Money Monster
Not every conspiracy is a theory.
Country
Budget
$27 000 000
Box office
$93 282 604
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Daniel Dubiecki, Lara Alameddine, Ben Waisbren, Kerry Orent, Regina K. Scully, Tim Crane
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Kevin Thompson
Audition
Avy Kaufman
Editing
Matt Chesse
Whole Team (89)
Whole Team (89)
Short description
Financial TV host Lee Gates and his producer Patty are put in an extreme situation when an irate investor takes over their studio.
What's left behind the scenes
- Thanks to his friendship with Jack O'Connell, who also stars in Money Monster, George Clooney became a fan of Derby County Football Club, based in the English city where O'Connell was born.
- Julia Roberts' character was originally going to be named Nancy.
- The character played by Julia Roberts was originally going to be named Nancy.
- Busy individual schedules prevented Julia Roberts and George Clooney from seeing each other often on set.
- Thanks to his friendship with Jack O'Connell, who also stars in "Money Monster", George Clooney became a fan of the Derby County football team, from the English city where O'Connell was born.
- This is the fourth collaboration between Julia Roberts and George Clooney. They previously appeared together in the films Ocean's Eleven (2001), Ocean's Twelve (2004), and Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002). Additionally, Clooney served as a producer for the film August: Osage County (2013), in which Roberts starred.
- The screenplay for "Money Monster" was on the 2014 Black List – a list of the most promising screenplays that were never produced.
- The computer game played by the characters is "Just Cause 3" (2015), developed by "Avalanche Studios".
- This is the fourth joint project for Julia Roberts and George Clooney. They starred together in "Ocean's Eleven" (2001), "Ocean's Twelve" (2004), and "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" (2002). In addition, Clooney produced the film "August: Osage County" (2013) featuring Roberts.
- Jodie Foster directed "Money Monster". She was once considered for the roles played by Julia Roberts in "Pretty Woman" (Garry Marshall, 1990) and "Conspiracy Theory" (Richard Donner, 1997). Foster worked with Richard Donner and Mel Gibson, the director and star of "Conspiracy Theory", on the film "Maverick" (1994).
- The reporter who discusses what happened at the end of the film is named Terry Benedict. This was also the name of the protagonist in the films about Danny Ocean and his friends (played by George Clooney).
- Money Monster was directed by Jodie Foster, who was once considered for the roles played by Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman (Garry Marshall, 1990) and Conspiracy Theory (Richard Donner, 1997). Foster worked with Richard Donner and Mel Gibson—the director and lead actor of Conspiracy Theory—in the film Maverick (1994).
- The reporter who discusses the events at the end of the film is named Terry Benedict. This is the same name as the antagonist from the movies about Danny Ocean and his friends (Ocean was played by George Clooney).
- Tight individual schedules prevented Julia Roberts and George Clooney from seeing each other often on set.
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