Vol 2 Chapter 870: The film bears the main responsibility

"May God be with you."
The patients who walked into the University of California School of Medicine, Duke and Scarlett Johansson shook hands or paid tribute to each wounded with solemn faces, and did not refuse the request of some people to take photos. Some young fans felt about their own He didn't seem to care about his injuries at all. Not only did he gather around to take a photo with Duke, but he also posted it to the Internet via instant sharing or Twitter.
After nearly half a morning, Duke and Scarlett Johansson walked out of the University of California Medical School, surrounded by countless reporters at the door.
"Duke, what do you think about this matter?"
"The murderer is said to be imitating the clown, is that right?"
"Don't you think you have to bear some responsibilities for the film?"
"Are you here because you feel guilty?"
Some reporters and paparazzi are also quite rude, "Are you here this time to PR for Warner Bros."
"I represent myself, not any company. I also hope that no one will maliciously speculate that this is a public relations activity for the film."
Of course, Duke would deny it, and then said in pain, "Words can no longer express the shock I felt. I think we may not be able to truly appreciate the pain of the victims and their families, but my heart will accompany them."
The Christian Bells who came out later attracted a large number of reporters away. Duke, under the protection of bodyguards, left the University of California Medical School by car.
Before the official police report came out, he wouldn't say anything casually, and Penny Kelly had carefully worked out the previous words.
The impact of the shooting was so huge that even the Washington authorities and the White House expressed concern. The Los Angeles County Police Department held a formal press conference at noon.
Los Angeles County Police Commissioner Li Peisi released a formal investigation report at this media briefing, stating that within the past 60 days. James Holmes purchased two "Glock" brand 40-caliber pistols, a 12-caliber shotgun and an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle from a local gun store.
During the same period, James Holmes purchased more than 3000 rounds of rifle ammunition, 3000 rounds of pistol ammunition and 300 rounds of shotgun ammunition through the Internet.
"Also through the Internet, he bought multiple automatic rifle magazines, including a 100-round bullet magazine we found at the crime scene," said Li Peisi in the face of media footage. "Experts told me that with this kind of magazine, James Holmes can shoot 50 to 60 bullets in a minute. As far as I know, in that kind of theater, this is very fast firepower."
However, Li Peisi also confirmed that all weapons, magazines and bullets of James Holmes were legally purchased.
then. The Los Angeles police released the latest statistics. Currently, the number of deaths is confirmed to be 12 and the number of injured is reduced to 58 from the previously reported 59.
Most of the dead and injured were shot, and only a few were injured in other circumstances.
Not only these. Li Peisi also talked about the latest developments in the case. James Holmes was arrested and admitted that he had installed an explosive device in his residence with a trigger "organ", which forced the police to evacuate five buildings in the community where James Holmes was located Inside personnel.
Wee hours. The police, together with agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms and the FBI, blocked the scene and used a vehicle lift platform to approach the third-story apartment of a red brick building. Break the window with an axe, reach into a 20-foot long pole, and use a camera on the pole to inspect the situation in the house.
He described that the apartment was full of wires. There are cans on the floor, and the wires are connected to "chemicals and combustion devices."
"What we saw was an extremely complicated situation," the police chief had red eyes and he obviously didn't sleep well last night. "It may take hours or days to crack. We don't know how to deal with it... I never I have seen this kind of scene."
The Los Angeles police have temporarily abandoned their efforts to dismantle the explosive device, waiting for federal government experts to arrive at the scene.
The police did not determine the motive of James Holmes, nor did they find any signs of terrorism related to this incident.
However, James Holmes' claims to be a "clown" have long been stabbed by the media.
As soon as the press conference was over, some experts couldn't wait to jump out to accept interviews with the media, saying that this was a typical crime of imitation, and the movie that was imitated should bear the main responsibility.
At the same time, Duke and Warner Bros. also issued public statements.
Warner Bros. issued a statement stating, "Warner Bros. Pictures is deeply saddened after learning of this shocking tragedy. We extend our sincerest condolences to the victims and their families in the tragedy."
Warner also announced that it will cancel the red carpet premieres originally scheduled in Paris, France, Mexico, Tokyo and other places, will not publicly announce the first weekend box office of "The Dark Knight Rises", and will delete the pre-trailer of "The Dark Knight Rises" Shots and speeches involving guns, explosions.
"The shooting incident was a disaster, and I express my deep condolences to the innocent audience who were victimized in the incident."
Duke issued a statement on behalf of the cast and crew of "The Dark Knight Rises", "I believe that film is a great art form in the United States. Watching stories in front of the big screen and sharing the movie-watching experience with everyone is a very important and joyful thing. The movie theater is my home. It is a disaster for me to see someone commit violent destruction in the movie theater in such a brutal way. For the innocent victims in this shooting, no words can be sufficient. To express our grief, I just want to say that our hearts are with them and their families."
The incident caused great repercussions on the social level, especially the Austrian black carbon, which has always advocated a ban on guns, almost stood up for the first time.
After learning about the latest development of the shooting, Aohetan expressed "shock and sorrow" and condolences to the victims in the shooting. He also ordered the national flag to be lowered at half-mast for 6 days to mourn the victims. Including the White House, embassies and consulates outside the United States, all public institutions, military posts, naval base headquarters, naval ships and other places, all flags were lowered at half-mast for six days to mourn the fatal accident.
"Michelle and I are very shocked and saddened by this terrible shooting. My government will do its best to support the families injured by the shooting and face this extremely difficult time with them. We are in darkness and challenge. When we coexist, we must unite as one and become a big American family."
In this public statement, Ohetan said,
The federal government will subject suspects to fair sanctions and try to protect the safety of the American people. The gunmen’s actions are evil and meaningless. We will never understand what caused it. The gunman took the lives of others. This makes us feel the fragility of life and the preciousness of time."
The New York City Government and the Los Angeles City Government have also issued public statements, especially in response to the safety of theaters, "We will increase police forces in major theaters in the city to strictly check moviegoers to prevent imitation of the Santa Monica Plaza Theater. The shooting situation happened."
The two largest theater companies in North America, Emperor Entertainment and AMC, issued a statement stating that fans will be prohibited from wearing "costumes" that make other audiences uncomfortable, or wearing masks and carrying fake weapons into theaters.
The event is rapidly fermenting, whether it is subjective or appreciable, "The Dark Knight Rises" cannot be separated from this event.
Generally speaking, Hollywood producers will release box office revenue immediately after the weekend. However, this convention will be broken by the shooting tragedy.
Including Warner Bros., Sony Columbia, Twentieth Century Fox, Walt Disney, Paramount Pictures and Universal Pictures, Hollywood’s major producers announced on the same day that they did not plan to release weekend box office revenue on Monday, specifically tracking box office revenue. The agency Rentak also does not plan to open the weekend box office.
Affected by the shooting incident, Warner Bros. cancelled the French premiere of "The Dark Knight Rises" originally scheduled to be held in Paris, and at the same time decided to cancel the promotional activities originally scheduled in Mexico City, the capital of Mexico, and Tokyo, the capital of Japan.
Not only these, the incident also affected the stock market. Affected by the shooting, the stocks of the screening industry in the U.S. all fell by varying degrees that day. The stock price of IMAX fell by nearly 6%, and the stock prices of AMG and Emperor Entertainment fell. More than nine percent.
Many countries have improved the security measures in cinemas. In the United Kingdom and Germany, many cinemas prohibit the audience from wearing costumes from cosplay films. Security personnel are added to the cinema lobby to monitor all activities in the lobby without blind spots to ensure The personal safety of the audience.
It takes a certain amount of time for any event to ferment. On Friday, the impact of the shooting is still expanding. "The Dark Knight Rises" has been affected to a certain extent, but the impact is not particularly big, although the North American box office on the first day of the show It did not reach the 100 million US dollars that Warner Bros. expected, but it also received as much as 91.48 million US dollars!
Moreover, there have been a lot of unfavorable comments on "The Dark Knight Rises" on the Internet and the media, and there are rumors that Warner Bros. will delete shots and statements involving guns in "The Dark Knight Rises".
"In fact, I'm talking about another Warner movie, an American gangster movie from the 1930s and 1940s. It is completely different from "The Dark Knight Rise" and has nothing to do with it."
Warner Bros’ Jamie Johnson also stepped up in time to refute the rumors,
The Dark Knight Rises had other movie trailers before the screening, but it was actually a trailer about American gang-themed movies that was deleted in the United States. "The Dark Knight Rises" has already been released in the United States, how can I delete it? Superhero movies and police movies will have shooting shots. In fact, "The Dark Knight Rises" has nothing to do with violence."
Although Warner Bros. is trying their best to dispel rumors, they and Duke are well aware that many people in Hollywood are taking action. Starting Saturday, there will inevitably be a big battle between the parties in the media. (To be continued~^~)
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