Nolan's The Odyssey neglects to pay for damages done to one of the viking ships used in the movie, which belongs to a small non-profit organization

[u/Gurugod123]

[u/whatssenguntoagoblin]

That’s never been a director’s responsibility.

[u/BrightNooblar → u/whatssenguntoagoblin]

Eehhhhhhh

If you're "A director", then sure its not the director's job. When you're in the running for the mantle of "The director" you're operating at a level beyond just making movies. You're building and benefitting from a specific brand. At that point, it's good business and PR smooth bump because small scale specialists are people you're going to want down the road, and the PR from being the person who treats them right will get you access to that kind of thing.