Kristen Bell, Jason Dohring, Ryan Hansen and Chris Lowell discuss success of film before Kickstarter premiere. By Alex Zalben, with reporting by Josh Horowitz
White sports anchor, Dale Hansen may have singlehandedly renewed my faith in the compassion of mankind. This week on his show, “Dale Hansen: Unplugged,” he…
The Marvel Studios front office may be notoriously loaded with cheapskates who’ve built a multibillion-dollar empire from the ground up in less than five years thanks to thrifty dealmaking, but at least one star has done enough franchise grunt work to get paid for the record-shattering blockbuster that is The Avengers . And when I say “paid,” I mean paid . Let’s hear it for Robert Downey Jr.! Or at least for Robert Downey Jr.’s agents, according to THR : According to multiple knowledgeable sources, Iron Man/Tony Stark is set for a highflying payday of about $50 million once box-office bonuses and backend compensation are factored in. (Two sources claim the number could go higher than $50 million once the ultimate box-office haul of Avengers is known, but another cautions that it could be years before the final number is known.) While on par with the upper echelon of franchise movie stars, that number blows away his superhero co-stars, all of whom will make a small fraction of Downey’s total, even as Avengers has a shot at topping the final Harry Potter film’s $1.32 billion global haul. Why the difference? When Marvel’s Iron Man grossed a surprising $585 million worldwide in 2008, Downey’s reps at CAA and the Hansen Jacobson law firm renegotiated a deal to include what multiple sources say is a slice of Marvel’s revenue from future movies in which he plays Iron Man (one source puts it in the 5 percent to 7 percent range; another source disputes the percentage. Marvel and Downey’s reps declined comment). Of course, profit participation is nothing new — Jack Nicholson probably just earned another $1,000 for Batman in the time it took to write this post — but compared to Marvel’s deals with Jeremy Renner (roughly $2 million-$3 million plus bonuses), Samuel L. Jackson (roughly $6 million plus bonuses) and the rest, Downey is far and away the Avenger with the mostest. Or… however that phrase goes. No wonder Captain America wants to kick Iron Man’s ass. [ THR ]
Love on The Bachelorette is fleeting. Therefore, even though Ashley Hebert has evidently found a fiance on this season of the ABC series, it’s nice to know she made some decent bank for her time, as well. A new report says Hebert was paid $30,000 for two months of work. While $30,000 may seem like a lot for just following the show’s scripts, it’s actually far less than the $100,000 past contestants have earned. It certainly seems like Ashley deserves more, doesn’t it? After all, she’s been tortured for her looks and, as is made clear above, she’s been betrayed again!
Forget 10,000 spoons when all you need is a knife. Here is irony for you: Chris Hansen, the host of To Catch a Predator , has been caught cheating on his wife in a string operation organized by The National Enquirer . Chris Hansen on To Catch a Predator The 51-year old is married and has two sons, but tabloid cameras caught him meeting Kristyn Caddell, a news anchor at an NBC affili
Filed under: Lance Armstrong , Anna Hansen , Kids , TMZ Sports , Paparazzi Photo , Stars In Heat Lance Armstrong enjoyed a family beach day with his girlfriend Anna Hansen and their two kids in Miami today. The 39-year-old definitely has his hands full. Read more
Filed under: TV Captain Phil Harris’ death has impacted everyone on “Deadliest Catch” — including the men from rival fishing crews.Though Captain Sig Hansen of the FV Northwestern and the late Captain were professional rivals, Sig tells us, “even though you’re … Permalink
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