Lightning Strykez!
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What's not to believe? I don't think you guys are taking all of the variables into account here. Consider:
* Shortened shooting schedule means multiple units filming in various locations all over the country simitaneously
* Actor's inflated salaries due to renegotiations--I wouldn't be surprised if $50 million just went to paying the cast alone (I know Halle is in the $12-15 million range and Hugh is likely in that same bracket as this film's leading man AND executive producer)
* SFX--no brainer--hundreds of shots
* Marketing costs (the studio will top their efforts for Fantastic Four and you know how thorough they were with promoting that production)
*Bringing in multiple SFX houses to get the jobs done quickly (rush jobs = bigger $$$ and it's not like this film won't have the creme of the crop from companies like WETA, et al)
When you add up the huge costs incurred just from the above items, you can see that $220 million is not a lot of money--it can very quickly get eaten up. If they can spend $100-plus million on an origin film for F4 (with B-list cast members) how much more are they going to cough up for this huge sequel to their most successful *current* franchise?
To compare it to SR makes no sense because there are completely different circumstances here. SR doesn't have the star power (with the exception of Spacey) to command that much $$$ to secure a cast. It was shot in Australia, and the production had much more time to craft that project--which means not having to cut corners to get the job done on time. Whenever you have to cut such corners and still ensure high quality you're going to have to spend bigger bucks.
$220 million is hardly unrealistic in the least, comrades.
* Shortened shooting schedule means multiple units filming in various locations all over the country simitaneously
* Actor's inflated salaries due to renegotiations--I wouldn't be surprised if $50 million just went to paying the cast alone (I know Halle is in the $12-15 million range and Hugh is likely in that same bracket as this film's leading man AND executive producer)
* SFX--no brainer--hundreds of shots
* Marketing costs (the studio will top their efforts for Fantastic Four and you know how thorough they were with promoting that production)
*Bringing in multiple SFX houses to get the jobs done quickly (rush jobs = bigger $$$ and it's not like this film won't have the creme of the crop from companies like WETA, et al)
When you add up the huge costs incurred just from the above items, you can see that $220 million is not a lot of money--it can very quickly get eaten up. If they can spend $100-plus million on an origin film for F4 (with B-list cast members) how much more are they going to cough up for this huge sequel to their most successful *current* franchise?
To compare it to SR makes no sense because there are completely different circumstances here. SR doesn't have the star power (with the exception of Spacey) to command that much $$$ to secure a cast. It was shot in Australia, and the production had much more time to craft that project--which means not having to cut corners to get the job done on time. Whenever you have to cut such corners and still ensure high quality you're going to have to spend bigger bucks.
$220 million is hardly unrealistic in the least, comrades.