When ordinary people watch the footage of David O Russell haranguing Lily Tomlin during the making of I Heart Huckabees, we might wonder why “creatives” are exempt from being civil to one another. A film set is a bit like Downing Street normal rules don’t apply because people are working so damn hard in ways that the rest of us couldn’t begin to understand. Mostly, it doesn’t get further than poor or reprehensible behaviour. Sometimes, this can result in tragedy, such as the death last year of the cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was shot accidentally by the actor Alec Baldwin with a gun that was meant to be loaded with blanks the set of that film, Rust, has been described as “chaotic”. This is part of the fabled wild west spirit of moviemaking: what happens in Namibia stays in Namibia, as the saying almost goes. Would Max still be Max if he wasn’t Mad?Ĭhristian Bale in Terminator: Salvation. Toxic masculinity is polling badly these days except when it is harnessed for the good of a movie. But news of an actor throwing a hissy fit, even to the point of sending co-stars and crew members ducking for cover, retains a bizarre but stubborn whiff of Hollywood lawlessness. Sexual harassment, pay inequality, lack of diversity: none of these problems are remotely sexy. If nothing comparable is being done about the enduring macho spirit that persists in cases such as 2015’s Mad Max: Fury Road, that may be because it is indivisible from the mystery surrounding the craft of acting, and a general unwillingness to tamper with it. And stars such as Frances McDormand and Michael B Jordan have pledged to feature “inclusion riders” in their contracts to guarantee diversity on the sets of their movies. There is an increased awareness of the need for gender pay parity, even if that ideal hasn’t yet been reached. The industry has responded to the #MeToo movement by bringing in measures such as intimacy coordinators for sex scenes, as well as a heightened presence on sets from the human resources departments to whom cast and crew members can bring complaints in confidentiality. What is depressing is not so much that a star has behaved like a brute – power corrupts, after all – but that the system does nothing to discourage such behaviour. How reassuring for an actor to know that a director will “probably” have her back. The director, George Miller, says that if he were faced again with the same situation, “I would probably be more mindful”. His response included “charging up to her” and saying, “What did you say to me?” Theron, whose baby daughter was with her in Namibia, requested that a female producer, Denise Di Novi, should be present to protect her – “I was really scared shitless,” Theron said – but this was overruled by another producer, Doug Mitchell, who blocked Di Novi’s attendance. One morning, after he kept her and the crew waiting for more than three hours, she suggested the producers should “fine the fucking cunt $100,000 for every minute that he’s held up this crew”. The stars of Mad Max: Fury Road cast showed up at the Oscars and absolutely slayed the red carpet.To cut a long standoff short, it seems – after weeks of tension and bubbling aggression – that Theron berated Hardy for his persistent lateness, which had resulted in many hours of delays on set in the Namibian desert.
The film received 10 nominations at the 2016 Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director (for George Miller), and Best Visual Effects. Together with Zoë Kravitz, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Riley Keough, Abbey Lee, and Courtney Eaton, Theron's Furiosa navigates through a punishing desert landscape in search of survival.
CAST OF MAD MAX FURY ROAD CAST MOVIE
Hailed as a masterpiece of feminist cinema, Mad Max: Fury Road turned the action movie genre on its head by delivering a powerful female cast led by Oscar winner Theron as the fearless road warrior Imperator Furiosa. Of course I hoped to see more of the fierce cast members make an appearance on the red carpet tonight, but seeing the film's marquee stars Charlize Theron in a red Dior gown and Oscar nominee Tom Hardy looking ever so dapper, I was left pretty satisfied. Among the film legends and A-list names in attendance, I was most looking forward to seeing the cast of Mad Max: Fury Road at the 2016 Oscars.
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