Hollywood What If Chapter 485
Kazir had heard of each actor that Everest mentioned. He knew them because they would become famous in the next decade.
"Let's see, it's understandable that they are still not famous. After all, they are just starting in the industry."
If there was one thing that caught him off guard, it was that he didn't expect these four would actually work with him on a small-budget horror movie that he had written.
It was an honor, but at the same time, it was pressure for him. He knew the future of these four actors, they would become well-known celebrities. He didn't want to negatively affect their careers because of his horror movie.
He looked at their documents after Everest excused himself.
"I can say that their agents worked hard just to give them a slot in the audition."
CAA was the strongest agency in Hollywood right now, and they had a lot of clients. Most of those clients probably fought for the roles in his horror movie, but these four new-face actors got them.
At this point, it didn't matter how much the salary was. Any actor would be elated once they got a chance to work with Kazir.
Perhaps some celebrities even offered to lower their salaries, but Everest and the crew still chose these four.
Out of the four actors, Megan Fox and Henry Cavill had the highest salaries. Megan Fox signed a contract for $450 thousand, while Henry Cavill signed for $250 thousand.
As for Gal Gadot and Chris Hemsworth, they both received a meager $100 thousand as their salaries.
Megan Fox had the best filmography out of all of them, as the model/actress had already worked in three movies, although as side characters. Her biggest role was in Bad Boys II.
'I'm not going to lie. 2000s Megan Fox was the definition of beauty. She was so damn gorgeous that everyone would fall in love once they saw her. This was not even an understatement. Especially in the Transformers franchise, she gained a lot of fans because of her super sexy role... Yeah, men were simple, no one could deny that.'
As for Henry Cavill, he had already worked on four projects, but his roles were also side characters. His biggest project was The Count of Monte Cristo.
Chris Hemsworth and Gal Gadot got their debut movies in 2009, which was three years from now. So it was already amazing that they received $100 thousand as their salaries. Obviously, they didn't have credentials to back themselves up. Kazir was actually surprised they got the roles.
Anyway, Everest would take care of them while Kazir was spending his time on Pirates of the Caribbean.
He was close to completing Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. The special effects were already done, and they just needed polishing and trimming to make the movie theater-worthy.
As for the third movie, which was Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, ILM needed two to three months to complete the special effects.
Kazir had already compiled the scenes that didn't need special effects into chronological order. Once the special effects were done, he would return to editing it.
......
...
...
Aside from The Bourne Ultimatum, the month of April also had some interesting movies such as Scary Movie 4, The Wild, Silent Hill, and R.V.
However, only The Bourne Ultimatum performed amazingly at the box office. Yes, amazing was the best word to describe the movie. Because despite being released on a weaker schedule, The Bourne Ultimatum grossed $318 million by the end of April.
Most of the time, this kind of performance could only be seen in the summer season. Yet The Bourne Ultimatum achieved it in April. Furthermore, a movie that usually surpassed $300 million in a month ended up around $900 million once the screening ended.
In fact, the worldwide box office of The Bourne Ultimatum was already at $450 million as the movie was released in other countries.
In just a month, The Bourne Ultimatum was already close to reaching $500 million.
Just as Kazir expected, The Bourne Ultimatum could be compared to Captain Marvel, a movie that followed the hype and experienced huge success.
"If The Bourne Ultimatum grosses over a billion dollars, I would buy a mansion in California."
Kazir gambled on himself in a fun way. Either way, Kazir and Grey Pictures were all winning. Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass were also winning. The two had solidified their positions in Hollywood, and more studios would hire them, especially once the movie grossed $1 billion. They would also experience the hype that Christopher Nolan experienced.
Kazir had finished the post-production of Pirates of the Caribbean, and the promotion of the movie was ongoing. The marketing team of Grey Pictures was going all out. Furthermore, they were working with Victor Grey's company, which was top-notch at online marketing.
Kazir stepped into the rehearsal studio, where he found the four actors practicing their lines.
The four actors unconsciously fixed their postures when they realized that Director Grey was back.
"Chris, state your lines without stuttering. I know you need to express that you're scared, but you can show that using your expression... Besides, you look too tall to be stuttering."
"I will." Chris nodded and repeated the line.
To be fair, both Chris Hemsworth and Henry Cavill were over six feet. Kazir was also over six feet. The three men in question were tall.
So whenever Megan and Gal talked to them, they had to slightly raise their heads.
+++++
[Author's Note: I can't remember if I named Victor's company or if I just left it with no name at all.]