George Clooney Still Really Hates David O. Russell
George Clooney on how he chooses projects nowadays:
“The older you get, time allotment is very different. Five months out of your life is a lot. And so it’s not just like, ‘Oh, I’m going to go do a really good film, like ‘THREE KINGS,’ and I’m going to have a miserable f*ck like… pic.twitter.com/DcidDf2ZPl
- Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) August 13, 2024
Their feud goes back decades and George still isn't over it.
[FAR OUT] The conflict came between the director himself and lead actor George Clooney, who took exception to how Russell treated his cast and crew, often shouting in fits of rage. Often coming to the defence of crewmembers, this feud erupted in one particular scene. The three lead characters escort Iraqi rebels across the border, including a short clip in which an extra throws Ice Cube’s character to the group. Unable to convincingly throw the actor’s large frame to the floor, Russell marched over to the extra and launched the actor to the floor.
“We were trying to get a shot, and then he went berserk. He went nuts on an extra,” Clooney recalls in an interview with Entertainment Weekly. Approaching Russell in frustration, the actor and director reportedly shouted at each other before engaging in a physical fight, “Will I work with David ever again? Absolutely not. Never. Do I think he’s tremendously talented, and do I think he should be nominated for Oscars? Yeah,” Clooney concluded.
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