On Saturday, June 4, 1998, Los Angeles time, North America, "The Flash" officially landed in the overseas theater market today.

Due to sufficient preparation time and Warner Bros.'s past few years of release experience, this time the appearance of "The Flash" not only simultaneously landed in the traditional dumping place of Hollywood movies, but also landed in more than 60 countries and regions led by Brazil for the first time.

The first to be affected are the British Isles. The main creators of the crew held their premiere in this country with the most special relationship with the United States. Due to time difference and other reasons, the premiere of "The Flash" was scheduled to be 7 pm local time.

The DC series of movies seems to have become a brand in the past two years. The main creators of the crew have attracted a large number of movie fans and local media since they got off the plane. From the airport to the hotel, from the hotel to the premiere Electric Cinema, the buses taken by the crew have been surrounded by the media, although the crew does not have many familiar faces.

At 7 o'clock in the evening, under the organization of local Warner Bros., the crew of the "Flash" came onto the red carpet in front of the Electric Theater in turn. Tonight, each of them was a big star pursued by the media, especially the starring James Franko of Barry Allen.

Since the crew of "The Flash" left Los Angeles and arrived at New York, the first stop of the promotional roadshow, he has experienced what it means to become popular. Especially with the screening of the movie, he will become the focus of local movie fans and media pursuits every time he goes to.

The enthusiasm of North American audiences and the flashes of various media in North America have almost all focused on James Franco in just two weeks.

This time he walked on the red carpet of the oldest theater in London, and the enthusiasm he felt was even more than North America. Now he fully understood the meaning of success. The popularity of "The Flash" directly made him, the male lead, the most popular chicken in the past two weeks.

However, James Franco walked through the red carpet and stepped into the media interview area with one foot, and immediately felt the difference between the local media and North America. The reporters' several consecutive questions instantly put him in embarrassment.

"Mr. Franco, you are said to have broken into your neighbor's house and in your neighbor's bedroom, threatening the poor couple, right?"

"James, there are rumors that you are still restricted by the Los Angeles Police Department..."

"Hey, James, have you really fought against the bar singer? Is it..."

“…”

Various questions were thrown at him, but none of them allowed him to answer them. He had to be stunned for a moment.

Fortunately, his agent was waiting in the media interview area first. Seeing this, the agent looked at the staff of Warner Bros., shook his head slightly, took the initiative to come to his client, and whispered: "Don't speak for sensitive issues, James."

James Franco nodded without a trace, squinted his eyes and looked at the passionate reporter, pursed his mouth tightly, and acted like I would never speak if you didn't ask normal questions.

The atmosphere at the interview site was very strange. Under the prompt from the agent, no matter what the reporters said, the interviewees would not say a word. It was not until the guests were about to step on the red carpet again that the reporters realized something.

A reporter's eyes rolled and shouted: "Mr. Franko, I am John Wood, a reporter from The Sun. Can you talk about Mr. Wayne Greenberg, the director of The Flash, why didn't he lead the team to participate in the promotion this time?"

"Well......"

James Franco looked at the agent in a hidden way, and saw the other party nodding slightly, then thought about it and replied: "Mr. Greenberg must stay in Los Angeles for some personal reasons. So, as you can see, he is not a fan who does not value British enthusiasts, but he did not set out with the crew two weeks ago."

"James, several North American media reported a few days ago that Mr. Wayne Greenberg is facing allegations of violence..." Just as James Franko finished speaking, a reporter from the Sun immediately asked: "It was precisely when the filming of "The Flash" started, you also faced serious allegations of violence.

Does this mean that you have the same violent habit? Is it because of the same violent habit that director Wayne Greenberg chose you as a new actor to play such an important role?"

James Frank has heard of Daming of Fleet Street long before coming to the British Isles, but this is the first time I have seen such a media outlet.

The Sun is famous, but no one expected that it would be the same as the North American entertainment gossip tabloid. No, in terms of shamelessness and no offline line, North American gossip tabloids cannot compare. The bottom line of the reporters from Fleet Street is lower, as if they are not interested in all normal news, and they wish that all the interviewees were plagued by scandals!

"No, Director Greenberg did not..." James Franco spoke subconsciously, but his reaction was quite fast, and he immediately closed his mouth tightly again.

The reporters at the front looked at each other and shook their heads without any concealment of disappointment. Seeing that he seemed to have become deaf again, a reporter at the back shouted:

"Mr. Franko, the latest news from North America, Wayne Greenberg took more than 262 million US dollars from Warner Bros. from the work "Batman: The Dark Knight". It is said that you major actors have only a few hundred thousand US dollars in their film pay. What do you think when you hear this number?"

When I heard the director's salary of 260 million US dollars, not only James Franko, but also many reporters on the scene were stunned.

260 million US dollars! If the reporter who asked the question was not from the Times, everyone would definitely think that this news was hype. But it was because the media where the reporter worked for the question made everyone believe that there was really a director who could get such a sky-high salary for a movie.

At this time, James Franco had grown a lot. Although he was also hit by this number and felt an unknown feeling in his heart, he immediately spoke:

"Compared with the achievements made by Mr. Greenberg, I think this number is completely reasonable! Hey, guys, if director Greenberg wants to, there will be countless film companies in Hollywood, holding the same number in both hands to invite him to join the project!"

Just after this news was revealed by a reporter from The Times, the premiere held in London was asked about its opinion on this matter.

There is no other reason, it is simply because the amount of this salary is too large! No one has ever thought of it before.

At this time, this news is also hyping up in North America.

"260 million US dollars! Wayne Greenberg became a billionaire that everyone envies with just one movie "Batman: The Dark Knight"!"

"Hollywood's sky-high salary was born, and Wayne Greenberg earned 260 million US dollars in a movie..."

"This newspaper's reporter learned that Wayne Greenberg's team of accountants recently successfully took 162 million US dollars from Warner Bros.! According to relevant sources, this money is only part of Wayne Greenberg's compensation for the project "Batman: The Dark Knight". A few months ago, Warner Bros. had already invested more than 100 million US dollars into his studio account..."

A special gossip report from Vanity Fair just appeared in a newspaper booth on Saturday morning, which immediately sparked discussions across the country. Other entertainment media in North America were also very keen. Then dozens of media reprinted the relevant news, and in less than half a day, Wayne once again pushed to the top of public opinion.

However, unlike scandals, in this land, making money, making big money, and making wealth are always the most interesting topics for people from all walks of life. In this commercial society, there is no saying that "wealth is not exposed",

People worship successful people and discuss successful people. The best criterion for measuring whether a person is successful is the amount of wealth and the speed of accumulation.

"Vanity Fair", which first reported this news, undoubtedly formed a tacit understanding with Warner Bros. As soon as the news appeared on Saturday morning, it immediately triggered media forwarding, followed by a national discussion. Many TV channels took the opportunity to launch a Hollywood historical salary inventory program. It can be said that a series of operations took only half a day.

If there is no Warner Bros. behind this, Wayne won't believe it if he beat him to death. Although Bruce Rosenblum did not say hello to him in advance, he is not a ungrateful person. He fully knows that Warner Bros. is promoting himself while trying to maintain the popularity of "The Flash".

After all, the choice was too coincidental at this time. "The Flash" began to enter its third weekend screening, and on this day, it started the release of more than 70 countries and regions overseas.

Others don’t understand, but Wayne understands very well that the PwC accounting team led by Colin Howard checked its box office share accounts on Monday, and Warner Bros. also transferred the money to Greenberg Studio’s account early on Tuesday.

However, the time when the news broke was four days later. It was obvious that this was an organized and planned hype, with the purpose of "The Flash"'s overseas box office and the complete squeeze of North America's box office potential in a short period of time, and to prepare for "The Flash"'s early downturn.

If the news of a sky-high salary of US$260 million was Warner Bros. consciously hyped and wanted to maintain the popularity of Wayne and "The Flash", then the next unexpected news completely caused the media and public in North America to fall into a big discussion.

On Saturday night, when the outside world was still discussing the figure of 260 million US dollars, the North American Academy of Film Arts and Sciences, which has always been extremely low-key in the awards season, quietly released a list! But when this list was released, it immediately ignited the attention of countless people!

This is destined to be a sleepless night for countless film practitioners. Early Sunday morning, almost all media platforms in North America tacitly reported the list released by the academy. Even the hot topic of salary that had been hot the day before was squeezed out of the front page by this list.

"At 6:30 last night, the North American Academy of Film Arts and Sciences released a special list of winners! It is reported that this list is to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of North American films (1896-1996), and the North American Academy of Film Arts and Sciences selected from more than 400 recommended films.

Combining the academic community, production industry and voting from ordinary movie fans, we have successfully selected 100 North American films in the past 100 years! According to the list released by the academy, the strictly selected works gathered the works of more than 100 film companies that exist or have disappeared in North America!

In terms of age, in 1939, five movies were selected, namely "Gone with the Wind", "The Wizard of Oz", "Mr. Smith to Washington", "Wuthering Heights", and "The Fit of the Mountain". In 1939, it became the super platinum era in the history of North American films.

Among the top ten classic movies on the list, the films produced in the 1940s occupied two positions, namely "Citizen Kane" and "North African Spy Shadow". In the 1930s, "Gone with the Wind" and "Without Oz" were selected. In the 1950s, there were two movies, namely "The Storm of the Dock" and "The Song of the Rain".

"Lawrence of Arabia" in the 1960s and "Graduate" occupies two places, and the masterpiece in the 1970s was "The Godfather" by Francis Ford Coppola. When time came to the 1980s, it became the absolute loser in the selection of the top 100 movies in the century. The only one ranked first was Martin Scorsese's "Taxi Driver".

The most special one is undoubtedly the 1990s, which is also the era most familiar to movie fans. On this list, there are many classic movies from the 1990s. It is worth mentioning here that the great director Steven Spielberg is one of the biggest winners of this list. Of course, when it comes to Hollywood in the 1990s, there must be still young film masters who cannot be bypassed, Wayne Greenberg.

The following is the specific list of the top 100 movies released by the North American Academy of Film Arts and Sciences:

1, "Citizen Kane" (1941)

2, "The Godfather" (1972)

3, "Batman: The Dark Knight" (1997)

4, "Casablanca" (1942)

5, "Gone with the Wind" (1939)

6, "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962)

7, "The Wizard of Oz" (1939)

8, "The Storm of the Pier" (1954)

9, "Schindler's List" (1993)

10, "The Joker" (1993)

...

59, "Escape from the Blind Town" (1992)

...

99, "The Walker of the Stop" (1996)

100, "Unforgivable" (1992)

……”--The Hollywood Reporter

The entire page of the entire page gave almost all reports on AFI's 100-year-old movies. As the leading authoritative media in Hollywood, "Hollywood Reporter" has spared no expense this time. It is the earliest newspaper to publish the complete list of 100-year-old movies in detail.

This alone has widened the gap with other newspapers of the same level. When other newspapers choose key points to report and discuss due to space, the Hollywood Reporter has undoubtedly become the most conspicuous one.

Of course, magazines such as "Premiere", "Movie", "Vanity Fair" and other magazines have all published tacitly except for the complete movie list. "Time" even put a smaller version of the poster of the top 100 movies on its cover. If you observe carefully, the above lists all selected movies in detail in order.

But whether it is a detailed report or a key discussion, the list of AFI's top 100-year movies was released, and it immediately caused a national discussion like an earthquake. Whether it is ordinary people or Hollywood-related practitioners, the topic has never left this list since Sunday morning.

Of course, the moment the list came out, related debates also appeared. This list not only represents a rare honor, but also brought endless controversy in an instant!

"With the release of AFI's top 100 movie list in a century, Steven Spielberg has undoubtedly become one of the biggest winners. He made a record-breaking approach with five movies including "Schindler's List", "Jaws", "Raiders of the Lost Ark", "Alien:et", and "The Third Category of Contact".

It is worth mentioning that Steven Spielberg was shortlisted for five works, and at the same time beat Hitchcock's four "Psycho", "Ecstasy", "Northwest", "Rear Window", Wayne Greenberg's four "Batman: The Dark Knight", "Joker", "Escape from the Deadly Town" and "The Walker", becoming the director with the most selected works on this list!

Another big winner in this list is undoubtedly Wayne Greenberg. I believe this must have been beyond everyone's expectations, because he is too young. However, the talent of a film director has never been measured by age. Similar to him, there are countless director masters who also filmed their masterpieces in their lives when they were young.

It can be seen that Wayne Greenberg is not only a simple four works shortlisted. The two great movies, "Batman: The Dark Knight" and "The Joker", both ranked among the top ten of the top 100 movies in the past 100 years. If we look at this aspect, it remains to be discussed who is the biggest winner between him and Steven Spielberg, the friend... "

---Los Angeles Times

"With the release of the AFI's 100-year-old movie list, it can be clearly stated that Wayne Greenberg is the directorial banner of Hollywood's 1990s. With his unique dark style and high productivity creation speed, he has become a member of this list that cannot be bypassed at all.

In recent years, professionals in the film industry and ordinary movie fans have been constantly discussing whether the 1990s was another "diamond era" in the history of films. Judging from this movie list, the answer is certain and there is no need to continue to argue.

At the same time, this list also invisibly confirmed one thing, that is, director Wayne Greenberg, one of the main leaders in the "diamond era" of Hollywood. Of course, the other directors on this list are also contributors to this glorious era, such as Steven Spielberg, who has five films shortlisted. There is also the talented Quentin Tarantino, whose "Pulp Novel" has also successfully squeezed in..."

---The Washington Post

"The AFI's top 100 movie list in the past 100 years was released very suddenly, but the movies and directors who were mainly shortlisted for this list were not too unexpected to the public. If the only thing that surprised people was that Wayne Greenberg, who was less than 30 years old, actually had four works shortlisted for the list, and even two works squeezed into the top ten, and "Batman: The Dark Knight" ranked third!

It is unknown what the college’s criteria for selecting great movies is, but it is just that a young director will receive too great honors too early. Do you need to consider more? You should know that in the past 100 years since the emergence of North American films, there are still countless great works that have not been shortlisted. Will such a result make the public feel unfair?"

---Chicago Sun
To be continued...