Uninvited Guests

The cast was made up of a handful of handsome and pretty teenagers. Of course, they are at least 18 to be able to take part in the production.

'It Follows' is a horror movie that implicitly personifies STDs after all and sex stuff is a recurring theme in the film.

This time around, Alexander's script has also netted up future superstars and others were surprising hauls.

Jennifer Connelly was probably the most surprising casting that the casting director had caught up with.

Although she would be a flickering star in the later years, she still had some considerable star effect in the 80s.

Apparently, her agent was attracted to the premise of her being the lead of the film. She would still be a bang girl like in many of her movies but she wouldn't be a supporting character.

It was quite unfortunate for the pretty girl from 'Once Upon a Time in America' to be degraded into a sex symbol in her many movies. Even her Ivy-league education was not enough for her to escape that fate.

Her naked role with Virginia Madsen in that movie had pretty much sealed her stereotype.

Regardless of her career, Alexander was still pretty confident about profits from the box office and the videotape sales.

The other future notable name that is caught by the net is Naomi Watts. The Australian lady had surprisingly been rung up from down under.

The production of 'It Follows' and 'Run Lola Run' was about the same time. The odds of the Australian friends being cast in these movies were a good luck charm.

As for whether they were truly friends and classmates or not, that was up to their privacy and publicity.

Alexander was too overwhelmed by their tag team that he decided to cast them together on Happy Death Day. As of this month of March, AD 3 was already on his last sets of scenes for that horror flick.

With the Naomi and Nicole partnership, Matt also has a partner that he is always connected to.

When Damon was set as Manni in the Lola movie, Ben Affleck was relegated by the casting team towards the 'It Follows' production.

Just like how he recycled the Australian duo, he recycled the humbled elitist duo to the production of 'Parallel'.

The production of that was on full overdrive and pressure as it is set to fight against the undermined Batman in the summer file.

---------

When the cast has walked their runway and talked about their perfunctory interviews, the uninvited guests that compelled this grand event finally arrived.

Alighting from their classy cars, the crowd was attracted by their demeanor.

Instead of choosing the alternative route like how the Creed duo has always used, these uninvited guests strolled through the busy premiere entrance like they owned the place.

The San Fernandians were clueless about who these well-suited people were but the reporters were clamoring like a tide at their arrival.

"Mr. Eisner, is Disney going to address these Creed Film company winnings?"

"Are you going to take over the Home Alone sequels?!"

"Mr. Diller, is Fox looking to cooperate with Creed on a movie production?!"

"Mr. Ovitz, is CAA going to suppress Creed productions because it exposed your brokerage company's overpricing of talents?"

"Mr. Ovitz, are you going to take Alexander Creed under your agency?"

"Is Columbia going to be sold by Coca-Cola to the Japanese?"

"What is an MGM President doing in a film premiere? Shouldn't you be counting your chips at your casino?!"

"Is Paramount going to take the Creed Companies under your banner?!"

"What has Universal have to say about your animation movie being beaten by Home Alone?"

"Is the lack of Warner representatives among you a showcase of their strength against all of you?"

"Did all of you come here due to the Creed president's invitation or did you just happen to stroll by?"

"Are all of you threatened by the Creed Films and Distribution combination?!"

"Mr. Shea, is NewLine going to work with Creed to fight against the major studios' oppression?"

"Mr. Shea, is it true that your company is going to be a cross-shareholding structure?"

The entire place suddenly became noisy like a flea market. It is mostly the reporters and their cameras making the cheers.

Despite their prying, attacking, and tricky questions, the people they were questioning didn't answer any of them.

Nonetheless, the ugly expression of those that were being criticized was caught by the camera.

Michael Ovitz and Robert Shea's photos were enough to tell a thousand meanings and it is up to the crafty gossip reporters to craft up their stories.

CAA was particularly affected by Creed Films' recent successes. Their low cost and high returns model was too great.

His packaged crews while taking a proportion of the profits did not sit well with many production companies, who saw a greater alternative from the Creeds.

Packaging did help with hastening and ensuring ease of production but the sky-high price they had to pay was finally opened up by Home Alone and Run Lola Run.

Since they had an alternative, CAA's package model would probably be discarded if he does nothing about it.

As for Shea, the peculiarity of New Line was what troubled him. It was in the process of being a subsidiary to a major with all the suppression it is going through.

This situation does not sit well with someone like him who likes to be in charge.

Seeking solitude in Creed who is likely to follow the same fate as him should be the best option.

However, if Creed crumbles first, he would have bought the time to recoup and restrategize his company.

In any case, he was here to observe what the majors are going to do.

-------

The appointed time was nearing and the curious San Fernandians who can smell gossip brewing was not immunized and wanted to look closer.

Everyone took their seats for the screening while the Creed duo was already seated in their spots beforehand.

The cast and the directors were supposed to sit with them but a few words from the uninvited guests stopped them in their tracks.

Sullivan had to appease the poor crew members while eyeing the troublemakers.

The company powerhouses didn't seem to know what they did wrong and sat in their seats in practiced silence.

Socializing and debating must wait a while as the movie was already rolling.