Being an actor in Hollywood involves having an ego.
You have to in order to survive such a superficial industry.
However, some folks take it a little too far, with their egos getting the best of them.
So today on Top 10 Beyond The Screen, we’re going to be counting down our list of the
Top 10 Famous Actors Everyone Hates Working With.
Lets jump in.
10.
Val Kilmer Back in 2017, actor Val Kilmer took part in
a Reddit Ask Me Anything session -- with him receiving a slew of questions about his illustrious
career -- however -- a lot of the questions that arose were also about the rumours that
he is quite difficult to work with, particularly on the set of Batman Forever.
Kilmer gave a very candid and lengthy response, stating, I quote, “I didn’t do enough
hand holding and flattering and reassuring to the financiers.
I only cared about the acting and that didn’t translate to caring about the film or all
that money”.
He went on to state that he took risks when working on the movie -- and in his mind these
risks were meant to secure the artistic integrity of the film -- but it didn’t come across
that way.
And even Kilmer went on to state that he was foolish, and that it took him a long time
to understand, stating, “sometimes when you are the head of a project and the lead
actor is usually the reason a film is being made, unless it’s a superstar director,
then it’s only fair to make people feel good and happy they are at work.
I was often unhappy trying to make pictures better.”
9.
Marlon Brando Now, although this prolific actor passed away
in 2004, there does not diminish the sheer amount of rumours that circulated about Brando
during his glory days.
He was a talented actor, of course, but he took the title way back when, for being one
of the most difficult stars to work with -- with an ego that swelled to the size of his talent.
During production on Apocalypse Now, many rumours surfaced about the actors poor work
ethic.
Taking on the role of the mad Colonel Kurtz, Brando was supposed to be a lean, furious
warrior.
However, he showed up to set vastly overweight and unprepared.
Even shaving his head just because he felt like it.
Not only that, but he insisted on wearing a muumuu because he was embarrassed of his
weight -- and even refused to act with his co-star Dennis Hopper, due to Hopper’s battle
with drug addiction.
Arguably worst of all, Brando refused to learn his part, and had to be fed every line of
dialogue while his co-stars waited.
8.
Shannen Doherty Doherty was a breakout star in the ‘90s
shot Beverly Hills 90210, with the actress earning a reputation as one of the most difficult
actresses to work with.
Her co-star on 90210, Jason Priestley described Doherty’s behavior in his book, Jason Priestley:
A Memoir, stating that she “truly did not give a shit”.
Even noting that she complained when a publicist had a town car pick her up instead of a limo.
However, as we know, it wasn’t just Priestley that felt this way about the actress.
She very publically had a falling out with her other co-star Jenny Garth, which resulted
in the two having an on-set brawl, which forced Tori Spelling to approach her producer farther
Aaron Spelling and request Doherty be let go.
She never returned to the show, although she did appear on The CW’s spinoff show, 90210
in 2008.
7.
Wesley Snipes Wesley Snipes is notorious for being a difficult
actor to work with, but during his days of shooting Blade the actor was rumoured to be
horrific to work with.
Patton Oswalt was outspoken about his time shooting the Blade sequel, with a large majority
of the stories focusing on how much everyone hated Wesley Snipes.
He states that the actor would rarely come out of his trailer, and when he did, he would
be vile to absolutely everyone -- particularly the films director, David Goyer.
According to Oswalt, at one point he took Goyer aside and insisted he should quit the
movie, to which Goyer replied that perhaps he should leave instead, as they had already
shot all of his close-ups, and his stand-in could do the rest.
Their relationship became so hostile that Snipes would only communicate with the director
via post-it notes.
6.
James Franco I mean, this really isn’t a surprise.
Franco constantly seems to be stirring the pot in Hollywood -- but none more so than
while shooting the military drama Annapolis alongside Tyrese Gibson.
By Franco’s own admission, he was in a period of his career where he wanted to fully immerse
himself in the characters he played.
And of course, in Annapolis he played a boxer who wants to go to naval academy -- resulting
in Franco filming a lot of fight scenes.
During one such scene, he fought alongside Gibson, and quite literally gave it his all
-- even hitting Gibson repeatedly.
That’s right.
No stage fighting.
Fully hitting him in the face.
Gibson wasn’t expecting this and was incredibly unhappy about it, with the two expressing
how much they hated each other following the release of the movie.
Honestly, I can’t blame Gibson for that -- I wouldn’t be too happy about someone
hitting me in the face without warning me first.
5.
Bruce Willis A few years back, Bruce Willis starred in
the widely panned action-comedy Cop Out, directed by Kevin Smith -- who following the release
of the movie launched a blistering attack on the actor.
Stating that his experience working with Willis was, I quote, “Soul Crushing”.
Smith claimed the actor refused to help promote the movie, which resulted in its weak ticket
sales.
I quote, “It was difficult, I’ve never been involved in a situation like that where
one component is not in the box at all.
It was f***cking soul crushing” He also revealed that Willis was a pain on-set as
well, refusing to sit for promotional photos for the movie’s posters.
Willis and Smith both grew up in New Jersey, with Smith stating that he was a big fan of
the star before he got to know the real Bruce.
Shots fired.
4.
Lea Michele There have been a ton of rumours and reports
about Lea Michele’s diverish antics while filming the hit show Glee while it was on
the air.
With the actress having a very public fallout with co-star Naya Rivera.
However, that wasn’t the only star Michele managed to p*ss off.
According to reports, filming with Michele brought Kate Hudson zero Glee.
Kate Hudson appeared in a six-episode arc, playing a dance teacher to Michele’s character.
According to Hudson, Michele was a total diva and a nightmare to work with.
Once during a technical delay, Lea apparently snapped her fingers and said “Let’s go.
I have plans”.
3.
Edward Norton Norton has starred in a slew of success Hollywood
movies, from American History X, to Fight Club, to Primal Fear.
He is an incredible actor -- however, apparently his on-set antics aren’t much to be desired.
It became public knowledge that during Norton’s time filming The Incredible Hulk, he wanted
complete creative control over the project, which resulted in a lot of tension between
him and director Louis Leterrier.
According to Slash Film, Norton rewrote the script shortly before production began -- adding
new dialogue and character motivations.
Following the release of the movie, the director discuss how Norton and Marvel did not get
alone, I quote, “The press is what kept Edward and Marvel from talking to each other.
The argument was nothing, but then it became something big.”
Norton departed the franchise after the movie, and the role was recast with Mark Ruffalo
nabbing the part.
2.
Gwyneth Paltrow No surprise here.
I’ve never trusted Gwyneth Paltrow, never have never will.
Especially after reading about the things that supposedly went down between her and
my baby Scarlett Johansson during filming of Iron Man 2.
According to reports, Paltrow was far from friendly towards newby at the time, Johansson,
and clearly snubbed her co-star as well as members of the production team.
According to a source, Paltrow made no attempts to makes friends Johansson who played the
role of Black Widow -- and even the crew preferred to be around her husband at the time Chris
Martin instead of Paltrow.
I quote, “Gwyneth is extremely cool at work.
She’s just a step above professional, too snobby.”
A source went on to add, I quote, “Gwyneth is not friendly to anyone, and tends to make
people feels awkward and uncomfortable.
She wasn’t outright rude to Scarlett, she just didn’t even speak to her.
Gwyneth went out of her way to avoid Scarlett, and they had zero contact, at Gwyneth’s
choosing.”
1.
Shia LaBeouf At this point it’s hard not to come across
a negative story about Shia LaBeouf -- he is seemingly a pain to work with on every
movie set.
Including Fury, and Lawless.
While on set of Lawless, in which he played one of three bootlegging brothers, LaBeouf
fully embraced his role by drinking moonshine and started fights.
One particularly occurrences happened between takes, with Shia attacking Tom Hardy who played
his brother, even knocking him out.
Nightmare.
While shooting World War II drama, Fury, alongside Brad Pitt.
Shia refused to bathe throughout the entire shoot, not only that, but he also punched
Pitt.
There seems to be a theme here.
However, in an interview with Jimmy Kimmel, he attempted that him and the rest of the
cast vied for Pitt’s attention on a daily basis, and under the instruction of director
David Ayer, the cast had fist fights on set everyday.
I quote “It worked.
It bonded us.
You can only get so much out in a conversation with a bunch of boys in that kind of setting.
Fighting is really intimate.”
-- Right, ok Shia. whatever you say.
Well, there we have it!
Do you guys agree with our list?
Were there any actors that we missed?
Tell me, who do you think would be the worst actor to work with?
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