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HWI 542

Hollywood What If Chapter 542

Inside the wide conference hall, where a long table had people talking about their plans, a nervous person started talking about their second-quarter profit.

He read the documents.

In this second quarter, the company's revenue was $1.8 billion. That was huge.

Grey Pictures's annual revenue was around $2 billion, sometimes less sometimes more. But they usually had revenue of more than $1 billion.

Yet 20th Century Fox's second quar...

HWI 541

Hollywood What If Chapter 541

By Monday morning, the entertainment industry was in a frenzy.

Every news network, news publisher and even internet bloggers were talking about The Dark Knight.

Box office analysts were predicting that the film was on track to make a lot of money. It's first weekend alone screamed success. They won't be surprised if the movie surpasses $700 million.

The fans couldn’t stop talking about Heath Ledger’s legendary performance as the Joke...

HWI 540

Hollywood What If Chapter 540

The theater was packed. Fans of Batman, comic book enthusiasts, and casual moviegoers bought tickets to watch The Dark Knight, which would be recognized as one of the best superhero movies of all time.

The atmosphere in the place was quite complicated. Some were happy and excited, while some were sad about the fact that one of the cast of this movie was currently comatose. That was the biggest factor why they wanted to watch this movie because they f...

HWI 539

Hollywood What If Chapter 539

The whole country was shocked by the news. Celebrities having drug overdoses were not common, but still surprising news. Celebrities had many scandals, but drug overdose is usually connected to death.

Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley, two very famous celebrities whom even foreigners recognized their names and faces, died because of an overdose. This showed how serious the topic was.

Marilyn Monroe died of a barbiturate overdose and the police ...

HWI 538

Hollywood What If Chapter 538

Christian hesitated for a second. He thought Kazir was just overreacting. However, Kazir was the director, and Christian usually followed his instructions, so he instinctively nodded.

"O- Okay."

The looks on Kazir’s face told him everything. Something was wrong. Perhaps this was just intuition or maybe a false prediction.

Besides, if they break the door, the worst thing that could happen would be paying for the damages and being blackl...

HWI 537

Hollywood What If Chapter 537

The studio lights dimmed for a moment before the camera moved to reveal a new figure stepping into the chaotic set.

A man in a purple suit with a painted white face and smeared red lipstick. It was Heath Ledger, fully in character as the Joker. He walked toward Kazir and Justin Timberlake.

“Oh, Batsy! Look at you, breaking jaywalkers’ legs. Why so serious!?"

Heath giggled, his voice hinting a mockery.

Kazir, still seated as a ty...

HWI 536

Hollywood What If Chapter 536

June arrived. This year, only a few movies performed well in June despite the summer schedule. The Big Six released their movies this month, but only a few received a great reception from the audience... It also didn't help that Kazir affected the timeline hence the changes.

In the first week, Don't Mess With The Zohan was released. Starring Adam Sandler and distributed by Sony-Colombia, Don't Mess With The Zohan grossed over $38 million in its first...

HWI 535

Hollywood What If Chapter 535

May, 2008.

Well, let's just say that a lot of historical things around this time, particularly in the United States.

California Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage. This decision made California the second state in the U.S., after Massachusetts, to legalize same-sex marriage.

Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama's battle for the Democratic Presidential Nomination. In this nomination, Obama gained a lead over Hillary Clinton. It solidi...

HWI 534

Hollywood What If Chapter 534

Disney had their quarterly meeting. In the conference room, the important figures of Disney and its related companies were having a meeting.

The conference room at Disney's headquarters was buzzing with murmurs as executives shuffled papers and sipped coffee. They had been doing this meeting for two hours straight now and the best they could do was sip a hot coffee in between.

A projector lit up on the board, displaying a bar graph. They were ...

HWI 533

Hollywood What If Chapter 533

At the Ellen DeGeneres Show.

The set was great, decorated in shades of red and gold, with a large LED screen behind Ellen displaying Iron Man's poster.

The audience was buzzing with excitement as the talk show host, Ellen DeGeneres, a charismatic person, adjusted her expression and introduced the guests.

“Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the cast of Iron Man! First up, he’s the genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist — on s...

HWI 532

Hollywood What If Chapter 532

The theater was packed, every seat occupied by moviegoers. Today was the first day of Iron Man in theaters so it was not surprising that the place was packed.

Some of them were fans of Iron Man and read the comics, while others were curious audiences who saw the trailer. However, most of the audience were young boys, ranging from 5 to 17 years old. Well, the movie was meant for young guys anyway since it was a superhero movie.

The anticipation ...

HWI 531

Hollywood What If Chapter 531

After the question and answer portion, the host smiled and announced the next segment.

"And now, the moment you've all been waiting for. The exclusive first trailer of The Dark Knight!"

The fans cheered but they quickly turned quiet as the lights turned off. The projector screen lit up and the trailer for the movie rolled.

Kazir turned around and looked up... The angle he was looking at was not the best so he just laughed. Well, he was t...

HWI 530

Hollywood What If Chapter 530

The line of fans continued to lengthen; each of them was excited to meet Kazir and get their memorable sign. Some were holding DVDs and Videotapes, some were holding posters, and some were holding merchandise related to Kazir such as comic books.

He could hear the excitement from the fans. Kazir appreciates them. These stay standing in line just to meet him. That was dedication. Unfortunately, not all of them would be lucky to meet Kazir.

Spea...

HWI 529

Hollywood What If Chapter 529

February. Within this month, only five movies had the performance to exceed $100 million at the box office.

Fool's Gold, starring Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson grossed over $130 million when its screening ended. The movie was distributed by Warner Brothers.

Jumper was a movie about a man who could teleport all over the world. Starring Hayden Christensen (Anakin Skywalker from Star Wars) and distributed by 20th Century Fox, the movie gros...

HWI 528

Hollywood What If Chapter 528

In February, the Writer's Guild Of America strike ended... This was the shocking but positive news that Kazir received today.

What? Do you think it was another sad news, such as an actor being found dead in his hotel room because of an overdose? Nah.

The Writer's Guild Strike was a long labor dispute that lasted around 100 days because many sectors in the industry couldn't make a decision. The strike started on November 5, 2007, and ended on F...

HWI 527

Hollywood What If Chapter 527

"Man, you should take care of yourself. Taking those pills, even if they are prescribed by your doctors, is unhealthy if you consume them too much. Look at you now! You look like a fucking dead person."

Two people were talking in front of 7-Eleven at night, each holding a can of beer.

"Shut the fuck up. I didn't invite you here to talk about my circumstances. You said you have a cameo scene for me, so here I am. Is there a line I should remembe...

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The smut chapters are at the last pages by the way.

HWI 526

Hollywood What If Chapter 526

A few years ago, Pirates Of The Caribbean: Curse Of The Black Pearl received a couple of nominations from the Academy Awards. They were the Best Actor, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup, Best Original Score, and Visual Effects Awards.

Out of all of these nominations... None won an award. Look at that: seven nominations, but none won an Award. This showed how prejudiced the Academy Awards were.

Johnny Dep...

HWI 525

Hollywood What If Chapter 525

In 2008, Grey Pictures had three projects to release. These projects were Wanted 3, The Equalizer 2, and Game Of Thrones Season 3. These three were huge franchises that brought millions of profits to the company.

As for Kazir, there were three movies outside of Grey Pictures that were related to him that were set to be released in 2008.

First was the superhero movie that he directed, The Dark Knight. A movie about Batman and how he confronted ...

HWI 524

Hollywood What If Chapter 524

The fifth spot was taken by Shrek The Third. This franchise was produced by DreamWorks. Shrek was DreamWorks' first big success in 3D animation and probably the franchise that started their steady business. The movie grossed $813 million after months of screening.

The sixth highest-grossing movie of 2007 was John Wick Chapter 3 — Parabellum. An action set in the Continental Cinematic Universe, produced by Grey Pictures. The movie grossed $709 milli...

HWI 523

Hollywood What If Chapter 523

Christmas was nice for Kazir and his relatives. His niece was now 11 years old and loved talking about girly stuff, which meant that the men in the family couldn't entertain the kid. Thankfully, Scarlett and Aaron's wife were there to talk to the girl.

As for the men, the topic naturally went to Kazir. Both Aaron and Victor asked Kazir when he would have a kid, or did he even want a kid.

Kazir answered that he wanted a kid but they were still ...

HWI 522

Hollywood What If Chapter 522

Sometimes, Kazir felt like there was a reason why he time-traveled back to 1994. He felt like he had a purpose.

However, after living more than a decade after the regression, Kazir still couldn't find it. Was there a higher being that gave him a mission to do? Or perhaps this was just a dream.

Kazir witnessed and experienced many things. He also reached the peak of his career. Almost everyone in Hollywood knew his name.

He also experien...

HWI 521

Hollywood What If Chapter 521

The meeting room was silent for a while. Some people glanced at each other, while some were keeping their heads low, not joining the conversation.

Avi Arad bitterly smiled as he sat straight and fixed his posture. He decided to change the topic.

"Captain America is still in the approval process so let's not make a certain decision for now."

Avi Arad sensed that some people had their own motives regarding the cast... Well, everyone had th...

HWI 520

Hollywood What If Chapter 520

It was undeniable that Iron Man was the reason why Robert Downey Jr. became famous. Well, before going to jail, Robert already made a name for himself but his popularity was nothing compared to the peak of Iron Man. That was his most famous role for a reason. This was the turning point of his life.

With the same logic, the other MCU actors also became famous because they starred in the MCU.

Chris Evans was known as Human Torch in Fantastic Fou...

HWI 519

Hollywood What If Chapter 519

Truth be told, despite being one of the protagonists of the Continental Cinematic Universe, Viggo Mortensen didn't have a strong box-office appeal. His best roles were John Wick and Aragorn. His role in The Lord Of The Rings was well-loved, but the franchise ended in a trilogy, and Viggo couldn't take advantage of that opportunity. His salary was also average at best when he took the role of Aragorn.

John Wick and Lord Of The Rings were well-known fr...

HWI 518

Hollywood What If Chapter 518

It was true that Marvel Studio was owned by News Corporation but most of its business was strongly related and dependent on 20th Century Fox.

In fact, after Kazir signed a contract that he would lead the creation of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, News Corporation slowly sold the shares of Marvel to 20th Century Fox.

20th Century Fox saw this as an opportunity so they acquired shares of the company. They now own around 15% of Marvel Entertainme...

HWI 517

Hollywood What If Chapter 517

While Alexa Nguyen was busy fixing the Iron Man suit, she heard that there was a small commotion happening. She left the dressing room and saw some people murmuring.

"God, I hope I will get his autograph this time! I heard that his autograph can be sold for $10 thousand. I even heard that the spoon he used at the cafeteria was sold for $50 thousand! Can you imagine that!?"

Alexa furrowed her brows and she listened. She wondered which celebrity ...

HWI 516

Hollywood What If Chapter 516

Alexa Nguyen was humming while fixing the robotic suit of Iron Man. She inspected the golden paint on the suit, making sure that it wouldn't fall off while shooting... This was the fourth version of the suit because the first three versions didn't last long for work reasons.

She looked at the suit. It looked like a real metal robotic suit, but it was actually made of rubber and other light materials. She nodded as she confirmed that the suit looked re...

HWI 515

Hollywood What If Chapter 515

The success of John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum gave Grey Pictures happiness, of course. They worked to produce a good quality movie and hoped that it would bring them profit. Even though John Wick: Chapter 3 had a lower performance compared to the last three movies that they produced, it was still undoubtedly a huge amount of money.

So far, the movie has already grossed $600 million worldwide at the box office after 50 days of screening. At the s...

HWI 514

Hollywood What If Chapter 514

Scarlett was fuming as she held Kazir's hand. The two went to the theater and Scarlett was clearly in a bad mood.

Kazir slightly smiled. He realized that the woman cared about him.

"Those hyenas, they ask anything just to get a reaction."

Hyenas, vultures, parasites, names that could describe paparazzi and low-class reporters. Sometimes, they would ask about some topics not related to the celebrity, such as politics, gender studies, race...