Impressed with McG 's music videos , Drew Barrymore approached him about directing a '' Charlie 's Angels '' film . He accepted , wanting to take on bigger projects , and pitched the movie to the studio executives , who were initially reluctant but later approved the project after much persistence . The film , for which he was paid $ 350,000 , was released in 2000 and went on to gross over $ 250 million worldwide with mixed critical reception from critics and fans alike . However , he won the Hollywood Breakthrough Award at the 6th Annual Hollywood Film Festival held in 2002 . Proving himself to be quite bankable , Sony paid him $ 2.5 million to helm the military action-drama '' Dreadnought '' for Red Wagon Entertainment . He was also set to develop a sequel to '' Charlie 's Angels '' and present his film producing debut with '' Airshow '' , the latter of which has yet to be made
Hollywood Film Festival
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