Versatile Superstar: Rise In Hollywood Chapter 308

Chapter 308





Articles quickly flooded in as soon as it was announced that Aiden was finally confirmed for the biopic. Several big publications followed it and thankfully, the reaction was mostly fine.
With Aiden's acting skills proven and his 7 million subscribers MeTube channel a testament of his popularity as a musician, people felt that it would be a good performance.
Though, it still needed to be seen whether he would be able to put forward more than just a 'good' performance.
In the past, people have gotten Oscar nominations and in some cases, they have even won the award by acting in biopics.
Some biopics just make up for a great story, especially if the main character is someone who has done things that are deemed impossible by others.
A larger than life character.
People were very curious to see how this biopic would portray Agnas' life. Just last month, a biopic was released on a famous actress but it was nothing like most people have anticipated.
It just seemed like a story of exploitation and sex that was bashed a lot.
No one wanted such a thing to happen with Agnas. That's why, there was a lot of speculation on the story and how it would be taken.
[Give me Thor: I hope it's not all drugs, woman and what not. They have become a staple of every celeb. I understand people become like that in Hollywood but I personally want stories that everyone could relate to. Hollywood has forgotten topics such as hope, healthy relationships and kindness.]
[NNN founder: I will pass on this one. The last time I watched a biopic it made me depressed about not doing anything in life.]
[Aiden's wife: Yeah, finally something big. I was worried Aiden is not getting good opportunities but we are going to see him in a big movie finally.]
[Hollywood remake factory: At least it's not another uncreative story or a remake of something old. Though, I don't know how to feel about biopics either. I really feel like Hollywood is creatively empty now.]
[Orange face supporter: I'm waiting for them to go 'woke' and make Agnas secretly gay. I will pass on this one.]
[Buying Sparrow from my home: Seems like an interesting movie. I really hope they don't go just what every biopic does. Either making it extremely cliche or showing the lead as a bad guy even if it's not true. I want something authentic that I could relate with.]
[Hollywood Insider: Going by how the movie would at least reach 200-300 million dollars at the box office easily with the influence of Agnas and marketing, it would be interesting to see how it fares critically. Also, there are several cases of actors getting lost or not being able to move on from a big project. It practically means that they are never able to get the same results with any other movie. So, this movie would be a very big chance in Aiden's career. #Watcher.]
***
In the office of Titan studios, a meeting was going on. It was a meeting to decide if they were going to get a partnership deal with Green Finance for [Action Hero].
The people who watched it were present in the room. The meeting was led by Benny Cowen, the head of the distribution department.
A lot of opinions were given by people with a few vouching for it while others saying that it was a crap movie. These sort of mixed reactions were very special as most of the time, it was easy for them to predict a movie's estimates.
Most of the negative reaction was led by Alberto Dundley who looked like he had some sort of feud with the director with how much he was opposing the movie.
"I really feel we would make a huge mistake by distributing this kind of movie. Other studios would say that our standards have lowered a lot. Compared to them, we are anyway struggling as everyone of our big budget movies didn't perform to expectations. Betting on a crap movie isn't going to get us out of that situation."
Alberto sneered but his words were quickly countered by Ava.
"So, what should we do according to you? Those big budget movies you talked about, a few of them were under your supervision. If we don't try something different, innovating, we won't get anywhere."
"It don't mean we should bet on crap—"
"It's not crap. It's a good movie." Ava frowned then looked at Benny. "It's made on a budget of 7 million dollars. Pretty good I would say for the action scenes. We would approximately invest 5 million dollars for the marketing and everything. I estimate that the movie would get around 30 million dollars at least."
Alberto snorted like he didn't know where Ava got such stats from. According to him, she was just a nuisance who didn't know what she was doing.
'With that face, she will do much better being a third rate actress or a model.'
Alberto thought in his mind and opened his mouth again.
"It could also fall flat on the first day and just earn less than a million dollars. A lot of movies are failing now anyway. People want to save money for superhero movies. Everything is very expensive."
"I think it's a risk worth taking. Aiden's record at the box office is good. His lead movie earned over 100 million, remember?"
Ava said and stopped her arguments there. The decision was now in the hands of Benny who had been listening to every word with very careful consideration.
To be honest, what Ava said at last attracted his attention a lot. Aiden made a rom com earning over 100 million dollars. He had heard that a lot of studios were fuming after that.
Especially those who have a choice to distribute the movie during the Toronto film festival. They wasted a golden chance.
In the end, he took a deep breath before announcing his decision.
***
"So, you are saying that we get some hip hop artist to get a music video based on [Action Hero] for promotion?"
Asano looked at Aiden who nodded. They were currently sitting in Omar's office, just talking about [Action Hero].
As they were going to know the results from Titan studios soon, they were all waiting for it. It's then that Aiden talked about a marketing strategy he had thought of.
"Will that really work?"
"We have a great soundtrack that's catchy and gritty but we need people in the theatres. I think something like a music video instead of a full fledged trailer would be different and if the music is catchy enough, we can promote it more. Obviously, we would release a trailer too eventually but our movie is mostly action scenes. A trailer will just show that with music, it would be more enhanced."
"Isn't it better to release the soundtrack then?" Omar raised an eyebrow.
Aiden's idea was confusing to him but he shook his head and quickly helped him understand.
"No, a music video is important. It would contain most of the action scenes and all the cool moments. The movie literally relies on it only. So, why not be upfront about it and say 'Look we have a movie filled with tons of cool moments. Here's a music video to show a few of them'."
Aiden's idea was very simple. He wanted music to promote the movie. Hip hop and catchy music was anyway rage and it suited [Action Hero] a lot.
Just thinking of the scene where his character was running up to fight 30 people in the rain was enough to make me interested in the movie. Especially if it was enhanced by catchy music that suits the scene.
"It's a good idea. Why don't you become a marketing head, Aiden?"
Asano asked as he looked at Aiden with a smile. He shook his head.
"I already have a lot of professions under my belt."
"It's all good but we don't even know if we will get a release. Let's talk about marketing after we have a release date."
As soon as Omar said that, his phone rang. He looked at the caller and gestured to everyone to stay silent.
It was Titan studios.
Omar talked for a few minutes. Most of it was just nodding and saying yes. In the end, he looked at Aiden and revealed a big smile.
"We got the deal. They agreed to distribute it."
Omar felt like all the weight on him had been released after he heard the news. Asano also got a bit more comfortable on his seat and Aiden smiled.
The first step was completed. Now, he needed to make sure [Action Hero] earns good at the box office.
Unfortunately for him, he didn't knew that he was soon going to find himself in trouble.