The ‘script doctor’ behind some of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters costs $300,000 a week to hire
If you’re experiencing a bit of writer’s block or think your plot needs a little more excitement, Scott Frank is your man.
The only problem is that truly He knows his worth – so you can only benefit from his experience if you have an extra $300,000 (£235,600) a week to spend on him.
Check out the trailer for one of the most impressive films on his resume here:
Known as one of Hollywood’s most prolific “script doctors,” Frank can take a film destined to fail and turn it into a box office hit with some of his legendary adaptations.
He has tied up the loose ends of nearly 60 blockbuster films, including the likes of Saving Private Ryan, Night at the museum, Unfaithful, The rise of Planet of the Apes, The ring, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, gravity As he put it, “a lot of X-Men movies.”
Imagine being so stacked with scripts that you “can’t remember the titles” of the movies in one of the world’s most popular superhero franchises that you helped out with. Objectives.
When filmmakers feel something is missing in their latest work, they pass the story on to people like Frank who then iron out any discrepancies; Whether that’s by reorganizing dialogue, enhancing a character’s backstory, or making the plot more interesting.
During a conversation with The New Yorker, he revealed that “90 percent of what I get called into is personal business.”
First up, Frank – who wrote and directed the Netflix hit The Queen’s Gambit – Help establish Tom Cruise’s character Minority report By suggesting that the actor lean into the grief he would feel for his lost son.
in Saving Private RyanThe 63-year-old focused more on other soldiers who would otherwise fade into the background, by giving them strong links with loved ones at home.
Frank developed the relationship between Naomi Watts and her on-screen son The ringgave Sandra Bullock’s character “life outside of space.” gravity He created the role of John Lithgow in The rise of Planet of the Apes.
Moreover, he even managed to rewrite The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Just weeks from the start of production, according to the film’s producer, Nina Jacobson.
You’ve compared the process to “laying(a) new train track while driving a moving train at the same time” – so now you know why he gets paid big money for offering Midas Touch.
Calling Frank a “chameleon,” Jacobson said he “gets into” his work and gets the job done — at an incredible level, despite the pressures of time constraints.
“It’s fairly foolproof, in terms of being able to diagnose what you need, collaborate with the director and deliver it. You’d be hard-pressed to find an executive or producer who doesn’t think of it first,” she added. Virtually any time they have a problem with the script.”
The script doctor remains in high demand — so even though he knows his $300,000-a-week fee is “insane,” it’s money well spent to ensure the film doesn’t leave viewers with a bad taste in their mouths.
Most of his jobs last a few weeks too…so if you see Frank at a bar, drinks are on him for that kind of pay.
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