We’ve already pointed out the long, destructive development process of “Robin Hood” and how it yielded a Frankenstein assemblage due to multiple rewrites. So it’s a full nine graphs into this Vulture “exclusive” before you get to the actual exclusive material: the film apparently almost splintered Crowe and Scott’s relationship forever. Writes Claude Brodesser-Akner:
With a Screen Actors Guild strike looming, and the release date blown, real tension began to mount between Crowe and Scott. Their familiar bonhomie had been replaced by frosty, terse exchanges. “There was a feeling of ‘Get it right already!” recalls one insider. “They were always speaking, but barely.” Said another source who watched the relationship deteriorate, “There were a lot of forces who all believed they were trying to do the right thing.”
Then again, there’s not a lot of meat there, so who knows how serious the situation really was. Anyway, more grist for the mill.
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12 responses to “Tension between Scott and Crowe on ‘Robin Hood’”
I liked the film. Not great by any means, it could definitely have been much better, but I enjoyed it for the most part. I do hope there will be a longer Director’s Cut version though, there were certain some inexplicable jumps in the film that weren’t explained (like John going to see the northern troops gathering after sounding like he was going to attack them in an earlier scene). There are definitely obvious signs in the film that something went wrong.. But I really didn’t think it was that bad. I did really like Kingdom of Heaven too though, so maybe I’m a Ridley Scott apologist.
Fingers crossed that this is true and that they both take a break from each other. Fingers double-crossed that the same thing happens to Tim Burton and Johnny Depp.
^^ WTF
“Fingers double-crossed that the same thing happens to Tim Burton and Johnny Depp.”
Can we add DiCaprio and Scorcese to the list?
Considering The Departed showcased DiCaprio’s best performance yet, I’m not quite willing to give up on them just yet. But I’m not crazy about them (together, that is), either.
I just wish all actor/director BFF’s were like Penelope Cruz and Pedro Almodovar or David Cronenberg and Viggo Mortensen.
their relationship went downhill after “Gladiator”
yes Bob, that’s why they made four more movies together.
The best thing for them to squah these rumors is to announce a Robin Hood sequel today.
Gustavo, what are you “wtf”ing about? I think it’s quite obvious that these two are treading water. “Robin Hood”, “A Good Year” and “Body of Lies” have all been terrible. They need to break up.
my biggest source of shame: I actually like “A Good Year” quite a bit =P
I just read that Cate Blanchett and Russell Crowe had some tension on the set as well. He just sounds like a tough guy to work with in general.
If the below quote is accurate, Blanchett, being no shrinking violet herself, says they had some ‘robust conversations’. Most of his co-workers say the same thing about working with Crowe, he simply wants to make the best movie possible. Of course the media like to make that all sound as negative as they possibly can.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/latest/2010/05/20/cate-russell-s-not-always-easy-115875-22272341/
“Russell is not always easy – his reputation both as an actor and as an intimidating presence precedes him, but he’s always after making the best possible film,” she told Parade.com.
She added: “I’m not backward in coming forward, so we had some, shall I say, ‘robust’ conversations. When I’m working, I like to push it right to the edge. I believe if you’re going to do something, you should do it all the way.”