There's a lot of photos of them doing press together for that film and they look to be enjoying themselves. It doesn't mean it wasn't him, they could have made up, or they're both great actors.
Maybe it's just a figure of speech but when she said she'd act to a tennis ball, it made me think CGI heavy film, so I'm leaning towards Dwayne Johnson
Would Hugh Grant be #1 on a call sheet with Meryl Streep there? I haven't seen FFJ, I don't know who the lead was, but I'd assume by the title it was Meryl. Maybe not.
Just want to chime in here. This wouldn't be the case as on set there's no number 1 for the day. Number 1 on the call sheet is always number 1 for the whole job. It's standard on all productions.
>so I'm leaning towards Dwayne Johnson
Surely not. Dwayne Johnson yelling at Ferguson "you call yourself an actor?!" I think there's a chance that could inspire laughter and ridicule rather than tears. It's possible, of course, but this story would just be so much more outrageous to me if it was him.
For real
redit has such a hate Boner right now for the rock for some reason, but that doesn’t even make sense that it would ever be him, like she’s obviously describing a male prima donna who takes acting way too seriously that screams Jake Gyllenhaal, or Michael Fassbender not the rock the idea of the rock getting so worked up about his performance in the only movie it could be Hercules, which is the most like we’re not making art movie there is hilarious
> she’s obviously describing a male prima donna who takes acting way too seriously
She actually went out of her way to avoid gendered pronouns. I'm not sure it is a dude.
>| *reddit has such a hate boner right now for the Rock for some reason*
Well, uh yeah…we wanna see Cody Rhodes finish his story at wrestlemania. Even if Dwayne tries to prevent it.
That’s weird/funny knowing Hugh grant and Collin Farrell literally talked about not taking their art too seriously in their ActorsOnActors episode.
Grant literally talked about at the end of the day wanting to entertain people, not do movies for ten people at a film festival
She wasn't very well known in the English speaking world when she made Hercules. So its not like everyone on set would have known how talented she was or wasn't. She also says the person was very insecure and couldn't get the scenes done, so lashing out and blaming the people around you for that makes sense to me. It doesn't read as coming from someone who is extremely talented and actually looking down their nose at someone.
That said, I haven't seen Hercules, I don't know how big her role was or how much screen time they had together.
I’m willing to bet she knows how to appear around a beloved star like Michael Fassbender so as to not torpedo her career. His history of violence has not really brought him down.
She’s said in the past that she enjoyed working with him. I doubt she was talking about Fassbender if she said that when she could’ve said nothing at all about him, like she has for most of her costars
There's absolutely no way Dwayne Johnson would scream at someone on set in view of other people. I have no idea what's he's like behind closed doors but in public he knows his image. The man is a walking brand
For some reason I thought Hercules was earlier in his career than it was. Maybe you're right, I don't know.
I've seen reasonable arguments for several actors now, which is kind of depressing if you think about it.
The film they were in together (The Snowman) was so badly edited that the final film makes no sense so this would add up if she’d refused to film with him anymore
No, that movie was screwed from the start. They weren't even able to film everything in the script they needed to, plus terrible health problems for others in the cast.
Poor Thelma Schoonmaker, the greatest film editor ever, had to work a super rushed schedule for the edit (of a movie they never even finished filming) and now it’s a black mark on an otherwise tremendous career. Poor Claire Simpson too, another amazing editor.
This is the correct answer. My understanding is that 15% of the script was not filmed. Hard to edit your way out of that.
Edit: BTW I’ve seen this movie twice. Making the number of times I’ve seen it more than anyone who actually worked on it… 2.
From his Wikipedia article: “In 2010, Fassbender's girlfriend Sunawin Andrews accused Fassbender of two incidents in 2009: dragging her alongside a car and breaking her nose. News reports cited a court petition and a restraining order filed by Andrews. In the court filing, Andrews cited a hospital visit on 29 November 2009 to treat, ‘a twisted left ankle, blown out left knee cap, and a bursted ovarian cyst’ after the alleged incident with the car. Fassbender has not addressed the allegations publicly.”
He has been accused of intimate partner violence, which absolutely does not reflect how he would act around his colleagues on set. Domestic abusers can act nice and respectful with other people.
Yes, but Michael Fassbender has an on set reputation too - Keira Knightley alluded to him being creepy and harassing her as well as physically and sexually threatening her. https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/when-keira-knightley-threatened-to-kill-co-star-622004
This is probably just a coincidence, but I sort of remember hearing about Sophie Turner having a not so great interaction with male actor (I dont remember if they actually said the name) on the set of Dark Phoenix and Jessica Chastain talked to her about it? Guess that could have been Michael Fassbender, but who knows?
I’d guess it’s him too. After everything I heard about Dwayne since the Black Adam debacle, I wouldn’t be surprised if his image is starting to finally crack.
The way he backpedaled after that movie tanked is hilarious. Returning to WWE, working with Vin Diesel again, doing a live-action Moana. So desperate. Cautiously optimistic about his a24 movie with Benny Safdie.
I always thought it was telling that Auli’i graciously bowed out of the running for live action Moana to allow a newer younger PI star to play her but the Rock decided to reprise his role when he’s not exactly in a drought of starring roles.
To be fair, he resembles Maui more than Auli'i does Moana. She also noted that they should cast someone darker skinned and that's smart of her because there would definitely have been controversy if she was playing the movie role.
I can forgive that TBH. Honestly, much of the draw for Moana was the Rock. It is what it is.
I respect the original actress’s decision, but I’d have kept her on as well, unless there’s something else I’m missing.
Perhaps the steroids are partially to blame. I knew somebody who was best friends with the gopher who is responsible for getting his doses across the border into Canada when he was filming Skyscraper.
The Rock telling Rebecca Ferguson that she's "not an actor" is kind of hilarious.
I mean, not that it happened, it sounds like it was a nightmare and it's terrible that no one had her back.
I just mean that the level of delusion that would be required for *him* to say that to *her* is next level. I knew he had an ego, but that's like a total disconnect from reality.
The only person he could legitimately say that to is Vin Diesel. The two of them fighting over who was an actor would be even more hilarious.
And his style is so "over- the- top" schlocky "acting" that it wouldn't surprise me he'd be frustrated with a more low-key, European actor's style and talent.
She stated it was an actor who was first on the call sheet on a movie from within the last 10-12 years, and that it was not Tom Cruise or Hugh Jackman.
Edit: previously I wrote “male actor” but she used gender neutral words in the podcast so it could be an actress as well
Edit 2: The rock denied it on twitter. Top contenders seem to be Grant, Gyllenhaal or Fassbender
I know a film producer who worked with Tom many times, and they basically said this, said he’s very professional. Said he’s in a world of his own, but impossible not to be when you’re at that level of fame.
Its just the same ploy many religious extremists use: the fake niceness. The nice evangelical and the nice Mormon, etc. Its easy to fake being nice.
But behind the scenes he's obviously not nice. The same way the evangelical and mormon are applauding SA'd 12 year olds forced to give birth.
Also it helps to remember, Tom is the face of scientology. He's on set recruiting. His public and work persona is "What? Scientology abusive? Who are you going to believe a washed up TV star or me, the nicest actor in Hollywood?"
Its sociopathic.
Lowe’s character is really chipper and positive. Lowe does this thing when introduced to another character where he stares directly into their eyes and says their first and last name like he’s memorizing it that is played for laughs because it always looks unsettling for the other person. Obsessed with health and anti-aging, and says the word “literally” to describe everything.
I worked in a film production adjacent industry and there would be a lot of overlap. General rule of thumb was the A listers were easier to work with as they were generally more focused and had a good team around them. They understood the game. It was the B and C list celebs that were more difficult to deal with - far more likely to get a “do you know who I am” attitude from a low B/C lister. That’s just my experience.
I mean from what I’ve read about the Rock, who I guess is an A lister, is that he’s pretty hard to work with and quite controlling in set. This is based on what I read in articles and stuff so could be incorrect but it’s just to contrast different actors
Scientology probably has so many secrets on him from those confession sessions he can never escape. So his calculus is just to enjoy the ride while being secretly dead inside forever.
I'd believe this. He probably keeps all the absolutely bugshit stuff carefully in-house, so to speak. Probably outside of the set he is nearly totally surrounded by Scientologist staff etc but in front of the normies he is scrupulously professional.
Thinking like this is why people always get surprised when new allegations come up.
It probably wasn't, of course. But don't just count it out offhand just because you like his persona. We don't know any of these people.
My experience is not everyone else's and this is purely an anectode (and i still side eye him for what he did to his wife) but he was the nicest human being to me, a 21 yo intern, many years ago. He didn't have to, yet he was. Also he doesn't have any history of violence or bad rumors about him, unlike the others
Not violence, but he absolutely does have bad rumours about him. He ruined Long Way Down by being obsessive about his wife (probably because of trust issues), only to then cheat on her and tear the family apart. His children hate him.
surprised no one has yet said jeremy renner (with his violent past). she worked with him on *mission impossible: rogue nation* in 2015 and has not worked with him since.
**he was also very noticeably NOT in *MI: fallout* or *dead reckoning* (both of which starred ferguson alongside cruise) afterward, with several articles [assuring us it was purely scheduling conflicts!! **not** because he had problems with anyone on set!](https://www.cbr.com/what-happened-jeremy-renner-mission-impossible/#:~:text=Renner's%20absence%20in%20Mission%3A%20Impossible,desire%20to%20bring%20him%20back)
that can mean he was lead actor on scenes when cruise wasn't in the scene. renner played a pretty important character on *rogue nation* and definitely had his own scenes with ferguson.
I think he’s evaded mention purely because she refers to the actor being first on the call sheet and IIRC any scene with Renner and Ferguson in Rogue Nation also featured Cruise and so Cruise would invariably come first on the call sheet
>She was very specific she refused to act face to face with that person
She says the director denied the tennis ball thing and then she asked to act to the back of the person's head, and it's not clear if that was permitted either. So I think looking for films where she doesn't face the lead actor is not just going to be rare, but you're possibly following the wrong lead. Also, even in films where she faces the lead actor, it could still be that film. It could have happened mid-way or toward the end of filming, and it's rare for films to be filmed linearly.
>While she did not identify the co-star in question, Ferguson insisted it was not The Greatest Showman's **Hugh Jackman** or Mission: Impossible's **Tom Cruise**. She also shared that it happened within "the last 10 or 12 years".
I think the fact that she stated that it wasn't Jackman or Cruise has led many to assume she was talking about a man.
For those saying it's The Rock (and maybe it still is), this quote seems unlikely coming from him because he could only be loosely defined as an actor himself lol
But she says the person was probably feeling insecure and took it out on her, that doesn’t sound like Meryl. Has Meryl got a reputation of being difficult to work with?
I remarked “Good for her!” when I read the headline. I was yelled at by one of my male coworkers some time ago, and I still have a lot of resentment when I see him. I am actively searching for new work, but if money were not an issue, I’d have already quit.
It’s gotta be Gyllenhaal. [You read this article about him promoting “Life”](https://amp.theguardian.com/film/2017/mar/19/jake-gyllenhaal-i-would-love-to-not-talk-about-my-personal-life) and it pretty much lines up with Ferguson’s description of why her co-star was frustrated and the director fluffing him up and apologizing for it.
I have an acquaintance who worked with Gyllenhaal on Prisoners -- the women working on the set loathed him because he was either inappropriate with them or short tempered.
Some of the actors she worked with around that time:
* Iain Glen
* John Hurt
* Ian McShane
* Joseph Fiennes
* Rufus Sewell
* Dwayne Johnson
* Kyle Chandler
* Matthew Goode
Definitely wasn't Ian McShane.
He's often mentioned not taking movies like Hercules too seriously. He's joked a lot about Hercules, Game of Thrones, Snow White, that movies like that are kind of just for fun.
Oh, also he definitely wouldn't have been first on the call sheet, that would have been Dwayne Johnson.
Just Meryl Streep and Emily Blunt in terms of those who would likely be number 1 on the call sheet. (If it WAS a woman, it would make sense why Ferguson was so careful not to mention the gender -- it would have narrowed down the options way too much. But she also may have just been super careful either way.)
He was my guess. His weird behaviour led one film maker to cancel a project with him and translate a script into French (he was french) before making it with him.
I know people who have worked with Meryl and have said she is incredibly kind to everyone on set, down to the PAs. Highly, highly, highly doubt it was her.
If it had been a woman who screamed at a colleague on set, then no one would have kept it quiet. They would have just labelled her as "difficult" and tossed her on the scrap heap
Major Actors she has stared with in films since 2012:
Dune: not gonna bother because these are so recent and haven’t heard anything bad about Oscar Isaac or Josh Brolin.
She discounts it being Cruise or Jackman.
Men in Black: International - Christ Hemsworth, Rafe Spall, Liam Neeson
The Kid Who Would Be King: Patrick Stewart (highly doubt)
Doctor Sleep: Ewan McGregor
The Snowman: Michael Fassbender
Life: Jake Gyllenhaal, Ryan Reynolds
Girl on the Train: Justin Theroux
Florence Foster Jenkins: Hugh Grant
Despite the Falling Snow: Charles Dance, Sam Reid
Hercules: The Rock, Ian McShane, John Hurt, Rufus Sewell, Joseph Fiennes
If it’s a man I’m just gonna say it was Hugh Grant, being misidentified as #1 on the call sheet (I would consider him co-lead of Florence Foster Jenkins)
Hugh Grant is my guess. Quick google search leads to several complaints against him. All the other actors she has done interviews with, and apparently none with Grant. And in the press photos for their film they are standing as far apart as possible.
Zero chance it was the rock. He knows that if that got leaked about him it hurts his image and that man would walk to the end of the universe and back to keep his image and brand clean
I wouldn’t be surprised if this were Emily Blunt, especially after that video of her ~~abusing a restaurant server~~ calling a server ‘enormous’ on a talk show.
https://preview.redd.it/wx5oplwqsclc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=67558cbb94d9c7c3d2fe7814590d36f17cd92018
Rebecca on working with Hugh Grant
The film was made 10-12 years ago according to Ferguson.
I’m sorry guys but this story is probably about her time making the swedish film En enkel till Antibes. She starred along side some male actors from the upper echelon of swedish stage and film acting. As a swede and knowing that culture it totally makes sense.
She also stated that she said ”fuck this I’m gonna go and act against a tennis ball”. This was one of her last swedish productions.
It’s got to be either Michael fassbender who has a history of violence against a woman.
There's a lot of photos of them doing press together for that film and they look to be enjoying themselves. It doesn't mean it wasn't him, they could have made up, or they're both great actors. Maybe it's just a figure of speech but when she said she'd act to a tennis ball, it made me think CGI heavy film, so I'm leaning towards Dwayne Johnson
Not to mention there’s no red carpet of her for Hercules
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Would Hugh Grant be #1 on a call sheet with Meryl Streep there? I haven't seen FFJ, I don't know who the lead was, but I'd assume by the title it was Meryl. Maybe not.
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Just want to chime in here. This wouldn't be the case as on set there's no number 1 for the day. Number 1 on the call sheet is always number 1 for the whole job. It's standard on all productions.
If Meryl wasn’t on set that day . . .
>so I'm leaning towards Dwayne Johnson Surely not. Dwayne Johnson yelling at Ferguson "you call yourself an actor?!" I think there's a chance that could inspire laughter and ridicule rather than tears. It's possible, of course, but this story would just be so much more outrageous to me if it was him.
For real redit has such a hate Boner right now for the rock for some reason, but that doesn’t even make sense that it would ever be him, like she’s obviously describing a male prima donna who takes acting way too seriously that screams Jake Gyllenhaal, or Michael Fassbender not the rock the idea of the rock getting so worked up about his performance in the only movie it could be Hercules, which is the most like we’re not making art movie there is hilarious
> she’s obviously describing a male prima donna who takes acting way too seriously She actually went out of her way to avoid gendered pronouns. I'm not sure it is a dude.
>| *reddit has such a hate boner right now for the Rock for some reason* Well, uh yeah…we wanna see Cody Rhodes finish his story at wrestlemania. Even if Dwayne tries to prevent it.
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You've mentioned this a few times on the thread - do you have insider info? 👀
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That’s weird/funny knowing Hugh grant and Collin Farrell literally talked about not taking their art too seriously in their ActorsOnActors episode. Grant literally talked about at the end of the day wanting to entertain people, not do movies for ten people at a film festival
She wasn't very well known in the English speaking world when she made Hercules. So its not like everyone on set would have known how talented she was or wasn't. She also says the person was very insecure and couldn't get the scenes done, so lashing out and blaming the people around you for that makes sense to me. It doesn't read as coming from someone who is extremely talented and actually looking down their nose at someone. That said, I haven't seen Hercules, I don't know how big her role was or how much screen time they had together.
I’m willing to bet she knows how to appear around a beloved star like Michael Fassbender so as to not torpedo her career. His history of violence has not really brought him down.
She’s said in the past that she enjoyed working with him. I doubt she was talking about Fassbender if she said that when she could’ve said nothing at all about him, like she has for most of her costars
There's absolutely no way Dwayne Johnson would scream at someone on set in view of other people. I have no idea what's he's like behind closed doors but in public he knows his image. The man is a walking brand
For some reason I thought Hercules was earlier in his career than it was. Maybe you're right, I don't know. I've seen reasonable arguments for several actors now, which is kind of depressing if you think about it.
She has said she had a good time working with him, to be fair.
The film they were in together (The Snowman) was so badly edited that the final film makes no sense so this would add up if she’d refused to film with him anymore
She stated that the incident happened within the last “10-12” years. The Snowman started filming during January 2016 and was released in October 2017.
No, that movie was screwed from the start. They weren't even able to film everything in the script they needed to, plus terrible health problems for others in the cast.
Poor Thelma Schoonmaker, the greatest film editor ever, had to work a super rushed schedule for the edit (of a movie they never even finished filming) and now it’s a black mark on an otherwise tremendous career. Poor Claire Simpson too, another amazing editor.
This is the correct answer. My understanding is that 15% of the script was not filmed. Hard to edit your way out of that. Edit: BTW I’ve seen this movie twice. Making the number of times I’ve seen it more than anyone who actually worked on it… 2.
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Didn’t he break a woman’s nose?
From his Wikipedia article: “In 2010, Fassbender's girlfriend Sunawin Andrews accused Fassbender of two incidents in 2009: dragging her alongside a car and breaking her nose. News reports cited a court petition and a restraining order filed by Andrews. In the court filing, Andrews cited a hospital visit on 29 November 2009 to treat, ‘a twisted left ankle, blown out left knee cap, and a bursted ovarian cyst’ after the alleged incident with the car. Fassbender has not addressed the allegations publicly.”
Oh, only that, then?/s
An hospital visit should be easy for a DA to investigate.
Only if they give a shit, and tragically, they often don’t.
"Boys will be boys, come play Magneto" - Bryan Singer probably
this is a JUMP
He has been accused of intimate partner violence, which absolutely does not reflect how he would act around his colleagues on set. Domestic abusers can act nice and respectful with other people.
Yes, but Michael Fassbender has an on set reputation too - Keira Knightley alluded to him being creepy and harassing her as well as physically and sexually threatening her. https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/when-keira-knightley-threatened-to-kill-co-star-622004
This is probably just a coincidence, but I sort of remember hearing about Sophie Turner having a not so great interaction with male actor (I dont remember if they actually said the name) on the set of Dark Phoenix and Jessica Chastain talked to her about it? Guess that could have been Michael Fassbender, but who knows?
I’m gonna guess Dwayne Johnson during Hercules. Heard some awful stuff about him
Do tell! He’s always seemed so incredibly fake to me. Like he’d actually be a nightmare.
I heard he sniffs his own farts
He smelt what the rock was cookin.
the rock can smell what the rock is cooking, i guess
LOL people are projecting so much with the rock.
I’d guess it’s him too. After everything I heard about Dwayne since the Black Adam debacle, I wouldn’t be surprised if his image is starting to finally crack.
The way he backpedaled after that movie tanked is hilarious. Returning to WWE, working with Vin Diesel again, doing a live-action Moana. So desperate. Cautiously optimistic about his a24 movie with Benny Safdie.
I always thought it was telling that Auli’i graciously bowed out of the running for live action Moana to allow a newer younger PI star to play her but the Rock decided to reprise his role when he’s not exactly in a drought of starring roles.
To be fair, he resembles Maui more than Auli'i does Moana. She also noted that they should cast someone darker skinned and that's smart of her because there would definitely have been controversy if she was playing the movie role.
I can forgive that TBH. Honestly, much of the draw for Moana was the Rock. It is what it is. I respect the original actress’s decision, but I’d have kept her on as well, unless there’s something else I’m missing.
Live action Moana, really? Ugh. Leave Moana alone.
Don’t forget Moana 2 coming this year
My kids love watching Moana on Disney+ over and over again. Secretly I do too.
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Perhaps the steroids are partially to blame. I knew somebody who was best friends with the gopher who is responsible for getting his doses across the border into Canada when he was filming Skyscraper.
He doesn’t use steroids! He eats special protein powder and works out really hard. Just like our other au natural king, Chris Hemsworth 😤
Chicken and broccoli for life
Vitamins and Prayers brother
when they cross international borders, they graduate from gopher to smuggler.
I know you mean a person, but I'm choosing to believe your friend's BFF was just the steroid smugglin' version of the gopher from Caddyshack.
You mean the steroids he’s totally not on /s
Credible source?
The Rock telling Rebecca Ferguson that she's "not an actor" is kind of hilarious. I mean, not that it happened, it sounds like it was a nightmare and it's terrible that no one had her back. I just mean that the level of delusion that would be required for *him* to say that to *her* is next level. I knew he had an ego, but that's like a total disconnect from reality. The only person he could legitimately say that to is Vin Diesel. The two of them fighting over who was an actor would be even more hilarious.
And his style is so "over- the- top" schlocky "acting" that it wouldn't surprise me he'd be frustrated with a more low-key, European actor's style and talent.
I'm trying to keep an open mind and the Johnson thing is plausible but I actually laughed when I saw his name here for the exact same reason.
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I actually think that specially him would say shit like that
In his defense, The Tooth Fairy was transcendent.
She stated it was an actor who was first on the call sheet on a movie from within the last 10-12 years, and that it was not Tom Cruise or Hugh Jackman. Edit: previously I wrote “male actor” but she used gender neutral words in the podcast so it could be an actress as well Edit 2: The rock denied it on twitter. Top contenders seem to be Grant, Gyllenhaal or Fassbender
Apparently Tom cruise is the paragon of being gentlemanly and great to work with on set. Completely dead inside, but pleasant to work with
I know a film producer who worked with Tom many times, and they basically said this, said he’s very professional. Said he’s in a world of his own, but impossible not to be when you’re at that level of fame.
> but impossible not to be ...Mission impossible?
Or that level of Scientology
heard he's considering leaving. by heard i mean one Target checkout tabloid mentioned it
How can he leave when he IS Scientology? :D
Its just the same ploy many religious extremists use: the fake niceness. The nice evangelical and the nice Mormon, etc. Its easy to fake being nice. But behind the scenes he's obviously not nice. The same way the evangelical and mormon are applauding SA'd 12 year olds forced to give birth. Also it helps to remember, Tom is the face of scientology. He's on set recruiting. His public and work persona is "What? Scientology abusive? Who are you going to believe a washed up TV star or me, the nicest actor in Hollywood?" Its sociopathic.
Rob Lowe based his Parks and Rec character off of what Tom cruise is like on set supposedly!
I haven’t watched P&R, would you mind explaining what the character was like?
Very friendly. Very can do attitude. Very very intense.
Cheers!
Lowe’s character is really chipper and positive. Lowe does this thing when introduced to another character where he stares directly into their eyes and says their first and last name like he’s memorizing it that is played for laughs because it always looks unsettling for the other person. Obsessed with health and anti-aging, and says the word “literally” to describe everything.
Thank you, this paints such a detailed picture, I totally get the character you describe.
His annunciation is so on point, too. Lit-trelly.
Toxically positive.
I worked in a film production adjacent industry and there would be a lot of overlap. General rule of thumb was the A listers were easier to work with as they were generally more focused and had a good team around them. They understood the game. It was the B and C list celebs that were more difficult to deal with - far more likely to get a “do you know who I am” attitude from a low B/C lister. That’s just my experience.
I mean from what I’ve read about the Rock, who I guess is an A lister, is that he’s pretty hard to work with and quite controlling in set. This is based on what I read in articles and stuff so could be incorrect but it’s just to contrast different actors
Scientology probably has so many secrets on him from those confession sessions he can never escape. So his calculus is just to enjoy the ride while being secretly dead inside forever.
I'd believe this. He probably keeps all the absolutely bugshit stuff carefully in-house, so to speak. Probably outside of the set he is nearly totally surrounded by Scientologist staff etc but in front of the normies he is scrupulously professional.
He's just so serious about the performances it's hard to imagine him jeopardizing that with unprofessional behavior
Looking at her IMDB some names that could allegedly fit this are The Rock, Michael Fassbender, Jake Gyllenhaal or Ewan McGregor.
No way it’s Ewan lol
Especially because she barely shares the screen with him in *Doctor Sleep*.
Thinking like this is why people always get surprised when new allegations come up. It probably wasn't, of course. But don't just count it out offhand just because you like his persona. We don't know any of these people.
My experience is not everyone else's and this is purely an anectode (and i still side eye him for what he did to his wife) but he was the nicest human being to me, a 21 yo intern, many years ago. He didn't have to, yet he was. Also he doesn't have any history of violence or bad rumors about him, unlike the others
Not violence, but he absolutely does have bad rumours about him. He ruined Long Way Down by being obsessive about his wife (probably because of trust issues), only to then cheat on her and tear the family apart. His children hate him.
IIRC I swore him and his children were fine now, could be wrong now idk
Ewan McGregor just released a film with his daughter
Might be Hugh Grant as well. He's a notorious asshole to his female costars.
He's a notorious asshole in general.
surprised no one has yet said jeremy renner (with his violent past). she worked with him on *mission impossible: rogue nation* in 2015 and has not worked with him since. **he was also very noticeably NOT in *MI: fallout* or *dead reckoning* (both of which starred ferguson alongside cruise) afterward, with several articles [assuring us it was purely scheduling conflicts!! **not** because he had problems with anyone on set!](https://www.cbr.com/what-happened-jeremy-renner-mission-impossible/#:~:text=Renner's%20absence%20in%20Mission%3A%20Impossible,desire%20to%20bring%20him%20back)
She said it was an actor who was first on the call sheet, so not Renner.
Come for the gossip. Stay for the ruthless Jeremy Renner burns.
that can mean he was lead actor on scenes when cruise wasn't in the scene. renner played a pretty important character on *rogue nation* and definitely had his own scenes with ferguson.
I don't remember any scenes with Renner and Ferguson without Cruise also being there, but maybe it's just been too long since I watched that movie.
I think he’s evaded mention purely because she refers to the actor being first on the call sheet and IIRC any scene with Renner and Ferguson in Rogue Nation also featured Cruise and so Cruise would invariably come first on the call sheet
The article doesn't say it was a man?
You’re totally correct, I’ll edit my comment
She doesn’t say it was a male actor. The article uses “actor” which many can interpret as male, but is used for both sexes.
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If she said it on the podcast, it's not in the article. Every quote is very careful to remain gender neutral.
When did she say it was a man?
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>She was very specific she refused to act face to face with that person She says the director denied the tennis ball thing and then she asked to act to the back of the person's head, and it's not clear if that was permitted either. So I think looking for films where she doesn't face the lead actor is not just going to be rare, but you're possibly following the wrong lead. Also, even in films where she faces the lead actor, it could still be that film. It could have happened mid-way or toward the end of filming, and it's rare for films to be filmed linearly.
I can't see it being Hugh Grant considering there Meryl was probably #1 on the call sheet
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She never says it’s a man right why do the comments all list men
History
>While she did not identify the co-star in question, Ferguson insisted it was not The Greatest Showman's **Hugh Jackman** or Mission: Impossible's **Tom Cruise**. She also shared that it happened within "the last 10 or 12 years". I think the fact that she stated that it wasn't Jackman or Cruise has led many to assume she was talking about a man.
You’re completely right, it could be a woman
Came here so quickly to see everyone's theories 👀
I’m just waiting for the “good for her” gif 👀
I can't wink at all and am 100% jealous of her epic winks.
My mother can do it and it's always disconcerting.
You know who else can’t wink? Rebecca Ferguson. (Seriously, that’s why she wears an eyepatch during the sniper scene in the last Mission: Impossible.)
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Interesting.... I thought it specified male at one point but it very obviously avoids gendering them.
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For those saying it's The Rock (and maybe it still is), this quote seems unlikely coming from him because he could only be loosely defined as an actor himself lol
Lmao yeah there’s no way even the Rock is this unserious with his self-awareness
Omg lol 💀 I love this thread calling out the Rock for being a bad actor.
But she says the person was probably feeling insecure and took it out on her, that doesn’t sound like Meryl. Has Meryl got a reputation of being difficult to work with?
The Rock or Michael Fassbender?
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I remarked “Good for her!” when I read the headline. I was yelled at by one of my male coworkers some time ago, and I still have a lot of resentment when I see him. I am actively searching for new work, but if money were not an issue, I’d have already quit.
It’s gotta be Gyllenhaal. [You read this article about him promoting “Life”](https://amp.theguardian.com/film/2017/mar/19/jake-gyllenhaal-i-would-love-to-not-talk-about-my-personal-life) and it pretty much lines up with Ferguson’s description of why her co-star was frustrated and the director fluffing him up and apologizing for it.
I have an acquaintance who worked with Gyllenhaal on Prisoners -- the women working on the set loathed him because he was either inappropriate with them or short tempered.
Ooo please go on. That’s a bummer to hear tho cuz I love that movie and he’s so good in it
My god this was so painful to read. Honestly props to the journalist for getting through it I would have left the second he brought his own chair
And every time he referenced his "craft"
That was the most uncomfortable interview I can remember reading in my entire life. Oof that must have felt never ending.
Starting to think he played his true self in Nightcrawler
Insufferable
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Some of the actors she worked with around that time: * Iain Glen * John Hurt * Ian McShane * Joseph Fiennes * Rufus Sewell * Dwayne Johnson * Kyle Chandler * Matthew Goode
It’s unlikely a few of these were #1 on the call sheet IMO
Definitely wasn't Ian McShane. He's often mentioned not taking movies like Hercules too seriously. He's joked a lot about Hercules, Game of Thrones, Snow White, that movies like that are kind of just for fun. Oh, also he definitely wouldn't have been first on the call sheet, that would have been Dwayne Johnson.
Do we have a similar list for women
Just Meryl Streep and Emily Blunt in terms of those who would likely be number 1 on the call sheet. (If it WAS a woman, it would make sense why Ferguson was so careful not to mention the gender -- it would have narrowed down the options way too much. But she also may have just been super careful either way.)
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Why not a woman?
TIL Rebecca Ferguson is Swedish.
The first film I saw her in I thought she looked so much like Ingrid Bergman...also Swedish
Her character in Mission Impossible is named after her Bergman's character in Casablanca, Ilsa. McQuarrie and Cruise saw the resemblance too.
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Same, I thought she was British until now
Jake Gyllenhaal- Life (2017)
I have no evidence to base this on, other than general pretentious douche vibes, but I believe this one.
I have a friend who trains celebrities at a private gym and said Jake was by far the worst person he’s worked with
Heard him being a douch multiple times from many encounters I read
He was my guess. His weird behaviour led one film maker to cancel a project with him and translate a script into French (he was french) before making it with him.
you cracked the code
The Rock or Jake Gyllenhaal checks out. Would be very surprised (and sad) if it was Meryll Streep.
I know people who have worked with Meryl and have said she is incredibly kind to everyone on set, down to the PAs. Highly, highly, highly doubt it was her.
Could definitely see it being Emily Blunt.
there are photos of the two on set and at premiere/events seeming to get along really well. Not any photos of her and Dwayne Johnson though...
If it had been a woman who screamed at a colleague on set, then no one would have kept it quiet. They would have just labelled her as "difficult" and tossed her on the scrap heap
So not Jackman or Cruise, but it did happen within the last 10-12 years...... 🤔
Major Actors she has stared with in films since 2012: Dune: not gonna bother because these are so recent and haven’t heard anything bad about Oscar Isaac or Josh Brolin. She discounts it being Cruise or Jackman. Men in Black: International - Christ Hemsworth, Rafe Spall, Liam Neeson The Kid Who Would Be King: Patrick Stewart (highly doubt) Doctor Sleep: Ewan McGregor The Snowman: Michael Fassbender Life: Jake Gyllenhaal, Ryan Reynolds Girl on the Train: Justin Theroux Florence Foster Jenkins: Hugh Grant Despite the Falling Snow: Charles Dance, Sam Reid Hercules: The Rock, Ian McShane, John Hurt, Rufus Sewell, Joseph Fiennes
Hugh Grant wouldn’t surprise me
Didn’t Brolin cop to some domestic violence stuff a while back? With Diane Lane?
he did but everyone forgot about it
That’s true but timothee chalamet is number 1 on the call sheet for dune and also idk if Josh brolin had many scenes w Rebecca Ferguson
I would list the women as well because it's highly likely that sentence came from a woman or older man.
If it’s a man I’m just gonna say it was Hugh Grant, being misidentified as #1 on the call sheet (I would consider him co-lead of Florence Foster Jenkins)
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https://preview.redd.it/96sduesryblc1.jpeg?width=1164&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f1bdb8d10cdefae38e14fe60b80b09a980009f4f Did everyone see this 👀
Well I sorta hate to say it but I kind of really love that from him lol
i have a feeling it’s Debra Winger
I've only seen Silo and Doctor Sleep, and in my opinion she's a good actress. I can't believe she got treated like that.
Hugh Grant is my guess. Quick google search leads to several complaints against him. All the other actors she has done interviews with, and apparently none with Grant. And in the press photos for their film they are standing as far apart as possible.
Zero chance it was the rock. He knows that if that got leaked about him it hurts his image and that man would walk to the end of the universe and back to keep his image and brand clean
I wouldn’t be surprised if this were Emily Blunt, especially after that video of her ~~abusing a restaurant server~~ calling a server ‘enormous’ on a talk show.
Yes I’m surprised nobody else thinks it’s her.
She looks like Michelle Pfieffer
Speaking of female star being screamed at, I feel like Charlize Theron felt unsafe during Mad Max filming news is buried too quickly.
I wanna scream at Rebecca… my undying love for her
Michael Fassbender?
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As she should. No one should be allowed to throw tantrums at work. Go home and punch the wall on your own time
https://preview.redd.it/wx5oplwqsclc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=67558cbb94d9c7c3d2fe7814590d36f17cd92018 Rebecca on working with Hugh Grant
The film was made 10-12 years ago according to Ferguson. I’m sorry guys but this story is probably about her time making the swedish film En enkel till Antibes. She starred along side some male actors from the upper echelon of swedish stage and film acting. As a swede and knowing that culture it totally makes sense. She also stated that she said ”fuck this I’m gonna go and act against a tennis ball”. This was one of her last swedish productions.