Lights... Camera... ACTION!!: A Hollywood Quest

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
Hi Magoose here one of the guys helping Duke.

So we have some bad news.

The quest has been canceled as duke does not want to write it anymore.

I'm going to ask if I can take over for it, because I like this quest, and it would be a shame to kill it
TBF, Mags, you have been doing a lot of the heavylifting for the quest, so this will be in good hands. :)

To be clear to everyone, this is just me burning out on imagination of the quest, since my muse has been hitting me over the head a lot with so many different ideas that I just can't find myself too interested in this.

I'll still hang out here, though, since this still does have a sepcial place in my heart.

I'd like to thank you all for making this a wonderful experience while it lasted.

I'd also like to thank @Magoose, @Fluffy_serpent, and @Martin Noctis for doing so much to help prepare and write this quest. I couldn't have done it without you all. :D

I'll see you all around.

With so many regards, Duke William Of.
 
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-[X]Your Rival: Arnold Schwarzenegger. You have no idea who this guy is… also, why does he want to rival you. Also, what the fuck is he doing, going around saying you are the only reason that things got so weird? Whatever that means. DC: 30 Rolled:D100 => 8

There was nothing you could find on this guy. He was acting yes, he was working in construction yes. Bodybuilding, the like…

But dammit… you just could find nothing on him.

"Carrie, please tell me your guys found anything on this guy?" You asked.

"Sorry Bruce, but I got nothing." She said.

Failure.
I find the idea of Bruce trying to find out about Arnold constantly but failing hilarious.


Like "I want to know more about him since he keeps shouting about it but..... Who is he again cause I got nothing."

Meanwhile with Arnold

"Curse that Goose. Acting like he is 'all that' but he is not all that. I am and I shall prove it. I shall be THE American and take his place! Ha Ha Ha!"
 
Not to mention, I want to tackle the Red Alert 2 game eventually, and there's a 20 year difference in the timeline between them. If I want Tanya to appear there then i can't have her appear now. Besides, the tone in said sequels will be much more lighthearted and Campy, enough to justify her appearance and badass attittude.
Red Alert 2 is campy in a black comedy kind of way, while 1 was certainly grim there was still a sense of solemnity to everything. But 2? They've gone all in on wacky war crimes, and I love it. Especially since Yuri is such a creepy yet invigorating villain.

Also, Red Alert 1 takes place in the 50s. Plus, Red Alert 2 happens due to time travel. Also, Tanya is a code name.
 
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It ends in 52, but I assume the war has been going on for longer than that. In my adaptation, I've had the war begin on the very same year that Einstein does his experiments in New Mexico in 1946.
Forgot to mention this, Tanya is a code name, like James Bond. There's been multiple Tanyas. The first one was apparently a civilian, but was so effective at terrorizing the Reds that she became a special agent in title going forward.
 
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Forgot to mention this, Tanya is a code name, like James Bond. There's been multiple Tanyas. The first one was apparently a civilian, but was so effective at terrorizing the Reds that she became a special agent in title going forward.
...What? Wait What?!!

How did I not notice that?! All along I thought it was the same Tanya!! God!!!

I can't believe that I never thought it could be a codename...

Oh well, I still stand with my decision not to include her in this first trilogy.
 
Wanna know something funny…

With Superman being K.Ks first film producing, she might not be seen in a very good light, seeing as Superman is one of the biggest names in fiction and it would always make some type of profit.

Meaning she will actually have to prove her self if she wants to remain in the game. And we all know that she is not as capable as she thinks she is.

Oh I am so excited to see if she can because honestly it would funny as fuck if she actually has a decent career.
That...doesn't really seem right to me. Sure, it was likely to make a profit, but you also mentioned how badly the logistics for the film were and how she managed to solve the issues of the film despite having to spend a lot. This is also still a very necessary win for the studio regardless. It seems very strange to me that her achievement here would be so readily discounted. Sure, it was likely to make money and she used more money than necessary, but she still made the film happen and solved a lot of the problems despite it being her first production. I just don't see her, as you say, "not being seen in a very good light," just not a knock-out success like others in Hollywood are managing to accomplish right now.
It's less it is going to be discounted and more…

Other people will want to steal her work and credit.
Dang. I actually feel bad for Kathleen here. Getting your credit stolen is never a fun thing, especially in the related case of Bill Finger with Batman.

It might be me just not being as big of a nerd of most media that Kathleen has touched, but I honestly want her to do well here and actually grow as an artist and stuff. She hasn't done all the stupid stuff she did in OTL, and I think she could go down a better path here.

OOF, that is going to be a very depressing outcome for Kathleen, to be so critical to the development of Superman and swept aside. Considering all the major personal changes she's done to both Star Wars and Indiana Jones when Steven was always open to giving her credit for her contributions, being treated like shit in credit and underpaid could only exacerbate her worst traits and biases and set her on a crusade to take control of the DCU to make her movies as she deserved. Unless Kathleen gets some much needed support or some sort of leadership and producer role that can't be discredited then she's set on OTL's path if not bigger.

Although it would be hillarious if she quits Warner Bros in frustration and Mike scoops her up due to recognizing her obvious talent and drawing her in with the Lucasfilms Dream and the promise that women are appreciated and valued within the company. While I do despise her as a businesswoman, Kathleen at the end of the day isn't an outright evil person and this is very early in her career. We turned Mike Eisner from corporate stooge to Best Boy and a bro for Bruce and George, no reason she can't have a redemption arc.


But moving onto the update and better things...

Home and Heart:

-[X]The Problems with Conan: Um… Steve, what happened? I thought you were ready to get going to work on… wait what's that? Why did Universal send a cease and desist letter to you? DC: 30 Rolled: D100 => 100

Steve was distraught as he was sitting in his office, trying his best to not cry tears of agony. There was a letter on his desk, and you could tell that it was going to be the thing that was bothering him. "Steve, you okay?"

Steve just gave a small nod. "I can't believe I was so stupid!" he screamed before you took a breath.

You examined the letter. From Universal. "What the fuck is this, a Cease and Desist letter?" You set it down and looked at Steve. "But Jaws was the last film that was on your contract, we saw and everything."

Steve just took a breath. "The personal picture clause."

"What?" you asked.

"Sid put in a picture clause into my contract, that I could make any film I wanted after Jaws. He suspected that I wanted to make Clsoe encounters after I made Jaws." he took a breath. "The reason he didn't try to stop me was because I owned the rights to it, and if he tried to stop me, he would be violating the Directors Guild's rules for independent films."

"But you made it with us." You stated, realizing what he was saying.

"According to his lawyers, if I continued on Conan, it would be in violation of our contract… one that I had assumed was already done with."

"We need to talk to Mike, and get the Legal team on this, we can't give up." You said with conviction.

"I screwed up-" Steve cried, but you put a hand on his shoulder.

"No, you did not. You just got caught in a trap, but we have some good news on that front, the only one who's better at laying traps than Sid Shineburg… is Mike Eisner."
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Sid Shienburg was not happy when Mike was smiling at him, and bringing you with him to the whole… meeting that was arranged. "I'm surprised you returned my call. And set this meeting up." Sid stated, trying his best to remain in control.

Mike just kept smiling. "Oh you know, I'm all for making sure that I'm listened to… unlike your predecessor."

"Get to the point Mike, and why did you bring Bruce into this, we're men here, there is no need for him to be sulking about."

"Oh, Bruce is precisely why I am here. I read Steve's contract, the original that was signed all those years ago." Mike smiled. "I almost lost hope, you and your time were truly the best in the biz… But…"

Sid paled. "But what?"

"The personal picture clause you are invoking was invalidated after the strike, and even the language of all the updated contracts would know that.." And you saw the carefully laid plans and ideas of Sid slowly whittle away. "Part of the deal made by the directors and actors was that they would be allowed to seek outside funding for any project that had the Personal picture clause, as you call it… Well, was circumvented by him getting funding from Bruce, not Lucasfilms itself."

"But Bruce-"

"May not be part of the producers guild on paper, but he follows all the rules, especially since Close Encounters was owned by Steven and not Universal. Meaning once his signature was on the page, it was a Bruce O'Brian picture, not a Lucasfilms one. That bit of legal finagling has already been dealt with."

At that, Sid almost laughed. And you were struggling to see what was so funny. Before Sid just said. "Well damn, the legendary Mike Eisner showing off his skills yet again. You know the funny thing is, I fired the men who ignored your calls… called them the biggest fools in all of Hollywood, letting the greatest talent who might ever work in this town walk away."

"You're not ignoring me now Sid." Mike smiled. "Especially when the papers get wind of this."

"Your damn right I'm not." He replied. "Though next time, leave the Goose for his wife… lord knows he's happier with her than us. I'm sure our battles would be better if he was not involved."

"I'm sure he's just fine where he is."

Reward: Steve's contract was over, and as it turns out, Sid trying to stop him has caused some grave ramifications that is not known to you.

But something tells you that Mike is clearly not screwing around.

Steve will happily continue the work on Conan, without any delay.

Damn, this is pretty fucking ruthless from Sidney and once again he somehow makes Universal more douchier and evil than we ever thought they could be. Although considering Bob Iger's recent, "We hope you become homeless and have to agree to whatever we say" shit then I shouldn't be surprised. Mike Eisner once again is the GOAT and Lucasfilms' biggest superweapon, that man earns every single dollar he's earned and more. Happy that Steve is going to continue working on Conan and is now completely free of Universal, and this probably has severed any remaining bonds of friendship and positive memories between the two, ironic considering OTL Sidney was Steven's mentor and one of his closest friends.

I know the last time I hyped consequences for the Eddie shit it was overblown, but this one is something I legit can't see anything but very negative reprecussions for Universal in the industry. Directors and other A-listers can let the gaslighting asshole dad thing slide, but actively trying to fuck over Steve's contract when he did everything that he was obligated for Universal, gave them Jaws and they did nothing after Close Encounter is a huge fucking red flag that will make new talent weary of joining Universal for representing the worst practices of the studio system. Sure it may not cause a huge exodus as long as people gets paid, but newcomers will be far more reluctant and people like Kubrick will either want more money or hire lawyers to get contracts as ironclad and favorable to them as possible. I also can't imagine the Director's Guild is going to ever forget this and for the next round of negotiations will fight like hell to prevent a Spielberg situation from happening. So overall Universal shoots itself in the foot and Lucasfilms continues to be painted in the public as the scrappy underdog heroes fighting for the little guy.

-[X]The Sony Arrogance: Mike Eisner looked at the Sony Representative and smiled. "Bruce, I need your help. I need you to tell this fine piece of refuse, that we are not for sale." DC: 0 Rolled:D100 => 86

It was quite a sight to see Mike in full control. "The offer we offer is quite a thing. Half a billion dollars for Lucasfilms and another half a billion dollars for Dreamworks Animation. Would make you and Lucas and O'Brian very wealthy men, who would never need to work again. You would be fools to not accept." The Japanese were crisp and clean, and you were translating it with ease.

Ah yes, a billion dollars to George and Bruce four months after they released the first billion dollar film and have a constant revenue from Star Wars merch that is guaranteed at minimum to bring them hundreds of millions of dollars per year.....


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuDqNLgVHv8

Man, I thought Sony's insanity was just going to be Keiretsu arrogance and elitism versus American individualism, but hoy boy were they just so fucking dumb to offer us a billion and think Bruce and George would happily walk away with the money when they literally founded the company to see their dream films being made. No wonder the rest of Hollywood, even debt ridden Columbia and dying Fox spurned their offer, these guys are fucking insane. Very ironic considering Sony is quite possibly the smartest of the media titans today.

Makes me wonder what the hell Sony is gonna do after they burnt all their bridges when they stepped through the door. Wait until another company collapses then negotiate a buyout or just make Sony America? I guess this means Lucasfilms is a Nintendo studio.

-[X]Good news: Carrie has some good news. DC: 0 Rolled:D100 => 82

Carrie just hugged you and smiled, and gave you a kiss. "I'm pregnant."

It was a good thing you were at home because collapsing right then was a safe thing to do.

Reward: Carrie is Pregnant. You may now celebrate.

Somewhere in New York, at the Jumping Whale… Sarah O'Brian screams in Joy.

Yay Goslings! Hope we get twins for maximum funnies. Since Bruce doesn't need to appear for the beginning and Lukas scenes hopefully he can come home a little bit early to spend as much time with Carrie, or at least we get a decent chunk of stuff we can do in the lot. Once we're done with Conan we should take a break from major projects to focus on Carrie support and fatherhood. Wonder how many Goslings will be roaming around by the time we get to Billie O'Brian.

-[X]The Queen, and Carrie: So, Queen is back in town, and they have decided, out of the blue, to stay at your house. Said that it was safer from the Paperatzi than it is anywhere else. And it is going to lead to something fun… or something. DC: 25 Rolled:D100 => 58
-[X]Off the Wall: Michael Jackson is back in town, and he has requested that he needs a place to hide out from the media because he just wants a break. Well, hopefully he dosen't mind the couch. DC: 30 Rolled:D100 => 48

A Fun Event:D100 => 97

"Freddie you brought all your band stuff, and are hiding in our mansion, for what reason?" You asked.

Freddie was smiling. "Well if you must know, our LA recording studio has been stalked out by the media, and we don't want any disturbance for this."

Brian was carrying two guitars. "Can we work in the sitting room?" He asked.

Carrie was looking at a large number of instruments. "Are you practicing here?"

"Oh no, we're recording." John Deacon said with a smile. "Thanks for letting us crash here Bruce, it's nice to know we have some friends here that aren't trying to get pictures and stuff."

You shook your head. "Time out guys… why are you wanting to record here anyway, the acoustics are crap, we have no real equipment to speak of, and we're in a neighborhood that does not like this stuff."

"It was Mike's Idea, everyone knows that the Paparazzi don't come to Bruce O'Brian's neighborhood if they don't want to get sued." Freddie said.

Then you saw Michel Jackson come out of the van, with a keyboard in hand. "Oh hey Bruce, what's up?"

You were so frustrated. "You volunteered my home to be a recording studio!" You were exasperated, and trying your best to not sound too angry. But it was too late.

"Yeah, sorry bout that. But it was a last-minute thing. I really didn't know where else to go." He stated. "Also it was the safest place I could think of."

That set off alarm bells. "What do you mean safe?" you asked.

"My producers and my father are in time, and I don't really want to see them right now." He said. "Plus Freddie is wanting to do something really fun!"

Carrie then nodded "You can stay as long as you want."

"Carrie." You did not approve of this.

"Stay as long as you want." She said with a smile. And a statement that she was in charge.
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You then looked at the guitar with Brian and then you tuned it. "So… what?"

"You play?" Brian asked as you finished tuning.

"A little. Not as good as anyone else that has practice." You replied.

Brian rolled his eyes. "Well, let's hear it."

You then strummed a few chords and then Brian answered. "Come on Bruce, let's hear it!"

And you both called and responded, the hour of playing was electric and fun… and when you finished, you were sweating, feeling tired and drained.

Before you realized Freddie stopped the tape recorder. "Bloody brilliant, now Mike, you said you wanted to work on a song?"
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And it turned into a three-day recording session, no one left the house, save for you picking up some food to cook dinner.

And it was fun. An absolute blast.
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Reward: 45 songs were recorded in your home in those 3 days.

2 were written by Carrie and sung by you: Springtime of Ghosts, and Balled of the Jeweled Angel.

23 were done by Queen, with you, Michael, and Carrie providing background vocals.

20 songs were done by Mike, with Queen as the background band, including one duet with Carrie and himself.

Queen has an entire Album, called Mansion Rock produced thanks to you.

Mike also has tons of songs but he does not want to do anything with them.

Everyone had a great time and wants to do that again.

Holy shit, we literally made music history with a trifecta of Queen, Michael Jackson and the O'Brians. Definitely one of my favorite sections of the Quest, it's nice to see such wholesomeness and a good sign of Bruce's altruism and friendship producing beautiful works. We already revolutionized films and now we're making music history and are going to be an established artist. At this point we're on the path to making Forrest Gump look like a chump, and the film is going to be completely realistic because it's just Southern Bruce.

Magoose, you said earlier that Carrie released her rock album but we didn't see anything in the Quest. Has it been released and if so how successful?

-[X]Your Rival: Arnold Schwarzenegger. You have no idea who this guy is… also, why does he want to rival you. Also, what the fuck is he doing, going around saying you are the only reason that things got so weird? Whatever that means. DC: 30 Rolled:D100 => 8

There was nothing you could find on this guy. He was acting yes, he was working in construction yes. Bodybuilding, the like…

But dammit… you just could find nothing on him.

"Carrie, please tell me your guys found anything on this guy?" You asked.

"Sorry Bruce, but I got nothing." She said.

Failure.

-[X]Calling You're Parents: You are going to call your parents and see what they want. DC: 10 Rolled:D100 => 7

Your mom said she had a surprise.

Whatever that means.

Failure: After the Production of Conan, you will see the surprise.
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Damn shame about the failures but necessary sacrifices for the awesomeness of this turn. I assume the surprise is baby clothes, a crib or other support stuff for the baby.

-[X]And Then There Was Robin: Robin came to you with a smile on his face. "My Dear Bruce, we need to talk to you about a friend who needs help!" What Friend is that Robin? DC: 40 Rolled: D100 => 93

You were at the Set for Superman, and felt something really scary, as you looked at Christopher Reeves, in full costume. "Chris, meet Bruce! You're Batman!"

Robin, you asshole! "Hey Robin, I did not-"

"Oh it's alright, Robin has been saying it's been a fun thing, and he jokes that you are Batman," Chris said. "Robin, what did I say about bringing people to set, it's rather upsetting."

"Well, you needed to cheer up after all the stress and work out." He said. "So I brought a friend."

You gave a smile. "Bruce O'Brian." You said.

"Christopher Reeves." He shook your hand with a smile. "So… you like it."

"Never really like Superman, always been a Batman fan myself."

"See I told you." Robin said.

"Well, I hope that things are going to be okay." He said. "Also, I hear there might be a Batman film in production…" Chris then huffed. "We might work together soon."

"I hope so." You said as the man left. "He's nice."

Reward: you have made a startling discovery and a good first impression with Christopher Reeves. Do you think Robin was planning to introduce you to him just to see your reaction to him in the suit?

Damn you Robin. So it's probably true.

But hey, there may be a Batman movie soon… maybe. Who knows?

Nice to see Superman and "Batman" get along and make a great first impression. Although this isn't the first time they met Magoose. Robin brought Christopher with him to LA and he celebrated the Some Nights premiere with Bruce, John and Carrie and her friends so they have met before unless Bruce was too black out drunk to remember and they didn't interact with hangovers.

If Batman is being made I hope by some miracle Bruce is able to be cast as Batman. They could make it a Columbia-Lucasfilms co-production as no matter which era of Hollywood there has always been co-productions and I'm sure some concessions like profit sharing with Lucasfilms, shared rights, ILM deals or distribution treaties can be made. Bruce signing on as Batman could probably net Columbia 100 million guaranteed box office and a great Batman film would be a win for Bruce and Columbia in the long-term. That has got to be the one regret of not purchasing DC, a lack of guarantee for Bruce as Batman when he's literally BRUCE and is a kung fu master.

The heck? Why's Robin on the Superman set? He involved with the project or something? Or is he just a friend of Reeves?

Robin and Christopher were roommates in film school in New York. They were close friends and frequently regarded by their class as the most likely to find success in Hollywood with Christopher being the one to give Robin the push to quit the school early and go to Hollywood, leading to his comedy shows and then Mork and Mindy.

You know, I loved this series so very much growing up. I was introduced to it thanks to my uncle, who had played it before and recommended it to me, saying it was a really fun game. Well, I figured it would at least help me waste sometime during my vacations and bought it. Well, soon enough I had played all missions more times that I could count, and was soon looking for, and buying, the sequel and its expansion, which I have till this day, and loving it even more than the original. I don't know what it was; the Camp, the grounded fights, the fun acting, the story, the gameplay, or a combination of all, but in my mind, the Red Alert Series is one of the all-time greats that truly deserve to have been made into a movie or a TV Series...and it still hurts to this day knowing that there are no plans on making any more parts of the series, or at least a remake.

Red Alert 3 was not that bad...right?

Well, I liked it, enough to at least trying to write a script for it...only to falter at the half part because dear God it was going to be massive! I mean, the first game alone, if I want to do justice to it, will need at least three films to make it work (if I wanted to show the story from beginning to end of the war...and I wanted to do so!). Now, I'm thinking this movie could be done in the 80s as much of the technology and Special Effects works for the first game. Not to mention that it's only during and after the second installment that the series starts adopting a Campier tone (which I love and will encourage to adopt). I figure this could be our version of Red Dawn, only good this time...I kid of course, I enjoyed the movie back then, mostly the friendship developed between the group.

Anyways, this is the first part of a trilogy which should encompass the first game. As with the American Saga it should have some different Point of Views to better expand the story. So, I give you:

Movie Pitch:
Red Alert: The Steel Tide


Set Up: In a parallel universe, at the Trinity Site in New Mexico in 1946, Albert Einstein travelled back in time to Landsberg, Germany, on December 20, 1924, where he meets a young Adolf Hitler just after the latter's release from Landsberg Prison. Following a brief conversation between the two, Einstein shakes Hitler's hand, which erases him from the timeline. Hitler's death prevents him from rising to power as leader of Nazi Germany, effectively creating a new timeline. Without Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union (USSR) grew powerful under the rule of Joseph Stalin, who soon managed to gain huge territories in the East against both Japan and China. The Treaty of Versailles was quickly repealed to have Germany serve as a buffer as the Soviet Union increasing militarization had the League of Nations nervous. When the time was right the Soviet Union launched an invasion of Eastern Europe, to achieve Joseph Stalin's vision of a Soviet Union stretching across the entire Eurasian landmass. In response, the countries of Western Europe (including an already-rearmed Germany) formed a coalition named the Allied Nations, or "Allies" for short; the new WWII has begun.

This movie shows the moment Albert Einstein does his experiment and is transported to the new timeline in 1946, just before the invasion of Europe occurs; Different Point of Views will show the effect and changes in the new timeline as the Soviets storm through the new frontlines; Eastern Europe, the German border, Italy's quick collapse, The Athenian Massacre, and the attempted coups in England and France.

Director: Roland Emmerich
Composer: Basil Poledouris

Albert Einstein: A theoretical Physicist who made significant contributions to the Allied War Effort. An eccentric and excitable scientist, who keeps an optimistic outlook in every situation he's in. Though expecting the new timeline, he did not expect it to cause a different World War. In his role as the new Head Researcher for the German Republic, he's in charge of making new weapons that can aid in the war effort, and despite his displeasure at it he nevertheless does it due to a combination of duty and responsibility for this new war, his is the civilian perspective.

Played By: Timothy Dalton
Alternate: Christopher Walken

Colonel Gunther Von Esling: Colonel in the new armed forces of Germany. He's a dutiful man who first saw military action as a young man in the service of the Kaiser. With the restrictions from the Treaty of Versailles lifted, Esling's military career was influenced more by strategic collaboration with other European nations' due to their careful support afterwards. Gunther is a man who prefers to be in the thick of it with his men, yet is also hampered due to the decisions from the higher ups that tend to be overly cautious. His is the military perspective of the new Germany and the new German forces.

Played By: Bruce Willis
Alternate: Mel Gibson

Minister of Education Nikos Stavros: Hailing from Greece, Stavros is a very patriotic man, caring deeply about his country. He is also very competent, giving vital advice to both his superiors and subordinates. At the beginning of the war, he becomes the De Facto Head of State due to being the only survivor of a decapitation strike on the Greek government. He's forced to flee the country in the end, despite a spirited resistance, but not without seeing firsthand the "Athenian Massacre" where soviet troops executed families in their homes, burnt down houses with their inhabitants inside, teared down the historic monuments and sent dogs on hapless civilians...for Stavros, this became a personal war.

Played By: Jeff Bridges
Alternate: Paul Greco

Giuseppe Bianchi: An Italian member of the Black shirts, leader of a Coorte ("Cohort" or Battalion) for 10 years now. He's a man who knows who to flatter, as well as the kind of man who browbeats those below him. Comfortable in his sphere of influence, he is taken by surprise by the beginning of the war, while also trying to find a way to survive as the entire government collapses the moment the soviets disembark on Italy. Turns out oppressing your own people does not make them love you as Italy's population rise against Mussolini and his cronies, which includes him. His travels through land into Allied territory are fraught with peril, lies, betrayals, and cowardice, as he sees firsthand what the soviets do and just turns away.

Played By: Willem Dafoe
Alternate: Harvey Keitel

Prime Minister Winston Churchill: Member of the House of Lords, and longtime critic of the Soviet Union and the "Communist Menace", Churchill's call for British rearmament found a receptive audience which allowed for the annulment of the Treaty of Versailles and rearmament of Germany as a compromise. The growing militarization in the Soviet Union, as well as its expansion in the Pacific, made Churchill's influence grow as he called for more measure to protect the British public. He was named First Lord of the Admiralty in the years preceding the war, and Prime Minister after successfully uncovering the "Chapman Conspiracy".

Played By: Robert Hardy
Alternate: John Lithgow

General Secretary Joseph Stalin: General Secretary of the Communist Party Central Committee. Despite his formal position being originally without significant influence, and his office being nominally but one of several Central Committee Secretariats, Stalin's increasing control of the Party from 1928 onwards led to him becoming the de facto party leader and the dictator of his country. Ruthless, paranoid, and with a hunger for power and control over everything; Stalin hides his desire for all with a paternalistic persona, one that he can discard at will when the situation calls for it in order to intimidate an opponent.

Played By: Jürgen Prochnow
Alternate: Everett McGill

General Gradenko: The Director of the Russian Secret Police, Gradenko is an aide to Joseph Stalin and the man responsible for much of the USSR's internal security schemes. Although an outstanding strategist and security expert, being responsible for many of the Soviet victories in Eastern Asia, he also made a number of mistakes at the beginning of the war, among them was underestimating the German Military, and overestimating their own sabotage and Intelligence efforts among the Allies. His failure in pacifying civilian resistance in Poland, as well as to dismiss the concerns of its citizens, led to the "December Revolt" which halted all military operations for 2 months and gave the Allies a valuable breathing room.

Played By: Patrick Bauchau
Alternate: Roger Moore

Konrad Wysocki: A Polish member of the Communist Party and saboteur for the incoming Soviet Army. Konrad fully believed in the Communist cause and the benefits of Poland under the aegis of the Soviet Union. However, he soon found out that they were more under the boot of the Soviet Army, and no number of protests or even pleas could change that, all being received with a gun pointed at his head, and more polish dead. Disillusioned and regretful for what he'd done, Konrad joined the Polish resistance, taking the role of a double agent against the Soviets, and delivering critical information that allowed the "December Revolution" to occur, as well as the resistance to survive, even if he didn't.

Played By: Martin Sheen
Alternate: John Hurt

Sir Owen Chapman: Former diplomatic attaché to the Soviet Union, his experience in said country made him invaluable to the Intelligence Service MI5 in order to root out Communist agents and protect the members of Parliament as well as the Royal Family. Unknown to nearly all, he was a communist agent who had been set as a "Sleeper Agent" in order to act on a plot to gut the British government and kill the royal family when the signal is given. Chapman has been creating connections and rising through the ranks thanks to the support of Soviet Intelligence and agents. His plot nearly succeeds as well, stopped only at the last moment thanks to a combination of Luck and Churchill.

Played By: Liam Neeson
Alternate: Patrick Stewart

President Roux: A vacillating, often weak man, who is mostly seen to be controlled by his assistant; a man known as Kane. Elected as a compromise candidate due to the political instability between the two leading parties, President Roux vacillates through the beginning of the war as to whether he should mobilize the troops or try to negotiate with the Soviet Union. Seeing the atrocities carried on in Greece, and brought by Minister Stavros, he finally decides to send troops to aid Germany in the fight...only to be then assassinated by Kane, who then takes control of the government.

Played By: Jack Nance
Alternate: Harry Dean Stanton

A.N.: So, as I've said, I see the trilogy being made in the 80s, when we're still in the middle of the Cold War, which would justify keeping the more serious and grounded tone of the first game. However, we could make a set of movies that are campier in tone after the Cold War is over, to reflect how the Soviet Union is no longer a threat, and to have some fun as well with the series. I think this could be fun.

Definitely interesting to be sure, but how the hell are you going to incorporate Kane into the plot and lore when no Command & Conquer games have been made and we're making Red Alert before C&C proper? Audiences are going to be confused as hell as to who the hell this Kane guy is and why a background character is suddenly revealed as the big bad in the end. Would be cool if we did a proper C&C movie sometime in thee 90s. Best part is that Kane's actor is a legit actor before he became the casting and motion capture director for the studio so there's a legit chance we can get him in a Lucasfilms movie. Whenever we do a live action Gundam we need Joseph Kucan for Gihren.
 
Definitely interesting to be sure, but how the hell are you going to incorporate Kane into the plot and lore when no Command & Conquer games have been made and we're making Red Alert before C&C proper? Audiences are going to be confused as hell as to who the hell this Kane guy is and why a background character is suddenly revealed as the big bad in the end. Would be cool if we did a proper C&C movie sometime in thee 90s. Best part is that Kane's actor is a legit actor before he became the casting and motion capture director for the studio so there's a legit chance we can get him in a Lucasfilms movie. Whenever we do a live action Gundam we need Joseph Kucan for Gihren.
Kane would just be seen as an assistant in the first film, one that is clearly manipulating and controlling the character of President Roux, but one that is seen as one that is more concenrned with politics than anything else. It's at the end that it's revealed he was working for the Soviets all along. The next movie has him as one of the new Point of View characters to better flesh him out. Also, he's not going to be OTL Kane the Messiah (or at least he won't be portrayed as such in these movies as the Timeline where Kane becomes such is the Soviet Victory One, and I'm planning on doing the Allied Victory one).
 
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I guess this means Lucasfilms is a Nintendo studio.
I'd personally rather go with Atari. I just don't like going for guaranteed wins(part of why I want Charlton over Marvel) and I like the idea of keeping a company from dying that died OTL(not actually but for all intents and purposes), but I know Orion had a Zelda anime planned out and I'm definitely not opposed to making that, as much as I would rather see Nintendo working with Disney.
 
The problem is, C&C needs to come out first. Otherwise we'll remove the games from existence. And that's just... not cool man.
 
I probably get shot but i feel Kane is a big burden on the RA franchise and was glad he was removed for RA3.

Maybe limit his influence to RA2 before moving to RA3?
 
I got three more ideas for movies.
  • A movie where a team discovers a way to travel to alternate universes. Along the way they encounter an evil team of communists/fascists doing the same to facilitate multiversal conquest while they were trying to help the universes they travel to. Could lead into a TV series once we get a TV division.
  • An animated movie where characters based on famous literary villains find themselves "off the page" somehow and become embroiled in a conflict with a mysterious seemingly all-powerful group calling themselves "the Authors". None of the characters act like the characters they're based on because they're no longer being driven by the plot of their stories.
  • A version of Aladdin that incorporates what the live action remake did and gives the Genie more to do than just being a living plot device. And we can still have Robin Williams play the Genie.
 
Movie Pitch:
Red Alert: The Steel Tide
... I'll come back to you on that...

However, I, unfortunately, can only give some of this:

[]John Milnus has some good ideas. (John is beginning to develop weird ideas)
[]I think that Most of the Cold War propaganda is stupid, and needs to be more entertaining (The US government wants you to make anti-communist propaganda! Wait really, why? What have the Soviets done to warrant that?)
[]KANE LIVES! (Unknown Effect, but clearly it can only be good!)
Like "I want to know more about him since he keeps shouting about it but..... Who is he again cause I got nothing."

Meanwhile with Arnold

"Curse that Goose. Acting like he is 'all that' but he is not all that. I am and I shall prove it. I shall be THE American and take his place! Ha Ha Ha!"
You know what, that shall be the meme for a while, until Arnold becomes a huge draw.
OOF, that is going to be a very depressing outcome for Kathleen, to be so critical to the development of Superman and swept aside. Considering all the major personal changes she's done to both Star Wars and Indiana Jones when Steven was always open to giving her credit for her contributions, being treated like shit in credit and underpaid could only exacerbate her worst traits and biases and set her on a crusade to take control of the DCU to make her movies as she deserved.
Yep.

Prepare for the potential K.K Skill grind.
Unless Kathleen gets some much needed support or some sort of leadership and producer role that can't be discredited then she's set on OTL's path if not bigger.
There is no way she will get a redemption arc in this timeline... not without something cool.
Although it would be hillarious if she quits Warner Bros in frustration and Mike scoops her up due to recognizing her obvious talent and drawing her in with the Lucasfilms Dream and the promise that women are appreciated and valued within the company.
Leave Luck to Heaven.

Or leave it to the Goose. Depends on what you want.

I think we should worry about other things.
While I do despise her as a businesswoman, Kathleen at the end of the day isn't an outright evil person and this is very early in her career. We turned Mike Eisner from corporate stooge to Best Boy and a bro for Bruce and George, no reason she can't have a redemption arc.
Is it wrong that Mike has become my favorite character... no it is not.

And it's not exactly a redemption arc, he's just using his skills to help us, and he honestly belives in the vision... while making shit tons of money.
this probably has severed any remaining bonds of friendship and positive memories between the two, ironic considering OTL Sidney was Steven's mentor and one of his closest friends.
The problem is, Sidney is now CEO, not president... and that means he unfortunately has to make choices that he would never have to make.

Steve while upset, understands somewhat about the horrible position he's in.
I also can't imagine the Director's Guild is going to ever forget this and for the next round of negotiations will fight like hell to prevent a Spielberg situation from happening. So overall Universal shoots itself in the foot and Lucasfilms continues to be painted in the public as the scrappy underdog heroes fighting for the little guy.
Actually, the Directors Guild can't do anything.

Even if they had leverage next time...

it might not stick.
Man, I thought Sony's insanity was just going to be Keiretsu arrogance and elitism versus American individualism, but hoy boy were they just so fucking dumb to offer us a billion and think Bruce and George would happily walk away with the money when they literally founded the company to see their dream films being made
Yep.

I said they would be done.
No wonder the rest of Hollywood, even debt ridden Columbia and dying Fox spurned their offer, these guys are fucking insane. Very ironic considering Sony is quite possibly the smartest of the media titans today.
Sony been rolling low.
Wonder how many Goslings will be roaming around by the time we get to Billie O'Brian.
... knowing how much Carrie and Bruce might be screwing... And handsy, and if they are decent parents, with all their help.

At least four.
Holy shit, we literally made music history with a trifecta of Queen, Michael Jackson and the O'Brians.
Yep.
Definitely one of my favorite sections of the Quest, it's nice to see such wholesomeness and a good sign of Bruce's altruism and friendship producing beautiful works.
I mean, Bruce is that kind of guy.
At this point we're on the path to making Forrest Gump look like a chump, and the film is going to be completely realistic because it's just Southern Bruce.
When we open up China due to boxing the shit out of people... and start a revolution, then we surpass Forest Gump.
Magoose, you said earlier that Carrie released her rock album but we didn't see anything in the Quest. Has it been released and if so how successful?
Oh... I forgot.

Carries Album:
D100 => 81

It went Gold at least.
Damn shame about the failures but necessary sacrifices for the awesomeness of this turn. I assume the surprise is baby clothes, a crib or other support stuff for the baby.
Oh don't worry. there wil be humor.
Although this isn't the first time they met Magoose. Robin brought Christopher with him to LA and he celebrated the Some Nights premiere with Bruce, John and Carrie and her friends so they have met before unless Bruce was too black out drunk to remember and they didn't interact with hangovers.
Remember the consequences of Bruce getting drunk. He doesn't remember.
f Batman is being made I hope by some miracle Bruce is able to be cast as Batman
They will try.

If not bruce someone else.
They could make it a Columbia-Lucasfilms co-production as no matter which era of Hollywood there has always been co-productions and I'm sure some concessions like profit sharing with Lucasfilms, shared rights, ILM deals or distribution treaties can be made.
Attempt to being the key word.
Bruce signing on as Batman could probably net Columbia 100 million guaranteed box office and a great Batman film would be a win for Bruce and Columbia in the long-term. That has got to be the one regret of not purchasing DC, a lack of guarantee for Bruce as Batman when he's literally BRUCE and is a kung fu master.
no comment.
@Magoose, can we have some information on the women we saved from Turn 32 (June 1974)? I'm thinking of writing an omake about her
Jane Williams, 28 currently, a Graduate of UCLA, currently works as a department store manager, mother of 3.

She has been trying to figure out who saved her since that day, but has been unable to.

that is all I'm willing to give you.
 
Jane Williams, 28 currently, a Graduate of UCLA, currently works as a department store manager, mother of 3.

She has been trying to figure out who saved her since that day, but has been unable to.

that is all I'm willing to give you.

She seriously doesn't know? Wouldn't Bruce being shot and saving a life at LAX be huge news for the week or at least a couple of days, stuff she should easily see at CBS or other news stations?
 
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