Hollywood Director 1992.

Chapter 355: Batman preview, the reward is very sincere
"Sense and Sensibility" earned $190 million in 307 theaters in North America in its first week, with a single-theater box office of over $1. For an art film, this is an outstanding result.

The movie also received good reviews.

Director Ang Lee's talent in film has been recognized by many people in the industry, who believe that he is a Chinese-American director different from Link.

There are almost no oriental elements in the films directed by Link, but director Ang Lee uses the character of the heroine 'Eleanor' in this film to perfectly demonstrate the conservatism and implicitness of oriental culture, while at the same time giving the film the stamp of director Ang Lee's personal style, making it very unique and of a very high artistic level.

In its second week of release, Guess What Pictures and its partner Columbia Pictures expanded the scale of the film's release and promotion. The film earned $1054 million in 1791 theaters.

A total of 2098 million US dollars in two weeks.

The film cost $1600 million to make.

The film's investment will be recovered in two weeks, and the North American box office is expected to be no less than 5000 million US dollars, which is considered a blockbuster film project.

This week, "Running Back" is in its seventh week of release. The North American box office has reached 5864 million US dollars, and the overseas box office has reached 2337 million US dollars. The global box office is expected to exceed 1 million US dollars.

Considering its $3200 million cost, it was also a hit movie.

In the second week after the release of "Sense and Sensibility", the post-production of "Batman Forever" was completed. Warner Bros. Pictures held an internal preview of the film at the company, attended by Link, Nicole Kidman, Ben Affleck and other main creative staff.

The quality of this movie is very good, the plot is more exciting than the original, and the leading actors are more up to standard than the original leading actors.

During the filming, Link added a lot of exciting action scenes, luxurious and cool prop designs, as well as high-level lens usage and scene arrangements, making this film not only have the selling points of a commercial blockbuster, but also have the depth and connotation of an art film.

After the movie ended, there was thunderous applause and continuous cheers from the audience.

Warner's chief producer Richard Fox applauded excitedly, praising the film as a perfect fusion of commerce and art, and the entire viewing process was a luxurious visual feast.

Jim Carrey excitedly shouted out that this movie was so cool and it was exactly the movie he wanted to make.

"Great, no one can surpass my version of Batman, right?"

Ben Affleck stroked his chin and said proudly.

Matt Damon and Ryan Phillippe smiled and didn't refute his words.

Ben Affleck does a good job in the movie.

He is tall, muscular, handsome and cool, and has a melancholy and dark temperament when performing, which is very consistent with the character of Batman. He looks better than Michael Keaton's version of Batman.

But it is not certain that no one will surpass this point.

Ben Affleck's performance in the film is great because Link is good at directing actors.

He was able to point fingers at Ben Affleck this time, and he can point fingers at others next time.

So whether anyone can surpass Ben Affleck depends mainly on whether Link will continue to direct the "Batman" series and whether he will continue to use Ben Affleck as the leading actor.

"I think the best actor is Mr. Gary Oldman. The Two-Face he played is perverted and radical enough, and also has a strong sense of tragedy. He plays the role with great depth. I like this role."

Joaquin Phoenix said, crossing his arms.

Everyone nodded in agreement. Gary Oldman's performance as Two-Face was indeed impressive, no less impressive than Jack Nicholson's performance as the Joker in the 89 Batman.

"Jim Carrey's Riddler is also good, funny and crazy. No one else can play this role well."

Edward Norton said.

Everyone nodded in agreement. Jim Carrey has rich body language during his performance and is very good at being funny. This style of performance is very suitable for the role of "The Riddler". It would be difficult for other people to do it like Jim Carrey. It can be said that Jim Carrey is the most irreplaceable character in the entire crew.

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Ben Affleck glanced at a few people with dissatisfaction. He had just boasted about himself and thought everyone would praise him enthusiastically, but Matt Damon and a few others ended up praising all the leading actors.

What about Gary Oldman's performance was very profound, Jim Carrey was indispensable, Nicole Kidman's Dr. Chase was super sexy and beautiful, and Michael Caine's butler was also great. Everyone performed very well, so it's normal for him to perform well and he doesn't need to be praised?
"This is all thanks to Link."

Supporting actress Drew Barrymore clapped and said, "Director Link is good at instructing actors and has high demands on them. Everyone was able to bring out high-level acting skills during filming. It would be difficult to achieve this effect if another director was in charge."

"It is indeed the case."

Everyone nodded.

"Director Link is really amazing. I feel that if I work with him more often, under his guidance, even a new actor who knows nothing will have a chance to win an Oscar."

Ryan Phillippe said.

Everyone nodded and agreed with this. Ben Affleck's face darkened. He had worked with Link on four films, but he had not even been nominated for an Academy Award. Did this mean that his acting skills were poor and he had no talent for acting?
"Ben, you should work harder. You and Link have worked together in four movies, three of which were starring roles. If someone else had played the role, he might have won the Oscar for Best Actor."

Casey Affleck said, patting his arm.

Ben Affleck glared at him and told him to shut up.

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After the movie ended, the applause lasted for more than three minutes before slowly stopping.

Warner Bros. Pictures President Miguel Goss, executive producer Richard Fox, former director Tim Burton and others walked up to Link and congratulated him on making a great movie.

Link thanked several people and said that the success of the film was not his own achievement, but the result of everyone's efforts, and he was happy to share this achievement with everyone.

In fact, Batman Forever was so good that it exceeded his expectations.

I remember when I watched the original "Batman Forever", he could find many problems and loopholes in the film, which made people want to complain after watching it.

This version of Batman is extremely good to watch, whether it is the actors' performances, scene props, lens design, light rendering, special effects, etc., all of them have reached a high level.

If the full score is 100, Link would give the movie a score of 98.

At the end of the movie, Link also received system evaluation and rewards.

[The film has been produced and the box office subsidies are being calculated...]

[Host participation is 62.1%, film completion is 97.3%, and film-market compatibility is 86%]

[Rewards: 2.2 times box office subsidy; Director experience +20%; Director physical fitness +25%; Film quality increase +14%]

"Another 20% bonus to director experience and 25% bonus to director physical fitness?"

Although the level of participation is lower than that of "The Butterfly Effect" and "Se7en", the degree of completion and market compliance is higher, so the two rewards of director experience and physical fitness have not decreased. This should be the effect brought by the blockbuster.

It seems that it is easier to gain more experience and physical fitness by shooting blockbusters.

After Link received a 25% bonus to his physical strength, he felt some heat in his body again, but his physical condition had improved and his reaction was smaller.

"Link, is it hot? Are you looking a little red?"

Nicole Kidman asked in a gentle voice.

"It's a little hot."

"Do you want me to help you?"

Nicole Kidman pursed her moist red lips, her eyes filled with irrepressible desire and passion.

Link saw her delicate face, slender swan neck, and delicate body wrapped in a long dress, and asked, "How is your divorce from Tom Cruise going?"

“It’s being processed.”

Nicole Kidman added, "It will be done very soon, by the end of the year at the latest."

"You and Tom Cruise are in the process of getting a divorce. We shouldn't have too much contact at this time. Any scandal will have a negative impact on both of us."

Link said.

Nicole Kidman nodded, with an unconcealable look of disappointment on her face.

Link did not comfort her. He did not accept Nicole's service for her own good.

On the one hand, the scandal broke out during the divorce stage, which gave her a bad reputation and made it difficult for her to gain sympathy and support from the public.

On the other hand, he originally had an excellent physique, and after getting the 25% bonus, his physical strength and endurance were even stronger than before.

If Nicole continued to help him like she did the previous times and got hurt easily, he wouldn't be very comfortable.

After the preview, Link returned to the mountaintop villa and took Liu Xiaoli, Monica, Sofia, Brooke Shields, Winona, and Jennifer Lopez, who were resting at home, out for a big meal.

After his body returned to sage form, he returned to the editing studio to refine Batman Forever, to see what changes had been made to the film, to find out the reasons for the changes and to learn from them.

(End of this chapter)