The My Hollywood System
Chapter 172

After completing several episodes of [Friends] that Will had approved, he quickly flew back to Los Angeles to complete the voice of Spiderman in the Ultimate Spider-man series.

Will learns that there have been several rounds of auditions. In addition, many industry-famous voice actors have participated in auditions.

Since there wasn't much he could do with other things related to Ultimate Spiderman's animation other than finding the perfect voice for the main character, Will was comfortable knowing there would only be a little more.

The goal is to get things done quickly and get a week-long break to spend time with June, as she is aware that June's shooting at [Terminator] is coming to an end. A good break sounds fun to him and June. Given how exhausting he was for her, Will's plan sounded perfect.

With respect to all the work that Dream Vision decided to start and run at the same time, there are two more projects that need to start pre-production immediately; [Capture me if you can] and [Hitch].

Studio Z and Dream Vision are in talks to [Capture me if you can] but studio Z wants their own conditions instead of following what Dream Vision has to offer. Negotiations are part of any deal, but in the end, it fails.

Studio Kron used this to quickly agree to whatever conditions Dream Vision provided, only to gain some connections with the most popular studios currently in Hollywood.

On the other hand, the [Hitch] project is with Foxstar. And, Amanda is currently negotiating things between them.

As Will finishes the episodes he promised to direct, he must find a new director to work on the rest of the show. For that, he chose a TV director with a fairly good number of projects in his resume. Christopher E's. Watson is known as a very famous director who is very talented in directing TV shows.

Will mainly picks Christopher to know and review some of the TV shows he directed. He has nearly 13 years of experience and knowledge which is a plus in his selection compared to other directors.

After talking things over with him and agreeing to arrange occasional meetings for discussions about [Friends], Will flew to LA.

***

Will, Ross, and Stan Lee walk the Dream Vision corridor where the final round of auditions for the voice cast of Ultimate Spiderman takes place.

"How was everything in pre-production?" Will asked while walking with Ross.

"We've written the first few episodes and now they're conceptualizing art. Most of the work for the first episode is done" Ross replied.

"good. How are things around the office?"

"That's great, sir. Everyone seemed happy and enthusiastic. Of course, sometimes it will be stressful, but overall, they're fine,"

"That sounds fine to me. And... Let's get this over with" Will said and opened the door where the audition would be held.

The voice actor should do a small show for about 5 minutes. Mostly just from the first episode of Ultimate Spider-Man.

When Will enters the recording booth, the screen for animation and everything else has been neatly arranged.

After explaining and giving each line they had to say, Will started the audition quickly without wasting any more time.

The first voice actor to enter the recording booth was a middle-aged man with long black hair. From what Will tells us, he's a pretty popular voice actor.

Without wasting time, the audition began.

He nicknamed the scene where Spiderman would see J. Jonah Jamieson talks bad things about him. It was the first appearance of the famous head of the Daily Bugle in the series.

"Good morning to you, J. Jonah Loudmouth."

"I? I was scolded by a hundred-foot-tall fussy pants. Where's the little love for Spidey's man?..."

The long black haired man continued to speak like Spiderman.

The audition ended after five minutes and Will shook his head after the man left. He failed to impress her.

"We need something not too serious. And his voice didn't sound like Peter's voice in my mind. Moreover, he did not give a teenage vibe in his voice. Not him," Will said as he thought more and more.The reason why his voice was not suitable for dubbing over Spiderman.

"Oh, okay, we still have a lot more" Ross replied.

Another man came and stood in front of the microphone. His head was bald, and he was black.

"Hi, I'm Johan."

He introduced himself while looking a little nervous in front of Will.

"Prepare to audition." He said and the black man nodded.

It was mandatory for voice actors to see the scene once before starting voiceover to get an idea of how the characters behave and change the tone of their voice accordingly.

The black man looked at the scene and began to speak.

"...I still have to pick up the cake for Aunt May before the first lesson hour. Then there's hangout time with my best friends MJ and Harry, and maybe take a nap between classes, but first I have to save that cop from slipping. car,"

"Nick Fury, Director of SHIELD's Strategic Homeland Intervention Enforcement and Logistics Division. Spy super. You super-spies make promises to sneak up on hard-working heroes?"

After the audition was over, the black man was told that he would get the results later. He left after that.

"How did he pass the audition to be here?" Will questioned the two people beside them.

The audition didn't go right at all. The black man was no match for Peter Parker or Spiderman. He tried his best to read out the dialogue in a funny way but he just seemed like someone who was trying too hard.

"I don't know" whispered Ross.

"I remember the man did very well the other day, I don't know why he couldn't even follow in his footsteps this time. I guess it's a case of nervousness."

stan Lee said, and Will sighed. There is no way to get another chance just because someone is having a bad day.

There were two more auditions that happened after that, where the voice actors who came had to do emotional situations and Spiderman's actions. Both lack one thing or another.

After the voice cast left, Will and Ross began discussing their auditions.

"That's so not, his actions sound like Spiderman was stabbed repeatedly. What'sthat?"

"First temper is good" Ross said as Will nodded in agreement.

That was when a tall man entered the room.

Will turned to look at her and froze. The man had a clean face without a single inch and his hair was short.

Seeing him, Will suddenly recalled a movie called [The Social Network].

The tall man smiled as he introduced himself.

"Hello, I'm Andrew Griffin."

***

Amanda's in the CEO's office, Foxstar. He was there to finalize a distribution deal with them.

"We're very excited to be working with Dream Vision again" Miller said. "But I still have the idea that Foxstar should invest in [Hitch],"

Colt Miller was someone who wanted to have control over things that would benefit. He wanted to make sure that the projects Foxstar owned had to be within his control.

But Dream Vision wants the opposite.

"Sorry, Mr. Miller. We are not open to getting investment in [Hitch]. It was something that Dream Vision wanted to work on without involving outsiders."

Amanda realized why Dream Vision was not open to this idea. Investing basically means having shadow control over the project and gaining the power to voice their opinions.

Recently, there was a rumor about Colt Miller changing the script of an ongoing project because he didn't like it.

They were careful with Foxstar because of these things.

Colt shrugged, looked at Amanda's attitude and shifted the subject to something else.

"So, when will it all start for [Sherlock Holmes: A game of Shadows]?"

Colt questions wanting to know their plans for the second part of the Sherlock Holmes series. Since the first film was a success, it is guaranteed the next film will come out well, breaking many box office records but the film has not yet begun.

Dream Vision and Foxtar have signed deals for three films. Since the first part was a big hit, the second part will start but Robert is currently working with the other shootings.

Colt and other Foxstar shareholders want the film to start as soon as possible. But it can't be that fast.

[Hitch] on one hand is Will wants to silence them for a while. Some kind of incentive, so they're not trying to make trouble.

That's because Foxstar still holds as much influence in the industry as the top six. However, Will signs an agreement with his father Spencer, but not with Colt. Regardless, Dream Vision had no choice but to choose to keep them away from the business while giving them minimum freedom for the time being.

"The shooting should start at the end of the year. And Will is currently busy with other things, which is why he can't meet you" Amanda said.

Hearing those words Colt nodded but a clear frown appeared on his forehead. He was not happy with those words, but he did not say anything in them.

"Yes, can't wait to meet her," Colt added rather cynically.