Hollywood What If Chapter 286
Kazir and Stan talked for a few minutes before Avi returned. When the two saw Avi's expression, they thought that the guy was quite flushing red.
"Kazir, let's talk about the negotiation next time, officially," Avi announced their leave.
"Okay." Kazir nodded and bid them goodbye. He was curious why Avi started acting like that but he decided to leave it be.
At first he thought Avi and ...
2024-01-05 13:24:03 +0000 UTC View PostHollywood What If Chapter 285
Was working with Grey Pictures enough?
Avi Arad was still skeptical about this idea. Sure, he knew that Kazir was the best if the greatest director in terms of this new genre but Avi Arad was still not confident in working with the studio.
At least he needed an assurance. Walt Disney was quite serious about acquiring their characters and they were ready to pay a lot.
...
2024-01-04 09:30:54 +0000 UTC View PostHollywood What If Chapter 284
Most of the people knew that Marvel Comics was suffering from a bankruptcy a few years ago. And while Marvel Comics was in their deepest shit hole, Grey Pictures approached them to buy some of their characters.
The bank held the company at that time and it proceeded to the arrangements, selling the characters for a few million dollars.
Well, the characters that Grey Pictures bought were mos...
2024-01-03 13:21:07 +0000 UTC View PostSo I just woke up and realized that there are almost 20 comments in Chapter 283. I find that the opinions are split regarding a possible break up with Angelina. So I guess I need to do a poll.
Hollywood What If Chapter 283
The cold breeze was still lingering but not that colder compared to December. The event last year was something that many people would never forget, perhaps affecting people's perception of the weather.
Now that another year arrived, it is time to move on and let go of the past. Suffering was always part of life but it didn't mean that there was nothing to look forward to. New year, new life.
Hollywood What If Chapter 282
Joaquin Phoenix had great filmography these past few years. Perhaps his recent best role was in Ridley Scott's Gladiator. He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor because of his role as Commodus in Gladiator.
A few years later, he would win the Academy Awards' Best Actor for his role as Joker/Arthur Fleck. He won a lot of awards in his career and everyone knew that he was a talented actor.
Hollywood What If Chapter 281
James was surprised because he thought he had to sit down the director to convince him of a chance to prove 20th Century Fox.
This was one of their first move, to become the distributor of Grey Pictures.
Yet James didn't expect that Kazir would actually see through their intentions and announce his thoughts.
"Swapping shares is not a problem either. You get authority ...
2023-12-31 17:02:27 +0000 UTC View PostHollywood What If Chapter 280
The time with the cast of The Bourne Supremacy was awkward for Kazir. The cast was professional and they followed the standard procedure, which was reading the script...
However, Kazir could sense that Cameron Diaz gave him flirty gazes once in a while. Even Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass sensed it but they decided to keep quiet. As long as the job was not affected, they would keep their silence.
...
Hollywood What If Chapter 279
"I- I'm sorry, wait what?"
Jennifer realized that she made a mistake. She met Kazir twice and the first impression that the man showed was not appealing.
However, when she faced the man, she realized that Kazir was actually tall and big. As they started the audition, Jennifer slowly lost her focus and forgot her line.
"That's fine, Miss Connelly. We can end the audition here." 2023-12-29 15:31:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Hollywood What If Chapter 278
"Miss Watts, let us start your audition."
Doug Liman said while the cameraman started filming. They record the audition of the cast.
Naomi Watts nodded. For this movie, she was given a chance to perform a scene in the script that she liked.
As expected, Naomi decided to go with the dinner scene. The part where the Smith couple met at the dinner table after ...
2023-12-28 15:44:45 +0000 UTC View PostHollywood What If Chapter 277
Jimmy Kimmel Live! A show that recently popped up in ABC last year and it was slowly gaining fans all over the US.
It was a talk show with good ratings.
This time, New Line Cinema and Warner Bros decided to work with the show to promote the movie The Lord Of The Rings: Fellowship Of The Ring.
The audience in the studio clapped their hands as Viggo Mortensen showed up.
Jimmy Kimmel ...
Hollywood What If Chapter 276
Year 2002.
Just after the New Year, inside an office room.
"There are things that are easy to explain, but sometimes you have to hear it twice so that the information really sinks in. So say it to me once again."
"... Sir," the secretary gulped hard. This folder was just sent to her and she didn't research it at all. This was the job of the sales and accounting department: ...
2023-12-25 15:36:01 +0000 UTC View PostHollywood What If Chapter 275
"So you're going to be gone for a while?" Angelina pouted as she cut her steak. To keep her figure, Angelina made sure to eat as little as possible. It was the punishment she had to suffer to keep her status in this industry.
People in Hollywood had a strong discrimination against chubby women. They don't cast chubby women and prefer thin-as-stick women. This was the preference back then.
T...
2023-12-24 16:27:13 +0000 UTC View PostHollywood What If Chapter 274
Warner Bros could not help but compare Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone to Spider-Man. After all, their first choice of director was Kazir Grey. Just like Sony-Columbia, Warner Bros was confident that they could satisfy Kazir's contract but the man ultimately chose Spider-Man.
It was sad but Warner Bros had to move forward. The plan was already ongoing. In the first place, they promote J.K. Rowling and his b...
2023-12-23 15:25:23 +0000 UTC View PostHollywood What If Chapter 273
Both sides were under the agency of CAA and they started their negotiation.
The good thing was that both Kazir and Tom knew the intentions of this project and they already explained their thoughts to their respective agents.
Pat Kingsley and Salvatore Barlowe decided to start the negotiation with the thought that this project would happen. There was no in-between. Now, they just have to work to satisfy the conditions of ...
Hollywood What If Chapter 272
Two famous personalities sat across the table, having a mild conversation at first.
"The atmosphere of our country is very interesting. At first, we were at the lowest after what happened in September, but now the government started pushing propaganda. I saw a lot of young men join the military on television. Even Paramount Pictures received a message from one of the Generals to make a sequel of Top Gun to encour...
2023-12-21 15:33:32 +0000 UTC View PostHollywood What If Chapter 271
The effect of 9/11 on the country was tremendous. The incident resulted in a massive level-up in airport security. The idea that the strongest country could suffer an act of terrorism this massive struck the heart of so many people.
Hollywood announced their deepest condolences to the people who lost their loved ones over this tragedy. The President stood up on the podium and delivered an address on 9/11 from Sar...
2023-12-20 14:35:53 +0000 UTC View PostHollywood What If Chapter 269
The first weekend of John Wick Chapter 2 was successful, just as many expected.
The movie grossed $49.45 million as of August 19. With that, the two Continental movies were released in the theaters and currently doing well.
The Fast and The Furious earned more than $131 million at the box office and it would have its first international release next week. The cast of The Fast and The Furiou...
2023-12-18 15:56:05 +0000 UTC View PostHollywood What If Chapter 268
The plot of John Wick Chapter 2 was the same as the past life that Kazir watched. Some scenes were added and some scenes were erased but the overall plot was basically the same.
There were some cameos about Wesley Gibson and Raizo as well, making the movie more exciting. But the one who made the movie complete was none other than John Wick himself.
His battles were all amazing and there was...
2023-12-17 15:51:07 +0000 UTC View PostHollywood What If Chapter 267
Viggo Mortensen received so much applause from the fans who witnessed him walk on the red carpet. He still kept his shoulder-length hair and a short beard. He was John Wick.
He looked around and found that behind the reporters who kept clicking their cameras, a bunch of people had the same appearance as him...
It was basically like he found his twins... So many twins. The fans were wearing ...
2023-12-16 15:02:03 +0000 UTC View PostSo since Kazir is going to compete in Oscars, I decided to compile the movies who had a chance to win Best Director and Best Actor Awards.
By the way, I voted for The Revenant because both the actor (Leonardo DiCaprio) and director (Alejandro G. Iñárritu) won the Oscars.
1.) The Revenant
"The Revenant" is a 2015 film directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. It follows the survival journey of Hugh Glass, a frontiersman i...
2023-12-16 06:40:30 +0000 UTC View PostHollywood What If Chapter 266
Promoting a big movie was very hard. Since the box office that Spider-Man could generate outside the US was forecasted to be more than $400 million, Sony-Columbia believed that they needed strong publicity for that to happen.
The cast of Spider-Man went to Japan as their first stop. The culture of Japan and the US were not the same at all the Americans had a hard time adjusting to their one week in Japan. Only Ka...
2023-12-15 16:06:07 +0000 UTC View PostHollywood What If Chapter 265
A man was standing next to Reese and it seemed that they were pretty close. Looking at zero distance between the two.
Angelina was surprised and didn't expect this situation. Still, she kept her smile and congratulated the woman.
Kazir approached Reese as well and greeted her.
"Congratulations Reese, Legally Blonde will be a box office hit."
"Th...
2023-12-14 16:20:13 +0000 UTC View PostHollywood What If Chapter 264
20th Century Fox bought Legally Blonde for an expensive amount. The company bought it for $4.7 million after many negotiations with Rafael, the other agent who was responsible for Kazir.
Aside from Salvatore, Kazir had two agents who helped him in his career.
The first was Stetson, a writer and novelist who helped Kazir adjust the conversations in his script.
The othe...
2023-12-13 15:13:59 +0000 UTC View PostHollywood What If Chapter 263
"Woohoo! This car is amazing!"
LAPD Brian O'Connor yelled in excitement as he tried the car that Dom Toreto gave him to try.
This car had the new technology that Dom and his gang stole from a semi-truck trailer. The technology was still in the experimental stage but Brian O'Connor realized the danger it could bring.
The engine was so fast that he felt like everything was tu...
2023-12-12 16:28:38 +0000 UTC View PostHollywood What If Chapter 262
June was tough for everyone, not only the Sony-Columbia but even the Big Six. Heck, even Grey Pictures was going to have trouble this month.
Why? Because so many movies would be released this month. Even if they didn't want to, these movies would have to fight to make money. The promotion this month was so fierce that every TV channel promoted movies.
The first weekend of June was dominated...
2023-12-12 16:27:35 +0000 UTC View PostHollywood What If Chapter 261
Media was truly dominated by the Big Six and they would forever keep this status. One of the reasons why small studios would never have a chance to become rich in this industry unless they serve the Big Six.
How could they promote their movies if the Big Six didn't let them? So many movies were released every week but none of them made a profit at the box office, they would quickly go to the videotape market. The...
2023-12-11 15:38:10 +0000 UTC View PostHollywood What If Chapter 260
"Warner Brothers is interested in my company. That is obvious. But the timing is strange. If I'm not wrong, Time Warner and AOL will going to merge this year... Now that I think about it, I haven't heard any news related to their merging. Is this another butterfly effect?"
Kazir asked himself in confusion. He was surprised that Terry Semel personally visited Grey Pictures for the first time to inquire about the possibi...
2023-12-11 15:37:05 +0000 UTC View PostPoll about the Big Six(Seven) that might acquire a portion of Grey Pictures. I have no deep knowledge regarding shares and public companies so if I missed something important, I'll be happy if someone corrects me.
1.) Warner Brothers.
My opinion: I have no problem with this company, actually. I put this company in high regard. This company can rival Disney and I believe that it beats Disney in terms of quality. This is my first because I like Warn...
2023-12-10 11:06:10 +0000 UTC View PostHollywood What If Chapter 259
"Ptui--! What did you say?"
Tom Rothman coughed out the coffee he was drinking when he heard a certain rumor from his secretary. The life of being a CEO of 20th Century Fox was not that simple.
A year or two, Tom Rothman would be part of News Corporation and leave the position of 20th Century Fox's CEO. He worked hard for this company but he knew that he was just a worker. The real owner of 20th ...
2023-12-09 16:21:19 +0000 UTC View Post