D.if we will hardly review Charlize Theron46 years old, e Tom Hardy, 44, on the same set. The two, in fact, have incompatible charactersand as the reporter from the New York Times Kyle Buchanan in the book Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Roadon the set of the film Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) the actor couple has also risked getting to the hands.
The tension between the two on the set was clear, aggravated by the fact that in Namibia – where the filming took place – we were dying from the heat and that the actress did not want to waste time, in that she recently became the mother of her Augustwhich he brought to the set (below).
Of a completely different opinion Tom Hardywho didn’t even know what punctuality was and seemed to deliberately provoke Theron with her hourly delays.
At the premiere of “Mad Max: Fury Road” in Cannes. (Getty Images)
Tom Hardy was never on time
The most serious episode took place one morning. “I clearly remember that day,” said operator Mark Goellnich. “We had to be at eight o’clock: Charlize Theron she arrived on timeshe sat on the War Rig (the truck he drives in the movie, ed), knowing perfectly well that Tom Hardy would never arrive at eight despite having explicitly asked to be on time“.
“Mad Max: Fury Road”, 2015. (Ipa)
According to first assistant director Ricky Schamburg, Hardy would have done it on purpose not to show up on time. “He knew he was pissing Charlize off because she is a professional and arrived early ».
Charlize Theron felt threatened
Calmly, three hours later – at 11 am – Tom Hardy shows up on the set. And the actress, who plays Furiosa in the film, lived up to his character’s name. As Goellnicht explained, Charlize “jumped off the War Rig and began to insult him heavilyshouting: “Fine this shitty shit or a hundred thousand dollars for every minute of delay!“. She was right and let it out. “
On the set there was a lot of noise and a lot of wind, Hardy may have only partially heard the words of the actress, but he immediately approached her threateningly and attacked her. “Era very aggressive and she felt threatened», Explained the operator, so much so that she asked for« the constant presence of the producer Denise Di NoviWhich from that moment on became his shadow.
The situation “got out of hand”
“There was a time when the situation got out of hand»Confirmed Charlize Theron. “I thought that bringing a female producer could balance the situation, I didn’t feel safe“.
In the end director George Miller agreed “And made me breathe a sigh of relief, because it seemed to me that another woman could understand what I was going through“.
Years later, Hardy apologized in his own way, saying that “the pressure on both of them was overwhelming. What she needed was a better partner, perhaps more experienced than me. Is that it’s something you can’t pretend. I like to think that now that I’m older and uglier, I could be up to it of an occasion like that “
The film won six Academy Awards out of 10 nominations. (Instagram)
Despite the tension of the set, the two actors remained on the set of Mad Max: Fury Road until the end of shooting. The film grossed 374 million dollars at the box office around the world e won six Oscars out of 10 nominations totals. Despite the nightmarish climate, perhaps it was worth it.
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