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HWI 394

Hollywood What If Chapter 394

"If I know some roles that suit you guys, I'll recommend you to the producers and directors."

"Thanks, director."

Both Tobey and Alfred were thankful to hear Kazir's response. Kazir was not a simple director. He also owned a production studio that was worth billions. Not only that, he was also one of the shareholders of 20th Century Fox. He also had connections to Paramount, Warner Brothers, and Sony-Colombia. His promise meant something.

HWI 393

Hollywood What If Chapter 393

Kazir looked around and found Tobey Maguire drinking with Alfred Molina. Despite the age difference, it seemed that the two found a common topic to talk about.

He approached the two but he saw Jezebel on the way. The woman looked strict as always, her thick eyeglasses were obvious even from afar.

"Director, someone from Sony-Colombia wants to talk to you later."

"I understand. What time?"

"It should be three hours from now, one of ...

HWI 392

Hollywood What If Chapter 392

"Okay, let's celebrate tomorrow. Company's credit card, of course. For now, let's clean the set so that we can leave and rest! The filming is officially done!"

Kazir said using a megaphone since they were in a wide setting background.

They ended the filming quite early so the crew members were a bit excited about cleaning the set so that they could earlier.

As for the cast, they already bid their farewell after thanking Kazir, Jezebel, an...

HWI 391

Hollywood What If Chapter 391

During the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show on February 1, 2004, Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake performed together, culminating in a controversial incident often referred to as a "wardrobe malfunction." At the end of their performance, Timberlake reached across Jackson's chest and pulled at her costume, which unexpectedly tore away part of her top, exposing her right breast to the television audience for about half a second. This incident, broadcast li...

HWI 390

Hollywood What If Chapter 390

Kazir understood it very well. Showbiz is not that simple. It's an intense competition for the purpose of making more money.

He didn't blame Warner Brothers and Walt Disney. Because he understood their situation. These two companies just wanted to take advantage of the situation to defeat one of their rivals.

Sony-Colombia was getting stronger and they didn't want that to happen. If Kazir was in their position, he would also do the same. 2024-05-28 16:31:13 +0000 UTC View Post

HWI 389

Hollywood What If Chapter 389

The event that transpired was against Spider-Man 2. Even though NBC was the major TV network that spread the news, other small TV stations also tackled it.

Even news publishers printed articles related to the incident. In just one night, the news of Tobey Maguire beating a reporter spread so fast that even kindergartens heard about it.

This news would obviously affect Spider-Man 2 very very badly. The profit that Sony-Colombia could get from t...

HWI 388

Hollywood What If Chapter 388

"Ugh... That motherfucker..."

Tobey Maguire cursed under his breath while putting a cold compression on his head.

His neck had a small cut while his head had a bump from the scuffle earlier.

He slowly touched the bandage on his neck, the sensation of his throat almost getting sliced was lingering. Thankfully, Tobey trained 3 times a week for his role as a spider so his reaction time was quite fast.

"Tobey, our situation is not tha...

HWI 387

Hollywood What If Chapter 387

"Let me check... It's done, huh? It looks amazing. The UI is simple and easy to use. The comment section is also not that bad, people who created an account can react to comments."

Kazir explored the new website of Grey Pictures. The internet industry was blooming despite the dot-com bubble crash that happened a few years ago.

This website was designed by him based on how websites looked in his past life. Clean, simple, and easy to use. Of cour...

HWI 386

Hollywood What If Chapter 386

Another year arrived and many production studios became busy again to release their movies. Some were already promoting their movies in hopes of earning more money.

January, being the first month of the year, had no promising movies except for one. It was a romantic comedy released by Universal Pictures with the title of Along Came Polly. The movie was expected to surpass $150 million at the worldwide box office.

Except for Along Came Polly, J...

HWI 385

Hollywood What If Chapter 385

La La Land was a musical romantic comedy-drama film. The film originally stars Ryan Gosling as a jazz musician and Emma Stone as an aspiring actress who meets and falls in love while pursuing their dreams in Los Angeles. Of course, now that Kazir moved the timeline, this piece of art would become part of his portfolio.

The film was notable for its homage to classic Hollywood musicals, its vibrant cinematography, and its original music.

La La La...

A side plot poll. Don't take it seriously.

[I know that this is part of the side plot but I'm still going to ask anyway. What movie do you want Fremont and Brianna to film, La La Land, or Nomadland?]

HWI 384

Hollywood What If Chapter 384

"Do you love me or not?" Mary Jane asked an important question, staring at Peter Parker.

"I..." Peter Parker paused, he didn't know how to respond.

Mary Jane was waiting for his answer, hoping to hear "yes".

"I... don't."

Peter looked down, with his eyeglasses, becoming a bit blurry.

Mary Jane looked disappointed.

"You don't," she said back to him.

"Um, excuse me. But here's your order. A cup of latte and cappu...

HWI 383

Hollywood What If Chapter 383

Kazir went into the studio. He saw the crew members working and he was greeted with good morning, Kazir returned the greeting.

"Sir, Brianna is in the trailer." Erica reminded him.

"Thanks."

Even though the studio was indoor, the crew still prepared trailers for the cast to use. These actors and actresses needed privacy after all... It didn't help that celebrities were arrogant and loved to have their own space. Well, they were the faces...

HWI 382

Hollywood What If Chapter 382

CAA had three co-chairmen, this was used so that no one could dominate the company. CAA was founded because agents were tired of WMA bossing them.

Because of this, every agent could become a co-owner of CAA as long as the money he or she brought to the company was significant. (I can't confirm this part, I just know that every agent is a legitimate partner of the company. CAA is also a private company.)

However, despite having three co-chairme...

HWI 381

Hollywood What If Chapter 381

Dawn Of The Dead was Zack Snyder's first movie. It was also his first step into stardom. Zack Snyder had a unique filming style, that revolved around Noir film.

As for Kazir, perhaps his uniqueness was his fast filming... This kind of talent only worked for someone like him, since he already had an idea what to film. The vision was already completed in his mind and there was no reason to experiment.

Usually, when creating a movie, more than 30...

HWI 380

Hollywood What If Chapter 380

Kazir announced that the filming for today was over. The cast was very happy and so were the crew members. They packed their belongings, planning to return to their places or the hotels that they rented near the studio.

Tobey Maguire politely bid his goodbye... Kazir felt like this actor changed somehow. Tobey still looked the same but his outlook in life changed after the small charity that they did last month. In fact, Tobey personally joined the M...

HWI 379

Hollywood What If Chapter 379

Spider-Man landed on the roof of a train... Well, it was not a safe landing, more like he was rolling on the roof. Especially when he was currently brawling with Dr. Octopus. The roof of the train caved in and the passengers were terrified as they realized what was happening.

The train was still running fast, with no intention of stopping.

Once Spider-Man and Dr. Octopus found their balance, the two started fighting again. Dr. Octopus's metall...

HWI 378

Hollywood What If Chapter 378

Netflix, a famous online streaming service where you have to pay monthly to watch movies. In fact, Netflix was the first to popularize this business.

With the advancement of technology, Netflix followed the trend perfectly and started the monthly payment streaming service. Where you could watch movies in your home without buying DVDs and visiting Blockbuster.

Besides, who likes to visit Blockbuster anyway? The workers in your local Blockbuster ...

HWI 377

Hollywood What If Chapter 377

Two days before New Year, an extravagant party was happening at the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills.

This hotel became famous after being part of the famous CCU. Many guests visit the hotel just to experience life inside the Continental Hotel.

20th Century Fox decided to rent the hotel to celebrate a party for this year's success.

20th Century Fox became stronger after acquiring Grey Pictures and Marvel Comics. These two companies had gre...

HWI 376

Hollywood What If Chapter 376

Tobey Maguire was an actor. That was his profession and liked it. Not only did it give him fame, but the salary was also abundant.

He had been friends with Leonardo DiCaprio since their teenage years. In fact, Leonardo helped him get the role of Peter Parker.

Of course Tobey was happy to be part of this huge project, especially when the director was Kazir Grey. It basically confirmed that the movie would be successful.

And indeed it was...

HWI 375

Hollywood What If Chapter 375

Being a guy who had some close ties with the higher-ups of Warner Bros, Kazir heard that the company was also interested in The Hobbit.

The Hobbit was the prequel to The Lord Of The Rings and was also recognized as a masterpiece on its own.

Warner Bros wanted to buy the adaptation right from Tolkien Enterprises. So far, the contract is still in creation.

Warner Bros was a great and managing trilogies. In fact, they had the best list of ...

HWI 374

Hollywood What If Chapter 374

The fact that three of Grey Pictures' were in the top 5 made many people number. As if they already expected this outcome.

However, even though they knew that this could happen, they were still jealous and mad deep inside.

A decade ago, most of the movies were dominated by Warner Bros, Walt Disney, and Universal Pictures. These three were recognized as the upper top 3 of the Big Six. While 20th Century Fox and Paramount were fighting for fourt...

HWI 373

Hollywood What If Chapter 373

Kazir looked at the woman who was staring at him. The woman seemed pretty but her job was clearly tiring because of dark eye bags under her eyes.

She was a bit chubby. Grumpy from the moment she set her eyes on Kazir.

The cup noodles and Pepsi were still not getting scanned by the glaring cashier.

"Um... Excuse me miss, but do I even know you? Can you please scan my order because I have something to do?"

Kazir said to the woman. ...

HWI 372

Hollywood What If Chapter 372

"Is it possible for our website to be on top of the search list? I want people to quickly see our website as soon as they type related words?"

"Yes, sir. That's possible."

Victor Grey replied and the client seemed very happy with his response.

After the tragedy three years ago, Victor and Aaron decided to expand their business and explore the booming internet industry.

Kazir gave them some ideas such as promoting products on the in...

HWI 371

Hollywood What If Chapter 371

"The show last night was amazing. I already watched it twice but it still gives me chills. I feel like I'm watching a movie!"

"Of course, we are talking about Director Grey. He is the best director of all time!"

Film students had conversations in the cafeteria while having their lunch. Game Of Thrones had a replay last night and the rating was positive, ranging to 15.27 viewership.

"I heard that the viewership rating was high."

"Wha...

HWI 370

Hollywood What If Chapter 370

Viewership rating was a way to determine how the TV Shows performed. Nielsen Media Research was the company responsible for rating TV Shows. It was called Nielsen ratings for a reason.

Nielsen Media Research used Statistical Sampling to rate shows. Around 20 thousand households were part of the sample for the national rating estimates. Although this number was small compared to the overall 120 million homes with TVs in the US, it was enough to determ...

HWI 369

Hollywood What If Chapter 369

Late October to December was the second most busy time for Hollywood. If the summer season was the best schedule to release big movies, then November and December were usually the second choice.

However, it didn't mean that the movies released these months were mediocre. No matter what people say, it is true that Hollywood produces the best movies all around the year.

In November, seven movies surpassed $100 million, showing that this month wa...

HWI 368

Hollywood What If Chapter 368

Universal Pictures was looking for a director for their zombie movie titled Dawn Of The Dead.

Zombie movies were known as a staple in the movie industry. The list could reach more than one hundred once counted.

Dawn Of The Dead, was actually a remake of 1978's version with the same name.

See, since the 70s, zombie movies have been thriving. This genre might not be highly regarded in the industry but a lot of people could happily consume...

HWI 367

Hollywood What If Chapter 367

The negotiation between Sony-Colombia and Kazir was done before November came and now he was officially the director of the Spider-Man franchise again.

Of course, he had to work with Marvel executives such as Stan Lee and Avi Arad.

Kazir already knew the two. In fact, they already formed a Marvel Studio. Intending to start a Cinematic Universe. Kazir and the others were serious about this project. Marvel Comics wanted to rise from the grave. <...

HWI 366

Hollywood What If Chapter 366

Wanted was The Avengers of CCU but Wanted 2 was not the Avengers: Age Of Ultron.

So even if Wanted 2 was commercially successful, it would be hard for the movie to surpass $2 billion.

The movie didn't have heavy characters and most of the cast was new.

Still, despite that fact, the second week of Wanted 2 did well at the box office. Ten days of screening made $292.62 million. An expected amount since the predecessor of Wanted 2 was a $1...