When Universal Pictures ushered the “Lord of the Rings” auteur Peter Jackson and his team into Hollywood’s elite 20/20 club $20 million in guaranteed up-front salary against 20 percent of the gross receipts the action underscored a major Hollywood shift: event- movie directors are becoming as valuable as stars like Tom Cruise and Mel Gibson. (Registration required) [More]
One Director to be Paid Like a Top Movie Star
October 28th, 2003 by xoanon
