Hollywood What If Chapter 478
The small incident quickly faded. Although some tabloids discussed Johnny Depp's relationship, they weren't strong enough to generate a buzz.
At the end of the day, Amber Heard was still not famous, and people didn't care about her. Besides, many people on the set had witnessed what happened, and they knew that Johnny was mostly innocent. He did raise his voice, though.
Kazir knew that someone on the set had spread the word, but since the outcome wasn't too bad, he decided to let it go. It would also take time to find the person responsible for sharing the information.
Once Kazir confirmed that Johnny and Amber were done, he decided not to invite the handsome extras again. After the production crew paid them their salaries, they stopped showing up altogether.
As for the scenes he had filmed while the extras were in the background, he decided to cut most of them from the movie.
Kazir was the director of Pirates of the Caribbean, and he had the power to decide whether a scene would be included or not. These actors and actresses simply had to act in front of the cameras.
There was a reason why big studios entrusted the editing to Kazir, because he never missed.
'Those actors might be looking forward to watching their scenes in theaters, but they will probably be disappointed.'
When Kazir was still a nobody, he could relate to the hardships of small-time actresses and actors who were hoping to make it big.
They would work in a movie, hoping they might get at least a single line, hoping that their faces would be captured by the camera, hoping that they would get noticed.
But now that Kazir was a famous director, he understood why background actors were hardly noticed.
First, the movie had time constraints. Films were usually around 100 to 120 minutes long, depending on the progression. That time was too short to focus on minor background characters. They didn't have screen time at all.
Second, the movie wasn't about them, obviously. The movie always focused on the leading characters.
Third, they were extras. They were nothing more than background characters meant to make the environment look realistic.
Kazir felt bad, but he was past the point of being a nobody. As the director of a movie with a budget of over $100 million, he had no time to babysit nobodies.
"Sad to say, but they'll be disappointed once they watch the movie in the theater and fail to find their scenes."
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September was the month of Taken 3. The movie dominated the month and grossed $278 million after 30 days of screening.
As for October, The Legend of Zorro and Saw II were the movies that made a lot of money.
When November arrived, Chicken Little, which was a movie produced by Walt Disney Pictures, was released in the first week and easily won the box office that week.
In the second week, Now You See Me joined the party. The premiere was spectacular, as the cast performed some magic tricks. Kazir also attended the premiere, he was paid $1 million by Lionsgate just to show up... Imagine getting paid that much just to attend a red carpet event and have fun watching a movie.
The third week was another banger because Warner Brothers released Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. This was the movie that transitioned the franchise into a more serious tone after Cedric Diggory died, one of the major characters. This was also the film where Voldemort was fully resurrected.
The Goblet of Fire was an important part of the franchise, and its box office performance clearly showed that.
Things slowed down at the end of November and the first week of December, but people knew that Hollywood would soon release another batch of movies to entertain the public.
While things were getting hectic in the film industry, many fans of Game of Thrones were excited to watch the second season.
The first season of Game of Thrones was still being aired, and many fans loved to rewatch it. Some even bought the DVD so they could enjoy it anytime they wanted.
When season 2 was released in the first week of December, it became the center of attention and the main topic of conversation.
Overall, the season had so many interesting plots. The Battle of Blackwater, Tyrion Lannister's rise to power, the introduction of Brienne of Tarth, Daenerys' story progression, and many more.
Fox TV's ratings exploded again when season 2 was released. The network's situation was improving, and more people were starting to notice their programs.
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"...Did I hear that right?" Kazir was a bit surprised when he heard Stella's announcement.
"Do I have to repeat it again?"
"I'd love to hear it again, just to be sure."
"This year, Grey Pictures has a revenue of 1.4 billion dollars."
"Wow..."
"That was also my reaction when I first heard it. I called accounting to recheck, but there's no mistake. The company really made that amount of money."
Kazir knew that the company could generate a billion a year, but he didn't expect that, despite having only two projects this year, Taken 3 and Game of Thrones Season 2, the company would still make over a billion dollars.
"...I'm getting richer. No, I'm getting wealthier."
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