Birth of an actor

According to New Zealand media statistics later, more than 8 movie fans in the entire Wellington area attended the premiere of "The Lord of the Rings: The Lord of the Rings". The developed European and American regions are also incredible sights.

One week before the premiere, flights from all over the world to New Zealand, including New Zealand's domestic flights to Wellington, were all sold out. Even Willlot and Universal, which was in charge of film distribution, were notified by the city hall management to They are preparing for the very likely scenario of an overwhelming crowd at the premiere.

Wellington Town Hall originally wanted the crew of "The Lord of the Rings" to do a good job of security. After all, there are too many fans on the premiere day. What if there is an accident? Willot took precautions and added security personnel for all the actors.

However, at the suggestion of director Peter Jackson, they also urgently contacted a group of New Zealand extras who had participated in filming, and asked them to wear armor, ride horses, and hold flags to pretend to be the human kingdom in "Lord of the Rings" The army, and even wearing wigs and elaborate robes to play elves - of course, the props are all authentic ones that the crew has used. ——A street parade was held before the premiere to meet people's expectations and distract fans from too much attention from the actors.

A Wellington local TV station used a helicopter to record such footage on this day:

The balconies and window sills of every house in four or five streets around the Ambassador Theater were crowded with people, even on the roofs and street lamps. Wherever the parade passed by, people cheered and flocked to it, overlooking it in mid-air , Countless people converged into a meandering river in this reinforced concrete city.

In the words of a reporter who was reporting live on the helicopter at the time: "All New Zealanders are crazy about the grand premiere of "The Lord of the Rings: The Lord of the Rings". Director Peter Jackson made even the National Day with just one movie. There is no excitement at all.”

This sentence is a bit ambiguous. New Zealand’s National Day is February 200. In the annual celebrations, in addition to the Prime Minister’s speech and the Navy and Air Force parade, there will often be scenes of local indigenous Maori gathering to protest—— It involved more than [-] years of land ownership disputes and racial entanglements - so the New Zealand reporter probably meant that the National Day celebrations were too political, and there were often conflicts, which were not as purely joyous and lively as today.

However, the next day, when the media in other countries reported the premiere of "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the Ring", they directly quoted news from local TV stations in New Zealand. The news of "New Zealand National Day" was forwarded all over the world.

Of course, Willlott and Universal contributed to this. The promotional tour of the film's world premiere has just begun. At this time, there are not too many positive reports related to the film.

Moreover, such a grand premiere ceremony is something that George Lucas's "Star Wars Prequel" has not been able to have.

Every actor who participated in the premiere in Wellington will never forget what they saw today, especially Elijah Wood, who has never experienced such a big scene before, or has never participated in it as a leading role. Orlande Bloom and Liv Tyler stepped off the stretched Cadillac and stepped onto the red carpet. Looking back at the moment when they greeted fans, the crowd filled the entire line of sight and the cheers like mountains and tsunami, watching them Almost dumbfounded.

Although I know that most of the cheers are more likely to be dedicated to Peter Jackson, a New Zealand director, or a superstar like William Bradley, but thinking that I am also a member of "Lord of the Rings", movie fans The enthusiasm is also dedicated to himself, and the pride and glory are surging in his heart, as if drinking a glass of old wine, it is intoxicating and intoxicating.

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"Thousands of people! It's as if the whole city has been mobilized! I don't think I will ever forget today, even if I get an Oscar winner in the future, even if my memory starts to fade when I get old, I will still remember today clearly everything."

It wasn't until Orlando Bloom slapped him hard on the shoulder, and the familiar words with a British accent sounded in his ears, that Elijah Wood recovered from his sleepwalking state.

"Yeah, I will never forget what it was like to be a movie star for the first time." Elijah Wood smiled and bumped into the shoulder of Orlando, who had always had a good relationship with the crew, before replying with some emotion .

Elijah Wood has been making movies since he was eight years old. He is considered a child actor, but he has always been tepid. As a child actor, he was far inferior to Macaulay Culkin, who became popular at the same time. Stopped in the movie to play soy sauce, and rarely received media attention.

But after taking over the role of Frodo in "The Lord of the Rings", especially this year, thanks to the blessings of two highly influential movie trailers, and the continuous efforts of Willlot and Universal's publicity department, he Finally, he has a good reputation in North America and even the world. He often meets reporters who can recognize him. Just now on the red carpet, he also enjoyed the treatment of being surrounded by media from various countries for interviews.

Orlando Bloom shook his head and said sincerely, "I don't think I'm a movie star, man, this is my first movie."

"Don't say that, Orlando, the enthusiasm of the reporters just now is not low at all."

Probably because the shape of the elf is too cheap. Although there is no representative work before, Oland Bloom is no more famous than Elijah Wood, Sean Bean, Liv Tyler and other famous stars. Low, when the Cannes Film Festival was held, his ranking on the IMDB actor search list rose sharply, and he even ranked in the top three monthly.

Orlando Bloom silently looked in William's direction.

"Well, even though Will is a movie star, he's the super type, and it's kind of hard to be like him, man- well, don't stare at me, I know what you mean, one has to have a goal, right Bar."

No, Orlando Bloom didn't mean to be William. He wanted to say that since he graduated from college and entered Hollywood, the person who met the word "movie star" was probably William, even if he was gay. , the other party seems to be born for the screen, every move in front of the camera is eye-catching, and it is also eye-catching under the camera, as if it has an inexplicable aura than the people around it, but this does not mean Orlando Bloom wanted to be William Bradley—well, there was a little desire born of envy, so Orlando didn't contradict his friend in the end.

Elijah Wood always talked a lot in front of his friends, and he said a lot of words, and he didn't stop until the title of Willot on the screen ran out and the narration voiced by Cate Blanchett sounded. Huatou.

Orlando Bloom can finally watch his first movie starring in peace.

The opening of the film uses the beautiful language of Shakespeare's sonnets, telling the birth of the Lord of the Rings, and the terrible conspiracy of Sauron, the dark lord, who tried to use the Lord of the Rings to rule the Middle-earth world. The confrontation, the war scenes of thousands of troops confronting each other made the audience in the cinema instantly feel refreshed.

Sauron, who owns the Supreme Lord of the Rings, is invincible in power, and his half-orc army is invincible. Just when the human and elf alliance forces are about to see no hope of victory, Isildur, the son of the emperor, picks up his father's sword and cuts Put Sauron's finger wearing the ring, Sauron's body was wiped out, the ring fell into the hands of Isildur, bewitched him, betrayed him, and killed him. After Isildur died, the ring sank into the river bottom.Two thousand and five hundred years later, under the ingenious arrangement of fate, the Lord of the Rings fell into the hands of a new holder, and this person was a hobbit living in Shire.

This is a very long prologue, a full 8 minutes, and it only explains the origin of the Lord of the Rings. This is contrary to the production principle of "the prologue must not exceed 2 minutes" as a guideline by many Hollywood film companies, but it is a bit None of them made the audience feel long and boring and had the urge to leave. On the contrary, they were all very interested and their attention was fully concentrated.

The history of the birth of the Lord of the Rings is described like a myth. The poetic and beautiful prophecy and the very rhythmic lines have a strong sense of religion. It feels too forced, but in the next second, the camera is pushed to the war, and the scene of thousands of troops and horses about to be destroyed, not only immediately neutralizes the ritual sense of the previous prophecy-like narration, combined with the shocking soundtrack, it sets off the The epic tragic atmosphere not only sets the tone of the movie, but also seems to be holding the hand of every audience, saying to their hearts: "Come on, come and enjoy this unique fantasy movie, and completely fall into the middle Earth world come!"

Familiar yet unfamiliar, shocking and amazed.

That's how Orlando Bloom feels at the moment.

Before today, Orlando Bloom had never completely watched the finished product of "Lord of the Rings", but now, even though he is already familiar with every character and story in the film, he is still shocked and fascinated.

The feature film is simply amazing!

Orlando Bloom is also one of the leading actors in the film. Before the filming ended, Peter Jackson and the editor would often see Peter Jackson sorting out the footage that was shot that day. Peter did not shy away from the actors seeing these in advance, so Orlando saw There are a lot of unedited shots. To be honest, Orlando thought it was very good because of the invincible beauty of New Zealand at that time.

But now when I see the feature film, I don’t know if I don’t compare it. Only after comparing it can I understand what is truly outstanding! "The Lord of the Rings", a fantasy movie with a lot of unrealistic scenes, really needs to go through post-production of computer special effects to highlight its true charm, especially some actions that are directed by the director without knowing the specific intention during filming , now Orlando also understands.

Speaking of stunning...

Orlando Bloom couldn't help but glanced at William Bradley who was sitting in the front row again, and thought of the shot in the prologue of the other party - blood was faintly oozing in the dark cloudy sky, and the scene of the war was like the world At the end of the day, there is a bright color in the darkness where the oppressed people can hardly breathe.

Glorfindel's light golden hair is still shining even in the dim light, his handsome face even dilutes the coldness and darkness of the picture, and his straight posture is like a cheetah ready to go, turning around to kill the enemy Sharp and cold as ice in winter, the blond hair flying like a net catches the last ray of sunlight between heaven and earth.

Although it is only a short shot, it is definitely the most memorable shot in the first 10 minutes of the movie!

Peter Jackson definitely did it on purpose. He knew that the beginning of "The Lord of the Rings" started with Shire, and the rhythm of the Shire chapter was too comfortable and slow, so he deliberately edited too many memorable shots in the prologue, such as Maps of the earth world, wars, Sauron, Galadriel and Glorfindel, and of course a fleeting glimpse of Gollum.

With so many temptations added together, no matter fans of the original books or senior movie fans with rich experience in watching movies, they can’t help but be attracted. Even audiences who are extremely uninterested in fantasy literature will be willing to sit down in the movie theater because of these suspense .

Even one of the leading actors was shocked, and one can imagine the performance of other audiences in the cinema.

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Benjamin stared at the screen stupidly, and heard the small exclamations from the audience around him. Two emotions of pride and regret filled his body at the same time, messing up his mood.

I am proud because as a New Zealander born in Wellington and a film lover with rich film reading experience, there is nothing more satisfying than seeing my hometown presented in a film like a fairyland on earth Proud of it.

Many people know that New Zealand is the country with the best preserved natural scenery in the world. Even if it has developed into a modern country, the natural scenery still maintains the appearance of tens of thousands or even tens of thousands of years ago, but because it is located in the remote southwestern Pacific Ocean , is one of the countries closest to Antarctica. New Zealand’s tourism industry is far less developed than that of Europe, and even worse than that of its neighbor Australia. People who have never been here generally don’t know how magnificent and colorful the nature here is, snow-capped mountains, canyons, Glaciers, capes, volcanoes, lakes, fjords, caves... New Zealand is actually rich in landforms and has everything that one expects to find.

Thanks to Peter Jackson, his lens brings out the pure and beautiful side of New Zealand to the extreme. Benjamin has already visited the country, and he found that many places he visited have been photographed in the movie. I don’t know if it’s the halo effect. Watch It looks a little different from what he remembered, and now he wants to go from the North Island to the South Island and take New Zealand all over again.

The Wellington city government should award Peter Jackson an honorary citizen medal, because there will definitely be more people like Benjamin who want to see the place where the movie happened because of this movie.

As for the thing that made Benjamin regret not falling, it was that he had just foreseen that he was losing something that he could boast about for a lifetime——

Just a few minutes ago, the film progressed to Bilbo Baggins' 111th birthday party. Hobbits from all over the Shire gathered to throw him a huge birthday party with tents everywhere. , the super-large fireworks illuminate the entire forest, grassland and lake brightly, and the bright fireworks set off the idyllic scenery like a paradise.

This is also the scene that Benjamin is most familiar with in the movie, because he was there when the crew filmed this scene.

"It's right here! This is the scene!" Benjamin said excitedly. He tried his best to suppress his voice, but still let the friends sitting next to him hear clearly.

"Really?" The friends also became excited, their eyes widened instantly, and they anxiously stared at every picture that flashed on the screen, looking for Benjamin among the group of happy hobbits: "Which one?" yes?"

"I'm wearing a yellow top!" Benjamin replied, trying to find it: "The trousers are brown!"

Benjamin widened his eyes that were already wide open. He saw that the eyes were a little red because of dryness, and then in a corner of the picture, he found the back of a hobbit in a yellow coat.It's just a back view, not even a profile face. When he wanted to look more carefully, the screen switched again, and the film has entered a new plot.

"Ben, I don't think I saw your face?"

"Is that you that yellow-jacketed hobbit in the corner? Oh, he didn't turn his face!"

"My God." Benjamin's worst nightmare came true: "The only time I was facing the camera was deleted!"

There was only one back figure left, and it was mixed among countless others. If he wasn't the only one wearing a yellow jacket, he might not be sure that the extra who played the hobbit's back figure was himself.

That's right, Benjamin once worked as an extra on The Lord of the Rings.

That happened during his travels. At that time, Benjamin had just quit his last job and had nothing to do for the time being. He remembered his dream of traveling all over New Zealand when he was in college, so he simply picked up his backpack and went for a walk. During the trip, when he came to Matamata, he happened to meet the crew of "The Lord of the Rings" filming there and recruiting extras, and Benjamin was immediately moved.

Benjamin, who had a little knowledge of "The Lord of the Rings", wanted to play an elf, because it would definitely attract the attention of girls. Unfortunately, the crew only chose professional models to play the elf, and finally he got a chance to play the hobbit.

Putting on medieval costumes, putting on a curly wig, and gluing yourself with big feet is a very novel experience. This is the first time Benjamin participated in filming, and he performed very hard. The extra work of the day is over Finally, the staff who hired him also told him that if he didn't have a job recently, he could stay on the crew. The war scenes to be filmed in a few days would require a large number of extras to play Rohan soldiers, or even elf soldiers or half-orcs.

But at that time, Benjamin felt that it was enough for him to have a chance to experience it. He declined the kindness of the staff and continued his trip. It was not until more than a year later that he found that "Lord of the Rings" was so popular that everyone was talking about it. Known as the most anticipated movie in the new century, I remembered my own experience.

Occasionally, when he talked about his group performance experience, he immediately became the focus of the party and was asked for details by everyone. Only then did Benjamin realize what he had missed.

Today, my friends invited him to watch a movie. Apart from being really interested in "Lord of the Rings", another very important reason is to find out the role played by Benjamin from the movie. In the past few days, there have been reports about The more "Lord of the Rings" news, the more popular Benjamin is at the party, and friends and family can't wait to get more stories about making movies and Hollywood stars from him-and now he has found it, but it's just a Sitting among friends, Benjamin felt that he was about to suffer from embarrassment.

"It doesn't matter if the scene is deleted, at least we all know it's you!" Friends comforted him.

"And you've seen Ian McKellen and Elijah Wood, and Peter Jackson! Tell me, have you seen any other stars besides them?"

"Tell us Ben, have you seen Hugo Weaving? He was so cool in The Matrix! And William Bradley, God, he exists like a dream, I desperately want Someone told me this dream was real!"

"No, I haven't seen Hugo Weaving and William Bradley." Benjamin could only shake his head at his friend's expectant eyes: "They were in another filming crew at the time, and I only filmed the Hobbit. play."

The friends said nothing more, but their disappointment was palpable.

At this time, there was another exclamation around Benjamin. He looked at the screen, Glorfindel, the lord of Jinhua, was riding a white horse, shining in the twilight, his hair was like molten and flowing gold, under the looming Ringwraith crisis Came to rescue Aragorn the Ranger and the four Hobbits--as his friend said, like a dream indeed.

But Benjamin couldn't be immersed in the dream of filming like his friends, he was still immersed in the regret of reality and couldn't extricate himself.

Benjamin knew that he would soon lose his aura of "party popularity king"-after today, no one would think highly of him because of his role in "Lord of the Rings", and he would no longer have friends when he went to the bar Buy him a drink, and the girls will not take the initiative to chat with him, because people will not pursue an extra actor who has never shown his face in the movie, but only has a back view.

If he had had the foresight to stay on the set for a few more days, meet more stars, and ask for autographs, he might have had the capital to brag about for ten years, and even make jokes for future generations: "My father is here Played a character in Lord of the Rings and met all the actors! '

Benjamin sighed heavily, followed by the second, and the third, with an unprecedented regret.

……

AO Scott hurried into his office in the New York Times Building, and did not forget to remind the secretary before entering the door: "Give me a cup of black coffee, thank you."

A few minutes later, the secretary walked into the office with coffee, and saw that her boss had already turned on the laptop, and it seemed that she was about to work overtime to catch up on the draft. She put the coffee on the table and asked, "Is the movie bad, Scott?" Mister Te?"

AO Scott raised his head from the laptop and looked at the secretary in surprise: "Why do you ask that?"

The secretary pointed to the clock on the wall and said: "As far as I know, the movie "Lord of the Rings" lasts for three full hours, and it took you less than three and a half hours from the time you went out to the time you came back. There is one, and your speed is too fast, so I guess the movie is too bad, and you came back before finishing it?"

"For some reason, I came back without seeing the last credits of the movie, so it seemed a little faster." AO Scott explained: "But "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" is not a bad movie at all. On the contrary it's fantastic and I'm about to write a big review for it to the editorial department - I highly recommend this movie to you Tracie, you can leave work early, the closest regal theater has it until the wee hours of the morning Show times."

"I believe your recommendation, and I will go to see it after get off work." The secretary said goodbye: "Then, see you tomorrow, Mr. Scott."

"See you tomorrow, Trish."

After the secretary left, AO Scott breathed a sigh of relief—diligent professional film critics usually leave after watching the end credits of the film, not only to show respect for the efforts of the film creators, but also because the end credits often A lot of details were revealed, such as the cast and crew list, sideshows and even Easter eggs, which are needed by film critics when researching movies and writing reviews. He was a little worried that the secretary would keep asking why he didn't wait for the end credits Let it go and leave.

Fortunately, the secretary didn't insist on it, because AO Scott couldn't tell that he was so suffocated by urine that he left early.

It's all because of that Coke.

AO Scott was a little thirsty before watching the movie, so he bought himself a cup of Coke. Originally, he thought it would be a big deal to go to the bathroom halfway, and being absent for a few minutes would not affect the understanding of the plot, but he did not expect " The Lord of the Rings was so good, beyond his imagination, that he was gradually fascinated by watching it, and even if he felt his bladder swell, he didn't want to get up to go to the toilet.

In this way, AO Scott didn't realize that his bladder was about to explode until the main film was finished and the end credits began to play.

In fact, the ending credits of "The Lord of the Rings" is very good, unlike most movies with boring black and white subtitles, but with hand-painted portraits of actors, but at that time AO Scott couldn't bear it anymore, from the movie After Li came to his senses, he felt like he was going to pee his pants for another minute.

Almost bent slightly and ran out of the auditorium. There were several colleagues sitting in the same auditorium. When he got up from his seat and ran out of the aisle, AO Scott could feel their surprised gazes. , as if to say "He's leaving early?" or "Big news! Scott in the New York Times doesn't like this movie!".

AO Scott knew the fellows, all of them members of the New York Film Critics Association, who occasionally attended parties together, Manola Daggis of the New Yorker, Joe Morgenstern of the Wall Street Journal and the David Thomson from Movie Review et cetera, they must be guessing he's going to give Lord of the Rings a bad review, but no, he's definitely going to give this movie a ten - if he's Andre from Entertainment Weekly For a guy like Acheson who likes to exaggerate, maybe he will score [-] points.

Then tomorrow, he will definitely go to the cinema again to watch the end-of-films of "The Lord of the Rings" that he has not finished watching. The first wave of reviews for the film is out.

Opening the document, AO Scott knocked out a title: "The epic masterpiece "The Lord of the Rings": The trailer shocked the world, and the feature film shocked the world."

But from the title, we can know how much AO Scott praised "Lord of the Rings". A completely positive comment is used to describe a movie, which is still unique-although the "Lord of the Rings" movie itself is very in line with AO Scott's aesthetics may be one reason, but it is also enough to show that the movie itself is undoubtedly excellent.

The scenes of the movie I just watched still stay in my heart. At this moment, it is like running water flowing through AO Scott’s mind. In addition, he has studied the original book of "Lord of the Rings". Absolutely, the crisp percussion sounded immediately, and the writing was not interrupted until the end of writing.

"If I had to rate The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, I would give it a perfect [-]."

"Hollywood produces several so-called blockbuster films every year that use computer stunts and big scenes. Before the release, the publicity is overwhelming, but after the release, it is found that the film is still in the category of commercial popcorn movies. "Lord of the Rings: The Return of the Lord of the Rings" is a It is one of the few blockbusters that has not been blown out, and it is a truly epic movie."

"Tolkien drew on ancient Greek mythology, Norse mythology, Anglo-Saxon mythology, plus Shakespeare's beautiful prophecy to write "Lord of the Rings", 'the most unlikely novel to be adapted into a movie' is what readers give to this work Evaluation, because the huge world of Middle-earth and the corresponding world view cannot be shown simply with studios and props, and must rely on powerful visual effects.”

"Fortunately, since the 90s of the last century, the rapid development of computer special effects technology has brought a glimmer of hope to the adaptation of "The Lord of the Rings". However, although it is backed by high technology, "The Lord of the Rings: The Lord of the Rings Reappearance" did not deliberately show off the computer The special effects, even the most imaginative scenes, are painstakingly detailed and realistic."

"Like Rivendell, the sanctuary of elves, Peter Jackson gave Rivendell a European classical style, ranging from magnificent buildings, carved domes and marble floors, to small hand-carved chairs made of pure oak, and elf collars. The jewelry and embroidery on the sleeves, the sets and props in every scene of the movie, the costumes, hairstyles, and accessories of the characters are all combined in detail. The crew put in a lot of effort, so that the film can basically have no obvious computer traces except for a few shots, and everything looks beautiful and real."

"The Lord of the Rings novel is too heavy. If the film is 100% changed according to the novel, I am afraid that it will take [-] hours to finish the story. Peter Jackson is undoubtedly a very competent 'Lord of the Rings fan'. He made a tasteful choice. , only retaining the most essential part of the novel, the escort of the Fellowship of the Ring squad to destroy the Lord of the Rings is still the main line of the movie. On the journey to complete the ultimate goal, the protagonists usher in the next adventure immediately after one adventure, to solve the problem. One puzzle is followed by another puzzle, and movie fans will not feel bored in the process of watching the movie."

"In terms of the adaptation of the original book, the casting of the film is undoubtedly very good. Frodo still plays the role that runs through the main line. Elijah Wood interprets the complex and multi-layered psychological state of the Hobbit; Ian McKellen seems to be The wizard Gandalf himself, at the same time, Viggo Mortensen's Aragorn showed more kingly demeanor than in the original book, Arwen's courage and strategy and Legolas' handsome agility can also impress people Impression; Glorfindel played by William Bradley and Galadriel played by Cate Blanchett are simply the spokespersons of Tolkien's beautiful, intelligent, and extremely long-lived elves ——Every character has a distinctive personality and outstanding appearance, even if you can’t remember their names, you will still remember their images and stories clearly.”

"The cinematography and use of the score are outstanding. Peter Jackson's handling of the camera is unmatched, every angle he chooses, every shot he takes is stunningly beautiful - William Bradley His facial features are very masculine, but in the film they present a beauty that transcends gender, which is the best proof—it can be said that every frame of the film can be made into an excellent poster."

"Combined with the majestic atmosphere of Wagner's music, the epic temperament endowed by the large-scale use of chorus, and the film style of masters such as Griffith and Fries Lange, Peter Jackson has created an unparalleled film. The movie perfectly brings Tolkien's novels into the real world, providing people with a completely illusory escape space."

"In short, this is a movie that makes people forget all the unpleasant things in reality. The beautiful Middle-earth world is a good medicine and placebo for movie fans who pursue escapism."

After typing the last word, AO Scott re-proofed it, and immediately sent the manuscript to the editorial department. After a while, he was completely relieved when he got the approval from the editorial department and the reply that he was arranging the layout and waiting for printing. .

AO Scott has a premonition that "The Lord of the Rings" will definitely explode, which is why he has to work overtime to write the manuscript to catch up with the first wave of film reviews in the newspaper tomorrow-the competition in the world of film critics is also very fierce, whether it is positive or negative For evaluation, the one who speaks first must get the most attention. Even if you have the same opinion, if the comment is published too late, it will become a follower.

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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is going to be a hit.

The crew, from the director to the main creative staff, now have such a consensus.

After the premiere at the Wellington Ambassador Theater, the audience did not stand up until the last line of credits was played, and applauded for a full 5 minutes. The subsequent media meeting was once chaotic due to the large number of people in the venue, so it had to be brought forward Finish.

Peter Jackson led the actors to flee from the back door of the theater in a hurry, just like that, seven or eight vehicles of media and movie fans followed them to the hotel door before leaving.

After returning to the hotel, the mobile phones of William and Peter Jackson started ringing non-stop. After answering the calls respectively, William said: "The box office results of the early shows in North America have come out, which is better than expected. The number has expanded to 3700, and hopefully we can start a global promotion from this week."

Peter Jackson said: "The Prime Minister of New Zealand wants to meet the main cast of the film. He seems to have just watched the movie in a private theater. It should be that the distributor in New Zealand sent him a copy."

The two were silent at the same time. After digesting each other's information, William first apologized and said, "It's okay to meet, but I've already bought a plane ticket to go back to New York tomorrow, and I'm going to be absent from the production's first promotional stop in Europe."

"Then I'll call the Prime Minister's Mansion later to confirm the location, and so on—" Peter Jackson asked in surprise, "Aren't you going to London with us to promote?"

"I'm going back to New York for the premiere, Pete." William gestured to Peter Jackson, and walked aside to answer the phone.

Movie premiere?which movie?

Peter Jackson thought hard for a while before he remembered that the other party was talking about "A Beautiful Mind".

Although this movie won William the best actor in Cannes, one of the three major film festivals in Europe, it didn't take long for 911/[-] to happen in the United States, followed by a period of disaster that made the press jump and Hollywood's performance was bleak. During the month, American audiences didn't pay attention to movies at all. Finally, thanks to the Thanksgiving-Christmas schedule, the box office market began to pick up, and most people's attention was focused on blockbuster movies, such as the hit "Harry Potter and