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Ridley Scott turned down $20 million to direct Terminator III, said ‘I can’t be bought’, film grossed $430 million worldwide
Director Ridley Scott recalls turning down an exorbitant fee of $20 million for directing the Arnold Schwarzenegger film Terminator III.
Ridley Scott declined the chance to direct Terminator 3. (Photo: Reuters)
Director Ridley Scott revealed that he turned down a $20 million offer to direct the Arnold Schwarzenegger starrer Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines in the past. Terminator 3 was directed by Jonathan Mostow and was one of the superhit films.
The Oscar-nominated filmmaker recently told The Guardian, as quoted by The Hollywood Reporter, that he turned down a huge sum of money when offered by the makers of Terminator 3, saying that, “I’m proud about this. I turned down a $20 million fee. See, I can’t be bought.” While the 2003 Arnold Schwarzenegger-led pic was ultimately helmed by director Jonathan Mostow, Scott admitted he did enquire about the lead star’s pay for the third instalment before officially declining the offer. “Someone said, ‘Ask what Arnie gets.’ I thought, ‘I’ll try it out.’ I said, ‘I want what Arnie gets.’ When they said yes, I thought, ‘f*** me,'” the Gladiator II director recalled.
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