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Hugh Grant lately referred to as taking part in an Oompa Loompa within the upcoming Wonka “very uncomfortable,” as he needed to work with quite a lot of completely different cameras and apparatuses to seem in miniature “I made a giant fuss about it,” he stated. “I couldn’t have hated the entire thing extra.” He stated he wasn’t certain what to do together with his physique, and “by no means obtained a passable reply” about whether or not or not he ought to “act with [his] physique.”
He continued, “Frankly, what I did with my physique was horrible, and it’s all been changed with an animator,” saying all of the dancing was created via animation. In reply as to if it was all price it, he stated “not likely” and later joked, “I barely hate [making films] however I’ve numerous kids and want cash.”
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On the purple carpet for Shazam! Fury of the Gods, Rachel Zegler was asked what made her “step into this world of DC heroes.” She replied, “I needed a job. I’m being so serious.” She continued, “The reality is we’re in the middle of a pandemic and I was not working and I couldn’t get a job for the life of me, because West Side Story hadn’t come out yet. It was really hard to book work for me.”
However, Rachel also went on to gush about being cast after loving the first movie, and called herself “lucky” for getting the job. “I made some of my best friends on this job. I just absolutely adore this movie, too, so I’m excited.”
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David Cross has said he only did Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked because he was contractually obligated to appear in all three Alvin and the Chipmunks films. He called filming for the third installment, “literally, without question, the most unpleasant experience I’ve ever had in my professional life.”
He told Conan O’Brien, “All I wanted was to get the fuck out of there as soon as possible … and buy a summer home with the check,” and that he’d essentially been “forced at legal gunpoint” to film for a week on a Carnival cruise in a pelican costume.
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Channing Tatum similarly said he was contractually forced to do GI Joe. He told Howard Stern, “I fucking hate that movie. I hate that movie. I was pushed into doing that movie. From Coach Carter, they signed me to a three-picture deal … As a young [actor], you’re like, ‘Oh my god, that sounds amazing, I’m doing that!’” He continued. “Time goes by and you get other jobs and you’re building your quote and you have a dream job you want to do. And … the studio calls up and they’re like, ‘Hey, we got a movie for you, we’re going to send it to you.’ And they send it to you, and it’s GI Joe..” Tatum said the script was bad, but he wasn’t able to get out of it — “No option: ‘You’re doing this or we’re gonna sue you.’”
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Stephen Dillan, who played Stannis on Game of Thrones, said the primary thing he got out of his time on the series was “money,” and that it wasn’t really a role he was interested in. He also said he had difficulty understanding some of the storylines, saying he was dependent on Liam Cunningham (who played Davos) to tell him what scenes were about: “I didn’t know what I was doing until we’d finished filming and it was too late. The damage had been done. I thought no one would believe in me and I was rather disheartened by the end.”
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Daniel Craig felt extremely burnt out from playing James Bond after filming Spectre. “I genuinely felt like I couldn’t do that anymore. I felt like, What was the point?” In fact, after filming Spectre, Craig famously said he’d rather “slash his wrists” than do another Bond movie, noting that if he did, “it would only be for the money.” He ended up doing a final installment, No Time to Die.
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After starring on Glee, Amber Riley posted a TikTok that appeared to reference her emotions in regards to the present, lip-synching to the phrases “Sure, I did that. And you’d do it too for a test. I used to be an worker. And I used to be gonna get worker of the month. And that is on periodt.”
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Jackie Chan stated there was “no motive” to make Rush Hour, in contrast to his different movies, the place he had “one thing to say.” He additionally stated he disliked the movie, however, “You simply give me the cash and I am advantageous.”
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Michael Caine famously stated of the critically panned Jaws 4: The Revenge, “I’ve by no means seen the movie, however by all accounts it was horrible. Nonetheless, I’ve seen the home that it constructed, and it’s terrific.”
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Laurence Olivier additionally famously stated, in reference to showing in Inchon, “Folks ask me why I’m taking part in on this image,” the actor said in regards to the 1981 film, “The reply is easy. Cash, expensive boy. I’m like classic wine. It’s a must to drink me shortly earlier than I flip bitter. I’m nearly used up now and I can really feel the tip coming. That’s why I’m taking cash now. I’ve received nothing to go away my household however the cash I could make from movies. Nothing is beneath me if it pays effectively”.
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Morgan Freeman stated he starred within the sequel to London Has Fallen for cash, and in addition implied he needed to strengthen his relationship with Lionsgate. “These giant manufacturing motion movies pay effectively. Rewards are many. You have received a movie that everyone goes to reply to. They’re gonna go and see it, they gonna…it is gonna make its a reimbursement. That studio, Lionsgate, so…they’re going to be proper again on the market making one other film, and also you by no means know once they’re gonna name you again.”
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Dennis Hopper stated he took the position of King Koops in Tremendous Mario Brothers so he might afford to purchase issues for his son, joking that his son advised him it wasn’t price it whereas on Conan.
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Billy Bob Thornton has admitted to taking a number of appearing jobs for cash, together with On Lethal Floor: “I did it as a result of I didn’t have any cash. My spouse was pregnant with my son Willy on the time and I went and did it.”
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He additionally stated he did Armagedden for the cash. “Folks say, ‘However wait a minute, you probably did Armageddon.’ Yeah, I did, I needed to repay my divorce. Nevertheless it’s a innocent film, it’s not like we did one thing dangerous…however it’s not what I’d select to do as we speak. I suppose the underside line is, I’m simply making an attempt to get by.”
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Richard Dreyfuss stated he did Pink “for the cash and to work with this group of parents,” including he is “nothing if not sincere.” He did additionally say, nonetheless, that he “cherished the chance to be the baddie”…although one of many the reason why was as a result of “they often get probably the most days off.”
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He additionally alluded to having completed Piranha 3-D for a similar motive. “I labored for 2 days in the midst of the desert, received my test, after which I left,” he stated. “I didn’t perceive 3-D within the fifties and I can’t say I get it now both. I simply don’t see what the massive deal is.”
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Tim Roth stated he “hated” filming United Passions and referred to as it “the fallacious movie however for the suitable causes.” He continued, “I had two youngsters in faculty so I needed to decide and it was most likely poorly judged, however when you make that call it’s important to comply with via. It’s a tough street, being in one thing you don’t wish to do, however I’m glad I did it for my household. “
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Sylvester Stallone solely auditioned for the softcore porn movie, The Social gathering at Kitty and Stud’s, as a result of he’d been evicted and was sleeping on the Port Authority Bus Terminal. He stated he’d had to decide on between doing the film or robbing somebody, saying he was at “the very finish” of his rope. Starring within the movie gave him $200 and received him out of being unhoused.
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Stallone additionally solely took the position within the critically panned Cease! Or My Mother Will Shoot as a result of he thought he was taking the half from longtime rival Arnold Schwarzenegger. Stallone advised the Hollywood Reporter, “I had heard Schwarzenegger was going to do this film and I stated, ‘I’m going to beat him to it.’ I believe he set me up,” and Schwarzenegger has admitted the story is “100% true.”
Stallone later referred to as it “the worst movie I’ve ever made by far” and “possibly one of many worst movies in your entire photo voltaic system, together with alien productions we’ve by no means seen… a flatworm might write a greater script than Cease! Or My Mother Will Shoot.”
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Brad Pitt was not a fan of the script, and particularly, the way in which his character was written, for Interview With the Vampire. He grew to become particularly depressing after manufacturing moved to London, the place he spent six months “within the fucking darkish,” which he stated “broke” him. He referred to as producer David Geffen to ask how a lot it could price to get him out of the film, and Geffen answered, “$40 million”…so Pitt determined to “experience [it] via.”
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Pitt was additionally contractually obligated to make Troy attributable to pulling out of one other film with the studio. He stated the plot drove him wild and that he did not love the course of the movie: “I noticed that the way in which the film was being advised was not how I needed it to be.”
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When Keith David was requested what attracted him to The Factor, he replied, “It was a job,” additionally mentioning it was his first film position. Nonetheless, he did acknowledge it was an important expertise, saying, “It was the best first film that I might have ever thought I’d get to be in. Except Kurt Russell, who grew up within the motion pictures and TV, I used to be surrounded by theater actors: Richard Masur, Richard Dysart, Donald Moffat, Joel Polis, and Peter Maloney, whom I knew from New York. Tommy Waites and I spent a while at Julliard collectively. It was an outstanding first expertise.”
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And eventually, Josh Brolin did not particularly say he did it for the cash or to satisfy a contract, however he did name taking part in Cable in Deadpool 2 “a enterprise transaction.” He stated, “Regardless that it was humorous, it was tougher [than playing Thanos in the Avengers films].” He continued, “It was extra, ‘We have to make this like this,’ whereas I did not really feel that approach with ‘Avengers.'”
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