Jerry Bruckheimer Reflects On Billion-Dollar Box Office Unicorn 'Sab saum toj Phom: Maverick'

Tshaj $ 1.4 nphom ntawm lub chaw ua haujlwm thoob ntiaj teb thiab twb yog thib rau qhov ua yeeb yaj kiab uas tau txais txiaj ntsig zoo tshaj plaws hauv keeb kwm ntawm lub thawv hauv tsev, nws muaj kev nyab xeeb los hais. Sab saum toj rab phom: Maverick nyob deb ntawm Danger Zone hauv cov yeeb yaj kiab ua yeeb yam. Tam sim no, nws tau tsaws ntawm Digital rau cov kiv cua kom txaus siab hauv tsev thaum nws txuas ntxiv mus rub cov neeg coob coob mus rau ntau qhov.

Kev vam meej ntawm qhov kev qhuas zoo tshaj plaws, uas tseem yog cov yeeb yaj kiab loj tshaj plaws ntawm Tom Cruise txoj haujlwm, txawm tias tus tsim khoom tsim tawm Jerry Bruckheimer los ntawm kev xav tsis thoob.

Kuv tau ntsib nrog tus kws tsim yeeb yaj kiab los tham txog cov ntaub ntawv tawg uas ua rau keeb kwm thaum lub sijhawm nyuaj tshaj plaws hauv keeb kwm cinematic.

Simon Thompson: Koj yog tus kws tshaj lij tab sis muaj koob meej thiab ua tiav ntawm Sab saum toj rab phom: Maverick txawm koj xav tsis thoob?

Jerry Bruckheimer: Ua ncaj ncees rau koj, txhua zaus peb muaj kev ua yeeb yaj kiab zoo, nws ua rau kuv xav tsis thoob. Kuv ib txwm cia siab rau qhov zoo tshaj plaws thiab cia siab tias qhov phem tshaj plaws, thiab qhov no, hmoov zoo, muab tawm txawm tias dhau ntawm ib tus neeg xav li cas. Nws tau los ua ib qho kev vam meej loj heev. Nws yog ib qho kev zoo siab thaum koj ntaus ib yam dab tsi tawm ntawm lub tiaj ua si, zoo li qhov no tau ua.

Thompson: Saib lub thawv ntawv tuaj rau hauv yuav tsum yog qhov sib txawv heev los saib lub thawv ntawv tuaj rau hauv thawj saum rab phom. Qhov ntawd zoo li cas rau koj?

Bruckheimer: Grosses tsis loj heev nyob rau hauv cov hnub ntawd, yog li peb ua tau zoo heev rov qab rau xyoo 1986. Nws yog ib qho kev ntxim nyiam thaum koj pib caij lub foob pob hluav taws, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog thaum nws nce mus. Kuv tau nyob ntawm lawv thaum lawv mus, thiab qhov no tseem mus. Qhov ntawd yog qhov amazing. Lub lim tiam dhau los lub thawv ntawv loj dua lub lim tiam ua ntej ntawd. Nws txuas ntxiv mus thiab mus, yog li txhua tus zoo siab heev. Nws yog Tom daim duab loj tshaj plaws thiab tsim nyog zoo. Nws ua tau ib txoj hauj lwm zoo kawg nkaus tsis yog nrog kev ua yeeb yam hauv cov yeeb yaj kiab xwb, tab sis nws yog tom qab ntawm kev sib koom tes ntawm txhua qhov kev ya thiab kev cob qhia nrog cov neeg ua yeeb yam. Tom tau tsim qhov kev pab cuam ya rau lawv ua ntej lawv tau txais hauv F-18s thiab yog qhov tseem ceeb hauv kev tsim cov kab ke dav hlau nrog peb tus thawj coj, Joseph Kosinski.

Thompson: saum rab phom yog Tom thib ob zaj yeeb yaj kiab ua tus thawj coj. Nws twb nrov los ntawm Risky lag luam, tab sis saum rab phom muab nws tso rau hauv daim ntawv qhia. Tom txoj kev sib raug zoo nrog Hollywood thiab kev sib raug zoo nrog kev tsim cov yeeb yaj kiab tam sim no txawv heev. Qhov kev paub txawv li cas rau koj, ua tus tsim khoom, ua haujlwm nrog Tom lub sijhawm no? Dab tsi txawv ntawm cov txheej txheem ntawd?

Bruckheimer: Peb cia Tom nyob rau hauv ntau heev ntawm thawj tus. Nws yog peb tus khub hauv nws, thiab kuv xav tias nws yeej tsis nco qab nws, thiab peb tau ua siab dawb rau peb lub sijhawm. Yuav ua li cas peb ua cov yeeb yaj kiab muab nws saib sab hauv txhua yam, thiab Tom tau pom cov ntawv txhua hnub thaum peb ua yeeb yaj kiab. Nws yog qhov txawv heev rau 21-xyoo-laus actor tiag tiag los zaum hauv thiab ua ib feem ntawm txoj haujlwm. Qhov hloov pauv yog tias nws yog ib tug hluas, ua yeeb yam zoo heev, thiab tam sim no nws tau txais kev paub txog kev ua yeeb yaj kiab zoo heev thiab tsim tawm. Nws tau ua ntau cov yeeb yaj kiab zoo nrog cov thawj coj zoo, cov kws sau ntawv, thiab lwm tus neeg ua yeeb yam uas tau coj nws. Nws yog ib daim txhuam cev, thiab nws nyiam kev paub txog kev ua yeeb yaj kiab, hais dab neeg, thiab kev paub dhau los. Tom tuaj yeem ua rau leej twg txoj haujlwm tau teeb tsa zoo yog tias tsis zoo dua li lawv tuaj yeem ua tau vim nws tau ua tub ntxhais kawm ntawm cov txheej txheem. Nws nyiam ua yeeb yaj kiab thiab tuaj ua haujlwm thaum sawv ntxov, thiab qhov ntawd yog qhov koj xav tau hauv tus neeg ua yeeb yam. Nws zoo siab heev thaum ib tug neeg tuaj txog ntawd thiab hais tias, 'Peb yuav ua li cas thiaj zoo dua? Ua kom kuv zoo dua, thiab cia peb ua kom lwm tus zoo dua.' Qhov ntawd yog Tom's ethos thiab nws txoj haujlwm ua haujlwm. Lawv tsuas yog tawm ntawm kab kos.

Thompson: Muaj pes tsawg iterations ntawm a saum rab phom sequel tau muab tso rau koj ntau xyoo? Kuv paub tias peb tau muaj ntau qhov kev sib tham txog ib saum rab phom sequel ntau xyoo, yog li ntawd Sab saum toj rab phom: Maverick tau ntev los lawm. Koj puas paub ntau yam ntawm cov sequel lossis prequel tau tham txog 36 xyoo dhau los?

Bruckheimer: Muaj ob peb tug. Kuv tsis tuaj yeem muab tus lej rau koj, tab sis thaum kawg peb tau txiav txim siab rau tus lej no. Joe Kosinski tuaj nrog lub tswv yim muaj zog, thiab peb tau ua si ib puag ncig nrog ib qho zoo sib xws. Qhov tshwm sim yog tias peb mus rau Paris qhov chaw uas Tom raug tua Lub hom phiaj: Tsis yooj yim sua thaum lub sij hawm thiab peb tau ntsib nrog nws, Joe thiab kuv. Joe muaj ib phau ntawv saib, tuaj rau hauv, thiab qhia nws zaj dab neeg txog Goose tus tub, qhia nws seb nws yuav zoo li cas, thiab ib qho uas Tom hais rau Joe yog tias peb yuav ua li no, peb yuav ua rau nws. tiag. Nws xav tau cov neeg ua yeeb yam hauv dav hlau, thiab Joe hais tias tsuas yog txoj kev nws xav ua thiab. Lawv nyob rau hauv sync tam sim ntawd yuav ua li cas cov yeeb yaj kiab yuav ua thiab zaj dab neeg lawv yuav qhia. Tom khaws nws lub iPhone lossis txawm li cas los xij thiab hu rau lub taub hau ntawm lub studio thiab hais tias, 'Kuv xav ua lwm yam saum rab phom,' thiab lawv zoo siab heev.

Thompson: Qhov tseeb ntawm qhov no Sab saum toj rab phom: Maverick muaj Oscars txuas ntxiv mus. Puas yog qhov ntawd puas tau tshwm sim rau koj raws li kev sib tham uas tib neeg yuav muaj? Koj puas muaj lub zeem muag txog yuav ua li cas qhov no yuav nthuav tawm rau Oscars yog tias tshwm sim? Koj puas tuaj yeem tos txais Lady Gaga thiab Kenny Loggins ua ke?

Bruckheimer: (Luag) Kuv yuav nyiam txhua yam, tab sis qhov ntawd tsis yog rau kuv. Nws yog nyob ntawm Academy thiab lub koom haum pov npav. Vam tias, lawv tau pom zaj yeeb yaj kiab thiab txaus siab rau nws zoo li lwm lub ntiaj teb muaj. Dab tsi yog fascinating txog cov yeeb yaj kiab, thiab kuv yuav tsis tau kwv yees qhov no, yog qhov chaw ua haujlwm txawv teb chaws yog outgrossing domestic. Qhov ntawd tsis muaj Tuam Tshoj lossis Russia. Koj puas tuaj yeem xav txog qhov yeeb yaj kiab no sawv cev rau tag nrho lub ntiaj teb txog kev sib tw, kev sib raug zoo, thiab kev ua tau zoo? Zoo kawg nkaus thaum koj ua yeeb yaj kiab uas thaum tib neeg taug kev tawm ntawm qhov chaw ua yeeb yaj kiab, lawv xav tias zoo dua thaum lawv taug kev hauv. Nws ua yeeb yaj kiab kom lom zem rau cov neeg tuaj saib. Peb xav kom lawv tawm ntawm lawv lub tsev thiab mus rau hauv kev ua yeeb yam, thiab cov chaw ua yeeb yam ua tau zoo nrog nws, thiab nws tseem ua si muaj zog heev.

Sab saum toj rab phom: Maverick yog nyob rau hauv theatre ntawm Digital. Nws tsaws ntawm 4K Ultra HD, Blu-duab tshav, thiab DVD hnub Tuesday, Kaum Ib Hlis 1, 2022.

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