Finally, a Movie Comes in Under Budget.MICHAEL Douglas Douglas, city, Isle of Man Douglas, city (1991 pop. 19,950), capital of the Isle of Man, Great Britain. It is a popular resort, connected by rail to Ramsey and Port Erin, on the Irish Sea. Tourism is the chief industry. , who stars in USA Films' current release "Traffic," has high praise for director Steven Ste´ven n. 1. Voice; speech; language. Ye have as merry a steven As any angel hath that is in heaven. - Chaucer. 2. An outcry; a loud call; a clamor. To set steven to make an appointment. Soder-bergh, who shot the film himself with a handheld 35-mm camera, garnering an additional paycheck as cameraman. Soderbergh also knows how to save money for a studio. "I was given a budget of $51 million but actually delivered it for $49 million, then I realized the contingency contingency n. an event that might not occur. money hadn't been used, which bottom-lined it for $46 million," he says. Soderbergh's next major project (with a February start date) is the "Ocean's 11" rat-pack remake re·make tr.v. re·made , re·mak·ing, re·makes To make again or anew. n. 1. The act of remaking. 2. Something in remade form, especially a new version of an earlier movie or song. with George Clooney George Timothy Clooney (May 6, 1961) is an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter who gained fame as the lead doctor in the long-running television drama, ER , Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon and others. Soderbergh had wanted Mark Wahlberg For the actor and television game show host, see Mark L. Walberg. Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg (born June 5 1971) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor and television producer. , currently one of the most sought-after actors in town, but Wahlberg couldn't break free of his back-to-back projects. Among them are tim Burton's re-make of "Planet of the Apes," "Rock Star," and "Out On My Feet" with Robert DeNiro. Wahlberg's per-picture price tag has jumped from the $4 million-to-$5 million range to $8 million for "Planet of the Apes," at least partially reflecting his recent success in "The Perfect Storm" and last year's "Three Kings." The former grossed $182.6 million in 23 weeks at the box office, and "Three Kings" grossed $60.7 million at the box office. "For popcorn movies with big box-office projections, stars will get more like Wahlberg or Cameron Diaz, whose usual fee is $5 million, but she got $12 million for 'Charlie's Angels,"' says Alan Robert, an analyst at Reel Source Inc. |
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