This has created a problem for films asking to be made with money somewhere in the middle of those, and it often leads to sacrifices.
In the case of Hotel Artemis, the production was seemingly prepared to have the Wolf King dress in clothes not entirely befitting the character — but fortunately Jeff Goldblum was willing to make a sacrifice of his own.
Among the major studios we have seen a very real gravitation towards budgetary extremes — with companies generally only funding movies that are either enormous blockbusters or micro-budget projects.
There are many reasons why this is a fantastic behind-the-scenes story, but a big reason why it’s easy to appreciate is because of the state of Hollywood today and the general allocation of resources.