'Fifty Shades of Grey' Movie Cast & News: Producer Talks About Salary Increase for Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan, Says He Still Takes 'Reductions' to for Certain Opportunities
The producer behind "Fifty Shades of Grey," Dana Brunetti, aired some truth about what is happening behind the camera as well what to expect from the upcoming sequels.
Among his revelations are his thoughts on the stars' rumored raises.
Brunetti, 41, had an interview with The Hollywood Reporter in which he talked about what is happened in the set of "Fifty Shades" as well as with its two stars, Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson.
After Dornan quelled fears about leaving the series, everything is set for the sequel, "Fifty Shades Darker," except for who will direct it and whether the actors' salaries will increase.
Brunetti told The Hollywood Reporter that many of the rumors have been only propagated by the media and low salaries are part of the business.
"Look, when I was starting out and had to cut my teeth and build my résumé to get in, I had to basically work for free on a lot of things. I still take reductions in my fees for the opportunities to do certain things," he explained.
"We got slack on 'Captain Phillips' about how much Barkhad [Abdi] and those guys got paid. Look at Jonah Hill in 'Wolf of Wall Street.' It was great for his career," he added, saying he is not "going to cry for anybody who wants to be in this business just because a thing they were involved in did very well and they didn't get paid [a lot]."
"That's not the deal that you made," Brunetti said. "If it was, I'd have more than a couple Ferraris because all the money my films have made is f-ing insane. You've got to start somewhere."
The Hollywood Reporter had reported earlier this month that Dornan and Johnson sought higher salaries for the sequels. They were originally paid $250,000 each but sources said, as the movie was so successful, the actors want more.
This has happened before. Jennifer Lawrence was paid only half a million for role in the first "Hunger Games" film but in the latest one she was paid $10 million.
Speaking to the Hollywood Reporter, Brunetti said he does not want to spend much more than what his production company, Trigger Street Productions, paid for the first movie: $40 million.
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