Debra Winger Quit ‘A League Of Their Own’ Over Madonna’s Casting — But Still Got Paid

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new interview with , the Oscar-nominated actress shared that director Penny Marshall's casting of Madonna as Mae Mordabito was an indication that the film would become «an Elvis [Presley] film, and caused her to pull away from the project.»The studio agreed with me because it was the only time I ever collected a pay-or-play on my contract," Winger said of her decision to exit the film. «In other words, I collected my pay even though I did not play, and that's very hard to get in a court.»And 29

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There’s no crying in casting. Oscar-nominated actress Debra Winger quit the 1992 movie "A League of Their Own" because Madonna was cast in the women’s baseball dramedy.

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interview with The Telegraph promoting her new Apple TV+ series “Mr. Corman,” Winger said that Madonna’s involvement made her feel like the film became a fluff piece.

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