Following final 12 months’s Hollywood strikes, George Clooney is providing a little bit of pay transparency about his newest position.
The Academy Award winner referenced “an fascinating article” by The New York Times that reported he and co-star Brad Pitt had been every paid greater than $35 million for the film as he spoke at a Venice Film Festival press convention on Sunday.
“No matter her supply was for our wage, it’s tens of millions and tens of millions and tens of millions of {dollars} lower than what was reported,” famous Clooney. “And I’m solely saying that as a result of I believe it’s dangerous for our trade if that’s what individuals assume is the usual bearer for salaries. I believe that’s horrible, it’ll make it unattainable to make movies.”
His feedback come after final years WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes make clear how poorly the trade has paid expertise over time, as Clooney beforehand emphasised that “actors and writers in giant numbers have lost their ability to make a living” in a press release final July.
“That is an inflection level in our trade,” stated Clooney on the time. “For our trade to outlive, that has to alter. For actors, that journey begins now.”
In Wolfs, written and directed by Jon Watts, Clooney and Pitt star as two competing fixers who’re employed to cowl up the identical high-profile crime and compelled to work collectively because the night time begins spiraling uncontrolled.
The film earned a five-minute, 35-second ovation throughout its world premiere on Sunday in Venice.
Brad Pitt and George Clooney in Wolfs (2024)
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Clooney additionally commented on Apple’s determination to provide the movie a restricted theatrical launch on Sept. 20 earlier than it premiere Sept. 27 on the streaming platform, admitting it’s “a bummer” the movie gained’t see a wider launch. “Sure, we wished it to be launched [in theaters],” he stated.
“We’ve had some bumps alongside the best way, that occurs. After I did The Boys within the Boat, we did it for MGM, after which it ended up being for Amazon and we didn’t get a international launch in any respect, which was a shock,” added Clooney. “There are components of this that we’re determining. You guys are all on this too. We’re all on this trade and we’re looking for our approach post-COVID and all the things else, and so there’s some bumps alongside the best way.”
