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All hell is threatening to break loose behind the scenes at Lucifer as a result of a brewing contract dispute involving the series’ titular star.
Multiple sources tell TVLine exclusively that re-negotiations between Tom Ellis and Warner Bros. Television for a potential sixth season of the Netflix drama have come to a standstill, with the actor allegedly rejecting the studio’s latest offer. As TVLine reported earlier this year, Ellis already has a Season 6 deal in place, so depending on the circumstances, his failure to honor the existing deal would put him in breach of contract.
Despite having what appears to be the legal upper hand, Warner Bros. TV has, per sources, gone back and “sweetened the pot” multiple times. “Everyone wants Tom to be happy,” says the insider. “But there’s a limit, and it’s been reached.”
Reps for both Netflix and Warner Bros. Television declined to comment for this story. Ellis’ spokesperson similarly had no comment.
It was back in February that Netflix informed Warner Bros. that it was interested in extending the hellacious drama’s lifespan beyond the previously announced (and forthcoming) fifth and “final” season. Two weeks later, the studio closed new deals with co-showrunners Ildy Modrovich and Joe Henderson for a Season 6. Per sources, the contract options for Lucifer‘s supporting cast are all expected to be picked up pending a deal with Ellis, and all parties have indicated that they want to return.
After airing for three seasons on Fox, Lucifer was “rescued” by Netflix in June 2018, just weeks following its cancellation. At the time, Ellis called the backlash to the cancellation — and a subsequent #SaveLucifer fan campaign — “nothing short of ridiculously overwhelming,” adding: “Since doing Lucifer, I’ve done press in various parts of the world, and I’m fully aware that this show is much more popular than what it had seemed to be on Fox… So I’m not surprised about people being angry. I just wasn’t ready this tsunami of love that came with it.”
Could someone explain how TV contracts work? I’ve read on multiple shows how actors renegotiate pay 2 or 3 seasons in despite having a 7-year deal. Why would a studio have any incentive to up pay if their talent is locked in?
To keep them happy, and ease up any potential negotiations for further seasons.
By all accounts Ellis is very happy with the show. Weird that even with a raise he’s not accepting the new deal.
I’m thinking he wants a producer credit and his wife to direct. it’s nothing petty like his own salary.
I also think Tom would be the one to stick up for his castmates if their deals were not as good. I mean I’m sure it was him that got production to move to LA so there has to be something else. Especially if Illdy and Joe are already onboard.
I believe the reason production moved from Vancouver to LA after, what was it, the first season?, is because Lucifer won one of the slots in the CA tax rebate lottery. So the financials then made sense for them to change production locations.
Maybe he’s pissed Fox canceled it, Netflix saved it and said season 5 was the finale, so he started planning for that and now they want a 6th and he’s like “Umm… maybe, maybe not.”
I figured canceling a show would have made a 6th season contract void. It’s like getting fired and rehired.
FOX aired the show but WB owns it. So I would imagine the contract is with WB not FOX.
We want Lucifer back. My whole family watch it all the time. We will be very up set if Lucifer does come back, ETC..
please don’t allow gread to destroy our happiness,you have created love and respect from all fans,giving people happiness,maybe take something from your creation,to respect the people who support and love this show, maybe Lucifer will prevail in this case,money, money, money
We don’t know that Tom Ellis wants more money, it wasn’t specifically stated what he wanted out of the deal. I’m just saying that before you accuse him of greed maybe find out his side of the story.
There’s no information in this article about what offer was even made to “sweeten the pot” or what Ellis is even asking for.
I don’t think it really matters or any of our business. He either wants to do it or not I just hope that he isn’t trying to be greedy financially when they have a chance to go further with the show that a lot of people love and enjoy.
TV contracts are usually for six seasons. Early on in the run of successful series, actors will often get pay raises which (most of the time) entails signing on for a seventh season. The incentive is to attract top talent to do the show in the first place. The we pay less than everyone else in town is not that great of a sales pitch for the studio/network/streamer.
When Netflix announced season 5 as the final season, I’m guessing that made the contract more complicated. Ellis and others could be negotiating other projects later this year and next year (not to mention the covid-19 related delays in filming) which may lead to a need to sweeten the deal, as the actors would have to pass or give up other deals.
Either way, this “press release” seems to be an effort to make Ellis the bad guy if a 6th season doesn’t happen. I hope they negotiate in good faith and we get a season 6. I will be okay either way, since season 5 was already in the bag but written as a series final season.
Exactly. His contract might have had a 6th season in it, but then canceling the show made it much more complicated.
Seasons and years are two different things. In this case, his contract from TV doesn’t carry over since it’s a new broadcaster. Lucifer premiered on FOX in January of 2016, so he contract probably started in 2015. If he was on a seven year contract, it could expire before a potential season 6 was finished. But Netflix may have only signed him for a single season. In this case, there may be a dispute over the length of season 6 or the starting date. Season 5 is suppose to air in two parts, which could mean season 6 could take another two or three years to complete and air. During that time he might work and get paid for only six months, and could have to turn down better paying roles. Although there are reasons other than money as to why an actor could have a problem with a contract. They may have agreed to the pay but not the conditions.
But you have to remember that these are just rumors.
The studio, not the network, holds the contracts with talent.
Typically once a show makes it past the Pilot season and gets picked up for a full-season run, the talent is locked in to their contracts for a set number of seasons, usually 1-3 seasons. At the end of that time, the contracts expire and the studio/network have the option of picking up the show again (with the attendant renegotiation of contracts), or drop the show. Depending on how the show is doing ratings-wise the studio/network would have more or less leverage against the talent, as well as incentive to keep them happy.
Wow. He already got a raise and is holding out for more money in the middle of a global pandemic at a time when everyone in the entertainment industry is being impacted by a production shut-down, having their salary reduced, being laid-off or furloughed. Sounds like a special kind of human.
You do realize out of all the dollars generated by a TV show over the years, the TALENT that made it usually only makes a tiny fraction of the cash (like less than 1% in way too many cases). People that do nothing, create nothing, and have no actual value make the majority of the cash. The talent deserves to do whatever they can do make more.
Whatever you say, Tom Ellis.
Seriously, think about it. Take the Mission Impossible movies. I’ve read that Cruise gets $25 million, plus a percentage of the BO. Sounds good, no? But the last movie made almost $9 million dollars. Let’s subtract from the $9 the $175 million production costs. Then PR, salaries, distribution, and probably other things I’m not listing. That still means the producers are making between $4 an $5 hundred million in profit. Doesn’t seem like Cruise is making so much anymore, does it?
Um ok now do how much the lighting grip made…yeah it sounds like Tom Cruise still made a ton of money, you people are nuts
Did you just actually make an argument for why we should feel sad for somebody who makes $25+ million dollars when they could be making more?
There are many flaws in your example. The last Mission Impossible movie made 791 million world wide. The studio gets about 55% of the box office , the other 45% goin to the venues. So with 55% of 791 million box office, the studio recieved 435 million. The production budget was 178 million, and a promotional budget for a movie like this runs to well over 100 million , so basically with 435 million income and 278 million expense, the profit is actually “just” 157 million, and then you stlill have deals like Tom getting a percentage of the profit, not the total boxoffice revenu. So producers are not walking away with 500 million in profit as u claim.
BWAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
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That’s a good one. Thank you. I sort of needed that. Such a joker you.
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The “talent” as you say do fine. Damn fine. They make far too much in my opinion. Now if you had said something like the lighting crew, catering staff, makeup artists, hair stylists, grips, editors, camera operators, heck even some of the writers you would be more accurate. They make FAR less than the “talent” and do not have the same job security as they do. It’s the “little people” as the saying goes that often do more work for less money. And that is pretty much how it works in every industry.
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But you do you. It’s nice to fantasize. Especially during this time.
Netflix and Warner Brothers combined are worth $200B. Tom Ellis’ contract demands (whatever they may be) is not preventing them from doing the right thing and paying the behind the scenes crew what they actually deserve. They’re short changing them because they know they can (especially non-union workers), and because they know they can always vilify actors/directors during negotiations.
What does this have to do with my counter argument to Temperance? Her argument is that the “talent” aka the actors, and specifically in this case the main man, deserve more money because as you said “Netflix and Warner Brothers combined are worth $200B.”
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I pointed out that had she made that claim for what I called “the little people” I’d agree with her and she wouldn’t come off as defending somebody who already makes a lot of money, already got more money, and allegedly wants even more money. Which I find appalling. Both the person who is making the demand and anybody who defends them.
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Of course corporate greed keeps Netflix and WB from not paying writers, crew members, catering staff, etc a better wage with good benefits. But that specifically is not the crux of the issue. As I said, it’s Temperance defending somebody who makes a lot of money wanting more money even though they got more money.
I understood your argument, and maybe I didn’t make it clear (and for that I’m sorry), but it seemed to me that you were laying blame for the BTS crew being underpaid at Tom Ellis’ feet. Ellis and the crew deserve every penny they can get from corporate, because otherwise it all just goes back into the pockets of the people who make the most money and want even more of it, the executives. And I’d much rather the people responsible for creating the product– the cast, the writers, the directors, the makeup artists, the costumers, the grips, the lighters, the stagehands, the drivers, everyone– be rewarded for it, as it sounds like you do, too.
@CMP Yeah you read me wrong. Especially the part where I specifically said, “The “talent” as you say do fine. Damn fine. They make far too much in my opinion. Now if you had said something like the lighting crew, catering staff, makeup artists, hair stylists, grips, editors, camera operators, heck even some of the writers you would be more accurate. They make FAR less than the “talent” and do not have the same job security as they do. It’s the “little people” as the saying goes that often do more work for less money. And that is pretty much how it works in every industry.”
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Yeah of course in a fair world the people who make the show would reap a much higher percentage of the profit and not the studios. However, in general, in television and films it’s the main actors, directors, and producers who often make the most money. More money than I personally feel they should make. While the smaller, lesser known actors as well as ALL the other people it takes to make a show or film whose names the general audiences don’t know make far less. The studios are to blame but I feel the big actors are too. Imagine if an actor making even just 6 million for a film decides he’d take a 1 million cut so the rest of people involved could get a pay bump. Some have done that very thing. But too often we hear about an actor who made 20 million complaining because their costar negotiated a better deal and got 30 million. And they want us to feel bad for them? I’m sorry, I just can’t. Same with the studios. I can’t feel bad if last year they made 30 billion but this year they will only make 15-20 billion. It’s ludicrous to expect anybody to pity them.
@JB,I get ya. And no one should cry for the multi-millionaires ever. It sounds to me like where we disagree (and where my beef in general lies) is that I think the onus should be 100% on management to pay everyone what they deserve so that we don’t have to applaud/lean on the co-workers to sacrifice/donate what they’ve earned (even if it’s an ungodly sum) to make sure their colleagues can make a living wage (even before benefits). Far easier for the studios to recoup what they’ve spent than others (although, again, ungodly sums lol). Alas.
@CMP Like I said, in a perfect world it would 100% be the studios and executives who should be responsible for everyone involved to be paid a fair wage. Sadly we don’t live in that world.
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Now that also doesn’t mean I expect the actors making the big bucks to pick up the slack. I’d love it if they did but you’re right in that it’s not their responsibility. Though I guess an argument could be made that they might have an ethical obligation to do so. But that’s another conversation for a different day.
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I’m simply trying to make it clear that I can’t feel sorry for or defend an actor who does make the big bucks and doesn’t want to “play ball” anymore unless they get more. Especially if they already got more in some way, shape, or form. As I said multiple times, I feel they often make way too much to begin with. So do a lot of athletes, musicians, and other public figures. I’m not saying all, just the ones who are multimillionaires or billionaires.
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I think overall we are on the same page about this issue except there’s like an epilogue or footnote on mine. LOL
And the writers? The camera operators? The sound technicians, wardrobe, set designers, electricians, gaffers — they’re just the help? Recast the part and let Ellis find out just how talented he is.
The Devil made him do it!!! LOL
I assume it’s over producer credit, his wife to direct or maybe even a holding deal in case this goes further.
You know what they say about assuming…
I’d say it’s not even really about the money. He may not really want to do it, so he’s just turning down their offers. Doesn’t sound like he was even making counter proposals.
Do you have proof of these accusations? Where does it spell out what he’s asking for v. what they’re offering?
Gotta say, this seems a bit distasteful on his part. I think actors are already very well paid for their time, especially compared to “regular people” professions, and I’m kind of surprised that he’d pull this instead of being grateful that his cancelled show was saved — thanks to the fans, who he now is risking disappointing if WB just up and decide he’s not worth the trouble. Also seems extra bad coming in the middle of a worldwide situation where literally millions of people have lost their jobs… I don’t know, he can do whatever he wants, of course. But just really doesn’t seem cool right now.
Nonsense. You do realize there are a ton of people involved that, over time, make up to a hundred times what the talent made? You know, the skill, the draw, etc. Why should useless people be making the cash. And let’s be honest, there is NO rhyme or reason why some people make a ton why others don’t. Scientists – paid almost nothing. Useless athletes and CEOs – make millions. No sense at all
It’s weird that you’d call actors “talent” but then in the very same reply call athletes useless, but I guess logic can be bent to fit any narrative you want it to
“Useless” people? I’m going to assume that by “useless people” you mean the people who serve you in a restaurant, stand on their feet for 8 hours a day to make you your Starbucks Frappuccino, stock the groceries you buy at the store, clean the public toilet you use at the mall, and make sure that when you go to the doctor, the clinic is clean and not disease-ridden. Are those the “useless” people you’re talking about who only make minimum wage working 1000 times harder in a year than an actor will work in his lifetime? Janitors, fast food workers, restaurant servers, cleaning staff… you know, the lowly “useless” people that work every single day to make YOUR life less crappy? Are they really so “useless”? The point I was making is that if someone working their butt off in “regular” jobs can manage to scrounge by on their meager salaries, I’m pretty sure that actors who are being paid in the seven digits can certainly survive on theirs without demanding more.
“Why should useless people be making the cash.”
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I’d argue that an actor on a TV show is pretty useless in the grand scheme of things. And that’s coming from somebody who highly values the arts and their place in society. However everybody has their lines in the sand.
You don’t know his reasoning. Perhaps the pandemic made him realise that no amount of money is worth being away from his family – especially considering that he got married last year and is probably planning on having kids in the foreseeable future. He went to school in the same city as me and that would definitely align with the values of the local communities.
“Perhaps the pandemic made him realize that no amount of money is worth being away from his family” — I could totally understand that, except we know that can’t be the reason because he’s literally negotiating his contract. He hasn’t bailed on the project. If he just walked away from it, I could say, “Well, that’s unfortunate for fans, but good on him for having priorities.” However, if you read the article, that’s clearly not what’s going on. He wants more money, that is what the article is talking about. Which, again, is fine, but I still say it’s distasteful right now to be jeopardizing a show that is a job for many, MANY people other than himself — all over more money.
I don’t buy that. It’s not like they’ll be back to work while all of this is going on.
What seems distasteful? We don’t know what he’s asking for or what the counter-offer is. For all we know, he could be asking for a raise across the board for the entire cast and crew.
I agree. There should be some gratitude for the show being saved and everybody being able to keep their jobs and doing what they love
Maybe he had another project lined up after completing season 6. Now that everything is getting pushed back, his availability for that other project is in jeopardy,thus the feeling that he has to play hard ball with the producers of Lucifer.
I think it’s important with stories like these to ask ourselves a few questions when we read them:
1) Who benefits from this news leaking?
2) Why is this news leaking now?
IMO, the answer to both seems obvious: Netflix/Warner Brothers benefits the most, because it makes their star look greedy in the middle of a global crisis. The wording of “failure to honor the existing contract” also reads as coming from a corporate source. Which is NOT a bad thing, just an observation that we need to consider which side is eager to have this story out (and not faulting Matt at all– this is a real story of legit interest!). And let’s not pretend WB/Netflix’s motives are well intentioned, either, I’m sure like any organization they’re eager to save money wherever they can, and trying to publicly shame the opposition is a staple in negotiations.
I think without knowing the details of what the original deal was, or why Ellis feels he needs to renegotiate it now– or even if it’s the studios who are the source of conflict– it’s reckless to assume this side of the story is the only one.
finally a rational person.
There’s no way this is a petty actor asking for money if this news leaks like this.
Since when is stating facts something that should be “considered” or “thought” about as if they are suspect?
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It’s a fact that TE already negotiated and signed a contract for S6. It was reported on a while back. Therefore restating that part clears up any confusion so there aren’t 100 comments by fans saying, “I thought he already signed a contract?”
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It’s a fact that since he signed a legally binding contract that there is a possibility he would be in breach of that should he refuse to honor it. While it may be legalese and yes make the person who wants to potentially break a contract they signed “look bad”, that is not the person’s fault who reports that fact. Nor is it biased.
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Skepticism is often a good thing but it can be taken too far too often. Each situation is different and shouldn’t be held to the same standards. It should be tailored to the information at hand.
I think you misread me. I said that we should consider which side wants to remind us that Ellis signed a contract, I did not dispute that he had signed a contract because I do not know if he has officially signed anything. As far as I can tell, the only thing close to official news we’ve gotten is TVLine’s report that the deal was finalized in early March. Since that time, neither the producers, nor the studios, have made any sort of formal announcement that a sixth season has been commissioned. That’s all the information we have at hand. At no time did I blame Matt or TVLine for their reporting, in fact I even said it’s a story of legitimate interest. We can trust TVLine because they’re really good at their jobs (they are!), and still acknowledge that without official confirmation of their scoop after more than month, that it was premature to call it finalized (and who knows, it could have been their source[s] who used that term!).
Of course they haven’t made an official announcement on a sixth season yet and if TVLine’s sources are correct we now know why. They can’t commission it if their leading man isn’t on board. And if, as TVLine said, the other options are dependent on TE’s return then they aren’t going to officially announce those either right? If you think about it, not having your leading actor “locked in” to return you’re not going to want to prematurely announce the show’s continuation.
Yes, that’s my point. He was never locked in to a sixth season officially. There’s a big difference between a deal being finalized and being official. Even the wording about his contract status (“ so depending on the circumstances”) implies that there’s a grey area in there. It’s also why I said until we hear either his side of the story and/or more about what the original contract was— including whether he had an option or if season six was covered in it, or things like that— we should reserve judgment on this story.
Well if that’s the criteria you think people should apply to all the “news” coming out about a S6 then why read any of the articles about it in the first place? I realize I sound harsh but If you *must* have an official announcement on every detail to believe a story then why visit ANY entertainment site? Because a large portion of their content isn’t based on official proclamations from artists and studios. Something like Twitter or Instagram, where those official announcements get made, would seem more appropriate.
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I think one reasonable way to approach reports like this is to treat them as a likely possibility, form (at least a temporary) opinion on the matter that can be changed as more details emerge. Either officially or not. Be like a willow tree and bend with the wind.
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To tell you the truth, you can’t even trust official announcements these days. Too many times they get made then something happens, all hell breaks loose, and what was announced is no longer the case. LOL
It seems to be that in addition to analyzing who benefits from leaking it, as you say, we should acknowledge that WE KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE SPECIFICS. Debating the merits of ( good lord) useless 🙄people vs. “talent” (an overly optimistic term) vs all the other errant silliness is pretty meaningless without any knowledge of specifics. As a viewer, I hope we get a season 6. Mainly though a tv season produces, aside from hours of hopefully good entertainment, a truck load of jobs! Hollywood needs those jobs!
THANK YOU. This. This exactly.
Public negotiations. Not the first time or the last. Seems more likely WB leaked this to make Ellis “look bad” for not taking a deal that may prevent the crew and rest of cast from working when so many are out of jobs. But hey they got plenty of time to come to terms as shows not going back into production anytime soon… Don’t really care, just come to terms and give us season 6.
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These comments are hilarious, I can’t believe people are out here bashing billionaire networks to stick up for the “little guy” millionaire actor…yikes man we live in weird times, no wonder all us little people are never gonna get it together, the rich have us fighting their battles for them while never fighting for ourselves
You’re right. I hate it when billion-dollar companies and famous multi-millionaires don’t get their fair share.
Except he got his “fair” share when he negotiated the previous contract he signed. He also, allegedly, got his “fair” share again when they probably backed up a Brinks truck in his driveway. But he, allegedly, was like, “Nah, I want a few more.” At some point, no matter how much money a network makes themselves, you have to draw the line.
You can’t do the show without him. Cancel season 6 if you don’t want to pay an increase. Season 6 was not supposed to happen. It’s possible Ellis has to lose a role worth more money to do a Season 6. He needs to be compensated.
Almost sounds like he didn’t really even want to come back for a sixth season. Well, since the fifth season finale was shot as a series finale, I guess I won’t fret too much if this doesn’t pan out.
So it’s between Tom Ellis wanting more and people loosing their jobs.
If he has a contract in place and he is being offered more, he is now being greedy. WB could take the hard stand and hold him to the deal he agreed to or hold him in breach and he not be allowed to work elsewhere for the duration.
That makes me think of poor Paget Brewster when CBS blocked her from getting other work AFTER they *fired* her because she was still under contract. The fact that she then came back to the show when CBS asked her spoke volumes about her personal character. I don’t know if I could have done it.
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If your scenario is what is really going on I agree they should try and block him from working until the contract he signed is over.
Tom seems a pretty decent bloke. I’ve meet him during his Miranda days. We don’t know the ins and outs. It could be a contract issue. maybe he wants to work less days/hours to see family more. Or wants to be naked less. Or wants to direct or release music and can’t due to contact confinement. This maybe nothing but someone at Netflix/ Warner bro venting to someone they shouldn’t
Wow just donated part of my stimulus to my local food bank excited for S5 and read this?! I ain’t mad Tom is looking out for his future because actors/actresses have a short shelf life while others get richer!! Good luck Luci……can’t wait to tell my Lucifer loving daughter who demanded I finally watch this GREAT show!! Haha
These are always my favorite posts. So many arguments and opinions about things no one has any experience or knowledge about. Y’all are hilarious
If a deal was already done it doesn’t seem right for Tom to come back and want more or something else.
Wow. I’ve loved him since Miranda but have lost all respect for him.
Give him what he wants. It was supposed to end, but then Netflix wanted more money, so they decided to renew it. Now so does he. It works both ways.
He needs to stop being so greedy and be glad he has a job. We (fans) are the ones who saved Lucifer to begin with or he would not be working now.
You could easily flip that around tho. Netflix should stop being so greedy, pay him more, and be glad they have a hit show.
It’s definitely not a hit show if it hot canceled in the first place
The barometer for a hit show is different across different mediums. It wasn’t a hit by major network standards since anyone with basic cable would have access to it, but streaming is a different beast. By all accounts, it’s been a hit for Netflix.
Yeah not a hit show just the most streamed show worldwide last year.
I mean Game Of Thrones didn’t get streamed as much.
Not a hit at all.
The only reason the green lit a season 6 was because the streaming numbers.
Your right though not a hit show with such a devoted fanbase they saved it with the save luci campaign.
I’m betting it’s a time issue and not a money issue. They still need to finish up the last episode of season 5. Before season 6 was being considered Ellis was on everyone’s short list for pilot season. He signed for season 6 before the whole Covid-19 issue which brought everything to a stand still so at that point he was fine with continuing for another season.
What probably happened is he was offered something that he wanted to do and the timing because of the shutdown isn’t working for WB/Netflix. Seems more likely than a money issue in this instance. From all accounts Ellis is a good guy and loves the show/cast/crew. Can’t see him all of a sudden throwing all of it under the bus.
Hmm… I wonder if this had anything to do with the cryptic tweets Lauren German sent out a few days ago. I also wonder what happened to make Tom suddenly change his mind about season 6. Could it have anything to do with his new wife? I’ve always gotten a weird vibe from her, maybe she’s influenced Tom a bit?
Either way Tom shouldn’t look a gift horse in the mouth. He’s become very successful playing Lucifer but that fame can come to an end in an instant. Not everyone can take the George Clooney route and leave a successful show to become super star. Not saying that’s why he hasn’t signed, I just hope he isn’t counting his chickens before they hatch.
Big question I have where does this leave the unfinished final episode of the next season if he’s currently not willing to continue working
In all likelihood he’s committed to finishing those since he is officially contracted for that season. It’s just a matter of when that will happen. I’m pretty sure it’s safe to assume that any current problems with renegotiating a contract are for a 6th season he allegedly already signed up for. I doubt he’d be able to get out of finishing the 5th season without paying a hefty sum both financially and professionally.
Depending on how acrimonious this becomes between the two parties
He should feel lucky that he gets another season. Enough about $, all leading actors are overpaid!
The guy’s grandfather just died and you guys are trying to make him look like a greedy asshole! Classy as always TVline. I’m sure your “multiple sources” are all from the studios trying to make him look bad to the fans.
EP thank you for putting them in their place. They are cruel and heartless. Tom has the right to do what is best for him and his family. Everyone would be doing the same thing too. And his beautiful wife is his partner, so yes she should be part of any decision making. I hope they’re doing ok from his grandfather passing.
For all of those who are going on about money etc, there is nothing in this article that says negotiations are due to money. I have met Tom, spoken to him, sat through his Q&A and I can honestly say he loves making this show. He will tell you it’s the best role he has ever had & he is dreading the day they say CUT for the final time. Tom is the first one to stand up for his coworkers, his crew . Why do you think everyone adores him, loves working with him and supports him. Stop assuming all of this is accurate, stop assuming you all know what’s going on and PLEASE remember this has been posted the day after Tom lost his beloved grandfather and can’t be there for his family, his girls or his grandfather’s funeral. How about waiting for offical news from WB/Netflix or Tom. Great timing TVLine, one less follower.
Amen. Debb, thank you for the kind words. And I hope those who read your message gains a heart. This is a bad time for people to judge and criticizes. Tom and his lovely wife are lucky to have you as a friend. His family is in my prayers.
Just hope this gets sorted out!