“It was a total disaster.” This is how the filming process of Red Onethe upcoming action film starring Ryan Reynolds and Dwayne Johnson. Initially scheduled for release in the 2023 holiday season, the SAG-AFTRA strike and other filming problems ended up postponing the release date to November 2024.
However, a recent article by The Wrap would point out that the “strange habits” by The Rock would be the most responsible for the feature film suffering major delays and ending with a final budget of USD 250 million.
According to three sources who testified for the outlet, the star of Black Adam “he didn’t give a damn” recordings and had a strange habit of arriving late to the set, so the crew had to wait up to eight hours on some days. Apparently, his behavior forced the project to delay its schedule on several occasions, which would not only have upset his colleagues but also significantly increased costs by at least USD 50 million dollarsaccording to estimates.
The insiders also revealed another particularly intriguing detail about Johnson’s behavior: “On set, outside his motorhome, urine in a Voss water bottle and his team or a personal assistant has to get rid of it”commented one of them.
The new film is a direct sequel to Red alert, a production that, according to TMZ reports, also suffered from the same delays. At that point, the situation became chaotic and escalated to the point where Reynolds confronted Johnson about his tardiness and they had “a big fight” that only resulted in the latter storming off the set, marking a breaking point in their relationship. labor.
The sources added that both actors “didn’t speak for years” after the incidentand they limited their interaction exclusively to the professional during the promotions of the title.
Despite these rumors, work continued and, according to TMZthe details of the incident were “probably exaggerated,” since these disputes did not prevent Reynolds and Johnson from deciding to collaborate once again for the present sequel. Red One (either Red alert 2).
Although the exuberant budget corresponds more to a blockbuster superhero than an action feature, a representative for Amazon MGM confirmed that the studio gave the studio the green light even if the final numbers increased a little more. “It is completely normal for there to be budget fluctuations within 15 percent of the target, which is exactly what we experienced,” he said.
“Dwayne Johnson and [su productora] Seven Bucks have been incredible partners in Red alertand we couldn’t have done it without Dwayne’s constant work and support. Any report implying that he was seven or eight hours late to the set is ridiculous and false”he added.
Despite these efforts, it is difficult to refute the criticisms directed at Dwayne Johnson for his propensity to arrive late, as it has become a recurring theme in Hollywood. According to information from The Wrap based on testimonies from collaborators in different projects of the actor, such as the HBO series Ballersand the movie Rampage: devastation in 2018, its tendency to lag is due to the fact that “refuses to work a full day”and prefers to only dedicate four or five hours to daily work on set.
The next film Red One (either Red alert 2) will not see the return of Gal Galdot in its cast, but will include well-known faces such as Chris Evans, J.K. Simmons and Kiernan Shipka, directed by Jake Kasdan. The story will focus on the kidnapping of Santa Claus and the search to find him to save Christmas. Johnson returns to take on his role as a bounty hunter.
