366 Results in the "Dreams of Stardom" category
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DOS Ch-88
July 2003, Kloves Residence, LondonTobias took a deep breath as he entered his employer's villa. The interior was astounding, top-of-the-line yet cozy enough to feel like a home."We'll beat you today, Troy, Emma," a male voice called out from the adjoining room. Having been here many times, Tobias didn’t need any help navigating, so he walked straight to the living room. A huge TV was installed front and center, with a game console attached. Four teenagers were sitting in front of it, and two boys (Jamie…- 1.0 M • Ongoing
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DOS Ch-120
Rod Meyer was excited. While he wouldn’t say it out loud, his favorite actor’s film had its premiere at Sundance. He had fought tooth and nail to be the one sent from his office to see the movie and write a review about it.He still remembered the first time he was completely enchanted by Troy Armitage when he saw . The only reason he had not proclaimed Troy to be the next best thing to happen to cinema was that it might sound odd for a grown man to admire a kid like that. If that wasn’t enough, Troy…- 1.0 M • Ongoing
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DOS Ch-153
Scarlett cleared her throat awkwardly and tried again. “I’m sorry, Troy. I got a little carried away and didn’t see where I was going.”“I’m fine, Ms. Johansson. Are you okay?” I smiled at the future Black Widow in a stunning red dress. Her golden blonde hair fell to her shoulders in soft curls, perfectly complementing her vibrant green eyes, making her look out of this world. Of course, a big contributing factor to her look was her plunging neckline and her larger than usual bust.She nodded…- 1.0 M • Ongoing
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DOS Ch-185
“Thank you for coming to the show,” Jonathan Ross greeted me politely. “You’re our second-youngest guest ever. The youngest was this guy called Troy Armitage, a few years ago.”I chuckled at his lame joke before replying, “That’s my greatest achievement to date—being the youngest guest on this talk show.”“Speaking of achievements, congratulations on your Oscar wins earlier this year. How did it feel when you found out you’d tied with Walt Disney for the most Oscars in different…- 1.0 M • Ongoing
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DOS Ch-219 & 220
October 2007, Kloves Residence, London“Do you realize how stupid that move was?” Mum asked, her voice steeped in disappointment. “I thought you were better than this, Troy. Isolating yourself for the better part of the year is not cool.”I looked across the room at the other two occupants—Dad and Evan.The latter had wrapped up the joint production of the first two movies while I was away, and was now back in London, enjoying front-row seats to the lecture my parents had decided to deliver.“Do…- 1.0 M • Ongoing
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DOS Ch-35
After a whole month of relentless dance rehearsals and dialect lessons, it was finally time for the table read.As soon as I sat down, I saw that most of the people had already arrived. I immediately recognized Stephen Daldry from my audition, and of course, Peter Darling, my dance teacher. Then there were Greg and Jon, the producers I met while signing the contract. Jon was an okay guy, but Greg seemed a bit stiff when we last met.Among the cast members present, I instantly recognized the most famous one,…- 1.0 M • Ongoing
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DOS Ch-67
Seeing the Box Office results of , I was cursing myself. Why the fuck didn’t I accept WB’s deal of profit sharing instead of a fixed salary? With my salary of $5m, which was 5% of the budget, I could have easily netted $23m from the theatrical rights alone. Not to mention, the DVD and VHS sales. I’m still not fully sure what the reason for ’s success was, but one thing was given, it was all because of me. Till now, all the films I had done were already hit films in the original timeline, so I…- 1.0 M • Ongoing
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DOS Ch-99
As I looked down at the revised production budget of , I couldn’t help but curse my stubbornness. Not only had my father saved me $50k by offering cameras and other equipment, but he had also gone over each item on the list, struck out those that he thought were unnecessary, and suggested cheaper alternatives. When he was done, our final budget of $1m had come down to $920k. So instead of being over budget by $150k, I was saving $80k.“You won’t save this money either,” Dad had said after finalizing…- 1.0 M • Ongoing
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DOS Ch-131
“Troy, what was the name of that restaurant we went to last time here?”I silently kept reading the screenplay in the back of our car.“Do you remember when we snorkeled on that island we booked a few years ago? That was fun, wasn’t it?”I shot a deadpan stare at my mother, only to receive a mischievous grin in return. She had decided in her utmost wisdom to try to make me break character. After the first day, it had become a game of sorts between us, one I was oddly enjoying—but I wouldn’t let…- 1.0 M • Ongoing
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DOS Ch-164
April 2006, Leavesden Studios, London, UKDick Parsons was not happy with whatever the fuck was going on at Warner Bros. As their subsidiary with the largest turnover, he had given Barry Meyer a lot of leeway in conducting their affairs. So it was considered common courtesy to reach out and have a conversation if something went awry. It felt like a betrayal when he had to piece it together after reading the news.Troy Armitage, Warner Bros.’ biggest collaborator of 2005, had suddenly jumped ship to…- 1.0 M • Ongoing
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