Producers for the 24th installment of James Bond movie are open to creative changes and casting suggestions to get extra financial boost from Mexican government.
- Mar 16, 2015
AceShowbiz - "Spectre" has reportedly tweaked its script in exchange of some monetary boost from Mexican government to portray the country in a more positive light. According to email exchanges leaked during Sony hack, the movie hopes to get up to $20 million in incentives.
"We are currently facing a budget that is far beyond what we anticipated and are under immense pressure to reduce the number to $250M net of rebates and incentives," wrote MGM's Jonathan Glickman. "This is not about 'nickel and diming' the production. As of now, our shooting period is $50M higher than Skyfall and the current gross budget sits in the mid $300Ms, making this one of the most expensive films ever made."
Rumor has it, the studio already got $16 million for some changes including replacing a Mexican governor with an international ambassador as a target of assassin, trading Mexican police with a special force group, and highlighting more modern features of Mexico City.
The casting of Mexican actress Stephanie Sigman as Estrella was also reportedly part of the deal. Another compromise was avoiding hiring a Mexican star in the role of the assassin. They are open to more suggestions in order to add $6 million more in financial support.
"Let's continue to pursue whatever avenues we have available to maximize this incentive," Glickman said as quoted by Tax Analysis. Amy Pascal agreed with his colleague, "We should insist they add whatever travelogue footage we need in Mexico to get the extra money."
