“You understand the needs of a director who wants to protect his set, but when push comes to shove and things get out of hand, you have to be able to think about that in a bigger sense,” Theron continued. However, the producer assigned to Theron, Denise Di Novi, was barred from set by producer Doug Mitchell, meaning that Theron “still felt pretty naked and alone” on set. I was in survival mode I was really scared shitless.” I don’t think I had that clarity when we were making the movie. Now, I have a very clear perspective on what went down. “I don’t want to make excuses for bad behaviour, but it was a tough shoot. Theron added: “It got to a place where it was kind of out of hand, and there was a sense that maybe sending a woman producer down could maybe equalise some of it, because I didn’t feel safe. “That was the turning point, because then she said, ‘I want someone as protection.’” Hardy responded by “charging up to her” and saying: “What did you say to me?” Goellnicht said Hardy seemed “quite aggressive” and that Theron “really felt threatened.” When Hardy finally arrived, Theron asked Hardy: “How disrespectful are you?” and said the producers should “fine the fucking cunt a hundred thousand dollars for every minute that he’s held up this crew”. “She didn’t go to the bathroom, didn’t do anything. “She was really going to make a point,” recalled camera operator Mark Goellnicht. They included Theron, then a new mother whose baby was in childcare nearby while she worked.ĭespite producers having made a “special request” for Hardy to be punctual, he was more than three hours late, during which time Theron remained in position, ready to shoot. In one instance, Hardy was due on set at 8am, along with the rest of the cast and crew required that day. Speaking to Buchanan, Theron and other crew members allege a litany of unprofessional behaviour on the part of Hardy, including persistent lateness causing his co-workers to wait for hours on set. Theron was newcomer Imperator Furiosa, a lieutenant to the villain Immortan Joe (Hugh Keays-Byrne) who turns against her leader to collaborate with Max while escorting young women to safety. Hardy starred as the title character in the film, played by Mel Gibson in the original trilogy.
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