The 12 most unexpected conditions that actors have put to directors and producers

• Keanu Reeves – banning changes to his portrayal in movies

• Danny Trejo – his negative characters don’t have to survive

• Nicolas Cage – wanted to be bitten by a real bat.

Keanu Reeves – banning changes to his portrayal in movies

In 2023, Keanu Reeves admitted that in the 2000s, after one incident, he added one very unusual clause to his standard contract. It forbids movie makers during post-production to alter his acting in any way without permission. That is, if Keanu in the frame smiles, but in the editing special effects specialists will make it so that he is sad or angry, the studio will have problems. According to Reeves, he did this after seeing that in one movie he was added a tear in the frame. Then Keanu thought, and whether it was needed at all on the set. This became especially relevant in the beginning of the era of artificial intelligence, when the voice of any person without losing its features can be translated into all the languages of the world, which deprives dubbing actors of work, as well as add any person to the movie, taking as a basis his old images.

Danny Trejo – his negative characters don’t have to survive

There are a huge number of crime movies in cinematography, in which the bad guys feel very confident and sometimes become role models, particularly for the younger generation. Danny Trejo, who in the past was a real gangster and in time got on the right path, realizes that his negative characters can inspire someone to perform certain unpleasant actions. Therefore, it is always stipulated in his contract that if his character is negative, he must meet a sad end by the end of the movie. Thus, Danny wants to show the younger generation that any evil will eventually have to be paid for.

Nicolas Cage – wanted to be bitten by a real bat.

Nicolas Cage’s Vampire Kiss was rather coolly received by the audience, but they would probably take a little pity if they knew the sacrifices he decided to make for his acting. When it came time to shoot the scene in which Nicholas‘ character is bitten by a bat, Cage was surprised that they used a mechanical animal rather than a real one. He demanded that the movie makers get a real bat and have it bite him right during the filming of that scene. However, both the director and the producers and everyone else tried to convince him that this was a terrible idea, because a bat bite can be extremely dangerous to humans. Cage, however, this did not change his mind, and he sent his assistant to Central Park to catch a bat and bring it to the set. The assistant, named Osman, did go to the park and tried to do what Cage asked him to do, but was unsuccessful. Later, the actor asked to send someone to Mexico and get the bat there illegally and just as illegally transport it across the border. In the end, the director of Kiss of the Vampire still managed to prove to Nicholas that the idea was crazy and irrational.

Samuel L. Jackson – no second takes.

Samuel L. Jackson rose to prominence in movies shortly before Stanley Kubrick passed away. However, if Samuel and Stanley did cross paths in Hollywood, they definitely wouldn’t have worked together because Kubrick was known for his perfectionism and love of repeatedly reshooting scenes. He could spend dozens of takes on one scene and devote several scenes to it, even if it didn’t affect the overall plot. Samuel L. Jackson, on the other hand, had a clause in his contract that allowed him to refuse to reshoot those shots if, in his opinion, the perfect take had already been filmed. That is, if Kubrick wanted to reshoot a take that Jackson liked, the actor could easily refuse, and the director would not do anything for it.

Daniel Day-Lewis – made everyone speak with an American accent.

In each of his movies Daniel Day-Lewis used the Stanislavsky method. He literally lived the lives of his characters, not only on the set, but also in between. During the filming of the movie My Left Foot, he made everyone treat him as a person who can not really take care of himself. So the entire movie crew took care of him by themselves – he was moved around in a wheelchair, fed and changed.\nOn the set of Lincoln, director Steven Spielberg and everyone else was a little luckier because Day-Lewis‘ character had no mobility issues. However, he made everyone speak with an American accent so as not to ruin the atmosphere on set, and to address him as Mr. President . The first was especially difficult for British actor Jared Harris, most of whose career is associated with domestic films. It is noteworthy that Daniel himself was born in Britain and lived in Ireland for a long time.

Robin Williams – always hired homeless people

Zelda Williams, daughter of actor Robin Williams, admitted that her father developed an interesting habit – while filming or on tour, he would always look for homeless people in the county he was working in and give them jobs. She didn’t share exactly what kind of work he gave them, but we can assume that it was probably cameo roles, working as extras, or a little help with simple jobs on set. That being said, fans already knew years before Zelda’s performance that Robin was doing this, but there has been no confirmation of that information yet. But from it, we do know that Williams has provided jobs for 1,520 homeless people throughout his career.

Jack Nicholson is a no to shooting during a Lakers game.

Shortly after Jack Nicholson ended his career, he practically stopped appearing in public. The only and rare times when he was seen were associated with basketball games of the Los Angeles Lakers . Jack is such a devoted Lakers fan that he has not missed a single game for almost 50 years since 1970. This may seem surprising considering Jack was a highly sought after actor with a busy schedule. However, in reality, he always had time for the Lakers. On each film Nicholson put one main condition – if during filming will play Lakers, he will not linger on the set, and will go to the match of his favorite team.

Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham are equal parts pain

When watching the Fast and Furious movie series, it’s far from immediately noticeable that characters like Dominic Toretto, Luke Hobbs and Deckard Shaw hardly miss a beat, even though they are in the thick of things all the time, fighting dozens of enemies and including each other. But, even if they do miss punches, none of this trio looks weaker than the other two. It’s all about the fact that Diesel, Johnson and Statham are contractually stipulated that they can’t take more punches than the others. That is, if Dominic missed a leg kick, then exactly the same storyline should happen to Hobbs and Shaw. This absurd point came about because of the rivalry between the actors, each of whom considers themselves the alpha and the main star. However, the biggest confrontation is still between Diesel and Johnson. Vin, in order not to look lower than his colleague in the frame, who is taller than him by almost 10 centimeters, specially selects comfortable angles and wears shoes on a high platform.

Tom Cruise – banning toys with his face on them

Tom Cruise is a very popular actor and has a huge fan base consisting of teenagers who admire his characters in action movies such as Top Gun , Top Gun: Maverick and the Mission Impossible series . Most likely, some of them even wanted to get their hands on toy collectible figurines of his iconic characters, but were faced with the harsh reality created by Cruise himself, who for some unknown reason forbade studios from releasing toys with his image.

Dolph Lundgren – three attempts at a good line

Before starring in Masters of the Universe , Swedish-born Hollywood actor Dolph Lundgren had only two roles, one of which was Ivan Drago in Rocky in 4 with nine lines. Dolph had a terrible and unintelligible accent, so he was hesitant to be given roles with dialog, and the lines were cut as much as possible. The same was true of Masters of the Universe , but the studio decided to use a dubbing actor. In the end, a suitable actor was even found, but Dolph set a condition – for each replica he will give three attempts, and if the result is unsuccessful, then the dubbing actor will take over. Dolph’s side in this matter took producer Menachem Golan, so that the creators of the movie had nothing to do but to tolerate the accent Lundgren. However, to everyone’s surprise, Dolph, although with a squeak, but still coped, and re-dubbing it was not necessary.

Geoffrey Rush is always on the left side of the frame.

According to Geoffrey Rush, many viewers always scan the screen when watching a movie from left to right. Sincerely believing this, during the filming of Pirates of the Caribbean, he always asked to be placed to the right of the actors, so that in the frame he was on the left and more often flashed in the eyes of the audience who will watch the movie. Although sometimes Geoffrey was on the right side of the frame, it should be noted that more often than not he was always on the left side of the frame and not on the other side or in the middle.

Mark Wahlberg – $900,000 after Anne Hathaway left.

Hollywood stars work not only for dry royalties, but also for a percentage of movie theater box office receipts. Matt Damon, for example, was offered 10% of the box office receipts for his starring role in Avatar, but he turned it down anyway because he was in another movie. Later he realized that he could have made 250 million. Mark Wahlberg also planned to receive a percentage of the fees of the movie My Boyfriend is a Psycho, in which the company he was supposed to be Anne Hathaway. Partly it was Ann’s participation and convinced Mark to agree to the role, so in his contract he was going to write that the studio will pay him $ 900 thousand dollars if Ann unexpectedly leaves the movie, because in this case, in her place may come to a less famous actress, and My Boyfriend – Psycho will collect much less. But later the director still decided to take instead of Mark Bradley Cooper. It is noteworthy that Wahlberg could get those 900 thousand, if the role would have remained fixed for him, because Ann eventually refused the role and left.

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