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"A discreet short tour of antiquity, the costumes are designed to show off the muscular athlete-like bodies of several of the male actors, and the female stars to wear tunics that can be easily taken off. Director Wolfgang - Peterson and lead actor and producer Brad Pitt's primary concern is how to avoid appearing ridiculous."

As expected by Helen Herman, after the release of "Troy", the word of mouth quickly fell. Although it is not as overwhelming as "Van Helsing", it is only a little better.

Moreover, the North American box office of $46 million in the first weekend also made Warner Bros.'s plan to create an epic masterpiece like the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy completely failed.

The two films that started in the summer this year can't be said to be squibs, but they all failed to meet the expectations of the industry and the outside world.

"Van Helsing" dropped to $20 million the following weekend, while "Troy" was forecast at around $130 million in North America.

In the following week, the box office trends of these two films all confirmed the predictions of the outside world.

In fact, in this era, the North American box office of over 100 million is a very remarkable achievement for ordinary films, but the investment scale of these two films is here, and the North American box office of over 100 million is not even a pass.

Some websites led by TMZ, as well as many traditional media, have emerged a voice claiming that Brad Pitt's business appeal is not in line with his A-list star's status.

"Looking at Brad Pitt's works, since "The Seven Deadly Sins" in 1995, he has never been an absolute hero and has never lifted the box office of any film. Among the films he participated in The highest-grossing "Eleven Arhats," but the lead actor in "Eleven Arhats" is George Clooney..."

Brad - Pitt's name is really scary to say, in fact, he starred in very few films that really exploded at the box office.

"Brad Pitt's poor box office appeal as always has seriously dragged down "Troy", and the quality and reputation of the film is not good. As the first producer, he has an inescapable responsibility."

By mid-May, when Mr. and Mrs. Smith's auditions approached, Troy's box-office slump could be seen by even the most common of fans.

Of course, "Van Helsing" was worse at the box office than "Troy."

Many media have pointed the finger at Orlando Bloom. The box office of two consecutive big productions was not ideal. If Orlando Bloom didn't have the reputation and confidence accumulated in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, he would definitely be. beaten to dust.

Even so, he was severely affected.

Fortunately, Ridley-Scott and the crew named "Kingdom of the Kingdom" did not abandon him, and still implemented the actor contract signed by the two parties.

Matthew also met with Orlando Bloom, and had a drink at the Black Mamba Bar. Orlando Bloom was in a good mood for the time being, and he didn't mean to associate this with him at all. After all, it was Orlando- Bloom did a lot of work secretly on his own to win the role abruptly.

The two also agreed to go out on vacation together when they have time.

Afterwards, Matthew continued to practice guns and study scripts. All other matters were handed over to Helen Hellman. He also believed that Helen Hellman could handle it well. together.

In Century City, in the cafe on the ground floor of Fox Building, Helen Herman and others came to Akiva Goldsman.

"Long time no see, Helen." Akiva Goldsman sat at the coffee table, looked at Helen Herman across from him, and said straight to the point, "You asked me to meet for the audition, right?"

The relationship between the two parties is good, and Helen Herman has no need to deny it, admitting, "Yeah, my number one client Matthew Horner will soon be auditioning for the male lead, and the main competitor is Brah. An A-list star like De Pitt."

She deliberately said with a hint of playfulness, "I've known you for more than ten years. Of course, I have to fight for some preferential treatment."

"Matthew is not bad. In the past two years, the films he starred in have been successful one after another. Even a zombie film can be close to 100 million US dollars at the North American box office." Akiva Goldsman actually has a good impression of Matthew, "but when it comes to In terms of fame and influence, he's still not as good as Brad Pitt."

He put his hands on the table and said, "Helen, the production budget of this project has reached 100 million US dollars, which is the largest investment project I have invested in since I was producing alone. You know how much pressure I have, if this project fails. , I no longer have the opportunity to get my hands on the first-line production."

Listening to these words, Helen Herman kept nodding lightly, and what Akiva Goldsman said was the truth.

Akiva Goldsman looked at Helen Herman and said, "Let's put it this way, Helen. The real male lead candidates for this project are Matthew Horner and Brad Pitt, and the others who have been invited to test screenings, It's just a human relationship that I can't erase, and you want me to choose Matthew Horner, always give me sufficient convincing reasons."

"Matthew's positioning is an action star." Helen Herman was ready to speak, "From the budding "Band of Brothers" to the supporting roles of "The Mummy Returns" and "Black Hawk Down," it's all action Genre films and characters, after becoming a male lead, Scorpion King, Pirates of the Caribbean and Dawn of the Living Dead, the films and characters that made him really famous, are also action genres.”

Akiva Goldsman did not speak, just looked at Helen Herman.

Helen Herman continued, "Matthew's three most recent films as protagonists are all box office hits! The Scorpion King continues the success of the Mummy franchise, Pirates of the Caribbean and Johnny Depp. His co-star is hailed as the best on-screen partner in recent years, and the absolute hero in Dawn of the Living Dead proves his monoclonal antibody box-office capability."

No need for Akiva Goldsman to say anything, Helen Herman turned and said, "On the other hand, Brad Pitt, there are very few movies that have sold well at the box office in recent years! Let's not talk about the past three years, use It's not fair to Brad Pitt to compare Matthew's box office results for the past three years!"

Hearing this, Akiva Goldsman almost burst out laughing. He recalled it, and indeed, as Helen Herman said, if you only compare the box office of the films starring in the past three years, Matthew Horner Straight over Brad Pitt.

Helen Herman's words are not over yet, "Start with Brad Pitt's films around 2000, 1999's "Fight Club", the production cost of 63 million US dollars, only exchanged for 37 million US dollars North American box office, as you must remember, this failed investment led to the resignation of a vice president of Fox; "The Sixth Sense", the production cost of 90 million US dollars, the North American box office of 44 million US dollars; "Mexican" 60 million $66M in production cost in North America; Spy Game, $115M in production cost, $62.3M in North American box office…”

She raised her voice slightly, "There are only two films that are really successful at the box office, one is "Snatch" and the other is "Eleven Arhats", but the former's male lead is Jason Statham, and the latter The protagonist is George Clooney, and it's all a group show!"

"Looking at the "Troy" that is currently being released, Brad Pitt's poor performance has been criticized by the media and fans alike. If this epic masterpiece cannot have a miraculous explosion at the overseas box office, Warner Bros. will be under huge pressure to lose money! "

Helen Herman directly concluded, "All of the films starring Brad Pitt in the past show that he does not have the ability to box office commercial films with monoclonal antibodies, and he is not suitable for filming action films. The one-on-one match against Hector became a joke that everyone criticized."

Speaking of which, Helen Herman took out a statistical document from her bag and pushed it in front of Akiva Goldsman. Akiva Goldsman glanced down. The document was exactly what Helen Herman wrote. said data.

These numbers can be found without much effort, and Akiva Goldsman is not worried that Helen Herman will cheat.

Of course, Helen Herman wouldn't falsify such easily accessible data.

Akiva Goldsman picked up the document and glanced at it. Originally, he only had a vague concept, but now it is very clear. Brad Pitt has never been an absolute hero since about 2000. Any movie is a big hit at the North American box office.

Helen Herman said in a timely manner, "This phenomenon is very strange. In these films starring Brad Pitt, he is the one who is popular, and he is the one who benefits, but it is the film and the crew who are unlucky..."

Having said that, she stopped, and the words stopped as soon as they came.

Akiva Goldsman frowned slightly. Some things are not specially studied, and they are always unobtrusive. If you examine them carefully, you will find that the facts are quite amazing.

An absolute hero, UU reading www.uukanshu. If com can't pull the box office of the commercial film starring him, is such a male lead qualified? He naturally thought of this question.

Helen Herman secretly breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, after carefully collecting data and researching, she discovered that most of the films starring the popular Brad Pitt in the past seven or eight years have been very popular at the box office. not ideal.

If "Troy" was a big box office hit, that would be nothing if not ideal, but the opposite is the case today. "Troy" once again proves Brad Pitt's box office appeal is not enough.

As for why this happened, she hadn't had time to study it. If she were another star, her career would have declined long ago, but Brad Pitt became popular all the way.

I'm afraid this is also inseparable from his marriage to Rachel.

"Helen, what you said..." Akiva Goldsman put away the document, "I will consider it carefully when I go back."

He didn't say much, and quickly left the cafe.

Meanwhile, Jennifer Aniston returned home early.