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square3481 t1_ixxi6bg wrote

Thank goodness for pay-or-play contracts.

Same thing happened when Johnny Depp was let go for the Fantastic Beasts sequel. Since he wasn't fired for cause, they had to pay him per his contract.

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Tehgumchum t1_ixxr6u3 wrote

Nicolas Cage as Superman lol

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square3481 t1_ixxsrr4 wrote

He got paid for that?

Wow. All things considered, that's probably the best $20 mil WB ever spent.

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Vince_Clortho042 t1_ixykhz9 wrote

I think Denzel getting paid his full salary twice on American Gangster (once when it was greenlit but fell apart just before shooting, and then again when it came back as a Ridley Scott joint) is still the greatest pay-or-play exploit ever.

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Seienchin88 t1_ixyd10a wrote

Not sure why you would say thank goodness?

Is there anything positive about that? Sounds like another rich people cant fail scheme…

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anephric_1 t1_ixygp39 wrote

Pay-or-Play requires that the person be available for that block of time, so if they could have been making another film and lost their going rate because of the Pay-or-Play falling through, they get paid regardless, because it may be too late to get attached to another project.

It seems ludicrous but it makes sense when you're dealing with people at this level and talent having to pencil in months on their calendar when they've booked work.

John Carpenter commented he could've made a perfectly fine living in Hollywood writing and selling scripts that never got anywhere near being greenlit. Just being paid well to write things maybe ten people would read.

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