Gaga paid $12M for JFAD; $200M budget

[nodandsmile 10,726]

13 hours ago, hieronymus said:

that's just wholly untrue

and it's not even the worst take on this thread 

[Mr S 8,676]

54 minutes ago, Monet said:

Why? She isn't a producer in this

That should be her next step. Producing or executive producing.

[Ziggy 11,877]

So the movie’s going to suck? Historically, it’s never a good thing when the sequel suddenly gets alllll the resources the first picture never had. Just winds up making a bloated movie. And lbr it also means that it’s a bigger gamble for WB which means they’ll be more involved than the first one.

s i g h . 

[SEANGT 5,299]

Damn okay they must really believe this movie will do well. 

[Tyler1992 2,265]

On 2/21/2024 at 10:10 AM, Didymus said:

That is a crazy budget, geez... More than double of the first film. Budgets like that are usually reserved for CGI blockbusters

It’s not as crazy when you break it down.

Everyone from the first movie is back- Director, producers, screenwriters, music, actors, etc. Considering the success of the original, negotiating for double the pay wouldn’t be a hard ask. 

Add on top of that the additions- Gaga, larger set pieces, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener, Steve Coogan. 

[Tyler1992 2,265]

19 hours ago, Ziggy said:

So the movie’s going to suck? Historically, it’s never a good thing when the sequel suddenly gets alllll the resources the first picture never had. Just winds up making a bloated movie. And lbr it also means that it’s a bigger gamble for WB which means they’ll be more involved than the first one.

s i g h . 

Not necessarily. Every sequel has a higher budget.

Joker was supposed to be a one off movie. No one would have joined the sequel unless they believed in the script. Yet everyone from the first movie is back.

Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga aren’t looking to be in a bloated movie, and with luxury of time in the editing bay, they won’t have to be. 

FAD is going to have double the amount of set pieces and effects, but that doesn’t mean it’s going to be bloated. 

[Ziggy 11,877]

8 hours ago, Tyler1992 said:

Not necessarily. Every sequel has a higher budget.

Joker was supposed to be a one off movie. No one would have joined the sequel unless they believed in the script. Yet everyone from the first movie is back.

Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga aren’t looking to be in a bloated movie, and with luxury of time in the editing bay, they won’t have to be. 

FAD is going to have double the amount of set pieces and effects, but that doesn’t mean it’s going to be bloated. 

But WB will have a bigger hand bc of said budget: that’s more my concern of it. And lbr Gaga has a so so track record of script picks. ASIB was solid, HoG kinda bad (she was good with the material but it itself was not amazing).

it being a one off that was then given a sequel is worrying to me BUT that said I’m excited that at minimum they’re at least pushing the envelope and making it a musical. It’s been a while since big Hollywood movies took risks