On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 8:25 PM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 9:28 AM, Joe Coughlin <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Apparently Weiner will be getting $10 million if he signs, but he's >> pushing back over a few demands AMC has. They want product integration, the >> run time of each episode to be cut by 2 minutes and 2 cast members to be cut >> for economic reasons. >> >> On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 11:54 AM, Mark J. <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> AMC's signed for a fifth season with producers Lionsgate, but it won't >>> be until next year, almost entirely because neither AMC nor Lionsgate >>> has creator/showrunner Matthew Weiner signed for a fifth season: >>> >>> >>> http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/03/29/amc-greenlights-season-five-of-mad-men-for-2012/ >>> >> > See also: > http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv/la-et-mad-men-20110330,0,954363.story > > The Times is reporting that up to 6 characters from the show over the the > next 3 seasons. >
And this from the HuffPo: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/29/mad-men-amc-battle-matthew-weiner_n_841841.html "A source close to the negotiations between AMC and "Mad Men" creator Matthew Weiner told The Huffington Post that the issues of actor cuts, episode time cut and product integration were not merely suggestions, as indicated by a previous source, but instead were definite AMC demands. "The casting is a hard and fast thing," the source said. "They're not making a suggestion, that's not how these things work, that you cut your budget after you cut your deal. They said cut $1.5 million in cash expenses per year, which is the equivalent of two actors. They give you a number they want you to hit, and you have to hit it." The source added that the budget cut each year would require cutting two actors every year for three years, and not bit players. "Series regulars," was how the source described the type of role that would have to be cut. (SNIP) Weiner has been offered a substantial contract, confirmed to be worth $30 million, but he's holding out on creative grounds. "What they've said to him is, these are our big three things, and in exchange for swallowing it, we'll pay you a lot of money," the source relayed. "What he said is, that's great, but you can't buy my artistic silence, I'm not going to let you ruin my product just because you want to pay me. He's putting his art before his wallet." -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
