A supporting actor inside the upcoming “Madden” film hand over on Friday — merely two weeks into manufacturing — allegedly over utilizing the N-word and full frontal nudity … nonetheless sources close to Amazon Studios inform us the allegations are being twisted.
Right here is the deal … TMZ spoke with 5 members of the stable and crew for the upcoming film starring Nicolas Cage as a result of the NFL legend, and Christian Bale as Raiders proprietor Al Davis … and they also independently leveled some vital claims regarding the film’s director, David O. Russell.
Crew and stable members knowledgeable us that on Friday, Russell was working with the unnamed actor on an impromptu monologue when the director allegedly talked about the N-word … and that upset the actor, along with others, who allegedly walked off set sooner than they broke for lunch, and subsequently wrapped for the day.
Studio sources inform TMZ … It was actually the actor’s thought to include the N-word inside the scene after a personal inventive dialog with the director … nonetheless lastly the phrase was not used after they shot the scene. The sources stand company — David didn’t say the phrase whereas capturing the scene — nonetheless declined to take a place what upset the actor and others inside the second.
We’re moreover knowledgeable by the stable and crew sources {{that a}} day earlier, the similar actor made it clear he didn’t have to be nude in a scene — a locker room setting — which allegedly pissed off David, and his response was “unprofessional.”
Nonetheless, the studio sources say an intimacy coordinator tried to make the actor additional comfortable and immediate completely totally different blocking, nonetheless the actor nonetheless had a problem, which is when David, calmly, talked about he didn’t have to be inside the shot. The studio pressured that nudity was not sprung on anyone — everyone knew properly prematurely parts could be on present.
Studio sources moreover well-known that the door for the actor to return to manufacturing isn’t closed … and “conversations” are ongoing.
One “Madden” specific individual knowledgeable us manufacturing had been a “mess” with conflicts, identical to the aforementioned allegations … and tensions have been being exacerbated by Nic and Christian, who’re every true Methodology actors — portraying their characters with an depth that doesn’t end when the cameras stop rolling.
Studio sources knowledgeable us … every actors, who’re Oscar winners, have been completely devoted to their roles and improvisations have been welcome — nonetheless nothing improper involving each actor has occurred between takes.
