Attached
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| In one sentence | When an actor, writer, or director has agreed, usually with some conditions, to be part of a movie project. |
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| Category | Film and Television |
| Related | Talent, Pay-or-Play |
Imagine your friends agree to join your school talent show act, but only if the date works out and the theme stays the same. They have committed, just with some conditions still hanging over the deal.
That is what it means for Talent, like an actor, writer, or director, to be attached to a movie. It means they are contractually committed to the project, often with certain conditions still needing to be met, like a specific budget being reached or a certain director being confirmed too.
Fun facts
- A movie with a famous star or director attached is often much easier to finance, since their name alone makes financiers and distributors more confident in the project.
- Being attached is not always a permanent guarantee. If the conditions in the agreement are not met, talent can sometimes walk away from a project they were once attached to.
- News about movies often centers on who becomes attached, since that single piece of news can be what finally gets a long stuck project moving again.