But she sits close to the top of our list this year thanks to upfront pay from two movies: How Do You Know from director James L. Brooks and the film adaptation of Water for Elephants.

但是，她之所以还能位于这个榜单的第二位，要归功于其正在拍摄的两部电影将取得的预期收入：你所不知道的导演詹姆斯·l·布鲁克斯以及由大象的眼泪改编的同名电影。

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Written and directed by James L. Brooks, this movie started life as a musical comedy and wound up as an extreme oddity.

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Producer James L. Brooks negotiated creative independence from the Fox network, and over the years creator Matt Groening and the show's writers haven't been shy to bite the hand that feeds them.

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He credits the show's staying power to its timing ("We were in the right place at the right time, " he told The Associated Press), the power of producer James L. Brooks ("The Mary Tyler Moore Show, " the movie "Broadcast News") and its animated format, which allowed the show to avoid meddling Fox note-givers.

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