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"Dark Shadow", directed by Tim Burton, starring Johnny Depp. In the last life, when people mentioned this movie, what came to mind was "the beginning of the collapse of Johnny Depp's career."

In 2010, with "Alice in Wonderland", Johnny's career was revived. Prior to this, the failure of "Public Enemy" and "Deadly Companion" made him lose the "Hollywood First Man". "The throne of ", Robert Downey Jr. took his place by virtue of the great success of "Iron Man". But "Alice in Wonderland"'s global box office of one billion has successfully turned the tide.

After that, the failure of the small-cost film "Lime Diaries" and the disappointment of the commercial film "Pirates of the Caribbean 4" did not sound the alarm. People still think that Johnny has a strong appeal, and the major film companies are all in one go. Signed a contract with him for at least four commercial works. The first part is Tim's "Dark Shadow".

However, this became the beginning of a nightmare. "Dark Shadow", "Lone Ranger", "Transcendent Hacker", "Aristocratic Thief", "Alice in Wonderland 2", five consecutive works failed miserably, a complete collapse, and the highest investment cost of "Lone Ranger" At 220 million, the "noble thieves" with the lowest investment cost as high as 60 million. Johnny's career fell into a trough, and there was no hope of recovery. The title of "box office poison" went with him. All of this started from the "dark shadow".

"Shadow" invested 150 million yuan. In the end, the box office in North America was only 79 million, and the global box office was 245 million. Due to the extremely high cost of publicity, Warner Bros. eventually lost nearly 100 million US dollars. Moreover, the film cannot develop the surroundings, and the performance of the video rental market can be called a disaster, which really caused Warner Bros. to lose money.

For the work "Dark Shadow", people seem to have not remembered too many details, but only remembered, this is the beginning of Johnny's nightmare.

If you put it this way, this should be a terrible work, and Andy obviously missed it; but the facts are just the opposite. In the preparatory stage of "Dark Shadow", this work can be said to have attracted much attention. Everyone All are optimistic that this work can create brilliance.

Warner Bros. showed the courage to swallow the mountains and rivers. Not only did a large sum of money give a high investment-you know, this is a movie that does not involve any visual effects. They allowed Tim to shoot all the scenes on the spot, just to show The best effect; and also extremely generous in the cost of publicity, from preparation to shooting to post-production, publicity step by step, Warner Bros. expects this work to sweep at least 700 million or even more than 800 million box office results worldwide.

In order to meet the high expectations of the crew, Warner Bros. is even more generous in terms of remuneration, forming a luxurious star lineup.

In addition to Johnny Depp, Eva-Green, Helena Bonham Carter, Michelle-Pfeiffer, Johnny-Lee-Miller (Johnny-Lee- Miller, Chloe-Moretz, Christopher-Lee and others have joined.

From the preparatory stage to the release stage, "Dark Shadow" has always been regarded as a box office giant, with directors, actors, screenwriters, productions, publicity, distribution and other links in full bloom. You can see their strong self-confidence from the schedule arranged by Warner Bros.:

It was released in the second week of May 2012. The previous week was the summer archive unveiling the masterpiece "Avengers", and the next week was the "Super Battleship" built by Universal Pictures heavily! "Black Shadow" will collide head-on with these two super commercial blockbusters!

This is not blind self-confidence. In the last life, all media referred to the 2012 summer archives as the "Fall of the Century". They believed that the confrontation between these three works would be the confrontation between Mars and the Earth. Moreover, the general opinion recognized that the "dark shadow" was the only one. A work that can compete with the "Avengers", many media even under the banner of "Johnny Depp VS Robert Downey Jr." attracted countless attention and focus.

In other words, not only Andy, but also Warner Bros., even industry insiders and professional media, everyone is optimistic about the box office prospects of this work, and even thinks that it can compete with the "Avengers". under.

So, what happened in reality?

It’s simple and simple, and complicated and complicated. The original TV series of "Dark Shadow" is very large and has many adaptation directions, but the crew finally chose the line of funny soap operas, which led to weak scripts, chaotic narratives, boring characters, and old settings. At the same time, the visual effects lack highlights, and the colors are dazzling. There is no focus. What's worse, the **** is too boring, making people look sleepy.

It can be said that all the big taboos of commercial movies have been violated, and even the easy and joyous popcorn style can not be achieved, which is disappointing.

In the end, the media review was only 55 points, which was the same level as "Alice in Wonderland"; but the fatal blow was that Rotten Tomatoes, Popcorn Index, IMDB scores, and theater scores all fell, and they had a similar effect to "Alice in Wonderland". The obvious gap, which led to a complete collapse of the box office.

To make matters worse, under the crush of the "Avengers", the "Dark Shadow" did not even come out of a wisp of blue smoke, and disappeared instantly.

However, Lan Li speaks lightly now, but in fact it is only an afterthought. The trend of commercial blockbusters is traceable, but not certain. If the two works of "Super Battleship" and "Alien Battlefield" are mentioned, there are signs of bad things in the preparation process, mainly because of the creation of the script. The sense of anxiety and confusion brought about in the process, then the full collapse of the "dark shadow", there is no warning.

One can say that Tim and Johnny have worked together too many times, and there is no spark; one can also say that the polishing of the script is still lacking the foundation and connotation after all; one can also say that the impact of the visual effects has not been able to Meet expectations; one can also say that the "Avengers" are too strong to be born at the right time. But these are nothing more than an afterthought.

It’s hard to buy a daughter. I know that one of Lan Li’s most important advantages is that he knows the success or failure of movies in the next six or seven years, especially commercial movies. But if he is only satisfied with this, Lan Li is not Lan Li-he can "foresee" the future is limited, 2017 is the limit, and he has no intention of ending his shadow in 2017, so he can't always Develop a habit and always rely on the established facts that already exist.

Not to mention, 2017 will come sooner or later; just say that Lanly is now the biggest variable in history. He is working hard to change history and create his own history. Only by overthrowing the known facts can he open up Own world. The tsunami is coming, and he is the butterfly that first flapped its wings.

Naturally, Lan Li refused to be blindly led by the nose.

Looking back from the standpoint of "Knowing Early", is it possible for "Dark Shadow" to succeed? If so, how should I try?

Lanly’s personal opinion is that the chance of success is very weak, because in this movie, Tim Burton and Johnny Depp are branded too deeply, continuing the dark Gothic style that the two have always come from. , Even the comic effect is not outstanding enough, neither of them can make a breakthrough, repeat themselves constantly, and lose their inspiration.

Success also Xiao He defeat Xiao He. "Shadow" wanted to succeed, so he broke the boat and replaced Tim and Johnny from the roots, so as to gain a glimmer of life. Now, Warner Bros. intends to build a young cast lineup, which is a positive sign.

However, Lan Li is only a small role, and he does not think that Warner Bros. will replace the entire creative team of the crew for his opinion. What's more, he is only a small role on the audition list now.

Andy didn’t say a word, he just looked at Lan Li’s expression quietly, but as always, nothing was achieved. The two had been working together for a year. He gradually became accustomed to this situation, so he didn’t speculate, but asked directly, "Do you have any special thoughts?"

Roy was a little surprised, Lan Li had just begun to read the script, even if he had an idea, it would not be so fast.

But Lan Li showed a faint smile and shook his head, "No, I'm not interested."

"Oh?" Andy raised the ending tone, expressing his doubts.

"I'm not Johnny Depp, and I can't be Johnny Depp." Lanly said simply, "I believe the Warner Bros. producers know this. The problem is that Tim Bolton doesn't know. at this point."

Johnny will act unconditionally because of Tim's call; similarly, Renly can also unconditionally refuse Tim's call. He doesn't think that his collaboration with Tim can create sparks, nor does he think his performance can adapt to Tim's style. This is not a retreat, but Lan Li has gradually gained a relatively clear understanding of his performance style.

No one can truly change. Not even Gary-Oldman.

Andy did not respond immediately. Instead, he put his hands on his belly and thought about it for a while, frowning slightly, "Lan Li, would you like to think about it after reading the script?"

In Andy’s impression ~www.novelhall.com~ Lan Li is almighty, even in Gothic style, there is no problem. He has blind confidence in Lan Li’s acting skills. I believe that under Tim’s lens, Lanli can also burst out powerful energy. More importantly, the work "Dark Shadow" is indeed highly anticipated, and Warner Bros.'s current resources are tilted, which can be said to be the top priority.

Therefore, even if Andy understood Lan Li's meaning, he still made a sincere request.

"Of course, I will finish reading the script." Lan Li said plainly, "Even if you don't ask for it, I will finish reading it."

Andy nodded in recognition, "To be honest, Warner Bros. recently used all the resources at hand for this project. This project is definitely not trivial. I am quite optimistic about the prospects of this work, and it will help us strive for more. High pay, no harm. Warner Bros. is the best choice against Universal Pictures."

"Does that mean that the Ring Messenger is out of play?" After all, Lan Li and Andy's observation angles are different. He immediately thought of the scripts he read last time, "The Ring Messenger" and the "Dragon Tiger Youth Team". "Finally came to the fore, but now the "Dragon Tiger Youth Team" has retreated, and the "Loop Messenger" is the work of an independent film company.




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