'The Brutalist' Director Brady Corbet Says He Made No Money From the Film

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Brady Corbet is opening up about The Brutalist. The 36-year-old director who helmed the film, which has received 10 nominations at the 2025 Oscars, says he made “zero dollars” from the acclaimed drama. “I just directed three advertisements in Portugal… it’s the first time that I had made any money really in years,“ he admitted on the WTF With Marc Maron podcast on Monday (February 17). Keep reading to find out more… He then said he “made zero dollars on the last two films we made.” “Yes, actually zero,” he went on. “So we had to just live off of a paycheck from three years ago.” His past directorial works include 2015’s The Childhood of a Leader and 2018’s Vox Lux.

The Brutalist recently won four awards at the 2025 BAFTAs and three awards at the 2025 Golden Globes, and he won Best Director prizes at both ceremonies. “I’ve spoken to many filmmakers with films nominated this year who can’t pay their rent.

I mean, that’s a real thing,” he explained. “You’re not paid to be promoting a film.” “If you look at certain films that premiered in Cannes, that was almost a year ago … I mean, our film premiered in September.

So I’ve been doing this for six months. And had zero income because I don’t have any time to go to work. I can’t even take a writing job at the moment.” He added of the press tour: “It’s seven days a week.