Hidalgo, Alatriste, etc, not big movies with big box offices.
No, but he got paid a lot to do them. So he cashed in on LoTR afterwards.
Right. Piano. Because that's what we used to kill that big demon that one time. No, wait. That was a rocket launcher.
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DavidS - Dec 15, 2009 9:21:26 am PST #5614 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
bon bon - Dec 15, 2009 9:22:31 am PST #5615 of 30000
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Spiderman, Dark Knight, I don't think anyone was ill-served by those, although they featured actors who had a lot more prominence at the time.
But the stars of those movies had established careers. If the question is whether a fantasy franchise can *make* a career for you, Tobey Maguire and Christian Bale are somewhat irrelevant. We're talking relative unknowns here.
Somewhat ironically, apparently Maguire is being considered for The Hobbit.
Steph L. - Dec 15, 2009 9:28:13 am PST #5616 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Somewhat ironically, apparently Maguire is being considered for The Hobbit.
That's actually fitting, unlike, say, PETER PARKER.
t /still bitter
DavidS - Dec 15, 2009 9:29:38 am PST #5617 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I like him as Peter Parker. Spider Man 2 is about is good as you're going to get on the big screen for web-headiness.
Tom Scola - Dec 15, 2009 9:29:56 am PST #5618 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Yeah, they should have picked an actor that *didn't* have organic web shooters.
DavidS - Dec 15, 2009 9:31:06 am PST #5619 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
See, everybody thinks Scola is so nice but that's just poking a stick into the lion's cage.
§ ita § - Dec 15, 2009 9:31:25 am PST #5620 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
If the question is whether a fantasy franchise can *make* a career for you
What about the Harry Potter kids? Don't count because they were too young?
And it's not just fantasy. Any big franchise.
Let me think...Hugh Jackman. He took his Wolverine exposure and blew the hell up, in my estimation. But he's still being Wolverine the whole time, so that kinda doesn't count...
Kiera Knightley has done pretty well, and I think that her main exposure was Pirates, although Bend It Like Beckham got her good indie visibility.
Hec, do you have cites for how much Viggo was paid for his subsequent films? I'm curious about him pleading money problems if he was raking it in.
DavidS - Dec 15, 2009 9:33:50 am PST #5621 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Hec, do you have cites for how much Viggo was paid for his subsequent films? I'm curious about him pleading money problems if he was raking it in.
Has he claimed money problems lately or just after LoTR?
He made lead man money for Hidalgo. Upwards of $10 million I expect. I'm not sure where I'd find that info. (Where's JenGod when you need her. I bet Ethan would know.)
I guess it would be in online news archives.
Anyway, he'd have a lot more money if he didn't buy every horse he worked with.
DavidS - Dec 15, 2009 9:37:41 am PST #5622 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Okay, he made $2 million for Hidalgo. But he needed the money desperately then because he hadn't worked for a couple years after LoTR.
§ ita § - Dec 15, 2009 9:37:44 am PST #5623 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Has he claimed money problems lately or just after LoTR?
Within a couple years of the end of the franchise, which includes the filming of Hidalgo and Alatriste.