‘The Brutalist’ Producer D.J. Gugenheim On Brady Corbet Pay & How Use Of A.I. In Pic Didn’t Take Away A Job – Oscars Red Carpet
deadline.comD.J. Gugenheim was one of a handful of The Brutalist producers recognized by the Academy to be a nominee in the Best Picture category after the org went through a rigorous determination process.
Catching up with him on the red carpet tonight, we asked him about Brady Corbet, and his remarks how he made “zero dollars” on his 10x Oscar nominated three-hour-plus-intermission epic.
Answered Gugenheim, The truth of the matter, is that it takes so many years to make these films.” “When you’re making an independent film, there’s only so money you can pay to make it; you ultimately do invest your money, your own life resources to get it made and it’s challenging.” Per Deadline’s exclusive report, we learned Corbet deferred his directing fee.
Hence his comments on the WTF Marc Maron podcast. However, with The Brutalist at a $41.3M worldwide gross, it’s set to profit.
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