Any movie starring Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie is expected to be a box-office hit considering their reputation in the Hollywood entertainment industry. Pitt might have started his acting career much before Robbie, but the actress has proved her proficiency as a performer time and time again.
Despite the power-packed performances of the ensemble cast featuring Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie among others, Damien Chazelle’s black comedy drama – Babylon tanked at the box office. This has cast doubt on the director’s future as he recently admitted that he might not get a budget as big as Babylon for his next project.
Margot Robbie-Starrer Babylon Tanking May Have Reduced Damien Chazelle’s Chances of Getting a Big Budget
Damien Chazelle is not the kind of director who makes stereotypical movies. His vision has always been one-of-a-kind. To put it simply, he is one of those unique directors that Hollywood cannot afford to lose, but the filmmaker fears that the industry might refuse to afford him to make a movie with a budget as big as Babylon‘s any time soon.
Babylon followed the rise and fall of many characters in the late 1920s when Hollywood was transitioning from silent to sound films. The movie had a production budget of around $80 million but failed at the box office with a meager global collection of $63 million.
Chazelle recently revealed that he has been working on the script of a new movie during his appearance on TCM’s Talking Pictures podcast. However, he claimed that having Babylon on his resume is going to cause issues for the funding of future projects. He said:
“I won’t get a budget of Babylon size any time soon, or at least not on this next one. Certainly, in financial terms, Babylon didn’t work at all. You try to not have that effect what you’re doing creatively, but, at some level, it can’t help but affect it. But maybe that’s okay? I have very mixed mind about it. Maybe I won’t be able to get this one made.”
There is also a chance that the Oscar-winning director might not be able to get his next movie made at all. Only time will tell what is in store for Chazalle’s future.
Fans Are Not Happy about Damien Chazzelle Having Budget Issues Due to Babylon‘s Failure
Margot Robbie starred as Nellie LaRoy in Babylon. It does not take long for Nellie to become an ‘it girl’ when she starts working in silent films, but she begins to struggle to meet the demands of sound films. The role was one that Robbie did not want to let go of so soon, but as all good things must come to an end, so did her role as Nellie, which she nailed. Even Brad Pitt claimed that Chazelle is one of the best directors in Hollywood.
Fans are quite upset about the fact that Damien Chazelle will not get ample funding for his future project. They have taken to X to express their despair as one X user wrote: “This is sad.”
This is sad pic.twitter.com/z87J5ve8AN
— Joe E (@JoeE316) March 1, 2024
Here is what some other fans have said of this tragic situation:
He deserves a Babylon budget every time
— The Moonlight Warrior 🌙 (@BlackMajikMan90) March 1, 2024
I feel like everything he’s worked on and will work on should be budget proof. He’s on that level. What are we doing restricting him?
— scotty (@sniederhouse) March 1, 2024
Let my man out of director jail and let him COOK
— Jack Hoff, esq. 🖍️ (@rawdogmillionar) March 1, 2024
I think Damien chazelle deserves a babylon budget pic.twitter.com/bdZsLSsX8u
— Tom tom💐💕 (@Bigg_Tomi) March 1, 2024
This is bad duo. Damien Chazelle is good at his job always proactive.
— Juan🇳🇬🇵🇱 (@BlaqJuan) March 1, 2024
Damien Chazelle’s Babylon might have been a box office bomb, but this is the same filmmaker who made La La Land, so hopefully, the director will get the necessary funding for his next project without any constraints. Babylon‘s failure serves as a reminder that even big names like Margot Robbie and Barad Pitt cannot save some projects.
