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Isiah I did some research on stop-motion animation. They are still expensive and on occassion, incorporate some (full-auto) 3D animation in some part of it. With that said, the cost to do a stop-motion animation is like 50% lower than a full 3D, but still pretty costly so do note how much you invest into your production fee. As John Travolta claims creative control(which is part of the deal), he kicked Tito Ortiz from the cast before Ortiz can physically take him down and ground and pound him. So, you you will need to find another person for Claw Hiller. While Dwayne Johnson is also part of the Trival Survival cast, it's only a cameo role so John Travolta doesn't care. So... Find someone for Claw Hiller and we can start. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- @Psycho Sam Welcome, you can start the casting process...which technically, you already can before I post this but still, have fun. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Being a Gentleman Your studio crew reminds you that the 2,500,000 is received pre-release(I added them post-release because I forgot to say this) so you can just cut out 2,500,000 from your pre-release budget when you run the film. With that said, they think you can maybe expand on things like amount of charcter or hire people with higher star power or just give higher amount to the production and marketing. Alison Brie(1.00 SP) - Hmm...715,000? David Slade(1.15 SP) - How about 1,438,000 + 9% David Fincher(3.70 SP) - What about 3,700,000 + 13%?

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On Being a Gentleman Armie Hammer(1.25 SP) - He would like 1,250,000. - Alternatively, he will be fine with 925,000 if you can give him a support(or better, if you want) role in your next 6 films. Exposure is always good. Ellen Page(2.00 SP) - She would like 1,600,000. - If you can give her a strong female character that is at least a second lead in your next 6 movies, she is willing to cut the deal down to 1,100,000. - If you can do a film with (at least) 2 strong female characters in either main or second lead in your next 6 movies, and have her play one of them, then she will lower the deal to 900,000. Alison Brie(1.00 SP) - She would like 840,000. Garrett Hedlund(1.15 SP) - He would like 510,000. - If you can give him another role(as long as it's not cameo) in your next 5 movies, he can do this for 300,000. David Slade(1.15 SP) - He would like 200,000 + 24%. He's pretty confident with the script so he's banging on the revenue cut. Lowest deal possible: Pre-release: 2,965,000 Post-release: 24% --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Isiah <div style="text-align:center;">But John Travolta is NOT DONE with you!!!</div> He will sue the heck out of you if you don't cast him in this one. Your studio's lawyer and financial team estimated that you will have to pay about half(50%) of what this film's made to settle the lawsuit. Your studio crews suggest that perhaps the best way to settle this is to add one extra lead character and cast John Travolta in it. Cast him in a voice role(like Ted in...Ted) if you don't think his face on screen is going to help Isiah. OOC: I have to be harsh on this because the rules dictate so. If I am being easy on deal-breaking behaviors, then everyone is going to break them. Now to the film, is this film full 3D(e.g. Hotel Transylvania, Shrek, pretty much any recent animation film) OR part 3D, part real action(e.g. Ted, Life of Pi)? Your financial department mentioned that you might not have the budget to do good full 3D films, maybe a 2D animation would be a safer option. There will be no problem if the film is part 3D, part real action, just make sure to put more money on production for the effects. I will cast it as soon as you reply with your decision. You can cast him or take the deal that you will need to give up a huge part of your film's profit to him. Either way, he is going to get a payday. You just need to think of a solution for your studio to thrive in this deal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="cappyboy" data-cite="cappyboy" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="36553" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>The percentage is agreeable but the soundtrack request could be a challenge. What I know of his discography is the tragedy songs. Laurie, Patches (which I might have considered doing if Laurie weren't better suited this time of year) Ebony Eyes. Stuff like that. Patches could work at the dance. But beyond that, I'm stumped. I'll do some poking around and see what I can do to accommodate him.</div></blockquote> While he is delighted that you are scanning around his discography, he would be fine if you just let him sing two of the movie (virtual) soundtracks, perhaps cover of some other artist's songs that are more suitable. It's optional for you to actually list the songs but if you want to list the two songs he's singing, that would be awesome. I also give you the $2.5M from the government fund for the G-rated Racing Heart. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- General The database should be up-to-date. I am probably revamping the specialty if time allows me in the next few days. The trends might switch in the next few days but a more likely date would be next weekend. I am also putting the event to the front page so it's easier to find.

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<div style="text-align:center;">Checkmate Review by: Mr.G</div> From the studio that produced the recent hit Make Up Your Mind, comes a G-rated movie that tells the tale of Robert Robbie Whitehead(Mason Cook), a chess prodigy that is already a world class player at the young age of 12. After winning the World Youth Chess Championship and with a performance that see him winning the under 20 bracket at the age of 12, he's qualified for the World Chamionship(with no age limit this time) as one of the 32. Assisting in his for glory is his father(played by Edward Norton) and also his chess coach, Sahaj Rout(Dev Patel). The main inner antagonist in this film is probably the boy's lack of confidence, which is displayed a few times throughout this film and he has to hold a fluffy toy in his hand to calm himself down in matches. Still, with good training provided by his coach, he is ready for the World Championship and has advanced pretty well throughout the tournament as long as his confidence was there with him. It was only until the final that he's really having trouble but of course, seeing that this is a G movie, he fights back relentlessly, getting the score back to 2-2 and eventually putting the "3" to his side with a final checkmate and that's about it. All in all, a decent movie judging by the brief plot. However, one thing is lacking here, and a major one at that, is the lack of emotion connection and backstory of the various characters here. The film focus too much and perhaps too solely on the progression of the chess tournament that it doesn't get into the life of Robert at all. One of the main difference between watching a movie about a chess prodigy in a movie than an identical chess prodigy in a real life live broadcast of the World Championship is the emotion connection the audience have toward the prodigy himself. Without the emotion and characterization, the movie just doesn't seem too movie-ish at all, especially when it's a drama that really relies on the characters to be great. There're a lot to explore in the life of a chess prodigy. I know you can't go too dark for a film of this rating but some aspects like social pressure(tons of social attention are on him), alienation from schoolmates/friends(due to jealousy or just not enough time spent with them since he has to do chess training as well), failing school subjects(lack of time for that part) and perhaps the lack of freedom. Tons of option to explore here that are not explore at all. The movie can always go with a positive vibe at the end to counter these negative aspects so it isn't too dark. All I am saying is that a tougher and more realistic life of the prodigy will be great as they provide more insight and positive value for the audience, especially to the kids. The relationship between the prodigy and his father or his coach can also be further explored if the film doesn't want to focus on the sole life of Robert. What's the story of his father? Why there's no sign of his mother at all? Widowed? Separated? Out-station? The single parent angle can really create some spark in the overall story or maybe his father is pushing him too hard to be a prodigy. I am also interested in his coach's story too, especially at that part when he said he's not good enough to get to the World Championship, I really wonder what's his background story but they are not delivered. Hence, I would say Checkmate is a standard sport drama but without the required build-up and merely touched the characters very shallowly so it's really hard to give this more than a 2 stars. So, 2 stars it is. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Misc. Information - While the review isn't too good, a good marketing team means that the theater are still packing on the first few weeks. While the mediocre reviews might have lower the attendance level later on, the lack of choice for family film allows this film to secure arguably more than ordinary amount of audience for a movie of its score. - I actually made two mistakes while negotiation the film like the mis-count of Mason Cook and not negotiate on the cameos. You get Mason Cook at that good price(I would go for slight higher if I realize he's 120k cheaper) and actually I think the cameo will do good in helping to choreographing the chess sequences but since it's my mistake to drop them off, the bonus of good chess match choreography is still there. - Should have taken advantage of the G-movie sponsor event to cast more talents or go for a higher production/marketing budget. - Based on the current content, 90 minutes is definitely a good length. - I have to say you did really well with the scenes design and some extra touching on some scenes like confidence building, the fluffy toys, 12 y.o. on under 20 division and so on but I personally lean toward character developments in a drama so they need to be there. You can drive an action film with action alone and even with a weak plot you can maybe score a 3.0, drama is ultimately driven by well, dramatic stuffs. It could have gotten 2.25 actually but John Oliver really underperformed in this one so it's locked at 2.0. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Revenue: 7,712,000 Budget: 4,000,000 ---------------------------- Gross Profit: 3,712,000 7% bonus: 259,840 ---------------------------- Net Profit: 3,452,160 Grassroots Studios' budget = $10,503,530 + $3,452,160 + $2,500,000(government sponsor) = $16,455,690 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Impact - John Oliver's lack of directing experience really shows on this one. When the material isn't too great, it is really easy to expose the weakness of a green director. Some of the fans argue that a better director might save part of the film by shooting some scenes differently but John Oliver is just isn't on that level. The criticism really hit John Oliver hard and so he will be not taking directing role for 3 weeks(except for previous commitment, if any). Also, his SP is decreased by 0.20, making him the director with lowest SP so far. - Dev Patel is so driven that he actually still look good in this one. For his performance, many gives it one word, "wow" and that is enough to not only save his SP from decreasing but actually boost them by 0.10. - The others are not that lucky as they all take a 0.15 SP penalty except the support, which takes only a minor penalty of 0.05 SP. - You received some fan mails: "Hey there, Mr. Wilhelm Gras. We are grateful that you are giving Dev Patel the chances to display his acting chop. We(one of the Dev Patel's fan group) actually thought his career are going downhill after that horrifying creation known as The Last Airbender." "Screw the children, do more things like Make Up Your Mind, that's good s*** right there!" "Hey dude, give me the contact number of that smart-ass child, I am going to beat him so hard on chess he will cry till he died of dehydration, YOLO!"

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Laurie (Strange Things Happen In This World) - He would like 10% of the film's gross. - He would like at least 2 soundtracks of the movie to be his song(not including from Laurie(Strange Things In This World) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dark Horse I price main supports with second lead's price and minor support iwth the support price. Alejandro González Iñárritu(1.50 SP) - He would like 1,200,000 + 10% of the film's profit. He's fine with only taking 500,000 upfront. Misha Collins(0.85 SP) - He will take the job for 765,000. He appreciate the chance of being a lead so he's fine just taking 200,000 upfront. Jeffery Wright(1.25 SP) - He would like 750,000. - If you can give him at least a supporting role in any of your next 6 films, then he will do this for 400,000 with a 200,000 upfront. Liv Tyler(2.10 SP) - She will do it for 1,260,000. - She understand that you are a new studio so she would like to help you. If you can give her at least another second lead role in any of your next 6 movies, then she will do this for 950,000 and only get them post-release. Chris Cooper(1.35 SP) - He would take 810,000. - He's fine lowering the offer to 750,000 and only taking 350,000 upfront if you agree to give him another role(at least support) in your next 4 movies. Jason Alexdander(1.45 SP) - He would like 880,000. He's actually very interested in the character and is willing to help you out so he's fine taking only 300,000 upfront. Sami Gayle(0.75 SP) - She would like 225,000. - If you can give her another role(at least a support) in your next 6 movies, then she will do this for 150,000. J.K. Simmons(1.60 SP) - He would like 480,000. Aimee Garcia(1.05 SP) - She would take 315,000. Martin Sheen(2.60 SP) - He will be fine with 25,000. Current lowest deal: Pre-release: 2,520,000 Post-release: 3,395,000 + 10% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- @Russelrules44 I learned that lesson long time ago so nowadays when I write on notepad, I always spam the save button every few minutes. <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

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Goliath764 replied to Goliath764's topic in The Dog Pound

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="cappyboy" data-cite="cappyboy" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="36553" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Looks like I got off to a good start. I think I'm ready to try a property acquisition. But question first. Would a lone non-threatening ghost still be considered part of the Horror genre?</div></blockquote> Depend on the story really, if the ghost is not there to terrify people(or even though it is there to terrify people, it's not the main focus of a story or scary) then it can be non-horror. I would categorize a story about a non-threatening ghost helping a lonely boy through his childhood and schoolyard bully to be fantasy, maybe even comedy as well. Casper is an example of a non-horror film with ghost as the protagonist. If the ghost is only a plot device but not really a huge part of a story, then it doesn't has to be horror. It's just a sub-element in this case, not a main one.

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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="wilhelmgras" data-cite="wilhelmgras" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="36553" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Jared Gilmore: Oh, I agree, it's a very standard rate, and he has fully earned the right to ask that amount of money as he is a talented actor. However, I generally want people who are hungry for their chance to work their way up, like Dev Patel. Mason Cook: How about 480.000 and the lead in the sequel? However, do note that there will only be a sequel if this movie gives me more than 2.500.000 profit. Edward Norton: Then it's a deal.</div></blockquote> Mason Cook - 20K less for a possible lead in future is a good gamble, deal.

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<div style="text-align:center;">Racing Hearts Review by: Mr.G</div> Racing Hearts hit the family market with a re-tell of an ancient Greek story, the race between Atalanta and Milanion. Okay, that might not be the complete story, as this film is not only about the race but the life of Atalanta from her birth to the race(and a little after that too). Atalanta's story isn't really that happy to begin with. Apparently, sexism exists in ancient Greek too and Atalanta is abandoned by his father as she was dropped into the wilderness by the servants. Lucky for her, the deities refuse to let her die that way(if only they could do so to every abandoned baby out there). She eventually found by a bunch of hunters after surviving with the help of a she-bear. Trained by the hunters, Atalanta grows up to be great athlete, one that can best many men in any sort of athletic competition. She returns to her family but things don't go well for a very long time. She's forced into marrying somebody...and just anybody, really, and she has to do something to prevent it and her condition is that one must win her in a race to be her husband; failing the race though and one has to die. Personally, I think the idea of putting the loser to death seems more "PG" than "G". Of course, there's graphic scene at all but the idea alone might not be good for young(er) children. Milanion is introduced at this point, a fearless man, challenge Atalanta to a race despite that many have died after losing to her. Both of them find each other lovely, love at first sight at its finest, and Milanion is given some help from a goddess, ultimately win the race and they live happily ever after. Overall, interesting story with some changes to the source material. It's a simple and strong story, something that works best in G rating. However, I do have some picking to do. Schoeneus(Atalanta) has the potential to be a stronger antagonist. I understand that in the source material, he just accepts Atalanta back to the family easily but I really don't find it to be that easy in most cases. There should be a better and proper reason for Schoeneus to take her back to the family. After all, he could have just act like he doesn't know her and not take her back if he wants to. There should be some motivation, like maybe he have heard of the athleticism of Atalanta and feels that winning a ton of competition might be a good way to earn a lot or money or bolster the fame of the family and another reason to put her to the path of marriage. Another reason Schoeneus needs to be a strong antagonist is that he's the only character that is opposing the protagonist and only by having a good antagonist, one can truly show how good the protagonist is. Also, Schoeneus is ultimately the only opposition in this film so he has to show more effort in making Atalanta's life hard. You can have one massive blockade or a ton of small blockades in a story, this one leans on one massive blockade. Milanion could use more time actually. At the current state of the story, the romance begins a little bit too late into the story and there's not really that much of buildup. To sell the romance, there should be more connection and development between the two characters. Or at least let the audience know both of them fairly well. Of course, we know enough of Atalanta but Milanion could use more screentime in establishing himself so the audience care enough to cheer for him in the race as he should be the one we cheer in the race. We definitely don't want to see him die, eh? While I am glad that Milanion is a brave and confident man, the story dictates that he has to win with some help of Aphrodite. The motivation of Aphrodite, to me, is one of the biggest problem of this film to me. While I would be fine if Milanion asks for help himself, Aphrodite coming to Milanion on her own and the reason is that Atalanta has greatly disappointed the goddess of love is "out of nowhere". I don't even know why the goddess of love is disappointed in Atalanta anyway. To me, the deities' motivation is the weak point of this film. All of them pretty much goes nowhere: Aphrodite wants Atalanta to teach the heartless jerk(his dad) a lesson, there's no lesson to the end, Aphrodite is disappinted with Atalanta, yet she helps her find love in Milanion. I assume the studio wants to avoid the more mature theme like virginity and revenge sort of thing but maybe the studio can rewrite and implement some of their own ideas rather than trying to follow the original strictly and forming holes on this part of the plot. While there's not many big problems in the overall story and the story is fine as it is, some minor issues stop this from being better. Still, this movie is good, very good actually, and I am pretty sure the parents are glad that there's finally a movie for the whole family in theater. I give this one a 3.25 stars, it's pretty close to 3.5 stars at the current state and I can see this being 4 stars and above if executed flawlessly. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Misc. Information - While the production value is good, the artist team seems to be underperformed a little bit throughout the production phase and the overall art is slightly under average for an animation with a $500,000 budget. - People nowadays are used to CG animation in the big screen and some are reluctant toward traditional animation. Well, the good news is, there's not many family films at this moment and so pretty much every movie-going families put Racing Hearts into consideration. The marketing does an average job but it's the right film at the right time so the gain is huge. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Revenue: 19,182,000 Budget: 2,917,000 ---------------------------- Gross Profit: 16,265,000 15% bonus: 2,439,750 ---------------------------- Net Profit: 13,825,520 Amalgamated Artists' budget = $3,000,000 + $13,825,520 = $16,825,250 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Impact - A out-of-nowhere hit of a family film in Halloween season is pretty impressive, and that means the entire cast has their SP increased by 0.25. - Ashleigh Ball and Sam Vincent get an additional 0.10 SP boost for being the main leads of this movie.

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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="wilhelmgras" data-cite="wilhelmgras" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="36553" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Jared Gilmore: well, he's very up to date when it comes to funding for this movie. does he also know i don't like to overpay for my talent? i'll keep his offer in mind, and i'll get back to him when i know about the cost of the rest of the cast. in the mean time, can i have the cost of mason cook as a back-up? Dev Patel: See, this is exactly what i'm talking about. deal! Edward Norton: I understand his view of being the second lead in the next movie. However, I didn't get whether the fee you named for this movie was based on the assumption he'll be support, or second lead (as i had put '(large) support' in my original description of the role). Rade Serbedzija: Deal John Oliver: Deal</div></blockquote> Jared Gilmore - He doesn't think he is overpaid at all, it's a very standard rate. Mason Cook(0.60 SP) - He would like 600,000. Edward Norton - He's on second lead for this one.

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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="dakydaky" data-cite="dakydaky" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="36553" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Just letting you know I'm still around, just that my movie is taking quite a bit too make, but will be posted eventually.</div></blockquote> Every writer takes time for inspiration. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Checkmate Jared Gilmore(0.75 SP) - He doesn't see why he would lower his price for a sequel that might or might not be made. Also, his agent is well-aware of the extra funding from the government for a children-friendly movie and this is definitely one. With the current cast, they are pretty sure you have enough money to cover the 750,000 so they are not dropping it. Dev Patel(1.25 SP) - He's fine with the sequel offer but he would like 837,500 to go with it instead of the 750,000 you proposed. Edward Norton(2.20 SP) - At least a second lead means that you need to put him as the main lead OR the second lead but NOT the support to fuifill the condition, in any of your next 5 film. Rade Serbedzija(0.70 SP) - How about 300,000? John Oliver(0.90 SP) - 777,000 + 7%? An aging system will be confusing as heck(and painful to keep track) so talents age the same as real life. It's probably not realistic but I don't see another way to do this especially when we have no regen at all. I guess we can delay the award for 2 more weeks and see how it goes. Personally, the current amount of films we have are pretty okay IMO. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fables: The Lost Castle Anna Paquin(1.75 SP) - SHe could go as low as 500,000 pre + 750,000 post + 3.5% on this one + 3% for sequel. No talent like to get money oblt after the thing is all wrapped up anyway. Ben Affleck(3.80 SP) - He could live with that, deal. Current deals: Pre-release: 5,630,000 Post-release: 5,800,000 + 16.5% -------------- Sequel: 9% + 2Ms on marketing and production = 7,630,000 to start.

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Fables: The Lost Castle Zac Efron(1.10 SP) - I assume you means 700,000: 300,000 pre + 400,000 post. 5% for sequel, none for now. - He would like to switch it a little bit: 400,000 pre + 300,000 post. 6% for sequel. Anna Paquin(1.75 SP) - Her new offer is 1,250,000: 1,000,000 pre + 250,000 post + 2.5% on this one + 3% for sequel. James Franco(2.20 SP) - He would take the 850,000 with 500,000 post-release. - The second lead role promise is still there. Casey Affleck(2.15 SP) - He doesn't understand the difference between him dropping price vs Ben dropping price but alright. Aaron Paul(1.25 SP) - He realize tons of big stars are taking splits so he has no objection on it. John Malkovich(2.80 SP) - It might give the project a positive boost or a negative. Events can happen and you never know what events will them be. *eye blinks* - Deal on the proposal. Ben Affleck(3.80 SP) - He's fine with the deal except he wants 3,050,000. 50K more than your initial proposal. Current deals: Pre-release: 6,180,000 Post-release: 5,250,000 + 15.5% -------------- Sequel: 9% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Checkmate Jared Gilmore(0.75 SP) - He will do it for 750,000 Dev Patel(1.25 SP) - He is happy to work with you again. He will go for 937,500 for this one. Edward Norton(2.20 SP) - He will work for 1,540,000 OR 1,000,000 if you can give him at least a second lead role in your next 5. Rade Serbedzija(0.70 SP) - He will take 350,000 Magnus Carlsen - He would like 10,000. Hikaru Nakamura - He would like 10,000. John Oliver(0.90 SP) - He will take 810,000 + 8%. Total: Pre-release: 3,867,500 Post-release: 8% I don't think they need to be added to the list either. I assume you want to make them the opponents of Jared Gilmore. I would put large support as second lead. I thought of splitting the 3 categories into 4 but then I realize it will screwed up the movie history page so I didn't. The reason why I use "Second lead" to categorize the (obviously) second lead and also the more important supports is that support is kind of a vague term, as sometime they put the important characters into support category(like putting Jamie Foxx into the supporting actor category for Oscar while he's probably the second lead there) so I decided to just have second lead cover the important-but-not-too-important characters while support cover the non-significant characters of a story. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Award(a.k.a. Oscar, but we won't call it Oscar) Initially, I plan to do host an award every 4 weeks(which in my mind, is 1 in-game year). Every player will be given the right to nominate and vote to determine the winner of said award. Do you all think we have enough movies to do an award, or would you all prefer to hold it till a later date?

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Fables: The Last Castle Zac Efron(1.10 SP) - It's more of a future security but if you want him to take lower money for now too. He would like 550,000 pre-release + 2% for this movie + 5% for the sequel. Anna Paquin(1.75 SP) - She's fine with all the requests, red hair and nudity, no problem. - With that said, she will go for 1,400,000 + 2% on this one + 3% for sequel. Cliff Curtis(1.00 SP) - He considers and he would like 400,000 pre + 250,000 post. Ethan Hawke(2.00 SP) - 800,000 + future role is a deal. James Franco(2.20 SP) - What about 900,000 + (at least) a second lead role in 1 of your next 6 movies? Casey Affleck(2.15 SP) - He will give you his price after the talk with Ben Affleck. Eliza Dushku(1.50 SP) - She will take 900,000: 600,000 pre + 300,000 post. Aaron Paul(1.25 SP) - He will lower his offer to 210,000. Ryan Gosling(2.40 SP) - He feels that getting some money upfront is needed to maintain his star status(as in he doesn't want to feel like he is easily pleased and manipulated) so he would like a 300,000 pre + 200,000 post split if possible and it's a deal if you accept. Eric Stonestreet(1.30 SP) - He's happy with the 250,000 pre + 250,000 post offer and has tried to talk Ty Burrell to do the same. Ty Burrell(1.15 SP) - Despite the talk with Eric Stonestreet, Ty Burrell would like a little bit more if he was to split: 275,000 pre + 325,000 post. Natalie Portman(3.05 SP) - She will be fine with 600,000 if you can give her better trailer and treatment than other supports. The better treatment thing will cost you 50,000. John Malkovich(2.80 SP) - He's actually interested in joining the producer team if you allow it. He will do this for 780,000 + 2% if you agree. Christopher Walken(2.50 SP) - He would like 1,125,000. Ben Affleck(3.80 SP) - He's very interested in coming back to a comic book adaptation, to clear away his image as Daredevil. - He will not lower his price but Casey Affleck will if he's in the team. - He would like to be given an on-screen role in sequel if possible, doesn't have to be an important character, just a character. - He would like 3,150,000 + 11%. He will be fine with 650,000 upfront. Current deals: Pre-release: 6,815,000 Post-release: 3,875,000 + 17% ------------ Sequel: 8% - I excluded James Franco from the total since Casey Affleck is pending. - The Natalie Portman's "better treatment" cost is included in post-release. - John Malkovich is the lower against Christopher Walken so I use that on the total.

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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Russelrules44" data-cite="Russelrules44" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="36553" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Well, I figured out the beginning sorta. But i'm kinda taking a break from the game...What? School's a pinch. (Jericho: Pinch?) It's a family website, Best I could do. (Jericho: What are we 9?)</div></blockquote> Take your time. <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="cappyboy" data-cite="cappyboy" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="36553" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Adaptor struck me for two reasons. The fact it had been neglected so far and the fact I intend to attempt the franchise game once I get grounded and already have two key properties locked in on that I don't expect to any of the other players to have on their radar. Plus the potential to do mythology movies like this one means that adaptation bonus should come in handy. Let's go Romance for the second genre. I'd be shooting more for a female audience with Atalanta's story. I have other properties in mind for later which would benefit more from the Fantasy classification. And considering the subset of talent I'm drawing from, I'm not surprised by the SP issue. I went this route specifically because I wanted to see how you'd handle it.</div></blockquote> I might change adaptor's abilities when I have a chance to look over it. Bonus rating doesn't seem fair. I am thinking of changing it to an easier adaptation negotiation process and perhaps some extra income from adaptation movie. Well, not official yet. It's a tough situation to handle, never thought there's so much to think about for a simple forum game. I did some Googling and come to the conclusion that production budget has a great impact for an animation(much more than live action) and the big Hollywood animation usually use Hollywood talent as voice actor instead of the pro voice talents so the talent you use are probably going to be on the low side. I also think that star power isn't that important in animation, so the story content and also production budget are big parts of the profit solution. Is it a 2D or 3D animation? Ashleigh Ball(0.25 SP) - She will take the job for 250,000. Samuel Vincent(0.40 SP) - He will do it for 375,000. Maurice LaMarche(0.85 SP) - He would like 467,500. Tabitha St.Germain(0.55 SP) - She would like 275,000. Lauren Faust(0.90 SP) - She would like 800,000 + 15%. Total: Pre-release: 2,167,500 Post-release: 15% <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="wilhelmgras" data-cite="wilhelmgras" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="36553" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>thanks. also: are the new trends still on their way?</div></blockquote> Yup. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trend - The trend of fantasy has died down a little bit...especially when there's not many fantasies out there at all. - People wanted to give sci-fi another chance but not many are expecting too much about them. - Crime remains in the trend although less powerful than previously - Halloween is around the corner and that means Horror is on high demand - Some people just don't like horror at all(mostly because they don't have the balls for it) and thus trying to seek the opposite in the form of romance --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Event <div style="text-align:center;">Hey, What About The Children?</div> <div style="text-align:center;">Due to the influx of R-rated films and the lack of children-friendly film, multiple organisations around America, lead by Voices for America's Children, are protesting that there should be more movie for the younger generation. With that said, the government decided to put out some funding for studios willing to do family-friendly films. The film must be G or PG. It's first come, first serve, the next 3 G or PG film will be given an extra 2,500,000 of working fund.</div>

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Goliath764 replied to Goliath764's topic in The Dog Pound

You can start with high level talent instantly here. I implemented the post-release payday and non-cash deal for those occasion. Dakydaky has been using big talents since his first film and he's doing well. You will not earn as much from using huge talents at the beginning but it's doable as long as your movie receive fair rating. Of course, one might not earn money as fast with big talents but it's still very doable. You can do five films with big talents in them and earn a fair share with everyone of them or shoot for maybe 1-2 films of lower rank talent to boost the initial capital, then start throwing tons of talent into the future films. Both paths lead to success. My bad, it's a typo. I will update the sheet later. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fable: The Last Castle DC thinks that Zac Efron is likely the correct choice and they are okay with the lower star power of the main star since the movie is backed up by a huge cast. You could still talk to the others if you want to. DC wants to understand any reason you are making this NC-17 as NC-17 film typically don't make a lot of money and that's a huge concern to DC. OOC: I am unfamilar with the Fables comic book series. How's the tone of the series, dark and gritty? Zac Efron(1.10 SP) - He will take the role for 700,000. - He would like 5% of the sequel(none for now). Isla Fisher(2.05 SP) - She isn't that fond of nudity to be frank and wonder if you can lower it to partial nudity at best. - She will based her price on the feedback of said request. Cliff Curtis(1.00 SP) - He would take 800,000. Ethan Hawke(2.00 SP) - He wants 1,200,000. James Franco(2.20 SP) - He wonders if you can work Robin Hood into future sequels. - He will base his price on the feedback. Eliza Dushku(1.50 SP) - I think she dyed her hair blonde this year so that's done. - She will go for 1,150,000. Aaron Paul(1.25 SP) - He's happy to get movie role and a possible future role too so he's fine taking just 325,000 for this one. Ryan Gosling(2.40 SP) - He will take 960,000. - He will work for 520,000 if you can give him a main lead role in your next 6 films. Eric Stonestreet(1.30 SP) - He's happy that you are fulfilling the deal so he will take 500,000 for this one. Ty Burrell(1.15 SP) - He will take 550,000. Natalie Portman(3.05 SP) - There's big future role, so she is fine taking 750,000 for this one. Gene Hackman is retired so you need another talent. He doesn't feel like returning to the industry for a minor role. Bradley Cooper(2.75 SP) - He will take 50,000. Brooklyn Decker(0.80 SP) - She will just take 3,000 as there's a future role. DC doesn't seem too happy with Jon Favreau as the director as he's the executive producer of The Avengers and also directed the first two Iron Man while being the executive producer for all three. He wonders if you have any alternative. They acknowledged his works too, it's definitely contradicting and they want your input. On my definition, huge support are considered as "second lead" so the main support are given the second lead price. You can adjust again to move some to support as you see fit and I can re-price. Tips: Try to work for some post-release payment. Lowest Count so far: Pre-release: 6,223,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Racing Hearts I actually plan to remove adaptor from studio bonus as I feel it's unworthy as it is. Since you are interested in it, it will stay. Your movie can have a maximum of two main genres. Animation is a genre here. So you need to choose one more from Fantasy(I consider Mythic a sub-genre of fantasy, just so keep the number of genres reasonable) or Romance. I will give you the price for the cast later. I am just having a hard time figuring out their SP.

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Goliath764 replied to Goliath764's topic in The Dog Pound

<div style="text-align:center;">Make Up Your Mind Review by: Mr.G</div> Make Up Your Mind revolves around three kidnappers and the kidnapped and in an interesting way. The movie starts with a long and HUGE - I know it might not be huge in size but in a movie, it's huge enough to take up that amount of screentime - talk of political issue. It's clear that the screenplay writer has a fair knowledge of politics and it's displayed well here in this film and it sets a very good starting point on the film's tone -- it's as serious as it can be. I will argue that putting a huge lecture like this one in a film is a risky move as it's not necessarily in everyone's interest to listen to that and it might directly affect the mood of the audience, be it positively or negatively. The character's backgrounds are fed to the audience at the beginning, perhaps a little bit too much. Sometime, it's best to hold something and reveal them later into the film to provoke attention from the audience or to serve as some sort of surprise element. Well, at least it's not that bad of an approach as it explains the motive of all three characters at once. I expect a realistic approach of the crime execution, mainly because this is a crime film, yet Hansen(Mischa Barton) is (too) easily kidnapped in the next segment of the movie. I would expect at least a montage of the three kidnappers researching their target. Marcus(Jordan Masterson) could have utilize his telemarketer background to work for(infiltrate) the company and dig information of Hansen and so on. Perhaps one of the three can be a hacker or something. It's the modern era, kidnapping isn't that easy to execute, especially the daughter of a big oil company's CEO. I kind of expect bodyguard too but I guess the lack of security can be credited as the lack of love from her brother but the movie should have been more clear on this part. It's just too easy and that's not realistic and not people want from a crime film. I also don't really see how the police can directly disallow someone from doing ransom but I am not really a law buff so I will let that one slide. The people's support on this EDS is a little bit too over from what I see. I could see some extremist agree with their ideal but for the mass to support them seems a bit far-fetched. The follow parts though did so well that I could care less about the problematic parts. The interaction between the four of them are so good that you just don't care about any flaws at all of that part. The final part showdown is pretty good too although it kind of tick me off on the front part. The police are so good when it comes to bank robbery yet they cannot do anything about a kidnapping case after a few months? I don't think so in year 2013 as the high-tech operation level of police should be able to handle the kidnapping. A biopic of Patty Hearst's case will be better here since police in 1970s has a lower level of tech thus it's harder on the police side at that time. Well, back to the final part, the ending is great on its own. Hansen's speech is the highlight and it makes her character much more in-depth and cunning as she seems to be using her wit to fake a Stockholm Syndrome and eventually save herself from the kidnapping situation. Or it might be that she just finding any reason to hold her status. Lots of way to interpret it that's one of the trait of a great movie, which everyone can view it differently than others and yet be relatively correct at the end. However, some fundamental flaws in the story and also a fairly regular performance from the cast locks this one at a 3 stars. It's still a good film overall and worthy to be seen but it doesn't hit the maximum of the idea's potential. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Misc. Information - The marketing team did their best but the overall star power is kind of at an indie level so it's not easy to get a huge lot of attention. - The film did get a fair bit of attention after the first week, as discussion were made in various film sites and the crime trend means a lot of people are interested in this. - The production value is pretty high for this one, could have been slightly lower. - A few slow scenes in this one, mostly because of the execution of Alister Grierson and that kinds of make the 135 minutes feel a little bit longer than needed. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Revenue: 11,821,000 Budget: 3,000,000 ---------------------------- Gross Profit: 8,821,000 Post-release: 700,000 7% bonus: 617,470 ---------------------------- Net Profit: 7,503,530 Grassroots Studios' budget = $3,000,000 + $7,503,530 = $10,503,530 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Impact - Mischa Barton gets the highest attention out of this film and her SP increased from 0.85 to 1.10. - Dev Pavel upstages the other male lead in this one, earning him a good boost of 0.25. His new SP is now 1.25. - The other two leads still gains a little since it's a successful movie. Both of them get a 0.10 boost. - Alister Grierson did a very average job actually but it's still above the expectation that everyone has given him and that gives him a fair boost of 0.20. His new SP is 1.10.

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Goliath764 replied to Goliath764's topic in The Dog Pound

@wilhermgras Hey sorry for the hold-up, I will review it by tomorrow when I am fully concentrated. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- @Ayden I will do the full cast for you tomorrow as well. With the game going slower, I think I am fine handling it alone but thanks for asking. But for now, a message from DC Comics: - They do understand that there's not many young stars with high SP but they have a request on this. They would like you to maybe find two alternative for Boy Blue so they can compare that two alternative against Zac Efron. - They wonder if you have any alternative for Robin Hood. They don't really like Jeremy Renner to represent Robin Hood after he's Hawkeye of Marvel.(Not a hard request, you can still use Jeremy Renner) - Do note that cameo are more for amusement. If a character has some impact in the story of this flick, then it is a support and not cameo. Just reminding. - Genre would be Action I guess or Fantasy. To me, story book characters on Earth is definitely fantasy. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- @cappyboy I admit that the price can be a too high but after going on with it at the beginning, I don't think changing them now is fair so I am still going with it for now. I like the idea of starting at the bottom but I can see that not being interesting to others. Initially, the purpose is just so that talent costs something and has to be part of the consideration rather than a "sandbox" approach like the original The Movie Game, in which talent are very cheap but I guess I overdo it a little bit too much. And all you need is a good first movie with low-level cast and you are likely able to cast a good flick. Or you can always see if any of the more established studios are willing to lend you money for your flick. I am also thinking of doing some events just to give money to players to make films but that's more of a future thing. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- @General I am thinking of adjusting the profit to get the people out of the "poor zone" faster. I am thinking of making things easier on the rating side too as I think I am being too critical on that aspect - I am a critic in a web-based game where I review players' (amateur) screenplay so I tend to be a d*** at times - just so things can be easier for the players. While I appreciate that players are taking their time to write their movies, I am trying to figure out how to grade both short and long movies fairly just so the game is fun for any kind of players, if anyone has suggestion on this part, feel free to discuss in this thread. Also, the trend is going to change soon.

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Goliath764 replied to Goliath764's topic in The Dog Pound

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="wilhelmgras" data-cite="wilhelmgras" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="36553" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>well, let's wrap this up then. i'd like to offer alister grierson 750,000 +7% with the message that i have to go for someone else if he thinks this is unacceptable (read: if grierson rejects, i'll take greenspan). (i'll write the story tomorrow)</div></blockquote> Alister Grierson considers...and decided to take it. When you are trying to prove yourself in Hollywood, you really have to take any offer your way.

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Goliath764 replied to Goliath764's topic in The Dog Pound

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="wilhelmgras" data-cite="wilhelmgras" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="36553" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I can't accept the marcus nispel deal. As I am really busy at the moment I can't ask for the costs of directors one by one. So, could you give me the costs of the following guys: Alister Grierson, Jaume Collet-Serra, Neil Burger, Michael Greenspan, and Joe Wright? For now I should have a line-up of: Armie Hammer (775.000 of which 225.000 up front and another leading role in one of my next three movies, but only if my company makes a net profit on this movie) Mischa Barton (550,000 + 1 second lead within next 5 movies) Jordan Masterson (450,000) Dev Patel (If you can give him at least secondary lead role in your next 5 movies, he will do this for 350,000 and taking 150,000 upfront) which gives me a total of: pre-release: 1,375,000 post release: 700,000 is this correct?</div></blockquote> You are right on the money. Director list: Alister Grierson(0.90 SP) Jaume Collet-Serra(1.35 SP) Neil Burger(1.20 SP) Michael Greenspan(0.90 SP) Joe Wright(1.50 SP) Since I assume you are looking to save money, I will offer the two lowest: Alister Grierson(0.90 SP) - He would like 700,000 + 10% Michael Greenspan(0.90 SP) - He would like 800,000 + 7% GM's Note: I don't give director lower than 0.90 SP because I consider them a huge part of a movie. The range for director is 90%-120% so the best ordinary deal you can get is 810,000 before other requirement and deal. Do note that you have already done a pretty good job in saving money for the first movie, you have like a little less than 1M for non-talent cost while others only have like 300K in their first film, which I have to admit you are making my job harder to do on the finance stimulation part. Do note that star power is something, a production of certain size and amount has to be backed up by a fair share of star power.

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Goliath764 replied to Goliath764's topic in The Dog Pound

Pre-release: 10,972,500 Post-release: 1,450,000 + 10%

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Goliath764 replied to Goliath764's topic in The Dog Pound

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="dakydaky" data-cite="dakydaky" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="36553" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Shia LaBeouf: We can only give you 2,700,000 and no movie bonus as we feel you are already credited enough by getting the first lead in this movie. Laurence Fishburne: What does 1,050,000 sound like? Peter Jackson: We can offer you either: 2,600,000 + no percentage 2,000,000 + 10%</div></blockquote> Shia LaBeouf - He considers for a while...and decided to go with a yes. So yes, he accepts the job. - Edit: NEW OFFER: And then he take back his words. He is a regular lead nowadays and don't see why it's "credited enough" to be one again. His re-offer is 2,800,000 + 3% OR 3,100,000. Laurence Fishburne - Deal. Peter Jackson - 2,200,000 with only 2,000,000 upfront + 10% OR 3,200,000

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Goliath764 replied to Goliath764's topic in The Dog Pound

Nathan Jones has been in more movies than Gail Kim. Gail Kim is allowed in this game, so is Nathan Jones.

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Goliath764 replied to Goliath764's topic in The Dog Pound

Make Up Your Mind Mischa Barton - Not that hard of a choice, she would take 550,000 + 1 second lead within next 5 movies. Marcus Nispel - Yup, 1 of your next 4. And no worry, English is my second language so mine should be poorer. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- How The Wind Blows Shia LaBeouf(2.70 SP) - He would like 2,850,000 + 5% of the movie's profit. Rade Serbedzija(0.70 SP) - He would take 350,000. Emilia Clarke(1.00 SP) - She wants bigger job and will do this for free if you can give her one (at least) second lead role in your next 5 movies. Casey Affleck(2.15 SP) - He wants 1,720,000. - He can lower his offer to 1,250,000 post-release if you are willing to put and his brother, Ben Affleck, in the same film in future. Both of them have to be main leads and there can be no other main leads other than them. This has to be done within your next 8 movies. Laurence Fishburne(1.85 SP) - He wants 1,110,000. Scott Adkins(0.95 SP) - He would like 617,500. - He requests his character to have melee scene(s) as he thinks it's what's he is best at, compared to gun-blazing action. Benjamin Bratt(1.00 SP) - He would like 800,000. Cliff Curtis(1.00 SP) - He demands 520,000. Terrence Stamp(1.25 SP) - He would like 750,000. Dave Franco(0.60 SP) - He will do it for free if you can give him a support role within your next 2 movies. Nathan Jones(0.40 SP) - He will be fine with 5,000. Eric Bana(1.70 SP) - He would like 850,000. Dustin Hoffman(2.60 SP) - He would take 930,000. Peter Jackson(3.20 SP) - He will take 2,600,000 + 10% of the movie's profit OR 2,000,000 + 15%. - He would like to be part of the producing team as he feels his experience in that aspect will help the overall operation and progression of this film. Lowest deal: Pre-release: 10,782,500 Post-release: 1,250,000 + 20%

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Goliath764 replied to Goliath764's topic in The Dog Pound

@Russelrules44 Do note that you can start now since everything is set. And I am not sure if I offended you within this thread but I am sorry if I do(I read your ultimatum thread). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Make Up Your Mind Mischa Barton - The terms are unclear. My guess is one proposal is "pre-" and one is "post-" but you stated them both as "550,000 pre-release" there. In the case of 550,000 pre-release, does she gets two roles: a second lead in your next five AND support in next three? Marcus Nispel - The lowest he can go is 800,000 + 12% along with a director role in your next 4 movies. Pre-release: 1,925,000 Post-release: 1,050,000 + 12% GM's Note: Ultimately, the directors are more highly paid than actors because I always assume it's this way in real life. Also, as a GM, I am trying to make sure a fair amount of money are spent on talent at the pre-release stage because no talent likes taking money post-release. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hornswuggel I need the rating.

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Movie 666 John Travolta(3.60 SP) - John Travolta cares more about redemption than money right now so he would take 3,600,000 + 5% of the film and all of them post-release. - Andy Garcia(2.10 SP) - He would take 1,155,000. He's fine taking only 555,000 upfront. Aaron Staton(0.65 SP) - For the role offer, he would like a (at least) second lead role(since you said much better) in your next 5 movies. - For this one, he will take 200,000. Zac Efron(1.10 SP) - He would take 770,000. Selena Gomez(0.45 SP) - She would take 270,000. - She really wants to put her career back on track and so if you are willing to give her another (at least) support role in your next 5 movies, she will do this for 180,000. Coen Brothers(2.25 SP) - They would like 2,250,000 OR 1,500,000 with 400,000 upfront + 15%. Lowest deal possible: Pre-release: 2,105,000 Post-release: 5,100,000 + 20% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Make Up Your Mind Armie Hammer(1.15 SP) - Deal Mischa Barton(0.85 SP) - She would like 700,000; 500,000 upfront. - If you can give her another role(at least supporting) in your next 5 movies, then she can lower the upfront to 300,000. Jordan Masterson(0.60 SP) - He would like 450,000. Marcus Nispel(1.10 SP) - He would like 900,000 + 15% OR 1,200,000 + 10%. Lowest deal possible: Pre-release: 2,025,000 Post-release: 1,050,000 + 15%

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Make Up Your Mind Just leave it as Crime for a safer bet. The "crime" genre along covers a lot of field, you can insert action, romance, comedy and other elements and leave the genre as "crime", it still fits. I am pretty sure every movie has a bit of every elements, but only the main genre(s) is listed out to attract the right crowd, e.g. you can have a crime film that revolves around a couple of criminal with a fair share of romance but you don't need to brand it as "crime/romance" because ultimately, the main focus is the crime. You should only do dual main genres if you are absolutely delivering both(like action/sci-fi for Transformers). Armie Hammer(1.15 SP) - Armie Hammer is eager to grow bigger in Hollywood, he's willing to do this for 725,000 and only 225,000 upfront if you can give him another lead role in your next 5 movies. Otherwise, he would take 1,150,000 total and upfront. Olivia Wilde(2.00 SP) - Olivia Wilde would like 1,600,000. She's fine taking half of them upfront and the other half post-release if you can give her 3% of the movie's profit. Otherwise, she would like 1,600,000 upfront. Nicholas Hault(1.60 SP) - Nicholas would like 960,000. He's fine taking 480,000 upfront; 480,000 post-release. Dev Patel(1.00 SP) - Dev Patel is desperate for work. If you are willing to give him another role(at least supporting) in your next 4 movies then he will do this for 450,000 and only taking 200,000 upfront. - If you can give him at least secondary lead role in your next 5 movies, he will do this for 350,000 and taking 150,000 upfront. David Cronenberg(1.50 SP) - He would like 1,500,000 total with 1,200,000 upfront + 10% of the movie's profit OR 1,100,000 total and upfront + 20% of the movie's profit. Lowest deal possible: Pre-release: 2,755,000 Post-release: 1,980,000 + 23% ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- How the Wind Blows I need director and you need to put your "third lead" to either secondary lead(big supporting characters belong here too) or support. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fables/Mass Effect There's no limit yet, I might consider a cap if someone is hoarding a ton of franchises and not using them but until then, there's no limit. However, there's a 1 franchise per day rule, so you need 2 days to take both of them if you would like both. As for time limit, I am thinking 1 month of real life time, just so it's available to others later on if a player doesn't do anything with a franchise. DC Comics accept your proposal. EA cares only about the money(Yes EA, I am talking to you), casting choice control really isn't something that care too much about. EA counters with 60% + 2,000,000. 1,000,000 upfront and 1,000,000 post-release. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- @cappyboy Trial and error, or you can always check out the previous movies for insight. And you are not going to make a blockbuster with 3M. Well, you can try to do a blockbuster but it will not look or have the level of production value of a real blockbuster. But of course, effects are allowed, not going to be so strict on that aspect. @wilhelmgras The marketing genius power is a bonus on the budget. A marketing genius team can do better with the budget than a regular team but you still need to give them the budget for them to do stuff. Reducing the budget can be an approach; another approach is to slam a lot of money on it and bet that marketing is the key for the movie(which may and may not work well, depend on a lot of things).

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