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"The pre-sale results of these two films are very good."

In the media area in front of the Lincoln Center, Joseph Krimets from the Los Angeles Times told Brad Hans Bain, a reporter from the New York Times who he knew well, "City of Chaos and Thor Neither of these two films looks particularly strong, nor is it particularly bad."

Brad Hans Bain remembers the pre-sales of the two films. "The first week of "Thor" pre-sales was less than $12 million, and "City of Chaos" was less than $10 million. These two figures are not high or low. , Is not a sign of a big explosion at all."

Suddenly there was a noise on the red carpet. Joseph Krimets and Brad Hans Bain immediately looked over and saw James Franco taking Lily Collins onto the red carpet.

"It seems that Stanton's party members are all there, right?" Brad Hans Bain asked in a low voice.

Joseph Krimets shook his head, "No, Robert Downey Jr is not here."

"Iron Man Tony Stark hasn't arrived." Brad Hans Bain suddenly understood, "He is one of the Avengers. It seems that he is going to attend the premiere of Thor in Los Angeles. ."

This is the Lincoln Center in Manhattan, where the premiere of "City of Chaos" was held.

The premiere of Thor, which was released at the same weekend, was held at the Chinese Theater in Hollywood in Los Angeles.

The night sky in New York is gradually dimming, and the lights illuminate every inch of the red carpet, but they can’t change the starry sky above the head and dyed with deep black. One star after another walks through the red carpet, but they are not more attractive than the next moment. .

Stanton’s party members walked through the red carpet one by one, but Robert Downey Jr. did not come. Everyone took it for granted that as the actor of Iron Man, Robert Downey Jr. must stay in Los Angeles to participate in Thor. At the premiere, a Rolls-Royce Phantom stopped in front of the red carpet.

The door was opened, and Robert Downey Jr. got out of the car, first beckoned to fans and reporters on both sides of the red carpet quite coquettishly, and then turned around and pulled Susan Downey from the car...

"He actually came here!" Brad Hans Bain was surprised.

Compared to Brad Hans Bain, Joseph Krimets is much more calm. As a reporter who has been active in Los Angeles all the year round, he knows the Stanton party better.

"The friendship between Stanton's party members..." He shook his head and said, "It's deeper than the outside world thinks."

Suddenly, in the pitch-black sky, a bright light shot upwards, as if something was flying into the sky. In the eyes of countless people, the lights gradually converged, and finally turned into Chris in the sky- Dann's line of letters.

Then, Henry Cavill, the hero of the film, walked onto the red carpet.

Looking at the actor in this latest Murphy Stanton movie, Joseph Krimets said, "Bly, who do you think has more muscles than Chris Hemsworth?"

"Who knows?" Brad Hans Bain knew that Joseph Krimets was talking about an actor starring in Thor. "But Chris Hemsworth has a brighter image. This Henry Cavill face The Shogun was a little gloomy."

Joseph Krimets laughed, "It fits Murphy Stanton's film style."

Henry Cavill got closer and closer, and Brad Hans Bain and Joseph Krimetz had enough pictures to continue their conversation.

"Which one of "Thor" or "City of Chaos" do you think will become cannon fodder?" Brad Hans Bain asked.

"Both test screenings have a good reputation." Joseph Krimets recalled and said, "After several screenings of "City of Chaos", the media still criticized the theme and atmosphere of the film for being too gloomy. "Thor" has almost no negative reviews, and there is a good voice."

As a professional journalist who specializes in running movies, Brad Hans Bain certainly understands some of the doorways and shrugs his shoulders and said, "Is the word-of-mouth screening accurate? I will see the situation of the two films when I watch the word-of-mouth tomorrow. ."

100% praise? Zero negative reviews? This kind of film seems to be amazing, and after it is officially released, it is often the time when the myth is shattered.

Frankly speaking, he is not very optimistic about Thor.

Maybe Marvel’s entertainment films can get good box office results, but it’s impossible to have a word of mouth. Murphy Stanton’s "Man of Steel" raises a superhero movie to a height that no one else can match. With such a superhero movie with a real big hit, how can these fast-food popcorns of Marvel have a big hit?

It's a pity that Murphy Stanton's films are all too large, not typical teenage films, otherwise...

Brad Hans Bain shook his head. This is probably the reason why the pre-sale of "City of Chaos" is not as good as "Thor". It is not too particular about visual effects, not young popcorn, not an adaptation of audience-based work, more There is no Oscar queen like Natalie Portman in Thor to join, except for Murphy Stanton's own appeal, other aspects seem to be weak.

Many external factors can affect the market performance of a film. Brad Hans Bain has also heard that it is not easy for "City of Chaos" to finally get the PG-13 rating. It is said that Murphy Stanton is This cut some shots. If you don't do this, it will inevitably become an R-rated film, and it will not be able to compete with a completely young film like Thor.

At this moment, the red carpet sounded like a tsunami of cheers, as if devout believers saw God coming, Brad Hans Bain and Joseph Krimetz turned their heads to look, Murphy- Stanton took his girlfriend Gail Gadot on the red carpet.

Murphy Stanton is tall, with a tough face, and is matched with an unusually fit dark suit, as if the David sculpted by Michelangelo himself came alive; Gal Gadot is tall and slender, with long dark brown hair rolled into shape. The hair bun highlights the entire gorgeous face. The back of the purple dress is dragged behind, and the front of the dress is dropped to half of the thigh, making the legs straight and long.

"These two people..." Joseph Krimets tweeted amazed, "Obviously you can eat with your appearance, but it depends on talent..."

Joseph Krimets understood Murphy's habits, and when he saw them coming, he immediately walked to the interview area. He knew that the man and woman walked on the red carpet very quickly.

Sure enough, he had just found a good position, and Murphy Stanton and Gal Gadot had entered the interview area.

Due to advance preparation, Joseph Krimets came to Murphy first and asked a question, "Director Stanton, are there any scenes in the film that you can't wait to show the audience?"

Looking at this reporter, Murphy thought for a while, and said, "It can be said that I cherish every shot I shoot. I can’t wait to show the audience a lot of shots, especially the action scenes shot in IMAX format. , It was really shocking."

After a period of negotiations with Fox in the 20th century, IMAX invested considerable resources in "City of Chaos". The film will be shown on 105 IMAX screens in North America, and 30 IMAX theaters will be screened throughout the day. To increase 43 IMAX theaters worldwide.

This move will not only set a record for the IMAX screen, it will also refresh its record for the highest box office in history. It is currently conservatively estimated that the box office of "City of Chaos" will exceed $3 million in the first week of IMAX.

"Before the media criticized your film, especially this "City of Chaos" is too dark, what do you think?" Another reporter asked loudly.

Of course Murphy would not admit this, and said lightly, "My colleagues and I have worked hard to ensure that the narrative of the film is based on the perspective that evil can never defeat justice. But I joined from the beginning. These thought-provoking elements make the style of the movie tougher, more intense, and more tense."

After answering the two questions, Murphy ignored the reporter’s questions, left the interview area, joined Gal Gadot, stood in front of the sponsor’s background board and waited for a while. The main members of the crew and all the Stanton party members left one after another. Come here.

The next step was a stylized process. The crew members took photos, took photos with sponsors, and took photos with some guests. It was not until the sun completely fell into the horizon that Murphy led the entire crew and walked in amidst the cheers of countless fans. IMAX theater.

In the middle, he also chatted with Robert Downey Jr. and asked about the premiere of Thor at the Hollywood Theater in Los Angeles.

In the contract between Robert Downey Jr. and Marvel Pictures, there is only the provision for the premiere of "Iron Man", and there is no agreement on the premiere of other Marvel superhero movie projects, so he did not consider participating in the " The premiere of Thor.

It was late, and Murphy did not go to the VIP lounge, but went straight into the screening hall.

At the moment Murphy and others walked in, all the guests and audience in the theater stood up and gave the crew a warm applause.

Regardless of whether the applause was polite or not, it reflects Murphy's reputation and status in the industry to a certain extent.

Before the premiere, there is a small ceremony, which was also specially made by Twentieth Century Fox for publicity. Murphy and the crew will fully cooperate with the specially formulated plan.

While the guests and audience in this specially renovated IMAX theater were waiting for the film to be released, the Hollywood Chinese Theater on the Walk of Fame in Los Angeles was crowded with numerous fans of Marvel comics. The premiere of Thor has just entered Red carpet stage.

Pepper Gwyneth Paltrow, Black Widow Scarlett Johansson, Hawkeye Jeremy Renner, and one-eyed Samuel Jackson walked on the red carpet one by one, and the comic fans on both sides were so excited. Self.

The last person who walked through the red carpet was the members of the "Thor" crew. The heroine Natalie Portman also walked through the red carpet with the confidence of the Oscar queen.