Many people have to do something that they hate at work, and actors are no exception. To fully dive into a role or be convincing on screen, these actors sometimes do some weird and unpleasant things that they might be unwilling to do. So it becomes a nightmare for all actors who appear in the movie scenes.
And when we are sure of the decision to quit, we simply leave the company. But when it comes to the world of cinema, things will be much more complicated. For example, if actors refuse to work without an understandable reason, they may have some trouble finding new movie projects in the future.
Many scenes in famous movies that we didn’t know were very challenging for our favorite actors. We have compiled a list of 12 movie scenes actors would like to
forget like a bad dream. Let’s scroll down and check them out!
#1 Margot Robbie — Suicide Squad
Source: © Suicide Squad / DC Comics
The villain,
Harley Quinn, from Suicide Squad, is considered one of the coolest characters in the movie, but Margot Robbie isn't happy with all scenes of the movie. At first, she felt awkward walking down the street in mini-shorts and a torn T-shirt: Robbie was embarrassed by such a revealing look. Second, the actress still has chills when she recalls the scene where her character fell into a bowl of chemicals. According to Margot, this was the worst moment of her entire acting career: the liquid got into her nose, ears, and eyes, and was uncomfortable. And as soon as she came back to the surface, she had to give the Joker a loving look and it didn't look very good.
#2 Kate Winslet — Titanic
Source: © Titanic / Twentieth Century-Fox
Remember the scene in Titanic when Rose went to Jack and asked him to draw her undressed picture? As it turns out, Kate Winslet had a hard time doing this scene because she was a bit embarrassed about her body. Besides, she felt awkward when getting undressed in front of her friend Leonardo DiCaprio. She even said she refused to sign these photos because she is now a mother of 3 children and a serious actress.
Source: © Basic Instinct / Canal+
Sharon Stone said it changed her life when she talked about the famous Basic Instinct scene. The thing is that the actress didn't know what this scene with her uncrossing and crossing her leg would look like before the final cut. Stone said that director Paul Verhoeven convinced her to take off her underclothes, first to show the character's personality compared to men, and second, to get people's attention in the next shot. Also, the director promised her that no one would see anything in this scene. But after the premiere, the actress was shocked and didn't know what to do. It was a rumor that she even slapped Verhoeven in his face.
#4 Josh Brolin — Avengers: Infinity War
Source: © Avengers: Infinity War / Marvel Studios
Josh Brolin, who portrayed Thanos in Avengers, was very convincing in his role, but the actor later admitted that the killing Loki scene was very uncomfortable for him. In the movie, the treacherous Loki staged his death multiple times, so Thanos had to make sure he killed him one last time. Besides, Josh said that he felt sorry for Tom Hiddleston at the time because he had spent so much time with the character and it was his last shot.
#5 Taylor Lautner — The Twilight Saga
Source: © The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 / Summit Entertainment
The well-built Jacob from the Twilight Saga has captured the hearts of so many girls. In the movie, there are many scenes where Taylor Lautner has to show off her muscular body when transforming into a giant wolf. But the actor is not the one who likes the idea that he has to be nearly naked in front of the camera. In one of his interviews, he said that if given the choice, he would never take off his shirt while filming. Lautner wanted his colleagues and viewers to pay more attention to his acting than his physical appearance.
#6 Chris Hemsworth — Thor: The Dark World
Source: © Thor: The Dark World / Marvel Studios
It's hard to believe that the handsome guy Chris Hemsworth is not an actor who likes to show off his body in front of the camera. So when he had to take off his T-shirt in Thor: The Dark World, he felt very uncomfortable. In an interview, he said that he was trying to convince the director to get rid of the shirtless scene, but he refused. A similar story happened during the making of Thor: Ragnarok. According to the actor, he was happy to be dressed up in the first part of the film, but then the director said that the film needed to be more elaborate.
#7 Jim Carrey — Kick-Ass 2
Source: © Kick-Ass 2 / Universal Pictures
In 2013, Jim Carrey portrayed an unusual role for him - a superhero called Colonel Stars and Stripes in Kick-Ass 2. After that, the actor confessed that he was embarrassed about all scenes of violence in which he participated. Carrey said that this level of violence is inappropriate, even if it's an action comedy.
#8 Ellen Page — Juno
Source: © Juno / Dancing Elk Productions
It was the movie Juno that made Ellen Page famous. Still, in the film, there is a scene where the actress is not very proud. So while discussing a potential future name for her baby, Page's character told a homonymous joke. When her partner suggested the name Madison, she said it was "A little gay." The actress later said that she was embarrassed about the joke because she was older now and she understood how stupid it was.
#9 Natalie Portman — Black Swan
Source: © Black Swan / Cross Creek Pictures
Natalie Portman won a well-deserved Oscar for her performance as a ballet dancer in Darren Aronofsky's thriller Black Swan. But one of the scenes from this movie still brings her bad memories. Yes, we talk about the sex scene between her and Mila Kunis. In an interview, Portman said it's crazy because Mila and she are best friends. The actress even wanted to hire a double stunt but in the end, she managed to do this challenging task on her own.
#10 Keira Knightley — A Dangerous Method
Source: © A Dangerous Method / Recorded Picture Company
The film A Dangerous Method revolves around the relationship between psychotherapist Carl Gustav Jung and his patient. According to the plot, during one of the lovemaking scenes, Keira Knightley's character was spanked by Michael Fassbender's character. This scene was really a challenge for the actress. In an interview, she even admitted that she took the edge off with a few glasses of vodka before the shooting and a glass of champagne afterward.
#11 Kurt Russel — The Hateful Eight
Source: © The Hateful Eight / Columbia Pictures
In Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight, there's a scene where actress Jennifer Jason Leigh's character plays an old ballad on a guitar and then the bounty hunter played by Kurt Russell swipes the instrument out of her hand and breaks it into many pieces. So the guitar that Russell smashed was a precious antique instrument that cost $40,000. Apparently, the actor didn't know about it and said he was embarrassed about what happened in the scene.
#12 Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan — Fifty Shades of Grey
Source: © Fifty Shades of Grey / Focus Features
The actors who starred in this movie completely agree that doing all the lovemaking scenes in this movie is really a challenge for them. They are hot, sweaty, and totally uncomfortable. Moreover, some episodes have a very long filming time, so the actors have to lie tied and blindfolded for many hours continuously. And worse still, viewers have called the work of Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan one of the most unconvincing relationships in history.
#13 Bonus: Emilia Clarke — Game of Thrones
Source: © Game of Thrones / Home Box Office
Game of Thrones is considered one of the longest-running television series of modern times. And some of the bed scenes are fun. So Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke said in one of her interviews that while filming the bed scene between her and actor Jason Momoa, he covered the thing between his legs with one. pink socks. This is Jason's way of making the situation less stressful because he can see that Emilia is very stressed. According to Emilia, he started laughing hysterically, so she forgot everything that she had to do in the scene, and because of this, filming was canceled that day.