James Caan filed a suit against a production company for backing out of a film deal when they could not get financing. Nothing new in that. It happens everyday in Hollywood and is happening even more now that financing is so hard to find. What I found interesting in the suit was that Caan was scheduled to get $1M in a pay or play deal and another $1M in deferred compensation. What that means basically is that no matter what Caan was entitled to $1M whether the movie was ever made. The report I saw on the suit doesn't indicate how the deferred compensation was to be paid, but I'm guessing since it is a fixed amount it was probably after the cameras started rolling.
Would you pay $2M to have James Caan star in your film? That seems really pricey. I mean I know he was in The Godfather and everything but is he going to get you $2M in ticket sales based on his being in the film? Stories are great and everything, but you need to have someone who is going to get you some ticket sales and I don't know if he is worth that price. I don't go see movies because he is in them, but maybe I am the exception.
He was great on Las Vegas, but other than that he seems to have made most of his recent money doing voice overs for Godfather video games.
it's good if you can get it. lmao.
ReplyDeletewith the a-listers driving the price of their appearance up to $10 million and more, the bar has been raised. i don't think anyone in hollywood making a movie will get out of bed for less than $2 million.
ReplyDeleteHe should just stick to doing movies that will never get made.
ReplyDeleteto put this into perspective, four years ago, katie holmes got a million dollars for ruining a role in batman begins.
ReplyDeletei'd think that based on raw talent alone james caan should be making at least $2 million.
I don't know too many people younger than me who even knows who he is. It's still pricey if you ask me.
ReplyDeleteforget the godfather movies!
ReplyDeletehe was brian piccolo (sp?)!!
Awww bunny, don't make me cry!
ReplyDeleteI loved that movie Brian's Song. Anyway I used to think he was kind of hot back in the day. Now he just looks pretty old.
ReplyDeleteohhhh bionic....i can hear the theme song in my head now. it was called the hands of time. i used to play it on the piano.
ReplyDeletesniffle..that made me sad.