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today we’ll be counting down the top 10
movies plagued by real scandals the
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looking at films that made headlines as
a result of a scandal or controversy
surrounding the production cast or crew
both in the lead-up to the film’s
release and afterwards
Cantara must bleed is none other than
the one and only Joaquin bitch DC number
10 Twilight Zone the movie can’t believe
it you know again yeah Thank You bear
relax odd and sometimes sinister
occurrences are part of the course when
it comes to the twilight zone franchise
the thing is such unnerving events are
supposed to transpire within the story
not behind the scenes during filming the
big-screen adaptation of the classic
anthology series played host to one of
the most tragic accidents in Hollywood
history when a combination of
pyrotechnics and a helicopter stunt went
awry star Vic Morrow and two young child
actors were killed the tragedy alone
would have damaged the film but it was
further discovered that these children
aged 7 and 6 had been hired illegally
and were not allowed to be on set at
that hour or under those conditions did
any of you wipe your brow like this when
this happened and think this could have
happened to anyone
well you know films are really
complicated so it’s certainly possible
honestly this Mel Gibson directed
biblical drama was Mart with controversy
from start to finish for starters the
violence and graphic imagery of
suffering and torture was seen by some
as verging on religious horror porn then
there were issues of historical
inaccuracies undeniably the biggest
problems however were accusations of
anti-semitism in the way in which Jews
were depicted in both the script before
production and to perhaps a lesser
extent in the film itself he think he
will deny latina Tocqueville DNA the
comb and tone he welcomed at Gibson’s
anti-semitic rant taking place a few
years earlier it’s doubtful this movie
would have ever gotten made I’m ashamed
of that
that came out of my mouth but I’m not
that that’s not who I am you know number
eight ghost in the show sure dressing in
blackface isn’t remotely acceptable
anymore but on screen Devers he still
has a long way to go a scene with films
like Aloha and Exodus gods and kings in
this modern age a large portion of the
population does not want to see
Caucasians playing non-white roles so
when Scarlett Johansson was cast to play
the lead in the 2017 big-screen
adaptation of the hit manga ghost in the
shell’ the news wasn’t exactly well
received
considering the character is named major
Motoko Kusanagi in the source material
many felt that casting a white actress
over a Japanese one was clearly
inappropriate ultimately ghost in the
shell’ was deemed to be a box-office
flop who sent you
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cinema-goers seem particularly
susceptible to the appeal of sentimental
films about the relationship between man
and man’s best friend you know what dog
lovers really don’t like though seeing
animals get mistreated and this film
production saw itself embroiled in a
rather serious scandal when a
particularly damning onset video
surfaced in it a canine performer is
seen being forced into extremely rough
water against its will eventually going
under before someone yells cut seemingly
overnight a dog’s purpose went from
being an appealing tearjerker to a
widely boycotted film it still did well
at the box office but the footage edited
for maximum effect or not nonetheless
hurt its reputation they say no dogs
were harmed give me your take on this
absolutely no dogs were harmed in this
number 6 Last Tango in Paris what did
you answer a controversial film when it
was first released this Bernardo
Bertolucci directed picture starring
Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider is
still the subject of scandal even
decades later at the time of its release
the nc-17 film was banned in various
countries and only released in others
after certain edits were made decades
later however the film has been the
subject of another scandal the infamous
sex scene which soft butter used as a
lubricant was apparently filmed with
minimum notice given to Maria Schneider
and without her consent it did not even
appear in the script understandably this
reveal prompted outrage it’s over it’s
over so and then it begins again what
from the very beginning this film
attracted a lot of attention because of
its confusing premise and walking
Phoenix’s commitment to this
long-running piece of performance art
and meta acting in the same year as the
film’s release however director Casey
Affleck was sued by two female employees
who worked on the movie during its
tumultuous and unconventional production
producer Amanda white and
cinematographer Magdalena Gorka alleged
that they had suffered sexual harassment
at the hands of Affleck throughout the
filming process the lawsuits were
settled out of court but the scandal
continues to follow Affleck years later
number four a medieval the awakening God
so I gave up my god here’s an example of
just how far-reaching the effects of a
scandal can be though Harvey Weinstein
didn’t even serve as producer on this
particular film the fact that it was
distributed by Dimension Films which is
owned by The Weinstein Company was
enough to land a medieval The Awakening
within the blast radius of Weinstein
scandal to end all scandals Harvey
Weinstein as everyone now knows has been
accused of various sexual abuses by over
80 women Weinstein has left the company
that bears his name but the shockwave of
his actions will surely continue to be
felt by many associated films it’s a
house number 3 the interview you know
it’s more destructive than a nuclear
bomb words scandal feels like a bit of
an understatement when talking about a
film which prompted a dictator to
threaten the United States with war SH
in the film be released the interview
sees James Franco and Seth Rogen playing
journalists charged with assassinating
North Korean dictator Kim jong-un given
this leaders reputation it was
admittedly a pretty dicey or brave
concept for a film same-same but
different but dancing haha when North
Korea threatened military action and
other parties cautioned of terrorist
attacks Columbia Pictures ultimately
opted to go the digital rental and
limited release route North Korea was
later blamed for a massive revenge hack
of Columbia’s parent company Sony saying
that he’s number 2 The Birth of a Nation
I pray you sing to the Lord a new song
American actor and filmmaker Nate Parker
was accused of rape back in 1999 when he
was in college but was ultimately
acquitted of all charges given this
history when Parker presented the world
with The Birth of a Nation in 2016
about the famed slave preacher turned
rebellion leader nat turner that chapter
of his life quickly took center stage
with a torrent of bad publicity why
perhaps because the film not only
involves a rape which Parker’s character
sets out to avenge but the story was
also co-written by Jean Matt Gianni
Celestin the co-defendant with whom
Parker was originally accused eat a mood
on mystery yeah number one all the money
in the world
would you pay to release your grandson
if not 17 million dollars nothing this
scandal proved so damaging that the
filmmaker actually recast a central role
after filming had completed in 2017 star
Kevin Spacey like Harvey Weinstein was
accused of numerous counts of serious
sexual misconduct but when you’re a
famous director like Ridley Scott you’ve
got the clout to make such big changes
at the last minute to save a film from
being swamped by disgust and disapproval
Spacey’s role was recast and went to
Christopher Plummer who then received
both a Golden Globe nomination and
Academy Award nomination for his work in
this story about the famous kidnapping
of industrialist JP Geddes grandson
however sadly the film attracted even
more controversy when it was revealed
that Mark Wahlberg had reportedly
received 1.5 million dollars for taking
part in the reshoots while co-star
Michelle Williams received less than
$1,000 how much would you pay to release
your grandson if not 17 million dollars
nothing
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