Movie Queen Development Plan

June 27, 2002 was the day when the premiere of "Goblin Slayer" was held.

Although the film's official release will begin tomorrow, the 28th, its first public appearance will be tonight.

William, Ed and another female protester took a taxi to 13 Lois Lincoln Square in New York's Upper West Side.

Nanaya chose this cinema as the premiere theater for "Goblin Slayer" because this cinema, which was established in 1994, is currently the only cinema in New York with an IMAX giant screen.

As a director who came from the big screen era, Nanaya has unique insights into IMAX.

It's a pity that today's IMAX camera equipment is too bulky and not suitable for shooting commercial films at all.

However, Nanaya still took the time to make a movie that could be adapted to IMAX projectors, which is a small selling point of "Goblin Slayer".

After all, it is not a 1:1.85 ratio picture, nor does it have IMAX's special 12.0 channels. In the future, movies in this format can only be called pseudo-IMAX movies that take advantage of IMAX's popularity.

After all, apart from being projected onto an IMAX screen using an IMAX projector, it has nothing to do with IMAX at all.

However, at this time when "Avatar" has not yet been released and documentaries are still king in IMAX, it is still a relatively new thing that a commercial film like "Goblin Slayer" can use IMAX.

"It's all fancy talk. What does that Japanese guy think of "The Saint and the Brave Man"?"

William couldn't help but frown when he saw the bustling door of the AMC cinema.

"It's better than having no visitors." Ed scratched his cheek. "At least some people will watch it and maybe become fans of the game, right? It's always a good thing to have new people joining."

"I hope so. I hope they like The Saint and the Brave. I mean the game."

William added unconfidently.

Ed patted his partner's shoulder and consoled him: "Don't worry, our efforts will bear fruit."

[At least doing performance art advertising on the streets of New York for a few months can be considered as promoting the movie. Ah, I really hope to finish this job and go home soon.]

With this thought in mind, Ed led his two friends into the cinema.

A red carpet was laid out in front of the cinema entrance, and countless reporters invited by Washimine and Lin Bao gathered on both sides of the cinema, holding up their cameras and pressing the shutter.

As night fell, crew members and invited guests appeared one after another. The men were all wearing neat suits, while the ladies were all wearing dignified and elegant evening dresses.

William recognized several familiar faces, including actors he had seen in the trailer and some stars who were invited.

Suddenly, William heard bursts of exclamations behind him.

He turned his head and found that it was Peter Jackson, the star director who became famous for "The Lord of the Rings", walking on the red carpet.

This director who created a Western fantasy epic was obviously supported by the media and movie fans. Accompanied by cheers, Fatty Peter walked into the cinema with a smile on his face.

"How cool~ Is this the aura of a great director?"

The girl brought by William and his friends couldn't help but whistle when she saw this scene.

"Yes..."

William nodded with a complicated expression.

If the director of the film adaptation of "The Saint and the Brave" was not that Japanese but the director in front of me, would I not resist but instead give my full support?

William, lost in thought, apparently forgot that when Peter Jackson announced that he was going to make "The Lord of the Rings", the protests from book fans he received were much greater than those from "Goblin Slayer" now.

Because William stopped to think, the three of them stayed in the cinema lobby without moving.

When William came to his senses, Peter Jackson had already walked up to them.

"Um... sorry."

Realizing that they were blocking the path in front of Peter, William apologized hastily.

"It doesn't matter."

As a public figure, Peter has a good attitude towards his fans.

"Director Jackson, I'm your fan."

The female companion next to William excitedly held Peter's hand and said, "I really like The Fellowship of the Ring, so I'm really looking forward to this year's The Two Towers!"

"Yeah, thank you."

"Can you sign an autograph for us?"

The official "Goblin Slayer" prepared a signature board for every fan attending the premiere. William and his friends originally thought that they would never need it as protesters, but they unexpectedly used it anyway.

"certainly."

After the success of "The Lord of the Rings", Peter has met many such fans, and now he is very skilled at signing autographs.

"Are you fans of "The Saint and the Brave Man"? "

Peter asked casually in the gap between signing.

"Yes, we..."

"Okay, here you go."

Peter returned the signature board in his hand to William and the other two without waiting for William to finish his words.

"Thank you, Director Jackson."

The girl held the signature tightly in her arms.

"Director Jackson, what do you think of this movie?"

William hesitated for a moment, but finally asked his question.

"Me?" Peter replied with a smile, "Director Kiryu is a very interesting director. I believe you will like this movie."

"Um, Director Jackson..."

"Hi, Peter!"

A shout interrupted William's question.

"Sorry, I have to go now. Have a nice evening."

Peter smiled apologetically, then he quickly walked around William and the other two and headed into the cinema, where several young men and women were waiting for him.

"Are they Japanese?"

Seeing the uniform yellow skin, the girl asked curiously.

"They should be the staff of Washimine. Okay, let's go in."

William took his female companion and walked towards the IMAX screening room.

"William, what did you want to ask?"

"Nothing."

William shook his head. Actually, he wanted to ask Peter Jackson if he was a fan of the game "The Saint and the Brave", but William felt that even if he asked this question, it would probably not produce any result.

Ed, who had been silent, touched his nose twice. He knew those people. They were all senior executives of Washimine and Linbao. The man who shouted Peter Jackson just now was the director of this movie, Nanaya Kiryu.

It's just because Oriental people look the same in the eyes of Europeans and Americans, and Nanaya Kiryu rarely appears in public, so William and the others didn't recognize her.

However, considering that William might rush up and beat Nanaya up in excitement, Ed decided it would be better not to say it out loud.

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"Hi, Peter." Nanaya greeted the fat man again, "How is the completion of The Two Towers going?"

"Very good. I have completed the editing and most of the special effects of the 5-hour version. I expect the film to be completed before the end of summer."

Peter was very proud when he said this, his mouth slightly raised, revealing his inner thoughts.

"Okay, you're awesome."

"Haha, let's talk after this is over."

Peter Jackson laughed heartily twice and then walked into the screening room.

"Yawn--"

After seeing Peter off, Nanaya couldn't help but yawn.

"Nanaya, how are you?"

Nanaya shook his head: "Not very good, I always suffer from insomnia, and I can't even cover my dark circles without powder."

Although Nanaya did everything he could, as it was the first big production of his life, Nanaya still felt uneasy recently.

During this period, Nanaya was under a lot of pressure, so much so that he couldn't sleep well even after taking sleeping pills every night.

"It's really rare to see him like this." Shion joked, "I heard from Ryougi that he wasn't even this excited when his first movie came out."

"That's not the same at all."

Nanaya complained that "Kara no Kyoukai" not only has a small investment, but also has the original animation as a basic bonus.

Not only is the cost of this "Goblin Slayer" skyrocketing, but Nanaya also made many changes to the content in order to cater to the game settings. It is really hard to predict the specific results.

"You look like a primary school student who is going on a spring outing the next day. Don't put too much pressure on yourself, because it's useless to rush. After all, you can't rush into the computer room and re-edit the movie."

"Perhaps."

Nanaya felt that what Shion said made sense. He felt like a candidate who was about to hand in his paper. Although he didn't know which part of the paper needed to be revised, he just didn't want to hand it in.

"You're useless." Kiritsugu said disdainfully, "I wasn't as bad as you when I made my first movie."

However, Irisviel mercilessly exposed him: "Ah, I remember that you, Kiritsugu, secretly vomited backstage because you were too nervous that day."

"Hey, Iris!"

Kiritsugu discovered that Irisviel particularly liked to expose her shortcomings in front of the junior Nanaya recently.

Shion ignored the stupid couple. She looked into the screening room and silently checked her invitation list with the guests who had already arrived.

The crew of "Goblin Slayer" did not invite many stars. Apart from the crew's own members, most of them were stars with close relations with Linbao's North American branch. Peter Jackson was the most famous guest among all.

"Aren't Ryougi-san and Illya here?" Only then did Shion notice that the two followers who usually followed Nanaya were not here.

Kiritsugu said firmly: "How can I let Illya be poisoned by such a movie!"

"He is currently filming the second season of "The Solitary Gourmet" in Japan so he has no time to come, but he will attend the premiere in Japan." Nanaya scratched his head and replied. Compared to North America, which has to resort to hunger marketing due to insufficient resources, the promotion in Japan is much simpler. As a local boss in Japan, Lin Bao of course gave Goblin Slayer enough resources and everything he wanted.

You have to know that Japan is different from North America where distributors cannot control the cinema chains. Lin Bao has his own cinema chain, and he has the final say on what movies are shown in these theaters. Of course, there will not be a situation like North America where there are not enough screens for the opening of a movie.

In fact, Nanaya had just tried to sell the PG-13 version that even children could watch to Kiritsugu and his wife, but he couldn't say it out loud under the other party's angry glare.

"Okay, let's go in now, the time is almost up."

Shion glanced at the time, and when she found out that it was almost time for the show, she grabbed Nanaya's arm and dragged him into the screening room.

AMC Cinemas' IMAX theater has 600 seats and is one of the largest IMAX theaters in North America.

In addition to the nearly 100 crew members, invited guests and media reporters, more than 500 seats were distributed to movie fans through random draw and official gifts.

Although the final box office performance of "Goblin Slayer" is uncertain, with such large-scale publicity, it is not difficult to find 500 people who want to watch the movie in New York.

Because the theater is really big, to make it easier for moviegoers to enter, the seats are divided into three blocks vertically: left, middle, and right, and two blocks horizontally: front, back, and back.

The crew members headed by Nanaya sat in the first row of seats in the middle back area. This row of seats was not very good from the perspective of watching the movie, but it was convenient for everyone to go on stage to give a speech after the movie was over.

"This movie screen is too big. I feel like my neck is going to be sore later."

After sitting down, Shion found that she had to tilt her head back slightly to see the entire screen, and she couldn't help but complain quietly.

Nanaya, who was sitting next to Shion, pointed at the audience in the front row who were looking up and complained, "Not bad, look at the people in the first row, each of them is looking up at the sky at a 45-degree angle."