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Atonement director Joe Wright has admitted that he is shocked at the budget he received for musical biopic The Soloist.
The movie stars Jamie Foxx as Nathaniel Anthony Ayers, a schizophrenic homeless musician whose ambition is to play at the Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Wright revealed that funding for the film, his first for a Hollywood studio, is almost twice the sum he was given for Atonement and Pride and Prejudice in the UK.
He said: "When I work in England you feel a little bit like a secret agent... Not many people are making films there, you feel a little bit special sometimes, you feel like you can break the rules, you don't have the very strict union control, there's no craft services [food tables] and there's no trailers. It's heaven."
He added: "We made our film for £15 million, which felt like a lot of money. The film I'm making out here at the moment is almost double the cost... and I'm really shocked."
Atonement scooped two awards, including Best Film (Drama), at last night's Golden Globes.
The movie stars Jamie Foxx as Nathaniel Anthony Ayers, a schizophrenic homeless musician whose ambition is to play at the Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Wright revealed that funding for the film, his first for a Hollywood studio, is almost twice the sum he was given for Atonement and Pride and Prejudice in the UK.
He said: "When I work in England you feel a little bit like a secret agent... Not many people are making films there, you feel a little bit special sometimes, you feel like you can break the rules, you don't have the very strict union control, there's no craft services [food tables] and there's no trailers. It's heaven."
He added: "We made our film for £15 million, which felt like a lot of money. The film I'm making out here at the moment is almost double the cost... and I'm really shocked."
Atonement scooped two awards, including Best Film (Drama), at last night's Golden Globes.
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