HWI 484

Hollywood What If Chapter 484

The Bourne Ultimatum was released in the first week of April, which was April 6, midnight.

The premiere was extravagant as Grey Pictures was not a simple studio anymore. Despite being only a decade old, Grey Pictures already solidified its position in the industry. The company has a constant source of profit and makes hundreds of millions every year.

Furthermore, the huge success of Taken 3 last year gave the studio confidence. Fans started cheering as the cast showed up one by one.

Kazir also attended the premiere despite the busy schedule. He spent most of his time in the editing room, polishing the movie.

He was also part of the cast since he had a cameo. This time in the movie, he was just a passerby that Jason Bourne bumped while walking. He yelled at Jason, saying: "Hey, that's not nice! Don't you know that people are busy! Man, I can't even sleep because I spent most of my time editing a movie!"

Some might find that interaction funny while others felt it was forced. But it didn't matter, people were allowed to have their own opinions.

Paul Greengrass was still the director of The Bourne Ultimatum. Paul took over the franchise after Kazir directed the first movie.

While looking at the excited fans who attended the premiere, Kazir had a premonition. Every hair on his skin was standing. He got chills. For some reason, Kazir felt like The Bourne Ultimatum would have a powerful performance.

"I suddenly remembered the movie, Captain Marvel..."

Captain Marvel was an MCU movie that was released in 2019. It was released between Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: End Game.

Because of this phenomenon, Captain Marvel experienced strong hype that made the movie perform effectively at the box office. Earning more than $1.1 billion.

"Honestly, in my opinion, Captain Marvel is average at best. It's just a normal popcorn movie flick from the MCU. But because of its schedule, it was affected by the massive hype of Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: End Game."

That was how Kazir saw it. At best Captain Marvel could earn around $800 million at the box office if it was released in another schedule.

This was the sensation Kazir felt while looking through the hectic fans who were excited to watch The Bourne Ultimatum... They just wanted to watch it to know how it would connect to the tragedy that happened in Taken 3. It was all about curiosity.

Kazir didn't change much of the plot of The Bourne Ultimatum, although he connected it to the terrorist attack. This simple connection made the fans satisfied.

When the movie ended, the post-credit scene was about a new movie franchise called The Kingsman: The Secret Service.

The first 24(technically April 7) hours of the box office of the movie were calculated. Accounting was faster now that technology improved.

Kazir, Stella, and the other people from Grey Pictures were on the top floor of the building. They were already celebrating, some were popping champagne and drinking wine.

They were confident that the movie wouldn't fail. The question was how much would they earn.

When the stats arrived, Stella Willow smiled and announced that they would have a dinner party. She heard of this Korean restaurant that offered Samgyeopsal. The expenses were covered by the company. This was just a small celebration.

On the second day, April 8, Saturday, The Bourne Ultimatum made another $35 million.

On Sunday, the movie made another $29 million.

In just three days, The Bourne Ultimatum grossed $103 million at the box office. Probably the fastest $100 million of 2006.

When that news spread, Hollywood became lively again. They were excited and scared about this news. Excited because this kind of performance was out of this world. Scared because they didn't know how this movie would affect the industry.

The Cinematic Universe proved that it was a profitable way of making money. And so far, only one company has succeeded in doing so.

Rumors were going around that Warner Brothers was preparing its own Cinematic Universe but no one could confirm if it was real or fake news.

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Kazir yawned. He just came out of the editing room to talk to his Assistant Director. He lacked sleep, he only slept 3 hours today. Well, one of the reasons why he failed to sleep was that Scarlett visited the company last night and the couple decided to spend their time in Kazir's office to wink wink. Kazir's office had a bed, bathroom, toilet, bathtub, and even a kitchen in case he wanted to eat. Kazir spent most of his time in the filming set or his office.

"Everest, you did a great job." Kazir praised the young guy. He knew how hard it was to manage a group of people.

Everest smiled as his work was appreciated.

It has been a month since Kazir announced that he wanted to film a small project. Everest and his team immediately implemented the project.

Now, they have completed the cast after a month of audition. This was probably the shortest preparation they did.

"Here's the cast. First on the line is this new actor, Henry Cavill."

"... Um, who?" Kazir had a pause for a second there.

"Never mind, continue." Kazir realized his awkward expression.

"Second is Megan Fox, she's a model."

"...... Ah?" Kazir had a two-second pause.

"Nothing, maybe I just lack too much sleep so my mind can't procedure right. Go on, continue."

"The third is Chris Hemsworth. Also a newbie actor."

"......... What the hell?" He had a three-second pause.

"The fourth is Gal Gadot. She's a beauty pageant contestant and she participated in Miss Universe. She's trying to find a career in Hollywood."

"Wow, sometimes I have no idea how life plays around."

Everest gave documents to Kazir. Everest was confused about Kazir's reaction but he believed it was because Kazir lacked sleep.

"Thanks, Everest. I'll read this later. While I'm gone, take care of the production. Set up script reading and make sure they attend. Make them practice rehearsals."

"Yes, Sir."

Kazir was shocked when he realized that these four upcoming celebrities would work with him on this small-budget horror movie.