Director Thomas Bidegain Denies Jake Gyllenhaal's Unprofessional Behavior Ruined Their Film
Director Thomas Bidegain Denies Jake Gyllenhaal's Unprofessional Behavior Ruined Their Film, but Says ‘We Didn’t Have the Same Vision’ https://t.co/dKgov2kXD9
- Variety (@Variety) February 2, 2024
Jake was accused of ruining a french director's movie due to his shocking demands.
Now, director Thomas Bidegain is setting the record straight.
He Denies Jake Gyllenhaal’s Behavior Ruined Their Film, but Says ‘We Didn’t Have the Same Vision’
He tells Variety that he parted ways with Gyllenhaal and Kirby over a creative clash, rather than unprofessional behavior on Gyllenhaal’s part
“People don’t understand how a film is made. We were not shooting, and we were not in pre-production. The tentative date of the shoot was eight weeks away,” Bidegain says. “This project came together during the pandemic, so we had only discussed via Zoom. We would talk every week, but we had not met to talk about the film.
Bidegain says part of the challenge he faced on the movie came from the fact that he had never worked with an actor who is also a producer. “It’s a very strange experience when you work with an actor-producer who doesn’t have the same vision than the director - in France, the director is the one in charge of the telling the story, and he’s in charge of the script, the set design, etc.,” Bidegain says.
Ultimately, Bidegain attributes the split to that clash, adding: “We have very different ways to make films in France and in the U.S.”
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