TheImpressiveX@piefed.socialM to movies@piefed.socialEnglish · 27 days agoSean Astin Says ‘I Had to Sell My House’ During ‘Lord of the Rings’ Era Because $250,000 Payday Was So Low: ‘I Negotiated Such a Small Amount on the Trilogy’variety.comexternal-linkmessage-square23linkfedilinkarrow-up1122
arrow-up1122external-linkSean Astin Says ‘I Had to Sell My House’ During ‘Lord of the Rings’ Era Because $250,000 Payday Was So Low: ‘I Negotiated Such a Small Amount on the Trilogy’variety.comTheImpressiveX@piefed.socialM to movies@piefed.socialEnglish · 27 days agomessage-square23linkfedilink
minus-squareSharkticon@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·27 days agoIt being risky would justify low upfront pay with more on the backend. Not low pay period.
minus-squarefyzzlefry@retrolemmy.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·27 days agoI’m sure hollywood accountants can still figure out how the movie lost money overall.
minus-squareTango@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·27 days agoDavid Prowse died without ever receiving royalties from Return of the Jedi because Lucasfilm insisted it never made a profit, ever.
minus-squareSharkticon@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·27 days agoSeems like a silly reason not to bother trying to get paid more though.
It being risky would justify low upfront pay with more on the backend. Not low pay period.
I’m sure hollywood accountants can still figure out how the movie lost money overall.
David Prowse died without ever receiving royalties from Return of the Jedi because Lucasfilm insisted it never made a profit, ever.
Seems like a silly reason not to bother trying to get paid more though.