Warner Bros. Spends Big: ‘Joker 2’ Budget Hits $200 Million, Lady Gaga’s $12 Million Payday, Courting Tom Cruise’s New Deal and More

In January, Warner Bros. Film Group presidents Michael De Luca and Pam Ebdy flew to London to talk with Tom Cruise of Fresh Pearl Studios. 3 met to qualify the film that would start their non-exclusive "strategic partnership". In fact, the informant reports that the full range of probabilities appeared "Edge of Tomorrow" and the continuation of Quintin Tarantino-film "Kinocritic", and in real time the agency and Warner Bros. are not included All major studios are salivating.

In his own 61 years, Cruise remains the master of the studio Tentpols, which appeared thanks to him in the film "Top Gun": the 2022 film "Maverick" made $ 1. 5 billion at the box office worldwide. But Cruise wants the most star-like fame of the radicals - he wants to work again with these creators as Paul Thomas Anderson. Since starring in Anderson's drama in 1999, he has not been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Acting. At the beginning of his career, Cruise's direction undoubtedly helped these, as Spielberg, Scorsese, Kubrick, but then he ran to the period "Mission: Impossible" where he threw a call on the law of gravity every day and time.

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Tarantino Cruise has the opportunity to find a rare director who combines box office and revenue. It is, at least, a planning role that will not be cheap. The big obstacle for de Luk and EBDI is whether they can freeze Sony. According to the source, Rotman, the chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures, was busy distributing Tarantino's movies and has a sense of superiority "for once in Hollywood ... in Hollywood".

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It is not, at least, that Cruise and Tarantino alliance at Warners will answer modus operandi de Luk and EBDI: have all the chances of being interested in true star power to attract a director from the "A" list - and spend a great way for it. Since De Luk and EBDI left the studio in July 2022, they have signed a number of expensive deals: the film Anderson, which is scheduled to feature Leonardo DiCaprio (works $20 million), the film on Gould with Ryan Coogler and Michael B. The latest move has caused confusion, considering that Tarantino is actually the only director who has been able to get the rights from a solid studio (with the film "Once Upon a Time"), and he will probably have a desire to repeat this with "film critics". However, a source recently addressed the studio's story, saying that he has actually been entrusted by Warner Bros. Discovery general manager David Zaslava not to regret the funds to recruit great talent.

"Warner Brothers's strategy is that they have concluded some large stellar transactions because they are actually playing with others," says one of the internal. "They buy quentin and cruises in hopes that Saspov can be used as a splendid item that will be useful when selling the company."

Probably this time is approaching. In April, Warner Brothers Discovery may consider the acquisition, sale, and merger of a studio like NBCUIVERSAL. At that time, the tw o-year block period of the 2022 transaction expired, and Warner Media and Discovery will be integrated. In an attempt to get the continuation of the Oppenheimer Christopheran, all final steps from the contract with LuckyChap Margot Lobby over the first view are like painting the house before entering the market.

And this is a larg e-scale rebuilding. The budget of Todd Philips Musical "Joker" (Luka and EBDI's first "Green Lights") has risen to $ 200, which is much higher than $ 60 million, spent in the first work. 。 According to the sources, Joa Kin Phoenix will receive $ 20 million in the role of Prince of Crime, and Lady Gaga will receive about $ 12 million in the role of Harley Quinin. Joker's production costs $ 1 billion, but musicals are not easy. According to the sources, Warner has lost $ 40 million in last year's musical Purple Color. There is also a responsibility for the previous system.

Some say that when a movie is released on a rental, a large cost is required.

"Hollywood has many excellent human resources, and many of them have a streaming contract, so competition is fierce," says exhibitor Jeff Box. To get theatrical rentals, you need a star like Tom and Leo, and Warner Brothers spend everything you need to maintain this talent. " < SPAN> One of the internal says, "Warner Brothers's strategy is that they have concluded some large stellar transactions because they are actually playing with others." "They buy quentin and cruises in hopes that Saspov can be used as a splendid item that will be useful when selling the company."

Probably this time is approaching. In April, Warner Brothers Discovery may consider the acquisition, sale, and merger of a studio like NBCUIVERSAL. At that time, the tw o-year block period of the 2022 transaction expired, and Warner Media and Discovery will be integrated. In an attempt to get the continuation of the Oppenheimer Christopheran, all final steps from the contract with LuckyChap Margot Lobby over the first view are like painting the house before entering the market.

And this is a larg e-scale rebuilding. The budget of Todd Philips Musical "Joker" (Luka and EBDI's first "Green Lights") has risen to $ 200, which is much higher than $ 60 million, spent in the first work. 。 According to the sources, Joa Kin Phoenix will receive $ 20 million in the role of Prince of Crime, and Lady Gaga will receive about $ 12 million in the role of Harley Quinin. Joker's production costs $ 1 billion, but musicals are not easy. According to the sources, Warner has lost $ 40 million in last year's musical Purple Color. There is also a responsibility for the previous system.

Some say that when a movie is released on a rental, a large cost is required.

"Hollywood has many excellent human resources, and many of them have a streaming contract, so competition is fierce," says exhibitor Jeff Box. To get theatrical rentals, you need a star like Tom and Leo, and Warner Brothers spend everything you need to maintain this talent. " "Warner Brothers's strategy is that they have concluded some large stellar transactions because they are actually playing with others," says one of the internal. "They buy quentin and cruises in hopes that Saspov can be used as a splendid item that will be useful when selling the company."