665 The future is uncertain
In addition, Renly bid farewell to the sequel production of "Fast and Furious", and Warner Bros. welcomed Renly's joining with a grand ceremony..
On that side, the sequel of "Fast and Furious" is booming. After Dawn and Luke, the crew first announced that Michelle Rodriguez would officially return for the sixth part of the series, and then Jordana Brewster, The contract renewals of actors such as Gal Gadot and Cheng Kang have also been completed..
On that side, Universal Pictures officially announced that the sixth and seventh sequels of "The Fast and the Furious" will be filmed together, and they will increase the budget in one go, with the cost of a single film rising from 125 million to 125 million. Increased to 160 million, officially joining the level of super commercial blockbusters.
On that side, Universal Pictures once again announced that Justin Lin has renewed his contract and will continue to direct the sixth film. Now that the creation of the script is nearing completion, the entire crew is ready to go..
Before the official announcement of the awards season, the two works "Sincarnation" and "Fast and Furious" debuted and grabbed people's attention, thanks to Renly, a topic maker, and "Fast and Furious 5" 300 million in North America, which really attracted a lot of attention and triggered a lot of discussion.
On the surface, it seems that both Warner Bros. and Universal Pictures couldn't be more satisfied with the direction of things, and the actors don't have any objections. It's a harmonious scene. But the major media don't agree..
“"Killing Cycle" and "Fast and Furious" are two different things, but they are actually the same thing. Regarding the impact of this incident and the future prospects of these two works, the media are clearly divided into two camp, one supports and one opposes.
The so-called supporters support Renly and Universal Pictures. Led by "American Weekly", they believe that this is a win-win situation..
As a new actor with the strongest rise in the past two years, Renly has proven himself in terms of acting skills. "Crazy Love" is in the limelight, and "Fighting Cancer" is on the way to be released again, which is very exciting; "Speed and After a small trial in "Passion 5", Renly needs more opportunities to prove himself in terms of commercial appeal. He is not just a supporting role, but an upright protagonist, proving that he has the ability to take the lead on his own..
This is crucial to Renly's future career development. It is not only a performance opportunity in commercial blockbusters, but also an increase in market value..
The so-called market value refers to the influence in the industry. Commercial works are one part, and artistic works are another part. To put it simply, now that Focus Features is preparing to make an art film to compete for the Oscars, they need someone with outstanding acting skills and a Actors with public relations selling points will take on the important task. Their options may be Daniel Day-Lewis, they may have Tom Hanks, they may have Leonardo DiCaprio. Now, they may also have Renly Horror. you.
In the past, the artistic works Renly starred in were always produced by independent film companies, and the selection of objects was only as small as a palm. But after the commercial value is further recognized, the resources for artistic works will also be comprehensive. Open.
After "Winter's Bone", Jennifer Lawrence first took on the supporting role in "X-Men", and then took on the leading role in "The Hunger Games". This is the development path that she followed..
“The information revealed so far about "The Killing Cycle" is really limited. We only know that it is a science fiction action movie. But that is enough. Almost every top Hollywood actor has starred in a science fiction action movie. This is undoubtedly the best step for an actor to reach the top. An important process that can not only attract a large number of fixed movie fans, but also attract a small number of otaku movie fans..
For Renly, this is a wise choice; and for "Fast and Furious", the same is true.
In the previous five works, "Fast and Furious" has never had an actor star in the entire series. Even leaving aside the frequent changes in personnel in the first three parts of the series, the actors in the fourth and fifth parts have also changed a lot. , for example, Michelle Rodriguez, who won a lot of applause for her performance in the fourth part, was also absent from the fifth part; another example is that Cheng Kang and Gal Gadot attracted countless fans in the fourth part, However, the scenes in the fifth part have still not been improved, and they are still just soy sauce..
“"Fast and Furious" is not a series that uses actors to attract audiences. Including Fan and Paul, the charm of the characters themselves is mediocre, and they are not enough to show Robert Downey Jr.'s "Iron Man" , Johnny Depp has a unique temperament like "Pirates of the Caribbean"; the series of works relies entirely on the excitement of drag racing and popcorn-like pleasure to win the love of a large number of audiences.
Therefore, changing the actors keeps the cast and cast fresh, while also keeping the content of the script dynamic, and constantly creating more exciting points for the audience to enter the cinema. At the same time, it retains the familiar elements of the series of movies headed by Fan and Paul. , which has more advantages than disadvantages for the sequel to create great results again.
“Gavin Hunt of "U.S. Weekly" concluded that whether it is "Killing Reincarnation" or "Fast and Furious 6", this is worth looking forward to.
Gavin’s views are supported by the Chicago Tribune, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, and New York Post. However, they are still in the minority. In the entire media momentum, there are those who hold diametrically opposed views to them. The media has the upper hand, and it is absolutely the upper hand. The mainstream and authoritative media, including the "Los Angeles Times", "Hollywood Reporter", "Variety" and "The New Yorker", all stand on the opposition's side..
In particular, Cornell McGregor of "Entertainment Weekly" was a leading figure and criticized it with full force..
The first one to bear the brunt is "Fast and Furious 6". Cornell believes that the success of this series in this summer season is due to multiple reasons. The first is that director Justin takes the most credit, and the second is that the previous four works have accumulated a lot of success. Sufficient mass base, the third is the chemical reaction between Renly and Van, and the fourth is the correct publicity method and the attention won by the summer season opener..
Renly's Hobbes has received so much love and support, which is undoubtedly an unexpected surprise. But now, the series of movies has voluntarily abandoned Renly, which is undoubtedly equivalent to giving up half of the reasons for the success of the fifth part of the series. It seems that the second part of the series gave up on Fan. This is the same reason..
Joining Dawn and Luke and recalling Michelle, these actions can show the efforts of the crew. But shooting a movie is not a math problem. This is not the formula of "one plus one equals two". Replace it with Dawn and Luke. Renly alone, this won't work. The series of movies has never been a master of character creation and story telling. It took a lot of effort to create a Hobbes, which made the movie sublimated. Now it has returned to the original point. This makes people pay attention to the third chapter of the series. The prospects for the six films are not promising.
The second part of the series failed, and now it has made the same mistake again. This is undoubtedly stupid and arrogant..
In Cornell's view, Universal Pictures has always repeated itself. The failure of the third part of "Jurassic Park" and the disappointment of the second and third parts of "Fast and Furious" are now happening again. . They will never learn their lesson. "Hollywood's reputation as the studio that least knows how to make sequels is well-deserved..”
It can be seen from the final conclusion that Cornell's sharp words are really hard to resist. However, compared to Renly, his evaluation of Universal Pictures can only be said to be watery..
Giving up the role of Hobbes is equivalent to Orlando Bloom giving up the role of Legolas in "The Lord of the Rings". Although this is only a supporting role, it is a character who has won countless support and love. This is a role that can gain a broad base of people. If it is a top star like Johnny Depp, then it doesn’t matter even if he gives up. The problem is that Renly is not.
Renly is exactly a new actor who needs more support, more recognition, and more background. He should learn from Jennifer Lawrence and firmly grasp the role of "X-Men" while starring in "The Hunger Games" and continue to After accumulation and continuous polishing, perhaps, the supporting role can also be promoted to the protagonist - history has proven that Jennifer's Mystique later became the absolute protagonist of "X-Men: Apocalypse".
If you give up on Hobbes, it would be overestimating your capabilities; then taking on "The Killings" would be foolish..
“What is "The Killing Circle"? This is not an irony, but a real question. Because no one in the United States has heard of this original work..
When people mention Japanese culture, comics, Akira Kurosawa, and Haruki Murakami are the keywords that people think of, not science fiction. The mass base of Japanese science fiction in the United States is not even as good as that of South Korea. In this case, Warner Bros. Before the project was announced, reporters didn't even know if "The Killing Circle" had ever been published in the United States, and the book is now unavailable in bookstores—sales were so low that the publisher refused to reprint it..
It is true that science fiction action movies are a vital part of the American film market, but they are also the type of movies that are most likely to fail. Just look at "Blade Runner". This movie was criticized so badly that Lei The careers of Derry Scott and Harrison Ford were affected to varying degrees, and it was not until many years later that they recovered..
After entering the new century, with the exception of "Inception", science fiction movies have declined across the board. There are many science fiction movies with a box office of over 100 million, but they are expensive and expensive to promote, and only a handful of them have finally achieved profitability, such as "War of the Worlds", The box office results of works such as "I Am Legend" and "Men in Black 3" are unsatisfactory. The only successful one is "Transformers".
Now, "Killing Reincarnation" is such a work full of countless risks. It does not have the support of a big-name director, an excellent script, an outstanding cast, or even a high investment. From any point of view, this work is The prospects are bleak and the risk of failure is so high that one even wonders why Warner Bros. decided to launch the project.！
Before this, there was no news at all about "Killing Reincarnation", and now there is not much progress. Except for Renly, the other lineups are still undetermined. This is the best ironclad evidence. It seems that Renly gave up a sure win. project, choosing a project that must be lost.
“This is one of the stupidest decisions in Renly Hall's career. After all, there is still a long way to go..”
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