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Shortly after, Bass heard from Disney Executive Chairman Bob Iger himself, who replied, \"The world's gonna know your name!!!!\" on Bass' video, which now has more than 22.6 million views on Twitter.

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— Robert Iger (@RobertIger) July 3, 2020

Filmmaker James Gunn and even Luke Skywalker himself, Mark Hamill, also shared praise for Bass. \"Hire this man, Gunn!\" said actor Zach Braff on Twitter.

Bass joined \"Good Morning America\" Thursday to talk about the moment and share a new video inspired by Marvel's \"Doctor Strange,\" which he made exclusively for the show.

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\"I am going to try to capitalize on [the attention] now, with all of these people reaching out, and make the smartest move going forward,\" said Bass, who is a theater major at Georgia State University. \"My family is even getting calls from people we don't know.\"

\"It's crazy. Everyone's reaching out and saying congratulations and they love it,\" Bass added.

Among all of the A-list attention, Bass said he was most excited to hear from Marvel Studios Co-President Louis D'Esposito.

\"This is Marvel Studios right here on the phone and I missed the first call, which is probably the worst thing you can do,\" Bass said with a laugh. \"But I was able to call back and, you know, just make time for that. It's amazing.\"

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