Movie Tycoon 5

FlameSnoopy · April 24, 2017

<div style="text-align:center;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">ACE'S AND EIGHTS (STUDIO: THE VIPER'S DEN)</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The Viper's Den return with their second movie, Aces And Eights — the dramatic tale of an Arizona biker gang. Backed by a solid five million production budget by WWE and an excellent performance by director Robert Rodriguez, the movie has a steady base to do well. The studio has a bigger budget for this than their previous effort and it shows instantly.</div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The problem with depicting organized crime on screen is that the crime organizations always come off small time due to the sheer lack of employees involved. Even the most critically approved productions fall for it and Aces And Eights is no different. The de-facto leader of the gang, played by Zac Efron, has expanded with only three new members in five years. So in total, the gang has five members and a bartender. That does not usher out much fear on a grander scale.</div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The Aces And Eights have a rival organization named Los Dineros. Apparently the leader of the aforementioned gang, played by Rey Mysterio, chooses fit to visit a rival member's house without any backup to bury the hatchet. No peace, so </div><div style="margin-left:25px;">naturally</div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Los Dineros trash their regular drinking establishment. Then the apparent vandal returns to the scene of the crime — after previously tagging the gang tag in the wall — to insult the Aces And Eights. Bullets fly. None hit, Matrix style. So now the two gangs agree to a fist fight, which just derails the plot further off.</div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;">

After the twist, the plot picks up big time and doesn't let off. The ending is very dramatic, but turned off some viewers, who were emotionally invested. Zac Efron shined through in his role, he was far better than the rest of the cast who pulled mediocre performances. Without him there is not much of a sequel. Unfortunately, Efron was held back by a weak performance by Miranda Cosgrove. She was once again unmotivated, but this time it showed on screen. With two lackluster performances, the critics question whether or not the actress is suited for film. Worst of all her role was not even needed, her time on the screen could have been left on the cutting room floor to be honest. If there is one flaw in the work of Rodriguez as the director, is that he and Rey Mysterio are completely off beat, the two clearly have awful chemistry working together.</div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Aces And Eights could have been a whole lot better if more time was spent on polishing the plot and mirroring that, if the cast had spent more effort delivering a dramatic performance. Varying levels of initial concern were put on the casting of the movie — many alike thought only Steve Austin would fit well (as he did) with the stylistic ambition of the script. At times, it is worth just appreciating the production values, great direction and beautiful camera work of Aces And Eights, yet the many flaws detract the potential of the picture.</div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div><div style="text-align:center;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">2.1</div><div style="margin-left:25px;">

[CRITICAL RATING]</div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;">

TOTAL BUDGET: $14.1M (+$5.0M from WWE)</div><div style="margin-left:25px;">

TOTAL BOX OFFICE REVENUE: $20.4M</div><div style="margin-left:25px;">

TOTAL FROM PHYSICAL COPIES: $4.2M</div><div style="margin-left:25px;">

WWE's Cut: $8.1M</div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;">

THE VIPER'S DEN made a profit of $2.4M, your total balance now stands at $16.5M.</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;">

TALENT NOTES:</div><div style="margin-left:25px;">

› Robert Rodriguez was excellent as the director. His Directing has gone from 2.0 to 2.5. Rodriguez thinks the movie would've made more money with a bigger marketing budget.</div><div style="margin-left:25px;">

› Zac Efron was a complete success as a lead. His Star Power has gone from 3.0 to 3.5.</div><div style="margin-left:25px;">

› Miranda Cosgrove managed to disappoint yet again. Her Star Power has gone from 1.9 to 1.5.</div><div style="margin-left:25px;">

› Jennette McCurdy was awful in all the screen time she had. Her Star Power has gone from 0.5 to 0.4.</div>

Russelrules44 · April 24, 2017

Well, can’t say I’m that surprised. I’m not really the action film type of guy, so I guess I should have seen the end result coming from a mile away. And yes, this was sort of rushed. Clearly not the best idea. To anyone still working on your movies; if there is anyone you should learn from this, take your time writing a movie. It will help you out in the long run. On behalf of everyone in the Viper’s Den, we will attempt to do better with our next project.

I don’t think this will prove much a problem though, because this is a project i’ve been waiting to work on for a very long time now and who’s time I believe has come. What is this project though? Look for yourself.

› Title: Colette

› Genre: Animated Musical (Ala Disney and Don Bluth)

› Brief Summary Of The Plot: Colette is the ‘most beautiful and talented girl’ in all of France, she has everything a girl could want in life. Friends, talent, beauty, everything. But when she starts to grow too overconfident in her abilities and a new student (Yvette) takes advantage of it and threatens to overthrow her status, can she find it in the heart to ask for a little help?

› Rating: PG

› Production Cost: $2,650,000, An animated movie like this deserves a big budget to make it work.

› Marketing Cost: $2,650,000: This is getting the royal treatment. We’re talking soundtracks, YouTube ads, AMAs from the cast on Reddit, A fashion line for teenage girls, (featuring Colette’s beautiful ballgown and Tiffany’s stunning, sparkling mermaid gown) interviews on radio, podcast, talk shows. For the soundtrack: Especially promote ‘Merci’ and ‘Wings of Love’, They will be on top 40 radio and performed on talk shows. And to top off this marketing bonanza, send this sucker all the way to Broadway. It’ll be the talk over there before you know it.

TALENT CASTING

› Director: I need someone who I know has done well in creating majestic backgrounds while also providing fluid, well choreographed animation.

Contact: Ron Clements and Jon Musker, and yes; if you want to bring Disney Studios into this, you may do so. (If that falls through though, we do have a backup plan in Lauren Faust)

› Lead Roles:

Colette- Colette is everything you could dream of in school, she’s beautiful, she’s nice, she’s smart, she’s clever, she’s talented, she can do virtually everything and it would be great (The fact that she is one of the lead singers in Mr. Trubeau’s choir is impressive as well)....which leads to her biggest problem, her ego is the size of the Eiffel tower.

Contact: We’re looking for bright, cheerful and optimistic voices that can sing. Britt McKillip, Kristen Farlie, Jodi Benson. The person who gets signed on will get a theme song duet with Seth McFarlane. (And a few other songs. Yeah, it’s pretty song heavy. This could be a star - making performance for you, so put your best work out there)

My one request, to fit with the movie; please put on a French accent.

Yvette- The main antagonist and new girl in school. She seems like a really friendly girl at first glance, but watch out! First impressions can be deceiving! She’s really conniving, manipulative and rather spiteful. She will do whatever it takes to be the top singer in Mr. Trubeau’s choir, which is a shame because she is a naturally talented singer.

Contact: The game here is arrogance with fake sincerity. They, like Colette have to be a really good singer. India Menzel, Emile Claire Barlow, Britt McKillip (yes, she’s also been considered for this part. She can be only one though) and Scarlett Johansson. You’re gonna love the villain song we’ve written for this character. Like with Colette, we ask if you try a French accent.

› Major Role:

Napoleon- Colette’s pet cat, given his name; you’d expect him to be quite tyrannical, but he isn’t. He’s actually very lazy and doesn’t really do much other than make sarcastic comments, that said; he does genuinely love his owner and is willing to help out in any shape possible.

Contact: Sarcastic and witty. We’ve got a few choices lined up for that role, John De Lancie, Jim Cummings and Rob Paulsen.

Harmony- A blue-jay who is the ‘leader’ of the animals. She looks sweet at first, but get on her wrong side...no really, we dare you; hurt her friends in anyway and she will end you. She’s also like a motherly figure to Colette and regularly sings lullabies to her.

Contact: Miranda, we need to talk. First off, don’t worry. I have not given up on you, and I don’t plan to anytime soon; but your last two performances have been really concerning. I’m not sure what it is or what I need to do to help you out, but I know that your better than this. I still see a great future for you. So, if there’s anything I can do to help you perform better, let me know. Whatever it is, it automatically goes on your contract.

Mr. Trubeau- The choir teacher at Colette’s school, he’s a whimsical, charming, passionate soul who genuinely loves all things music. His belief is that anyone can sing as long as they really believe in it. He is the most level headed out of all the characters in the movie, as he is fond of every student he sees. Especially Colette, who he is sort of a father figure towards. He dislikes competition, seeing it as an unfair way of judging someone as better than the other. Regardless, he will host a Singers Duel if he feels there is competition and discontent in the girls choir.

He also made an album when he was younger, one of the songs on it was Wings of Love. The album made it all the way to the top 10 best selling albums in France.

Contact: This one is extra special to me, as on the line is an incredible song that will be heavily promoted on radio. Like, Let it Go levels promoted. So, whoever ends up signing is getting some major exposure. (There’s also a piece completely done in acapella...this might prove to be an advantage for one of our choices, best part? They get thirty minute practice sessions for said song! And you get to lead them!)

For this role, we’re looking at those who are warm and charming. Naturally, they have to be able to sing...classically, it’s not like with Greenwater. For the role, contact Tom Jones, Donovan Patton and Paul Phoenix (no, not the video game character, the guy who used to be in the King’s Singers for a while...look him up if you get the chance) Again, Emmy worthy song coming their way for the one I sign. (If the person I choose feels that they are unsure about how they will do in the film, we will provide them with a high quality acting coach that will do weekly sessions with the person signed. But the only other request I can give is, well; be yourself. Be as natural as you can possibly be. This character comes from the heart, use it to the best of your ability)

Sylvan- The guy Colette has a crush on but can’t find it in her to tell him so. He’s the mysterious type, doesn’t really hang out with anyone, does his own thing. But when you look into him, he’s actually a really sensitive, humble and personal guy. He plays guitar for a living and looks to become famous someday, he doesn’t really want to be in a relationship as he has seen it end in disaster before and doesn’t want his heart broken.

Contact: Steve Burns, Scott McCord or Drew Nelson could work out if given the chance.

› Minor Role

Letroi- Your friendly singing skunk down the streets of Paris, France. He serves as the narrator of the movie and a companion to the Animals. He also knows how to play the saxophone.

Contact: Seth McFarlane has been getting into the movie animation scene as of late, what with his fantastic performance on Sing; there might a home for him. You get the theme duet with whoever ends up playing Colette, would you be willing to do a french accent? (And, oh yes; there might be another movie in your future. And the best part? You get to direct it)

Goulash- Goulash is... an oddball, a rabbit with impeccable hearing yet no common sense; Goulash means very well, but never thinks things through. Goulash’s golden heart is so pure that it can probably never be broken even if you tried.

Contact: A dopey character deserves a dopey voice. But the question is who deserves it more? Jess Harnell, Bill Fagerbakke or Peter Oldring?

The Three Fantastiques- These three girls (Audrey, Ruby and Tiffany) are here to serve as Colette’s best friends. They have their own special personalities. But above all else is their friend Colette.

Audrey: The feisty one; behind her cute demeanor she’s got a temper and she’s not afraid to use it. Boy crazy, she will jump at the very moment she spots a cute boy. Extremely excitable and talkable.

Ruby: The ditzy girl of the group, her favorite pastimes are shopping, texting and texting about shopping. She can be smart whenever she wants to; but it doesn’t happen all that often. Her pet is a rabbit named Goulash who she adores to death,

Tiffany: The fashionista, she loves to be the center of attention and tries to be whenever she can. She has a stunning figure, almost as beautiful as Colette. She’s usually hard to find without her iPhone to take selfies with. She’s also a drama queen, over-reacting to certain situations and strutting around with a sense of pride.

Contact: These three roles require a certain chemistry to really make it work. So my one request is that the three of them hang out weekly just to get to know each other better.

Annick Obonsawin as Audrey, Hayley Faith Negrin as Ruby, Emilie Claire Barlow (also being scouted for this role) as Tiffany.

Cameo:

The Three Magnifiques: Male counterparts for The Three Fantastiques. Only appear for a few scenes to flirt with the three girls.

Raymond: The girl crazy one, similar to Audrey.

Jade: The ditz who can be smart when given the opportunity, similar to Ruby.

Marcell: The stylish and classy one, similar to Tiffany.

Contact: Like with The Three Fantastiques, this role requires a natural chemistry between the three. So, they will need to hang out weekly to know each other a little better.

Alex House as Raymond, Grant Palmer as Jade and Nathan Kress as Marcell.

We’d also like to contact the one and only Alan Menkel to help produce the songs and orchestration of the film.

merrykieran2 · April 24, 2017

just an update on Crash and Burn. Right now I've got so many amazing ideas in my head but writing them down into the plot is extremely difficult for me and it may be some time before it is released. Also we here would like to congratulate The Viper's Den on their success with Aces and Eights and look forward to seeing Colette

Russelrules44 · April 24, 2017

just an update on Crash and Burn. Right now I've got so many amazing ideas in my head but writing them down into the plot is extremely difficult for me and it may be some time before it is released. Also we here would like to congratulate The Viper's Den on their success with Aces and Eights and look forward to seeing Colette

Thanks. It's like what Goliath said back in Movie Tycoon 2.0, some movies make money, some movies make rate, some make both and some make none. Clearly Aces and Eights is the cash-cow.

If you need any help with writing out the plot, you can PM me and I can give you tips.

FlameSnoopy · April 25, 2017

Colette (Studio: The Viper's Den)

» (for the role of the director) Ron Clements and Jon Musker ask for $4.9M. Lauren Faust asks for $570K.

» (for the role of Colette) Britt McKillip asks for $1.6M. Kristin Fairlie asks for $900K. Jodi Benson asks for $900K.

» (for the role of Yvette) Idina Menzel asks for $1.6M. Emilie-Claire Barlow asks for $950K. Britt McKillip would rather play Colette — for this role she asks for $2.1M. Scarlett Johansson asks for (a bank-breaking) $7.3M.

» (for the role of Napoleon) John de Lancie asks for $400K. Jim Cummings asks for $400K. Rob Paulsen asks for $400K. The three truly believe this character is 'hilarious' and 'brilliant'.

» (for the role of Harmony) Miranda Cosgrove is thrilled that you still have patience and faith in her. Based on previous earnings and a couple disappointing performances, she believes $1.3M is a fair ask.

» (for the role of Mr. Trubeau) Tom Jones likes the script. He asks for $300K. Donovan Patton asks for $500K. Paul Phoenix doesn't want to be in the movie business, he is happy leading a calm, peaceful life in the outskirts of society.

» (for the role of Sylvan) Steve Burns asks for $290K. Scott McCord asks for $310K. Drew Nelson asks for $300K.

» (for the role of Letroi) Seth MacFarlane asks for $110K. He is thrilled at the possible opportunity of working with the studio in a directorial capacity in the future.

» (for the role of Goulash) Jess Harnell asks for $140K. Bill Fagerbakke asks for $130K. Peter Oldring asks for $110K.

» (for the role of Audrey) Annick Obonsawin asks for $130K.

» (for the role of Ruby) Hayley Faith Negrin asks for $60K.

» (for the role of Tiffany) Emilie-Claire Barlow asks for $120K.

» (for the role of Raymond) Alex House asks for $140K.

» (for the role of Jade) Grant Palmer asks for $70K.

» (for the role of Marcell) Nathan Kress asks for $150K.

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[OOC]

A rabbit named Goulash — hopefully it's not soup time!

As for Aces And Eights, it read through that you weren't completely NSYNC (pardon the Timberlake pun) with the project Russel. Without a bang up job from the director — as well as two star studded leads in Efron and Timberlake — the movie would've most likely flopped in the box office. To be fair, I was a bit surprised the movie managed to make money in the end, it was touch and go there for a while.

Merrykieran2, it is incredibly hard to write a solid, cohesive plot as I'm sure some of you have figured out. There is no rush however, so take your time

Kijar · April 25, 2017

Merrykieran2, it is incredibly hard to write a solid, cohesive plot as I'm sure some of you have figured out. There is no rush however, so take your time

Good to hear lol

boromirevmali · April 25, 2017

Studio Name: Finite Worlds Studios

IGN: Mike Selle

Title: You, My Blood

Rating: PG-13

Genre: Drama

Amount you want to spend on production: cca. 1,000,000$

Amount you want to spend on marketing: cca. 1,000,000$

Brief summary of the movie: You, my Blood is a classical life tale Drama about a wonderkid scientist who lost all connection to his family and life path that he follows.

Roles

Boy Hope (Child actor: Chandler Canterbury/ Grown up: Cillian Murphy) Main Lead - Abandoned by his father on the streets, left to die at early age due to not bearing correct blood type needed for father’s prize. Actually a son of another man that Michael’s wife cheated him with. Develops an early interest in science, lives with an african-american woman who saves the little baby from the streets and names him Boy. The woman teaches him a lot about African culture and the Boy grows to love Africa and considers it a place he must visit during his lifetime. He has to go to an almost exclusive black children school and has difficulties with bullying and making friends. He finishes a good college and soon gets noticed by John Goodwin, a wealthy man who takes him as an engineer in his company. He’s constantly trying to find out who his real parents are, however it’s a search that only materializes when he takes the prestigious prize that his father had been working for 20 years.

Ife Hope (Regina King) Supporting- A hard working, African-american widow who finds Boy as a baby left to die on the streets after his father left him. She gives him the name Boy and her own surname. Ife takes a great care of the child like it’s her own and they both lived off her small salary as a cleaner. She dies soon after Boy finishes his college.

John Goodwin (JK Simmons) Supporting - Mary’s father. Boy’s boss. Hard worker, appreciates the knowledge that Boy possesses, agrees for him to take his daughter as a wife. As a relatively wealthy man, he pays a good dowry and the newly found couple decide to go to a honeymoon in Africa, the continent which Boy grew to love during his time spent with Ife Hope.

Mary Goodwin (Rachel Bilson) Supporting - Boy’s love interest. Contracts Malaria on their honeymoon to Africa which results in boy discovering that his own blood type cannot contract Malaria. Unsuccessfuly tries to use it as a cure. His wife soon dies, however he dedicates his work to her and applies for the prestigious prize.

Michael de Saint (Clive Owen) Second Lead- A brilliant self-taught scientist who grew up in a fairly poor environment. Michael never managed to get an academic job since he did not have necessary education, so he lived off scientifical publications he sold. When he read about the newly discovered blood types, he was intrigued and decided to invest time in a study, perhaps to publish some publications. Soon he discovered that specific combinations of blood groups can only produce certain combination of offsprings, and he presented his theory to the scientific community. However, the sceptics assured him that his theory is worth nothing without a proof, but he could make a candidate for the Alfred prize if he could prove it. The prize that would finally give him the money and fame that he longed for. He sets out to have 4 children with his wife to prove that the combination of blood groups will be as he predicted. His wife however, having an extramarital affair, bears a child that has a blood type 0, but doesn’t tell anything to Michael. Once the third child is born, Michael is furious and considers the child as “minimal anomaly of chance”, and as a result leaves the kid to die on the streets, trying to hide the apparent mistake in his theory. His wife dies before she could give him the final matching child, and he has to find a new woman to give birth to his last matching child. The problem is, his now-dead wife had a fairly rare AB group which in turn made the search a tedious task. He looked for someone of noble blood, thinking that it could minimize the "anomaly of chance". He eventually, after a long search, finds a woman that fit his criteria, falling in love with her, however he never manages to make her love him back. He decides to persuade her to try for a child, and assure her that they would split the Alfred prize once he receives it. She hesitantly agrees, and in two years they have a matching child. However, on the prize nomination day, another man takes the prize with his discovery of correlation between blood types and Malaria, and a look into a form of a cure which has been making news for the last few years. Michael, shocked, realizes the man is his son that he left to die years ago. He sends Boy a letter that would be his last, talking about how that prize was his life and now it has been taken away from him, finishing the letter with words “You that have taken everything away from me, You, My blood.” Maria leaves Michael soon after she hears that he lost the prize, leaving the heartbroken with a child to take care of. The depression takes better of him and he commits suicide just day before Boy realises that the man in the letter is his father. Boy arrives at his Michael’s home only to find him dead, with rope around his neck, child still crying next to him in a small crib. He takes the child with him, naming him after his father.

Lucia De Saint (Monica Bellucci) Minor Role - A woman of italian descent, first wife of Michael de Saint. Has an affair and bears other man’s baby, but decides not to tell Michael that it is not his own. After Michael takes the baby away, she unsuccessfuly tries to search for it.

Maria Wells (Mischa Barton) Supporting - A woman of a noble descent, wealthy and well-known, agrees to make Michael a child out of pure greed for money. She leaves him soon after she realizes that another man took the grand prize and never looks back.

Directed by: Danny Boyle

Russelrules44 · April 25, 2017

Let's roll with this.

Clements and Musker: Deal.

Britt McKillip: You wanna be Colette? You got Colette. Deal.

India Menzel: Deal, now Let it Go and we can make some snowman!

Jim Cummings: Hard call there, all three of you are very talented actors. This time around, Jim just got the edge.

Miranda Cosgrove: Money's all your's.

Tom Jones: Consider yourself a lucky man, had Paul agreed to do this; he would have been the one who got accepted. But since he has no intentions of a movie career, (and I respect his decision) you're in.

Steve Burns: Welcome to the big time my friend. Just be warned that we aren't exactly looking for Blue's Clues here.

Seth McFarlane: Deal.

Goulash: Don't worry, he's not getting eaten. Jess Harnell however could be eating up praise as him.

Annick Obonsawin, Hayley Faith Negrin and Emile Claire Barlow: Deal.

Alex House, Grant Palmer and Nathan Kress: Deal.

FlameSnoopy · April 25, 2017

You, My Blood (Studio: Finite Worlds Studios)

» (for the role of the director) Danny Boyle asks for $3.8M.

» (for the role of young Boy Hope) Chandler Canterbury asks for $320K.

» (for the role of older Boy Hope) Cillian Murphy asks for $1.3M.

» (for the role of Ife Hope) Regina King asks for $700K.

» (for the role of John Goodwin) JK Simmons asks for $1.7M.

» (for the role of Mary Goodwin) Rachel Bilson asks for $1.3M.

» (for the role of Michael de Saint) Clive Owen really likes the proposed role. He asks for $3.7M.

» (for the role of Lucia De Saint) Monica Bellucci asks for $600K.

» (for the role of Maria Wells) Mischa Barton asks for $540K.

jack ryder · April 26, 2017

Hot Freezy Studio will also make a return but they are still in initial phase.

I remember reading one of the games having a writer and studio head mode(?) where one can use the help of other forum members to write the film for them.

Russelrules44 · April 26, 2017

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="jack ryder" data-cite="jack ryder" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43564" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Hot Freezy Studio will also make a return but they are still in initial phase. I remember reading one of the games having a writer and studio head mode(?) where one can use the help of other forum members to write the film for them.</div></blockquote> Movie Tycoon 2.0? You're referring to the writer mode vs boss mode are you? I don't remember a mode where the other forum members could help write the film for them though. Maybe give ideas yes, but helping to write the film for them? No memory of that.

HRTVAndrew · April 26, 2017

Been a few days, but I'm absolutely still interested. I'm in the process of transitioning to a new job and I haven't had time to write my script. Hopefully I'll have something up by the end of the week.

Russelrules44 · April 26, 2017

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="HRTVAndrew" data-cite="HRTVAndrew" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43564" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Been a few days, but I'm absolutely still interested. I'm in the process of transitioning to a new job and I haven't had time to write my script. Hopefully I'll have something up by the end of the week.</div></blockquote> Can't wait to see how your movie turns up, it sounds really promising. Also, quick update; Colette production is coming along smoothly and should be coming out whenever possible.

cappyboy · April 30, 2017

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="merrykieran2" data-cite="merrykieran2" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43564" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>just an update on Crash and Burn. Right now I've got so many amazing ideas in my head but writing them down into the plot is extremely difficult for me and it may be some time before it is released. Also we here would like to congratulate The Viper's Den on their success with Aces and Eights and look forward to seeing Colette <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div></blockquote> It happens to all of us from time to time. Heck, old hand that I am, I'm currently struggling with how to get the main character's husband where I need him. But while we're both working out the kinks, would you like me to share one of my old game outlines? Being that you're a new player, it might help you organize things better.

Russelrules44 · May 1, 2017

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="cappyboy" data-cite="cappyboy" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43564" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>It happens to all of us from time to time. Heck, old hand that I am, I'm currently struggling with how to get the main character's husband where I need him. But while we're both working out the kinks, would you like me to share one of my old game outlines? Being that you're a new player, it might help you organize things better.</div></blockquote> You're not alone man. I was struggling on how I could write Mr. Trubeau. See, it's not just that Mr. Trubeau is a father figure like character; I've done that before. (Not usually in this capability though) But this character could be used as sort of an extension to Tom Jones himself. The guy's a legend in the music industry and to me, he's a personal favorite of mine. He's also got this really inspirational speech he give to his class in the beginning of the movie, I'm not going to spoil anything; but it would probably be something you can hear him say in real life. So, I've got to be very careful with how I write this guy. One slip up and up go the curtains. Speaking of outlines; I'd like to see your outline Cappy or Kieran? Maybe I could give you some ideas.

cappyboy · May 1, 2017

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Russelrules44" data-cite="Russelrules44" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43564" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>You're not alone man. I was struggling on how I could write Mr. Trubeau. See, it's not just that Mr. Trubeau is a father figure like character; I've done that before. (Not usually in this capability though) But this character could be used as sort of an extension to Tom Jones himself. The guy's a legend in the music industry and to me, he's a personal favorite of mine. He's also got this really inspirational speech he give to his class in the beginning of the movie, I'm not going to spoil anything; but it would probably be something you can hear him say in real life. So, I've got to be very careful with how I write this guy. One slip up and up go the curtains. Speaking of outlines; I'd like to see your outline Cappy or Kieran? Maybe I could give you some ideas.</div></blockquote> Appreciate the thought, Russel, but not sure I feel like sharing my outline for Half Gainer while I'm working on it. The one I was going to show Kieran was The Taste Maker or maybe Pitchman Blues. Something from last game.

Russelrules44 · May 1, 2017

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="cappyboy" data-cite="cappyboy" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43564" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Appreciate the thought, Russel, but not sure I feel like sharing my outline for Half Gainer while I'm working on it. The one I was going to show Kieran was The Taste Maker or maybe Pitchman Blues. Something from last game.</div></blockquote> Your call, show him anything you want.

cappyboy · May 1, 2017

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Russelrules44" data-cite="Russelrules44" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43564" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Your call, show him anything you want.</div></blockquote> Sorry about that. Didn't mean to be so blunt with you. Didn't realize it might seem that way until I saw it in dead text. I was thinking an old one so there'd be a finished product to compare it to.

Russelrules44 · May 1, 2017

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="cappyboy" data-cite="cappyboy" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43564" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Sorry about that. Didn't mean to be so blunt with you. Didn't realize it might seem that way until I saw it in dead text. I was thinking an old one so there'd be a finished product to compare it to.</div></blockquote> Eh, that's no problem. It is a good idea to use an old outline so you have something to compare to.

HRTVAndrew · May 1, 2017

Finally making some progress on my script and should have it posted tonight. Excited to see how it turns out!

HRTVAndrew · May 2, 2017

Tompkins Square Studios is proud to announce the release of its debut effort!

POST-PRODUCTION

MOVIE DETAILS

Title: "New Vegas"

Genre: Drama/suspense

Duration: 1 hour, 41 minutes

Rating: R (language, violence, suspense)

Plot: Our movie opens with Al Harrison cashing out at a cage following a successful afternoon of poker at a small casino in Washington. A hardened veteran of all forms of gambling, Harrison pockets his modest winnings and exits through the front door…only to be jumped by two muscular thugs and beaten to a pulp before he reaches his car. The thugs steal his wallet, leaving behind a picture face-down on the ground next to him before running from the scene and driving off.

A few moments later, Al comes to his senses when police and security arrive. He stutters and stammers through answers to questions they bombard him with, but his demeanor immediately changes after he sees the photo on the ground next to him. His eyebrows shoot up his forehead, his nostrils flare, and he insists on only the most basic forms of first aid before heading to his car and driving home. Upon reaching his modest, one-bedroom home in the suburb of Seattle, Al goes inside, quickly throws a bag together (complete with several wads of $100 bills from a safe), and heads to a garage on the side of the house, opening the door to reveal a prized red 1981 Jaguar XJ6 that hasn’t been touched in years.

Al drives down the open road in search of his as-yet-unknown-to-us destination, and a day into the trip, we follow him into a dumpy diner off the highway in St. George, Utah. He orders at the lunch counter, spotting a young man shooting pool in the corner. He smirks, watching him make one shot after another, each one slightly more complicated than the one before it. Suddenly, though, the same two men who mugged Al outside the casino surround the young man and begin throwing punches. The young man holds his own, but is outnumbered until Al joins in, cracking a pool stick over one’s back and throwing a series of haymakers to the other’s jaw. The food is rung up, and Al yells, “I’ll take mine to go,” while motioning for the young man to follow him.

Both quickly depart the diner in the Jaguar, with the young man introducing himself as Mike and asking how his savior knew those guys. Al explains the beatdown that occurred in Seattle and shows Mike the picture they left behind…one of he and his long-since-divorced wife, Janie King, on their wedding day. Mike points out that he knows where Al can find her before we cut back to the diner, where the heavies break the news to someone over the phone that their target got away. We then, for the first time, see the face of Bradley Palmer, who is sunning himself next to a lavish outdoor pool in the middle of the Las Vegas desert. He is disturbed by the news that his heavies did not take Mike out as instructed, but he’s slightly comforted upon hearing that he and Al left together.

A few hours later, Al and Mike arrive on the outskirts of Las Vegas, pulling up next to an old-school restaurant with a sign on it that says, “Janie’s Place.” It’s nearly empty inside as the two walk in and head straight for the counter, which Janie herself is manning. She takes one look at both men (including Al, who she has not seen in more than two decades), and utters the words, “Bradley Palmer.” The three adjourn to a nearby booth, where Janie explains that she drove herself into debt to pay for the running of the restaurant and took out an $80,000 loan from the loan-sharking arm of Palmer’s empire of illegal businesses. Al expresses anger that she didn’t simply call him for money, but Janie insists she wanted nothing to do with Al’s money given the way he earned it. Al counters that Palmer’s ways of earning money are apparently even more nefarious, but Mike intervenes before tensions escalate even further, asking where he and Al can find Bradley to corroborate the story. She gives Mike the address on a dinner napkin without so much as looking Al in the eye.

The two men exit, but before they get in the car, Al demands to know how Mike knows Janie. Mike explains that when he was a teenager, Janie dated his father, a drug addict who tried everything possible to get clean. Janie helped look after him as a teenager until he got to college, only to come home one day to see that Mike’s father had killed himself. Mike says that he had not spoken to Janie since the funeral, and that she had withdrawn herself to the confines of her restaurant.

Al nods, clearly believing his story, and tells Mike the truth about his failed marriage. Through a series of flashbacks, we see that the two were high school sweethearts who married and taught at the same high school. However, once Al realized he could ply his trade as a gambler for more money than he’d make in the classroom, his relationship took a hit it could not recover from. One night, Al came home in a restored 1981 Jaguar XJ6 as a present to Janie, only to see that she had packed up all of her possessions and left their house, leaving behind only a set of divorce papers. Back in the present, Al surmises that Palmer looked up old records, saw that she was connected to both of them, and sent heavies to beat them up as a way to get them to Vegas, where they’d help pay off Janie’s debt. Before they get in the car, Al warns Mike to not give in to anything Bradley says, as Bradley knows Janie won’t pay up and that Al and Mike are his only chances of getting his money back.

That night, Al and Mike venture to Bradley’s home outside Las Vegas. The two chat over a steak dinner, and it’s revealed that Al knows Bradley’s father Jake, a casino mogul who has since become a complete recluse in the city he used to rule with an iron fist. Bradley speaks glowingly of how his father talked about Al, referring to him as a pro’s pro whose word was his bond, and also lets slip that the relationship between Bradley and Jake has deteriorated beyond repair over the past few years. Quickly, though, the conversation turns hostile, with Bradley demanding Al or Mike write him a check for $80,000 before either leaves the house. On cue, Al finishes his steak, thanks Bradley for the meal, and begins to leave with Mike, but they’re met at the door by the two muscleheads who confronted them earlier in the film. Both brandish guns, but Al quickly wrests both away in one fell swoop, and the two leave the premises without being harmed.

On the road back to Janie’s restaurant, Al explains that the two are now likely being tracked, and that if they don’t get Bradley the money he wants, Janie’s life is probably in danger. Mike points out that the Nevada Poker Championship starts later in the week, with a guaranteed prize pool of $2 million and a $1 million pot guaranteed to the winner. Reluctantly, Al agrees to play, stake Mike in the game, and teach Mike how to play high-stakes poker, with the caveat that anything left over after whatever Bradley gets paid is split 50-50.

They sit in their booth at Janie’s, and Al brings out a deck of cards, grilling Mike on how he would approach certain situations in a high-stakes game of No Limit Texas Hold ‘Em. Mike’s head is clearly spinning, and Al gets more and more frustrated, leading to this monologue.

“Son, there’s three ways to win money gambling. Bad gamblers rely on luck. Good gamblers rely on skill. The best ones, the hustlers, they rely on will. They may as well be taking the money off the table before the game starts, all the while making the sucker think he’s better at whatever game he thinks is being played. Those people are playing an entirely different game. It’s one I’ve never learned, one I’ve never WANTED to learn. But it’s out there, son. And if you can afford the stakes, if you can train your mind to will that money off the table? Then you’ll never work a day in your life.”

A few hours later, Mike goes upstairs to Janie’s apartment to sleep. Al stays downstairs and helps Janie clean up, and an uncomfortable stretch of time goes by with neither Janie nor Al saying a word. Finally, Al remarks that he thought Janie left him to avoid dealing with bad guys. After a pause, Al says, “This is where you say, ‘You were right, Al,’ through gritted teeth,” which makes Janie crack a reluctant smile. Instead of reminiscing about old times, though, Janie provides more background on Mike, who started a computer company out of college, cashed out for a small sum of money ("nowhere near enough to retire on," she says), and has been trying to figure out what to do with his life ever since. She adds that she hasn't spoken to Mike, but checks up on him through family and friends every so often because he didn't get to choose the hand he was dealt in life. She warns Al to not get him caught up in his world. Al makes no promises except to keep him safe, and the two share a long, passionate, frustrated, familiar kiss before Al goes upstairs.

Several days later, Al and Mike walk into the Las Vegas Poker Palace, the home of the Nevada Poker Championship. Al hands Mike $5,000 worth of $100 bills, and both buy in at the cashier’s cage. In a twist, they both start at the same table, and through a montage, we see Al slowly and steadily accruing chips while Mike’s stack ping-pongs back and forth between one of the chip leaders and one of the lowest at the table. Fellow players come and go, but Al and Mike survive to the final three. Al picks up pocket aces and knocks out the third-place finisher before proposing a split of the final two prizes. Mike quickly agrees, and the two shake hands as cameras click in the background to capture the moment.

Mike heads to the casino cage to collect, but to his horror, he sees that the first and second-place prizes have already been claimed by imposters. The cage attendant then passes a cell phone, revealing a video filmed by Bradley Palmer. In the video, Palmer demands the prize money, PLUS the $80,000 Janie owes him, to be paid the next day at the world’s largest thermometer in Baker, California, or Al, Mike, and Janie all die. When Al looks up to give the phone back, the cashier’s cage is suddenly closed. Al and Mike then head to Janie’s restaurant to pass along the news, only to find that she’s been kidnapped.

The next morning, Al and Mike show up to the desert, and the bodyguards drag Janie out of the back of an SUV. Bradley shows up in a beautiful, silver Aston Martin, with a cocky grin on his face and thousand-dollar sunglasses bridged over his nose. After a monologue where he declares that he’s played Al and Mike like fiddles the entire time they’ve been in Vegas, he demands the $80,000 in exchange for Janie.

Al reaches into his back pocket for a wad of cash, but Mike stops him from throwing it over. Mike says that Bradley’s pulled the wool over the eyes of a lot of people in town, but not him. He points out that for all the vices there are in Vegas, robbing a casino isn’t one that’ll be looked upon favorably by anyone. Bradley brandishes a gun and points it at Janie’s head, but Mike does nothing, essentially daring him to shoot. After a pause, two gunshots are heard…and both of Bradley’s henchmen fall to the ground dead.

The camera pans left, and out walks Jake Palmer, still with the cocky swagger that was parodied by Vegas wannabes decades earlier (albeit a slower one). Jake walks up to his son, with a smoking gun in his hand, deriding him for letting personal feelings get in the way of business. Bradley’s gun then moves towards Jake, but Jake knocks it out of his hand, showing Al and Mike that the gun was empty all along. Jake continues to belittle his son for the way he does business, saying he has the backbone and ethics of a snake. He reaches down, frees Janie, and goes to the SUV, handing Al and Mike briefcases with the winner’s shares of their poker tournament's purse money in them. Jake offers to invest $80,000 in Janie’s business, with the caveat that a delivery of blueberry pancakes gets to his penthouse every morning at 8 a.m., which Janie quickly agrees to. Jake then states that the way this will end is with three cars going to Vegas in a line, one driven by him, one by Bradley, and one by Al. With no other options, Bradley skulks off to his car as Jake goes to Al and remarks, “Kids’ll age you faster than anything else.” Al agrees, looking at Mike and wondering how he knew Bradley wouldn’t kill Janie. “Something you told me about suckers and willing money off the table,” Mike responds with a smile.

The three cars all head back to Vegas, but at the last moment, Bradley’s takes a detour, going to his business plaza on the outskirts of town. Through a series of off-road maneuvers, he loses the two trailing cars, getting to his building, taking a safe out of the wall, pouring gasoline on the floor of the front lobby, and setting it ablaze as he leaves. What he does not see is Janie King hiding in the nearby bushes, filming as he started the fire. Janie calls 911 as police find out about Bradley’s involvement in her kidnapping (thanks to a text from Jake to his old friend, the chief of the Las Vegas Police Department), and police cars surround Bradley Palmer and arrest him following a brief chase.

The next day, business is booming at Janie’s Place thanks to the publicity surrounding Bradley's arrest. Details leak that the younger Palmer had intended to make this his last big score, using the money stolen from Al and Mike to pay for an expensive insurance policy on the building he owned outside of Las Vegas. As such, insurance fraud has been added to the list of charges, and with Jake set to testify against him, Bradley’s expected to face significant jail time.

As a gesture to Al and Mike, Janie has installed a poker table and a billiards table in back of her restaurant. Mike challenges Al to a friendly game, and Al warns, “It always starts out that way,” before grabbing a cue stick. He hits the first shot, and the film ends as the cue ball hits the assembled rack.

TALENT

Director: Aaron Sorkin

Lead: Kevin Spacey (Al Harrison)

Major Role: Shia LaBeouf (Mike), Hayden Christensen (Bradley Palmer)

Minor Role: Marisa Tomei (Janie King)

Key Cameo: Robert Redford (Jake Palmer)

BUDGET

Talent Cost: $9.3 million

Production Cost: $300k

Marketing Cost: $400k

Russelrules44 · May 2, 2017

@HRTVAndrew: Wow, you're sure this is your first time playing these games? It looks like you've been doing this for a while. This is really good. Good luck with the review!

HRTVAndrew · May 2, 2017

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Russelrules44" data-cite="Russelrules44" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43564" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>@HRTVAndrew: Wow, you're sure this is your first time playing these games? It looks like you've been doing this for a while. This is really good. Good luck with the review!</div></blockquote> Thanks! Full disclosure: I'm a writer by trade (sort of, and not in the movie realm, but enough to where I can flesh out a plot), and I live a few miles from Hollywood. In fact, the name of my "studio" is a bar a mile or so north of LAX. <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Fingers, toes, and eyes all crossed ahead of the review. Hopefully, the critics enjoyed it, because I've got a few rough ideas in the works going forward.

Russelrules44 · May 2, 2017

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="HRTVAndrew" data-cite="HRTVAndrew" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43564" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Thanks! Full disclosure: I'm a writer by trade (sort of, and not in the movie realm, but enough to where I can flesh out a plot), and I live a few miles from Hollywood. In fact, the name of my "studio" is a bar a mile or so north of LAX. <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Fingers, toes, and eyes all crossed ahead of the review. Hopefully, the critics enjoyed it, because I've got a few rough ideas in the works going forward.</div></blockquote> Can't wait to see what you got in store!

Ayden · May 2, 2017

Title: Narco

Genre: Action/Thriller/Hero

Summary: Tatum Friend, a washed up coke addict gains super powers after an all-night bender. His friend urges him to use these powers but Tatum would rather just keep the party going. That is until he is struck by tragedy. This tragedy forces him to become something he never thought he would be...a hero.

Rating: R

Production Cost: To be determined

Marketing Cost: To be determined

TALENT

Note to all approached talent. We would prefer to pay either a profit % or offer future roles as we would like to pour a chunk of $ into production/marketing

Director: Approach Danny Boyle, Kevin Smith, Denis Villeneuve

Lead Role: Tatum Friend - A divorced, alcoholic with a taste for cocaine (and anything else). He loves his son and ex-wife but can't get rid of his demons

Approach Aaron Paul, Garrett Hedlund, John Cena

Main Role: Zachariah Zimmerman - Tatums lifelong friend but also very disapproving of his lifestyle. Has a dead end job and wishes for more. Ambitious but loyalty to Tatum potentially holding him down

Approach Charlie Day, Sam Rockwell, Elijah Wood

Minor Role: The Dealer - A mysterious man who sells drugs to Tatum. He also sells the coke that gives Tatum his powers and might know more than he leads on

Approach Steve Buscemi, Sean Bean, Ron Perlman

Minor Role: Marlee Duncan - Tatum's ex-wife. Still loves him but knows she can't expose their son to his demons.

Approach Yvonne Strahovski, Gemma Arterton, Sarah Michelle Gellar

Minor Role: Donny Friend - Pre-teen. Tatum and Marlees son. Smart kid, knows his dad is good despite his demons.

Approach Ty Simpkins, Jacob Tremblay, Mace Coronel

Cameo: Unnamed villain - An unnamed (as of yet) villain who will potentially set up a sequel

Approach Bryan Cranston, Chow-Yun Fat, Gary Oldman

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