In the wake of the record-breaking “Aquaman,” “Queens Boulevard” is picked up for wide release. Vince and E’s joy at the news is quickly muted when they learn that the film has been re-cut and colorized, much to director Billy Walsh’s chagrin. Worse, Vince has to go tout the film to the Hollywood Foreign Press. He shows up but instead of hailing it, he tells them they’ll never see the movie he made since “These execs ripped out its soul.” Vince has had it with the studios.
Drama lands an audition for Ed Burns but misses the audition due to his temper. After briefly contemplating anger management classes, he gets an unexpected call from Burns. Seems he missed the audition, too, but he wants to offer the gig to Drama–no audition necessary.
Meanwhile, Ari’s jig is up. The heads of the major talent agencies are on to Ari’s big plans, and they ambush him at a restaurant. When Ari comes clean, Terrance announces he plans to spend $50 million in legal fees to avoid paying him the $11 million sum they negotiated. All looks lost until Barbara Miller, the woman who led Ari into the ambush, offers to buy into his new agency. After a quick negotiation, the Miller Gold agency is announced–to a table full of eager young agents ready to sign on. Take THAT, Terrance!
