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Post by Lord Death Man on Dec 4, 2017 23:48:18 GMT
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Post by politicidal on Dec 5, 2017 0:14:04 GMT
"Unexpected unavailability"?
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In announcing the shutdown last week, producers Fox, New Regency and Graham King initially said filming was being suspended because of Singer's "unexpected unavailability."
Trouble began when Singer went missing during production on several occasions. His no-shows resulted in cinematographer Thomas Newton Sigel having to step in to helm some of the days while Singer was absent.
Tom Hollander, who plays Queen manager Jim Beach, also is said to have briefly quit the film because of Singer's behavior, but was persuaded to return, according to one source.
Malek complained to the studio, charging Singer with not being present on set, unreliability and unprofessionalism.
Singer had been warned before production began by both Fox Film chairman and CEO Stacey Snider and Fox Film vice chairman and president of production Emma Watts that they wouldn't tolerate any unprofessional behavior on his part. A representative from the Directors Guild of America also arrived on set to monitor the situation.
The growing tension led to a confrontation between Singer and Malek, which, while it did not become physical, did involve Singer throwing an object. Subsequently, however, the two are said to have settled their differences and filming was expected to resume.
But then Singer did not return to the set after the Thanksgiving break and is believed to have been in the U.S. for about the last 10 days, according to one source. In his absence, Sigel stepped in to helm several days of shooting before the production was shut down. Singer's prolonged absence was the final straw, and so the studio decided to terminate him under his pay-or-play contract.
According to another insider, Singer has claimed he is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder because of the tensions on the set.
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Post by formersamhmd on Dec 5, 2017 0:18:35 GMT
He's claiming PTSD? Is he serious?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2017 0:27:12 GMT
The hell? That's just unprofessional.
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Post by thisguy4000 on Dec 5, 2017 0:27:55 GMT
He's claiming PTSD? Is he serious? Technically, PTSD can come from a number of things, even things that don’t seem like they’d be that big of a deal. Still, when a seasoned Hollywood director claims PTSD, I do have some doubts. |
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Post by politicidal on Dec 5, 2017 0:30:09 GMT
He's claiming PTSD? Is he serious? Technically, PTSD can come from a number of things, even things that don’t seem like they’d be that big of a deal. Still, when a seasoned Hollywood director claims PTSD, I do have some doubts. Drugs, blackmail, etc. Something more sinister as Poelzig suggested. Let's call it. |
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Post by thisguy4000 on Dec 5, 2017 0:41:40 GMT
Technically, PTSD can come from a number of things, even things that don’t seem like they’d be that big of a deal. Still, when a seasoned Hollywood director claims PTSD, I do have some doubts. Drugs, blackmail, etc. Something more sinister as Poelzig suggested. Let's call it. There’s been speculation as to whether or not this has to do with the past allegations that he faced, pre-Harvey Weinstein/Kevin Spacey. I have no idea what to make about the allegations against Singer, since one of them was apparently proven false and the accuser ended up going to jail, but at the very least, Singer doesn’t seem like a very reliable director, given that this behavior has reportedly happened before. |
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Post by blockbusted on Dec 5, 2017 4:25:10 GMT
Drugs, blackmail, etc. Something more sinister as Poelzig suggested. Let's call it. There’s been speculation as to whether or not this has to do with the past allegations that he faced, pre-Harvey Weinstein/Kevin Spacey. I have no idea what to make about the allegations against Singer, since one of them was apparently proven false and the accuser ended up going to jail, but at the very least, Singer doesn’t seem like a very reliable director, given that this behavior has reportedly happened before. One minor correction - I think that guy went to jail for something that was completely unrelated to that allegation from 2014. |
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Post by poelzig on Dec 6, 2017 0:58:25 GMT
Technically, PTSD can come from a number of things, even things that don’t seem like they’d be that big of a deal. Still, when a seasoned Hollywood director claims PTSD, I do have some doubts. Drugs, blackmail, etc. Something more sinister as Poelzig suggested. Let's call it. Disappearing for days on end or longer are signs of a serious addiction. Drugs, alcohol, underage kids or all of the above? Considering Singer only had a week or so to work before he was finished but couldn't stay away from his vices long enough to finish he must be hooked bad. |
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Post by kleinreturns on Dec 6, 2017 19:17:28 GMT
This creep needs to go for good PERIOD.
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