Battle of the Titans
More Tom Cruise! This time the estimable Nikki Finke speculates about the consequences of Sumner Redstone’s unusually indiscrete remarks, betraying a surprising pro-Cruise bias.
I am starting to wonder if this is the first salvo in the studio’s war with the Overpaid Stars, which they can finally afford to wage. Big stars cost more and more and return less and less, and the ones who won’t take pay cuts are goin’ down, baby. Who is next? Any ideas?
August 24th, 2006 at 9:23 pm
[...] Have you seen this new track by Weird Al (does this guy ever die??) – Don’t Download This Song? It’s pretty naff but diggity. TPN’s Daniel K has the details over on Box Office Weekly. Dan’s also running some funny commentary about Tom Cruise’s kick in the ass by Sumner Redstone and wants to know if this is the first move by studios to start firing the A List stars who cost more money each year while box office receipts are dropping. If you are interested in the world of the business of movies you should listen to Dan’s podcast, he’s always got some great insights into what’s going on. Here’s the iTunes link to the show. [...]