The Weinstein Co. Weather delays would plague the shoot, driving up the cost. Elaborate sets and riot scenes also added to the bill. Johnson agrees, recalling how nervous Daniels was about shooting the cotton field scenes.
COO David Glasser. Harvey and I love it when a group of unknown people come together like this. Johnson, who has financed four socially-minded documentaries, was immediately intrigued by The Butler and went home with Danny Strong 's adapted script tucked away in her bag.
I called them and said, 'This movie has to be made,'" says Johnson, who quickly arranged a meeting with Daniels and signed on as an executive producer. Most people never got back to her but she was able to bring aboard a handful of black investors, including Earl W. Stafford , an entrepreneur and philanthropist best known for organizing The People's Inaugural Project, which paid for more than disadvantaged youths to come to the nation's capital for President Obama 's inauguration, and Harry I.
Martin Jr. Brett Johnson , her son and a shoe designer, also put up funds. On the West Coast, a crisis was looming. Ziskin died from cancer in June , and director Lee Daniels was frantic about the fate of Butler. He and his producing partner Hilary Shor appealed to veteran indie player Cassian Elwes , with whom they were working on The Paperboy. As Johnson and Williams -- who has remained a driving force and has the first producing credit -- continued to solicit funds, Elwes pursued more traditional avenues.
However, many doubted the film's international prospects despite a star-studded cast. Two other key equity investors also entered the scene: former NBA star Michael Finley , whom Williams brought in as an executive producer, and Buddy Patrick , who is from a wealthy New Orleans family he has a leading producer credit.
Daniels and his sprawling cast -- led by Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey who sources say did not contribute money -- arrived in New Orleans in September with a cadre of producers. Within days, Sheila Johnson, who was on set, received a call from Harvey Weinstein , who is forever on the hunt for possible awards contenders. The Weinstein Co. Weather delays would plague the shoot, driving up the cost.
Elaborate sets and riot scenes also added to the bill. Johnson agrees, recalling how nervous Daniels was about shooting the cotton field scenes. To order and license image files for your project please visit our Rights and Reproductions page to see our policies and sign up for an account with the Digital Library.
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Because they will do it behind your back. You know where you stand in the South. You know your place, because they will let you know your place. I'd rather have someone tell me the truth about me than go behind my back. Wouldn't you? So I think that's what my mother meant when she said that about Paula Deen. She wasn't hiding anything. Now, I don't trust what Paula Deen is saying now.
I think it's all manufactured now, because she's trying to apologize for something I don't think she should be apologizing for. When it was first reported that you were directing this film, Deadline.
What happened? I wish they would stop saying that. Denzel is one of my very good friends. Denzel was helping me with the script. As with all of my materials, I talk with friends to help me. He helped me with the beginning of the film. We had talked about the possibility of him doing it, but he was never attached. I don't know where that came from.
We talked as friends about him possibly doing it, but he was never attached. Why did you decide on Forest? He was right for the role. There was his level of humility; his elegance is what attracted me to him for this role. Then you also cast Oprah, who is so good that I wouldn't be surprised to see her win an Oscar next March.
Oh, my. Thank you. Make sure you print that one! I don't want to hear that, because I hear that then [I'll start to believe it]. You all trick me! Let's not talk about that. My heart will be broken. How do you get these transformative performances from such unexpected sources?
They really trust me.
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