Megan Fox and Michael Bay.
(Photo provided by Jung Sung-joon/Getty Images)Creating movie magic on the big screen often requires a lot of blood, sweat, and tears behind the scenes to pull all the threads together.
The ideal end result for a movie is for the entertainment to be seamlessly brought to life (and cost everyone involved a lot of money in the process), but things can get a little confusing between the creators along the way.
From blowouts to lawsuits and wars of words, scroll through to dig into the most infamous feuds between filmmakers and stars and discover how their relationship became anything but harmonious.
Long before Don’t Worry Darling hit theaters in September 2022, the psychological thriller made headlines for its off-screen drama. thank you! Successfully subscribed. Subscribe to our newsletter Please enter a valid email. Subscribe By signing up, I agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and agree to receive emails from the weekly deals of the day […]
Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively
Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively.
(Photo by Jose Perez/Bauer Griffin/GC Images)Rumors swirled that he was the director and actor. Justin Baldoni and actress blake lively Things didn’t go well during the promotional tour for it ends with usreleased in August 2024.
Their animosity was confirmed in December 2024 when Lively, 37, accused Baldoni, 40, of sexual harassment, accusing the director of trying to damage her reputation with a smear campaign. However, Baldoni’s lawyer vehemently denied this allegation.
olivia wilde and florence pugh
(LR) Nick Kroll, Florence Pugh, Chris Pine, Olivia Wilde, Sydney Chandler, Harry Styles, Gemma Chan.
(Photo credit: Alessandra Benedetti – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)In case of release in 2022, Don’t worry, darling Many onlookers became more interested in the behind-the-scenes drama than the movie itself. This movie was directed by olivia wilde and with a star Florence Pugh –And there was speculation that there was tension between the two.
prior to that Don’t worry, darlingUpon its release, Pugh did limited promotion for the film, avoiding being photographed next to Wilde, and skipping or arriving late to press appointments. Although neither has admitted the truth behind their relationship, there were whispers that Pugh was dissatisfied with Wilde’s co-star. harry styles.
megan fox and michael bay
Michael Bay and Megan Fox.
(Photo courtesy of Getty)between her transformer day to day, megan fox I rocked the boat with the director. michael bay When she publicly compared him to “Hitler”, it ultimately led to her firing from the series and the appointment of her replacement. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.
“He’s like Napoleon, and he wants to build up this insane, notorious madman reputation. He wants to be like Hitler on set, and he is,” the 38-year-old said. Fox said. wonderland magazine “So he’s a nightmare to work for, but when you get him off set and he’s not in director mode, I really enjoy his personality because he’s so awkward. It’s just so awkward.”
Although he ended up cutting her from his film, Bay said: GQ Magazine In 2011, he said he wasn’t particularly offended.
“I didn’t get hurt because I know it’s just Megan. Megan loves getting answers,” Bey, 59, said. “She’s doing it the wrong way in a way. I’m sorry, Megan. I’m sorry for making you work 12 hours. I’m sorry for showing up on time. Movies aren’t always warm and fuzzy.”
Jake Gyllenhaal and David Fincher
David Fincher and Jake Gyllenhaal.
(Photo courtesy of Getty)Jake Gyllenhaal and david fincher They didn’t mince words when talking about their experience working together on the 2007 film. Zodiac.
Gyllenhaal, 44, said of Fincher in 2007, “Fincher paints with people,” and complained, “It’s hard being a person of color.”
Fincher later offered his own take on what it was like to work with Gyllenhaal, and he didn’t hold back.
“Jake was in the enviable position of being so young and working for someone who didn’t allow him time off, and yet having a lot of attention on him,” Fincher, 62, said. new york times “I think Jake’s philosophy was influenced by, you know, he’d done a lot of movies since he was a kid, but he’d never been asked to focus on the details. And I think he was like, ‘I was so distracted. ”
Katherine Heigl and Judd Apatow
(LR) Katherine Heigl, Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Judd Apatow.
(Photo credit: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Inc for Variety Magazine)Another infamous case where a movie star confronts the director is katherine heigl She appeared in opposition to the 2007 film she was starring in. knocked up.
its director judd apatow I wasn’t too impressed when she made the accusation. knocked up during an interview with vanity fair In 2008.
Months after it was reported that there was a rift between ‘It Ends With Us’ co-stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, she has accused him of sexual harassment. In the lawsuit, filed on Friday, Dec. 20 and obtained by Us Weekly after TMZ and The New York Times reported, Lively accuses Baldoni of initiating the cheating. […]
“It portrays women as shrewd, humorless, and honorable,” said Heigl, 46. “In this film, the men are portrayed as lovable, goofy, fun-loving guys. The characters were exaggerated and some days I had a really hard time. I played that bitch. Why is she so fun?98% It was a great experience, but it was hard to like this movie.
Apatow said this as a radio host. howard stern In 2009, he said he expected an apology from Heigl after this derogatory remark, but never got one.
“[You’d think] At some point I get a call saying, ‘Sorry, I’m tired…’ and then I never get a call,” said Apatow, 57.
