{
  "id": 238137,
  "title": "Morgan Freeman Says You Can ‘Overlook’ a Mediocre Script ‘If They’re Going to Pay You Enough’ Money",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/morgan-freeman-says-you-can-overlook-a-mediocre-script-if-theyre",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-06T21:56:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/morgan-freeman-overlook-bad-script-for-money-1236829325/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Morgan Freeman recently told The New York Times that he’s okay signing on for a movie with a mediocre script as long as the pay is good enough. “If somebody offers you a job, it’s very nice if they’re offering you also an exciting script, but in reality, two or three things come into play,” […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Morgan Freeman Will “Overlook Some of the Glitches” in a Script If They “Pay You Enough”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/morgan-freeman-will-overlook-some-of-the-glitches-in-a-script-if-they",
        "published": "2026-08-07T02:39:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}