1novels Chapter 220 Pirate Ship in the Caribbean
Chapter 220 Pirate Ship in the Caribbean
In fact, there are objective reasons for the popularity of "Pirates of the Caribbean". Under the leadership of "Harry Potter" and "Lord of the Rings", Hollywood has become a popular "magic style" in recent years.Don't think that Americans won't follow suit. In a society with extremely developed commerce, if you don't keep up with the leader, you're courting death.Of course, Americans' respect for copyright also determines that they will not plagiarize.Harry Potter is a campus magical style, Lord of the Rings is a magical epic, and Pirates of the Caribbean is a wine with a new taste of magic style that is filled with the old bottle of pirate theme.
In fact, it’s not that there are no other companies that have provided pirates with magical themes. It’s just that Jed submitted the script outline to the Screenwriters Association five years ago, and all relevant copyrights have been acquired. Therefore, Disney, which really owns the “Pirate Ship”, can only hold a grudge in the press release. It was just a joke or two at the meeting.However, after Jed took over "Pirates of the Caribbean", he overhauled the script, because the original version of "Pirates of the Caribbean" was repeated because of the box office, so that the first three and the fourth have almost no connection.
And the important thing is that even in the first three films, the second and third plays were actually cut out of one play due to contract issues with the actors.Many audiences think that it is so possible to cut two plays out of one play?After Wong Kar-wai finished filming "Happy Together", an Argentinian documentary director cut and cut the wasted film of Wong Kar-wai and even produced a "Happy Together" tribute to "Happy Together" and nostalgic for Leslie Cheung.There is also the big bad movie "Tang Bohu Spots Autumn Fragrance II" which was originally a tragedy, which made the distributor dissatisfied. After forcing Wang Jin to edit it, it turned into a nonsensical comedy.
Of course, hard cutting can indeed produce a lot of tricks, but there is no way to guarantee the quality of the film.In Jed's view, since the Galaxy Film Group wants to make "Pirates of the Caribbean" a series of movie brands, there must be a main line running through it.Harry Potter is his love and hatred with Voldemort, Lord of the Rings is the final ownership of the Lord of the Rings, and Pirates of the Caribbean should be Captain Jack's life experience.In fact, there is a mystery about Captain Jack's life experience in the original "Pirates of the Caribbean", but the directors and screenwriters did not dig deeper.
The first time Captain Jack's father appeared on the scene was in Shipwreck Bay, a military fortress of global pirates, and it seems that his status is not low, but the relationship with Captain Jack seems a bit embarrassing.And in "Pirates of the Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides", he also rushed to London to investigate the news about his son's plan to find the fountain of youth, and in the conversation between Jack and him, it can be learned that Jack's father is definitely a person who knows Man of many things.In fact, after such a deep excavation of the plot, the entire plot of Pirates of the Caribbean will be fuller and more ups and downs.It's a pity that the first three Pirates of the Caribbean movies wanted to promote another pair of mandarin ducks, but I didn't expect that Captain Jack, who was originally set as the protagonist of the sub-line, would be so brilliant, and finally became the soul of Pirates of the Caribbean.
The above mistakes will naturally not appear in Jed's script outline. When the "Pirates of the Caribbean" project was established, Jed asked the screenwriters to finish writing seven scripts, and at the same time reserved for the future filming of prequels and follow-ups. Therefore, Jed When De finally saw the script, he was already satisfied a lot.The first "The Curse of the Black Pearl" is actually not much different from the original version, but from this one onwards, Captain Jack is an ironclad, and Will is just a supporting role.
Moreover, Jed, Woo Yusen and the lead actor Johnny Depp have signed a contract to shoot seven films, and paid a deposit in advance, and promised to determine the salary increase of the next film based on the box office of each film.Woo Yusen and Depp are naturally very happy to sign such a contract. It is very important for directors and actors to have fixed filming. Without fixed exposure, even the most popular first-line actors will be reduced to supporting cast.
It was the first time John Woo had come into contact with this magical pirate theme, but the script allowed him to see an almost epic worldview.Although he was jealous of Peter Jackson being able to film "The Lord of the Rings", he was not jealous since he received the script of "Pirates of the Caribbean".And Johnny Depp has always been an outlier in Hollywood. He chooses scripts entirely based on his personal taste, and he also prefers challenging or artistic scripts. Although "Pirates of the Caribbean" is not a literary film, the innovation of the script itself and the slightly neurotic characteristics of Captain Jack made Depp think of challenges.
Jed not only provided "Pirates of the Caribbean" with an extremely generous budget, but also arranged for very professional people to participate in the production of the film. He didn't want to see "Singapore" and "Mrs. Qing" in the original "Pirates of the Caribbean". That was just too scary.The special effects company also developed special special effects software for "Pirates of the Caribbean" in order to realize big scenes like stormy seas.Of course, in order to pursue reality, Wu Yusen and the crew really stayed in the Caribbean Islands for half a year.
You know, the place where they stayed was a completely undeveloped virgin forest, and Jed had to entrust the US military to airlift some mobile apartments there, otherwise no one would be able to live there.In addition to having a standing doctor, Jed also arranged for a helicopter to be on standby 24 hours a day. If there is any problem, he can fly to Miami from here for help.Although the actors have suffered a lot, they are still very satisfied with the logistics support of Galaxy Pictures.For the filming of this drama, Wu Yusen participated in the production more than a year in advance.
The crew spent half a year in the Caribbean islands, then filmed off the coast of Los Angeles for two more months before finishing filming early this year.In order to make the film more perfect, John Woo spent four to five months in editing and post-production.
However, the final version is also very good. At the screening meeting, not only AMC Entertainment Group and American Entertainment, which have a good relationship with Galaxy Pictures, expressed that they would release the film with the most luxurious blockbuster grade, Royal Entertainment Group and Cinemark Entertainment also stated that it will focus on recommending this film.After the four major theaters expressed their opinions one after another, managers of other second- and third-tier theaters and independent theaters also praised the film, saying that they would use the most golden time and the most golden theater to release the film.
After reaching a contract with the theater chain, Galaxy Film Group officially released the trailer to major TV networks and online media.Generally speaking, Hollywood movies will release trailers (Teaser) and trailers (Trailer) before they are released.A promotional film generally tells everyone what kind of movie it is, who is the director, who is the starring role, and when it will be released roughly... Such a promotional film will not involve the plot, and the pictures that appear are also some fragmented pictures .Trailers are much more formal, with plots and special effects, and of course the most important thing is to have an exact release time.The original promotional videos of "Pirates of the Caribbean" were quite exciting. The treacherous pirate world, the mysterious Black Pearl, and the somewhat neurotic Captain Jack...
When the official trailer of "Pirates of the Caribbean" was released, the movie received even more attention.The majestic stormy waves, the ghostly skeleton crew, and what is the mysterious curse... Magic combined with suspense, coupled with a strong medieval exotic style, hit the hearts of the American people at once. .Therefore, IMDB, Rotten Tomatoes and Yahoo Entertainment rated "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" as "highly recommended". is also extremely popular.
July 2003, 7, Friday, is a traditional blockbuster release schedule.Released on Friday, coupled with the simulcast on Saturday and Sunday, an excellent blockbuster will naturally be able to win the weekend box office champion of the week.On this day, in addition to the official release of "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" by the Galaxy Film Group, 11th Century Fox Films also launched their action blockbuster "Raiders of the Sky". It is known as the most handsome 20 in history - Sean Connery.
In fact, many media are not optimistic about the movie "Pirates of the Caribbean", because with the decline of the Age of Discovery, pirate-themed works have long been out of the mainstream of the Western literary and art circles.More importantly, the Galaxy Film Group actually intends to abandon the main plot of the general pirate theme-treasure hunting, and make the story suspenseful, which is simply deviant.
However, it seems that the final box office results slapped all analysts severely. "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" became the weekly champion of the week with a box office of 4700 million, surpassing "Raiders of the Sky" with a box office of 2300 million.However, "Pirates of the Caribbean" only secured the weekly champion in the first week, and was overtaken by Columbia Pictures' "Bad Boys 2" in the second week.Although this "Bad Boys" sequel does not have Michael Bay involved, this typical adrenaline-fueled popcorn movie still delivered a good box office performance in its opening week.
In the third week of the release of "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Pirates of the Caribbean" continued to maintain its runner-up position, but the champion was replaced by "Very Little Spy 3D".However, although "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" received a box office of 1.77 million U.S. dollars in three weeks after its release, compared with the production cost of 1.4 million U.S. dollars at that time, it is not bad that the whole movie can almost keep its breakeven at the box office.
Fortunately, Jed knows that the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series has a long life cycle, and ten years later they can still sell Blu-ray discs and continue to be on the TV network, so Jed did not criticize John Woo for his extravagance.However, Jed's silence does not mean the silence of analysts. Countless people believe that Jed's rush to the "Pirates of the Caribbean" project will drag down the good capital chain of Galaxy Film Group.Galaxy Pictures, a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, fell due to this analysis.On the one hand, Jed announced that the group had repurchased shares, and on the other hand, he made a call to Kerkorian.
Just in the fifth week of the release of "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl", Kerkorian, the largest hotel and casino tycoon in the United States, suddenly announced that he would build a "Pirates of the Caribbean"-style casino in Las Vegas. , the name is "Black Pearl".And with the global expansion of MGM Resorts International, Kerkorian also announced that the Black Pearl Hotel will appear in Dubai, Maldives and Bali.The construction of the theme hotel this time was authorized by the Galaxy Film Group. With this authorization alone, the Galaxy Film Group will earn at least US$5 million to US$10 billion in the next five years.
As soon as the plan was announced, the stock of Galaxy Pictures immediately rose.And it is rumored that Disneyland is also applying for authorization from Galaxy Pictures, hoping to open up a Pirates of the Caribbean adventure area inside Disneyland.