Oscars have tended to be more literary and artistic films in recent years, such as Best Picture "Crash", Best Actor "Capote", Best Actress "Song", and Best Supporting Actor "Sirena", Best Supporting Actress "The Immortal Gardener"...


    None of these movies has a box office of over $100 million. This also led to the low visibility of these movies and the lack of a sense of involvement among the audience. Therefore, when the awards ceremony reached the later stage, the ratings had dropped by as much as half.


    This makes broadcasters and advertisers very dissatisfied.


    …


    After the award ceremony, Xiang Nan attended the party and was quickly surrounded by producers, directors, celebrities, etc., which made Alexandra particularly envious.


    ?Although she is beautiful, she is unknown in Hollywood. No big director or producer likes her. In comparison, Xiang Nan is the star among all the stars, and he seems to be the central figure in this niche.


    "Charles, I have a few projects, I hope you can help with the details." Spielberg asked Xiang Nan for advice.


    ??He regretted not listening to Xiang Nan and insisting on filming "Escape from Clone Island". As a result, the movie lost $100 million, forcing DreamWorks to sell.


    ?Hence, he is now sincerely convinced by Xiang Nan, and naturally wants to ask him about his New Year''s filming plans.


    After Xiang Nan listened to his narration, he successively established three projects, namely "Letter from Iwo Jima" and "Flags of Our Fathers". These two are actually one movie, both reflecting the story of the Battle of Iwo Jima. But one is shot from the Japanese perspective, and the other is shot from the American perspective.


    Another project is "Perfume", which tells the story of a genius with an extremely keen sense of smell who commits serial murders in order to create a unique perfume.


    As for other projects proposed by Spielberg, such as "Football Beauty", "The Last Kiss", "Dreamgirls", etc., in Xiang Nan''s view, there is no need to film them.


    The subject matter is too old-fashioned, the story has no originality, and it cannot attract the audience at all, so there is no need to film it.


    ?However, Xiang Nan reminded Spielberg that he could consider adapting the animated film "Transformers".


    "The biggest-selling movies in Hollywood now are special effects films, and Transformers was once a hit. If they were put on the screen, it would definitely be very attractive to those children back then." Xiang Nan told Spielberg. .


    The "Transformers" animation was launched in 1984. The children who watched it and played with Transformers toys are now young.


    So if Transformers is put on the screen, it will definitely be very popular.


    Spielberg was really excited when he heard it, and he immediately started making preparations.???…


    After the Oscars, Xiang Nan continued to prepare for "Fast and Furious 3".


    ?Original cast members such as Paul Walker, Zhang Ziyi, MaggieQ, etc. all return, plus newcomer Alexandra Daddario, as well as villains John Ortiz, Laz Alonso, etc.


    As for the director, Lin Yibin was chosen. He has previously directed "Good Luck Will Come Tomorrow", "Sea of ??Strange Flowers", "Conquer the Raging Sea", etc.


    ?Although the box office performance was average, his talent was still recognized by the industry and he was named one of the top ten emerging directors. That''s why Xiang Nan boldly used him to shoot.


    ?Lin Yibin is naturally grateful for this.


    After all, Chinese-American directors like him are not valued in Hollywood, and it is difficult to find suitable movies to shoot. What''s more, "Fast and Furious 4", with an investment of nearly 100 million US dollars, is a veritable commercial blockbuster. More importantly, Xiang Nan wrote and starred in it himself.


    In Hollywood, Xiang Nan represents blockbusters. As long as this movie is made well, he will be able to walk away from Hollywood in the future. Therefore, he was naturally very happy. After getting the script, he began to study it seriously.


    …


    In April, the filming of "Fast and Furious 3" officially started.


    In the same month, "The Butterfly Effect" was released.


    ??This movie stars Ashton Kutcher and Amy Smart. It tells the story of a male protagonist with the power of time travel who travels back to the past again and again to change the course of history, but the consequences become increasingly out of control...


    ??This movie has a mind-burning story and twists and turns, which gave the audience a great sense of satisfaction while watching the movie. Therefore, after its release, it received a great reputation and achieved very good box office results.


    ??The final North American box office was 57 million US dollars, and the global box office was close to 100 million US dollars, which is quite good. You know, this movie cost only tens of millions of dollars.


    The reason why it has achieved such good box office results is entirely because the story of this movie is novel enough and solid enough.


    ?The movie released in May is "Untouchables", starring Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder. The story has twists and turns, the plot is touching, and it is romantic and tender. Therefore, it was well received by the audience after its release.


    ??The final box office in North America was US$54 million, and the global box office was US$110 million. Compared with its investment of US$40 million, this movie was considered a very successful hit.


    The movie released in June is "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Part 1.


    ? ?The original book "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" has a story length of 510,000 words, while the first three "Philosopher''s Stone", "Chamber of Secrets" and "Prisoners" only have more than 200,000 words.


    For this reason, the plot of the original "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" movie was very severely deleted, and many interesting plots were not filmed, which I have to say is a pity.


    ?Hence this reason, Nandi split the film into two parts. The upper part ends with Harry Potter winning the golden egg from the fire dragon, and the lower part tells the story of Voldemort''s return...


    In this way, not much of the plot was deleted, the film was richer in content, and the rhythm was smoother. Therefore, after its release, it achieved very good results, with a global box office of nearly 800 million US dollars.


    (End of this chapter)