Hollywood Rhapsody

Leonardo reluctantly returned to Los Angeles because of a movie contract to be negotiated, but his separation from Sarah was only temporary, because on November 2001, 11, they both flew to London, and the first time they broke up How about attending a public event together?

In Leicester Square, London, the little wizards from the wizarding world embarked on the legendary road with their first work, and the premiere cinema was decorated like Hogwarts. Such a movie announcement is undoubtedly a big deal , book fans and movie viewers even thought they were dreaming the moment they walked in, and as the melody that appeared in the trailer sounded, everyone held their breath. Two years of filming has finally begun!

The story of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was born in the UK. Although its production companies are Hollywood Starlight and Warner, it is undoubtedly a "British film" that has assembled almost the entire British film circle. Its proud "British ancestry", at the request of the original author JK Rowling, the film had its world premiere in the UK a week in advance.The premiere ceremony was huge, as if it was a gathering of famous British filmmakers, and as one of the few Hollywood movie stars, Sarah and Leonardo’s appeal was not inferior to local stars.

This is the first major production produced by Starlight Company, and the three bosses of the company naturally cheered up 12 points, whether it was Sarah who made a few guest shots or Leonardo who didn't appear in any scenes at all, they all flew obediently When he arrived in London, the old guy Michael Ovitz even joined in the fun and put on the wizard robes provided by the crew.The three held magic wands and posed several poses in front of the flash.Sarah and Leonardo appeared in the same frame for a long time after they broke up. The reporters pressed the shutters happily, but it was a pity that Michael Ovitz was inserted between the handsome men and the beautiful women, destroying the beauty of the picture.Many reporters came up with various ways of retouching the picture when they pressed the shutter, such as splitting the obstructive Michael with a bolt of lightning, which can not only echo the lightning scar on Harry Potter's forehead, but also mourn The old days of Hollywood golden girls, what a perfect idea

…At this point, the reporters obviously didn't know that Sarah had broken up with Matt Damon, so they didn't know that the photos they were taking would be of any different value a few months later.

They even had the ability to murder film themselves, so Sarah and Leonardo kept a low profile as much as possible and attended as producers, hoping to create momentum for the film, but they didn't want to steal the limelight from the real creator.So although they will accept interviews, they still give up more flashes to the three unknown leading actors.At this time, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley were just unknown Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Green. Faced with so many excited book fans at one time, I was still a little nervous, and I didn't have the star demeanor of the most popular series in history.

Sarah looked at the three little guys with a lot of emotion, but what moved her even more was being able to sit with the old actor Richard Harris who played Professor Dumbledore, while on the other side of her was sitting the future She briefly played opposite Alan Rickman, the actor who played Professor Snape, the most tragic character in "Harry Potter".

So, which role did Sarah play in the movie?

Many fans of Sarah started looking for their idol when they walked into the movie theater, but halfway through the movie, they still couldn't find it until...

"What! No way! That's Sarah? Sarah is actually playing Lily Potter?" Seeing the woman in the Mirror of Erised on the big screen, many movie fans let out a low cry in unison. Just playing a dead character?To be honest, I'm a little disappointed.

"But this character should run through the entire series, right? At least it has been mentioned in every novel so far, that is to say, Sarah will make a cameo appearance in the future. Isn't it good to think so?" Some book fans think such an arrangement It's also good. They read the novel several times before but couldn't find a suitable role for Sarah. Now it seems that Lily Potter, who died at the hands of Voldemort at the age of 21, is indeed a good choice. Unfortunately, James Porter is not Matt Damon or Leonardo.

"Crimson hair, green eyes... Sarah's eyes are beautiful in color, and her blue pupils are like a beautiful lake. As for the hair color... it's the first time I saw Sarah dye her hair red. The gold is so dazzling, but it is a different kind of charm. I really envy Harry Potter, who has such a beautiful mother!" Although the role of Sarah surprised many people, both book fans and movie fans accepted this design. Sure, this can be regarded as a little surprise in the process of watching the movie!

It’s just that if we talk about surprises, it’s still the restoration of the gods of the movie. When reading novels, everyone has their own Hogwarts, their own Harry Potter, and their own Quidditch in their minds. Those fanciful and magical pictures can only appear in dreams, but when sitting in the theater and watching the scenes on the big screen, all book fans even have the urge to jump up and cheer—that’s right!Same as I thought!Look how amazing platform nine and three quarters is at King's Cross!Cool, that's what waving a wand should feel like!The sorting hat is quite cute, Hogwarts Castle is amazing, those moving stairs and living murals, and the ghosts that pop up out of nowhere are so cool!

As the first film in the series, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" bears the heavy responsibility of building a complete magical world. It not only needs to respect the original work in the plot, but also needs to use powerful special effects to realize the magical magic in the novel. This has been achieved A movie is a success at two points.And this is what Sarah is most concerned about. Although she has retained the original production team to the greatest extent, a large part of the special effects work has been handed over to Starlight's own studio, and she is also directly involved. The biggest difference from the original.Fortunately, judging by the effect on the big screen, they didn't screw up.

"Is this what Sarah is learning in college? She never breaks her word and never disappoints us, notice? Her name is on the VFX credits! She's really involved It’s time for the special effects production of this movie.” A week later, Janet and the book fans in the United States are also looking forward to the stars and the moon for the US premiere of "Harry Potter", and Janet can get it through her brother. The first-hand news is different. Many people don't really believe that a little girl like Sarah can really do special effects.However, after witnessing and enjoying the magical journey with their own eyes, almost all movie fans remembered what Sarah once said, she did not leave the movie, she just participated in it in a different way, and successfully reproduced the magical scenes that can only appear in dreams. Big screen, their Sarah didn't talk big, she did it!

Amazing!The excitement of the movie exceeded people's expectations, and its box office performance also shocked many people's jaws.In the shadow of the 911 incident, all walks of life were affected to varying degrees, and the whole country fell into panic, anger, and depression. Under such circumstances, the film industry also fell into a trough. In this case, conspiracy, violent and dark movies will only make movie viewers feel worse, but light-hearted funny movies and cartoons are slightly better. At this moment, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" brought the illusion of the magical world, and brought the most innocent bravery and loyalty of children. It became a good medicine after the terrorist incident and brought new life to the Hollywood film industry. .Sweep away the haze left by the 9.11 tragedy, comfort and comfort movie viewers with the simplest and simplest stories, and let people temporarily forget sadness and panic in the theater.It is adapted from children's literature, but it has made countless adults find strength again in children's stories.

Sweeping the global box office and receiving almost one-sided positive film reviews, the film is breaking box office records one after another at an unstoppable pace——

"No. [-] at the box office on the first day, No. [-] at the single-day box office on Friday, no. ..." Michael Ovitz's voice was about to fly on the phone, "A series of records have been broken one after another as if enchanted, and some media have even begun to speculate that the box office sweep of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" Momentum, will it break the highest box office record in the film history of "Titanic"! Will it? The film still won the box office champion in the third week of its release, and the overseas box office performance is amazing, can we surpass "Titanic"?"

Just thinking about this possibility, Michael was so excited that he wanted to open a bottle of champagne to celebrate immediately, drag Sarah to dance, and write a long thank you letter to little Noah's "biological father" who was hiding behind the scenes.Driven by Michael's voice, Sarah couldn't help laughing, but she was obviously much calmer.The film's success can only show that she didn't spoil this good story. She is looking forward to whether the final box office can surpass her previous life. As for whether she can surpass "Titanic", it is too difficult to say.

"James, do you think our Harry Potter can defeat your big ship?" Sarah simply turned her head and looked at James Cameron who was sitting aside.

And Michael on the other end of the phone was speechless and wanted to roll his eyes. Is this dead girl blatantly provoking?Probably only she dared to ask Cameron such a straightforward question.

"Defeat? It doesn't matter, if you like the number one box office, just take it." James Cameron, who was swinging the expression capture device, replied indifferently without raising his eyes. He was studying Sarah's newly added The tiny camera added another sentence, "I care more about when our new movie will start shooting, Sarah, I agree with you, 2D can't show the picture effect I want, but I don't want to put the movie Make it into a 3D animation like Toy Story."

"That's why we need to develop a new type of 3D camera. We can't use the stupid guy like the washing machine you used when you filmed the mini-sequel of "Terminator 2". Take your time, the road to innovation is always difficult, and the problems have to be solved one by one. "Sara smiled and patted James Cameron on the shoulder. It took him several years in his previous life to build up the conditions for shooting "Avatar". It is not impossible to release it in two years.

"I'll call Vince Pace again, when will that guy come! Without a good photographer, the two of us can't figure out a working 3D camera." James Cameron is impatient , said that he had already pulled out his mobile phone and called his friend, the famous photographer Vince Pace.

And Sarah also turned her attention back to her phone. After returning from the London premiere, it was the exam week. At the end of the exam week, she happened to attend the North American premiere of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone". Still in Cambridge, the school-plus-studio model of diligence.Being so far away from Hollywood, Sarah really couldn't appreciate Michael's high mood stimulated by the box office results.However, excluding the box office revenue, Michael's next announcement was far beyond Sarah's expectations - the global joint marketing contract of Coca-Cola alone was as high as 1.5 million, which not only broke the record of the same kind, but also directly earned back the film production cost.In addition, there is also the cooperation of the world's largest three toy manufacturers with a total of hundreds of millions. What is this concept?A film with an investment of hundreds of millions, plus publicity and distribution costs close to 2 million, has already made several times its profit within three weeks of its release!

As far as the current momentum is concerned, even if the next "Lord of the Rings" is released, "Harry Potter" will still make a lot of money at the box office, especially in overseas markets with huge book fans as the foundation, and many important box office countries even have It's not showing yet!

The magical era belonging to "Harry Potter" has already started strongly, and another big production "Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring" with the participation of Starlight Company is also on its way - UK premiere on December 12, December 10 It landed in North America on the 12st, taking over the weekly box office champion of "Harry Potter".Four consecutive championships and four consecutive championships, sweeping the Christmas season box office battle, and reaching the top of the annual box office champion and runner-up. The big winners of the 19 movie undoubtedly belonged to "Harry Potter" and "Lord of the Rings", and belonged to Starlight and Warner.

And because of these two magical masterpieces sweeping the world, and the two special effects films in which Sarah participated, Sarah finally got rid of the Oscar "curse of actress".After being silent for two years, Sarah once again won an Oscar nomination, but this nomination was not because of her suffocating beauty in "Lord of the Rings", and it had nothing to do with performance.

The author has something to say: Sarah: Actually, I haven’t felt the Queen’s Curse.

Michael hehehe: I was not the one who went to the Golden Globes and Oscars to play soy sauce.

Leonardo: The curse is not something that can be broken with just one nomination, my dear, I am here... you know [blow kiss]