“Deadpool” director Tim Miller said his salary for the 2016 smash hit comedy superhero film “Deadpool” was only $225,000, leaving him wishing he had negotiated for a cut of merchandising too.
The Ryan Reynolds-led film, which is part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, was a massive success, pulling in $782 million at the worldwide box office, Variety reported.
“You guys might not know, but it’s not really a profitable thing to be a first-time director in Hollywood, and I’ll tell you exactly,” Miller said during a panel at CCXP in São Paulo, Brazil, per Collider. “I got $225,000 to direct ‘Deadpool.’ I know it sounds like a lot of money, but for two years of work, that’s not a ton of money.”
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The director went on, “Not that I’m not grateful. I’m f***ing grateful, that’s the way it is because…
