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Harvey looked at Daniel unexpectedly, and automatically made a line in his mind.

Theatrical meeting of "Greek Wedding", the post-screening meeting of Oriental Cinema, and the special screening of "The Pianist".

"DD Pictures wants to make a movie theater?"

"No, dd is a law-abiding studio, we can't break the law, it's just a little new investment of mine, how about it?"

"It's not very good. Movie theaters are not a sunrise industry."

Harvey clearly expressed his disapproval of Daniel's new investment, which is also true. The total number of screens in the United States has not changed much in recent years, and even in the next ten years, there will be no special progress. Simply put, this market has If it is saturated, the population will not increase, and the number of screens will not increase.

But Daniel doesn't agree with this, "Although I don't know why I started talking about this topic, there's nothing wrong with a simple chat. Harvey, you still remember the "Fantasia 2000" produced by Disney two years ago. "Is it? Imax feature films, although it does not perform well, but larger screen, clearer picture quality, is a good direction. Digital, and 3D, there are wonderful sparks between them for the future viewing mode, will be It has a great impact, and I don't think it will hurt to get in touch now. What's more, neither me nor the owner of this theater, Mr. Cooper, have any plans to become a theater giant, we just hope to have some achievements in this field and say."

For Japan or the United States, the real birth of 3D movies has been decades. It's not a new thing, but due to the limitations of film movies and playback equipment, 3D movies have never been able to become mainstream. And with the development of the film industry after decades. Audiences in Europe and North America have a higher appreciation for movies, so they are not so keen on 3D movies that are more exciting.

When it comes to this concept, we have to mention James Cameron's later super masterpiece "Avatar". This 3D blockbuster that can't be done every round made this concept popular in North America for a few years before it quickly cooled down. The richness and texture of 2D films are still the features that fans pay most attention to.

The real development of imax started from "Fantasia 2000". The first imax animated feature film, time is still very short.

Look at Daniel. Geographically, North America and Europe are more suitable for digital 2d, and China and emerging countries are very interested in imax+3d; in terms of subject matter, literary films are of course more suitable for 2d. And special effects blockbusters are undoubtedly more enjoyable on 3d and imax screens. As a studio with a special effects studio like Weta Digital, it's only natural that Daniel is trying to push this trend forward.

Moreover, Daniel does not want to simply be a theater.

For so many years, the three major theater chains have controlled more than 40% of the screens. The addition of new forces will only make this saturated market blood flow, and both sides will suffer.

When he decided to invest in Oriental Cinema, what he and Exxon described was the concept of making Oriental Cinema an interactive center for movies.

There will be the latest technology here. The hottest movie stars, the funniest interactions - all in all, it's cool and trendy.

Harvey, however, lost interest in the topic. In his opinion, Daniel may just want to find a regular premiere point for the movie he invested in.

"Okay, let's get back to the point." Harvey had a smile on his face, "It's great, Daniel, your performance in it is amazing. I suggest you go all out for your first Oscar winner. ."

"Do you think the academy will give me an actor who is only 23 years old the next year?"

"Why not, nothing is impossible. Because your performance is enough to attract attention. And the subject matter is really lovable, which is a lot of extra points for you."

Of course Daniel knew what he was talking about. There was a lot of Jewish power among those who voted.

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Under the professional guarantee of Harvey, the hesitant Daniel team decided to go all out to work hard for this Oscar.

Of course Triver is the main force, and Cusa, Melissa and others also need to join in.

"This is a project!"

Daniel can still remember Triver's frenetic look when he preached all this, and his short, demagogic speech, Daniel assured that the tuft of hair on his head stood up excitedly, or Triver licked it. It took a few moments to get down.

What makes him feel more fulfilled than an Oscar winner from PR.

Daniel can't think of it.

However, he is now going back to Burbank to continue the filming of "Pirates of the Caribbean". Because of "The Two Towers" and "The Pianist", he has already fallen behind a lot. There are some film critic awards that have already started. Daniel also I had to be led by Nia, Franka and others.

In fact, Daniel is thought to be buried with trophies in the upcoming awards season.

There have long been media predictions on this topic, in the past and the upcoming part of 2002, Daniel contributed one of the most popular supporting actor - Legolas in "The Two Towers", and a comedy The actor of the box office miracle "My Great Greek Wedding", this is not the end, he also has the charming and popular agent Jason Bourne in "The Bourne Bourne", and now he is performing in "The Pianist", is bound to There will be a reshuffle for awards season.

From comedy to plot, from supporting roles to protagonists, from popularity to acting skills, from teenagers to seniors, from women to men, they have truly achieved a full range without dead ends.

"Any award set for a male star, Daniel will be the most powerful recipient."

In fact, because of his busy work, he is able to attend very few in person. Except for the Golden Globe and Oscar nominations, which is generally not absent, Daniel is now sure that only next year's "People's Choice Award" will attend. This is because this award is in Audience voting is open on Friday and Saturday, so Daniel is invincible on the Internet. Called by his own fans to participate. And the significance of this award - representing the hottest star, is enough to make Daniel decide to go for a trip.

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Like him recently, there is director Rob Marshall. Miramax's blockbuster "Chicago" will be released on the 10th. A few days ago, because Rob was going to the premiere of the movie, Daniel was also invited to participate. Renee Zweig saw no sign of unpleasantness in person, but Daniel thought she might endure it rather hard.

Because Renee ended up losing to Kayla in the Pirates of the Caribbean casting, no matter what. There must be grudges in my heart.

Daniel communicated a little directly with Harvey at that premiere. The Weinstein brothers agreed to take on The Pianist, but their own Chicago was also this year and was clearly ambitious. at the Golden Globes. There's no problem with that, of course, because "Chicago" is a musical comedy and "The Pianist" is a drama. But once it gets to the Oscars, it will be a big scramble, and all the films will be mixed together. Just look at the three films "The Pianist", "The Greek Wedding" and "The Two Towers" starring Daniel, and you will know how much competition there is Messy and intense.

Harvey gave him a very simple answer, "Tim understands it all, and Richard Gere won't PR Oscar."

Yes. "Chicago" focuses on their two heroines, Katherine Zeta-Jones and Renee Zweig, the latter being a little more ambitious than the former. Of course Lockheed is more of a heroine than Velma.

This is indeed the most powerful and direct answer.

"The Pianist" is not the work of dd Pictures. How Miramax would coordinate the two films, of course, got Tim Rowland's approval. Richard Gere was not in Daniel's worries at first. His worst enemy was undoubtedly Jason Nicholson who lost to him at the Cannes Film Festival - the hero of "About Schmidt", of course Limited by the Cannes rating system, Daniel is not clear. Is there anyone else between Jason and him? Now I know from Harvey that Richard Gere will not contribute to the Oscars, which means that the other party is either determined to spend all his energy and resources on the Golden Globes, or he simply thinks that he has to work hard to even get an Oscar nomination. , whichever it is, is good news for Daniel.

After the official release of "Chicago", Rob will have less work as a director. Although there will be a publicity schedule after the release of course, Miramax itself is a subsidiary of Disney, and the coordination between the two parties is very smooth, of course. ,

Most importantly, a new director, not so essential. If "The Pianist" is Miramax's work, then Daniel will really be scratching his head.

There are more than 40 large and small films on the line throughout December, of course, most of them are one-round tours of the theater, with a screen or no more than 10.

Since mid-December, it has been an intensive time for major movies to be launched. Steven Spielberg's blockbuster, Tom Hanks and Leonardo starred in "Cat and Mouse". Unfortunately, Daniel Didn't get the role, he tried and failed. Then there's Robert Marshall's "Chicago," then The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Warner's "The Two Towers," then Martin Scorsese's "Gangs of New York," which is also Leonardo starred, if anyone can share the glory with Daniel this year~www.novelmt.com~Leonardo will be a candidate. The two blockbusters of Steven and Martin are indeed top resources. In addition to these, of course, there are essential cartoons, Nickelodeon's "Lisa and Her Friends", Disney's "The Lion King".

In general, the Christmas schedule is even more crowded than Tokyo's trains, and there are not many people who want to play some "moronic" tricks in it.

But Daniel don't have to worry too much, his "Greek Wedding" swept 400 million in the summer, and it has nothing to do with these guys who are rushing to eat. As for "The Two Towers", not to mention the Time Warner behind it, even if it is a new Line Pictures, which is also a big independent studio known as a Hollywood hooligan. Coupled with the boost of the previous work, it should be the least worrying movie in the entire Christmas file.

The remaining "The Pianist" will only be screened in Los Angeles. The official release will not be until March next year. At present, it seems that whether it will be Paramount's "Ten Days of Love" or Fox's "Super Bold" It's been a month since "Xia", and other shrimps have no advantages compared to "The Pianist". What's more, the expected target for "The Pianist" by a good machine is only 20 million to 30 million. With Daniel's name, this number cannot be called too much pressure. (To be continued)

ps: Thank you for Huwei's monthly pass, my eyes hurt a little and my brain is a little dry.