Melania Trump and Ratner Stand by $75 Million Price Tag on Amazon MGM Doc

TL;DR
At the Kennedy Center premiere for Amazon MGM's Melania, Melania Trump and director Brett Ratner defended the documentary’s hefty cost—roughly $75 million when including production and marketing—arguing the expense reflects top-tier cinematography and a theatrical push ahead of a Prime doc series, despite critics calling the price excessive and joking it was a bribe.
Topics:top-newsentertainment#amazon-mgm#brett-ratner#documentary-cost#entertainment#kennedy-center#melania-trump
- At ‘Melania’ Premiere, Brett Ratner And The First Lady Defend Cost Of Amazon MGM Documentary Deadline
- Inside the premiere of Melania Trump’s not-documentary documentary CNN
- Jimmy Kimmel Teases ‘Melania’ The New York Times
- ‘Chaos’: Behind the Scenes of Amazon’s Melania Trump Doc Rolling Stone
- 'Melania' movie embraces Brett Ratner. Is it enough for a comeback? USA Today
Want the full story? Read the original reporting
Read on Deadline