A Lot of Major Stars Signed Up to a Movie Directed by a Notoriously Abusive Bully
Cats star Taylor Swift is but one of the many big names on board for a new as-yet-untitled film, courtesy of 20th Century Studios. The Hollywood Reporter revealed that Swift will be seen on the big screen alongside Margot Robbie, Christian Bale, Rami Malek, John David Washington, Mike Myers, Anya Taylor Joy, Chris Rock, Michael Shannon, Timothy Olyphant, and Zoe Saldana. Not too shabby, right? And the director? David O. Russell.share
That name may ring a bell because Russell, a multi-Oscar nominated filmmaker, is one of the industry’s most notorious a**holes. His career has been defined by his notorious outbursts, screaming matches, and seeming love of humiliating his actors. Maybe you remember him from the stories of his time making Three Kings, wherein he was so aggressive that the second assistant director quit. This is the guy who harassed and berated George Clooney so much that the actor came close to hitting him. Russell even started banging him on the head and said, ‘Hit me, you pussy, hit me.’ Clooney called the shoot the worst experience of his life.