‘The Brutalist’ Director Brady Corbet Says He Made No Money From the Film – Hollywood Reporter
Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood ReporterSubscribe for full access to The Hollywood Reporter“I’ve spoken to many filmmakers that have the films that are nominated this year that can’t pay their rent,” Corbet said. “I mean, that’s a real thing.”
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Zoe G. Phillips
The Brutalist director Brady Corbet said this week he “made zero dollars” on his Oscar-nominated film.
“I just directed three advertisements in Portugal,” Corbet said during an appearance on WTF With Marc Maron. “It’s the first time that I had made any money in years.”
Corbet went on to elaborate that he and his wife (and creative partner) Mona Fastvold, “made zero dollars on the last two films that we made.”
Before The Brutalist, Corbet and Fastvold made 2018’s Vox Lux. The Brutalist earned 10 nominations for this year’s Academy Awards, including best actor for Adrien Brody, best supporting actress for Felicity Jones, best director for Corbet and best picture.
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When Maron asked Corbet to clarify his comments about payment, the director said, “Yes. Actually, zero. We had to just sort of live off of a paycheck from three years ago.”
The financial toll is not exclusive to Corbet, he said. “I’ve spoken to many filmmakers that have the films that are nominated this year that can’t pay their rent. I mean, that’s a real thing.”
The director went on to note that filmmakers are “not paid to be promoting a film,” and that “if you look at certain films that premiered in Cannes, that was almost a year ago … I mean, our film premiered in September. So I’ve been doing this for six months. And had zero income because I don’t have any time to go to work. I can’t even take a writing job at the moment.”
Corbet said the lengthy press circuit feels like “a six-month interrogation,” later saying he completed 90 interviews last week.
“It’s seven days a week,” he said. “It’s boundless. It’s constant travel, and you’re also working Saturdays and Sundays. I haven’t had a day off since the Christmas break, and that was also only four days.”Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every daySign up for THR news straight to your inbox every daySubscribe for full access to The Hollywood ReporterSend us a tip using our anonymous form.
