When actors become famous, they think they have the right to change the content of the film however they want, whenever they want. Sometimes their imagination affects only a certain scene in the film, and sometimes it completely changes the content of the film and its development. And this often leads to disastrous films that end up earning next to nothing. What popular movies were changed because the actors wanted them to?
Here is 8 absurd ultimatums of players, who changed the content of the film.
The Mummy (2017)
Tom Cruise is a respected actor, but he very often sets his own rules before signing a contract. After agreeing to work on The Mummy, he took control of the filming and other processes in the making of the film. According to the contract, Cruise had the right to control all major aspects of the project: to script to post-production. He also had a major influence on the film's marketing strategies and release. He wanted this one out in the summer. He also demanded that his character appear in the film more than once as the antagonist character, even though the script allotted almost equal time for both characters. In the end, the film turned out to be a disaster.
Snakes on Plane (2006)
Reason, why Samuel L. Jackson accepted the role in the film in the first place was the headline. When the film's producers decided to change it to Pacific Flight 121, Samuel wouldn't let them, saying it was the worst title he'd ever heard. Jackson also wanted to add more to the otherwise PG-13 film more drugs and swearing. The studio accepted his terms and ultimately aimed the film at a more mature audience, with Samuel's most famous line in the film becoming a viral meme.
Jurassic World (2015)
Jurassic World was a pretty successful movie. But people still wonder: how did the main character manage to escape from the dinosaur in heels? Colin Trevorrow, the director of the film, was well aware of how stupid it was, but Bryce Dallas Howard shoes she didn't want to take it off. Trevorrow urged Howard to wear more comfortable shoes, but the actress insisted that her character should wear heels. Colin later said he didn't know why Bryce didn't give in, but he respected her and assumed she didn't want to lose her femininity.
Pulp Fiction (1994)
According to the original idea, the killer Jules was supposed to have a large afro, which would be a contrast between him and his partner Vincent. But Samuel L. Jackson did said, that the girl credited with buying the afro had no idea what an afro was. In the end, she came back with the wig we know from the movie today. At first, Samuel didn't like the wig, but when he put it on, he realized how perfect it was for his character. Quentin Tarantino, the film's writer and director, agreed and left the wig alone.
Clash of the Titans (2010)
Bubo, the mechanical owl, was one of the smartest characters in the 1981 film Clash of the Titans, so director Louis Leterrier decided to keep her in the 2010 remake. Unfortunately, he was Sam Worthington Vs: he absolutely hated the owl. Later, Leterrier said that Worthington kept complaining about the owl and even threatened to quit the film. He himself claimed that the director tried to destroy his career by making a fool of him. To calm the nerves of the lead actor, the director cut out all the scenes with the owl, leaving only a 15-second scene.
Gone Girl (2014)
In the scene at the airport, the main character wears a cap to avoid being recognized. And it's just this cap started a fight between Ben Affleck and producer David Fincher. Fincher wanted Affleck to wear a Yankees cap as he believed it would be best for the film. But Affleck, a Red Sox fan, disagreed. He later said that he respects Fincher and would do anything for him, but he won't wear a Yankees cap. Finally, Fincher suggested that Affleck wear a hat with the Mets logo on it.
Charlie's Angels (Charlie's Angels, 2000)
Crispin Glover played a really interesting and smart character that stood out from the crowd of other movie characters. In the original, the character had a few lines describing his character, a Glover described these lines as terrible, dull and simply absurd. The director decided to make the character dumb because Glover didn't want to say those lines. So we got a silent villain who scared us with his appearance.
Shrek (2001)
Shrek's accent went through quite a few changes before we got to see the final product. Mike Myers, who is responsible for Shrek's voice, had to repeat himself quite a few times to get the accent right. When half the film was done, Myers found the Scottish accent absolutely wonderful. The original idea was that Lord Farquaad would speak with a British accent, and Shrek should sound like a normal human to emphasize the difference between the characters. Myers, on the other hand, argued that a Scottish accent could perfectly reflect the character's emotions and habits. Executive producer Jeffrey Katzenberg had to spend around US$4 million (10 percent of the film's total budget) to re-dub scenes that had already been shot.
