Chapek drops off his grandkids and then speeds through town, cutting hard turns around detours because all the streets are blocked for the seven different films being made about the FTX scandal, all starring Jonah Hill.set, where a man is making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, putting them in a pile on a table. We see that it’s Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav working at craft services to make sure director Andy Muschietti brings the film in under $10 million.
We cut to the 2023 Oscars ceremony, where the Academy’s new president , Elon Musk, is presenting all the awards. When he announces Will Smith as best actor, Smith — who was banned, then unbanned, then rebanned from the ceremony — has instead sent a hologram of Chris Rock to accept the award on his behalf. In 3D!
Chapek races over to the Tower Bar, where Smith is making an acceptance speech to drunk tourists. Chapek tries to talk Smith into starring inChapek leaves the restaurant, where he then spots Ezra Miller — who has been banned from all restaurants — berating the doorman. Chapek offers Miller a part as a serial killer inAs the two execs work with Miller on his role, the producers get a news alert.
Worse yet, their marketing plan for the film falls apart when it takes the networks six months to notice that Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert and Seth Meyers have all stepped down from their jobs. Contract negotiations are holding up their replacements, which is tricky since they’re all being replaced by Kevin Hart, who is available only during meal breaks.