Olivia Munn recalls actor refusing to film scene because her character saves his
Olivia Munn has recalled the bizarre moment an actor argued about a scene in which her character saved his.
Olivia Munn has recalled a male actor refusing to let her character save his alter ego in a movie.
The 45-year-old actress has made a few films where she played a police officer or CIA agent and her character "has been the one to save the other", but on one occasion she was shooting a gunfight scene in an underground bunker, and her co-star wasn't happy with the script.
She told The Drew Barrymore Show: “If you read the script, it was that he was guarding his side, I was guarding my side, then we switch sides and then there’s a guy that was coming for him — was gonna shoot him in the back — so I shoot him.
“And then we’re about to shoot and, somehow, I guess he didn’t read the script and in that moment, he realised, ‘Wait, wait, wait. Hold on. She can’t save me. No, no. She can’t save me.' "
The male star, who Olivia didn't name, paused production and got "combative with the director" over the plans.
She added: "There was no insecurity about being obnoxious and everyone hearing this and being like, ‘She can’t save me! We’re not doing this.’”
Olivia revealed the discussions went on for almost an hour, before she came up with a way to get things back on track for the unspecified film.
She said: "Finally, after like 45 minutes of just stopping down, I said, ‘OK, how about instead of my character saving you, it’s just that we switch because it’s time for us to switch and so this is my guy to get'.
“And he was like, 'OK.' "
However, as the X-Men: Apocalypse star pointed out, she had found a way to convince her castmate without actually changing the original scene.
She added: "Now here’s the interesting thing: nothing changed. It’s just what he thought. I was doing the exact same thing.”
Meanwhile, Olivia recently opened up on the lessons she learned about an unnamed director giving her bad notes and trying to stop her getting another role.
She told The Hollywood Reporter: "I’ve realised that I’m going to handle this situation in a way that is going to be the best outcome for me.
“I used to see so many other actors do it, and I’d think, ‘Why are you not taking the note? I can’t believe you’re being so indignant.’
"Then I realised it’s a way to protect your art and your choices with a character. I hope I have helped more actresses learn this.”
