Esther Zuckerman

He wasn't buying tickets for Depardieu movies.

There were just Depardieu movies playing on the screen next over and his nose slid in.

Here's the thing I'll throw out that I think is worth considering as well.

He's just done, Peter Weir, three big A-list Hollywood movie star movies in a row.

Two Harrison Fords and then... Robin Williams.

Robin Williams.

He gets along with these guys really well, but that's a level of stardom where the plus side is automatic green light, big budget given to you, confidence from studio.

The downside is...

you're kind of, you've got some co-authoring with those guys.

And you're on their rails.

It does feel like he is strategically here trying to make a movie where it can be his movie and he is selecting actors.

And unlike those guys who are going to command a big salary but also an automatic green light, the alternate way to go about this is to basically bet on movie star futures and get two people who are in a transitional state where you can point to...

Here's what's worked up until now.

And if I can get them over this line, suddenly you have a movie star who's worth more than you paid for them.

Harrison Ford?

No, Gerard Depardieu.

Uh, yes.

It was, uh... I don't know.

I genuinely was wondering.

Him buying a fucking piece of ham.