Not Clear On The Concept II

Edward Jay Epstein, who wrote a bitter book entitled The Big Picture: The New Logic Of Money And Power In Hollywood, continues his disapproval in pieces for Slate. In his latest harrumph, he takes Arnold Schwarzenegger to task for negotiating such an "absurdly advantageous contract" before making Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines.

Those poor producers, forced to pay Arnold so much.

Epstein asserts "Mario Kassar and Andrew Vajna did not agree to pay Schwarzenegger this record sum because he possessed unique acting skills...." Seems pretty obvious to me that's why they did it. Otherwise, Kassar and Vajna were insane to give away the farm when they could have hired someone else just as good for a lot less.