JIM PIDDOCK - PRESTIGE ACTOR HURT BY PREMIERE SNUB

PRESTIGE ACTOR HURT BY PREMIERE SNUB

One of the stars of hit new movie THE PRESTIGE has blasted movie executives at Warner Bros for failing to invite him to the film's Hollywood premiere. Actor/writer JIM PIDDOCK was thrilled to be given the chance of working alongside his hero SIR MICHAEL CAINE and agreed to take a pay cut and a smaller role to join the cast. But while he had fun shooting the magical movie, in which he plays a prosecutor, he did not take kindly to the premiere snub he received. He tells Moviehole.net, "Michael (Caine) was delightful and CHRIS NOLAN (director) made a terrific film. However, for the privilege, or should I say the prestige, of working on it, I got paid less than I did for my first movie nearly 20 years ago. "That is almost acceptable, if you get treated well." "Everyone was certainly nice enough when we shot it, but I was very surprised not to get invited to any kind of wrap party, cast and crew screening, or the premiere. "(I didn't even get) the usual cast and crew T-shirt, jacket, tatty memorabilia from the studio. I think if you're making a $40 million film and you ask an actor to do role a lot smaller than they're used to, for considerably less money than they normally get, you have a certain responsibility to thank them somehow."