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Troy and Me in Time Magazine

June 27, 2005 03:34 PM

Do you remember this movie? It was heavily advertised and featured Brad Pitt and Orlando Bloom.

Just before it came out Time Magazine interviewed me on its prospects. The article by Josh Tirangeal was pretty good.

The link is Troy in Time.

There is a funny bit about the 250 Bulgarian weight lifters they recruited for the movie and the problem they had with the food. Storms, wars, and little tortoises on the beach all add to the mad chaos of making this film.

How will it do they asked me? Nobody knows. But, what about all those screens they asked. That is supply, not demand. The audience has to fill those seats or you don't have anything. I haven't checked, but it didn't do very well as I recall; it was gone pretty quickly.

If you think about it, the ability of movies to temporarily fill the shelves is quite different from selling toasters or bicycles. For a week or two, a movie might fill 20% or more of the available shelf space (screens). What if retailing operated this way? It would be madness.

· The Movie Business

Comments

Posted by: Flower Online [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 11, 2006 6:24 PM

Cool Robb, like I said it was one of the best fights ever although I suppose Pitt spent too much time bodybuilding for the role. Supposedly, Bana was better in the fighting. any idea how he trained?

Posted by: Woody at June 28, 2005 8:16 AM

It really IS a small world...Brad Pitt's trainer for Troy was a CrossFit guy.
Robb

Posted by: Robb Wolf at June 28, 2005 6:38 AM

I was wondering if they would ask you to comment on the training of the actors since the actors are now doing most of their own stunts like fighting with plastic swords. Either way, looks aren't good enough for me and my action movie addiction (I own the movie), I want to see the actors fight like warriors. They need some hardcore Evol Fit training so they can move well. Anyway, I think the Hector/Achilles fight is one of the best I have ever seen.

Posted by: Woody at June 27, 2005 8:45 PM

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