Vince_Clortho042 t1_ixykhz9 wrote on November 27, 2022 at 11:35 AM

Reply to comment by square3481 in TIL for the Untouchables Brian De Palma casted Bob Hoskins in case De Niro could not appear. De Palma mailed Hoskins a check for his contracted fee of $200,000 with a "Thank You" note, which prompted Hoskins to call up De Palma and ask him if there were any more films he didn't want him to be in. by KongoOtto

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.