Hollywood Starts with Animation

May 3.

The film "Tomb Raider", co-produced by Paramount Pictures and Wald Pictures, which lasted for one year, officially held a grand premiere ceremony at the Yellow Sands Grand Theater in Los Angeles.

All of the invited guests are Hollywood bigwigs.

"Hey, Zucker, as the producer of Tomb Raider, you're only showing up now. To be honest, you're an unqualified producer!" Jordan said.

Well, not Jordan playing basketball!

Jordan Riggs, senior vice president of Paramount Pictures, is an old friend of Zucker's many years.

After Zucker entered Hollywood, he directed his first personal film and also the first film "Lola Run" produced by Wald Pictures, which was brought to the overseas film market by Jordan on behalf of Paramount Pictures.

Sold for $1.2 million.

The movie "Lola Run" has achieved box office results of more than 100 million US dollars in the European market alone, and Paramount has made a lot of money.

For a long time, Zucker and Jordan have maintained a good personal friendship.

"Zuck, I heard you made another movie recently, or are you directing yourself?" Jordan asked.

"Ha ha!"

Zu Ke looked at him and scolded with a smile: "I heard? I said buddy, why do you want to hear? You are not very sure."

Hollywood says big is big and small and small.

As far as now, among hundreds of film companies, big and small, in the whole Hollywood, who doesn't know that Zhu Kezhi directed the movie "Boom Drummer"?

Moreover, they also accurately learned that Zucker was finished!

Time, as short as 15 days of shooting cycle.

Jordan smiled embarrassingly and said, "However, you are still amazing! You were able to invite Bob Dylan to compose the music for a small budget of 3 million US dollars. Good guy, you must know that last Christmas last year. At the same time, the White House invited him to participate, but he refused."

Bob Dylan?

heard,

Zucker smiled triumphantly.

No way, my grandfather is so face.

"what?"

At this moment, Zu Ke suddenly let out a surprise.

Zucker saw an old acquaintance!

An old acquaintance who used to play Zucker!

- Jeffrey Katzenberg!

He is the world's premier animation master. He used to be the chief executive of Disney Animation. He also joined Spielberg and David Geffen to create the world-famous DreamWorks.

"Shrek", "Madagascar", "Kung Fu Panda", "How to Train Your Dragon", "The Wild Man"......

These well-known animated films are all created by Jeffrey Katzenberg, or have his participation.

"Zuck...I didn't expect it was really you."

At this moment, Katzenberg couldn't help being a little embarrassed when he saw Zuke, and his eyes were even more dodged.

Zucker sneered: "What? If you can come, I can't come? Don't forget, I'm the first producer of "Tomb Raider", Jeffrey!"

"Can come! Of course you can, my dearest friend." Katzenberg gave a hearty laugh to hide the embarrassment.

"Friend? I don't deserve to be your friend of Jeffrey Katzenberg, head of animation at DreamWorks!" Zucker sneered.

The relationship between the two is not very good!

To be precise, there was a time when Zucker and Katzenberg got along well and had a good relationship. But then Katzenberg tricked Zucker.

At the beginning of 2000, DreamWorks Animation was squeezed out and suppressed by the six major Hollywood companies, and it was in a critical moment of being madly targeted. The animation film "Brave the Golden City" was released, and the production cost was as high as 70 million US dollars, the publicity cost exceeded 20 million US dollars, and the total investment was a full 100 million US dollars.

But what is the result?

The global box office of "Brave in the Golden City" is only more than 73 million US dollars.

DreamWorks Animation, blood loss!

In a few months, another animated film "Chicken Run" by DreamWorks is about to be released. To avoid repeating the same mistakes, Katzenberg personally met with Zucker for help.

Zucker agreed!

"Thank you so much, my best friend."

"I thank you!"

"My distribution contract between DreamWorks Animation and Paramount is about to expire. If you wish, the overseas distribution of DreamWorks Animation's films will be handed over to you."

"Well, you can sign the contract directly."

That was Katzenberg's promise at the time.

But what is the result? !

Zucker sold a lot of energy, but... Katzenberg turned around and abandoned Zucker, choosing to continue to cooperate with Paramount.

Zucker was played hard by someone!

"Come on, Katzenberg. We're not friends, but we're not enemies either." Zucker waved his hand, not wanting to talk to him.

Look up, see you down~

If it weren't for the premiere of "Tomb Raider" today, Zucker, as a half-owner, would really not want to pay attention to Katzenberg.

"No wonder Mel Gibson scolded the Jews later. He Katzenberg is a person who forgets his own interests and is very cunning." Zucker thought to himself.

Katzenberg was almost sneered by Zucker when he said this, but his face was still full of smiles.

Amazing!

Just this look of honor and disgrace, he Katzenberg is destined to be extraordinary.

This self-cultivation effort, Zhu Ke has not been able to do so far!

Looking at Katzenberg's back, Zucker couldn't help saying, "Jordan, you guys have made a lot of money. Katzenberg's personality is average, but he really doesn't have the ability to say. On May 18, DreamWorks Animation produced "Shrek" is about to be released, I am optimistic about it, and the box office is expected to be quite good."

"DreamWorks Animation is about to rise!"

"You Paramount will undertake the overseas distribution of "Shrek", and you will also make a lot of money!"

In the words, Zu Ke showed a trace of envy.

Dude, Shrek!

The "Shrek" trilogy is really a classic of animated films, each of which is a big hit at the box office, and the peripheral products are also quite good.

"However, I'm not a vegetarian either. In the original time and space, "Kung Fu Panda" belonged to DreamWorks, but now, it belongs to me!" Zu Ke found it very enjoyable.

......

May 6.

The movie "Tomb Raider" has officially landed in major theaters in North America, and the number of openings has reached as high as 2,600 theaters.

Once released, it was an explosive performance.

Angelina Jolie, who played the heroine Laura, became famous again after winning the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in the movie "The Girl Who Moved the Soul", which completely opened her road to popularity.

"Tomb Raider" grossed $47.5 million at the North American box office in its three-day opening weekend.

The movie "The Mummy 2", which was released a few days ago, was directly blown up by "Tomb Raider", which successfully won the box office championship this week!

" "The third is sent.