[US Entertainment] Superstar

"Good morning."

In the room, Laura Haring, who played Rita, greeted Eve. She had arrived a few minutes earlier and was currently doing makeup under the hands of a makeup artist. She turned into a down-and-out star.

Eve smiled at her, found a seat to sit down, and replied, "It's too early for you, you are too similar to Rita, you are a natural star."

Actors who come from beauty pageants are very different. They convey their beauty every moment, and even the down-and-out makeup can't conceal their specially trained temperament.

In many cases, being beautiful does not mean that you have the aura of a star. Laura perfectly supports the two roles of Rita and Camilla.

Laura wanted to laugh when she heard Eve's praise, but she didn't dare to move. She was afraid that the makeup artist's hands would shake when she drew the eyeliner, so she praised herself and said, "I haven't congratulated you yet for another work to be released. I just arrived at the set today. Heard good reviews."

Now that the Internet is more and more developed, many media and movie lovers go home and write movie reviews after watching the premiere. Some of them are posted on the Internet, and some are published in newspapers immediately.

The so-called film reviews also need to be time-sensitive, and most film critics will release the written film reviews as soon as possible, which is the so-called lifting of the word-of-mouth ban.

Eve heard Mandy read out the relevant data early in the morning, and she would agree with it very much, and she was not very humble: "The word of mouth is quite good at present, and I hope it can be maintained in the future."

Modesty is not popular in the United States at all, and Eve has gradually accepted this culture.

"We have more than a week to finish filming the pilot episode. ABC TV will definitely book it by then. Your agent really agrees to let you act in the TV series?" Laura asked nonchalantly, more concerned about the future of her TV series.

The better Eve is in the film industry, the less likely she is to appear in a TV series.From Laura's point of view, Eve may quit before finishing filming the pilot episode, which will bring the crew to a standstill.

It took so many years for her to finally get a protagonist with a double heroine setting, and she didn't want to ruin the whole TV series because of a certain actor.

The implication is obvious, if Eve chooses to quit after filming the pilot episode, it is obviously a hello, hello, hello, everybody.

You can't wait for abc TV to book a whole season, but when it's time to shoot, all kinds of requests come forward.

This is not just Laura's idea. Almost all the staff of "Mulholland Drive" think so. The small TV drama crew can't accommodate the rising movie actors.

Eve found herself at a loss for words, and she couldn't tell them that this TV series would not be booked, it was destined to be a movie from birth.

"Don't worry, my agent is not a domineering person. He agrees with my decision. Mulholland Road has a good script, director and cast, and it will become a classic."

Speaking of it, Laura is just a leading actor at the same level as Eve, and her status is even lower. It is enough to say it once in a while because of her age, and it is impossible to really tear her face and express her innermost feelings.

Originally, the release of the film of the crew members should be a good thing, but on the side of "Mulholland Drive", there are some undercurrents.

Director David Lynch was aware of this atmosphere, so he took the initiative to find Eve before shooting, and offered his blessings: "Congratulations, that is a very good movie. Yesterday I went to the cinema to watch " Soul-shifting Girl, the attendance rate is very high, and the audience's evaluation is very good."

Yesterday, the film crew had a half-day vacation, and David let himself relax a bit. After a long absence from his date with his wife, he went to watch the movie after dinner at the restaurant. He was very satisfied with Eve's acting skills.

After watching the whole movie, the deepest impression was the scene of Daisy hanging herself in the bathroom. He even had a hunch that the song might become popular again.

"Wow, thank you, David." Eve knew that David Lynch was not a TV drama director, and his main direction was still in the film field, so he must have a high vision.

"By the way, can you tell me the name of that song? I wanted to go to the video store to buy a vinyl disc after watching the movie yesterday, but unfortunately the store was closed and I didn't know the name of the song."

A good episode can make the movie picture vivid and classic, and as long as the music is played, the audience can recall that scene.

Just like when "Singin' in the Rain" sounds, fans will think of the scene where the protagonist is dancing and singing on the street with an umbrella, which can be said to have its own picture.

David Lynch hoped that "Mulholland Drive" would also have an appropriate song, so after filming, he was looking for suitable music, and if not, he entrusted musicians to create it.

Of course Eve knew the name of the song, and after listening to it over and over again during filming, she had already learned every line of the lyrics and the melody, so she replied, "You can ask Skeeter Davis at the video store, the name of the song is "" the end of the world."

It can be seen from the name that the song is full of sadness and can reach the hearts of the listeners.

"Thank you, I remembered the name." David Lynch hugged Eve and urged, "Get ready, we'll start shooting right away."

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At the same time, agent Robert Owen came to the Columbia Pictures Building with a bunch of newspapers, and his target was Matt Miller, the director of the production department.

The reason why they didn't directly search for the producer of "The Girl Who Moved the Soul" was that they wanted Columbia Pictures to make adjustments and give full play to their resources.

After sending Eve back last night, I made an appointment with Matt's assistant. Fortunately, Eve's name was reported, otherwise I might not be able to see someone today.As head of production for a major studio, Matt has a busy schedule, especially during awards season.

"Mr. Owen, are you there?" A middle-aged woman in a suit skirt came out, and she said, "Mr. Miller has just finished dealing with things, and the next meeting is only 25 minutes away, please come in."

Robert stood up when he heard the words, and after saying thank you, he headed towards the office over there.

In the spacious office, Matt Miller stood up, stretched out his hand and said, "Nice to meet you, Mr. Owen. I don't know what you want from me?"

If it weren't for the fact that the man in front of him was Eve Campbell's agent, Matt would never have agreed to this meeting.But who told Eve to star in "Almost Famous" just after receiving praise in the movie "The Girl Who Moved Soul"!

These two films are all made up by Matt, and both belong to Sony Columbia Pictures.

Robert shook hands with Matt and said after sitting on the sofa: "First of all, congratulations to Mr. Miller, the response of "The Girl Who Moved Soul" is very good."

The movie was screened in nine theaters in three cities across the United States. Yesterday, it earned a total of 8 US dollars at the box office. The box office is expected to reach 25 US dollars in the first three days of the weekend, with an average of 2.7 US dollars per theater.

When Hollywood films are released in North America, single-house box office is often viewed as an important indicator. So far, the single-house box office record is the astonishing figure of 1994 US dollars created by "The Lion King" in 79.3. I am afraid that it will not be able to surpass it in the future.

The box office of a single hall is generally obtained when the screening is ordered. There are only a few or even one theater in a big city that can show this movie, and the surrounding audience can only gather from all directions in order to get a sneak peek.

Once the single-house box office of the film is good, the distributor will continue to expand the screening scale, so that the single-house box office will be diluted.

The box office performance of "The Girl Who Moved Soul" was 2.7 US dollars in a single hall, which is not bad in this year's awards season, and can even be ranked in the middle.Considering the actors, film type and publicity scale, this number can definitely satisfy Columbia Pictures, and even have confidence in the large-scale release.

Even in the awards season, box office data is the data that every publisher cares most about.

Matt Miller couldn't help laughing when he heard the words, "Its performance really surprised us. Our internal expectation is that the revenue per hall may only be about 1.5 US dollars."

The box office of "Soul Shifting Girl" is very good, and the audience's reputation is also very stable. On Rotten Tomatoes, more than 500 audiences have given comments. The current popcorn index is as high as 88%. Many audiences think the movie is very exciting. Several actresses The acting is exceptional.

And the score on imdb is also very high, with a starting score of 8.1.However, this score is definitely unstable, because only the first batch of audiences will score, and the audience group covered by the screening is too small. It will only stabilize after the scale of screenings is expanded, and it may rise or fall.

On the side of professional film critics, "The Girl Who Moved the Soul" seems to be a bit polarized. The freshness of Rotten Tomatoes is only 65%. If there are more negative reviews, it will become Rotten Tomatoes. The comprehensive media score is only 68 points, which is in jeopardy. .

"I don't know if you have read Roger Ebert's movie review. He thinks the movie is very good. Angelina's performance in it is irreplaceable, and Eve is a big dark horse."

Robert handed over the newspaper in his hand, handed it to Matt to read, and at the same time stated the purpose of his trip: "Eve's performance in the movie is very good, but it's not as good as Angelina's because of the short duration. Brilliant. If you guys decide to PR for awards season, hopefully you can bring Eve's supporting actress with you. We're aiming for the Golden Globe nominations, not competing with Angelina for the Oscars."

In fact, no matter how rebellious Angelina Jolie is, she cannot escape the influence of her father. Her father is an Oscar winner, and his connections are very strong, which is not comparable to that of Eve.

"Next year "Almost Famous" is definitely going to sprint for the Oscars, why not give Eve a chance to appear in front of the film critics and judges this year?"

Matt actually guessed what Robert was thinking a long time ago, otherwise why would an actor's agent come to the door non-stop the second day after the movie was released, "Eve's performance is indeed very eye-catching, but now combining the movie reviews and movie quality, we still don't know why." I haven’t decided which awards to focus on. I can’t directly respond to you now, but I will bring up this proposal in a meeting later and discuss it together. We all want to succeed, right?”

"That's right." Robert stood up, "I hope that the soul-shifting girl can gain more in the upcoming awards season."

"We've got the studio's best PR and marketing team together, and it won't be too bad. If there's any news, I'll let the assistant tell you."

"This is a win-win situation, Mr. Miller. We, CAA, will also cooperate with Columbia in appropriate public relations activities and will not stand by."