Fable Weaver

DOS Ch-64

The 73rd Academy Awards were to take place on March 25, 2001. It had been more than a month since the BAFTA had been aired, and the most heated race of the year was the category of Best Actor. Usually, the precursor awards are a good indicator as to who is most likely to win, but the awards till now have been very divisive. T...

Poll

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DOS Ch-63

I ended up spending more than three hours at Carla’s new place. She was brutally honest about her past and didn’t mince any words around topics that adults usually censor in the presence of children, which I appreciated a lot. Some part of me was angry at her for destroying the picture-perfect image I had of my bio-dad in...

DOS Ch-62

Trigger Warning: Brief mentions of depression, toxic relationships, self-harm, addiction, and abuse. Read at your own risk if you are easily triggered.

Carla Armitage, née Wallace, felt cheated. Everything good in her life had been taken away from her. Her chance at a good job, her husband, money, luxu...

DOS Ch-61

I felt deeply ashamed of myself that two kids had to tell me that I needed to improve my behavior. I hadn’t even realized that I was being so snappy recently, or that everyone was treating me like a glass cannon. When they said that she would take all my anger for everyone else, I couldn’t help but feel devastated and ove...

DOS Ch-60

Everything felt numb to me. I didn’t know why this was happening all over again. I had thought that that woman was behind me. Heck, I had almost forgotten that there was a time when I used to call someone else ‘Mum’ who wasn’t named Kathy.

In the meanwhile, the media were having a field day, with every news chan...

DOS Ch-59

The word of mouth for [Billy Elliot] was extremely strong. Not to mention, Troy’s Golden Globe win and the subsequent interviews put him in a lot of positive limelight. People loved him. Despite being a small-budget R-rated British indie film, it received a very strong opening because of the involvement of a movie giant lik...

DOS Ch-58

As I walked down the red carpet, the flashes from different cameras almost blinded me. I was wearing a white coat over a black shirt, black pants, and a black tie with a white checkered pattern on it. The only piece of a different color was my pocket square, which was maroon. Overall, I loved my getup because it was a little ...

DOS Ch-57

Most people didn’t care about a number on some obscure site like Rotten Tomatoes back in 2000 when the reviews were directly read in the newspapers. And almost all the reviews were glowing with high praise.

‘Lovers of the book will find most of their favorite moments beautifully realized, perhaps even big...

DOS Ch-56

“Ladies and gentlemen, today we are live from the red carpet of the premiere of [Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone]. My name is Kristie Douglas and we are waiting for the cast of the film to arrive,” a brunette middle-aged woman wearing a champagne-colored dress spoke on a mic.

In the background, hordes of ...

DOS Ch-55

After my failed attempt at getting Spielberg to change the climax of the film, days went on normally. Or as normally as they could go on a film set. Steven had taken it upon himself to praise me to heaven and back whenever I would do a good scene. One thing I noticed was that all that praise was solely focused on me alone. He...

DOS Ch-54

Steven Spielberg was quite a busy man whenever he was working on a film, which was usually the case. People called him a workaholic; he called himself motivated—something that most people lack nowadays, especially the younger generation who has never seen the difficulties the older generation had to face. Many people ask hi...

DOS Ch-53

“$1 million,” Mum replied.

“Holy…” I stopped myself before Mum could intensify her gaze any more. “Didn’t Dad say that musical rights are cheaper?”

“Your Dad doesn’t know everything.” Mum smiled, “It all depends on the perceived value of the product. While most musicals are cheaper compared...

DOS Ch-52

Meeting Evan again was like healing a long-festering wound. I didn’t apologize to him. Nor did he to me. We just went back to how things were before our little fight. That’s the best part of being a child. If we had had this dispute as adults, it would have been almost impossible to get back to the same point where we lef...

DOS Ch-51

“So you’re telling me,” I began slowly, “that Steven Spielberg offered me the lead role in his next film and you declined? That’s why he’s mad at me?”

“Yes,” Mum looked uncomfortable at my scrutiny. “You are doing films non-stop, Troy. At this speed, you’ll burn out.”

“But then he’ll be...

DOS Ch-50

Elton John was having a blast. He loved coming to Cannes in May. Not only could he watch numerous films from all around the world that featured many new and old music unknown to him previously, but the Cannes Film Festival was also a gathering point for the elite. Don’t get him wrong, he loved interacting with his fans, but...

DOS Ch-49

Steven Spielberg was anxious. The film that he had been working on for such a long time was stalled once more, only because of his inability to find the leading actor. The problem wasn’t that there was any lack of actors in Hollywood. Far from that. But the person he needed for his film should be a kid actor. That too, a ba...

DOS Ch-48

Dame Judi Dench, last year’s winner of Best Supporting Actress, walked to the stage, carrying the blasted envelope that would probably give away the award to Tom Cruise or perhaps Michael Caine.

“This year’s nominees for Best Supporting Actor cover a wide range, from a relative newcomer to a huge star. From a smal...

Future non-franchise Teen-roles

I have a few non-franchise movies shortlisted for Troy's future. Please select the one you want him to do the most.

Of the movies listed below, The Reader is very racy with graphic nudity and sex scenes. I'm strongly considering it for Troy to break free from his image of Harry Potter.

I have watched and liked ev...

DOS Ch-47

"It's on, it's on, it's on!" Emma squealed happily from beside me while grabbing my hand tightly. I smiled at her and turned towards Jamie, who was trying to look nonchalant. Trying was the keyword here.

His posture didn't hide his excitement as we sat together in our living room past midnight, waiting for the award ann...

DOS Ch-46

"Okay," Chris came into view after setting up the scene, "Julie, you and the kids will come from the direction I came." He then pointed towards the pillar where we were shooting, "Troy, you'd be standing here, facing towards that pillar, and will rush to them with your trolley. After your dialogue, you'll run towards the pill...

DOS Ch-45

Two days later, I had a new car and my own Alfred—ahem, I mean Roger.

Roger Carpenter was ex-military, honorably discharged, and sent by a security agency that provided services for celebrities and other VIPs. He also had experience in navigating crowds and similar situations. He had signed an NDA and was contracted f...

DOS Ch-44

Around mid-September, we returned to London for Dad to make final preparations for set and prop designing before the filming of [Harry Potter] could begin. And of course, it was also time for the cast announcements for the first film.

I met my two fellow co-actors for the role, Emma Watson as Hermione and, surprise surp...

DOS Ch-43

“Oh my God! I’m so sorry. I didn’t see where I was…” I stopped mid-sentence when I realized who I had bumped into. It was one of the most beautiful ladies. A woman, who I adored in this life as well as in the last one from what little I could recall. It was none other than the queen of [Friends], Rachel Green hersel...

DOS Ch-42

After a week of negotiations, Mum had finally confirmed my salary. As she had predicted, my base salary was $2 million for the first part, and they may increase it to $5 million or even higher for the second part based on my performance and other factors like the film’s box office. For every consecutive movie, the earlier f...

DOS Ch-41

[The Sixth Sense] opened in 2,161 theaters across the United States and Canada on August 6, 1999, alongside two new movies: [The Thomas Crown Affair], an R-rated romantic film starring Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo, and [Mystery Men], a superhero movie starring Ben Stiller.

Of the three films, [The Sixth Sense] was made...

DOS Ch-40

When the mic was set up, I turned to Oprah, “The song I’m playing is one that I wrote when I had a fight with my best friend. We haven’t talked in a while because I was busy shooting, so Evan, consider this an apology from me. This is the first time I’m playing it in front of anyone, so don’t be too harsh on me.”<...

Announcement

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As a fellow patron has complained, everyone, especially the higher tier members, has been receiving way too many emails, so here's the solution I came up with. Rather than sending chapter updates directly to email, I will only send a common post informing the chapters that have been released for differen...

DOS Ch-39

M. Night Shyamalan took the stage after a few minutes and cleared his throat to gain everyone’s attention, “Thank you for watching our movie, hopefully, you liked it. Now we are opening the floor for any questions from you guys for any of the cast members.”

Immediately, a myriad of hands rose in the air after all ...

DOS Ch-38

After wrapping up ‘Dancer’, Mum and I had to return to the States for the promotion of [The Sixth Sense]. The fact that I was recognized by three different people on my flight because of ‘the upcoming Bruce Willis movie’ showed that Disney’s promotion strategy was working wonderfully.

At the end of the day, it...