Reporter: Deadline recently broke news of an Apple deal for an untitled drama you’ll do with Brad Pitt and Spider-Man writer/director Jon Watts. I’d heard that you could have gotten more money had you not insisted on a proper theatrical release. How did all this come about?
>Clooney: Brad and I heard the pitch from Jon. We thought it was spectacular. Brad and I tried to do a couple of things together since Burn After Reading. We haven’t really found anything, and it had to be something worth doing, because we’re friends too. Suddenly, we had this right pitch. I hadn’t seen all the Spiderman, Spider Universe so I wasn’t all that familiar. And everybody says it’s very good, but his pitch was great you know. The package went out, and it just started this weird feeding frenzy of what it could be. Bryan [Lourd, his CAA agent], Brad and I had a long conversation, and we took considerably less money so we could have the theatrical release.
Reporter: I heard it was a low 8-figure concession. Why?
>Clooney: Because I don’t want to be part of the demise of it. I do believe [theatrical and streaming] can coexist. I think they have to. And so we felt like we should do that, and also we want it to feel like a big film. So, it’s going to get a three-week window, and then it will be on Apple. So, for us, that was worth taking a financial hit on. It still is a good payday for us.
On another streamer/studio trying to purchase the film:
>Clooney: One of the studios said to the writer, Jon Watts. Listen, we’ll make the deal, but if your script is ready and those guys are working, then we reserve the right to recast it. Well, that’s not what the package is. So, that’s a stupid offer. So, there was a lot of figuring out where, but the main thing was, Apple was going to approve a really decent budget, meaning we could shoot what Grant and I know we need, from the position we’re in on every single film. There have been plenty of times we’ve said, is there any way we can get a little bit more for the music, or is there any way to get more for…it’s a constant battle, and this is one where they said we’ll guarantee you an amount of money that we know you can make the film for, and we’ll guarantee, if all three of you agree to do it, it’s greenlit, you’re going to make it. Well, that’s all very helpful and it just made it more appealing all the way around. So, their initial offer was higher than what we took because what we wanted was to be
... keep reading on reddit ➡I don't want to step on anybody's toes here, but the amount of non-dad jokes here in this subreddit really annoys me. First of all, dad jokes CAN be NSFW, it clearly says so in the sub rules. Secondly, it doesn't automatically make it a dad joke if it's from a conversation between you and your child. Most importantly, the jokes that your CHILDREN tell YOU are not dad jokes. The point of a dad joke is that it's so cheesy only a dad who's trying to be funny would make such a joke. That's it. They are stupid plays on words, lame puns and so on. There has to be a clever pun or wordplay for it to be considered a dad joke.
Again, to all the fellow dads, I apologise if I'm sounding too harsh. But I just needed to get it off my chest.
The nurse asked the rabbit, “what is your blood type?”
“I am probably a type O” said the rabbit.
The doctor says it terminal.
Alot of great jokes get posted here! However just because you have a joke, doesn't mean it's a dad joke.
THIS IS NOT ABOUT NSFW, THIS IS ABOUT LONG JOKES, BLONDE JOKES, SEXUAL JOKES, KNOCK KNOCK JOKES, POLITICAL JOKES, ETC BEING POSTED IN A DAD JOKE SUB
Try telling these sexual jokes that get posted here, to your kid and see how your spouse likes it.. if that goes well, Try telling one of your friends kid about your sex life being like Coca cola, first it was normal, than light and now zero , and see if the parents are OK with you telling their kid the "dad joke"
I'm not even referencing the NSFW, I'm saying Dad jokes are corny, and sometimes painful, not sexual
So check out r/jokes for all types of jokes
r/unclejokes for dirty jokes
r/3amjokes for real weird and alot of OC
r/cleandadjokes If your really sick of seeing not dad jokes in r/dadjokes
Punchline !
Edit: this is not a post about NSFW , This is about jokes, knock knock jokes, blonde jokes, political jokes etc being posted in a dad joke sub
Edit 2: don't touch the thermostat
Do your worst!
How the hell am I suppose to know when it’s raining in Sweden?
We told her she can lean on us for support. Although, we are going to have to change her driver's license, her height is going down by a foot. I don't want to go too far out on a limb here but it better not be a hack job.
Ants don’t even have the concept fathers, let alone a good dad joke. Keep r/ants out of my r/dadjokes.
But no, seriously. I understand rule 7 is great to have intelligent discussion, but sometimes it feels like 1 in 10 posts here is someone getting upset about the jokes on this sub. Let the mods deal with it, they regulate the sub.
They were cooked in Greece.
I'm surprised it hasn't decade.
He lost May
Now that I listen to albums, I hardly ever leave the house.
Said if she ever hosts a gender reveal party, when it comes time to pop the balloon she'll spray everyone with water.
Gender is fluid.
Don't you know a good pun is its own reword?
Two muffins are in an oven, one muffin looks at the other and says "is it just me, or is it hot in here?"
Then the other muffin says "AHH, TALKING MUFFIN!!!"
For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.
I said "hey look, an escaPEA"
No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!
Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂
It really does, I swear!
But let me give it a shot.
He’s the new temp.
And now I’m cannelloni
Because she wanted to see the task manager.
And boy are my arms legs.
But that’s comparing apples to oranges
Amy
Put it on my bill
Heard they've been doing some shady business.
Mentos
(I will see myself out)
Reporter: Deadline recently broke news of an Apple deal for an untitled drama you’ll do with Brad Pitt and Spider-Man writer/director Jon Watts. I’d heard that you could have gotten more money had you not insisted on a proper theatrical release. How did all this come about?
>Clooney: Brad and I heard the pitch from Jon. We thought it was spectacular. Brad and I tried to do a couple of things together since Burn After Reading. We haven’t really found anything, and it had to be something worth doing, because we’re friends too. Suddenly, we had this right pitch. I hadn’t seen all the Spiderman, Spider Universe so I wasn’t all that familiar. And everybody says it’s very good, but his pitch was great you know. The package went out, and it just started this weird feeding frenzy of what it could be. Bryan [Lourd, his CAA agent], Brad and I had a long conversation, and we took considerably less money so we could have the theatrical release.
Reporter: I heard it was a low 8-figure concession. Why?
>Clooney: Because I don’t want to be part of the demise of it. I do believe [theatrical and streaming] can coexist. I think they have to. And so we felt like we should do that, and also we want it to feel like a big film. So, it’s going to get a three-week window, and then it will be on Apple. So, for us, that was worth taking a financial hit on. It still is a good payday for us.
On another streamer/studio trying to purchase the film:
>Clooney: One of the studios said to the writer, Jon Watts. Listen, we’ll make the deal, but if your script is ready and those guys are working, then we reserve the right to recast it. Well, that’s not what the package is. So, that’s a stupid offer. So, there was a lot of figuring out where, but the main thing was, Apple was going to approve a really decent budget, meaning we could shoot what Grant and I know we need, from the position we’re in on every single film. There have been plenty of times we’ve said, is there any way we can get a little bit more for the music, or is there any way to get more for…it’s a constant battle, and this is one where they said we’ll guarantee you an amount of money that we know you can make the film for, and we’ll guarantee, if all three of you agree to do it, it’s greenlit, you’re going to make it. Well, that’s all very helpful and it just made it more appealing all the way around. So, their initial offer was higher than what we took because what we wanted was to be
... keep reading on reddit ➡