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Gerard Butler will star in new sci-film Geostorm
SCREEN hunk Gerard Butler is set to pocket at least $5million for new sci-fi film Geostorm.
But the Paisley-born star’s deal could rocket even higher when lucrative profit-share bonuses kick in.
Details of Butler’s original pay package were outlined in leaked emails between producers Skydance and Sony Pictures.
The memos were among thousands of internal discussions made public when Sony’s servers were hacked last year.
Sony later passed on the project claiming the film “lacked originality” but Warner Brothers decided to go ahead with the movie.
Geostorm – which also stars Andy Garcia, Ed Harris and Jim Sturgess – is due in cinemas next year.
The plot sees Butler playing a satellite designer who has to work with his estranged astronaut brother, played by Sturgess, to save the Earth from a meteorological catastrophe.
But Sony’s senior creative director Adam North was less than impressed in a scathing memo to studio head Amy Pascal, who has since quit over the hacking scandal.
David Ellison, head of Skydance Productions, had previously emailed Pascal asking her to back the film.
He wrote: “I’m very hopeful that you respond to the material as I absolutely love this film creatively and think it could be a home run financially.
“It would also be a privilege to be in business with you and your entire team at Sony, and hopefully Geostorm could be the first of many collaborations.”
Батлер получил за Geostorm 5 млн+ 15% бонусы, после выхода фильма в прокат. Информация была в еmail-ах , которые были обнародованы после того, как вскрыли серверы Sony