Ridley Scott says he turned down a massive paycheck for Terminator 3.
The 87-year-old director spoke to The Guardian for a recent interview. During the interview, Ridley was asked if he was really considered to direct the third movie in the Terminator franchise.
According to the director, he asked for the same amount of money that Arnold Schwarzenegger was making to star in the movie, but he ultimately turned the offer down.
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“I’m proud about this. I turned down a $20 [million] fee,” Ridley revealed in the interview. “See, I can’t be bought, dude.”
He went on to share how the negotiation process went, saying that he went to the production studio with a request and they agreed. Despite getting what he wanted, Ridley said he immediately knew he couldn’t sign on for the 2003 movie.
“Someone said: ‘Ask what Arnie gets.’ I thought: ‘I’ll try it out.’ I said: ‘I want what Arnie gets.’ When they said yes, I thought: ‘F— me.’ But I couldn’t do it. It’s not my thing,” Ridley said during the interview. “It’s like doing a Bond movie. The essence of a Bond movie is fun and camp. Terminator is pure comic strip. I would try to make it real. That’s why they’ve never asked me to do a Bond movie, because I could f— it up.”
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Source: justjared.com