Overview

• Brady Corbet, director of the 10-time Oscar-nominated film 'The Brutalist,' stated on the 'WTF with Marc Maron' podcast that he and his partner Mona Fastvold made no earnings from their last two films.
• 'The Brutalist,' made on a $10 million budget, has grossed $31.1 million globally and earned widespread critical praise and major awards, including Golden Globes and BAFTAs.
• Corbet explained that unpaid promotional work during the six-month awards season prevented him from taking other income-generating opportunities, leaving him financially strained.
• He noted that many filmmakers with Oscar-nominated films face similar financial difficulties, with some unable to pay rent despite their movies' success.
• Corbet recently took on directing commercials in Portugal, marking his first source of income in years, as he continues to advocate for the realities of independent filmmaking.