Kubrick Watches The Pennies

Stanley Kubrick's forthcoming new movie may have taken longer than any other film ever to produce, but the backers of Eyes Wide Shut are delighted that it will only cost $60 million or thereabouts to make. According to the Los Angeles Times, Warner Bros co-chairman Terry Semel, was delighted that Kubrick has kept a tight rein on finances, claiming that a Hollywood-type production with a major star like Tom Cruise and a world-class director like Stanley Kubrick would have cost someone else $80 million or $90 million.