Chapter 376： 'Daydreamer' begins filming

June 24, Paris International Airport.

It is the hottest day of the year in France at this time.

Lyman was wearing a short shirt, standing outside the exit, looking at Thomas next to him, his face speechless.

Why don't you just pick up someone, make such a big battle.

At this moment, at the exit passage of the airport, Thomas led seven or eight crew members lined up. Because there were so many people coming in and out, he deliberately held up a sign with Jim Carrey's name on it.

Oh, shame on the thief.

"Uh, can you change the formation? Don't stand in line, just stand together. Why are you so conspicuous?"

"What if people can't see it? Besides, I don't want to do this, it's very tiring to hold it." Thomas justified.

By the way, after Lehmann flew to Paris from Los Angeles, filming did not start immediately.

Because the preparatory work has not been completed completely, although the specific location, shooting equipment, props and costumes have been fixed long ago, it took a little time to reconvene the shooting team.

Filming is a technical job, and it is also a group collaboration.

In addition, Jean-Reno is a guest actor in this film. Although his role is small, he is indispensable. And because he has to deal with some personal affairs, he will have to wait for a while to come.

Fortunately, Jim Carrey also simply waited a while to join the group together.

Anyway, the crew also had some troublesome things to do in advance. Even if it came, the real shooting wouldn't start so soon.

Until today, the day of reunion.

After waiting for a while at the airport, I received Jim Carrey and his assistant smoothly.

And let people drive over a few cars parked outside.

"boarding."

With a wave of Lehman's hand, a dozen men, and Jim Carrey, who squinted and smiled, he could form a boy group or something.

Because there is no girl.

The car drove to the studio of Europa Pictures, and hula la got off the car, causing a lot of commotion.

Finally, the assembly was over, and everyone came.

In the studio, Ryan also came out with Jean Reno, Hilary Swank and the rest of the supporting cast who arrived early.

"Come on, let me introduce you."

Lehmann greeted enthusiastically, "This one, you must have seen his play."

Lehmann pulled Jean-Renault over.

Jim Carrey smiled and shook hands, "Mr. Jean-Reno, nice to meet you."

The original "This Killer Isn't Too Cold" was still popular internationally, and Hollywood was no exception.

"Hello, nice cooperation." Jean-Reno said politely.

"This one, Miss Hilary Swank."

"Hello, hello, it's the first time we met, and it's a pleasure to work together."

"It's a pleasure to work with."

Hilary Swank is also very enthusiastic, looking at it curiously. A first-line movie star like Jim Carrey is also a comedy star. She has only heard of it, and now she has officially seen it.

Then I got to know Shirley MacLaine, Adrian Martinez, Ellen Bowen and other actors who didn't have many roles.

The two biggest names in the crew have good temperaments and high emotional intelligence.

Or in other words, those who can get into their position are very aware of the sense of proportion.

Are you an actor? If you can reach the top of the circle, you must have a professional attitude and strong business ability. Maybe a little bit of a big name and a little temper, it's not a big problem. There may also be another kind of relationship, background, average level but more popular, and the filmmakers also like to use it.

Otherwise, even if there is a gold master, the character is too rubbish, and there is always trouble, it is estimated that he will not be able to eat, let alone enter the ranks of the front line.

When the whole group came to Paris, they took a break and were about to open the filming location. The first batch of publicity resources for "Hellboy" had already begun to be released.

Lionsgate is still very powerful.

People started out with low-budget thriller movies, and gradually gained a firm foothold in Hollywood.

He has extensive experience in how to distribute such works.

In the previous life, the development of the "Chainsaw" series was also one of the facades of Lionsgate.

If it wasn't for Lehmann's influence, Wen Ziren would be the screenwriter and producer of the second and third "Chainsaw" at Lions Gate, and hired a new director to direct it. After the good response, Wen Ziren planned to shoot a new film project, and Lionsgate continued to develop the sequel.

At the back, a total of eight films were filmed, and the audience did not stop until they heard the word "Chainsaw Horror" and became disgusted. You say, how hanging the Lions Gate.

Their marketing strategies are also aimed at specific movie audiences, that is, people who can accept horror, violence and bloodshed.

The advertising is basically carried out around the middle and low-end communities. Around these communities, including the nearby video tape rental points, bus stops, and outdoor billboards, you can see the huge posters of this film. Of course, the trailer and the spinning top also edited two for some local TV stations. As for those very popular TV programs, variety shows and the like, as well as subway stations, railway stations, downtown areas and other densely populated bustling areas, they have not invested much resources.

First, it is too expensive and the funds are limited; second, it is not cost-effective, and even if you invest, the market conversion rate is also very low.

This is the experience summed up by Lionsgate.

After all, the life cycle of ordinary thriller movies is generally short.

It is normal for mainstream commercial blockbusters to be released for a month or two, while the average release cycle for cult films is only 4 weeks, which is less than a month.

It's not hard to come to a conclusion. Thriller movies attach great importance to the market performance in the early stage. If they can't make more money at the box office at the beginning, they will basically be cold. It can't do the screening mode that focuses on word-of-mouth and long-term flow Of course, Lionsgate does exactly this.

In the hotel, Lyman received a call from Joseph.

"I just got news from Lionsgate that they are quite optimistic about the market prospects of "Hellboy", they decided to release it on a large scale, and won about 1,700 theaters for the number of screenings."

"Not bad." Lyman smiled.

Looking at the number of 1,700, at first glance, it doesn't sound like much.

After all, "Spider-Man 2" has more than 3,700 theaters. Compared with others, "Hellboy" can't even account for half of it.

However, the type of film and the market potential of potential audiences are incomparable. If a cult film has such a distribution scale, it is enough to show that Lionsgate still attaches great importance to it.

After all, Lionsgate signed the distribution rights of this film, and of course they wanted to get the maximum distribution revenue. If the box office is more, they will get more.

And Lehmann didn't expect the film to be a super hit, as long as it was as successful as it used to be, he was satisfied with a small success at the box office.

If the time is not good, Lehmann can accept a small loss.

In terms of the potential of the spinning top, there is still a long way to go to grow to maturity in the future.

Besides, even if he doesn't make movies, it's more than enough to be an art director or a producer or something.

It must be a good thing to keep him.

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