1157: Years of Superheroes
"Yonaxi, the movie premiere time is coming soon, and we are still going to set off to New York." The agent is urging Lin Yuna to prepare to set off.
"Let's go." Yoona kissed the sleeping baby in the suburbs of Los Angeles, grabbed her bag and walked out. "I'm a junior, don't let others wait for a long time."
The agent said: "What's the matter? As long as you're not late, it's fine. Besides, there is no such thing as the old and juniors in the United States."
"By the way, are Jessica Ouni and Soo-jin in Los Angeles too? I have to call them and don't leave Los Angeles too soon. The premiere is over. I want to find them to have fun."
On July 26, on the red carpet of New York Square, the host was walking out of a pair of bright silver claws while facing the camera, while explaining, "Flash your claw fans, we are now on the red carpet of New York Square. Welcome one of the most anticipated blockbusters this year, and meet the stars of "Wolverine: Samurai Night". Fans gathered at the scene, with their backs facing the advertising car, led by Hugh Jackman, Yoona was wearing a blue long dress, and international supermodel Lilazi Fukushima and bangs to welcome the reporter's photos.
"Yoona..." The reporter shouted Yoona's name, "Please look here."
The only protagonist in this drama is Hugh Jackman, but there are no fewer reporters calling Yoona's name than him. "How are your children doing well? How are they going to spend their first year? Does Li Donglai have any plans?" Yoona's face turned slightly red and she smiled shyly: "I don't really want to go and waste the first birthday for her child. Let it go naturally. We already have plans, and we'll just go on a trip together. Thank you."
"You filmed "Wolverine: Warrior Night" and just asked for leave from the crew of "X-Men: Reversal of the Future". Will Li Donglai give you encouragement? Will director Li Donglai analyze the script for you privately and tell the story?"
Seeing that both questions could not be avoided by Li Donglai, Yoona's face became a little hot, and she fanned her hands and said, "We will encourage each other, but it seems that he doesn't need my encouragement. He doesn't have any scripts, he is very lazy at home. I don't want him to talk about scripts. Okay, Li Donglai didn't come today, can you change the topic?"
"Miss Yoona, can you fight Emma Watson? Who won?" asked a reporter in a bad mood.
Hugh Jackman smiled strangely and raised his index finger and shook it, "Sir. This is not something that a gentleman should ask, don't be embarrassed by the lady." Yoona's face remained unchanged, and she said to Hugh Jackman, "Thank you." She turned to the reporter and said, "Mr. Xiu is very caring on the set, he is a good person. As for who wins..." But suddenly shook his fist, "Of course it's me. I know Bushido, haha, kidding, we are friends. Well, this topic is stopped here. Today is the premiere of "Wolverine". This drama brings together many elements. Samurai, Ninja, Black | Doom, there is no movie like this, everyone will definitely like him."
She has adapted to the American style, how could she be so easily?
That night, "Wolverine: Warrior Night" was successfully premiered. On the same day, South Korea and London were also released at the same time, and both achieved good results. Li Donglai called Yoona while he was short of time, "Baby, are you tired? When will you come to see your husband? By the way, bring two baby eggs."
"Tsk, oppa, you'll bask in the sun alone in New Zealand. Last time you went too far. I actually took Elsa to surf. She's just over one year old. Is it okay? I'm still a girl. Don't teach her to be a wild child. Emma is going to get angry with you. Hero and Anna are at home in Los Angeles. If you want the child, come back by yourself. I'm going to play with Jessica Oni."
"Jessica? Baby. What should I do if I want to deal with you?"
"...Go, don't be hooligan." Yuna's face was hot and she hesitated: "I'll go find you after filming this scene."
Li Donglai suddenly felt angry, "Come quickly, the father is almost a husband-looking stone." Of course, I can't wait for this. Li, who couldn't suppress his heart, was fooled with Blake Lively on the beach in New Zealand that night before returning to the hotel. Blake's legs were trembling, and finally alleviating the temporary demand.
From July 26th to 28th, Li Donglai has switched to New Zealand to continue filming the outdoor work of "World of Warcraft". "Wolverine 2", starring the famous Australian movie star Hugh Jackman, came to North America in the first week of box office of US$55 million this week. Although it ended the Phantom's last week's champion "Summoning", it is still a "low-altitude flight" compared to the previous work of the series.
The solo line of the "X-Men" two-line structure, "Wolverine 2", was released in 3924 theaters, and became the champion of this week with a single-player score of $14,016, earning 55 million US dollars in three days on weekends! The box office of $55 million was obviously lower than industry expectations. Compared with the $85.05 million in the previous series "Wolverine 1", there was a gap of up to 30 million. Let's compare the original X-Men trilogy, Uncle Wolf's second raid was inferior to 102 million in "Men 3" and 85.55 million in "Men 2", which was only slightly higher than the $54.47 million in the first part of "Men" 13 years ago, but it is basically the same as "Men: The First Battle" (55.1 million).
At the same time, this film ranks fourth in Uncle Hugh's personal acting career. The first three works are the two "Men" and one "Steel Wolf" mentioned in the previous article. However, for director James Maigod, "Wolverine 2" set the best first week of his directing work. The previous record holder was "Forward" (22.34 million paintings) that sent Reese Witherspoon to the Oscar Queen position.
Telling about Wolverine's mood being depressed after killing Qin with his own hands in the "Last Battle" and living in seclusion in the deep mountains and forests. One day, the rich Japanese businessman who was rescued by him during World War II asked someone to send a letter to him, hoping to meet his savior before he passed away. Wolverine thought of returning to Japan after his old love, but he was involved in local gang disputes. The media's comprehensive review scored 60 points, with Rotten Tomatoes being fresh 66%, and the media's evaluations were polarized. The New York Times, Hollywood Reporter, Los Angeles Times, Houston Chronicles newspapers and others made comments, and many of them had comments on Yoona's role: "This summer movies are the least show-off, and they don't pretend to be deep.
Shen, what do you say or what a tough guy superhero is, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the most satisfying (superhero movie). "The addition of a large number of Japanese elements is refreshing, and the ninja elements of the classical era are combined with the gangster elements of the current era are perfectly combined." "Hugh Jackman once again demonstrated his serious and affectionate performance skills, whether in entertainment-oriented actions or artistic-oriented literature, he is consistent." "YoonA plays a Japanese rich lady, fresh and beautiful, and fully demonstrates oriental beauty. A clear spring with a darker background in the film. The popularity at the premiere was once a trend of catching up with Uncle Wolf, all thanks to her increasingly majestic tycoon boyfriend."...
There are also criticisms: "I found a good balance in sticking to the original plot and self-innovation, and neither hurt the enthusiasm of the original fans nor expel other audiences." Let's take a look at the negative reviews. "Every sequel tries to surpass his predecessors, and the same is true for "Wolverine 2", but unfortunately the lack of coherence of the overall plot completely destroyed this attempt." "The overall scheduling problem is huge, the story direction and style evolution are completely broken, and it eventually becomes a mess of something that is mixed."
As a Hollywood blockbuster, North America is not all. The global box office continues to rise.
Yoona's work is far from over and she has to participate in global publicity.
She plays a Japanese rich lady, full of vitality and amazing oriental beauty. She has made countless people awaken the beautiful memories of the elf-like girl in "Inception" back then.
Especially in a few days, she flew to South Korea to promote with Hugh Jackman. Her reputation was at its peak. She was an internationally-styled actress. She was just a young actor and did not have much appeal or ability to save such blockbusters. However, the actors will be kidnapped from beginning to end, and they must be responsible for the good results of the film.
Looking at the development history of the entire X-Men series, we can clearly see the ups and downs of Superhero themes in Hollywood over the past 10 years.
In the 1990s, a large number of superhero films represented by the old version of "Batman" were released. At this time, Superhero films were still mainly close to the comic style. The colors were bright, the composition and picture sense were strong, the characters were quirky, and the plot settings were mostly traditional routes of the rise of bad guys - twists and turns - evil and unbearable. This shooting style has also won the recognition of a large number of comic fans, and the outstanding box office of the old version of Batman quartz is proof of it.
After entering the 21st century, Superhero began to gradually get rid of the comic color and enter the "serious" adult style system. At this time, "X-Men 1" directed by Brian Singer became a hit. While perfectly constructing the "Men" worldview, it also officially started Hugh Jackman's popularity journey in Hollywood and even the world.
Two years later, "X-Men 2" was successfully sold, with a total box office of up to 250 million US dollars, setting the highest box office in the "Men" series so far! The Toby-Maguire version of the "Spider-Man" trilogy also rose at the same time. It was from this point in time that the theory of the tall image shaping of superheroes began to change. The era of personalization has quietly arrived.
However, according to the cyclical curve of supply and demand, we can see that the market always swings up and down between oversupply and less than demand. With the big sale of the two series "Men" and "Spider-Man", major film and production companies have seen the commercial potential of comic heroes. For a time, masks and tights are flying all over the sky, and during this period, two "Fantastic Four" emerged, one in front and one in the back of the Hulk, the Ghost Rider, two in the Hellboy, and one in the Catwoman. In the Chinese Kung Fu trend that emerged after "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" won the Oscar. "Darkward" and so on were born again. North American audiences' commercial endurance to Superhero was quickly overdrawn, which soon caused the defeat of a large number of superhero projects.
The most obvious one is the "Diet in the Light" in "Return of Superman" in 2006. This "Superman Series" that poached Brian Singer also indirectly led to the interruption of the "Men" series. Only the "Men" solo plan was successfully shot, and other projects such as "Magneto" were all declared miscarriage! The "Fantastic Four" was injured at the same time, which was stranded after the second part of the 2007 series. Both of them did not improve and finally could only play souvenirs in "Avengers". The "Watchman" with a grand momentum but a miserable ending was also announced. As for "Punisher", a series of cannon fodder such as "Daughter" are countless.
However, the big waves have to leave money, and the works that have been tested by the market are the essence. In the five years when a large number of Superhero projects stranded from 2005 to 2010, two superhero series have risen sharply. One is the "Black Classic" Nolan "Batman", and the other is the "Iron Man" who pushed Superhero's personality to the top.
Batman, which started in 2005, and Iron Man, which started in 2008, went hand in hand, bringing the "serious and atmospheric" style to the extreme and becoming the two giants in the game between DC and Marvel. Their success also laid the foundation for the recovery of the Superhero theme! Of course, due to the stagnation of the X-Men series projects, the solo Wolverine took over the mantle of his colleagues and became the only remaining fire, ensuring that the "Men" project did not become extinct.
After entering the second decade of the 21st century, the recovery of superheroes officially began. It was also since Li Donglai's emergence that superheroes have become real box office bombs.
The grand operation of the "Avengers" project has promoted the arrival of the heroes' spring, and "Thor" and "Captain America" have successively launched.
Chapter completed!