Frustrated Russell Crowe Dresses Down to Promote $237 Million (!) Robin Hood
Between volcanic ash clouds and towering waves, the Cannes Film Festival this year has endured a succession of setbacks to its unparalleled glamour and beauty. And now this: Russell Crowe has taken to Twitter to shatter yet another Hollywood illusion as he prepares to promote his opening-night film Robin Hood. Speaking of which: Did you hear how much that movie cost?
Sharon Waxman claims to have acquired a final budget breakdown for the ailing Universal's first big summer tentpole, which totals nearly $237 million. And there aren't even any transforming robots or levitating rocks! According to the numbers here, screenwriter Brian Helgeland (and Uni's re-write army) made more up-front than Brian Grazer, and Ridley Scott pulled down $13 million to throw it all together. And there were nearly $6 million worth of horses. Six million dollars in horses! Meanwhile, I think I made around $19 after taxes for this post. Forget it. Time to get fitted for a saddle.
· Revealed: The True Cost of "Robin Hood," $237 million [WaxWord]
· @russellcrowe [Twitter]
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Crowe's profile pic should just be a telephone. Nothing else.
Or maybe his likeness from South Park. Also: Tugger should be on Twitter, no? "TOOOOOOOOT!!" (Tweeted 14 minutes ago)
Star Trek cost a little over 100 million dollars and had great special effects, and sets. It also made about 600 million worldwide, not including DVD sales. That was worth a 100 million dollars, I doubt this movie is worth 230 million dollars.
I'd hate to be the poor person steaming his suits, probably ended up with a coat hanger shoved up their ass.
6 million in horses?! You know at least Universal can write that off as a donation to the Equestrian world. There better be some intense scenes then. Those horses don't get paid just to stand there.
With some of the big stupid money he made, he couldn't have bought a new suit there? Surely there was "La Big 'n Tall Suit Chalet" nearby.