Salaries
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babz12 — 9 years ago(June 10, 2016 10:19 AM)
So Abdi is probably making triple the pay he did before working on his first movie ever, and Hanks pay is probably not much higher or lower than he's been making for a decade or more. If Abdi had been in major Hollywood productions for 30 years and still making fairly meager amounts, then I'd find it more interesting.
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sanjay_kn — 9 years ago(August 13, 2016 05:07 AM)
he is lucky to gt 65k. folks would like to do free if you get a break in big time holly-wood. robert downey junior was paid how much for iron-man 1? And look how much he is making today. he needed that movie to get his career back on track!
this boy got a great break now he can cash inn. And plenty of hours will come.
the acting was good but there was only so much his role allowed! -
RothmanMax — 9 years ago(August 13, 2016 04:10 PM)
Selling your skills is the same as any other business. There can be a minimum price attached to it to get a foothold. But, working for free has the undesired effect of bargaining from a position of weakness for your next opportunity.
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sanjay_kn — 9 years ago(August 13, 2016 07:05 PM)
in somalia, that is lot of money!
he was given the role more for authenticity rather than lack of talent available locally( they could have hired a somalian immigrant who could act in usa. and there are plenty: euthopian,kenyan etc)
he is a virtual unknown.
the exposure is worth more than the money for starters( just like lot of superstars do james bond movies for just a presence).
But he can reap rewards later. IF you are good more will always come.
when folks joined google, facebook etc, they worked for next to nothing and within 5 years they laughed all the way to the bank. I tried that too but we ended up on the other side of the coin! -
RothmanMax — 9 years ago(August 14, 2016 01:35 AM)
Abdi lived in Somalia and Yemen before immigrating to the US in 1999, when he was 14.
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/oscars/oscarnominated-captain-phillips-star-barkhad-abdi-survives-on-allowance-20140305-346lu.html
You are dreaming man. How many mainstream roles do you think there are for Somalian accented actors in Hollywood. Check out the link below;
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sanjay_kn — 9 years ago(August 15, 2016 07:07 AM)
oh, you solved the problem for me. so they did hire a US immigrant after all. i thought they went to somalia and hired an actor there.
well, he will do lot of black roles and not necessarily somalian or pure african roles. so he will cash in future. opportunities galore not just in movies but these days money is in serial-tv.
so that exposure was worth weight in gold.
it is holly-wood, they know exactly what they are doing. once you get a break there if you are good, you will definitely make it-it is tough and chances are incredibly limited. But if you are good and got exposure, you will make it count.
considering the stakes, salary should not be the concern here.
he is young and got world wide exposure.so more chances to come. -
RothmanMax — 9 years ago(August 15, 2016 03:21 PM)
He is not African American in the conventional sense as in not born there. He's a migrant with a thick Somalian accent.
How many mainstream roles do you think there are for Somalian accented actors in Hollywood or TV for that matter?
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KingCobra686 — 9 years ago(August 30, 2016 07:01 PM)
Interesting, but you have to keep in mind how Hollywood works. It isnt an hourly job at the grocery store where you work 6 hours and get paid the same as the next minimum-wage employee. I think that they gave equally commendable performances, but that doesnt necessarily mean that they will get the same wage.
If they want Tom Hanks in the movie they have to put down big money. He can make 65,000 doing a cheesy cameo in a big movie and doesnt need to put in a lot of effort into something like this if it isnt worth the time and money.
Abdi on the other hand is a no name actor trying to make it in the industry. This is his first credit listed in IMDB. He doesnt have the pull to try negotiating a $15M payout for this movie. If he tried to do that, the studio would replace him with any of the thousands of hopeful actors willing to do a movie with Tom Hanks just for the resume.
Also, having big name actors draws crowds. Plenty of people saw this movie just because Tom Hanks was in it and they like his acting. No one except Abdi's mom is going to see this movie just because of him. Maybe if he transitions from this to other good movies and roles that will happen, but not on his first one. -
spookyrat1 — 9 years ago(December 09, 2016 05:41 AM)
Everyone has to start somewhere and for Barkhad Abdi it was Captain Phillips. Fear not, the guy is not short of a dollar.
http://networthtomb.com/barkhad-abdi-net-worth-endorsement-actor/
BTW, if you haven't seen it, do yourself a favour and see the terrific Eye in the Sky, where Abdi almost achieves the impossible, stealing the show from an excellent Helen Mirran and (RIP) Alan Rickman.