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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="cappyboy" data-cite="cappyboy" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44112" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Sco, delightful little movie there. Family flicks like that aren't near as common as they used to be. I could see An Autumn Dream being double featured with Mrs. Doubtfire on family channels every October</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Syndication Money!!!!</p>
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<p>UPDATED ITINERARY</p><p> </p><p>

- First on the agenda is updating the database with the three movies that have been reviewed. That shouldn't take me too long, and should be done by the time I go to sleep tonight.</p><p> </p><p>

- I'm hoping to have Sco's review and Russell's casting done tomorrow, and in a perfect world, my movie will be ready to go this weekend. I say "hoping" because it's an effort to type this. My Macbook's H, J, K, and L keys are intermittent at best, and a new top case has been ordered. That's HOPEFULLY being put in tomorrow, and once that gets done, I'll be ready to do all of that. To those who think it's not a big deal, I work in social media, and YOU try running Twitter/Facebook accounts without those letters! <img alt=";)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/wink.png.686f06e511ee1fbf6bdc7d82f6831e53.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p>

- The minigame has sort of gotten lost in the last few pages, with the transition to a new mod and many movies being written up. I'd love to keep that going, because I think it's a tremendous idea. It has no bearing on my reviews (or, in the case of my movies, Russell's reviews), but I think it's a great way for the community to come together and have some fun.</p>

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My keyboard seems to be behaving (for now!), so off we go. First, I'll handle negotiations for Russell's movie, "Journey to the Sun." If I can get to writing up Sco's movie review, I will, but that may need to wait until tomorrow.

 

Russell: "Journey to the Sun"

 

Director: Andrew Stanton asks for $5.5 million. Pete Docter is a bit hesitant to do a live-action film, but will do it for $4 million. Brad Bird asks for $2.5 million.

 

Trent Gilfrey: Nathan Kress asks for $1.5 million. Ryan Potter asks for $750k. Ben Cox asks for $500k. Carlos PenaVega asks for $750k.

 

Nathan Endermann: Neil Patrick Harris asks for $3 million.

 

Rachel Ions: Kristen Bell likes the role and asks for $2.5 million. Vanessa Hudgens doesn't think the role plays to her strengths, but will do it for $3.25 million. Tara Strong asks for $1.5 million. Kaitlyn Dias asks for $750k.

 

Halley Comet (ha! I see what you did there): Maulik Pancholy asks for $750k. Tom Kenny is happy with the relative success of "Golden Girl" and eager to avenge his poor performance. He asks for $400k. Jake Thomas asks for $250k. Enzo Amore asks for $500k.

 

Pluto Hall: Chris Pratt has done the whole "space adventure" thing before (twice!) and feels as though he may be being typecast. He asks for $5 million. Jim Cummings asks for $750k.

 

Redding Haus: Jermaine Clement asks for $750k. Kendall Schmidt asks for $350k, and if you hire both him and Carlos PenaVega, Big Time Rush will reunite to sing the movie's theme song. Noah Munck asks for $100k.

 

The Acting Director: Robert A. Frosch is a bit confused at this request, but will do the role for $500k.

 

NASA: As a government agency, NASA cannot do much for your movie, and certainly cannot explicitly endorse it. However, they've come to you with a compromise. If you can provide at least one educational moment (scientific or otherwise) in the film as part of a plot or subplot, NASA will provide you access to whatever equipment and research materials you need. In game terms, your production quality will improve a certain percentage past what you spend in your budget.

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REVIEW: “An Autumn Dream”

 

Story Quality: 4/5 (We’ve all seen romantic comedies that follow the same general story arc, but this one was remarkably self-aware and had more than enough twists and turns to keep audiences interested.)

 

Production Quality: 3/5 (It didn’t need a huge production budget, and it was fine with what it had.)

 

Acting Quality: 4/5 (Neither lead actor was great, and Patrick Dempsey was actively pretty bad, but the supporting actors were largely tremendous and Joe Wright did a great job directing.)

 

Ending Quality: 3.25/5 (Was it easy to see coming? Yes, but it was done in such a way that it didn’t hurt the movie. The “damsel in distress” bit was a nice touch.)

 

MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION

 

Sophie Turner may have secured herself a Best Supporting Actress nomination later in the year for her work in “An Autumn Dream.” She was positively tremendous as Heather, taking the role far beyond what would be expected for the capacity of a busy father’s daughter in a romantic comedy.

 

Additionally, Elisha Cuthbert stole most scenes she was in as Claire, showing a depth to her that we have not seen from the actress formerly best known for “The Girl Next Door.” She’ll undoubtedly have more offers coming over the next few months now that she’s shown her range.

 

PERFORMANCES (on the new, 1-50 scale)

 

Joe Wright: 43

 

January Jones: 28

Patrick Dempsey: 14

 

Sophie Turner: 50

Jacob Tremblay: 19

 

Aimee Garcia: 44

Elisha Cuthbert: 45

 

STAR POWER EFFECTS

 

Joe Wright: +2.5 (new SP for directing: 4)

January Jones: 0

Patrick Dempsey: -0.2 (new SP: 0.3)

Sophie Turner: +2 (new SP: 3.5)

Jacob Tremblay: 0

Aimee Garcia: +1 (new SP: 1.5)

Elisha Cuthbert: +1.5 (new SP: 3)

 

FINAL NUMBERS

 

Movie Rating: 3.6/5 (“An Autumn Dream” is a welcome addition to what’s often a stale genre. Yes, we’ve seen the “boy meets girl, boy falls in love with girl, pitfalls happen before they finally get together” story, but in this movie, the characters have plenty of depth, which is a big plus, and the tempo of the storytelling keeps the film rolling towards its predictable, but well-done, conclusion. Additionally, it appeals to a wide variety of audiences, from couples on date nights to families looking for movies the kids can see.)

 

Box Office: $33 million (MOD NOTE: The only thing that hurt this movie, aside from Dempsey’s bomb of a performance, was the fairly low star power involved. Had these dice rolls happened with current SP ratings in place, as opposed to the ones we started with, this could've been our first blockbuster movie, or at least close to it).

 

Physical Copies: $9 million

 

Lucky Underdog Pictures now has $42 million.

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REVIEW: “An Autumn Dream”

 

FINAL NUMBERS

 

Movie Rating: 3.6/5 (“An Autumn Dream” is a welcome addition to what’s often a stale genre. Yes, we’ve seen the “boy meets girl, boy falls in love with girl, pitfalls happen before they finally get together” story, but in this movie, the characters have plenty of depth, which is a big plus, and the tempo of the storytelling keeps the film rolling towards its predictable, but well-done, conclusion. Additionally, it appeals to a wide variety of audiences, from couples on date nights to families looking for movies the kids can see.)

 

Box Office: $33 million (MOD NOTE: The only thing that hurt this movie, aside from Dempsey’s bomb of a performance, was the fairly low star power involved. Had these dice rolls happened with current SP ratings in place, as opposed to the ones we started with, this could've been our first blockbuster movie, or at least close to it).

 

Physical Copies: $9 million

 

Lucky Underdog Pictures now has $42 million.

 

Thank you for the glowing review. Seems the dice Gods were looking favourably upon the production. I can't say I'm not disappointed in the performance of Dempsey, especially considering his history as a romantic lead.

Having said that, I'm grateful for the excellent efforts of Joe Wright and the supporting cast. Well done Sophie Turner on the masterful performance.

I never held overly high hopes for the story/production so am very chuffed to now have $42 million to play with.

 

Thank you all for the kind words. I, like Cappy Boy, pictured it playing on movie channels in the Autumn. Especially given the lack of initial star power. Let's hope the next production does equally well, if not better.

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HawkPro Inc. presents Smoke And Mirrors

 

Directed by: Gabor Csupo

Cast:

Simon Pegg as Martin Moss

Peter Capaldi as Shane Edwards

Zendaya as Maria Moon

Katie McGrath as Brooke Del Rey

Alexander Ludwig as Ryan Josk

Warwick Davis as Shawn Jackson

 

Genre: Adventure with a bit of comedy

Production: 3 million

Marketing: 2 million

Rating: PG-13

 

We begin the movie with Martin Moss (Simon Pegg) walking into his house and slamming the door behind him. He kicks of his shoes angrily and stomps up the stairs into his bathroom where he runs the tap, splashes water on his face before looking into the large mirror in the corner of the room. He says to himself "Seriously Martin again? That's 3 times this month that you managed to mess this up and while your friends are off getting married and having children you are sitting here talking to yourself in front of a stupid mirror". He turns around to go and leave but slips on a bar of soap on the floor and falls onto the floor. He stands up furious, let's up a primal scream in anger before turning around and going to punch his mirror. However as he braces for the pain of glass shattering, he opens his eyes to see that the mirror is fully intact but his hand has disappeared seemingly through the mirror. He pulled his arm out quickly and looked really scared as he did so. He stared at it for a moment before reaching at it and once again his arm reaches through the mirror. "What in the world?" he questions and then asks himself if he has knocked himself out when he slipped but this is to put to rest when he pinches himself and realizes that it is in fact not a dream. He walks up to the mirror and puts his head on the mirror and feels it is solid but as he pushes through, he sees that on the other side of the mirror is another bathroom but quite different to his own. He pushes himself through and steps out into an extravagant looking bathroom.

He begins to look around before the door bursts open and Shane Edwards (Peter Capaldi) walks into the room in a dressing gown, whistling to himself. He stops as soon as he sees Martin and says "Who the bloody hell are you and what are you doing with my toothpaste?"

"Look sir there's been a mistake and you know what, I was just leaving" Martin says and then turns around and goes to walk through the mirror only for him to smack face first into it and knocking himself out in the process.

We come back to see Martin waking up lying on a sofa and he sees the old man sitting in a chair across from him. Shane says "Look kid, I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt here and give you two minutes to explain why you're in my bathroom before I call the sheriff"

"Sheriff? London doesn't have sheriff's"

"London? What's London?"

"The capital city of England…"

"Are you okay, there is no such thing as London or England. Right now you are in Saltsworth in the country Thema. Well you don't seem like a thief, I mean you're in a suit and I caught you holding a bar of soap in my bathroom so explain who you are and why you are in my bathroom?". Martin explained to Shane who he is and that he came through the mirror from what he assumes is another world and that he just wants to get back to where he came from. "Look sir, all I need to know is where you got your mirror and where I can find another?"

"Well, there's your problem kid because there's only two of these and the other as far as I know is on the other side of the country in Lanto and that was the last that I ever heard of it so if you want to get back then you need to get to there."

Suddenly from downstairs we hear a girl calling up "Hey Mr Edwards, You left your sprinklers on again". Shane excuses himself but Martin follows him downstairs to where he sees a beautiful woman (Zendaya) standing in the doorway who sees him and introduces herself as Maria Moon and says that she hasn't seen him around before. He simply says that he isn't from around here and that he needs desperately to get to a place called Lanto. "Well it's nice to meet you Martin, I'm Maria Moon and I'm the head executive of the TravelSafe car company not that far from here" The two continue to talk until Shane returns and says "Well kid, I have a map if you want to use that to find Lanto but I have no car so you'll have to find your own way there…"

"I could help there sir" Maria enthusiastically says "I mean I've got a car and it's been a while since I've had a day off work. I'm sure they can do without me for a week, what do you think Martin?"

"Yeah sure, if you're fine with it of course…"

"Well I'm coming too" chimes in Shane "The wasteland between here and Lanto can be very dangerous for an outsider such as yourself Martin so I'm going to be your guide so to say. I haven't had the chance to go ever since, Ever since I, Well in a while so this will be a breath of fresh air."

Maria then leaves to go get her car and Martin approaches Shane and asks him if he is okay " You seemed a bit shaken up there sir, do you want a cup of tea to calm down"

"What in the world is a cup of tea? No, here we only drink hot chocolate and that helps us through"

"Well tea is, ah It doesn't matter. One hot chocolate coming right up"

And as the two sit and drink the hot chocolate on the stairs of the house shane begins to tell a story. He says "Look kid, I've lived a long time and I've never experienced anything like this before; someone falling through my mirror that is and to be honest I wouldn't have believed you if you said this to me on any other day but today is a special day for me so I'm thinking like she would have wanted me to think. You see today would have been the 30th anniversary of my marriage to my beautiful wife Sorna who sadly passed away last year (He begins to cry as he says this so Martin puts his arm around him.). She was the best thing to happen to me, before her I was a nobody just floating around in a dead end job but she showed me how to have fun and have adventures and that's what we did. So this is a way for me to enjoy that again and whatever coincide brought you through my mirror must have been her way of saying that I've been moping too long and that I need to get out of this house for a while. SO this is my one last adventure. I don't why I'm telling you all this but I just want to say that while you're young you should embrace that and find someone who can change your life like Sorna changed mine."

"Wow, I'm so sorry to hear about that…"

"Don't be, I've lived a happy life and just remember my message"

 

We come back to them still on the stairs but now Shane is asleep and Martin is clearly deep in thought when the door swings open and in comes a worried looking Maria and she says "Right, we're ready to go but one problem, a pretty big problem. We're 72 hours away from Storm Indigo so we need to go right now"

"Storm Indigo?" Martin questioned

"The biggest storm of the year that covers the whole of the wasteland for a whole week. If anyone gets stuck out there then they're not making it out alive."

"Why can't we just wait it out then?"

"All the roads get torn up and they become uncrossable for a month so if you want to be there we need to go now"

They head outside and towards Maria's car where they see two people there already, a huge muscly guy (Alexander Ludwig) sitting on the hood and a younger woman (Katie McGrath) leaning on the door smiling.

"Going somewhere Moon?"

"Get out of my way Brooke right now"

"No I don't think I will, what about you Ryan?

"Uh, No"

"Look out of my way or I'm calling the police. Oh I get it, you're still angry that I got promoted before you aren't you?"

"I think you two should go. Right now" Martin says standing up to Ryan.

"Come on Ryan, we're leaving. I've got my eye on you Moony and your weird friends"

As they leave Ryan shoulder barges past Martin and just laugh.

 

We come back to see them out of the city now in their car and heading into a barren, sandy area that is deserted and they question who they just met and what they were doing there.

"That was Brooke Del Rey and Ryan, her idiot boyfriend. Throughout High school she always bullied me for being smarter than her and took it way too far. It stopped after that for a while until I got promoted in my job before she did and this infuriated her even more so she started again."

"How did she take it too far kid?" asked Shane

"By the time I was 15 I had lost my father to alcoholism and my mother was killed in a car crash. I was forced to live my grandmother and as sweet as she was I had to find my own way of making a better life for myself so I worked hard, got a part time job and spent all my spare time in the library. Brooke took this, all of this and in the end she used it all against me just because I got a higher grade than her in class. I thought it was over but clearly not…" She is cut off by the car starting to make a loud noise and slo down "Oh no, are you kidding me? That's why they were by my car?" The car now at a stand still was useless and Maria was in tears now. "They've gone too far this time. They've siphoned all the gas out of the car and now we're out in the middle of nowhere, with no gas and less than 70 hours to get to where we need to be."

"Well there's a house in the distance, maybe we can find some help there"

Shane and Martin head off towards it leaving Maria in the car, drying her eyes before she slowly followed behind them.

We then cut away to a darker setting where we see Brooke and Ryan approach an old, run down house and knock on the door. It opens on it's own and the two exchange a look before walking in. They go in and find themselves with 3 doors in front, all open and they walk into the first only to find that it is a dead end. They find the second to be the same before going into the 3rd and seeing a cauldron in the middle of the room. A voice can be heard suddenly which says "Ah yes Maria. So good to see you again, come on in" and as they head through another door we head back to our trio.

 

We come back to the trio to see that they’ve reached the house and they knock on the door. A very short man (Warwick Davis) answers the door and he says "Visitors? It's been a long time since I've met anyone out here. Come in, Come in". They enter in to a small yt humble home and take a seat.

"Sir, you wouldn't happen to have any gas or anything that we may use to get to Lanto"

"I do, I do!" He says enthusiastically "I'll be back in a minute" and he walsk off into another room.

"Look, Thank you guys for helping me. You didn't need to and you could have easily said no. I've had a lot of people say no to me before and I've never really had many friends before or anyone to care about so even if we never see each other again after we get to Lanto I just want to say thank you so much" Martin says.

"Martin, you don't have to say thank you. I've been alone since I lost my wife and you have given me the chance at another adventure so if anything I should thank you for falling through my mirror" Shane replies

"And you don't need to thank me either. You've given me a chance to stop working for a while and actually do something interesting for once. Also you're the first person to actually stand up for me against Brooke and Ryan so thank you for that"

They continue to make jokes after this until they realize that Shawn has been gone for a long time. They walk into the room he went into only to find out that the window was open. They looked out and beneath the window he had tried to jump out of was Shawn and he had knocked himself out trying to run away.

They pull him back in and put him on a chair and when he wakes up he says "Oh crumbs."

"Look, we don't know why you were trying to escape so tell us and we'll let you continue living here"

"She's coming hahaa. You don't understand do you? The witch, the witch has been talking to your friend Brooke and they're coming for you"

They all look at him in shock before Maria says "We need to go right now" and they run outside but Shawn calls them back and gives them some gas "Please don't mention my name, they'll hurt my family" and he turns around to walk back into his house only to walk into the closed door and knock himself out again.

 

We then cut to away to Ryan and Brooke in a car and Ryan says "So this witch has given you powers?"

"Yes, I've said that three times now you buffoon. How many times do I need to tell you that I am her apprentice and that she has given me the power to stop those 3 idiots and get my promotion that I deserved before Moon all those years ago. And then we can go on to rule the world, just me and the witch"

"and me?"

"Yes and you." She replies but she smirks as she says it which Ryan misses.

 

We return to the trio sometime later and they're back on the road as storm clouds slowly form above.

"So we have 24 hours to make a 5 hours journey. What could go wrong?" says Martin but just as he says this a car suddenly appears in front of theirs and they have to swerve out the way. However in doing so they spin off the road. Out of the other car steps Brooke and Ryan who walk over to the car and lean against the windows.

Brooke says "AWWW did something go wrong? I guess you three won't make it their at all and all of a sudden a cloud forms above them and it begins to rain and in the distance we hear thunder. "Oh, I forgot to say, silly me. I brought the storm forward just a few hours because it'll be funny. So you three better enjoy the last hours you have together"

After Brooke and Ryan have left, the three get out of the car to find that Ryan has slashed the back tires while they were distracted and as the rain pours down they have to replace them as fast as they could. It gets desperate when not that far away from them lightning strikes a rock so they poorly put on the wheel and jump in the car. They quickly start to drive but because of the storm they have lost the road and have to just guess where they are heading.

"I guess that the witch gave her powers to control storms because not any normal person can do what we just saw" says Maria clearly in shock at what just happened.

"I had a run in with the withc just once, me and Sorna and she is a powerful woman and dangerous too. No one believed our tale because she hasn't been seen since but Brooke must clearly have something more than just the ability to control weather. I don't think we're done with her yet."

 

They continue to drive for a short while before on the horizon they see a city coming into view in the distance and they begin to whoop and cheer as by complete luck they have found Lanto. They start to drive faster towards it when on both sides of the car we see lightning starting to strike closer and closer. It gets within centimetres of the car when they reach the entrance to the city which is protected from the storm by some kind of geometrical shield and they escape just in time to not be torched by the lightning.

"That was a close one" is all that Martin is able to say before they all collapse in exhaustion in the car. Maria continues to drive slowly around the city until they reach a museum which Shane explains is where the mirror is kept. However as they begin to walk up the steps they see that standing on the steps in front of the museum none other than Brooke Del Rey and Ryan Josk.

"Well looks like the local losers and their grandpa managed to somehow survive everything we put them through, Ryan it's your turn".

Suddenly Ryan starts coming towards them with a baseball bat in hand but Martin says "Look, Ryan you seem like a nice guy but she's using you. Brooke is using you. Can you even remember the last time she treated you nicely? She's just using you as a way of protection" Ryan considers this for a moment before swinging the bat at Martin, forcing him to duck and he says "Well I tried" and he head-butts Ryan only to hurt himself more and Ryan just stands there laughing. That's when Maria walks up to him and slaps him so hard that he drops the bat and grabs his arm and puts it in an arm bar and says "You're going to leave now and never return or I will break this arm right here, right now. Got it?" He whimpers out a yes before she lets go and he goes running off.

"RYAN" screams Brooke before saying "Screw him, I'll just do it myself" and she fires lightning out of her hands right at Maria who is too shocked to move but right before it hits her she is pushed out of the way by Shane who gets hit fully in the chest and crumples straight to the ground. Both Maria and Martin scream out no while Brooke, clearly shocked at what she just did runs off leaving them on the steps to the museum.

"Stay with me Shane please" Sobs Martin with him in his arms "This is my fault"

Slowly Shane whispers "This isn't your fault kid, you did the best you could and it was my decision to come here with you. You gave me one last journey just as I wanted and now I get to die with the last two people to ever care about me. For a year I had no friends, nobody to speak to but you two changed that and I'm so glad that I can look back on my life but most importantly the last couple of days and say that I have no regrets. All I ask is you catch the witch who did this and you make her stop. You stop her from bringing anyone else pain"

After he has said all this his eyes close and his hands go still and the scene closes with the rain pouring down on them, Shane in their arms as the tears pour down their faces.

 

We then cut and see the end of the funeral as everyone pays their respects to Shane Edwards. Martin and Maria walk up to it holding hands and Martin says "You were a great man Shane and I'm sorry that you had to go how you did. But I promise that I'm not going to return home until I get revenge and I end this witch once and for all, We're going to avenge what happened to you"

After these words we cut back to the witch's house to where Brooke is standing and we hear the voice say "You did well but you're not done yet. They will be back and then we can get them out of the way once and for all aren't we brooke?" and the movie finishes with the camera focused on Brooke's face as her sad face slowly changes into a sadistic smile.

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<p>Journey to the Sun:</p><p> </p><p>

I shall start off by pointing out that this is an CGI animated film, not a live action film. If you were looking for a live action film, you just missed it.</p><p> </p><p>

Now, if that's been settled...</p><p> </p><p>

Pete Docter: I'm convinced you can animate just about anything. You got a deal.</p><p> </p><p>

Carlos PenaVega: Deal.</p><p> </p><p>

Neil Patrick Harris: Deal.</p><p> </p><p>

Kristen Bell: Deal.</p><p> </p><p>

Enzo Amore: I can't resist the idea of Enzo Amore taking part in a movie. Deal.</p><p> </p><p>

Jim Cummings: Deal.</p><p> </p><p>

Kendall Schmidt: Let's do it! Deal.</p><p> </p><p>

Robert A. Frosch: Well, you were the acting director of NASA at one point, so it kind of makes sense in context. Deal.</p><p> </p><p>

NASA: The Viper's Den will accept this mission and might even go one further. Why? Because science, that's why.</p><p> </p><p>

That gives us a staggering $17,650,000 to play with.</p><p> </p><p>

Let's put in a massive $10,000,000 in the production budget. And the reason for this is that since this is a movie about space, you need to have a huge budget to make everything not only seem realistic and like the universe; but you also need it to look amazing while doing so.</p><p> </p><p>

As for marketing: $5,000,000 seems about the right number. This is an interesting cast of well-known names and a few promising talents, if we market this movie as a movie that goes into 'the hottest depths of our solar system'; who knows what this movie can achieve in the box office?</p><p> </p><p>

This leaves us with $2,650,000 left in the bank and a smile of my face.</p>

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<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="44112" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Smoke and Mirrors<p> Prediction</p><p> </p><p> Best 3.5</p><p> Worst 1.2</p><p> Probable 2.7</p><p> </p><p> @HRTV I will be writing the movie a bit tad too too slow, I haven't even started yet.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Yeah I expect low ratings. I'm really not that happy with how it turned out and am hoping that my next movie is much better</p>
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<p>Viper's Den Estimation Evaluation of Smoke and Mirrors</p><p> </p><p>

Best Case: 3.4 </p><p>

Worst Case: 2.1 </p><p>

Most Likely Case: 2.7</p><p> </p><p>

I'm a little more optimistic on this one than Jack. Is it your best work? Not quite, Crash and Burn was slightly better: But if lady luck is on your side, it might do pretty well in the box office and critically.</p>

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Just a slight status update, 'Agincourt' is about half-way written. Hoping to get it out relatively soon. <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />
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A couple database notes if I may. Curtis Hansen should be dropped as he has passed on. Were he alive, he might well have been my first choice for director of Green Eyed Monster given how well The Taste Maker did last game. And Zendaya Coleman is listed twice but with and without last name. Those listingsshould probably be consolidated to avoid confusion.
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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="codeydbw" data-cite="codeydbw" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44112" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Just a slight status update, 'Agincourt' is about half-way written. Hoping to get it out relatively soon. <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Fatekissed is about the same. Already pondering my next project.</p>
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I'm a bit backed up with work, and my computer keys are acting up again (hopefully they're FINALLY putting in the new part tomorrow!). Assuming all goes as planned with the part, I'm planning on making significant headway with both the game and my next movie ("Longshot") over my Monday-Tuesday off days.
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<div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">REVIEW: “Smoke and Mirrors”</span></strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p>

Story Quality: 2/5 (It’s very hard to make a determination here, as everything about this movie screamed “part one of a two-part story.” The question is, will the box office demand be there for such a sequel to be made?)</p><p> </p><p>

Production Quality: 4/5 (It’s easy to tell that HawkPro, Inc., invested plenty of money in making the movie look good. Mission accomplished, as it’s very aesthetically-pleasing to watch!)</p><p> </p><p>

Acting Quality: 2/5 (Largely so-so to good performances across the board, but this rating was brought down considerably by Peter Capaldi, who may be a contender for the Worst Actor award when that ceremony rolls around.)</p><p> </p><p>

Ending Quality: 2.5/5 (Not bad, but again, it’s tough to see this as an ending when it so clearly seems to be setting up a second movie.)</p><p> </p><p>

</p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION</span></strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p>

Peter Capaldi could not have been much worse. Many theaters reported mass cheering when his character died at the end of the movie, solely because his performance was so terrible (especially compared to Simon Pegg and Zendaya, both of whom were solid, if not spectacular). Warwick Davis was not great, but the impact of his performance was pretty minimal given his minor role.</p><p> </p><p>

</p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">PERFORMANCES</span></strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p>

Gabor Csupo: 26</p><p> </p><p>

Simon Pegg: 32</p><p> </p><p>

Peter Capaldi: 5</p><p>

Zendaya: 30</p><p> </p><p>

Katie McGrath: 26</p><p>

Alexander Ludwig: 27</p><p>

Warwick Davis: 14</p><p> </p><p>

</p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">STAR POWER EFFECTS</span></strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p>

Gabor Csupo: No change (0.5 as a director)</p><p>

Simon Pegg: +0.5 (new SP: 2.5)</p><p>

Peter Capaldi: -0.4 (new SP: 0.1)</p><p>

Zendaya: No change (1)</p><p>

Katie McGrath: No change (0.5)</p><p>

Alexander Ludwig: No change (0.5)</p><p>

Warwick Davis: -0.4 (new SP: 0.1)</p><p> </p><p>

</p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">FINAL NUMBERS</span></strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p>

Movie Rating: 2.5/5 (Generally speaking, this wasn’t a great film. What saves it, in part, are the performances of Simon Pegg and Zendaya, plus the impressive production values for a film with a fairly low budget)</p><p> </p><p>

Box Office: $9 million</p><p> </p><p>

Physical Copies: $3.5 million (This got a slight boost given the way the movie looks on Blu-Ray and ultra-HD DVD players/screens.)</p><p> </p><p>

HawkPro Inc. now has <strong>$12.5 million</strong>.</p>

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I'm not dissapointed in how Smoke and Mirrors did at the box office as I really felt it dropped in quality about halfway through and I lost where I wanted it to go so for it to still make a profit, albeit a small one, is still good news. Anyway on to the next one so ladies and gentlemen I present to you:

 

MOVIE DETAILS

› Title: Let’s start a riot

› Genre: Action

› Brief Summary of The Plot: The year is 2072 and for 30 years now the police force in England has been replaced by robots and crime rates have decreased massively. However, what anyone fails to mention is the innocent people going missing on the streets and the only people who seem to care are a group calling themselves the Lion’s Den and they are going to make themselves known.

› Rating: 15

› Production Cost:

› Marketing Cost:

 

TALENT CASTING

› Director: Edgar Wright, Ridley Scott, Patty Jenkins

› Lead Role: Edgar Owens-The leader of the Lion’s Den knows all about the people going missing as 10 years prior to the riot his was father was falsely accused of murder and killed without trial by a robot-We would like to contact Ben McKenzie, Eddie Redmayne and Charlie Cox

› Major:

Avaline Owens-The wife of Edgar is a good-looking female who is considered the insider of the Lion’s Den. Working as a journalist for a large news company she uses her role as a way of getting news on disappearances. We would like to contact Margot Robbie, Miley Cyrus and Saoirse Ronan

Summer Wilson-A young American woman whose family moved to England with her family at the age of 12. Now 19 she ran away from home and was adopted into the Lion’s Den by Avaline. A young rebellious character she is a wildcard used to do some more of the illegal side that others wouldn’t volunteer for. We would like to contact Camren Bicondova, Maisie Williams and Zendaya

Tom Frost-Older than the other members of the Lion’s Den, he is a well-respected army veteran who has a history in politics. He looked in prime position to be crowned mayor of London until he dug too deep one day and then the next day he pulled out of the running. We would like to contact Ian McKellen, Kurt Russell and Michael Caine

 

› Minor Role:

Jason Corns-The Prime minister of the United Kingdom is a corrupt leader who hides the truth from the press but he takes order from a higher power. We would like to contact Idris Elba, Jon Boyega and Denzel Washington.

Unnamed Higher Power-The man behind the machine. Nobody knows who he is but the Lion’s Den realise that somebody is behind the killings and them hiding it all from the public. We would like to contact Patrick Stewart, Sylvester Stallone and Alec Baldwin.

Harvey Hughes-A real British bruiser, Harvey joins the Lion’s Den as a bodyguard but he proves as more than just muscle for the group. We would like to contact William Regal, Sean Pertwee and Will Poulter

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<p>Pleased to see other films starting to hit the boards and get reviews.</p><p> </p><p>

Lucky Underdog Studios latest production is in the development phase and we'll hopefully get to start initial negotiations possibly later this evening or potentially tomorrow morning. Looking to jump on the success of "An Autumn Dream" and continue to push forward.</p>

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<p><strong>Studio Name</strong>; Lucky Underdog Productions</p><p>

<strong>Movie Title;</strong> When Graham Met Jacob</p><p>

<strong>Genre;</strong> Drama/Thriller</p><p>

<strong>Brief Summary of Plot;</strong> Graham apparently met Jacob in High School. Years later, a chance meeting brings them together again. As Jacob weasel's his way into Graham's life it seems he'll stop at nothing to make Graham happy...</p><p>

<strong>Rating;</strong> R (Or a 15) <em>(Rating system is similar but different here in the UK)</em></p><p> </p><p>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">TALENT CASTING;</span></p><p> </p><p>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Director;</span> We would like to begin by approaching <strong>David Lynch, Robert Rodriguez and Steven Soderbergh</strong></p><p> </p><p>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Lead Role;</span> Graham - Husband. Family man. Proud but struggles with the restraints of family life. Feels stifled in his environment but loves his family.</p><p> </p><p>

We would like to approach <strong>Justin Timberlake, Mark Wahlberg & Mark Rufallo</strong>.</p><p> </p><p>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Lead Role;</span> Jacob - Harry’s ‘Friend’. Independently wealthy. Has a few quirks that make him seem unusual but not unordinary… in the beginning</p><p> </p><p>

We would like to pursue <strong>Cillian Murphy, Ethan Hawke & Jeffrey Dean Morgan</strong> for this role.</p><p> </p><p>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Major Role;</span> Jessie - Graham’s Wife. Frustrated with Graham’s seeming occasional despondency towards being a father. Doesn't like change and doesn't trust easily.</p><p> </p><p>

We would like to reach out to <strong>Olivia Munn, Sarah Michelle Gellar & Neve Campbell</strong> for this part.</p><p> </p><p>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Major Role;</span> Alice - Jacob’s Girlfriend. Low of self-esteem and perhaps seems unhappy in the relationship.</p><p> </p><p>

We wish to make contact with <strong>Diane Kruger, Amber Heard</strong> and, a star in our previous production, <strong>Elisha Cuthbert</strong>.</p><p> </p><p>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Minor Role;</span> Father - Graham’s Father – A dentist. Not creepy, just a bit over-enthusiastic and perhaps over-bearing.</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Willem Dafoe & Bryan Cranston </strong> are our initial thoughts for this role.</p><p> </p><p>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Minor Role;</span> Graham’s Mother – Quiet, Stoic. Loving but can appear to be embarrassed by her husband and his ways.</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Jane Seymour & Olivia Newton John</strong> are our first contacts for the part.</p><p> </p><p>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Minor Role;</span> Jimmy - Graham’s brother. A bit of a punk and a seeming loser with a shady background.</p><p> </p><p>

We wish to contact <strong>Seann William Scott & Milo Ventimiglia</strong> initially for the role.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

We look forward to hearing back from the talent and wrapping up deals so we can begin filming on the product. Thank you.</p><p> </p><p>

Edit; Apologies HRTV. There's a couple of people here I've requested who aren't in the database which may make things awkward... If it's an issue, let me know and I'll adjust accordingly.</p>

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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="cappyboy" data-cite="cappyboy" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44112" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Sorry, Sco, pretty sure Hanson isn't available.<p> </p><p> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000436/" rel="external nofollow">http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000436/</a></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Shoot, if I had known we were allowed to bring people back from the dead, Robin Williams would have gotten the role of Halley Comet. <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>
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1) "Longshot" is about a third of the way done, and I'm hoping to have that posted tomorrow or Friday.

 

2) Negotiation time!

 

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merrykiaran2: "Let's Start a Riot"

 

Director: Edgar Wright asks for $4 million. Ridley Scott asks for $5 million. Patty Jenkins asks for $2 million.

 

Edgar Owens: Ben McKenzie likes the role and asks for $1 million. Eddie Redmayne asks for $2.5 million. Charlie Cox asks for $800k.

 

Avaline Owens: Margot Robbie asks for $3 million. Miley Cyrus asks for $2.5 million. Saoirse Ronan asks for $2.5 million.

 

Summer Wilson: Camren Bicondova asks for $750k, but will do it for $500k if "Gotham" co-star Ben McKenzie is hired. Maisie Williams is very intrigued by the part and asks for $1.5 million. Zendaya asks for $1.2 million.

 

Tom Frost: Ian McKellen asks for $3 million, but will do it for $2.5 million if best friend Patrick Stewart is also hired. Kurt Russell asks for $3 million. Michael Caine likes the role and asks for $3 million.

 

Jason Corns: Idris Elba asks for $1.5 million. John Boyega asks for $750k. Denzel Washington is not intrigued by the small part, but will do the film for $6 million plus 5% of profits above the movie's budget.

 

Higher Power: Patrick Stewart asks for $1.5 million, but will do it for $1 million if best friend Ian McKellen is also hired. Sylvester Stallone asks for $3 million, and will act and direct for $4.5 million. Alec Baldwin asks for $1.5 million.

 

Harvey Hughes: William Regal asks for $300k. Sean Pertwee asks for $300k. Will Poulter asks for $500k.

 

- - - - -

 

Sco xY2Jx: "When Graham Met Jacob"

 

Director: David Lynch asks for $2.5 million. Robert Rodriguez also asks for $2.5 million. Steven Soderbergh asks for $4 million.

 

Graham: Justin Timberlake asks for $4 million. Mark Wahlberg asks for $5.5 million. Mark Ruffalo is intrigued by the role and asks for $1.5 million.

 

Jacob: Cillian Murphy asks for $750k. Ethan Hawke likes the role and asks for $2.5 million. Jeffrey Dean Morgan asks for $1.5 million.

 

Jessie: Olivia Munn asks for $2 million. Sarah Michelle Gellar asks for $2.5 million. Neve Campbell asks for $750k.

 

Alice: Diane Kruger asks for $1.2 million. Amber Heard asks for $2.5 million. Elisha Cuthbert is grateful for the exposure this studio gave her and is giving a slight price break. She asks for $3 million.

 

Graham's Father: Jane Seymour asks for $500k. Olivia Newton-John also asks for $500k.

 

Jimmy: Seann William Scott asks for $1 million. Milo Ventimiglia likes the part and asks for $500k.

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Sco xY2Jx: "When Graham Met Jacob"

 

Director; Difficult to turn down a guy with 4 Oscar nominations to his name. Welcome aboard David Lynch for $2.5 million.

 

Graham; It was a difficult choice and we'd love to cast you all. Maybe some day we can. For now, let's see if the intrigue turns into something more. Welcome, Mark Ruffalo for $1.5 million

 

Jacob; Ethan Hawke for $2.5 million, if you like the role then you can have it, sir.

 

Jessie; Olivia Munn, let's do this for $2 million.

 

Alice; You gave it your all in a minor role in our previous production. I'm sure you'll do the same again in a Major role this time and we can continue to aid you and your growing Fame and Star Power. Welcome aboard Elisha Cuthbert for $3 million.

 

Graham's Mother; I believe there may have been crossed wires here. Olivia Newton John, the role of Graham's mother (Not father) is yours for 500k.

 

Jimmy; Milo Ventimiglia, I'm a fan and the role is yours for $500k.

 

This just means we need to hear back from Willem Dafoe and Bryan Cranston regarding the role of Graham's father. Hopefully, the casting call they received noted it said father and not mother. lol.

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We would like to cast:

 

Patty Jenkins as Director

Ben McKenzie as Edgar Owens

Cameron Bicondova as Summer Wilson

Ian McKellen as Tom Frost

Jon Boyega as Jason Corns

Patrick Stewart as "Higher Power"

Sean Pertwee as Harvey Hughes

 

While for the role of Avaline Owens we would like to contact Zendaya to work with us again while offering her a major role in two upcoming movies in exchange for her negotiating a lower amount for this movie.

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<p>Important announcement: Journey to the Sun is turning into another Bars. My confidence in this movie is not very high, the heart does not seem to be here and overall; i'm getting this feeling that I am way out of my league attempting this movie.</p><p> </p><p>

I am considering all options, but so far I am leaning on using my Act of God for advice. Will let you know if there are any further updates.</p>

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