‘Deadpool’ Director Tim Miller Says He Got Paid $225,000 For ‘Two Years of Work’ on the Film; His Agent Told Him: ‘Dude, You Make More’ on a ‘Walking Dead’ Episode!
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Tim Miller says he spent two years making "Deadpool" and earned $225,000.

Tim Miller says he spent two years making “Deadpool” and earned $225,000.

  • veee@lemmy.caEnglish
    101·
    12 days ago

    Forget the salary. The more egregious sin is not getting a cut of Disney merchandise!

    “I feel like every time I walk down the aisles out there on the floor of CCXP and I see all these Deadpool figurines, I think they wouldn’t be here if we hadn’t made that film. And I feel uniquely fortunate that I could be part of it. Then, then my second thought is, I wish my director deals had a piece of the merchandising so that I could get some money from all of that.”

    • Notyou@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      19·
      12 days ago

      George Lucas got a % of merchandise from Star Wars and Disney lost out on a crap ton of money because of it. I doubt they will make that decision again.