Chapter 290

Chapter 290

Kazir continued to draw on his storyboard. He was not a fan of drawing, but his sketches were very recognisable.

If he did not become a director, perhaps he would work in comics or other hand-drawn related jobs such as animation. Too bad, because Walt Disney stopped their hand-drawn animation, while the other animation studios were not so good.

Anyway, Kazir was good at drawing... Just like that. After working in this position all his life, Kazir learned a lot.

"All of the crew are here."

He stopped drawing when he realised that most of the crew had arrived. Their flight numbers would be announced a few minutes later.

Kazir saw a stall selling newspapers and decided to buy one so he wouldn't be bored during the flight.

He saw something interesting and it reminded him of a certain future.

'... John Carter, huh?'

Kazir bought the newspaper with John Carter on the cover.

[John Carter! The next blockbuster! The future of cinema!]

The article was very confident in the movie.

Walt Disney had invested heavily in this project, and the film's budget was a whopping $250 million. Yes, that news came from someone who worked at Walt Disney. The budget was really huge, but this kind of thing would become the norm a few years later.

Films would become super expensive, especially the big ones that the Big Six were investing in.

Kazir read the article. It seemed that Walt Disney was very serious about this project and was promoting the film almost everywhere.

Last February, John Carter's first trailer was shown at Super Bowl XXXVI. Millions of people watched the trailer and it was well worth the money spent on advertising.

Kazir also watched the trailer and confirmed one thing... It was basically the same as his previous life. Even the cast was almost the same. Kazir had a premonition about this.

The premiere of John Carter was scheduled for the first Thursday in May, two weeks away. By that time, Kazir and the crew were already shooting The Revenant.

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It seemed that Grey Pictures was quite good to its crew.

"Kazir, what do you think?"

"Amazing, Tom. Your immersion in the role is getting better and better and your performance is perfect. I have nothing bad to say."

Kazir was serious. As expected, Tom Cruise was a great and dedicated actor. It was just that he had chosen to continue with almost the same roles throughout his career because he was afraid of losing his status.

Most of Tom's filmography was about him being handsome and cool... That was basically it.

But now the person in front of Kazir looked exhausted but alert, like a real warrior.

"This is just the first take and I feel like I can do better if we have another take." Tom replied.

"Take 2?"

"Take 2." Tom nodded.

After that, filming resumed and The Revenant continued.

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Meanwhile, Hollywood, just over a thousand miles away from Canada, had begun its usual summer release schedule.

On May 2, 2002, more than five films were released simultaneously. But only one film was promising.

Walt Disney had already announced that they would release John Carter in the first week of May, and the other studios decided to give them that date.

There was no reason to fight Walt Disney if they could find another week to release their films.

The result of John Carter's first weekend was quite... Meh.

The film was not bad, but it was not that good. It didn't have much of an audience appeal, despite the heavy promotion that Walt Disney did.