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re: Actors/Actresses who killed their careers by being difficult
Posted on 6/2/20 at 2:43 pm to Jay Are
Posted on 6/2/20 at 2:43 pm to Jay Are
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Norton was literally paid to do this by most productions on which he did it. When he took the Hulk job, the rewrites were part of his contract
Well that's certainly a laughable take. The studios were forced to agree to his demands
1) On Motherless Brooklyn a film Norton directed, a fire claimed the life of firefighter Michael Davidson, and Norton's company faces a wrongful death lawsuit. Tenants in the building are also suing Norton for "recklessness, carelessness, and negligence" for bringing flammable equipment into the building, and failing to properly inform the tenants about the fire.
2) He's a producer on Lewis & Clark, an HBO miniseries. Director and co-writer has John Curran quit, Norton's version of the script was abandoned, and the miniseries still doesn't have a release date several years after HBO announced it was redeveloping the project.
3) Frida, the biopic that starred his then-girlfriend Salma Hayek allowed Norton to do rewrites, after Salma demanded it. However the Screen Writers Guild refuses to credit him to this day for his girlfriend influenced shenanigans
4) For Death to Smoochy, Norton got Armani to make him a costume for filming. He then sent the bill to the production company to pay for it
5) Norton didn't like the final cut of American History X, so he forced the studio to re-edit it to a 30 min longer version. This caused the director to ask his name be removed, and then took out 40 ads criticizing Norton, even saying Norton was "a narcissistic dilettante who raped the film."
6) For Red Dragon, Norton showed up on set to film his scenes with brand-new (and totally unsolicited) script pages that Norton had taken it upon himself to write.
7) And as far as Hulk goes, he was hired provided any suggestions he made to Penn's screenplay be incorporated into the script. After doing a substantial rewrite of the movie, Marvel executives hated it, and ordered a new one. Marvel so resented Norton's meddling that his role was given to Mark Ruffalo, despite Ed's Hulk being the first movie to introduce through end credits the franchise theme
The actor is very difficult, and was rarely asked for his input, unless it was forced on the movie makers
Posted on 6/2/20 at 2:46 pm to A Menace to Sobriety
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Hasn't Christian Bale been known to be difficult to get along with or am I making this up?
He strikes me as a guy that takes his craft very seriously, but I think the hot mic with him cursing at a set hand got him some bad press.
Posted on 6/2/20 at 2:47 pm to OMLandshark
Youth in Revolt is a seriously underrated movie starring Michael Cera, which features him creating an edgy badass alter ego, so it’s extra funny.
However, classic Cera playing against type would be This is the End
However, classic Cera playing against type would be This is the End
This post was edited on 6/2/20 at 2:49 pm
Posted on 6/2/20 at 2:48 pm to colorchangintiger
Yeah, I kinda want to put that into the bullshite bin without cites cuz she always seems to be working. She just made her but already and is heavy into quirky shite.
Posted on 6/2/20 at 2:51 pm to A Menace to Sobriety
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Hasn't Christian Bale been known to be difficult to get along with or am I making this up?
You tell us
Posted on 6/2/20 at 2:52 pm to Honest Tune
Going off on the lighting guy is always a good chuckle.
Posted on 6/2/20 at 2:53 pm to Honest Tune
Mickey Rourke. Everybody in Hollywood got the where they hated working with him. Directors, actors, set workers, all despised him. He woudl turn up drunk or high, curse everybody out. That's why you didnt' see him in anything notable or as a lead for a long time.
Posted on 6/2/20 at 2:57 pm to Cdawg
I knew a guy who got mixed up with his wife years ago. really messed him up in the head.
Posted on 6/2/20 at 2:58 pm to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
Posted on 6/2/20 at 3:13 pm to Fun Bunch
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Chevy really hasn’t had much of a career for 25 years outside of Community (which he was notoriously difficult and everyone hated him) and a bit part in Hot Tub Time Machine.
And lets not forget the original SNL cast hated him too.
Posted on 6/2/20 at 3:14 pm to skrayper
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This is probably one of the reasons why you don’t see him much today.
I'd say it's the throat cancer.
Posted on 6/2/20 at 3:23 pm to RobbBobb
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Well that's certainly a laughable take. The studios were forced to agree to his demands
yeah, Norton's difficult nature is well earned and well documented.
He's still a great actor he's just a bit of an arse.
Posted on 6/2/20 at 3:27 pm to A Menace to Sobriety
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Hasn't Christian Bale been known to be difficult to get along with or am I making this up?
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Actors/Actresses who killed their careers by being difficult
Pretty sure this doesn't apply to him.
Posted on 6/2/20 at 3:30 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
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And lets not forget the original SNL cast hated him too.
Everyone who has ever worked with Chevy has ended up hating him. The guy is just a world class a-hole.
Even Beverly D'angelo, who is one of his oldest friends to this day, who worked with him on all the vacation movies, said she started to end up hating him when they attempted to work on a TV show together a few years back, and was glad when it didn't continue so it didn't ruin their friendship.
Posted on 6/2/20 at 3:31 pm to ZappBrannigan
Gotta side with Orson on that one.
Posted on 6/2/20 at 3:34 pm to Fun Bunch
Shia LeBeouf is rumored to be a huge douchebag and Bradley Cooper reeks with body odor. I believe I've read that Jennifer Lawrence can be rather difficult.
Posted on 6/2/20 at 3:36 pm to Adajax
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Shia LeBeouf is rumored to be a huge douchebag
Shia LeBeouf is notorious. It's annual event where he's arrested at least once. Plus his ongoing feud with 4Chan is fricking hilarious and 10 out 10 trolling by them. I really think Netflix should give him a Holiday Special. I love Shia LeBeouf.
Posted on 6/2/20 at 3:39 pm to ZappBrannigan
Posted on 6/2/20 at 3:40 pm to Adajax
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Jennifer Lawrence can be rather difficult.
I worked on a project she did in New Orleans last summer. She was quiet, but her character called for that I believe. Never saw her with make up on, and she has sad eyes.
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