After the Oscars, what’s subsequent for silent stars of The Artist?
If they’re something like most Oscar winnersthe crew behind The Artist can have spent the primary day of the remainder of their lives conforming to the grandest, and most profitable, of Hollywood traditions.
Having woken up, pinched themselves, and made certain that -oui! – it actually was a gold statuette on their bedside desk, France’s newly minted film stars are more likely to have devoted their waking hours to pondering two urgent questions: the right way to shift that throbbing hangover, and which of the myriad profession decisions immediately on their horizon ought to they pursue subsequent?
Breaking the silence
The primary won’t have been simply answered. Having sought refreshment on the Governor’s Ball, the crew who received 5 of Sunday’s Academy Awards – together with Greatest Image, Greatest Director, and Greatest Actor – adjourned to a packed celebration hosted by their movie’s distributor, Harvey Weinsteinat the Mondrian Lodge in Hollywood.
Then they swept by way of Self-importance Honest’s bash, earlier than persevering with to the Chateau Marmont resort, the place at round 4 within the morning, a number of boisterous members of their entourage leapt into the swimming pool, totally clothed.
The second post-Oscar query requires much more cautious consideration. Like several winners of the most important accolade in present enterprise, The Artist’s main man Jean Dujardin, director Michel Hazanaviciusand producer Thomas Langmann will, in the intervening time, be inundated with potential job provides. However, as any Hollywood agent will let you know, an overabundance of alternative would not all the time make for simple selections. Leverage the success
On a purely pragmatic stage, historical past suggests that each one three can, in the event that they so want, leverage The Artist’s success into monetary safety. The movie has already made $76 million worldwide and is now being widened into greater than 2,000 cinemas within the US, with a view to additional capitalise on its Greatest Image standing.
In addition to “again finish” earnings from that pot – which should even be dipped into by the voracious Weinstein – they’re entitled to make use of their modish standing to safe vital paydays.
