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fiery feud on the set of George Miller’s 2015 action flick “Mad Max: Fury Road,” fans had no idea how bad the fight actually was.An excerpt from Kyle Buchanan’s new book, “Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road,” was published by Vanity Fair on Tuesday and details the myriad ways Theron, 46, was afraid of Hardy, 44, after he showed up to set three hours late.“I don’t want to make excuses for bad behavior, but it was a tough shoot,” Theron, who portrayed Imperator Furiosa in the critically acclaimed movie, said in an excerpt from the book.“I was in survival mode; I was really scared s–tless,” the Oscar-winning actress added. “It was like two parents in the front of the car. We were either fighting or we were icing each other — I don’t know which one is worse — and they had to deal with it in the back.

‘aggressive’ confrontation, according to a book by Kyle Buchanan, who worked on the film.It is thought to have been sparked by Tom turning up to set late one day, when Charlize, who was a new mum at the time was already in costume and ready to film a scene.According to his book Blood, Sweat, and Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road, which has been serialised by Vanity Fair, Charlize began ‘swearing her head off’ when Tom turned up two hours late and demanded he be fined for every minute production was held up. Charlize then insisted on having a female producer with her on set to help her feel safe, with Tom acknowledging: ‘In hindsight, I was in over my head in many ways. The pressure on both of us was overwhelming at times.‘What she needed was a better, perhaps more experienced partner in me, I’d like to think that now that I’m older and uglier, I could rise to that occasion.’The pair have both spoken about the feud in the past and said it was down to the intense filming schedule and their lack of trust in one another.Formerly the best of friends, these Fast and Furious co-stars now refuse to work together in the franchise, with Dwayne Johnson not having appeared in a major Fast movie since 2017’s The Fate of the Furious.Dwayne had spoken about the falling out in 2016, referring to Vin Diesel as he wrote on Instagram: ‘There’s no other franchise that gets my blood boiling more than this one.

Not on the same page. While reflecting on the difficult experience filming 2015’s Mad Max: Fury Road, Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy got honest about the tumultuous turn that their working relationship took along the way.

CHARLIZE Theron and her co-star Tom Hardy fell out on the set of Mad Max: Fury Road, according to the cast and crew. The actress, 46, is said to have branded Tom, 44, “a f****** c***” after he left her waiting on set for hours one day as their relationship reached breaking point.

Tom Hardy had a frosty relationship on the set of Mad Max: Fury Road which saw them screaming at each other in front of cast and crew and made he feel unsafe.A new book Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild And True Story Of Mad Max: Fury Road by New York Times columnist Kyle Buchanan claims Theron branded Hardy a 'f**king c***' after he turned up on set hours late. Theron, who played villain Imperator Furiosa, claims she had a female producer to be with her at all times as "protection" against Hardy, 44, who played the lead character in the 2015 blockbuster. Natascha Hopkins, a stunt double on Fury Road, told in the book how Theron didn't want to waste time on set because she was a new mother at the time and was balancing her role with parenting.Cameraman Mark Goellnicht claimed Hardy was often late for the start of shooting.He said Theron, 46, arrived on set at 8pm and had her makeup and costume done, before getting into the film's War Rig.

Mad Max: Fury Road co-star Tom Hardy on set.The actor, who played Imperator Furiosa in George Miller’s 2015 film, described feeling “scared shitless” while filming, in an interview with Kyle Buchanan for his new book Blood, Sweat and Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road.“I don’t want to make excuses for bad behaviour, but it was a tough shoot,” Theron said, in an extract published by Vanity Fair.J Houston Yang, editor of production company Open Road Entertainment, discussed Theron and Hardy’s interactions saying: “They didn’t want to touch each other, they didn’t want to look at each other, they wouldn’t face each other if the camera wasn’t actively rolling.”“I was in survival mode; I was really scared shitless,” Theron added. “It got to a place where it was kind of out of hand.

Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy‘s clash on the set of Mad Max: Fury Road will go down as one of the most talked about feuds in Hollywood.

Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy had a chilly relationship on the set of Mad Max: Fury Road that devolved into intense shouting matches, the cast and crew claim in new interviews.Their working relationship devolved to the point that the stars got into shouting matches, with Theron calling Hardy a 'f**king c***' after he made her wait on set for hours, according to New York Times columnist Kyle Buchanan's new book Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild And True Story Of Mad Max: Fury Road.In an excerpt published by Vanity Fair, members of the production also detail how Theron, 46, got a female producer to be with her at all times as 'protection' against Hardy, 44. Tense times: Charlize Theron, 46, and Tom Hardy, 44, got into intense shouting matches that led to Theron requesting 'protection' on set, according to an excerpt of a new behind-the-scenes book shared by Vanity Fair on Tuesday; still from Mad Max: Fury RoadHardy starred as the title character, who was played by Mel Gibson in the first three films in the series, while Theron starred as newcomer Imperator Furiosa, a lieutenant to the villain Immortan Joe (Hugh Keays-Byrne) who turns against her leader to team-up with Max.In the oral history, Natascha Hopkins, a stunt double on Fury Road, recounted how Theron didn't want to waste time on set, as she was a new mother at the time and was balancing her role with parenting.But camera operator Mark Goellnicht recalled how Hardy was often late for the start of shooting.

Zack Sharf Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron’s onscreen chemistry sizzles in “Mad Max: Fury Road,” but what is it like to experience that chemistry in person? For “Fury Road” casting director Ronna Kress, the answer is downright overwhelming. As part of Kyle Buchanan’s upcoming oral history book “Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road,” Kress revealed that she crashed her car after staring at the “intense” chemistry between Hardy and Theron for the first time.“The truth of it is that we didn’t end up casting Tom until we had Tom and Charlize together,” Kress said.

“Mad Max: Fury Road.”But what would the post-apocalyptic flick have been like if Michael Fassbender, Jeremy Renner, Armie Hammer or Joel Kinnaman took on the part?Writer Kyle Buchanan’s new book, “Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road,” is full of tidbits about the making of the film — including an allegation that when Hammer, 35, and Hardy, 44, auditioned for the role together, things got a little … wet. An excerpt was published by Vulture on Wednesday, in which Buchanan wrote that Hardy reportedly slobbered all over the embattled “Death on the Nile” star.“Near the end of the process, Hardy emerged as a front-runner alongside Jeremy Renner and Armie Hammer.

Eminem and Rihanna were both considered for major roles in the film Mad Max: Fury Road, according to a new book.The 2015 film, which was co-written, co-produced and directed by George Miller, starred the likes of Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron and Nicholas Hoult.A new book by writer Kyle Buchanan about the film, Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’, has now lifted the lid on how Miller and casting director Ronna Kress auditioned an array of talent for the film.“The whole process of casting Max took close to a year,” Kress says in the book, an extract of which has now been published on Vulture.

A new excerpt from Kyle Buchanan’s upcoming oral history book “Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road” has been released and it reveals that Tom Hardy actually spat at Armie Hammer during their audition for the role of Max.

Zack Sharf The rollercoaster journey of casting the title role in George Miller’s “Mad Max: Fury Road” is documented in Kyle Buchanan’s upcoming oral history book “Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road.” An excerpt published by Vulture reveals that casting Max Rockatansky boiled down to Tom Hardy, Armie Hammer and Jeremy Renner after an exhaustive search that also included Michael Fassbender, Joel Kinnaman, Heath Ledger, Eric Bana and more.Buchanan, who is also the awards season columnist for the New York Times, reports: “Near the end of the process, Hardy emerged as a front-runner alongside Jeremy Renner and Armie Hammer. Hardy and Hammer even read together as part of their audition, and when Hardy gnashed his teeth and spat at his scene partner, Hammer told Miller that Hardy needed to be Max more than he did.” Audition cameraman Todd Matthew Grossman told Buchanan, “Jeremy and Armie were equally wonderful, but there was something about Tom in the room where it felt like that was Max, without a doubt.

Leonardo DiCaprio’s father George has a cameo in Paul Thomas Anderson’s new film Licorice Pizza.Last week, New York Times reporter Kyle Buchanan revealed some outtakes from his interview with the director where Anderson discussed how he cast George for the role of a man who “owned a wig shop that sold water beds”.Speaking to Entertainment Tonight about his father’s cameo, Leonardo said: “I haven’t seen it yet but my dad George DiCaprio has a cameo in a Paul Thomas Anderson movie! Today was a good day.”The role is a perfect fit for the actor’s father too.

“Licorice Pizza” director Paul Thomas Anderson is revealing how Leonardo DiCaprio‘s father, George, ended up with a cameo in his coming-of-age film. New York Times journalist Kyle Buchanan took to Twitter and posted quotes from the director that didn’t make his published article, and it’s a good thing he did because it produced quite the comical nugget.

Leonardo DiCaprio's father, George, ended up with a cameo in his coming-of-age film.  journalist Kyle Buchanan took to Twitter and posted quotes from the director that didn't make his published article, and it's a good thing he did because it produced quite the comical nugget.Leonardo DiCaprio with his father George and Martin Scorsese in January at the 17th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards in Los Angeles.«I created a picture of a guy who owned a wig shop that sold these water beds, and I couldn't put my finger on it,» Anderson said.

“Licorice Pizza.” George portrays a water bed salesman in the comedy-drama.New York Times writer Kyle Buchanan tweeted an outtake from an interview he recently conducted with the director which revealed how George came to be in the flick.“I created a picture of a guy who owned a wig shop that sold these water beds, and I couldn’t put my finger on it,” Anderson, 51, said. “I kept saying, ‘Who do I know that looks like this?’”“And like a bolt of lightning, I remember, like, ‘Leo’s dad looks exactly like this.’ So I tracked him down, asked him if he’d ever be interested in being in a film.

The Academy Award producers weren’t joking around when they said Zooming into the ceremony wouldn’t be allowed.

Promising Young Woman at the Film Independent Spirit Awards 2021, dedicating the award to the late Helen McCrory as she accepted the gong.Mulligan won the award for Best Actress at the virtual ceremony today (April 23), and she dedicated it to McCrory, who died last week at 52 after a private battle with cancer.“I want to dedicate this award to a true independent spirit and an actress that I have looked up to and will continue to look up to for the rest of my career,” Mulligan said.“Helen McCrory, so thank you to her for everything she gave us.”Carey Mulligan dedicates her Independent Spirit Award to the late Helen McCrory pic.twitter.com/d05i4F4imD— Kyle Buchanan (@kylebuchanan) April 23, 2021Tributes have poured in throughout the week

hasn't changed: the nominations are full of massive shockers and jaw-dropping snubs. After the nominations for the 2021 Golden Globes were unveiled on Wednesday morning, here are the most head-turning surprises:1. Da 5 Bloods gets shut out — Spike Lee's Da 5 Bloods seemed poised for multiple nominations, but shockingly, it earned zero — especially awkward, The New York Times' Kyle Buchanan points out, considering Lee's kids are serving as Golden Globe ambassadors.