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-Columbia, Don't Mess With The Zohan grossed over $38 million in its first three-day release. The movie had a budget of $90 million.
In the second week, The Happening and The Incredible Hulk were released.
The Happening was a thriller/suspense/horror movie starring Mark Wahlberg. The story was about a toxin that killed people. The toxins came from plants... The writers were probably on some kind of psychedelic when they came up with this plot. Anyway, the movie had a budget of $48 million and it grossed over $30 million after three days of screening.
As for The Incredible Hulk, this was the second movie that Marvel Studios released for its ambitious crossover called the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The premiere and red carpet were so star-studded that many famous celebrities showed up, including Kazir, who had a complicated relationship with Marvel Studios...
There were some newspapers that talked about Kazir's relationship with DC and Marvel and his hypocrisy. He gained another bad reputation, but Kazir was already used to this kind of treatment, so he didn't care at all. People were allowed to have their opinions.
However, this ambiguous relationship between DC and Marvel made the people related to Marvel Studios and 20th Century Fox respect him less.
The Incredible Hulk had a budget of $150 million. The movie was heavily reliant on special effects, so it was not surprising that the budget surpassed $100 million.
If The Incredible Hulk failed at the box office, Marvel Studios would have to think twice about continuing the MCU.
Fortunately, the movie grossed over $55 million after three days of screening. This boosted the confidence of Marvel Studios and 20th Century Fox.
On top of that, Iron Man also grossed $297 million at the North American box office after 45 days of screening. Also, the international box office grossed over $125 million after three weeks of screening, giving a worldwide box office total of $422 million. A massive win for Marvel Studios and 20th Century Fox.
Warner Brothers and DC felt threatened when they saw the results. They hoped that The Dark Knight would give them great numbers.
They believed in Kazir's capabilities. However, they were also afraid that Kazir would sabotage them. A lot of them were against Kazir's script, especially the part where Batman lost against The Joker. It didn't sit well with the management. This version of Batman was quite dark for the fans to accept.
The only reason they agreed was because of Kazir's strong box office appeal and the contract they signed. They were also afraid that if they forced Kazir against his will, he might never work with Warner Brothers again. Kazir could breach the contract and pay the damages if he wanted to, but that would be the last time Kazir worked with them. Warner Brothers didn't want that, so they gritted their teeth and accepted his decision.
In the third week, Get Smart was released starring Steve Carell. The movie was distributed by Warner Brothers and had a budget of $80 million. This movie was actually funny, so it was not surprising that it grossed $38 million after three days of screening.
As for the fourth week, nothing big happened, which was a bit surprising.
June, which was a famous summer schedule, only had four movies that performed well.
Why did that happen?
Kazir changed the timeline, so some huge movies were not released this time.
Kung Fu Panda — this animated movie was released three years earlier because it was now owned by Blue Sky Studio instead of DreamWorks Animation.
Wall-E — the script for this animated movie was now registered to Kazir's name instead of being owned by Pixar. Blue Sky Studio had a plan to produce this movie in two years, but the plan was still not approved by 20th Century Fox. It was ironic because Pixar actually contacted Kazir regarding buying the script for Wall-E. Kazir still owned the script, so the future was still unclear.
Anyway, Wall-E was not animated this time because Kazir owned the script.
Wanted was meant to be released in 2008, but Kazir produced it in 2000 instead and added it to the Continental Cinematic Universe.
These three movies, Kung Fu Panda, Wall-E, and Wanted, were meant to be released in 2008, but Kazir changed the timeline.
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"Batman--! Please, forgive me! It's not a big crime. It's just jaywalking. Don't break my legs!"
"What you did is a crime!"
"No, it's just a small crime! Please--!"
"Justice for Gotham!!"
"Cut!"
Kazir stopped the filming.
The Batman in question stopped acting and took off his mask. It was Justin Timberlake behind the mask.
"Director, are you sure this is how you portray Batman?" Justin asked.
"Justin, Justin, Justin. I'm the director. You shouldn't ask me why. Just trust me," Kazir replied, and then yelled, "Where the fuck is my bowl of grapes! You! Woman! Feed me grapes!"
The crew members scattered in fright. Scarlett Johansson showed up with a bowl of grapes and fed Kazir.
Munch munch munch...
"Justin, let's retake this scene. Also, make your voice growlier, like you're smoking ten cigarettes underwater."
"But that doesn't make sense."
"Shut the fuck up. Anyway, Batman is a hero who never kills."
"That's right," Justin nodded.
"Instead of killing the criminals, Batman makes sure that they wake up in the hospital in a near-death state."
"Err…"
"It doesn't matter what your crime is, Batman will send you to the hospital. Okay, let's reshoot this scene. Justin, don't forget to scream 'Justice for Gotham.'"
Kazir was in SNL (Saturday Night Live) to promote The Dark Knight. For this segment, he was making fun of Batman... He actually had no idea why Warner Brothers agreed to this kind of promotion.
'Don't blame me. The writers of SNL want to make fun of Batman and I'm just an actor this time.'
This was some kind of breaking the fourth wall or something.
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[Tomorrow, I will post a poll about potential comedy sitcoms that Grey Pictures might make.]
[Edit: The poll ended and there's a result.]