Michael Caine
Michael Caine dropped his regular fee to make new movie Is Anybody There? after the script reduced him to tears.
The Oscar winner plays a retired magician in the movie, about a young boy who grows up in a home for the elderly, and admits he would never have taken on a small-budget project for such a reduced wage - but he was forced to reconsider after reading the moving screenplay.
He says, "It's an extraordinary film. It's the only script I've ever read that made me cry. And I don't cry easily. So I said I'd do it.
"It's produced by David Heyman, who made (produced) the Harry Potter films, and he got me cheap. I was vulnerable."
Caine has dedicated his performance to a pal who recently lost his battle with Alzheimer's Disease.
Is Anybody There? is a change of pace for the actor who enjoyed major box office success as part of the ensemble cast of The Dark Knight.
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