The Word Demon

all writers would have loved a piece of this action…

• Ten screenwriters were paid $3.8 million in fees and bonuses — highlighting the increasingly
common practice of hiring and firing numerous writers on big-budget features.
David S. Ward, who won an Academy Award for “The Sting,” received $500,000.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-movie15apr15,0,4543905,full.story

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-sahara.sp,0,456381.special

April 17, 2007 - Posted by The Word Demon | Clive Cussler, Matthew McConaughey, Penelope Cruz, Philip Anschutz, Sahara | | 1 Comment

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  1. Wow- you see budgets like that, and you want to strangle those execs for not getting an indie filmmaker with budgeting skillz to helm those kinds of projects.
    But on the other hand, it gives hope to a spec screenwriter to be able to get some serious cash!
    I guess the ideal would be the screenwriter with the $500,000 paycheck who can direct and bring it in under-budget…

    Comment by Spatula007 | April 17, 2007


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