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dlwickham

(3,316 posts) Sun Jan 14, 2018, 03:49 PM Jan 2018

Exclusive: Mark Wahlberg refused to approve Christopher Plummer unless he was paid [View all]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2018/01/11/exclusive-mark-wahlberg-refused-approve-christopher-plummer-unless-he-paid/1026347001/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Mark Wahlberg refused to approve Christopher Plummer as a replacement for Kevin Spacey in All the Money in the World unless he was paid over a million dollars for the reshoot, USA TODAY has learned.

Wahlberg had co-star approval in his contract, two people familiar with the situation but not authorized to speak publicly about it tell USA TODAY.

"What he said was, 'I will not approve Christopher Plummer unless you pay me.' And that's how he (expletive) them," says one person.

I know what movie I won't be going to see

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Exclusive: Mark Wahlberg refused to approve Christopher Plummer unless he was paid [View all] dlwickham Jan 2018 OP

Whaaa? People... negotiate? Say it aint so! unblock Jan 2018 #1

He is a fucking asshole JI7 Jan 2018 #2

He wasn't the one who caused Williams not to be paid -- that was the fault of her agent, pnwmom Jan 2018 #16

+1 Blue_Tires Jan 2018 #24

Agree! Nt Anon-C Jan 2018 #29

#TimesUp for All the Money in the World. TeamPooka Jan 2018 #3

Did Wahlberg have lots of scenes already shot with Spacey? dawg Jan 2018 #4

Yes, and he had a lot more scenes to be reshot than Williams did. I blame the agent pnwmom Jan 2018 #17

All of which (and some more) was donated to the Times Up Legal Defense Fund Lurks Often Jan 2018 #5

What's worse, Christopher Plummer as co-star or Trump as President? Where's our compensation? Doodley Jan 2018 #6

This Mark Wahlberg? marble falls Jan 2018 #7

He's "changed" and "grown" only because he's rich and famous dalton99a Jan 2018 #19

He donated the 1.5 million to the Times Up movement.a Tipperary Jan 2018 #8

Why should anyone care about this? tritsofme Jan 2018 #9

Wahlberg stars in every other movie released these days, his parkerMcDavis Jan 2018 #10

I will give you points for not saying DEMOCRAT activist Skittles Jan 2018 #21

His agent is better than the other actors' agents. SharonClark Jan 2018 #11

Same agency. nt tblue37 Jan 2018 #22

Wahlberg's a busy actor and producer. Reshoots may even have cost him time/money on other projects. Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2018 #12

1) Machinist reads blueprints and makes parts ret5hd Jan 2018 #13

But it's a dude so it's baaaaaad Blue_Adept Jan 2018 #14

I don't blame Wahlberg - I blame the agent who represented both of them pnwmom Jan 2018 #15

Same agency, but probably different agents. nt tblue37 Jan 2018 #23

Good point. Ken Burch Jan 2018 #26

I thought it was understandable because sarah FAILIN Jan 2018 #18

The movie is awesome DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2018 #20

A few months ago, "Marky Mark" was attacking Hollywood people for making political statements. Ken Burch Jan 2018 #25

I have seen several different reports on this saying different things dsc Jan 2018 #27

This story is all mixed around.... cbdo2007 Jan 2018 #28