Chapter 256 Because of the Suspense

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But everything is not over yet. After the start of the second week, according to the box office statistics, the box office trend of "Cry on the Island" has no tendency to decline at all, and even in the first few working days, the box office also showed a slight increase.

"It's very simple, because of the suspense!" In the banquet hall of the Sunset Tower Hotel, facing Jonathan Demme's curious question, Eric said: "In "Cry on the Island", I set up enough suspense, such as grid The fog in Ruisi's house, such as the dream that Grace had at the beginning of the scene, and the deep meanings in many lines. The most important thing is the unexpected ending of the reversal of human beings and ghosts at the end, all of which attract people to think about Fans who want to get to the bottom of the story repeatedly walk into the movie theater. You must know that humans are the most curious animals, and I specially gave Disney an idea to guide it in newspapers or TV programs, so as to maximize the curiosity of movie fans. That's how it is now."

"Then, if enough analysis of the movie's plot appears in the newspapers and all the suspense is gradually solved, does that mean that the box office potential of this movie will end here?" Jonathan Demme asked again.

Eric shook his head and showed a sly smile: "It's inevitable that this kind of analysis will appear in film reviews, but don't worry, the situation you said can't happen. Because many problems come to the end Controversy will arise. Like why Grace killed her two children, even in the three-hour cut of Venice's participation, there is no clear answer, only some specious hints in the character's language. According to These hints, some people may think. It was because the Nazi soldiers occupied the island. In order to avoid the enemy's search, Grace covered the two children to keep them from making a sound, but she made a mistake and killed her own children. Some would say that, as suggested, Grace probably killed the child after the war, then she probably killed the child out of sheer madness, or for some other reason. All in all. It's hard to come up with a single answer, And in order to find more evidence to convince the other party, someone will look again."

Jonathan Demme seemed to understand something and nodded. Immediately, he asked again: "Eric, when I made this movie, I almost memorized the script, but I really didn't find out why Grace killed her two children, you must know, right? ,what is the problem?"

"This. I don't know either."

Jonathan Demme looked at Eric in disbelief, raised his voice and asked in amazement: "You too... you don't know?"

"Yeah. Because I never thought about it, in the first place, I didn't think of any reason why Grace killed the two children. I just wrote this story, in the story, Grace killed the two children. Her two children, and then everything in the mansion."

Jonathan Demi laughed, and suddenly realized: "No wonder you didn't worry about anything just now. I think, not only this matter, but maybe there are many suspense in it, you don't have the correct answer, right?"

"Bingo!" Eric smiled and snapped his fingers.

The two laughed wickedly together, and Jonathan Demme said again: "By the way, Eric, Miss Murdoch contacted me about the script of The Silence of the Lambs, I heard you like it , I agreed."

Eric was stunned for a while, thinking that Jonathan Demme would not bring this up without any reason, and asked, "Is there any problem?"

"Yes," Jonathan Demme nodded. "That's right, Miss Murdoch said, you recommend Jodie Foster for the heroine. But after reading the script a few times, I thought, maybe Michelle Foster. Pfeiffer is more appropriate."

Eric recalled,

I quickly remembered this woman's profile.

Although Michelle Pfeiffer has good acting skills and has been nominated for several Oscars in her previous life, she has never had any representative works. Moreover, this blonde beauty has the temperament and memory of Clary, played by Jodie Foster in "Silence of the Lambs". Silk doesn't have much in common.

Although Eric very much hopes that Jodie Foster will play the heroine, if Jonathan Demme insists, he will not intervene too much. After all, Eric still feels that this film has nothing to do with him. relation. Because of Xiao Nizi's deliberate concealment, Eric noticed that the last time he saw Xiao Nizi's credit card information, he found that the money for the acquisition of the adaptation rights was a little too much, but he did not hide it from himself. Think about the direction of 3 million dollars, and even if he finds out, he will only hold down the little girl and spank it. So he doesn't know yet about Drew's 30% stake in tg film.

"Why do you think Michelle Pfeiffer is suitable?" After thinking for a while, Eric pushed the question to Jonathan Demme.

"I've seen a few of Michelle Pfeiffer's films, especially Dangerous Relationships, which earned her an Oscar nomination last year, along with Jack Nicholson, Cher, and Susan Sarandon. Starring in "The Witch of East Town", Michelle Pfeiffer's acting skills are sufficient, and the characters she plays are diverse. She is a very malleable actress. I think she can definitely shape the role of Clarice. Perfect."

Eric nodded, because of the success of "Cry on the Island", Jonathan Demme has become a first-line director, although he knew that if he made a statement, Jonathan, who was still grateful that he gave him a chance, would definitely compromise. But he's not a producer now, and meddling in this will only be offensive

And, maybe you can also see if the heroine of "Silence of the Lambs" is replaced by Michelle Pfeiffer, will it have the same effect? ​​It's still interesting to imagine, isn't it?

According to Jonathan Demme's style, then, this movie must be almost the same as the previous life. If you change the heroine, you can verify again whether the role makes the actor or the actor makes the character.

"Then do it according to your own ideas. I believe that you will definitely be able to make this movie well, as long as you can convince Liz that it will be no problem for anyone to play the heroine."

Jonathan Demme nodded confidently, and after a few conversations, the two separated.

Eric was socializing among the people at the party, and when he passed a dining table, he overheard a few people gathered together and seemed to be talking about something, as if it had something to do with "Cry on the Island", so he moved up curiously. (To be continued..)

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