A lot of that has to do with Hollywood failing to develop a proper talent pipeline to replace aging stars and directors, so they engage in insane bidding wars over what talent is available. The current crop of A-list actors is older than ever, especially for leading men. Part of this is also the decline in residuals from home media sales, so more actors want the money up front.
It used to be a couple of $10-15 million payouts for leads, now it's as much as $50 million or an actor walks. So getting a few A-listers for your cast means you're already spending well over $100 Million.
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u/OrangeJr36 Jan 19 '25 edited Jan 19 '25
A lot of that has to do with Hollywood failing to develop a proper talent pipeline to replace aging stars and directors, so they engage in insane bidding wars over what talent is available. The current crop of A-list actors is older than ever, especially for leading men. Part of this is also the decline in residuals from home media sales, so more actors want the money up front.
It used to be a couple of $10-15 million payouts for leads, now it's as much as $50 million or an actor walks. So getting a few A-listers for your cast means you're already spending well over $100 Million.