Steven Spielberg no longer an "It" director??? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 02-20-2009, 03:48 PM

http://www.thebigmoney.com/articles/...ncoln-troubles

Steven Spielberg really is in trouble these days.

The extensive article on The Big Money talks all about the ins and outs of Spielberg's and DreamWorks' situation right now - and it's not good. If you remember, Spielberg's other big passion project, Tintin, also had trouble getting funding. Back in September we reported that Universal told Spielberg that they would not be funding Tintin, although Paramount and Sony eventually came to the rescue. I'm not sure whether these issues relate to financial agreements he's trying to arrange, or because the studios aren't so sure of their potential.

TJL · 02-20-2009, 04:48 PM

Spielberg doesn't come cheap.

You want his services,he's going to want a nice chunk of the profits on top of whatever fee he charges as a director, producer, etc, not to mention what Dreamworks would make off the deal.
So any studio is going to hope like hell the movie makes hundreds of millions of dollars just so they can turn a profit.

02-20-2009, 03:48 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Steven Spielberg no longer an "It" director??? http://www.thebigmoney.com/articles/...ncoln-troubles Steven Spielberg really is in trouble these days. The extensive article on The Big Money talks all about the ins and outs of Spielberg's and DreamWorks' situation right now - and it's not good. If you remember, Spielberg's other big passion project, Tintin, also had trouble getting funding. Back in September we reported that Universal told Spielberg that they would not be funding Tintin, although Paramount and Sony eventually came to the rescue. I'm not sure whether these issues relate to financial agreements he's trying to arrange, or because the studios aren't so sure of their potential.
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02-20-2009, 04:48 PM	#2
TJL Suburbanite Extrordinaire Forum Star Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: New Jersey - the cradle of civilization Posts: 16,588	Spielberg doesn't come cheap. You want his services,he's going to want a nice chunk of the profits on top of whatever fee he charges as a director, producer, etc, not to mention what Dreamworks would make off the deal. So any studio is going to hope like hell the movie makes hundreds of millions of dollars just so they can turn a profit.
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