Chapter 171 Lock in advance

From the beginning, "The Devil" has been very low-key, with low-key preparations, low-key boots, low-key shooting, and low-key mirror seals. The outside world has no idea that Adrian has movies in addition to "The Matrix" and "The Lord of the Rings" this year.

This situation lasted until late October, after Erin Wornos's death penalty was officially executed, some media mentioned the case again, and Adrian made people make people say that there was a Hollywood film company that wanted to adapt the case into a movie.

This news immediately caused discussion within a certain range. You should know that although many states in the United States have not abolished the death penalty, it is very troublesome to execute it. Vornos is the best example. He was arrested as early as 1991, but it was delayed until this year to officially execute it, although there is conclusive evidence that she killed the six or seven victims.

Is this because it is better for lawyers to make money or something else if it is carefully treated or delayed? Everyone has their own opinions, so I won’t say much about it here, but some human rights organizations that advocate the abolition of the death penalty have always been unwilling to give up.

So, when the news came out, they used it to make an article on it, saying that even Hollywood began to sympathize with Warnos, and they should not be so anxious to execute the death penalty, etc.

As a result, the prosecution was very unhappy and fought back through its own media channels. The police who solved the case even told reporters bluntly: I know that Hollywood wants to package her as a pity person, but it is an indisputable fact that she killed eight people. Erin Wornos is a cold-blooded demon!

Of course, the scope of this dispute is not large. After all, it is a case ten years ago, and it is not as famous as Simpson, so it did not cause much turmoil.

Then, at the end of November, The Devil began publicity before Thanksgiving, with the first gimmick being Gwyneth playing Erin Wornos.

After the stimulation of films such as "Titanic", "Shapes' Love History", "Reason and Emotion", "Beautiful Mind", Gwyneth's popularity is far greater than that of this time in his previous life.

Moreover, she won the Oscar for Best Actress last year, but she lost to Nicole in the end, which made many people sympathize. To this day, there are still movie fans who claim that she should be the best actress of the 74th Oscar. Such an actress actually plays the role of the serial road female murderer Erin Wornos on the screen, who has just been executed!

It is conceivable how many eyeballs it will attract.

However, even so, the scope of response is still not large, the publicity is not very strong, and the trailer has not been released. Even if you want to make an article, you have to wait until the more specific situation is released.

Interestingly, as more and more news was released on "The Devil", the people who were originally watching reduced the noise. Even though the news of Gwyneth deliberately gaining weight and applying ugly makeup came out, it was confirmed in the trailer released later, and they remained silent. Then, their speculation was confirmed. This movie was indeed directed and produced by miracle director Adrian Cowell.

If Adrian was just a director, even if he was famous, he wouldn't have a big problem, but he was still the chairman of AC Media's board of directors, which would be different.

Although Adrian has always been creating a situation where he is just a director when he is a director, some attributes cannot be completely ignored once they are put on him, just like those guys who oppose the death penalty deliberately create a situation where media tycoons sympathize with Warnos.

Of course, they just sympathize with Warnos, and there is no such thing as opposing the death penalty. Otherwise, once Adrian comes forward to deny it, their faces will be a little bad, and they may be prosecuted. Although these people always like to think that what they insist on is the truth, they are not all people who lack brains. It is undoubtedly stupid to offend a media group boss.

Besides, no matter how others interpret it, they don’t care about their affairs.

This is true. After the news of Adrian's biopic directing of Erin Wornos was confirmed, some critics praised Gwyneth's performance after attending the preview, such as

In this movie, Gwyneth Paltrow perfectly interprets a woman at the bottom of the film that is so destructive step by step. Her superb acting skills allow me to completely connect the image in the movie with my previous roles. I heard that Gwyneth gained 20 pounds for this movie, and also shaved her eyebrows. She moved towards Erin Vornos in appearance and spirit. Her great courage and dedication deserve everyone's recognition.

Ronnie Fanwen, one of the well-known film critics, wrote in his article.

And also a well-known film critic, Lelisa Lewis analyzed the entire film from a female perspective: Is there a broken heart hiding under the hard shell of the infamous serial killer?Erin Wornos's life was undoubtedly very unfortunate. Her childhood had nothing but beating, insulting and abuse. She might have had a wonderful dream, but it quickly shattered under the blow of ruthless reality. She had to sell her body from her teens and eventually became a prostitute on the road.

On that dark rainy night, she was determined to die but received unprecedented comfort from the same-sex Hillby. Maybe she was not gay, maybe she just needed to be loved and needed, so she grabbed this life-saving straw.

But when she had no specialties and wanted to reintegrate into society, reality still closed the door to her, so she had to re-work her old career, until she met a sexual sadomasochist, and the beast in her heart was completely cast, so she began serial killing.

Director Miracle uses dark tone and precise grasp of details to portray the movie and the inner world of the characters to the fullest, and Gwyneth's interpretation of the characters is also comprehensive. As a newcomer to the film industry, Anne Hathaway has a drastic change in the image and innocence in "The Princess Diary", but it has been completely suppressed, but in general, it has done quite well.

This may not be Adrian's best work, but it must be his heaviest work. Fortunately, in the end, he still gave the audience some hope, hoping that every cloud can really have its own sky.

Lewis' comments are quite delicate, and to some extent they have aroused strong responses from some people. However, the most interesting thing is that Ronnie Fanwen and Lelisa Lewis have always had disagreements in the movie, but this time they participated in the preview of the same movie together and praised them in unison, which surprised many people.

Although "The Devil" is very low-key and there are not many critics invited to participate in the trial, Adrian's own strength has destined that these critics who can participate are quite famous, so for a low-cost, literary and artistic film, the promotional effect is quite good, which gives some people the opportunity to take advantage of it.

The police and prosecutors are naturally quite dissatisfied with a big director who is also a media tycoon who has produced a movie that sympathizes with Erin Wornos.

Is this a case like the Norfolk Four Sailors, with conclusive evidence and clear procedures, and the prisoner has pleaded guilty. The problem is that Warnos argued that he was violently beaten while providing sexual services and killed the other party in the counterattack, hoping to avoid the death penalty.

What is this bullshit reason? Among the several victims, there are young boys, elderly people at home, and even plainclothes police. What reason is there not to execute the death penalty for this cold-blooded killer?!

So when some people jumped out, the government immediately began to refute and expressed regret and disappointment for Adrian's move.

There is no doubt that Adrian Cowell is a great director, a great philanthropist and patriot, but his actions this time are indeed a bit inappropriate. We sincerely hope that he can understand the specific process of the entire case in more detail before making this movie, rather than believing in one-sided words.

A police spokesperson told reporters this.

They are not stupid either. No matter how many dissatisfied they are, they are unwise to blame a media group boss and a famous Hollywood director. After all, this is just a movie.

But they can take this opportunity to express their position more firmly and establish their image, so as to gain more support.

However, although these two sides are restrained, the entertainment reporters don’t care about these things. Since they have been reported by other media and have so many disputes, Mr. Adrian Cowell has no reason to stop them from following up, right?

So they all tried to find a way to dig out a few words from him. Director Miracle also fell into controversy for the first time because of his identity as the boss of the media group.

However, although this situation was unexpected, Adrian did not respond immediately. After waiting for several days to observe the situation, he answered the question in front of the reporter.

This movie was completed as early as the first half of the year, but I did not promote it, but delayed it until October. I don’t want this movie to affect the public’s sense, and I have to pay the price to do something wrong, not to mention that Erin Wornos cruelly deprived several people of their lives.Of course, the size of the scale is a matter of law. We cannot influence the law based on our own likes and dislikes. So the reason why I made this movie was not to sympathize with anyone, but to find out the root of the problem.Those innocent people are indeed victims, but isn’t Vornos also victims?If we just go superficially instead of delving into it, don't find the real cause of the problem, don't find ways to solve discrimination and find ways to help those in need, then Erin Vornos will not be just a Trek.

The above is Adrian's speech, and in addition to that, he also said that he would donate all the proceeds from the movie to charities and put out another sum of money to help those at the bottom who are eager to change their lives.

This is a very smooth speech. None of the two parties involved in the debate offends. They neither expressed their opinions on the execution of Vornos, and they also sympathized with obscurely. At the same time, they incited readers' emotions and made a perfect publicity for their own film.

The effect is very good. Adrian's name is becoming more and more resounding. Although some people have pointed out that his speech is a fence-branded nature, they are not holding on to it. Don't forget that he is a media tycoon. If he needs it, he can find many people to sway the flag and shout for him.

Naturally, you still satisfy your curiosity, publicly express your views, and allow you to interpret it yourself as long as it is not too simple to take it out of context, then don’t bother me!

Then, more people are paying attention to this movie. When "The Devil" was released in mid-December, although it was only released in 20 theaters, it won more than 300,000 yuan in three days on weekends. For a film that is more literary and artistic, this result is quite good.

Similarly, most of the film reviews are positive. Adrian naturally did not copy the original version completely when making it, but added a lot of details.

For example, a small pendant that Vornos has carried around her since childhood also represents her desire for dreams. She carried it with her from beginning to end until she encountered a sadist, fought back and killed it, and drove away with her tremblingly and then ran away with Hillby. She glanced at the small pendant and threw it into the trash can, indicating that she had completely fallen into a nightmare. This was a movie, not a documentary after all.

These details add a lot of color to the movie. After all, Adrian has produced movies that have been produced for almost ten years. Although they are all plagiarism, he has accumulated unparalleled experience in revisions. In addition, almost everyone admits that they are completely unable to connect the woman on the screen with a full face and a swear word with an elegant Gwyneth. She has accumulated a lot of strength and made her acting skills to the fullest.

For example, after becoming a cold-blooded serial murderer, Vornos pretended to be a streetwoman, took a ride on the road, and then tricked the person into the depths of the woods and killed him without mercy.

After she killed several times, she met a gentle elderly man. He did not make any requests, but just wanted to help her. After realizing that something was wrong, he immediately begged her to let him go and promised that he would not call the police. He also showed her the photos of his wife.

After trembling for a long time, Vornos finally pulled the trigger. After that, she returned to the car and sat in the driver's seat, her eyes wide open and her teeth clattered. The complete despair was both obvious and contagious. Many critics called this plot the most impressive shot of the whole movie.

It was a despair that could not be seen directly, and Gwyneth's performance was moving.Roger Albert wrote in his comments.

Gwyneth's excellence made Anne look a little disgraceful. This is not to say that she performed poorly. In Adrian's opinion, at least she does not have the selfish feeling of only expressing herself in the original version.

Anyway, Anne is still a new actor. Her most famous work is "The Princess Diary", and she is also a very pure image. Suddenly, it is inevitable that someone will not accept it. In addition, Gwyneth is also extremely outstanding, so...

Actually, don't worry, you're doing a good job, Anne.

Adrian comforted Anne so much, after all, most movie fans know you through "The Princess Diary", and it takes time to ask them to accept your transformation.

I know.Anne Hathaway, who was sitting on his thigh, smiled obediently, but the Global side had a headache.

Adrian couldn't help laughing. After the release of "The Devil", Ron Mayer complained to him more than once. Because "The Princess Diary" had a pretty good box office, Universal was planning to make a sequel.

But after the release of "The Devil" Anne's image changed drastically, she cut her hair short and straightened her hair. She always had a pale face and made her look ugly, and she looked like two people in "The Princess Diary", which aroused protests from many movie fans.

But more importantly, she plays a gay man who is a serial female murderer. How can she play Princess Mia in the future?

But he decided to let her play the role Adrian, and Meyer could only express his depression.

To be honest, Annie, it is not a good thing to make a 180° turn all at once, but I still let you play this role. Do you know why?

Adrian pinched her chin, I believe you have the determination, the ability to play this role well, and successfully complete your image transformation.

Thanks, Ed.Annie curled her lips, with a hint of charm in her beauty, and then came over to give him a sweet kiss.

Although this action satisfied Adrian, he still couldn't help but sigh. The crude hint at the beginning left some sequelae. Although Anne was very obedient after that, there was always a little gap between them.

But it doesn't matter. When this year or the year indicates, Gwyneth successfully reaches the top, she should know what she should do to be the best.

Basically, most people can see that Gwyneth has locked in the Best Actress Oscar next year. From 1998 to now, every female star who plays the leading actress in a movie directed by Adrian won the Best Actress Oscar. Why is Gwyneth an exception?

You should know that all the conditions required for the Oscar Best Actress are met. The role she plays is from a real person, she is a murderer, and she is fat and ugly. Most people admit that her acting skills are impeccable.

And more importantly, she has been nominated for several consecutive years, and every time she is not lucky. Last year, she was the most likely winner of the Best Actress, but was snatched from her hands by Nicole, who had Adrian's support.

Adrian will direct a movie this year that is not particularly high-quality in terms of quality, but allows her to play the heroine, probably out of compensation.

Even if the film school has to consider the pressure of public opinion, such as whether the Oscar winner was put in by Adrian's wallet, Gwyneth put much pressure on them than this. There are even rumors from unknown sources that when Gwyneth talked about her newly deceased father, the last thing she regretted was that she failed to work harder and let her father see her win the championship of the Best Actress Award with her own eyes. In this case, can the film school still choose others?