Chapter 306

Chapter 306

It was obvious that The Revenant would win the Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award because Hollywood movies are made to please the audience.

Even though The Revenant was made for the Oscars, Kazir made sure that the audience would like the movie as well.

This movie was actually different from the usual subjects Kazir filmed. His filmography was mostly about comedies, action and horror. His first three movies were horror movies that he already forgot.

The Revenant was more about adventure and drama, where a man tried to survive in a harsh environment.

Fortunately, Kazir knew what he had to do and he produced a great movie, he believed. The fact that the film won the People's Choice Award was enough to satisfy his ego.

Besides, the protagonist of his movie was none other than Tom Cruise, the man himself. Their tag team was enough to secure the victory.

Their victory at the Toronto International Film Festival found its way into the newspapers and people realized that the great director Grey had actually made another movie for the year.

The guy had fans all over North America and they were excited to see his movie. All of Kazir's movies were interesting and they knew the director wouldn't disappoint them.

Well, Kazir has never had a flop movie since 1995. All his movies have been successful and profitable.

After winning the People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival, the team wanted to fight and make sure that the movie would also win awards at the Golden Globes.

Too bad, because the Berlin International Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival and Venice International Film Festival had already ended, and their movie could only participate in the Toronto International Film Festival.

Well, the crew was breathing a sigh of relief because their movie had won an award at this film festival. Winning an award was a requirement to be nominated for the Oscars.

Requirements to be nominated for the Oscars (source: Google)

1) The film must have won an award at a qualifying film festival.

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September and October were relaxing months for Kazir. What he did in September was to attend the 12-day movie Toronto International Film Festival, but after that everything was relaxing.

He was not busy as he had already finished most of his work. Sometimes he visited the company, but most of the time he spent his days with Angelina, who was not as busy as he was.

Of course, the Big Six still found a way to annoy him. Most of them wanted to talk to him about Grey Pictures and whether he would agree to their proposals.

He was being courted by the giant studios and Kazir was waiting for the best option. He knew that the right moment would come and he just had to wait.

So far, after valuation, the net worth of Grey Pictures has risen to 7.5 billion dollars.

So 30% of his shares in the company was worth $2.25 billion. The giant studios could afford it, but it was also something that could hurt them.

In a way, it was a gamble for them as well. The difference was that once they acquired Grey Pictures, the chances of them winning were very high.

Just like that, October 31, 2002 came and The Revenant premiered. The premiere night took place at the TCL Chinese Theatre, colloquially known as Grauman's Theatre.

Since it was Halloween, some of the audience were wearing costumes, which made the event interesting.

The cast of the movie waved their hands as they stood on the red carpet. The cast of the movie was very small, it didn't even reach 20 actors.

Despite the small cast, many celebrities attended the premiere to support the movie. People like Liam Neeson, Pedro Pascal and Matt Damon showed up as guests.

In addition, many critics and some members of the Academy came to see the movie. They were invited, of course.

In fact, the critics didn't just get invitations, they got money. Obviously to promote the movie and make sure that The Revenant would have a positive reputation.