article_snippet: In one email, Jonathan Glickman, president of MGM's motion picture group, wrote that producers are facing a budget for Spectre far beyond what was expected.
article_snippet: Now more than $300 million, Glickman said producers are under 'immense' pressure to reduce the upcoming 'James Bond' film's budget to $250 million. '
article_snippet: This is not about 'nickel and diming' the production,' Glickman wrote. '
article_snippet: As of now, our shooting period is $50M higher than 'Skyfall' and the current gross budget sits in the mid $300Ms, making this one of the most expensive films ever made.'
article_snippet: Desperate to save money, producers have reportedly given up a measure of creative control.
article_snippet: the film received $14 million for roughly four minutes of footage in the film's opening, Business Insider reports.