NEWS - Big Little Paycheck! La 2° stagione di "BLL" costerà molto di più (grazie a Apple)

News tratta da "Decider"

For months now, we’ve heard rumors and read thinkpieces about how Apple and its $1 billion original series budget may change the television’s ecosystem. Now we finally have proof of that very thing happening, and the first victim of Apple’s terrifyingly large wallet is none other than HBO‘s Big Little Lies. In a piece published by The Hollywood Reporter, it’s been revealed that Season 2 of the Golden Globe and Emmy-winning miniseries is going to be more expensive than anyone was anticipating. According to the report, Zoe Kravitz, who made $380,000 for her work on Season 1, will be getting a massive pay increase for Season 2; she’s now said to be raking in $3 million for reprising her role. Shailene Woodley is also said to be getting a substantial pay raise from her $1.7 million Season 1 paycheck. The most interesting paycheck news, though, is what Big Little Lies‘ biggest stars — Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman — are being paid. Sources claim that the two actresses received $250,000 and $350,000 per Season 1 episode, respectively, as well as executive producer credits and points on the show’s backend. Those credits and points are staying for Season 2, but it’s rumored that these two actresses will also “get around $1 million an episode” for the show’s second season. A big (not big little) congratulations goes to Kravitz, Woodley, Witherspoon, and Kidman. Suspiciously missing from this dollar-filled announcement is Laura Dern, but hopefully her shocking paycheck story is coming. So why is this new season so expensive? Part of the problem has to do with Big Little Lies‘ status as a miniseries. Because all of the actors only committed to seven episodes of this project, all of their contracts had to be re-negotiated when HBO decided to pursue a Season 2. Add in that fact that Reese Witherspoon’s massive Apple paycheck from her new show with Jennifer Aniston drove up the salaries for all of these actresses, and HBO walked into the perfect, hyper-expensive storm. The untitled Apple series is reportedly paying each of its two leads $1.25 million per episode, which drove up the price that HBO had to pay to secure their services for Season 2.