“Please, God, let me off this!”: Why Christian Bale once begged to be fired from a movie
Wasn’t happy with the filming experience at all.
Author: Tim Bradley Archives: 03/2026
Five movies that prove Roy Scheider was cinema’s most underrated actor
Including some of the finest films ever made.
“I had no idea what it was about”: the only time Anthony Hopkins and Ian McKellen fought over a role
Both considered for a big-budget spy thriller.
The movie John Cleese called “one of the worst six films made” in cinema history
Packed with big names but a massive flop at the box office.
“I am an idiot”: Why Eva Mendes tried to turn down the biggest hit of her career
Became a massive comedy movie all over the globe.
“It’s a masterpiece”: Elizabeth Olsen names her four favourite movies
Including a 1990s all-female comedy classic.
“I’m such a huge fan”: the “dark, esoteric” British comedy Greta Lee adores
A controversial historical satire banned in some countries.
“My three rules for living”: why John Carpenter refused to shoot a movie in Mexico
Does things his way, or not at all.
“I have no idea why I said that”: Eight iconic movies Mickey Rourke refused to star in
Might have stopped him having to do ‘Big Brother’.
“All I had to do was apologise”: the movie Megan Fox called the “absolute low point” of her career
Managed to get herself fired from the fifth biggest film in history.
“Many conversations happened”: The only movie Liam Neeson, Morgan Freeman and David Bowie were all in the running for
The pair could have appeared in the biggest fantasy epic ever.