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Jmart
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 Bryan Singer Fired from Bohemian Rhapsody Quote: Bryan Singer has been fired from the movie Bohemian Rhapsody, 20th Century Fox has told The Hollywood Reporter.
“Bryan Singer is no longer the director of Bohemian Rhapsody," the studio said Monday in a statement.
The decision reflected an escalating clash between Singer and actor Rami Malek and was caused by the helmer being missing from the set, necessitating the Dec. 1 production shutdown of the film in which Malek stars as Freddie Mercury, frontman of the rock group Queen. The pic has been shooting in London.
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.
The studio, which has about two more weeks of principal photography remaining on the film, is expected to name a new director within the next few days. Well this is nuts. Apparently production only had two weeks left to go. Singer is claiming he was attending to a sick parent. It seems like he was also put on a short leash by FOX because he has a history of doing this. At least that seems to be what the article is implying. Or maybe FOX is anticipating...something. _________________My DVD Collection
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MadGez
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Re: Bryan Singer Fired from Bohemian Rhapsody I think there is mmch more to the story considering Singer's history in light of the recent flood of sexual harassment charges.
Didn't realise that they were that far into shooting though.
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Algren
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Re: Bryan Singer Fired from Bohemian Rhapsody No biggie. I think with this film it only matters that it allows audiences to sing along to some great Queen songs. Shouldn't be too hard to make a decent film from what they already have and the discography they have to choose from.
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Rev
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Re: Bryan Singer Fired from Bohemian Rhapsody Well he’ll be next one on the list for sexual harassment
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Algren
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Re: Bryan Singer Fired from Bohemian Rhapsody Next one? He was one of the first ones.
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Shack
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Re: Bryan Singer Fired from Bohemian Rhapsody His publicist dropped him... shit may be about to hit the fan
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Jack Sparrow
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Re: Bryan Singer Fired from Bohemian Rhapsody Yeah there seems to be more to this story than the article leads on. I cannot believe that Fox was unable get in touch with Singer IF he is attending to a sick parent.
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Algren
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Re: Bryan Singer Fired from Bohemian Rhapsody Tending to a sick parent is a legitimate reason. They did not fire him because of that. But conveniently that aligned with a clause in his contract. Fox just wanted to get rid of him to protect their film as Singer has scandals surrounding him.
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MadGez
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Re: Bryan Singer Fired from Bohemian Rhapsody Algren wrote: Tending to a sick parent is a legitimate reason. They did not fire him because of that. But conveniently that aligned with a clause in his contract. Fox just wanted to get rid of him to protect their film as Singer has scandals surrounding him. Yes. Sounds about right. _________________
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Rev
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Re: Bryan Singer Fired from Bohemian Rhapsody Shack wrote: His publicist dropped him... shit may be about to hit the fan Oh shit! Here it comes
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Jack Sparrow
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Re: Bryan Singer Fired from Bohemian Rhapsody MadGez wrote: Algren wrote: Tending to a sick parent is a legitimate reason. They did not fire him because of that. But conveniently that aligned with a clause in his contract. Fox just wanted to get rid of him to protect their film as Singer has scandals surrounding him. Yes. Sounds about right. Agreed that seems the case from Fox's side but what about Singer. Its not that he has movies lined up for him.
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lesterg
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Re: Bryan Singer Fired from Bohemian Rhapsody Shack wrote: His publicist dropped him... shit may be about to hit the fan Uh oh. _________________
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MadGez
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Re: Bryan Singer Fired from Bohemian Rhapsody I'm pretty sure Singer's career is over as turning a blind eye to all the shit he has reportedly done over the years is no longer an option.
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Jiffy
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Re: Bryan Singer Fired from Bohemian Rhapsody Glad he's finally going down.
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Algren
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Re: Bryan Singer Fired from Bohemian Rhapsody I am so surprised that Singer is 52. He doesn't look a day over 26.
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Mister Ecks
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Re: Bryan Singer Fired from Bohemian Rhapsody A 26 year old lizard.
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lesterg
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Re: Bryan Singer Fired from Bohemian Rhapsody Algren wrote: I am so surprised that Singer is 52. He doesn't look a day over 26. He has that "heavily worked on" look, which has resulted in him looking creepier year after year. _________________
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Re: Bryan Singer Fired from Bohemian Rhapsody Algren wrote: I am so surprised that Singer is 52. He doesn't look a day over 26. The moisturizing effect of jizz on your face. _________________
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Thegun
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Re: Bryan Singer Fired from Bohemian Rhapsody Usual Suspects story is nuts too.
The difference is he found people work. His stories have always been horrible.
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lesterg
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Re: Bryan Singer Fired from Bohemian Rhapsody Shack wrote: His publicist dropped him... shit may be about to hit the fan And so it begins! http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainmen ... -1.3684512_________________
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Algren
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Re: Bryan Singer Fired from Bohemian Rhapsody Jesus. I wonder how this affects Bohemian Rhapsody's performance.
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Jack Sparrow
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Re: Bryan Singer Fired from Bohemian Rhapsody This is the reason for him getting fired? The claim looks useless after so many years and recent bankruptcy claims of the victim.
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Jiffy
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Re: Bryan Singer Fired from Bohemian Rhapsody Jack Sparrow wrote: This is the reason for him getting fired? The claim looks useless after so many years and recent bankruptcy claims of the victim. The dam is about to break.
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lesterg
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Re: Bryan Singer Fired from Bohemian Rhapsody I don't doubt the story at all. Seems to follow his (alleged) m.o.
But no he wasn't fired for it. He was fired for unprofessional behavior on-set and eventually abandoning his job.
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lesterg
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Re: Bryan Singer Fired from Bohemian Rhapsody Jiffy wrote: Jack Sparrow wrote: This is the reason for him getting fired? The claim looks useless after so many years and recent bankruptcy claims of the victim. The dam is about to break. Eventually, a name actor who benefitted from the casting couch or suffered abuse at the hands of Singer and his cohorts will talk and that'll be all she wrote for Singer. It's easier for the industry/fans to dismiss no-name accusers. That said - I think Singer is pretty much done as a studio filmmaker for the time being. _________________
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