These Are The Highest-Paid Film and Television Roles Of All Time

Brad Pitt, $30 Million

Ocean's Eleven is one of Brad Pitt's most popular movies. The heist film features an ensemble cast, and up until that point, the $30 million contract was Pitt's highest-paid role of his career. He's gone on to earn even more since then, but the Ocean's series was wildly popular.

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Peter O’Toole was nominated for eight performance Oscars and didn’t win a single one.
Stanley Kubrick had all the sets and models from the filming of 2001: A Space Odyssey destroyed to prevent a sequel from being made.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.