v2 Chapter 841： The Avengers are a bunch of bear kids

Throughout the history of movies in Hollywood and the entire world, there has never been a director who has a huge number of fans like Duke, and has been dubbed "Duke Blow". From this title, this group can also be seen. What a fanatical adoration and support for Duke.

There have been five superhero movies that have paved the way for "Avengers", and the crazy promotion and marketing of Warner Bros. and Marvel Pictures, coupled with Duke’s appeal, directly brought the film in In the eighth week of its release in North America, it successfully broke through the 600 million U.S. dollar mark, becoming the fourth North American film to exceed 600 million U.S. dollars after "Titanic", "The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King" and "Avatar".

And "The Avengers" surpassed the $64.45 million of "The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King" in one fell swoop, becoming the third box office in North American film history.

Throughout North America, the only people standing on the top of the box office and commercial movies are Duke and James Cameron.

The only difference is that James Cameron dominates the top two with "Titanic" and "Avatar". Duke's "Lord of the Rings 3: Return of the King" and "Avengers" can only be ranked third or four. .

By the end of June, this situation was reversed. With a cumulative North American score of $665.24 million, "Avengers" successfully surpassed "Titanic"'s $658.72 million and became the second-place box office in North American film history.

At the same time, the global box office of "Avengers" has also reached 1.9 billion US dollars, slowly approaching the global box office performance of "Titanic", and it is only a matter of time to grab the global box office runner-up.

This result is enough to make people happy, but Duke is very calm, let alone stop his pace, since late June, he has been in and out of Warner Bros. to prepare for the next project.

On the other hand, Duke also went to San Francisco to have several interviews with Catherine Kennedy, discussing the feasibility of the unification of the Jedi and the Avengers universe and the future promotion of "Star Wars."

Especially the Chinese market. The entire Western world and even Japan and South Korea have star wars plots, but Chinese audiences are not among the ranks.

At Duke's request, Catherine Kennedy flew to China with Warner Bros., the two major publishers of Rising Star Wars, and related personnel from Twentieth Century Fox. In the next two years, we will try our best to open up the Chinese market of Star Wars through various activities.

Although the new film is about to be approved, "Avengers" has also achieved good results. Marvel Pictures and Warner Bros.'s promotion and marketing of the film is like capital's desire for profit. It never stops.

The North American box office of "Avengers" has indeed fallen to the level of one million dollars a day, but the surrounding area of ​​the film is very hot. At this time, the publicity is not only for the box office, but also for the entire industry chain.

So Duke and the Avengers appeared on the cover of Time Magazine at the same time, and an interview with him was also published on it.

In the interview, Duke, as the director, also revealed more interesting behind-the-scenes highlights. As for the truth, it doesn't matter at all.

The interview was published on the first page of Time Magazine in documentary form.

"Time": "Scarlett Johansson said in an interview before that a few of them played like children on the set. It hurts your brain, is it really the case?"

Duke Rosenberg: "Well, the Avengers are a group of bear kids, and they are very good friends, so the set is very interesting and full of energy. I need to order them to calm down and film seriously."

"Time": "This relaxed and harmonious atmosphere is actually conducive to making a good movie, isn't it?"

Duke Rosenberg: "It is really helpful because they are friends and know each other. This kind of relaxed working partnership makes the shooting go smoothly, but in the film they hate each other, which also reflects their acting skills. ."

"Time": "There are many and different important roles in the film. How do you highlight each role at the same time. And so that the roles will not grab the limelight?"

Duke Rosenberg: "In my opinion, these characters are so exciting because they steal the limelight from each other. Of course, Iron Man Tony Stark has the most limelight. In fact, the most interesting thing is to see the various characters in A little bit of scramble for narration or appearance in the movie. Because of the existence of other people, because of the jokes and arguments, support and opposition between each other, you can be more rich and interesting. More cool."

"Time": "At the beginning of the script and storyline creation, is there anything you want to focus on description, or a certain role you want to highlight?"

Duke Rosenberg: "I sincerely hope that every character can shine, but it is more difficult for characters like Thor, the Hulk, and Hawkeye Clint Button. Especially Hawkeye Clint? Button, he played less in the first film, so I owe this role something. Of course, showing these roles is also an interesting process, because we don’t know much about them, so I have the opportunity to be able to tap their potential That person."

"Time": "I think the hardest thing is to challenge yourself. Your series of films have been very successful before. How can you surpass yourself under the expectations of the people?"

Duke Rosenberg: "For me, every movie is a new beginning, and I will deliberately prevent myself from thinking about how to surpass myself. What I want in my heart is to make a good movie, although I don’t know Whether it has been achieved or not, this is my goal. This goal has nothing to do with a larger production scale or making more money. Of course I want to make more money, but I can’t control this. The only thing I control It is whether I can tell new content, whether the content is exciting enough, whether it is worth reviewing, whether there is a reason to create it different from other movies. These are my sources of pressure, and have nothing to do with larger scale or better quality. Of course, this film The movie is indeed bigger."

"Time": "We are now in the heyday of a superhero movie. Are you worried that movie fans will gradually feel tired of such blockbusters? What should filmmakers do to prevent this from happening?"

Duke Rosenberg: "I think Marvel wants to make every movie its own. Kevin Fitch once said that Marvel does not make superhero movies, but types that contain superhero characters. Films. Marvel likes variety, which is really beneficial. After all, I am not worried about whether superhero movies will always exist. After all, I have seized the opportunity to make my own superhero movies. If it is true in the end Replaced by other types, as long as the story is wonderful, it is a good movie."

"Time": "A lot of people think that after watching "Unionists", this movie can be interpreted from many different angles, but which of them do you most value or be most proud of? "

Duke Rosenberg: "For me, this is a story about power and how power affects us. It includes power to others and power to our children. So I will explore humanity and interpersonal in the blockbuster. Relationships and society. And the process of discussing these contents and telling touching stories also excites me. It is obvious that I prefer action scenes and display scenes. This is my favorite. And Marvel wants me to join the creation of this movie. This kind of strange and private invitation excites me the most."

"Time": "What do you think is the biggest commonality and difference between Marvel and DC?"

Duke Rosenberg: "Except for both being superheroes, the two are very different. People are always used to seeing the two as competitors, but in fact they are completely different. DC’s list of superheroes has a long history and most It is a stalwart idol, and most of Marvel’s characters are a group of idiots; DC movies are more mysterious and have continuity, while Marvel movies are everywhere and seem a little younger. In fact, I like both of them very much. They can also find their own places in the market, and there is no need for anyone to step on and forward."

"Time": "In your opinion, what is the core charm of superhero movies? Can it attract so many people to go crazy?"

Duke Rosenberg: "Actually, they come from us. Superheroes are in the best state of mortals, have the broadest vision, and are stronger than ordinary people, especially Chris Hemsworth. They are indeed taller than humans. So, superheroes are the most perfect existence of mankind. But at the same time, they also have the most stupid and bad qualities of mankind. They have two characteristics, and go deep into various dangers. People don't just watch, but be there. , Imagine yourself in it. This is the joy that a superhero brings to me."

"Time": "Many people think that "Star Wars" is also a superhero movie in a sense, do you agree?"

Duke Rosenberg: "In some ways, this is not wrong."

"Time": "As everyone knows, you have bought Lucasfilm. Will "Star Wars" restart?"

Duke Rosenberg: "In fact, a new Star Wars series is already under planning. We will restart this series and continue to tell the story of the Jedi Knights."

As Duke said in an interview, the new "Star Wars" was put on the agenda after Lucasfilm was optimized. Although the entire series did not even have the most basic script framework, for example, Catherine? The promotion plan of Kennedy to China has already started.

After this special interview, many fans' eyes have returned to "The Avengers", the film's box office has also seen a small rebound, and the peripheral products are as hot as ever, and there is no cooling momentum.

On July 1, Duke and Warner Bros. formally announced through instant sharing and the official website that his new film was established. (To be continued.)

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