Award-winning director Brady Corbet reveals how he stays motivated to make movies — despite earning ‘less than minimum wage’ By Eileen Reslen Published June 19, 2025, 11:22 a.m. ET ...

CANNES — When award-winning director Brady Corbet sets a goal for himself, he must complete it — even if it takes him nearly a decade to do so.

The Brutalist, Corbet’s grandest effort yet in scope, begins in 1947 as Hungarian-Jewish architect László Tóth (Adrien Brody) arrives in New York's harbor after enduring the Holocaust.

Corbet co-wrote the film with his wife, Norwegian filmmaker and actress Mona Fastvold. Raffey Cassidy, Stacy Martin, Emma Laird, Isaach De Bankolé, and Alessandro Nivola co-star.

The Brutalist director Brady Corbet said this week he "made zero dollars" on his Oscar-nominated film. "I just directed three advertisements in Portugal," Corbet said during an appearance on WTF ...

Director Brady Corbet has said he made “zero dollars” from his Oscar-nominated movie “The Brutalist” during an interview in which he also highlighted the financial precarity facing many ...

Brady Corbet is opening up about the grueling process of promoting a film and the financial realities many filmmakers face. In the Feb. 17 episode of Marc Maron's "WTF" podcast, the director -- a ...

Even indie directors like Sean Baker and Brady Corbet struggle to make a living. As increased costs, decreased financing, and shrinking distribution narrow the path. And then there’s the Omnes ...