The Princess had a fantastic maths class recently. Each group of students was given a budget of €800 and told to produce a film.
There was a range of rules, such as:
Brad Pitt will halve his fee if Rowan Atkinson is in the film but Rowan Atkinson will double his, if Brad Pitt is in the film;
Brad Pitt needs €5 a day lunch money. Comment from herself – what is he eating? Comment from me – how much is Neve Campbell charging? Her – Nothing, she brings her own lunch.
Herself was very well up on the maths but perhaps less so on popular culture – sample conversation as reported to me:
Boy in her group: So, we’re going to need to cast Brad Pitt.
Her: Why can’t we have Adam Sandler; he’s much cheaper.
Boy: We can’t have Adam Sandler in a horror movie.
Her: Maybe he could expand his repertoire.
Boy: And we’ll need an axe.
Her: It costs €30 for a weapon kit. Can we not use other weapons aside from the axe to get value for our money?
Boy: No.
I don’t know much about films but I think that she might be a born producer.
I once saw Neve Campbell waiting outside at the end of my (beginner) yoga class for her (advanced) yoga class to start. Poor thing, her career never quite broke through.
Also, that boy sounds annoying. Typical ‘auteur’ director.
London is so glamourous.
Re annoying boy, you don’t know the half of it.