HWI 191

Hollywood What If Chapter 191

Billy and Wallace nodded at the unity of the group. After watching John Wick, the two decided to form a group that was loyal to Kazir Grey's movies. Their intention was simple, they just wanted to find people they could talk to about Kazir's movies. 

They visited IMDb and Yahoo and realized that they were not the only people who were in love with Kazir's filmography. Especially IMDb, they found so many avid fans who were supporting the movies. 

Then, these people slowly formed and some of them made a website for them to talk about Kazir's movies. 

Since The Bourne Identity, Kazir's upcoming movie, was going to be released. The group decided to meet and watch the movie together. Many of them were excited. 

Billy and Wallace said that to make things interesting, they should wear similar clothes. They chose a suit that resembled John Wick. Having a black suit was not that new but having a group of people wearing the same outfit was definitely attention-grabbing. 

Some of them literally cosplayed John Wick, with shoulder-length hair and beard. From afar, they quite resemble John Wick. 

This group of John Wick, men, and women, was waiting for the premiere of The Bourne Identity. The movie-goers couldn't help but look at them, the Grey Fans were happy about their reactions. 

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In the other theater, in Regal Cinemas in Los Angeles, the red carpet was already laid down and people were excited. 

Most people who attended the premiere were executives of Sony-Columbia, the crew of Grey Pictures, the movie critics, and the lucky fans who obtained admission tickets. 

The actors and important people stepped on the red carpet and photographers started taking photos of them. 

Some actors related to Continental Cinematic Universe attended the premiere. Even the protagonists of the last two movies were there.

Liam Neeson smiled and kept his composure under the gazes of many people. After the success of Taken and winning the Best Actor award, Liam Neeson's life improved and almost all people knew him. 

Now, he was not known as 'the guy in Schindler's List'. He was recognized as Liam Neeson, the actor. 

After him was the appearance of Viggo Mortensen. It was none other than, John Wick.

Even though Viggo Mortensen didn't become super famous after John Wick, his status was much better. Back then, almost nobody knew about him. 

But now some people would look at him and call him John Wick, and some of them would ask for autographs. That was the moment that Viggo Mortensen knew that he made it. 

The production of The Lord Of The Rings was still ongoing and he spent most of his time in Australia. The production of The Lord Of The Rings was indeed longer than John Wick which ended only for three months. 

Perhaps the difference between the genres was one of the reasons. The preparation for The Lord Of The Rings was more complicated than John Wick. 

Another factor was Kazir Grey's filming style. His team was consistent and they could finish a scene very fast. He knew what he wanted to shoot so there was no loss in the middle. 

The two protagonists were invited because of their roles. Taken 2 would be released in November or December this year and attending the premier of The Bourne Identity was sort of a promotion as well for Liam Neeson. 

Almost everyone in the cast of The Bourne Identity attended the premiere. 

The last people who stepped on the red carpet were none other than Robert Ludlum and his son. The author of the Jason Bourne series. 

Sony-Columbia and Grey Pictures agreed to promote the movie by bringing nostalgia. They remind people that the movie was based on best-selling books in the 80s. 

Of course they used Robert Ludlum as a means of public I as well. Even though Robert Ludlum was old, he did his best to participate in the movie. He felt like he was young again. 

Robert Ludlum sensed the excitement of the people around him as he waved his hands. It seemed that the promotion had been worth it, at least people knew about him. 

When Robert Ludlum entered the theater, he found Kazir Grey sitting next to Cameron Diaz. 

"Director Grey, I want to express my sincere gratitude. Thank you for making my dream real."

"It's my pleasure, I'm happy that you gave me the chance to direct this film." 

Kazir replied. He knew the profitability of this franchise and he was happy that he acquired it. 

"I believe this movie will be a success."

"Indeed."

The two agreed. They were confident in the movie. 

Robert Ludlum already watched the film before the premiere. It was a small screening where people from Sony-Columbia watched the movie to determine the strength of the movie. They would set up a plan for promotion once they watched the movie. Robert Ludlum watched the small screening together with his family.

He was happy and satisfied when he watched. Of course, he was skeptical about some other part of the plot. Thankfully, he watched Taken and John Wick so he had an idea about Kazir's intention. 

It was written in the contract that as long as the character Jason Bourne was not bamboozled, Robert Ludlum would let the director choose the plot. Of course, the script needed an approval from him, the creator of Jason Bourne. 

He was the executive producer of the movie although his presence was not strong because he was already old and he couldn't participate as much. Even though he was not active, Grey Pictures still paid him a salary of $300 thousand. 

On top of that, Robert Ludlum would get a 3% revenue cut of The Bourne Identity, from the box office to the peripherals.