Allegedly, Kevin Bacon was paid $25,000 to NOT appear in a movie. (TMZ story: “Weinstein Bros Accused of Sabotaging Alien Movie“.)

Apparently, he had agreed to do a movie for $50,000, but then the executive producers reportedly felt Kevin Bacon wasn’t worth $50,000 and so, instead, agreed to pay him $25,000 to not do the movie.

Which doesn’t make a lot of sense. If $50,000 is too much to pay Kevin Bacon, and you pay him $25,000 not to do the movie, then you’re left with $25,000 to spend on someone to actually do the film. Who are you going to get for under $25,000 that’s better than Kevin Bacon? Now, if you have more money in the bag and are willing to spend, say, $100,000 on someone other than Kevin Bacon, okay, but then why not spend the additional $25,000 to pay Kevin Bacon to actually appear in the film rather than pay him $25,000 to go away and do nothing? If you’re willing to throw away $25,000 on someone to do nothing, then certainly it would be worth another $25,000 to have him do something, no?

In other words, if Kevin Bacon isn’t worth $50,000 but you’re willing to pay him $25,000 to go away and do nothing, then basically you have $25,000 you’re willing to throw away. That being the case, is it worth paying $25,000 to have Kevin Bacon do a movie? Because if it is, why not pay him $50,000 to have him do the movie, which is $25,000 you would have been willing to spend to have him go away plus another $25,000 you think he’s actually worth?

But, then again, maybe I just don’t understand Hollywood math.

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