Everyone knows the situation when, due to any shortcomings of employees, the general work plan is frustrated, and the angry boss at the meeting sprinkles with the phrases “you are fired!”. This is a common occurrence, and the film set is no exception. True, unlike clerks and workers at the factory, actors fall under the director’s hot hand for slightly more sophisticated reasons than being late or a scarf. In addition, not only other directors can learn about removal from acting, but, if desired, the whole world. We present you the top ten cinema stars of the first magnitude, fired right during the filming. If you are intrigued enough, then we can start.
1. Robert Downey Jr.
Today, almost everyone knows this name due to the actor’s outstanding role as Iron Man. However, Robert's path to the legendary character from MARVEL and three consecutive years of leadership in the list of the highest paid employees in Hollywood (2013-2015) did not begin very well. Downey Jr., he said, with the help of his father, tried marijuana at 8 years old. Unfortunately, the undertakings "were not in vain", and Robert became addicted to drugs, as a result of which the actor lost his job in the film "Home for a Holiday", and was also fired from several other studios where he was shot. In addition, Downey received a real term for storing the "magic powder."
2. Charlie Sheen
It is curious that the representative of the Guinness Book of Records and former cohabitant of the porn actress Bree Olson, Charlie Sheen, who once got on our list, was once a classmate of Robert Downey Jr. It is not known whether future legends dabbled in grass together, but the reason for Charlie's dismissal from the TV series “Two and a Half Men” was precisely the actor’s use of drugs and alcohol. Dependence prevented Sheen from taking a responsible approach to her role and finding a common language with producers. By the way, working in the same project brought Charlie a record worthy of the Guinness Book (the actor’s highest salary per episode).
3. Eric Stolz
Unlike previous actors, Eric Stoltz was not filmed due to his own behavior and rampant lifestyle. We are talking about as much as the film "Back to the Future", where Eric was originally engaged in the role of Marty McFly. By the time the director Robert Zemeckis saw Stolz's insolvency, work on the future cinema masterpiece had been going on for more than a month. Despite the fact that a decent amount of material was shot, Zemeckis insisted on the removal of the actor, referring to the fact that something was missing in Eric to make McFlay's image completely funny and memorable.
4. Jean-Claude Van Damme
European kickboxing champion and holder of the title “Mr. Belgium”, Jean-Claude Van Damme once left the set of the film “Predator”. This story is accompanied by more than one version of what is happening. Initially, the Predator was meant as the owner of martial arts techniques, and Van Damme fit perfectly into this image. However, the actor was dissatisfied with his hero and provoked a scandal with beating one of the filming participants. The producers, in turn, were dissatisfied not only with the behavior of Jean-Claude, but also with the feeble low Predator in his performance. It seems that hardly anyone wanted to again feel the blows of the owner of the black belt in karate, and the role was given to Kevin Peter Hall, who also looked more large and convincing.
5. Stuart Townsend
Another case where the actor has not had time to do anything wrong, but has already been sent to the front door of the set. Stuart Townsend not only claimed to play the role of Aragorn in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, filming with the actor’s participation has been safely conducted for a month and a half. Suddenly, project director Peter Jackson was struck by the idea that Aragorn should be a little older than it looks in the performance of Townsend. It is curious that instead of artificial aging through makeup, Stuart was indicated on the way out, and Aragorn eventually played Viggo Mortensen, who was born 14 years earlier than Townsend.
6. James Remar
Continues the theme of the emergence of trouble, from where it was not expected, James Remar. True, this time the actor himself went wrong. The fact is that in the midst of filming the movie Aliens, where Remaru was assigned the role of Corporal Hicks, James was charged with possession of drugs and arrest. For director James Cameron, this turn of events was very unexpected, since several scenes were already ready. However, Cameron did not publicize the misconduct of his namesake, citing disagreements with the actor. In a short time, Michael Bean was hired to continue filming, but the scenery of the shot scenes was already dismantled, and there was no longer any opportunity to recreate them with a new actor. Thus, Remar still made his way into the final version of the film, and Corporal Hicks turned out to be "two-faced."
7. Christian Bale
It's time for the story of a fantastic comeback from Christian Bale. It will be about the shooting of the film "American Psycho." Christian was approved for the role of Bateman, when he suddenly felt Leo di Caprio's breathing behind his back - the actor who had just become famous in Titanic was also interested in the role. The producers were so interested in Leonardo so much that they instantly increased the budget and put out not only Bale, but also the director Mary Herron. As a result, DiCaprio refused to work, and Bateman was played by Christian under the guidance of ... yes, Harron was also returned to the director's chair, but the budget of the picture was cut back to the original.
8. Richard Gere
Richard Gere is the oldest actor on our list, but the American did not decide to shake the old days on the set. On the contrary, Gere overshadowed his own film debut. Now it’s not easy to imagine, but 43 years ago, the young actor was having a fight with Sylvester Stallone on the set of the low-budget picture “Lords from Flatbusch”. However, the fight with Stallone was only the culmination of Richard's antics - at that time, Gere had time to quarrel with many members of the film crew and get into trouble with several actors. Of course, no one began to tolerate such behavior, and Richard was sent from the studio with nothing.
9. Kevin Spacey
But for Kevin Spacey, the phrase "crew members" may seem ambiguous.
One way or another, a wave of allegations of sexual harassment of males
at the end of last year, she covered the actor with her head, as a result of which the career of the two-time Oscar winner rolled from a high mountain. Firstly, Kevin was expelled from the project "House of Cards", which was shot for 4 years. Secondly, the director of the film “All the money of the world” Ridley Scott was so impressed with those who starred in him that he cut out absolutely all the scenes with Spacey from the picture and agreed to shoot them with Christopher Plummer. In addition, Kevin lost the Emmy Award.
10. James Purefoy
The innocent actors of our list include the potential performer of the not at all innocuous role of James Purefoy. His story is largely similar to the case of Stuart Townsend. The same 6 weeks, Purefoy carried the mask of Guy Fawkes as part of the work on the film "V - means vendetta." However, the Wachowski brothers (at that time they were still brothers), as producers, considered that James did not have a suitable voice for Vee. For further filming, they called Hugo Wining, and the captured scenes with Purefoy were re-sounded by the voice of the new actor (face problems, you know, did not arise).