First, because of The Call’s $17.1 million opening, Halle suddenly finds herself in a position to leverage, and is fully in the driver’s seat when it comes to what she does next.- That she will earn the same per-week salary as her former X-Men co-stars, Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart, in Bryan Singer’s upcoming X-Men: Days of Future Past. That she’s expected to see a salary bump and higher-profile job opportunities for future projects; like, maybe most interestingly, she was recently courted by director Ivan Reitman to play the female lead role opposite Kevin Costner in a film called Draft Day (which is said to be based on this year’s No. 1-ranked Black List script). We didn’t know that. It may not have been reported because a deal hasn’t been worked out. But they mention it to give you some idea of what she’s being considered for, suggesting that she’s still in some demand, now in large part because of the opening weekend success of The Call. The Call is expected to fare a lot better overseas than here in the USA, which should only help with her international appeal, and leverage.
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