10 Times Actors Were Caught Off Guard by the Director
To make a high-quality movie, Hollywood scriptwriters have to spend months or years studying what each character in the plot will say and do. But things don’t always go as planned during filmmaking. Many directors would rather improvise and modify the script on the spot, bringing more drama or comedy to the films. And sometimes, these improvisations can even catch the actors off guard.
So, you’d probably be surprised to know that some of the most memorable scenes in movie history were unexpected! For example, in the last scene of "Die Hard", Alan Rickman was instructed to be dropped from around 25 feet after the count of one. But while filming, the director tricked Rickman by letting go unexpectedly, which caused the actor to have a shocked expression of panicked astonishment. Actors Were Caught Off Guard by the director all the time.
Here we rounded a list of 10 fantastic unplanned-but-memorable movie moments that even the actors have to surprise. Scroll down to see times when actors let their guard down before the director.
So, you’d probably be surprised to know that some of the most memorable scenes in movie history were unexpected! For example, in the last scene of "Die Hard", Alan Rickman was instructed to be dropped from around 25 feet after the count of one. But while filming, the director tricked Rickman by letting go unexpectedly, which caused the actor to have a shocked expression of panicked astonishment. Actors Were Caught Off Guard by the director all the time.
Here we rounded a list of 10 fantastic unplanned-but-memorable movie moments that even the actors have to surprise. Scroll down to see times when actors let their guard down before the director.
#1 Daniel Radcliffe was underprepared for his dance in Harry Potter: Goblet of Fire
Source: © Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire / Warner Bros. and co-producers
#2 Jennifer Lawrence was surprised on the set of in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
Source: © The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 / Lionsgate and co-producers
#3 In Avengers: Endgame, Tom Holland and Mark Ruffalo thought Tony’s funeral was a wedding scene
Source: © Avengers: Endgame / Marvel Studios and co-producer
#4 When shooting Titanic, Kate Winslet wasn’t prepared for the cold water
Source: © Titanic / Twentieth Century Fox and co-producers,
#5 Jim Carrey was irritable on the set of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind for having to act out an unexpected dramatic scene
Source: © Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind / Focus Features and co-producers
#6 Reese Witherspoon revised her role of Kathryn in Cruel Intentions
Source: © Cruel Intentions / Columbia Pictures Corporation and co-producers
#7 On The Office, Steve Carell and Oscar had a surprise kiss
Source: © The Office / NBC Universal Television Studio and co-producers
#8 In the Glee series, Naya Rivera was secretly asked by the director to slap Cory Monteith
Source: © Glee / 20th Century Fox Television and co-producers
#9 Alan Rickman was genuinely petrified in Die Hard’s falling scene
Source: © Die Hard / Twentieth Century Fox and co-producers
#10 Samuel L. Jackson asked the director for a purple sword when filming Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clones.
Source: © Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones / Lucasfilm and co-producers
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