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Chapter 517 Charity Activities
Although the summer season in mid-to-early May was lively, audiences always felt that something was missing.

At this time, Warner Pictures announced that "Batman Begins" directed by Gilbert Jr. will premiere on May 21st, and the film will be released nationwide on May 27th.

The audience then realized that, yes, without Gilbert Jr.'s movie, it would not be a summer movie.

Unlike previous years when we could see Little Gilbert's movies early on, this year it was a little delayed and we had to wait until the end of May to see Little Gilbert's movies.

Generally speaking, the premiere of a movie is held two or three days before the movie is released. However, nowadays, unless it is an A-level production with an investment of hundreds of millions, most movies will basically not hold a premiere.

The input and output are not proportional. Big productions have big casts and big lineups, but small and medium-sized productions do not have that need.

This year, the premiere of "Batman Begins" is on May 21st, which is the weekend after "War of the Worlds".

This week, the sports-themed movie "The Longest Yard" released by Sony Columbia Pictures was released, but the movie is in a state of no attention.

Everyone was paying attention to the premiere of Little Gilbert's movie, and no one noticed that there was a sports movie being released in the corner.

Fortunately, the film was not expensive and did not have any big-name stars. Sony Columbia Pictures also seemed to lack confidence in the film and released it hastily without much publicity.

But the box office of 3405.7 million US dollars in the first week was still enough to satisfy Sony Columbia Pictures. At least recovering the cost was not a problem.

The reason why Gilbert moved the premiere forward so many days was because the originally scheduled date of May 25th was the Champions League final.

As the team owner, Arsenal has reached the Champions League final, and Gilbert Jr. has to go to Istanbul to support the team.

That's right, this year under the leadership of Professor Wenger, the strong Arsenal fought on three fronts. Except for losing to Chelsea led by Mourinho in the FA Cup final, they easily retained the Premier League championship.

More importantly, the team also defeated Liverpool and entered the Champions League final, competing with AC Milan for the Champions League title in Istanbul.

Although he doesn't care much about team affairs, Gilbert Jr. knows that the Champions League is the highest honor for a club, so he plans to attend in person.

Another reason was that the advertisement for "Batman Begins" was included in the Champions League final, and Gilbert wanted to see the effect of the advertisement.

This year's premiere of "Batman Begins" was held in Chicago. The day before the premiere, Warner Pictures learned that there was a seriously ill ten-year-old child who loved Batman in Chicago Central Hospital.

So Warner Bros. communicated with the child's parents and the hospital in advance, and Christian Bale suddenly appeared in front of the child wearing a Batman costume to give him a surprise.

"Joshua, how are you feeling, are you feeling better?" the child's mother asked.

Joshua finished eating and shook his head, "Mom, don't worry, I'm much better."

He turned to look at the Batman model on the windowsill of the hospital ward and the good weather outside the window, thinking how nice it would be to go out for a walk.

"Joshua, I have a surprise for you today," said the child's mother.

"What is it?" Joshua was curious.

"Close your eyes, count down ten seconds, and the surprise will appear."

Joshua obediently closed his eyes and began to count down. At this time, Joshua's mother left, and Christian Bale, who had been prepared, transformed into Batman and walked into the room.

There were TV reporters behind him filming, and the purpose was self-evident: this was a commercial show.

Joshua counted down ten seconds before opening his eyes, and looked at Batman standing in front of his bed, and suddenly exclaimed.

"It's Batman..."

Christian Bale gave Joshua a thumbs up and said: "Little Joshua, you are very brave and you are doing a great job. I need you to keep it up.

Get well soon, and let's catch the bad guys together."

I have to say, sometimes the words of children’s favorite characters or heroes are ten thousand times more effective than those of their parents.

Joshua hummed and opened his arms for a hug, and Christian Bale certainly satisfied him. Bale then gave Joshua the latest Batman model and Batmobile model, which made Joshua very happy.

The TV stations and news media will perfectly record this heartwarming moment, and the reports will surely be about Batman's heartwarming story.

After interacting with the little fans, Christian Bale and Gilbert Jr. were interviewed by the media together.

Christian Bale said: “When the crew and I had this kid who loved Batman, I wanted to come visit him.

Through this jersey, I want to tell Joshua to stay strong and we are always concerned about your health."

Gilbert Jr. said: "I once discussed with Warner Bros. how to bring Batman back to life, and then I said that Batman doesn't need to be reborn because he has never disappeared. I think Batman is a spirit, a spirit of goodness.

Many people may think that it is impossible for ordinary people like Batman to catch criminals and punish evil and promote good, but in fact this is a misunderstanding.

It's not how big a good deed is, but whether you take action. Even if you do a small thing well, you are Batman."

Then, Little Gilbert looked at Christie Bell and said, "It is impossible for Chris in reality to fight criminals like Batman.

But through this behavior, he encouraged a child to bravely fight the disease. This is the spirit of Batman."

Gilbert's speech received applause from the audience. His words were in line with the values ​​that the mainstream society recognized. Whether it can be done or not is another matter, but everyone said so when they said it.

Promoting good qualities and the so-called Batman spirit does not mean that little Gilbert will become a moral role model from now on.

Instead, it is easier to please the audience by saying this, making them feel good about Batman and potentially tempting them to go to the cinema.

In short, everything is for the purpose of film promotion.

Later, Gilbert Jr. and Christian Bale announced that they would donate one million dollars to a children's charity fund for the treatment of serious children's illnesses.

The next day, the TV station broadcast the scene of Batman going to the hospital to visit his little fan, and various news media also gave positive reports, which produced good publicity effects.

However, this was just a prelude to the premiere. The premiere of "Batman Begins" was held at the Sofitel Theatre in Chicago.

Before the premiere started at around two or three in the afternoon, there were already a large number of fans waiting on both sides of the red carpet.

Most of these fans are fans of Gilbert Jr. himself, a small number are fans of the leading actors, and some are fans of the Batman IP.

Although the first Batman movie left a bad impression on people, the fact that Gilbert Jr. directed the Batman movie still made everyone have a certain degree of trust in the film.

After all, Little Gilbert has never failed, and judging from the previous trailers, the quality of the film should be good.

Dante Cortez had been looking forward to Gilbert Jr.'s Batman movie since he saw the trailer, but he didn't get tickets for the preview, but he got tickets for the premiere.

So he arrived in Chicago very early and set up a tent on the scene just to grab a good spot next to the red carpet.

He also brought his camera with him, intending to take pictures and record important moments in the new Batman movie.

Early in the morning, Dante Cortez was attracted by the cool, beast-like Batmobile displayed in front of the Sofitel Theatre.

The stills of this car have been exposed a long time ago, but when Dante Cortez saw it in person, he saw its mechanical power and tough lines, and thought that this was the car a man should drive.

Although he couldn't see it in person, Dante Cortez took a lot of photos of the Batmobile from various angles and planned to share them on his social media account later.

After eating a burger, Dante Cortez waited calmly at the edge of the red carpet for the premiere to begin.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, with the sound of cannons banging, the premiere of "Batman Begins" finally began.

First, a team of twenty-four Batmans appeared on the red carpet, and then stood on both sides of the red carpet. Then came the celebrity guests who came to show their support.

Dante Cortez himself recognized quite a few people, including former Batman George Clooney and Schwarzenegger. Logically, these two people should not have come because they were the ones who messed up Batman.

But perhaps out of desire to see how Gilbert Jr. would resurrect Batman, the two came over to take a look.

In addition, there were stars who were good friends with Gilbert Jr. George Lucas and the main creators of "Star Wars Episode 3" came to show their support, and Spielberg and Tom Hanks also came.

Tom Cruise appeared with Suri Cruise, and the father and daughter walked the red carpet together. Jerry Cruise was still too young, so Nicole Kidman took care of him at home.

However, these were not the people Dante Cortez wanted to see. Finally, after the guests showed up, the main creators appeared one after another.

Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman, two old men, walked onto the red carpet one after another, followed by Cillian Murphy, Gary Oldman and Liam Neeson.

Christian Bale and Jennifer Connelly made handsome appearances, and finally Gilbert Jr. and film producer Charles Roven walked the red carpet together.

There were waves of cheers on the red carpet. The premiere of Gilbert Jr.'s film was always lively and it was never quiet.

Maybe because there is still nearly a week before the release date, the interaction time on the red carpet today was extended a lot. Dante Cortez fulfilled his wish and took quite a few photos.

After the red carpet interaction session ended, fans who were not eligible for the premiere dispersed, and the rest walked into the Sofitel Grand Theatre, ready to catch a glimpse of the real thing.

(End of this chapter)