Heads Up Hollywood

To some extent, John Wu and Michael Bay have great similarities.

In Hollywood, both of them started their careers with action movies, and they invested tens of millions of dollars in blockbuster movies right away, achieving success in one fell swoop.

Michael Bay has "Bad Boys," "Bad Boys," and "Scary Heist," and John Wu has "Broken Arrow," "Face Changing," and "Mission: Impossible 2."

All have the experience of winning the global box office champion.

After filming several classic action movies in succession, both of them began to burst into confidence, and they had the idea of ​​challenging new themes.

Michael Bay challenged the World War II action film "Pearl Harbor" and was directly beaten back to its original form. It failed at the box office and its reputation was even worse. Especially in North America, "Pearl Harbor" was once clamored to be the second "Titanic", but it became the biggest joke after it was released.

John Wu also challenged the war film, he chose "Windtalker".

From the perspective of the movie itself, the quality is not too bad, in short, it will not be as discredited as "Pearl Harbor". It's a pity that the 911 incident happened, and the publisher was forced to change the schedule. Before it was released in the second year, the publicity was obviously not enough.

This directly led to the fiasco of "Windtalker" at the box office!

Like "Pearl Harbor", "Wind Talker" also "topped" the top ten of the Hollywood box office fiasco list!

After the challenge of transformation failed, both returned to their old ways.

Michael Bay made "Bad Boys 2," which didn't do as well at the box office. After that, I filmed "Escape from Clone Island" produced by DreamWorks, and the box office hit the street even more.

John Wu shot the DreamWorks action film "Memory Rift," which cost $60 million and grossed only $96 million.

There is no doubt that DreamWorks has been taken advantage of, especially the fiasco of "Escape from Clone Island", which directly led to the bankruptcy of DreamWorks and was acquired by Paramount.

After losing twice in a row, John Wu returned to Asia disheartened, and continued to act in front of his world-class director, taking money from the mainland and using the most popular star in the mainland to play supporting roles for the newcomers on Bay Island. Contribute waste heat to Bay Island's film career.

However, Michael Bay, the chief culprit who failed the DreamWorks gamble and was forced to split and sell, continued to be appreciated by Steven Spielberg because of a more glorious history, and had the opportunity to direct "Transformers", thus becoming famous. world.

As far as character is concerned, John Wu and Michael Bay are not the same, but Tang En's personal feelings are willing to point out a way for John Wu.

But if he insisted on filming "Windtalker", Tang En would be happy to see it succeed.

The fiasco of "Wind Talker" directly brought MGM to the brink of bankruptcy and entered the auction sequence.

MGM is a legend in Hollywood, owning more than 2,000 film copyrights, more than Disney and Fox combined!

Copyright is IP, which is the trump card of the industry where content is king in the future.

Twain certainly hoped that MGM would go bankrupt, so that he would have a chance to "rescue".

Spielberg saw that John Wu was not interested in cooperating, so he stopped begging for help, and said to Tang En with a smile: "Spider-Man is great, and your luck is also very good."

Tang En laughed out loud.

Because of the good relationship between Universal and Spielberg, Universal Pictures is now also a distribution partner of DreamWorks. Spielberg was also invited to the internal preview of "Spider-Man".

So Spielberg has seen the film a long time ago, and he is only concerned about the current situation where "Spider-Man" is being suppressed by "Sixty Seconds" and "Titan A.E."

Natalie was very smart, and said in a timely manner: "Twain is learning from you. When you filmed "ET" and "Jaws", you also received a lot of pressure."

Spielberg gave Natalie a thumbs up. Every time they met, Natalie didn't say much, but he was deeply impressed, "If there is a chance, we can work together on a movie."

Natalie's eyes brightened, "Okay!"

After parting, Natalie embraced Tang En's arm and cheered excitedly: "Tang En, did you hear that? Director Spielberg is going to cooperate with me!"

Tang En was surprised, "Is it necessary to be so exaggerated?"

"Where is the exaggeration?" Natalie pouted.

Tang En laughed and said, "You've made Luc Besson's movie, you've made my movie, and now you're still making Lucas' "Star Wars." Why are you so excited?"

Natalie snorted, "But he's Spielberg! Oh, I won't tell you, anyway, I'm just happy!"

Tang En shook his head helplessly and said, "Okay, I wish you the heroine of his movie as soon as possible."

Natalie looked up at him flatteringly, and said with a smile, "You have to fight for me."

Tang En patted his chest, "Wrap it on me!"

Spielberg's reputation is too great, and the actors all look forward to working with him, which is a kind of complex.

At least so far, Tang En has not had this kind of charm.

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The lights went out row by row, and in the vista theater, pairs of expectant eyes stared at the big screen, waiting for the slow presentation of the superhero blockbuster with the largest investment in history.

In the vast starry sky, a glimmer of dawn appeared, and the logo of "Twain Pictures" arrived as promised, followed by the opening title of "Marvel Pictures" in red letters on a blue background.

In the picture, it presents a scene in the suburbs of New York, with a clumsy narration, accompanied by a high school student wearing glasses chasing a school bus and shouting, in a state of embarrassment.

This person is the protagonist of the movie—Spider-Man!

In the 1970s and 1980s, superhero movies were also popular for a while, but the special effects technology at that time was insufficient, and the lens language was simple.

Tang En's "Spider-Man" used the shooting techniques of modern commercial films, and used a lot of wide-angle lenses, giving people a comfortable feeling of a wide field of vision. The panoramic depiction of the first shot alone shows the kindness close to life.

Filming fictional stories as real events is the first element of a good movie.

"This and Tim Burton's "Batman" are two completely different shooting techniques!"

There were many guests at the scene, and George Lucas had never seen the test screening, and whispered to Steven Spielberg beside him.

Spielberg smiled slightly, "It's really different! Old man, after watching this movie, I believe you will have a new understanding of superhero movies."

Lucas glanced at him and nodded silently.

With Spielberg's attention, the quality of this movie is definitely not too bad.

As the plot progresses, Peter Parker gains superpowers in a daze, but he doesn't know how to use them yet. What worries him right now is that he needs the funds to buy a car so that he can drive Mary Jane to school every day.

The plot came to an underground arena.

Peter Parker, in his own fast-paced outfit - the Red Spider bodysuit and mask - is on his way to win the $3,000 prize.

The atmosphere in the arena was very hot. The host was very dissatisfied when he saw Peter Parker in a thin suit, and asked, "What's your name?"

Peter Parker was slightly taken aback; "Me? My name is Peter."

"No, do you have a domineering, elegant, attractive nickname?"

Peter Parker thought for a moment, "I... um... my name is 'Human Spider'."

"'Human-shaped spider'? What a shit name!" The host looked dissatisfied. Hearing the eager and manic voices, he didn't bother to ask. He picked up the microphone and shouted loudly: "The next challenge will be The most vicious, murderous, bloody, vicious, terrifying, violent and furious... spider, spider, man!"

Under the host's series of outrageous adjectives, the audience in the group arena were excited and the heat was in full swing.

But Peter Parker was stunned, "Spider-Man? That's not my name, I'm not Spider-Man!"

"Boy, if you want others to remember you, you must first have a good name, so hurry up and play!"

The host pushed him impatiently.

In the next plot, Peter Parker's thin body was tortured severely, booing and yelling continued.

In the end, Peter Parker was finally able to use his super power proficiently, easily defeated his opponent, and was going to receive a $3,000 bonus.

However, the accident occurred again, and the boss refused to pay...

Sitting in the front row was Steven Spielberg, who had watched the film before, and paid more attention to Tang En's shooting techniques and editing skills.

Twain controlled the rhythm of the story very well. In a humorous story, there will always be ups and downs and ups and downs, which can well arouse the audience's emotions and penetrate into the plot of the movie.

Especially a few wonderful dialogues can deeply resonate with the audience.

"With great power comes great responsibility!"

"No matter what situation we face, no matter how contradictory our hearts are, we always have a choice. What kind of person we are depends on what kind of person we choose to be."

"Slander is spoken language, but slander is printed."

"To do justice requires sacrificing the ego, even the most precious things in oneself, even dreams."

"I believe that there is a heroic essence in every human being. It keeps us true to ourselves, gives us strength, gives us nobility, and finally allows us to die with honor."

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Especially after the appearance of the big villain Green Goblin, the scene of Spiderman hanging upside down in the rain and kissing the heroine Mary Jane, even if it has already appeared in the trailer, even if Spielberg has seen it, he still admires it secretly.

This picture will definitely become the most anticipated and most respected kissing method in the hearts of boys and girls in the future, it is so romantic!

During this period, Tang En filmed the sad love of "Titanic" and the warm love of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding". This time, in "Spider-Man", he obviously challenged a higher difficulty.

He wants to sublimate love and turn it into the heroism of the times.

This is what comic book movies should be like.

This is the true connotation of superhero movies!

In comparison, the "Superman" and "Batman" series, which were popular in Hollywood in the 1980s, seem so superficial and completely a farce.

"Twain, the movie is not bad, it has depth!"

Sam Mendes who was sitting on the right whispered to Tang En.

"There is depth?"

Tang En shook his head amusedly, this is just Marvel's pioneering work.

In-depth movie, but also to watch the future of the Dark Knight!

Oh no, The Dark Knight is Batman, not Marvel.

However, Twain has a real "Dark Knight"!