When you’re an actor hoping to be a principal forged member on the following season of HBO’s hit “The White Lotus,” there are two issues you possibly can count on: your character would possibly die, however you will nonetheless be paid the identical as the remainder of your colleagues.
“Everyone seems to be handled the identical on ‘The White Lotus,'” producer David Bernad advised The Hollywood Reporter final week.
Veteran actors like Jason Isaacs, Parker Posey, Carrie Coon, and Michelle Monaghan have been paid round $40,000 an episode ($320,000 for an eight-episode season), the same amount because the much less skilled actors on set.
Nonetheless, a number of the actors have cash from different sources. Though it was Lalisa Manoban’s first main performing function, the famous person Thai rapper and singer, who’s referred to as Lisa from Blackpink, is reportedly value $25 million and has over 100 million Instagram followers.
“They receives a commission the identical, and we do alphabetical billing, so that you’re getting individuals who need to do the challenge for the correct causes, to not quote The Bachelor,” Bernad stated. “It is a system we developed within the first season as a result of there was no cash to make the present.”
The outlet additionally famous that acclaimed actor Woody Harrelson requested the CEO of HBO’s mother or father firm, Warner Bros. Discovery, “to see if his wage could possibly be negotiated” when he was up for a lead function within the sequence, however was advised no. (He took the job anyway however reportedly left the challenge due to scheduling conflicts and was changed by Walton Goggins.)
“It makes it a lot simpler,” stated casting director Meredith Tucker to the Hollywood Reporter. “You inform individuals that is what it’s. And a few will not do it, and actually, you possibly can’t maintain it in opposition to individuals who have to make a dwelling. Our sequence regulars are just about doing this for scale.”
