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The only way a complete failure would leave him with enough money for a penthouse in NYC is if he were to make the movie Producers-style for $100k and keep the
by msandford 14y ago
The only way a complete failure would leave him with enough money for a penthouse in NYC is if he were to make the movie Producers-style for $100k and keep the rest. I don't think that will happen, I think it's far more likely that all $2mm plus whatever money he and others are putting up will all be spent on the film.
- brazzy 14y agoNo, the idea was that his personal fortune minus the entire cost of making this movie would still be sufficient, i.e. funding it himself and failing completely would still not bankrupt him. So he's claimed the numbers being circulated concerning his wealth are exaggerated and I wouldn't expect him to tell us the correct ones, but one thing I would expect is that if he says he's putting "a lot" of his own money into this project, to also say how much exactly that is.
- msandford 14y agoOkay, I see what you mean there. I thought people were suggesting that the $2mm in kickstarter money was enough to buy a fancy place to live. Yes, sure it would but it's getting spent to make the movie. Considering how many people have spent their personal fortunes on something they were passionate about and ended up bankrupt dying penniless, it seems prudent to not put a personal fortune at stake. Furthermore it sounds like he's going to give people their $10 or $25 or whatever's worth so it's not as though they're straight up donating. They're getting the behind the scenes and directors commentary before the movie is even done.