WR810 t1_ixyni33 wrote on November 27, 2022 at 12:14 PM

Reply to comment by No_Pen9448 in TIL for the Untouchables Brian De Palma casted Bob Hoskins in case De Niro could not appear. De Palma mailed Hoskins a check for his contracted fee of $200,000 with a "Thank You" note, which prompted Hoskins to call up De Palma and ask him if there were any more films he didn't want him to be in. by KongoOtto

You're going to lose your head when you find out play or pay contracts are pretty standard in Hollywood.

The whole main cast of Westworld just got paid for a fifth season that will never happen for instance. Billy Dee Williams famously had one for Harvey Dent / Two Face in the early '90s.