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HWI 513

Hollywood What If Chapter 513

Only July 31, Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End grossed over $361 million after 70 days of screening. The movie also grossed $423 million internationally.

The franchise received massive success internationally after the amazing performance of the 2nd movie last year. Since then, the franchise has gained millions of fans all over the world.

Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl grossed $650 million when it was released i...

HWI 512

Hollywood What If Chapter 512

"You're so cute when you're angry."

"Humph-! I'm not gonna fall for your trick this time." Scarlett grumbled and started looking for Barbie toys. Kazir followed closely.

"Of course, I'm not blaming you. Most of the time, the reason why a movie fails is because of the wrong decision the directors made. You're just an actress; all you can do is follow the script; you can't control how the movie will be created." Kazir tried to appease the woman. ...

HWI 511

Hollywood What If Chapter 511

Kazir looked at the newspaper for the second time, frowning as he felt like he had forgotten something big.

'It's probably a big movie in my past life... Strange. I'm confident in my memory whenever it's about movies.'

Scarlett saw that Kazir was thinking seriously and smiled. However, they were on vacation right now and both of them promised that they wouldn't think about their jobs. They were busy for a year now, and Kazir also experienced a...

HWI 510

Hollywood What If Chapter 510

A week later, with Kazir's fast and consistent filming, the production of The Dark Knight was on its last day.

The sky was dark night, and the cold breeze was all around; the crew members felt the cold, but they remained quiet.

The set came to a halt and everyone kept their mouths shut. Kazir was sitting behind the scene, staring at the monitor that showed the scenes in six angles.

They were filming at an old building in Los Angeles, the...

HWI 509

Hollywood What If Chapter 509

"Dear God, why are you doing this to me!? I've never been a bad person?"

Harvey Weinstein stared at the ceiling, talking to the higher existence, asking why he received suffering after suffering despite being a good person.

Harvey was a narcissistic bastard who couldn't see the wrongs in himself. In his opinion, he was one of the good guys of Hollywood.

Yet the fact that he was being judged for being didn't sit well with him. After his f...

HWI 508

Hollywood What If Chapter 508

The revelation shocked Hollywood. The police were hesitant at first since this information could make their careers go awry. You know, this was not a simple assault but an assassination that related to the executive of Universal Pictures.

The Hollywood and Showbiz industry was so deep that some information was not allowed to spread.

Thankfully, the LAPD gave the go signal. They were doing the right thing and they had nothing to fear.

He...

HWI 507

Hollywood What If Chapter 507

The room was a bit lively as more people visited. Kazir was not in a grave situation so he was allowed to have more guests. Besides, he was in one of the most expensive private rooms in the hospital where he could host up to 50 people if he wanted to.

Honestly, Kazir preferred this lively situation compared to being alone. If he was alone, there was a strong chance that he would recall the traumatizing incident.

Most of the people who visit...

HWI 506

Hollywood What If Chapter 506

The incident blew up. The Media became so excited with this news that every News station talked about it. This was a big scoop, something that would catch the interest of America. Especially when there was footage of the incident, although most of the footage was in the hands of the police.

Assassination was not a new thing in Showbiz. Heck, four US presidents were assassinated in the history of America. So it was not a surprise that celebrities coul...

HWI 505

Hollywood What If Chapter 505

Kazir was scared, his breathing was erratic. It didn't help that his body was aching. He probably had some broken ribs. Blood was flowing from his forehead, obscuring his left eye, making his vision half-red.

He coughed.

The sound of footsteps jolted him awake.

After a long time, he felt like death was knocking on his door again. He experienced death and it was something so painful. Getting hit by a truck was painful. The blessing was t...

HWI 504

Hollywood What If Chapter 504

Under the warm evening summer, fans lined up to the theater while wearing pirate hats to pay homage to the franchise. Most of them were Grey fans while others were avid fans of Pirates Of The Caribbean. It was an amazing night for many of them. It was memorable, the atmosphere made them excited as they knew that a few hours from now, they would witness the 3rd installment of Pirates Of The Caribbean.

The red carpet was dazzling as the flashes of came...

HWI 503

Hollywood What If Chapter 503

Spider-Man 1 and Spider-Man 2 were directed by Kazir after the director signed two movie deals for Sony-Colombia. It was the best decision they made as this business deal elevated their studio. It helped them discover how they could survive in the industry.

Kazir changed how Hollywood looked at superhero movies. Now, many studios were interested in trying the genre because of what Kazir did.

The success of Spider-Man made Sony-Colombia keep up...

HWI 502

Hollywood What If Chapter 502

From January to March, Kazir did nothing but work on The Dark Knight. His schedule was so packed that his sleep routine was only 5 hours at best.

If there was something great, it was the fact that Scarlett was in the same workplace to support him. Kazir was known as a professional director and he made sure to stay professional even though he was working with his girlfriend... Although there were some instances when they cuddled in the trailer.

HWI 501

Hollywood What If Chapter 501

Hollywood had a lot of gays and lesbians, so they were not that much against the idea of same-sex relationships between two men. However, Hollywood also had a lot of straight people.

When Kazir first invited Heath Ledger to become Joker, some people in the management of Warner Brothers were against the idea. They were afraid that the controversies of Brokeback Mountain would affect the performance of The Dark Knight.

Despite being an award-win...

HWI 500

Hollywood What If Chapter 500

"If there's a miracle, then what I'm seeing right now is a miracle."

Barry Mayer frowned as he looked at the miraculous statistics on his table. He had been in the industry for more than a decade and these kinds of numbers were impossible to achieve. Even his Warner Brothers, the current number one studio in Hollywood could only replicate two $900 million movies.

That was the best achievement they did so far.

But the statistics he was l...

HWI 499

Hollywood What If Chapter 499

Universal Pictures didn't expect this outcome. Even the other bug studios didn't expect this outcome... They had an inkling about the marketing strategy that Grey Pictures and Universal Pictures did, but they didn't know it would be this big.

Videos, documents, and posts started spreading on social media about the cruelty of mental asylums. Because of this, other countries also followed the trend, and curious people searched for the dirty secrets reg...

HWI 498

Hollywood What If Chapter 498

"Babe, you said that you have three weeks of free time before you start the filming of The Dark Knight, right?"

"That's right."

Kazir nodded. He was still deep in thoughts regarding Shadows Beneath.

Warner Brothers already started the pre-production of The Dark Knight a year ago. The props, locations, scripts, and cast were already prepared by Warner Brothers.

Of course, Kazir also checked the project once a week while he was work...

HWI 497

Hollywood What If Chapter 497

[The story is amazing! I didn't expect the plot twist at all! I'm losing my shit all of the time. Man, I want to invite my friends to watch Shadows Beneath because I want them to be scared too. But most of them are weak-willed, and they will probably cry if they watch it... On the second note, I will probably invite them just to see them cry.]

-- You are crazy! Update us once that happens.

-- Lmao, I will also do that to my friends. I will als...

HWI 496

Hollywood What If Chapter 496

When the management of Universal Pictures understood Stella's promotion plan, they agreed to it. Even Ronald was surprised by the woman's meticulous planning.

With that, the promotion happened and December was an active event for Universal Pictures and anyone related to Shadows Beneath. The cast also showed up for many interviews.

The cast was paid to say that the mental hospital they went to was scary. They signed contracts to make sure that ...

HWI 495

Hollywood What If Chapter 495

The day after the signing of the contract, there was a meeting that happened in one of the offices in Universal Pictures' headquarters.

This was the third time Kazir went to this place.

The first was when he personally sent his script in the hopes that Universal Pictures would be interested in his script. The script in question was Seven. From the moment the Script readers and Analysts confirmed that the genre was dark thriller mystery, they i...

HWI 494

Hollywood What If Chapter 494

When Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest grossed over $1 billion, every capable studio in Hollywood became active in trying to buy Kazir's latest movie.

Sony-Colombia offered $62 million. The reason why Sony-Colombia was active was that they hoped Kazir would direct Spider-Man 3. This was the franchise that they had to maintain. Sony-Colombia was not that confident in Shadows Beneath but they wanted to use this chance to convince Kazir to sign...

HWI 493

Hollywood What If Chapter 493

On the other hand, a few people stayed in the screening to talk to Kazir and his representative which was Salvatore Barlowe, regarding the copyrights of the movie.

Salvatore rarely experienced this kind of job when it comes to Kazir. Kazir had his own production studio and he rarely needed negotiations with other studios.

But this was different. This was a negotiation that Salvatore loved to participate in because he had a commission to get. 2024-11-19 15:46:05 +0000 UTC View Post

HWI 492

Hollywood What If Chapter 492

Despite his nervousness, Kazir kept his smile. Although he was nervous, he couldn't deny that he was also excited.

Shadow Beneath was the horror movie he failed to film in his past life.

He put everything he learned into filming horror movies for this project. This was his dream and also a burden.

Since his regression, he had been eaten by the fact that his past profession as a horror movie director failed. This was his biggest regret. ...

Kazir's horror movie box office

We agreed in the last poll that Kazir's horror movie should be successful. However, at what level of success? Your choice will determine how the people will react once the movie is released in theaters.

Around $300 million.

Around $600 million.

Over $1 billion.

HWI 491

Hollywood What If Chapter 491

The audience sobbed as their gazes were on the screen, where Bryan Mills was piloting a plane up into the sky.

"I'm sorry, Kim... I can't attend your birthday." Bryan Mills weakly smiled as the plane flew further away from the city.

"Dad! Dad, please don't do this to me." Kim cried out loud. It was futile. A powerful shockwave struck the city and the glasses and windows cracked. However, the city was not destroyed and only a few people were hu...

BSL 19

Behind The Spotlight Chapter 19

"What do you think of Lawrence," Wyatt glanced at the man's resume to see his complete name. "What do you think of Lawrence Terrence's performance?"

Wyatt was the director of this movie, but he couldn't deny the three people in the room had more experience than him in terms of making movies. Even Collin, who was a model for years, had an idea of how movie production went.

"He's not bad... Well, his performance is great. His delivery and expr...

HWI 490

Hollywood What If Chapter 490

Kazir's busy life never stopped. This year, he finished the filming of Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End. He had been filming these two movies a year ago and he just finished it in the first quarter of the year.

The duration of filming a movie had a lot of factors to consider. If a movie didn't need much preparation, it could be finished in just two to three months depending on the situation.

BSL 18

Behind The Spotlight Chapter 18

Lawrence entered the room and found four people accessing him. Lawrence was nervous... He couldn't help it. His t-shirt was sweaty, and even his underarms were sweating.

He looked at the four and realized that one of them was shaking his head in disappointment. Lawrence gulped and introduced himself.

"I'm Lawrence Terrence... I'm here for the male lead role."

Lawrence saw in the poster that the project was looking for an actor to do a ...

HWI 489

Hollywood What If Chapter 489

It was amazing that The Bourne Ultimatum grossed $1 billion. However, after some studies, the Big Six discerned the biggest reason why the movie performed amazingly.

It was the hype. What happened in Wanted 3 set the hype so high that people were ready to consume every content that CCU released. This was the factor that made the movie gross over $1 billion.

Because of this, another event happened and experts in movies and box office trends sta...

BSL 17

Behind The Spotlight Chapter 17

"It says here that there's an audition going on in this building..."

Lawrence Terrence muttered to himself while staring at the five-story building. He was holding a note; on the note was the address, building, and room number where the audition was going to happen.

Lawrence looked at the building, it looked old and unmanaged. Ivies crawled up the walls, and there were broken windows and graffiti of a cartoon character in front of the buildin...

HWI 488

Hollywood What If Chapter 488

Last year, Batman Begins was released and its box office was $549 million. The production cost was $150 million. The movie earned more than twice its investment, so it made a profit.

However, just like the management, Barry couldn't help but be bitter that Batman Begins only made that amount. They expected a bit more than, around $600 million at least. Especially when Kazir Grey was the one who directed the movie.

And now, his current movie, P...