Movie Tycoon 5

FlameSnoopy · May 2, 2017

<div style="text-align:center;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">NEW VEGAS (STUDIO: TOMPKINS SQUARE STUDIOS)</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Tompkins Square Studios rush the movie scene with their first effort of New Vegas, a damsel in distress drama starring Kevin Spacey as the protagonist. More often than not, independent films struggle to foot the bill of what is an expensive business. Tompkins Square Studios manage to avoid many of the usual faux pas' — less the cheapish production — simply with prudent financial planning. Al Harrington (Kevin Spacey) is a professional gambler who is assaulted one day on the job and in succession is baited to go looking for his ex-wife, Janie King (Marisa Tomei).</div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The writing in New Vegas is superb, perhaps speaking to the experience of director Aaron Sorkin, who is better known as a writer of several notable movies. Despite his relative inexperience directing, Sorkin is solid, yet no Hitchcock by any stretch of imagination. The plot is executed in such cohesive fashion it leaves no time for slip ups, tediousness or corny scenes. As it may be, one of the few leaps comes in form of a kiss between the former married couple, which did not seem believable. Though extremely minor of a criticism, why would Janie open a closed and shut door, when she was the one who left Al in the first place?</div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Performances by the cast reach expected levels with one glaring exception. Hayden Christensen underperforms as the antagonist Bradley Palmer, he is simply going through the motions with this one, line delivery on par with a kindergarten play. That is not helped by the fact that his character is the least fleshed out of all, leaving much to be desired amidst the otherwise consistent cast. It is also worth noting that director Sorkin and lead talent Spacey seemed to have atrocious chemistry. Despite a performance up to his usual standard, the chemistry made Kevin Spacey look completely lost out there, definitely not what you hope for with your only lead talent. </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The story works out for the best in the end, the introduction of Palmer's father is a surprise and a good one at that. If there is one critical thought to be shed about the ending, it would be how did Janie even manage to reach Bradley's house before him? Was she not in one of the cars who were (unsuccesfully) trailing him? Did she need to relieve herself or why was she in a bush in the first place? Given that this is the only true writing flaw that actually affects the plot, Tompkins Square Studios pass with flying colors with their debut film New Vegas.</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;">

» NEW VEGAS is a box office flop, the movie fails to generate much interest on it's own without the necessary marketing dollars or critical success.</div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;">

TOTAL BUDGET: $10M</div><div style="margin-left:25px;">

TOTAL BOX OFFICE REVENUE: $1.5M</div><div style="margin-left:25px;">

TOTAL FROM PHYSICAL COPIES: $5.0M</div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;">

TOMPKINS SQUARE STUDIOS made </div><div style="margin-left:25px;">a loss</div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> of $3.5M, your total balance now stands at $6.5M.</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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

› Despite doing relatively well as the director, Aaron Sorkin's Directing has gone from 0.5 to 0.4 due to being involved in a box office flop. Sorkin truly believes the studio should have saved in talent cost in favor of a larger marketing budget. In addition, he thinks the movie could have made more money in the box office with a more accessible rating that wouldn't have damaged the integrity of the film.</div><div style="margin-left:25px;">

› Kevin Spacey's Star Power has gone from 3.0 to 2.8 for looking lost due to the awful chemistry and for being the sole lead in a box office flop.</div><div style="margin-left:25px;">

› Hayden Christensen performed poorly. His Star Power has gone from 2.0 to 1.6.</div><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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[OOC]

@HRTVAndrew, I've tried to keep the out of character explanations to a minimum so far, but I feel like explaining a few things about your debut. You got some absolutely atrocious rolls that only kept piling on. First of all, the awful director / lead chemistry is the worst critical roll possible. You also got other bad rolls, including a poor box office one and of course, the very weak performance roll of Hayden Christensen. Bad rolls don't really matter that much if they are equated by good ones, however, you didn't get a single good roll <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />Everyone else in the cast got average rolls. Your physical copy roll was actually below average as well, though not quite as bad compared to the box office one. Also, you got hit for the production values and the almost non-existent marketing budget made sure you recovered a minimal amount of your budget in the box office. In my honest opinion, I thought the plot was great, Lady Luck just abandoned you in your time of need! Obviously your studio can still come up with a movie with the $6.5M you have left, it's just going to be that much harder. You might need to be extremely harsh in negotiations; haggling, offering post-release wage cuts or future movie roles for talent in hopes of getting their ask down to something you can work with. You simply might not afford a star like Kevin Spacey at all for the next one, going with relative unknowns will help save a lot of money. There's also the possibility of loaning money from another player owned studio for a piece of your next movie's revenue (as some of the older players might remember from previous Movie Tycoon iterations). Hopefully you don't get too disheartened by this setback!

@Ayden, I'll get to your talent negotiations in a moment.

FlameSnoopy · May 2, 2017

Narco (Studio: NinjaPirateBear Studios)

» (for the role of the director) Danny Boyle asks for $3.7M. Or he is willing to take $1.85M now, if he also gets 15% of all box office profits. Kevin Smith asks for $3.2M. He is willing to drop that down to $1.6M now if you also guarantee he gets to direct the next movie your studio produces. Denis Villeneuve asks for $3.0M.

» (for the role of Tatum Friend) Aaron Paul thinks it's a great role. He asks for $2.1M. He is willing to drop that down to $1.6M if you guarantee a major role in your next movie. Garrett Hedlund asks for $2.0M. John Cena thinks this role would be career suicide and refuses to even entertain the thought of participating.

» (for the role of Zachariah Zimmerman) Charlie Day asks for $800K. Sam Rockwell asks for $930K. He is willing to drop down to $500K if you guarantee a major role in one of your next three movies. Elijah Wood asks for $1.9M. He is willing to drop down to $1.0M if he also gets 10% of all physical copy profits.

» (for the role of The Dealer) Steve Buscemi asks for $700K. Sean Bean asks for $475K. He is willing to drop the ask by $50K, if his character visibly dies on-screen. Ron Perlman thinks the movie will do well no matter what and also that he would be perfect in the role. He asks for $300K now and $300K post-release (without benefitting from the post-release pay-off in anyway).

» (for the role of Marlee Duncan) Yvonne Strahovski asks for $350K. Gemma Arterton asks for $400K. Sarah Michelle Gellar asks for $600K.

» (for the role of Donny Friend) Ty Simpkins asks for $130K. Jacob Tremblay asks for $50K. Mace Coronel asks for $70K.

» (for the role of The Villain) Bryan Cranston asks for $170K. Chow Yun-Fat asks for $130K. Gary Oldman asks for $250K.

Ayden · May 2, 2017

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="FlameSnoopy" data-cite="FlameSnoopy" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43564" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Narco (Studio: NinjaPirateBear Studios) » (for the role of the director) Danny Boyle asks for $3.7M. Or he is willing to take $1.85M now, if he also gets 15% of all box office profits. Kevin Smith asks for $3.2M. He is willing to drop that down to $1.6M now if you also guarantee he gets to direct the next movie your studio produces. Denis Villeneuve asks for $3.0M. » (for the role of Tatum Friend) Aaron Paul thinks it's a great role. He asks for $2.1M. He is willing to drop that down to $1.6M if you guarantee a major role in your next movie. Garrett Hedlund asks for $2.0M. John Cena thinks this role would be career suicide and refuses to even entertain the thought of participating. » (for the role of Zachariah Zimmerman) Charlie Day asks for $800K. Sam Rockwell asks for $930K. He is willing to drop down to $500K if you guarantee a major role in one of your next three movies. Elijah Wood asks for $1.9M. He is willing to drop down to $1.0M if he also gets 10% of all physical copy profits. » (for the role of The Dealer) Steve Buscemi asks for $700K. Sean Bean asks for $475K. He is willing to drop the ask by $50K, if his character visibly dies on-screen. Ron Perlman thinks the movie will do well no matter what and also that he would be perfect in the role. He asks for $300K now and $300K post-release (without benefitting from the post-release pay-off in anyway). » (for the role of Marlee Duncan) Yvonne Strahovski asks for $350K. Gemma Arterton asks for $400K. Sarah Michelle Gellar asks for $600K. » (for the role of Donny Friend) Ty Simpkins asks for $130K. Jacob Tremblay asks for $50K. Mace Coronel asks for $70K. » (for the role of The Villain) Bryan Cranston asks for $170K. Chow Yun-Fat asks for $130K. Gary Oldman asks for $250K.</div></blockquote> Danny Boyle - Deal on the $1.85m + 15% profits Aaron Paul - Deal on $1.6m + major role in next film Charlie Day, Ron Perlman, Yvonne Strahovski, Jacob Tremblay and Bryan Cranston - Deal to all By my math, I should have $4,880,000 left to play with. I'll put $1m into production and $3m into marketing

Russelrules44 · May 2, 2017

@Ayden, May Gary Oldman bring you as much good luck as he did to me.

Ayden · 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>@Ayden, May Gary Oldman bring you as much good luck as he did to me.</div></blockquote> Well it'd be nice if he brought me luck but I went with Bryan Cranston <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

jack ryder · May 2, 2017

Hey, Can I bring a movie from previous iteration which was in production?

@cappyboy can you share any outline with me though?

Russelrules44 · May 2, 2017

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Ayden" data-cite="Ayden" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43564" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Well it'd be nice if he brought me luck but I went with Bryan Cranston <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div></blockquote> ...D'oh! I spoke too soon! Oh well, may Bryan bless you with luck then.

HRTVAndrew · May 2, 2017

In a word, OUCH!!! I'm going to try to regroup, but my goodness, this is NOT going to be easy to come back from.

EddieFnG · May 2, 2017

Samen Pictures is so in!

And straight for the first movie!

MOVIE DETAILS

› Title: Black Sheep Boss

› Genre: Comedy

› Brief Summary Of The Plot: A young, reckless, careless man suddenly gets thrust into the role of CEO of a billion dollar company after his father's passing.

› Rating: PG

› Production Cost: To be determined

› Marketing Cost: To be determined

TALENT CASTING

› Director: Lev Spiro

› Lead Role: Jeff Wainwright, sleeps all day, parties all night, reckless drinking, hooking up with every hot chick in sight, his life does a 180 when his father passes, and leaves his billion dollar company in his hands.

Approach: Darin Brooks

> Major Role: Board member, has been after the CEO position for a long time, resents Jeff for becoming CEO instead of him.

Approach: Joseph Marcell

› Minor Role: Jeff's initial love interest, pretty, smarter than she looks and acts, after Jeff's money.

Approach: April Bowlby

› Minor Role: Jeff's best friend who continues the partying lifestyle, and convinces Jeff to do the same.

Approach: Jonathan Kite

> Minor Role: Jeff's second best friend, the responsible one.

Approach: Ido Mosseri

> Minor Role: Jeff's adopted sister, turns into the old Jeff, partying all the time, just to get his attention, feeling abandoned after Jeff becoming CEO.

Approach: Kylie Bunbury

> Minor Role: Jeff (and Geoffrey, Sr)'s advisor, helping him lead the company and giving him advice on how to be a representable CEO

Approach: Christopher Jackson

> Minor Role: Jeff's eventual love interest, likes him for him, not his money, not as pretty, but very kind.

Approach: Ariel Winter

> Cameo: Geoffrey Wainwright Sr, short scene in which he passes.

Approach: Chevy Chase

HRTVAndrew · May 2, 2017

In an attempt to regroup following the box office disaster that was "New Vegas," Tompkins Square Studios presents the following project.

MOVIE DETAILS

Title: Back to the Frat House

Genre: Comedy/Drama

Brief Summary Of The Plot: Three early-30's professionals (and longtime friends) are summoned back to their college fraternity for an emergency alumni meeting at the worst possible parts of their lives. One is a newly-single father following a divorce that stemmed from his college sweetheart cheating on him. Another just got laid off from a high-paying job, and a third, against all sound sense of logic, finds a way to escape from his life in the witness protection program. Can the trio help their old frat out of its current situation amidst all the chaos around them?

Rating: PG-13 (Language, sexual situations, suggestive content)

Production Cost: TBD

Marketing Cost: TBD

TALENT CASTING

Director: We need someone who knows comedy and, yes, will work cheap. As such, we've approached Penny Marshall and Dan Schneider, as well as "New Vegas" director Aaron Sorkin, who was not the reason that project failed.

Lead Role: Todd Johnson

Todd Johnson is our main protagonist. He's the guy who seemed to have everything figured out in college. He met the mother of his child (a one-year-old daughter named Sophie) at a frat/sorority mixer his freshman year, they were married shortly after, and he has a cushy marketing job for a firm in New York City. However, six months before the events of this film, he caught his wife with another man in their bed, and divorce proceedings are ongoing. He's reluctantly decided to make the trip back to Rhode Island State to see what's going on, partially because two friends he hasn't seen much lately will also be there.

For this role, we obviously need someone funny, but also someone who can carry a bit of dramatic acting while also, you know, working cheap. As such, we have approached Josh Radnor, Topher Grace, Ed Helms, and Jason Sudeikis.

Major Role: Shawn Smith

Shawn Smith doubled as Rhode Island State's top basketball player and Delta Sigma Omega's most visible member. He relished a role as the chapter's unofficial communications director, between arranging fraternity/sorority mixers and representing frat members when they got in trouble with on-campus officials for the usual college offenses. After a brief overseas basketball career ended, Smith worked in public relations for a professional team in the US, but layoffs immediately upon a sale to the biggest cheapskate owner in sports three months before this film left him without a job.

This is an Alpha male role, but one with a big weakness in that he hasn't told ANYONE about his job situation. We're approaching Dule Hill, Dev Patel, and Jason Segel.

Major Role: Eddie "The Eagle" Eisenberg

Every fraternity has an Eddie "The Eagle." This is the guy who's never smart enough to say "no" to a dare, always seems to be drunk off his rear end, and is either starting trouble or not far from it. Somehow, Eddie graduated college with a 3.9 GPA, and wound up heading a chemistry lab for several years. However, everything came crashing down when he was the star witness to a murder at his gated community. Now in witness protection under the fake name of Johnson Smith (his homage to his two best friends from college), he somehow catches wind of the emergency meeting and pulls out all the stops to get there.

As you can imagine, this is the token over-the-top, wacky role that has the potential to steal the show. We feel as though this role was written for Charlie Day, but we're also talking to James Roday and Joe Manganiello.

Minor Role: Britney Myers

Britney Myers is a 22-year-old senior at Rhode Island State who has absolutely no idea what to do with her life. She's currently dating a member of another fraternity, but shows up at a DSO party the night before the meeting, and despite not showing up until more than halfway through the film, she inadvertently turns everything upside-down. One other thing: She's hot. Have I mentioned that?

For this role, we're approaching Demi Lovato, Zendaya, and WWE's Lana (C.J. Perry).

Key Cameo: Herbert Hughes

Herbert Hughes is the national president of the DSO Alumni Association, and he has called this meeting. He does not appear until the climactic scene of the movie, where he gives an authoritative, condescending, insulting speech about why the meeting was called. He gets one scene, and the orders are simple: Steal it.

We need an older person with a booming voice for this role, someone who can do comedy but who nobody will see it coming from. As such, our list consists of James Earl Jones and William Daniels.

EddieFnG · 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>In an attempt to regroup following the box office disaster that was "New Vegas," Tompkins Square Studios presents the following project. MOVIE DETAILS Title: Back to the Frat House Genre: Comedy/Drama Brief Summary Of The Plot: Three early-30's professionals (and longtime friends) are summoned back to their college fraternity for an emergency alumni meeting at the worst possible parts of their lives. One is a newly-single father following a divorce that stemmed from his college sweetheart cheating on him. Another just got laid off from a high-paying job, and a third, against all sound sense of logic, finds a way to escape from his life in the witness protection program. Can the trio help their old frat out of its current situation amidst all the chaos around them? Rating: PG-13 (Language, sexual situations, suggestive content) Production Cost: TBD Marketing Cost: TBD TALENT CASTING Director: We need someone who knows comedy and, yes, will work cheap. As such, we've approached Penny Marshall and Dan Schneider, as well as "New Vegas" director Aaron Sorkin, who was not the reason that project failed. Lead Role: Todd Johnson Todd Johnson is our main protagonist. He's the guy who seemed to have everything figured out in college. He met the mother of his child (a one-year-old daughter named Sophie) at a frat/sorority mixer his freshman year, they were married shortly after, and he has a cushy marketing job for a firm in New York City. However, six months before the events of this film, he caught his wife with another man in their bed, and divorce proceedings are ongoing. He's reluctantly decided to make the trip back to Rhode Island State to see what's going on, partially because two friends he hasn't seen much lately will also be there. For this role, we obviously need someone funny, but also someone who can carry a bit of dramatic acting while also, you know, working cheap. As such, we have approached Josh Radnor, Topher Grace, Ed Helms, and Jason Sudeikis. Major Role: Shawn Smith Shawn Smith doubled as Rhode Island State's top basketball player and Delta Sigma Omega's most visible member. He relished a role as the chapter's unofficial communications director, between arranging fraternity/sorority mixers and representing frat members when they got in trouble with on-campus officials for the usual college offenses. After a brief overseas basketball career ended, Smith worked in public relations for a professional team in the US, but layoffs immediately upon a sale to the biggest cheapskate owner in sports three months before this film left him without a job. This is an Alpha male role, but one with a big weakness in that he hasn't told ANYONE about his job situation. We're approaching Dule Hill, Dev Patel, and Jason Segel. Major Role: Eddie "The Eagle" Eisenberg Every fraternity has an Eddie "The Eagle." This is the guy who's never smart enough to say "no" to a dare, always seems to be drunk off his rear end, and is either starting trouble or not far from it. Somehow, Eddie graduated college with a 3.9 GPA, and wound up heading a chemistry lab for several years. However, everything came crashing down when he was the star witness to a murder at his gated community. Now in witness protection under the fake name of Johnson Smith (his homage to his two best friends from college), he somehow catches wind of the emergency meeting and pulls out all the stops to get there. As you can imagine, this is the token over-the-top, wacky role that has the potential to steal the show. We feel as though this role was written for Charlie Day, but we're also talking to James Roday and Joe Manganiello. Minor Role: Britney Myers Britney Myers is a 22-year-old senior at Rhode Island State who has absolutely no idea what to do with her life. She's currently dating a member of another fraternity, but shows up at a DSO party the night before the meeting, and despite not showing up until more than halfway through the film, she inadvertently turns everything upside-down. One other thing: She's hot. Have I mentioned that? For this role, we're approaching Demi Lovato, Zendaya, and WWE's Lana (C.J. Perry). Key Cameo: Herbert Hughes Herbert Hughes is the national president of the DSO Alumni Association, and he has called this meeting. He does not appear until the climactic scene of the movie, where he gives an authoritative, condescending, insulting speech about why the meeting was called. He gets one scene, and the orders are simple: Steal it. We need an older person with a booming voice for this role, someone who can do comedy but who nobody will see it coming from. As such, our list consists of James Earl Jones and William Daniels.</div></blockquote> That sounds like the exact kinda movie I'd watch in real life, can't wait to see the result!

Russelrules44 · May 2, 2017

On behalf of the Viper’s Den, we wish Tompkins Square Studios all the best with their new movie 'Back to the Frat House'. We also would like to welcome back Eddie to the game and wish him luck with his new studio.

HRTVAndrew · May 2, 2017

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="EddieFnG" data-cite="EddieFnG" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43564" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>That sounds like the exact kinda movie I'd watch in real life, can't wait to see the result!</div></blockquote> Much obliged. Hopefully, the dice rolls are a WEE bit more kind to this movie than they were to "New Vegas!" I'm actually starting on the script shortly and may have it done by tonight. If I can come to terms with actors to fill the roles, this could be released in very short order!

Kijar · May 2, 2017

Love to see the use of Aaron Paul, Ayden. <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

Kaged Cinema is still in the process of fleshing out Trifecta, but I hope it will be worth the wait.

Great work to everyone on their films thus far. <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

FlameSnoopy · May 2, 2017

Black Sheep Boss (STUDIO: Samen Pictures)

» Lev Spiro asks for $700K.

» Darin Brooks asks for $600K.

» Joseph Marcell asks for $300K.

» April Bowlby asks for $150K.

» Jonathan Kite asks for $130K.

» Ido Mosseri asks for $120K.

» Kylie Bunbury asks for $100K.

» Christopher Jackson asks for $100K.

» Ariel Winter asks for $470K.

» Chevy Chase asks for $50K.

Back to the Frat House (STUDIO: Tompkins Square Studios)

» (for the role of the director) Penny Marshall asks for $600K. Dan Schneider asks for $650K. Aaron Sorkin asks for $850K.

» (for the role of Todd Johnson) Josh Radnor asks for $550K and he is willing to also direct the movie for an additional $275K. Topher Grace asks for $1.8M. Ed Helms asks for $2.1M. Jason Sudeikis asks for $3.1M.

» (for the role of Shawn Smith) Dulé Hill asks for $330K. Dev Patel asks for $900K. Jason Segel asks for $900K.

» (for the role of Eddie Eisenberg) Charlie Day asks for $900K. James Roday asks for $300K. Joe Manganiello asks for $1.0M.

» (for the role of Britney Myers) Demi Lovato asks for $440K. Zendaya asks for $100K. C.J. Perry asks for $130K.

» (for the role Herbert Hughes) James Earl Jones asks for $100K. William Daniels asks for $50K.

HRTVAndrew · May 2, 2017

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="FlameSnoopy" data-cite="FlameSnoopy" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43564" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Back to the Frat House (STUDIO: Tompkins Square Studios) » (for the role of the director) Penny Marshall asks for $600K. Dan Schneider asks for $650K. Aaron Sorkin asks for $850K. » (for the role of Todd Johnson) Josh Radnor asks for $550K and he is willing to also direct the movie for an additional $275K. Topher Grace asks for $1.8M. Ed Helms asks for $2.1M. Jason Sudeikis asks for $3.1M. » (for the role of Shawn Smith) Dulé Hill asks for $330K. Dev Patel asks for $900K. Jason Segel asks for $900K. » (for the role of Eddie Eisenberg) Charlie Day asks for $900K. James Roday asks for $300K. Joe Manganiello asks for $1.0M. » (for the role of Britney Myers) Demi Lovato asks for $440K. Zendaya asks for $100K. C.J. Perry asks for $130K. » (for the role Herbert Hughes) James Earl Jones asks for $100K. William Daniels asks for $50K.</div></blockquote> Tompkins Square Studios is pleased to announce the following hirings. - Penny Marshall is hired, and will direct "Back to the Frat House" for $600,000. - Josh Radnor is hired, and will be paid $550,000 for the role of Todd Johnson. His offer to direct the movie is appreciated, and he will be considered to act and direct in future Tompkins Square projects should this one succeed, but the studio felt that the lead also directing brings with it plenty of hazards at this time, especially given the implications of the movie with regard to the future financial viability of the studio. - Jason Segel is hired, and will be paid $900,000 for the role of Shawn Smith (OOC NOTE: If there is a negative chemistry roll with Radnor and Segel after nine seasons of "How I Met Your Mother," I will find a very special way to destroy the dice being used for rolls. <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ). - Charlie Day is hired, and will be paid $900,000 for the role of Eddie "The Eagle" Eisenberg. - Demi Lovato is hired, and will be paid $440,000 for the role of Britney Myers. - We're especially pleased to announce the hiring of film legend James Earl Jones, who will be paid $100,000 for the role of Herbert Hughes. With these numbers in mind, we will spend $1.5 million on both production and marketing, thereby upping the film's budget to $6,490,000 (nearly all of what was made back from "New Vegas"). Production is slated to start immediately. (OOC NOTE: I'm about halfway done with the script, so expect something up tonight or tomorrow!)

Russelrules44 · May 3, 2017

I just now realized that this movie is on pace to be even longer than Greenwater Amusements...maybe even longer than Madeline's Great Adventure if it holds up. Oh God, I hope the dice appreciates our work. (I'll bake you some cookies, your favorite kind!)

Hopefully, i'll have everything ready by around Thursday or Friday. Depends on what the weather looks like.

HRTVAndrew · May 3, 2017

POST-PRODUCTION

MOVIE DETAILS

Title: "Back to the Frat House"

Genre: Comedy/Drama

Duration: 1 hour, 36 minutes

Rating: PG-13 (Language, sexual situations, suggestive content)

Plot: Our movie opens with Todd Johnson and Shawn Smith packing bags at their respective homes while talking on the phone. The topic of an emergency meeting of the Delta Sigma Omega Alumni Association at their alma mater, Rhode Island State, is the main point of conversation. After a brief chat between the longtime friends, they hang up, and Todd tends to his crying, year-old daughter in a crib while Shawn closes up his bag and fixes his collar in the mirror.

Todd drops by his parents’ house, dropping off his daughter (Sophie) and referencing that a divorce he filed for six months ago is still going through the legal system. We learn his college sweetheart had cheated on him in their bed, and a sour expression graces Todd’s face for a moment before he says goodbye to his daughter. Meanwhile, a cut-back to Shawn shows him cold-calling several people about job openings he has recently applied to, only to be sent to voicemail at each stop.

Meanwhile, we cut to a remote village in Arkansas, where we first meet Eddie Eisenberg. However, he’s being referred to as Johnson Smith by those around him, and due to the presence of two suited-up bodyguards, we quickly learn that he’s a part of the Witness Protection Program. A quick browsing trip through the Internet reveals the Delta Sigma Omega Alumni Association meeting at Rhode Island State, and he successfully convinces his handlers to let him go by forging a letter from the state’s legal system advising him of an appeals hearing that does not exist.

Todd and Shawn arrive at the house at around the same time and embrace. Todd asks about Shawn’s employment status, and Shawn asks Todd about his daughter (who Todd’s now raising as a single parent). Right on cue, in rides Eddie on a motorcycle, performing one of his old college tricks. He spins out and stops on a dime on the front porch of the house, ripping off his helmet and proclaiming, “EDDIE THE EAGLE IS BACK!!!”…before getting hit in the head by a falling piece of wood from the roof above him.

Todd and Shawn tend to their old friend, who they have not physically seen in years. Eddie explains his predicament, as well as the fact that he broke a few laws to attend the meeting. Put simply, he misses his old life and is tired of sitting in a trailer in Arkansas doing introductory-level science experiments for the government in exchange for witness protection. Todd and Shawn promise to not speak a word of the weekend’s events, and once Eddie is patched up, they head outside to the basketball hoop.

Shawn, a former professional player, gets hot and begins making shot after shot. Three current DSO members and basketball teammates walk up and challenge the older trio to a game of 3-on-3. Todd, Shawn, and Eddie accept, and much like in their college days, their strategy is to talk trash, act like they know what they’re doing, and leave Shawn to do every bit of the heavy lifting. This works for a few minutes, but after a crowd gathers and the kids get frustrated, Shawn is clotheslined down to the concrete driveway on his way to the rim, abruptly ending the game and nearly sparking a full-on melee.

A few hours later, Shawn has fully come to his senses, but refuses to go to the hospital. He confides to his friends that those few minutes were the most fun he’s had in months, since being laid off from his job as a PR man for a pro basketball team. This comes as news to Eddie, who, in his forced seclusion, was completely unaware of Todd’s daughter/divorce and Shawn’s job saga. The two patch Shawn up as well as they can before going inside for an old-school keg party.

The scene at the party is typical college debauchery, with beer everywhere, loud music filling the house, and coeds mingling and grinding on the makeshift dance floor. Eddie is right at home, playing drinking games and being inappropriate/awkward with his younger counterparts of both genders. Meanwhile, Todd and Shawn realize they’re getting older, and are contemplating leaving when they see a younger woman and her boyfriend fighting off to the side of the house. Todd, Shawn, and Eddie break it up as the boyfriend brings a closed fist back, and Todd takes it upon himself to comfort the girl as the boyfriend is ushered off the property.

The girl introduces herself as Britney Myers. She explains that she was dragged here by her boyfriend, who’s rubbing in to everyone that he’s dating, in his words, “the hottest piece of (expletive) on campus.” Todd lets her vent and shrugs off a drunken Eddie, who makes obscene gestures behind Britney as she talks. When she’s finished, though, trouble arrives in the form of her boyfriend and several of his muscular friends, one of whom specifically demands to know the whereabouts of Eddie. It turns out that this young man is the brother of the person convicted of murder by Eddie’s testimonies, and this sparks an out-and-out brawl between them and Shawn and Eddie. Seeing the older DSO members getting the bejesus kicked out of them inspires the younger ones to come to their rescue using all sorts of household objects (paintings, table legs, glass mugs, etc.), and the brawl spills out to the front lawn.

Meanwhile, Todd’s protective instincts take over and he ushers Britney out the back exit and down the street as police cars begin to arrive. Todd is hunched over trying to catch his breath, but Britney, caught up in the moment, pulls him in, gives him a long, wet kiss, and lets slip that she lives alone in a one-bedroom apartment down the road. Todd obliges and goes home with her as his friends help explain to the cops what happened. The cops leave, but Eddie panics, knowing that the authorities will now realize where he is. He bolts the scene, and the younger students are told to leave or be arrested, leaving Shawn alone and without any sort of a support system.

Night turns into morning, and we first check in on Todd, who’s wide awake, in Britney’s bed, feeling the pangs of guilt crossed with his first hangover in years. Britney wakes up, but Todd leaves awkwardly and in a panic, grabbing his clothes and tripping over his jeans (in full view of a group of college students in the hallway) before storming down the stairs and leaving a confused young woman behind. Meanwhile, Shawn confides his story to the younger students at the frat house over 6 a.m. beers, and Eddie is wrangled by his Witness Protection Program handlers, who control the resisting Eddie with a straight jacket, shove him in the back of a black SUV, and drive away, heading back to Arkansas.

Todd runs to the house, telling Shawn that he’s leaving. He says coming back to Rhode Island State was a mistake, and that the person he was at DSO is far different from who he is now. He apologizes, but bolts in his car as a confused bunch of students looks on.

At noon, the students are assembled in the run-down, destroyed front yard in front of a makeshift stage at podium. A limo pulls up, and out walks the distinguished Herbert Hughes, the president of the DSO Alumni Association. Disgusted, he walks to the podium, and lets fly an expletive-laced speech that would make deceased friend of DSO George Carlin proud. He ends the speech by announcing that this year will be the last one for the Rhode Island State chapter of Delta Sigma Omega, and an uncomfortable pause comes over the crowd.

Finally, it’s Shawn who speaks up. Respectfully, he informs Hughes that the past 24 hours have been some of the best times he’s had in months, from getting clotheslined on the basketball court to defending a fellow brother in need. He says that this chapter of Delta Sigma Omega represents every part of the organization’s charter to the letter, and that despite the kind of weekend every fraternity has at one point or another, this organization deserves to thrive at Rhode Island State.

Hughes is unmoved, and asks if any of the other “morons” have anything to say. After another pause, a car drives behind the podium, and out walks Todd, complete with baby Sophie in tow. Herbert cracks wise about exposing a baby to this environment, but Todd says he knew this announcement was coming and that he can’t allow this to happen. He says that without DSO, he wouldn’t have married the mother of his child, nor would he be living a life he’s proud of, even if his original wife is no longer in it. He adds that Herbert and the board of directors are making a huge mistake, and at that moment, Sophie’s young eyes open, staring at Hughes as she smiles wide.

It’s at that moment Herbert breaks, and playing with Sophie finally wins him over. Reluctantly, Herbert heaves a deep sigh and reverses course, announcing that he’s changed his mind and that the fraternity will continue to support the chapter…and then, we see Eddie the Eagle (who hasn’t actually HEARD anything that’s happened) charge in from off-screen, tackle Herbert, and attempt to choke him with the straight jacket he’s long since broken out of. Todd and Shawn pull Eddie off of him, and a disgusted Herbert leaves the area as the assembled students cheer.

After a few moments of basking in the glory of their victory, the witness protection program workers arrive to shuttle Eddie back to Arkansas. Before he leaves, Todd and Shawn make plans to visit in the summer. Shawn is approached by the student who clotheslined him earlier, who reveals himself as a senior whose father runs a series of expensive private basketball camps in the northeast. Shawn gets an offer by proxy to be an instructor around the circuit, and he quickly accepts. Finally, Todd is approached by Britney. Todd explains his circumstances, namely that he’s a divorced single father who hadn’t even so much as looked at a woman in six months, and he apologizes for his behavior. Britney accepts and plays with the baby, and Todd’s reminded that while life goes on and people change, change isn’t always a bad thing. He asks Britney out on a date for the next weekend, and she quickly says yes.

We end a few months later, with Eddie conducting an experiment in his backwoods Arkansas home. A controlled explosion is seen inside a bottle, and as Eddie goes through an extensive mock celebration in front of his handlers, a knock is heard on the door. He goes to it, and it’s Todd, Shawn, Sophie, and Britney. He lets them in, and everyone sits down in the living room and begins to talk and joke around as the movie ends.

TALENT

Director: Penny Marshall

Lead: Josh Radnor (Todd Johnson)

Major Role: Jason Segel (Shawn Smith), Charlie Day (Eddie "The Eagle" Eisenberg)

Minor Role: Demi Lovato (Britney Myers)

Key Cameo: James Earl Jones (Herbert Hughes)

BUDGET

Talent Cost: $3.49 million

Production Cost: $1.5 million

Marketing Cost: $1.5 million

EddieFnG · May 3, 2017

Black Sheep Boss (STUDIO: Samen Pictures)
» Lev Spiro asks for $700K.
» Darin Brooks asks for $600K.
» Joseph Marcell asks for $300K.
» April Bowlby asks for $150K.
» Jonathan Kite asks for $130K.
» Ido Mosseri asks for $120K.
» Kylie Bunbury asks for $100K.
» Christopher Jackson asks for $100K.
» Ariel Winter asks for $470K.
» Chevy Chase asks for $50K.

Time to start negotiating!

Lev Spiro: 500k with guarantee of 1m on a possible sequel

Darin Brooks: 500k with guarantee of 1m on a possible sequel

Joseph Marcell: 250k

April Bowlby: Deal

Jonathan Kite & Ido Mosseri: 100k

Kylie Bunbury & Christopher Jackson: Deal

Ariel Winter: Oh boy, time to re-cast.. How about Jadyn Wong?

Chevy Chase: Deal

FlameSnoopy · May 3, 2017

BACK TO THE FRAT HOUSE (STUDIO: TOMPKINS SQUARE STUDIOS)

Tompkins Square Studios return with Back To The Frat House, a comedy about three thirty-somethings who have been caught up in the colossal mess that is real life. Each one of them have their own issues, but they try to leave those troubles behind for an emergency frat alumni meeting. What ensues is parties, fights and girls, of course. Eventually all three have to come to grips with their own reality, yet it is done in a feel-good manner that helps keep the movie light-hearted even with dramatic substance to the characters.

Back To The Frat House works so well because the cast fits the roles; Josh Radnor and Jason Segel have a long history working alongside each other and Charlie Day pulls out such a superb performance, it seems like the three actually are friends. Even if everything in the picture screams 'budget choice' from the aforementioned three to the director, Penny Marshall, Tompkins Square Studios have made the most out of a series of average cards. The only flaw in the plan was the uninspiring performance of Jason Segel as Shawn Smith. Even though Segel is capable of dramatic performances, it seems he relied too much on his familiar co-star in Josh Radnor, who had to carry him during their shared time on-screen.

There is something to a film that does not try to take itself too seriously and to that credit Back To The Frat House is a perfect example. Plenty of laughs and hilarity befall in this comedy definitely worth the price of admission. By the time the screen fades to black, the cast comes off as a true ensemble. An ensemble one hopes would return in some form or another in the future.

3.3

[CRITICAL RATING]

TOTAL BUDGET: $6.5M

TOTAL BOX OFFICE REVENUE: $9.8M

TOTAL FROM PHYSICAL COPIES: $2.6M

TOMPKINS SQUARE STUDIOS made a profit of $5.9M, your total balance now stands at $12,4M.

TALENT NOTES:

› Penny Marshall was solid as the director. Her Directing has gone from 0.5 to 0.7.

› Josh Radnor did well as the lead. His Star Power has gone from 0.5 to 0.7.

› Jason Segel was poor.

› Charlie Day surprised everyone by stealing the show in many scenes. His Star Power has gone from 1.0 to 1.3.

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Black Sheep Boss (STUDIO: Samen Pictures)

» Lev Spiro is fine with $500K and a possible sequel.

» Darin Brooks is fine with $500K and a possible sequel.

» Joseph Marcell does not want to budge on his original $300K.

» Jonathan Kite agrees to $100K.

» Ido Mosseri agrees to $100K.

» Jadyn Wong asks for $100K.

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Hey, Can I bring a movie from previous iteration which was in production?

Sure you can.

EddieFnG · May 3, 2017

Black Sheep Boss (STUDIO: Samen Pictures)
» Lev Spiro is fine with $500K and a possible sequel.
» Darin Brooks is fine with $500K and a possible sequel.
» Joseph Marcell does not want to budge on his original $300K.
» Jonathan Kite agrees to $100K.
» Ido Mosseri agrees to $100K.
» Jadyn Wong asks for $100K.

Agree with Joseph Marcell and Jadyn Wong, let's get to writing!

cappyboy · May 3, 2017

Hey, Can I bring a movie from previous iteration which was in production?
@cappyboy can you share any outline with me though?

Sure. It'll be good for the game for more players to be putting stuff out. Happy to help how I can.

jack ryder · May 3, 2017

Should I post all the info about my previous production or should just post the writing?

@thanks Cappyboi you help is a great treasure for me. You and back to the frat house has really helped me. I was on the wrong track.

FlameSnoopy · May 3, 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>Should I post all the info about my previous production or should just post the writing? @thanks Cappyboi you help is a great treasure for me. You and back to the frat house has really helped me. I was on the wrong track.</div></blockquote> You need to re-negotiate the contracts first.

boromirevmali · May 3, 2017

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="FlameSnoopy" data-cite="FlameSnoopy" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43564" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>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.</div></blockquote> Danny Boyle: We can offer you $2M before the shooting of the flick, and $1.25M afterwards. Chandler Canterbury: We can do $300k in advance. Cillian Murphy: We can offer you $500k in advance, and $650k after the release. Regina King: Comparing your role and screen time, we had something around $600k in mind in advance. JK Simmons: We will pay you $700k in advance, and the $1M after the box office. Rachel Bilson: We'll pay you $500k, but guarantee a lead in one of the next two movies. Clive Owen: If you like the role, perhaps offering a future lead role, $1.25M in advance, and $1M upon release would suffice? Monica Belluci: We offer you $400k. Mischa Barton: We can deal on $400k after release.

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