Recent Developments in Research and Development

I've been quite busy with script lately but I have been looking into this frequently.

Christian Bale's rant on the set of Terminator Salvation, the audio of which is quite famous now, got me thinking though. Just the fact that Bale was going off it, and the director was just allowing him to do so, made me think about the dynamics of some actor/director relationships. Made me think that often there's a power struggle between a famous lead acotr, and a director. Maybe it effects the outcome of a film. Stay tuned.

A post.

After doing all the James Dean research it got me thinking about other specific actors who have had quite hectic relationships with directors. Nothing long term, just the one off movie where actors proved to be difficult to work with.

Examples:

Apocalypse Now - Francis Ford Coppola

At the minute this is the only film that immediately springs to mind, not just because of Sheen's alcohol use on set, but obviously Brando's part in this film. His acting was genius in the final piece, but he arrived on set incredibly overweight, and he'd failed to read Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad's novel, upon which the movie was based, despite insistent requests from Coppola.

I'll add more to this as time goes by.