BURBANK, CA—Insisting that such a film must not go under-gaffed, producers of the Warner Bros. comedy-horror filmreportedly coaxed Brett Atkins, the film industry’s most legendary gaffer, out of retirement this week at a cost rumored to be in the $50 million range.
“Yes, roughly 90 percent of the film’s budget will go to gaffing, but Brett brings a level of lighting expertise and cable-laying innovation that is simply indispensable,” said executive producer Todd Wainwright, extolling Atkins’ “revolutionary” electrical work on 1994’sfiasco—$200 million of top-notch action spectacle, but Christ in heaven, the gaffing!” Offsetting the substantial expense, noted Wainwright, is the fact that this genre of film essentially key-grips itself.
Only $50 million? He just did it as a passion project I guess
Sic threats from the Top guys You know who !
Good decision actually
It was in JuliaRoberts contract!
Which Key Grip did they get though?
DAMN IT! Always the gaffer, never the sound guy!!!
Does he have a Wikipedia entry? 🙄 😐 😂😂😂