"In retrospect, I didn't have enough empathy to really, truly understand what he must have felt like to step into Mel Gibson's shoes," she says.
Looking back, Theron says she could have tried harder to understand where Hardy was coming from - specifically, the pressure he was under to take on the iconic role of Max after Mel Gibson's legendary 1979 performance in Mad Max, which was also directed by Miller. But you know, in some ways, you also can't blame him, because a lot was being asked of these actors and there were a lot of unanswered questions." "Charlize did, too, but I feel like he's the one who really took it out on George the most, and that was a bummer to see. "Tom really had moments of frustration, of anger," she says. "One had to trust that the bigger picture was being held together."Īccording to Kravitz, Hardy made his frustrations well known on set. "Because of how much detail we were having to process and how little control one had in each new situation, and how fast the takes were - tiny snippets of story moments were needed to make the final cut work - we moved fast, and it was at times overwhelming," he says.
Meanwhile, Hardy explained his concerns while filming. "But I've also trusted directors fully when I didn't comprehend what they were trying to do, and it just turned into a mess." Newsweek has contacted Hardy's representatives for further comment."All of those young girls kind of turned to me as someone who would problem-solve for them, and this is not anybody's fault - I only say this now because I know George and I've experienced this with George, so I'd fully trust him," Theron says. I'd like to think that now that I'm older and uglier, I could rise to that occasion." What she needed was a better, perhaps more experienced partner in me. He said: "The pressure on both of us was overwhelming at times. Hardy himself addressed the claims in Buchanan's book, telling the author that he was "in over my head in many ways." Theron was assigned producer Denise Di Novi, but Di Novi was barred from set which Theron felt made her feel "pretty naked and alone." I was in survival mode I was really scared s**tless." "I don't think I had that clarity when we were making the movie. Now, I have a very clear perspective on what went down. "I don't want to make excuses for bad behaviour, but it was a tough shoot. Theron also spoke in the book about the incident, saying: "It got to a place where it was kind of out of hand, and there was a sense that maybe sending a woman producer down could maybe equalise some of it, because I didn't feel safe. "That was the turning point, because then she said, 'I want someone as protection,'" he explained. Hardy was said to have responded by "charging up to" Theron and questioning what she'd said to him, with Goellnicht claiming he appeared "quite aggressive" which made his co-star feel "threatened." It was claimed that when Hardy did arrive Theron called him "disrespectful," swore and said that the producers should fine him "a hundred thousand dollars for every minute that he's held up this crew." She didn't go to the bathroom, didn't do anything. Goellnicht explained: "She was really going to make a point. The book details how Hardy was persistently late for work, and in one instance he left Theron waiting on set for more than three hours.Ĭamera operator Mark Goellnicht stated that despite her co-star's lateness Theron refused to leave the set, and waited for him while in character as Imperator Furiosa. Why Charlize Theron Says She Needed Protection on the Set of 'Mad Max: Fury Road'
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