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   "David"  wrote:   
   > http://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2015/10/12/joss-wh   
   don-says-he-earned-more-from-indie-dr-horrible-than-marvels-avengers/   
   >   
   > Millionaire Joss Whedon Says Marvel Short-Changed Him On 'Avengers'   
   >   
   > 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' creator Joss Whedon this weekend said he has   
   > made more money from 'Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog', an   
   > independently-financed 2008 musical series, than from Marvel’s 2012 The   
   > Avengers, which grossed over $1.5 billion worldwide. Whedon wrote and   
   > directed the superhero flick, which became the fourth highest-grossing film   
   in history.   
   >   
   > “I made more money off 'Dr. Horrible' than the first 'Avengers' movie,”   
   > said Whedon during a Q&A at Paleyfest NY at the Paley Center for Media,   
   'Variety' reports.   
   >   
   > Though his assertion might stun casual observers–'The Avengers' had a   
   > $220 million production budget–it’s not the first time Whedon has spoken   
   > out about his payday from the notoriously tight-fisted Marvel.   
   >   
   > “They are in the business of hiring the guy who hasn’t had a big success,   
   > because they don’t have to pay that guy very much,” Whedon told the 'Wall   
   > Street Journal' earlier this year.   
   >   
   > In fact, Whedon has been fending off high-payday rumors for years. Back   
   > in 2013, Deadline Hollywood reported that Whedon was getting a deal worth   
   > $100 million from Disney. Whedon quickly took to his own blog,   
   > Whedonesque, to say he was not, in fact, getting paid $100 million for   
   'Avengers' sequel:   
   >   
   > "I was going to let it slide, but I’ve got this sour taste in my mouth.   
   > (Mmmm, lemonade!). Some facts are not facts. I’m not going to go into the   
   > whole thing, but jeepers, I’m not getting $100 mil on 'Avengers 2'. If I   
   > were, I would come on this site and laugh and laugh and laugh. I’m not   
   > making Downey money. I’m making A LOT, which is exciting. I’m not   
   > pretending to be a poor farmer, an Everyman, an ANYman. But that number is   
   nuts."   
   >   
   > [snip]   
   >   
   > “Marvel can be very cheap, God knows,” Whedon told 'Deadline' in 2013.   
   > “They can also be sensible and frugal.”   
   >   
   > [snip]   
   >   
   > It’s not clear what Whedon made from 'Dr. Horrible', but Whedon was   
   > likely paid in the very low seven digits for the first 'Avengers'. That   
   > means he was a bargain for Marvel then, but he seems to have been better   
   > compensated in movies since. Thanks mostly to 'Avengers: Age of Ultron,'   
   > Whedon banked an estimated $32 million in 2014, the last time he appeared   
   > on our Celebrity 100 list. (We altered criteria this year to focus on   
   > front-of-camera talent, so do not have 2015 earnings for him.)   
   >   
   > Whedon probably earned around $10 million all told for 'Avengers: Age of   
   > Ultron', a payday which would not have been possible had he not proved   
   > himself the first time round. Though the 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' creator   
   > rejected the $100 million figure, he is thought to be receiving a   
   > fraction of that per year on a multi-year deal with Disney, meaning this   
   > indie star has long since avenged his first poor payday.   
   >   
   > [the full text at the link]   
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   >   
   > http://daviderl.com/ .   
   > http://daviderl31.blogspot.com/   
      
   I just can't muster up any nerd rage over somebody getting paid "only" in   
   the low seven figures.   
      
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