The reality of the “Brutalist” director is real about making an Oscar-nominated film.
Film director Brady Corbet recently appeared in "The Savage" and the 2018 film Vox Lux" in "The WTF".
"I just directed three ads in Portugal. This is the first time I've made money in years," he said in the podcast. "I've talked to a lot of filmmakers who have been nominated this year, These movies can't pay rent. I mean, it's a real thing."
Corbet doubled the fact that his last two films made "actually zero" and added that he and his wife "have to pay their salaries starting three years ago."
Corbet revealed that he did not make money from directing the Oscar-nominated film The Savage. (Getty image of Joe Maher/BAFTA/BAFTA)
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He went on to explain that filmmakers “have not paid to promote the movie” and that promotional schedules often prevent other opportunities from making money.
"If you watch some movies that premiered in Cannes, that was a year ago... I mean, our movie premiered in September. So I've been doing six months of income because I don't have any income It's time to go to work.
"The Savage" nominated 10 Oscars in the 2025 Academy Awards, following Jewish architect Lászlótóth played by Adrien Brody, who is in The surviving massacre moved to the United States. The film saw him trying to make enough money to bring his wife and niece to the United States when he established a connection with a rich man who he hired to build a community center.
"I've talked to a lot of filmmakers who have been nominated this year and those films can't pay rent. I mean, it's a real thing."
Brody plays LászlóTóth in the movie. (Justin Talis/AFP via Getty Image)
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Brody's portrayal has won the Golden Globes, Critics Choice Awards and BAFTA Awards and is the leader in the Academy Awards Best Leading Actor Competition.
In addition to nominations for Corbet and Brody, the film also received nominations for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Original Screenplay, etc.
Brody told Variety in February: "I'm very happy to make a movie that tells the huge tragedy of a period of history." "And what I want to say is the visual reference of almost unforgettable time, which is almost It's a universal undercurrent that has been overlooked."
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Brody became the youngest lead champion at the Academy Awards when he won in 2003 for his role in "The Pianist". (Jeff Kravitz/Filmmagic, Inc)
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Brody previously won an Oscar in 2003 for his lead role in the 2002 film The Pianist. He won the award at the age of 29, making him the youngest actor to win the honors.