tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19928059.post6743263322301648098..comments2024-01-15T03:34:12.235-05:00Comments on Popped Culture: Risky Businesspoppedculturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12489589165185325301noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19928059.post-42436376462125566132006-08-28T02:04:00.000-04:002006-08-28T02:04:00.000-04:00I know Tommy boy will come out of all this just fi...I know Tommy boy will come out of all this just fine, if with a few less millions to throw on the pile. <br /><br />Yes Gibson's miniseries did tossed - I imagine the subject matter was just too sensitive to keep him involved, but I don't think the studios have all of a sudden become moral arbiters. If there were money to be had, Mel would still be involved.poppedculturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12489589165185325301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19928059.post-5857221022567613562006-08-27T22:17:00.000-04:002006-08-27T22:17:00.000-04:00Poor Tomkat.....Im sure he will manage to still ma...Poor Tomkat.....Im sure he will manage to still make some loose change here and there.<br /><br />I only wish studios would do the same with paris hilton, lindsay lohan and every other wanna be that we hear to much about. Lets clean it out!M-Faxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09489332935328039042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19928059.post-72493084705891183912006-08-26T20:53:00.000-04:002006-08-26T20:53:00.000-04:00I have to agree this is about money. Let's face it...I have to agree this is about money. Let's face it, <i>Mission Impossible III</i> was not exactly a box office bonanza. As to whether his behaviour actually plays into any of this, I think one would have to answer whether his behaviour is actually driving audiences away from his movies. I really don't have the answer to that one myself.Terence Towles Canotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18397088843628331615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19928059.post-22999748664661557392006-08-26T17:47:00.000-04:002006-08-26T17:47:00.000-04:00Or maybe the studio's smart & saw a way to gain po...Or maybe the studio's smart & saw a way to gain popularity by kicking Tom Cruise to the curb. A lot of people dislike him now & wanted to see something like this happen to him. Eh, I'm really not going to feel bad for any of the millionaires involved here!girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07800442499502913996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19928059.post-18831659792383023152006-08-26T01:28:00.000-04:002006-08-26T01:28:00.000-04:00I think it is TOTALLY about the fact that he is ma...I think it is TOTALLY about the fact that he is making more off the movies than studio is. The argument is: why should the people who are taking the risk investing 9 figures in a movie make less than someone who merely appears in them.<br /><br />And it is a valid argument. <br /><br />But I think that his behavior is also part of this equation, as losing so much off a potentially huge payoff because the star decides to talk about other things in his appearances than the movie he is there to promote could be galling.<br /><br />I also wouldn't be surprised to see Mel Gibson and Disney part ways after their current project(as Disney was probably already heavily involved financially in the movie, so it is in their best interest to try to see it through). If I remember correctly, Gibson's long in pre-production miniseries on the Holocaust was going to appear on the Disney-owned ABC network and that just evaporated after his arrest, didn't it?MChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16984793682474594967noreply@blogger.com