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CSLG: Emergency $300k for Al Pacino / Katie Holmes film - shooting 5/5 in Italy
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Date: April 1st, 2025 10:11 AM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone I had my $8m budget locked but just had an equity investor drop out for $500k. I found $200k on Friday. 30 days from start of principal.
I need $300k (secured against my Calabrian tax credit, so you're really just cash flowing) by this Friday to close the senior loan and go into production.
Given the timing, you might be the only hope the world has to see Katie Holmes touch herself while negotiating her son's ransom.
Let's go dude. |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 1:56 PM Author: flushed submissive box office HOO-AH! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48803472) |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 1:57 PM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone the very same. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48803477) |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 2:53 PM Author: Beady-eyed international law enforcement agency (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48803688) |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 2:03 PM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone Goes to the rest of you. $300k for a 20% return, principal secured because it's cash flowing a production credit we're guaranteed to receive by the Italian gov't regardless of the film's performance, and a % of profit in perpetuity.
Happy to set up meet and greet with Al + Katie, credit and premieres etc. If you want, I'll bring you to a party in Cannes in May.
Need cash by Friday or else the communists win. |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 2:47 PM Author: Chartreuse embarrassed to the bone lodge Why don't you have penalties (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48803664) |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 2:50 PM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone Was from a friendly investor from another producer on the film. I didn't control the paperwork. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48803676) |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 2:55 PM Author: Chartreuse embarrassed to the bone lodge Why is everyone doing Italy now is there some nefarious tax credit you get if you say you used computers making the movie (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48803690) |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 3:04 PM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone they bumped up a production credit because they need people to have a job in the country. They lure international productions by saying hey, if you hire 35% or more of your crew as bonafide I-talians, we'll flat out give you $500k for stimulating the local economy. Every year or 2 a country will boost their credit and productions flock to them.
$300k or $500k can literally make or break a $20m success a producer worked a decade to cobble together.
So this year, we go to Italy. |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 3:34 PM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone Found 100. Only need $200k. Won't you clear that like this week? BRO, don't let Al Pacino down. :) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48803802) |
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Date: April 2nd, 2025 4:29 PM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone FUCK. I found the cash but it's not the cash I want. I can have it by Friday but I give up my ability to sell the film myself and pass it off to a bigger label.
I need $200k. Don't make me pass this off to another company to pad their fucking pockets. Literally have a top company begging to give me the money because they know they'll cash in.
fuck fuck fuck.
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Date: April 6th, 2025 7:42 AM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone We had to shift $50k from the equity pool to the gap loan - meaning:
I need $50k more to finally be done.
20% return and pari passu backend share in the $500k equity pool. Meet Al Pacino. Premier invite - and fuck it, if you wanna come I’ll take you to Cannes mid May and take you to a few parties while I sell this fucker.
Credit: either XOXOHTH credit in end titles, co-exec EP, or I can try to bury a funny credit in the tail so long as it isn’t profane racist or misogynistic.
$50k when the stock market is fucking tanking and I can guarantee you your principal back - profit is technically at risk, but I’m happy to chat with you on the phone to give you my background and who my partners are and let you decide if it’s worth the risk.
Xoxohth.
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Date: April 12th, 2025 9:11 AM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone Well. I've done everything I could do. Paperwork is with investors lawyer, promised redline since Wednesday and nothing over night. 3 days and then it all goes up in smoke. Coin-toss whether this deal closes in time.
If any qualified investor wants to step in here and save the day I can work out a personal guarantee. Fuck it, why not. |
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Date: April 19th, 2025 4:09 AM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone Negotiations turned it into a $1m+ deal with another company on another thing later this year - so that's sick - but no cash now so I'm fucked.
I'm going to lose ability to sell international over fucking $200k ljl. Feels like I lost even though I won a bigger game.
Still closed a side $300k and it's going into production - and I'll get credit - but fma this shouldn't have been this fucking hard. |
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Date: April 25th, 2025 6:00 AM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone $300k finally done. Al Pacino is in Italy.
And here I thought this board was filled with richmos.
Budget is locked and funded. We have $200k open (4 $50k tranches) in equity we can place if there's any fomo, but at least the film isn't riding on it. Not too late to meet Al and be a part of board history. |
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Date: April 25th, 2025 6:29 AM Author: Scarlet Range Cuckold Lol at a $50k "tranche"
I said I'd throw in 200k weeks ago |
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Date: April 25th, 2025 10:31 AM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone the tranche is so the backend percent is even.
Why didn't you email me? Put in 200 and we'll get you to Rome in a private hotel which is impossible during conclave, and a meet with Al and Katie. You're welcome to come to Cannes as well for a night and I'll take you to the BFI party. Credit premiere blah blah blah. |
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Date: June 13th, 2025 10:05 AM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone Al is flying to Italy. Prep is almost done and we're off the ground. SAD it's not an XO film, though. Would have been a good story.
Have 2 more meggga projects much bigger than this one now. Not too late :) |
Date: April 1st, 2025 1:15 PM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone check your email (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48803376) |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 1:28 PM Author: henna cerebral school jew Emailed you back, brother. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48803400) |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 1:57 PM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone appreciate the reply bro. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48803475) |
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Date: April 2nd, 2025 6:11 AM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone $200? Talking with another equity investor but he needs 10 days to get funds in order. Would be ridiculous to lose this, especially for only 200k lmao. I'll split my sales fee with you until your 20% premium is recouped? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48805694) |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 1:40 PM Author: trip crystalline dopamine dilemma Katie Holmes is going to have to wear a cslg law firm shirt in the masturbation scene (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48803428) |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 1:45 PM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone I can talk to the writer. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48803439) |
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Date: April 3rd, 2025 2:14 AM Author: Soggy patrolman filthpig (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48809795) |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 1:45 PM Author: autistic judgmental stag film The most prestigious blockbuster film production board in the world (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48803438) |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 1:45 PM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48803441) |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 1:59 PM Author: aromatic corner (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48803478) |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 2:14 PM Author: plum ape crotch (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48803539) |
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Date: April 11th, 2025 9:59 PM Author: Sapphire spot (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48839494) |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 1:46 PM Author: Naked Internal Respiration Al Pacino and Katie Holmes are extremely old (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48803443) |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 1:48 PM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone Katie is playing the mother for a 20-something and Al is flashing back on his life as a mobster who kidnapped Katie's son. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48803451) |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 1:49 PM Author: Awkward Bespoke Gas Station Quadroon spoiler alert i havent seen it yet (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48803453) |
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Date: April 2nd, 2025 7:54 AM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone it could be Al's final film, and you won't go :( (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48805775) |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 1:57 PM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48803473) |
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Date: April 13th, 2025 11:18 PM Author: Sapphire spot (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48844140) |
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Date: April 25th, 2025 8:20 AM Author: spruce magical boistinker (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48879277) |
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Date: June 1st, 2025 7:25 PM Author: Topaz Ratface (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48979453) |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 2:06 PM Author: flatulent brunch Entertainment law? lol. This violates attorney-client privilege imo (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48803502) |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 2:13 PM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone not acting in the capacity of a lawyer. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48803536) |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 2:52 PM Author: Beady-eyed international law enforcement agency Why not just ask Al Pacino or Katie Holmes for the money? Especially the latter desperately wants to be in another movie. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48803682) |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 2:52 PM Author: garnet cracking immigrant I was thinking of you when I read that recent report that the De Niro mob movie completely bombed. Is that why this investor got cold feet? For what it’s worth I thought this new movie was a good idea as everyone likes Pacino and mob movies. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48803683) |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 3:15 PM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone Couldn't get his money out of his family - he wasn't wealthy but his family was and apparently controlled his cashflow. These fuckers are cockroaches.
DeNiro movie bombed b/c Warner Brothers is a fucking clown show under David Zaslav -- it's a total dumpster fire over there.
This is based on the John Paul Ghetty III story where the grandson kidnaps himself and the Italian mobster actually cut his ear off after Ghetty refused to pay the ransom. |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 3:18 PM Author: Chartreuse embarrassed to the bone lodge Did you see the script about the 2 guys working in the light house and they find a prostitute shipwreck survivor (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48803744) |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 4:44 PM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone I didn’t but not sure why seems vaguely familiar. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48803993) |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 2:52 PM Author: Nighttime locus liquid oxygen 180 if xo actually makes this happen (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48803685) |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 3:32 PM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone Found another -$100k.
Down to $200k.
Let’s close this shit out. |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 3:35 PM Author: Bright Philosopher-king Institution (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48803803) |
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Date: April 2nd, 2025 7:37 PM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone Looks like I’m making it happen myself. Just off with an equity bro who agreed verbally subject to paperwork (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48808794) |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 2:56 PM Author: Beady-eyed international law enforcement agency Whats your 'title', are there a bunch of background guys like yourself who are just 'fundraisers' or whatever. sounds like a cool job. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48803691) |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 3:33 PM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone I have a film advisory business so founder, but I come in on a project as producer / executive producer or sales agent. Credit matters less to me than cash and a cut(and depends on the production's needs). I also consult on international distribution, talent, and production etc. as needed.
Bulk of what I do, though, is secure pre-sales in international territories to secure the production loan against so a film can go into production.
We're not all scum and a lot of us are in it for the right reasons and there's a crowd of us that work on our own, and a few shops, and a hell of a lot of scammers and scumbag leeches from petty criminals to legit evil monsters you really never want to be alone in a room with. It's wild. But where people are desperate, folks will show up to take advantage.
I'm trying to actually make good films people want to see again. |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 3:40 PM Author: Beady-eyed international law enforcement agency That sound 180 congrats on doing something intresting with ur life. How did you get into something like that?
I will go see your film in the Cinema. |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 6:38 PM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone I'd give a fully reply but literally rolling calls trying to close $200k.
CSLG could end this all now and just wire the cash but instead I have to beg from another equity investor in Hollywood. AGAIN. |
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Date: April 2nd, 2025 6:09 AM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone Thanks bro. Please do see the film and please support your local cinema.
Long story - there's a lawyer in the family and I had a bit of a connection to the entertainment industry pre law school. After undergrad I helped a director put a short film together he wanted to submit to a major film festival. Luckily it was good and he won the young director award. So we were on the beach after the win in Cannes and I said to myself yeah, I'll try to make this work somehow.
Went to law school and networked the shit out of the industry. Worked at a firm that gave me way too much responsibility way too early and hardly paid me, for the privilege of access and to learn how the industry actually worked. Yadayada, made film + tv / repped talent then moved to Paris with wife for a year still repping talent and handling film and tv work while she got an MA. After her degree we wanted to stay. Then I got a break to go in-house at an international major, then years later got another break to go to a prestige independent shop.
I've done enough deals throughout the world at this point that if I have a good script in my hand with at least 2 name talent attached (and hopefully a decent director), I can secure at least $500k-$2m+ in international pre-sales at a major market for a producer who can then bank those deals and take out a production loan against them. And so it goes, an Al Pacino film is born.
At the end of the day the industry is who you know. I forced my way in, but when youre in, youre in unless you Harvey Weinstein yourself like a dumbfuck pig. There's a fuckton of horrible individuals preying on dumb money and ignorant hopefuls. And there's a ton of really great people who love making great films and tv who want to tell great stories and entertain people while not abusing folks.
I literally decided one day to switch from being a lawyer and to make a go of it. Fucked off from my fancy prestigious gig to hang my own shingle. It's terrifying and I still do a bit of law to make a bit of money, but so far I'm building a pretty solid business. Things are looking pretty good after the film is released next year. The next 5 months will be tight because film market cycles and chasing payments etc. means July is likely when the next real batch of fees come in. Only up and running a year so I need another year until my cashflow evens out, but even with the stress and having $300k drop out at the last minute and having to beg CSLG to close my production loan by Friday, it's so much more gratifying than just billing at a law firm. |
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Date: April 2nd, 2025 8:04 AM Author: sable church building mad cow disease How do Jews punish people for supporting Palestinians?
Are 85 of the top 100 people in Hollywood Jewish? |
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Date: April 2nd, 2025 11:48 AM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone it's difficult to get pro-Palistinian tv + film financed / distributed outside of Gaza / West Bank, Egypt, CIS and M.E. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48806436) |
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Date: April 2nd, 2025 1:15 PM Author: sable church building mad cow disease Who is pulling the strings in Europe? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48806765) |
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Date: April 2nd, 2025 7:38 PM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone Trump. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48808795) |
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Date: April 2nd, 2025 1:37 PM Author: Beady-eyed international law enforcement agency 180 ty (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48806854) |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 3:34 PM Author: ebony thirsty orchestra pit This thread needs bluesky safe harbor provisions. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48803801) |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 3:35 PM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone asking my friend who is a qualified investor for money for my film. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48803804) |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 3:42 PM Author: ebony thirsty orchestra pit I know, it was just a jape (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48803824) |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 3:47 PM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48803846) |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 4:43 PM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone Same enthusiastic consent rules apply. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48803990) |
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But if you're going to smash hot, nubile actresses of legal age whose career you stand to make ķor break, you're best bet is to be really, really good looking. Like over the top, noteworthy good looking. |
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Date: April 2nd, 2025 7:45 PM Author: bateful brilliant mexican nursing home Flame. Being tall also helps a lot. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48808807) |
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Date: April 3rd, 2025 5:46 AM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone Naw, never go down that route friend.
Horrible story - https://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-kevin-tsujihara-warner-bros-scandal-20190306-story.html
A statement issued by Tsujihara's attorney stated that Tsujihara "did not have a direct role in the actress being cast in any movie". Tsujihara resigned on March 18, 2019, as chairman and CEO of Warner Bros - - |
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Date: April 3rd, 2025 10:10 PM Author: aromatic corner yikes. i'm sorry to say it, but he doesn't look tall enough to get away with this. or maybe the better lesson is, it's the film financiers who can bang the actresses, and NOT anybody who is trying to stay employed by a studio (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48813145) |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 4:46 PM Author: Flesh vibrant church karate Is there a backstory thread link for this? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48804009) |
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Date: April 2nd, 2025 11:50 AM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone ive hucked for films before on the bort and he helped with with a personal injury thing a while back. No real backstory....well wait... (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48806443) |
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Date: April 2nd, 2025 11:51 AM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone here - https://www.xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5658981&mc=54&forum_id=2#top
we closed a handful of sales earlier this year and going into production May 5th. |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 4:57 PM Author: Rose azn university Isn't this an entourage plot? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48804054) |
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Date: April 2nd, 2025 7:55 AM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone my life has become the worst entourage episode imaginable. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48805778) |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 5:09 PM Author: Frisky bearded trust fund garrison This appears to be a real movie. Wow, this must be like the 4th Getty kidnapping movie/tv thing in the last decade. Assuming this goes straight to video, how profitable are these kind of movies usually? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48804092) |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 5:11 PM Author: Chartreuse embarrassed to the bone lodge Its not about profit anymore its all tax arbitrage and brown people getting investment visas (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48804097) |
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Date: April 2nd, 2025 8:46 PM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone Al Pacino does well internationally. We’ve already closed millions in theatrical sales. I’m here to make sure baby producer doesn’t fuck up snd let it go straight to video. Al’and Katie’s agents would kill me.
Low but strong would be $24m box office for the budget, where everyone gets a return and then an extra stack of cash. If it does more than that, say $50+ internationally I’ll be golden for a few years - but I’m gonna be ploughing that money into a development for other films if that happens.
I could make anywhere from $250k-$5m….But more like right around $1m with decent success….and I’m getting only a small cut.
That’s a box office is only the first… on a long enough timeline I’ll make money on this regardless…. I have DVD deals I can tap in 12-18 months…… my cut of that will be an extra $150k after the next year … etc.
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Date: April 2nd, 2025 9:01 PM Author: Chartreuse embarrassed to the bone lodge You won't hit 8 million box be real (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48809058) |
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Date: April 2nd, 2025 9:27 PM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone internationally? yes. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48809129) |
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Date: April 3rd, 2025 1:03 AM Author: Frisky bearded trust fund garrison Thanks, very interesting! Will be rooting for the movie brother (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48809728) |
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Date: April 3rd, 2025 6:09 AM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone Thanks bro, really appreciate it. If you can go see it in theaters or get some folks to go it would really mean the world. The whole industry needs people to want to get back into the habit of moviegoing. Tons of reasons why that's difficult but every seat filled matters to the whole industry.
Next month I get to go to Cannes and tell my old bosses at the company I quit from that I closed my production loan all own my lonesome and my film is shooting in Italy - it's going to be an absolutely peak experience seeing one exec's response lmao - cannot fucking wait. |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 4:17 PM Author: underhanded masturbator I'll see it in imax to support you brother (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48815828) |
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Date: April 5th, 2025 5:50 AM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48817454) |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 5:12 PM Author: Adventurous very tactful state dingle berry how is it possible that a project could get al pacino but not 300k? That makes no sense (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48804104) |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 5:24 PM Author: ebony thirsty orchestra pit They sign Al Pacino then fundraise the movie. It’s not like he can’t get another $300k, CSLG will just be able to fund today. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48804156) |
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Date: April 2nd, 2025 7:56 AM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone he SHOULD fund it today - all good either way and cranking away at other investors but could really use the help rn (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48805779) |
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Date: April 2nd, 2025 8:06 AM Author: garnet cracking immigrant How many of the recent investors have brought up the deniro bomb as a reason they are hesitant? And what’s your reply? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48805788) |
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Date: April 2nd, 2025 11:48 AM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone None. I know a producer who just shot another film with Al and he's doing fucking great. Looks great on camera and sharp. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48806439) |
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Date: April 2nd, 2025 1:04 PM Author: ebony thirsty orchestra pit Does he get points on the film or is it just a fixed rate kind of financing? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48806730) |
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Date: April 2nd, 2025 3:45 PM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone 2% in a profit pool with Al Pacino’s same definition. And same back end definition i have too. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48807833) |
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Date: April 2nd, 2025 4:28 PM Author: ebony thirsty orchestra pit Seems like this would be a super fun investment for a guy like CSLG - can have movie nights for his firm and rent an entire theater.
Money goes right back in his pocket. |
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Date: April 2nd, 2025 4:30 PM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone his withholding is breaking my heart. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48808029) |
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Date: April 2nd, 2025 9:43 PM Author: ebony thirsty orchestra pit You don’t exactly have a spotless reputation (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48809179) |
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Date: April 3rd, 2025 6:10 AM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone I reformed long long ago. And my films have a much better track record than I had in my drug using days. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48809996) |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 5:15 PM Author: dun house-broken coldplay fan For a 100k investment could I get some alt right dog whistles worked in? Like, the boss villain is a nefarious Jewish homosexual pedophile? Or the hero is a straight white Protestant from the Midwest? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48804116) |
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Date: April 2nd, 2025 8:28 AM Author: Bright Philosopher-king Institution (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48805814) |
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Date: April 2nd, 2025 8:53 PM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone negative. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48809039) |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 5:25 PM Author: Coral mind-boggling tanning salon If I weren't married with kids I'd be in. Now that money is invested in countertops, wood floors, appliances etc., none of which I have any say in. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48804165) |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 6:40 PM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone fuck dude, If you have the cash I'll give you a cut of my sales fee until you're recouped. I'll make half of what I normally do for the first $600k but it'll be worth it. plus the profits COULD pay for your kids college. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48804355) |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 7:42 PM Author: Beady-eyed international law enforcement agency Also would do this if I weren't married and wife didn't watch every penny and panic if it is not invested in the S&P 500. Tbf she has a good head on her shoulders. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48804559) |
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Date: April 2nd, 2025 4:24 AM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone orange man bad for markets. al Pacino good for box office. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48805655) |
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Date: April 1st, 2025 5:26 PM Author: pink hairraiser bawdyhouse (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48804168) |
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Date: April 2nd, 2025 6:38 AM Author: Wonderful green toilet seat trump supporter What are the terms of repayment? I have 200k (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48805719) |
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Date: April 2nd, 2025 7:53 AM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone email me and I'll send you details. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48805774) |
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Date: April 2nd, 2025 4:33 PM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone no really, email me. Let's talk. I need to close this before Friday. I have another offer for the 200k but I really really really don't want to fucking take it and will give away my right to sell our film. Very happy to fly you to meet Al Pacino in Italy and bring you to a party in Cannes, in addition to the 20% return and 2% of backend and other normal good stuff. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48808046) |
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Date: April 2nd, 2025 7:22 AM Author: carmine property Wouldn’t it be easier to just throw 300k into a fireplace? This movie is clearly going to flop. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48805755) |
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Date: April 2nd, 2025 7:52 AM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone the 300k gets paid regardless of whether the movie flops or not. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48805773) |
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Date: April 2nd, 2025 1:05 PM Author: ebony thirsty orchestra pit Sounds like this is secured by presales. So you have good collateral. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48806738) |
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Date: April 2nd, 2025 8:54 PM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48809043) |
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Date: April 2nd, 2025 8:07 PM Author: garnet cracking immigrant 200k but I want full script control. This needs rewrites. I want full frontal nudity on both Al and Katie Holmes. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48808879) |
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Date: April 2nd, 2025 8:47 PM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone My equity guy said yes and only I had to strip. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48809024) |
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Date: April 2nd, 2025 8:13 PM Author: Lilac piazza did you ask katie holmes for the money (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48808907) |
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Date: April 2nd, 2025 8:47 PM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone I did not I said yep we’ve got plenty of money. I’ll see you in Italy.. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48809025) |
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Date: April 2nd, 2025 9:09 PM Author: Lilac piazza you should shes gotta have some from divorce or bribes or residuals or something (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48809074) |
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Date: April 3rd, 2025 6:11 AM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone doesn't inspire a ton of confidence in the young producer who convinced her to take time out of her Summer to shoot an independent below her typical quote. I need her to worry about her kids and her part, not the cash im going to pay her with. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48810000) |
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Date: April 2nd, 2025 9:10 PM Author: swollen stirring sanctuary What happens if Pacino croaks before filming wraps? Does all the money vanish? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48809076) |
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Date: April 2nd, 2025 9:21 PM Author: Lilac piazza fuck no. cgi like paul walker or phillip seymour hoffman. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48809107) |
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Date: April 2nd, 2025 9:25 PM Author: swollen stirring sanctuary I think op should start a side production that's a documentary about making this movie, as a hedge against Pacino dying. I think the documentary angle sounds more interesting than the actual movie and I'm willing to invest. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48809119) |
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Date: April 2nd, 2025 9:29 PM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48809139) |
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Date: April 2nd, 2025 9:37 PM Author: Lilac piazza and he knocks up both of your dotters at the set and laughs at you and calls you a fag but doesnt die at the end and goes back to driving around la rambling about "animal style" hamburgers. i could get behind it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48809160) |
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Date: April 3rd, 2025 6:10 AM Author: Fishy Messiness Stain (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48809999) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 4:21 PM Author: underhanded masturbator (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48815848) |
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Date: April 3rd, 2025 5:48 AM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone We have insurance to cover that. And at this point we could prob do CGI if had to, but insurance would cover production budget at least. No profit, but we wouldn't be completely fucked. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48809964) |
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Date: April 3rd, 2025 1:26 AM Author: Vivacious national security agency tattoo I’m in if you can get Dane Cook a leading part (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48809754) |
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Date: April 3rd, 2025 5:47 AM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone soz friend, cast is mainly Italian and full. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48809962) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 3:39 PM Author: Lilac piazza why italy? arent spaghetti-woke films mostly made in argentina for cost-cutting reasons? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48815631) |
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Date: April 5th, 2025 5:52 AM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone getting a Italian tax credit for shooting in Italy and using Italian crew. Actually more expensive to travel talent to Argentina than it is to Italy.
Mafioso movie so not using Italy feels wrong as well. |
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Date: April 3rd, 2025 12:58 PM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone I have to ask fucking Dane Cook?? Lol (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48811482) |
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Date: April 3rd, 2025 8:02 PM Author: Vivacious national security agency tattoo cslg and i hang out with dane cook every few months (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48812815) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 4:22 PM Author: underhanded masturbator is he funny irl? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48815851) |
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Date: April 3rd, 2025 10:13 PM Author: Exciting Doobsian Deer Antler I can stake $50 so long as my name gets added to the rolling credits under "Specialista in salumi"
email be brother |
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Date: April 6th, 2025 7:31 AM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone Make it $50k and I can actually make that work. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48820285) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 2:10 PM Author: garnet cracking immigrant State the diversity requirements for film before I engage you further. How many of the Italian mobsters are going to be played by queer women of color? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48815316) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 2:59 PM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone Likely actual mobsters tbh. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48815504) |
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Date: April 19th, 2025 4:11 AM Author: Odious ticket booth (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48862304) |
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Date: April 19th, 2025 4:15 AM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48862306) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 3:29 PM Author: trip crystalline dopamine dilemma Did you get your funding, brother? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48815604) |
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Date: April 5th, 2025 5:55 AM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone Verbal yes. Paperwork is with investors lawyer. Sigs should be by Monday.
Working out getting the senior lender to waive a requirement to give a few extra days for investor to complete the wire, but I'm not too worried about that part.
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Date: April 19th, 2025 4:19 AM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone Investors lawyer took forever and then more cash dropped out so even tho this $300k is closing this weekend, I needed 200 more to keep international rights and sell.
Looks like that 200k deal is now fucked and so unless I find $200k by Sunday (50% now, 50% august) - my baby turns into my step-cousin likely to be eaten alive by Hollywood. Sad. |
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Date: April 25th, 2025 7:36 AM Author: Copper hall The NIGRCOINs are still on the table brother (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48879234) |
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Date: April 25th, 2025 9:25 AM Author: garnet cracking immigrant I think contrary to popular belief, we all aren’t rich jacked white 6’6” bros. Sorry. What about trying Reddit/film or whatever and get some soy dork to finance it (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48879401) |
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Date: April 26th, 2025 6:03 AM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone and here I thought I really thought I understood this place. I'm hitting up a few more film folks for cash this weekend. Maybe I get lucky.
Equity deal closed though, and we're going into production regardless. That last $200k is really eating at me - would save the day if I brought it in and could keep the sharks from devouring my hard work.
I'll still get my credit, a small fee, and a tiny backend piece. It should have, and easily could be, a helluvalot more. BUT FOR, $200k. Fuck. this. shit.
That's the way it goes, though. And why I have my own slate, and am co-producing a slew of other films with a few other top tier producers / studio execs. I used convos on this film to open those up over the last 6 months. Was looking shaky there - but if I can make it to August, my independent studio will actually have some legs to stand on, and in 3 years it'll be a whole different world. Working on a studio investment for another label that should close this summer which will make my year...and the billionaire doesn't want to be distracted by this measly $200k...lmao. Honestly astounding that only $200k is making or breaking it for me when I've already found $450k over 2 months and have an $8m film fucking funded, except for what in other industries would be a rounding error. The fluctuation in the dollar FUCKED me. ljl |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 3:52 PM Author: glittery mahogany queen of the night expert screenwriter here. Let me know if you need any rewrites brother (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48815705) |
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Date: April 5th, 2025 5:56 AM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone I'll send you script for a fun read, but it's not mine to change. Main producer who brought me in and his writer control the story they've been working on for years. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48817458) |
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Date: April 4th, 2025 4:22 PM Author: salmon pontificating cruise ship circlehead Can we have some other MILFs audition the masturbation scene in case Katie has to drop out (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48815856) |
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Date: April 5th, 2025 5:57 AM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone No, but you're welcome to make your own movie. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48817459) |
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Date: June 1st, 2025 6:49 PM Author: swollen stirring sanctuary I just watched a movie with this exact same plot starring Mark Wahlberg and Michelle Williams (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48979390) |
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Date: June 13th, 2025 10:01 AM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone Mine is the actual family telling the story and authorised by the Getty estate (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#49011713) |
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Date: June 13th, 2025 10:13 AM Author: Insanely creepy floppy police squad set 180 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#49011775) |
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Date: June 13th, 2025 10:26 AM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone Best bit is ... https://www.xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5730573&mc=95&forum_id=2 -- I'm halfway to setting up a much bigger film.
I'm grinding but I'm lining it all up this year where I'm going to maek it, and I'll have maed it from the ground up on my own. Couldn't have guessed it would have gone this way - very grateful. |
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Date: June 1st, 2025 7:10 PM Author: Copper hall Email me, brother (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#48979423) |
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Date: December 11th, 2025 4:09 PM Author: out-of-control galvanic laser beams well the mystery of why cslg cheaped out on this has been solved lol (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5703092&forum_id=2most#49502783) |
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Date: December 19th, 2025 1:12 PM Author: Talented Cream Chapel Telephone I figured he blew it all on sushi.
Found me a billionaire for Christmas, so my funding woes may finally be over. |