Chapter 89

Chapter 89

Kazir Grey and Harold Witsend watched the filming for a few minutes. Ed Helms and the other actors also greeted them. Ed Helms returned to his skinny figure, which was shocking but respected. It was very hard to lose weight, but Ed Helms worked hard just to return to Napoleon's appearance.

Kazir was impressed.

"Director Grey, thank you for giving me a chance. I'm actually sad that you're not the director this time. I'm scared and nervous that the success of this movie will be affected because of your absence."

"..." Kazir just shrugged. He was getting used to that statement.

Kazir Grey was the director who made them famous, and he had a better composure than Hugo Lameire. He was easier to talk to and he had an approachable aura. At least he didn't like to raise his voice during the shooting.

'The plot of Napoleon Dynamite II is basically an unknown venture. And to be honest, I'm not sure that's a good thing. Let's all just wait and see.'

If the release date of the movie was around May or June. If the filming finished at the right time, Kazir could attend the premier.

Well, with the budget of $15 million plus the strong authority of 20th Century Fox, the filming will definitely be in good hands.

As long as the movie could make a profit, 20th Century Fox would milk it dry.

"Director, I got a call from Tom Rothman's secretary. She said that CEO Tom Rothman is waiting for you in his office."

"Thank you, Nancy."

Kazir and Harold left the studio and went to the top floor of the building.

Tom Rothman understood the importance of Kazir's project and believed it had a great chance of success. That was why he agreed to the meeting. However, he had to look at the project from a business standpoint.

'Kazir has already made two movies with huge box office receipts. That's enough to make me interested. However, he is trying to venture into an unknown territory. Comedy and action are two completely different genres.' Tom Rothman nodded.

'A comedy film can be finished in a month. But an action movie is different, it takes at least three months to finish shooting. Also, the preparation before shooting is important. Now that Kazir Grey has decided to invest in his own movie and hire an amateur producer, I wonder how he can make this movie successful'.

"It's still sad that you are not the director of Napoleon Dynamite II. I will not hesitate to give you a share of the box office if I have to."

"Tom, it's already in the past. You already have a deal with Hugo."

"That's right. It's disappointing that you don't want to make a sequel. Regarding Taken, if the movie had a sequel, would you give it to another director?"

"It depends. My plan for Taken is one movie every two years, with a trilogy in the works."

"Hm, I have an idea about this Cinematic Universe of yours and I'm still not convinced. With your Cinematic Universe, the trilogy may not be successful. I think you are not the only one who had this idea. I'll tell you this, the reason no one has made a Cinematic Universe is because it's impossible. The budget, the time, the actors, it's impossible."

Tom Rothman said seriously.

"The reason no one has been successful is because everyone is afraid to do so. Once I prove that Cinematic Universe is possible and profitable, many film companies will try to copy me."

Kazir grinned.

When the Marvel Cinematic Universe became successful, Warner Bros tried to replicate it by starting the DCEU. Even Universal Pictures tried to start a Monster Cinematic Universe by releasing The Mummy starring Tom Cruise.

'I heard that Disney released John Carter as the opening movie of their Cinematic Universe. Well, the movie didn't live up to their expectations.'

The only successful one was MCU. Even Warner Bros' DCEU was a fucking flop in terms of quality. The movies of DCEU and MCU were not comparable at all.

In the next century, Marvel would become the face of superheroes. People like Superman and Batman would slowly be forgotten by young people.

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[Rest in peace, the Honoured One, Gojo Satoru of Jujutsu Kaisen.]