Ridley Scott refused to remove Terminator 3 for 20 million for absurd reasons

The Cult director of Ridley Scott admitted that he rejected the proposal to remove the “Terminator 3: Uprising Machines” – and not only had to leave an interesting project, but from a record compensation of $ 20 million.

In a new interview with The Guardian, Scott with irony remembers this episode:

“I am proud of this. I refused 20 million. You see, I can’t buy myself, a friend.”

According to the director, he first joked, and asked for the same compensation as Arnold Schwarzenegger, the studio did not expect the agreement. But when the money was found, it was not added enthusiasm: “But I couldn’t remove it. This is not mine.”

For comparison: the reimbursement of Schwarzenegger himself became a record for the third “Terminator” – almost 30 million, which made him the best -paid actor in the world at the time. But for Scott, despite the amount of six zeros, personal creative ambitions turned out to be more important.

The director explained:

“” To photograph a “Terminator” would be how to make a “Bondian”. The basis of the films about Bond – Entertainment and Irony, and the “Terminator” is a comic form in its pure form. I would start shooting everything seriously, I would try to make the reality, not the attraction. That would never be done to shoot – “

At that time, Scott was already the author of the cult “stranger”, “running along the knife”, “Telma and Louise” and “Gladiator”, so without work – even despite the refusal – the famous director did not remain.

As a result, the director of the Terminator 3 was occupied by Jonathan Mostow, and the film itself was released in 2003 and collected more than $ 430 million from the World Box Office.