Because both Rooney Mara in «Carol» and Alicia Vikander in «The Danish Girl» were perceived as leading roles there was major skepticism from said prognosticators that their respective studios, The Weinstein Company and Focus Features, could convince The Academy the roles were actually supporting. (awardscampaign.com)
That was leaning into a colossal budget, however, and with the expensive likes of Tron 3 and the two - part adaptation of Stephen King's It recently shelved by their respective studios, it's likely that Ramirez's remit includes keeping the scale contained and controlled. (empireonline.com)
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