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“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…- 930.1 K • Ongoing
- I picked up the glass of coconut water from the non-alcoholic section and took a sip, my eyes scanning the room, hoping to spot Leo somewhere in the crowd—but no luck.“Are you sure you weren’t imagining things?” Evan asked skeptically. “Because let’s face it, people like DiCaprio probably treat people our age like kids. And why would someone intentionally invite kids to their party?”I gave Evan a bored look. “Have you perhaps forgotten who I am? It might be mundane for you to talk to me,…
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- Jennifer Lawrence looked nervously at the red carpet from the window of her car. This was the first time she was getting such a grand treatment. A star treatment. She had previously attended the premiere of , but this was so much bigger than that. There, all the spotlight went to Troy. He probably didn’t mean to do it, but it happened because his photos do grab a lot of eyeballs.Just like they were meant to today.“Calm down, Jen,” the said boy in question assured her by taking her hand in his.…
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- September 2008, Leavesden Studios, London, U.K. “Stupefy!” I shouted, pointing my wand directly at Imelda Staunton, who played Umbridge. She froze mid-motion, her body going limp as the spell struck. The set lights cast a dramatic glow over her falling figure. In one swift motion, Emma darted forward and snatched the Horcrux locket from around her neck. A polyjuiced Ron, played by a different actor, fired stunning spells in every direction, covering us as the chaos of the Ministry set exploded…
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- 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,…
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- 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…
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- 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…
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- “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…
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- 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…
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As soon as I heard the name of the film, I recognized it. I had seen the original version, and it was…terrible. There’s no other word for it. The plot revolved around two young teenagers stranded on an island, with little to no clothing, skinny-dipping, falling in love, making love, and eventually having a child. The man who wrote the story must have been a pedophile to conceive such a plot. The same could be said for anyone who wanted to make a movie about it. The acting by the two leads was…- 165.3 K • Ongoing
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