Theron admitted that she too could have been more thoughtful of the situation for others around her and Hardy: “It was horrible! We should not have done that we should have been better. I was in survival mode I was really scared shitless.” I don’t think I had that clarity when we were making the movie. The pair did not get along while filming the 2015 action film directed by George Miller, mostly due to the challenges that came with filming. “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,” she added. However, producer Denise Di Novi was ultimately barred from set herself. “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,” she explained. Hardy apparently responded by “charging up to her” demanding: “What did you say to me?” Goellnicht noted that Hardy was “quite aggressive” and that Theron “really felt threatened.” At this point, Theron demanded protection on set. Mad Max: Fury Road star Charlize Theron says she 'didnt feel safe' on set due to tensions with co-star Tom Hardy. She just sat in the War Rig.”Īfter Hardy finally arrived, Theron apparently responded: “How disrespectful are you?” and said the producers should “fine the f**king c**t 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. “She was really going to make a point,” said camera operator Mark Goellnicht. After producers made a “special request” for Hardy to turn up on time, he nevertheless turned up 3 hours late, all while Theron was on set and ready to shoot – despite the fact that she was a new mother at the time, with her baby in childcare nearby.

Hardy, along with the rest of the cast and crew, was required to be on set by 8am. Charlize Theron Did Not Get Along with Tom Hardy While Making Mad Max: Fury Road: With Grace Baldridge, Brett Erlich, Samantha Schacher, Tiya Sircar.

Hardy was apparently known for turning up to set late, and during one incident, this boiled over into a furious argument between Hardy and Theron. Speaking to Buchanan, Theron and several members of the crew, who took part in the lengthy shoot in the Namibian desert, accused Tom Hardy of unprofessional behavior.

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