Emily Blunt says she remembers Russian director Andrei Konchalovsky as disgusting and terrifying.
British actress Emily Blunt has called Russian director Andrei Konchalovsky cruel, and said she enjoys humiliating him at auditions. The Sun reported it.
The star, who was 19 at the time, said she auditioned for the role of King Henry II’s young mistress in the film. a lion in the winter of 2003. In the end, his wife Yulia Vysotskaya received it.
“He was very brutal at the audition and he wanted to throw me out. It was a very misogynistic atmosphere and I just remember feeling like I was a shell of who I was. I remember that casting as terrible because you feel so humiliated,” Emily recalled.
Speaking at an event for the American Actors’ Fund, Blunt admitted she couldn’t remember Konchalovsky’s name.
“I can only say that he is very bad,” said the actress.
The screen star also noted that he did not like the way the director spoke to him. He emphasized that actors must be calm and “control themselves,” which is required in the profession. But it is not always possible not to be vulnerable.
“In this work sometimes there is an element of life in the trenches. It can be painful, and it can be as beautiful as it is painful. And I am ready for it. Sometimes in this work there is an element of preparing for an attack , but this is the most unpleasant moment,” said the Hollywood star.
It was previously reported that Ivanna Sakhno has accepted the lead role in the movie M3GAN 2.0/M3GAN 2.0.
Source: korrespondent
