Ridley Scott Refused $20M for Terminator 3 Movie

Director Ridley Scott turned down a big movie job because he thought he would ruin it.

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Ridley Scott refused to direct Terminator 3 even though they offered him $20 million. He told The Guardian newspaper that he thought the Terminator movies were like comic strips. He was worried that he would try to make the movie too realistic and destroy it.

He asked for the same money as Arnold Schwarzenegger, and they said yes. But he still said no. Jonathan Mostow directed the movie instead.

The Terminator series started with James Cameron in 1984. Now there are many movies and TV shows in the series.

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