13 Hollywood Heavy Hitters Who Refuse to Play Nice
![13 Hollywood Heavy Hitters Who Refuse to Play Nice](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/1/1/892811_320x180.jpg)
You’d think cutesy little creative projects like writing and playing make-believe would be pretty low stakes, but when millions (sometimes billions) of dollars are at stake, tensions start building pretty quickly. Makes sense. On the power scale, creative control seems to be right up there with money, and these egos just wouldn’t give in.
Movie and TV projects are messy situations to begin with, because there’s no set hierarchy. On the surface, studios and executive producers seem to be the bosses because they have the money and do the hiring. But once millions of dollars are doled out to directors and actors, bad behavior is usually tolerated because firing them mid-project risks millions in reshoots.
A director would be the next clear choice, but what happens when a star actor (who makes way more money than them) is the one reason this project will make a ton of money? The power struggles are real, and each project has its own set of rules. So, whether it was a case of caring too much, or caring too little, one or both of these Hollywood heavy hitters crossed a line, then refused to work together ever again.
Masterful editing got them in scenes together.
![Hollywood feuds VIN DWAYNE DIESEL VS JOHNSON Johnson said, I wish him all the best, and I harbor no ill will there, just because of the clarity we have. Actually, you can erase that last part about 'no ill will.''' They're only on screen together because of split-screening in post-production. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/1/0/892510.jpg)
Universal Pictures
Thank you, Edward Norton! Sincerely, Mark Ruffalo.
![Hollywood feuds EDWARD NORTON VS MARVEL Norton was difficult throughout the entire creative process, but after he insisted on editing The Incredible Hulk, Marvel distanced themselves and hired Mark Ruffalo for future films. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/1/0/892810.jpg)
Marvel Studios
You gotta admit, “Tinkerhell” is a sweet burn.
![Hollywood feuds JULIA ROBERTS VS STEVEN SPIELBERG Spielberg said it was an unfortunate time for us to work together, and stated that he wouldn't make another movie with Roberts (who was called Tinkerhell by Hook production staff). CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/1/3/892513.jpg)
TriStar Pictures,
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Let’s get physical. Physical.
![Hollywood feuds GEORGE CLOONEY VS ATES U.S. DAVID О. RUSSELL Clooney called Three Kings, Truly, without exception, the worst experience of my life. Russell's abusive behavior led to a physical altercation, and Clooney said, Quite honestly, if he comes near me, I'll sock him right in the f-ing mouth. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/1/4/892514.jpg)
Warner Bros.,
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It’s hard to hear that a holiday classic was a nightmare to make.
![Hollywood feuds CHEVY CHASE VS CHRIS COLUMBUS Columbus quit Christmas Vacation because of Chase's nasty behavior. Не said, To be completely honest, Chevy treated me like dirt. I called John Hughes and said there's no way I can do this movie. I know I need to work, but I can't do it with this guy. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/1/2/892512.jpg)
Warner Bros.,
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Crowe went all Maximus on his ass.
![Hollywood feuds RUSSELL CROWE VS A GLADIATOR PRODUCER While filming Gladiator, Crowe allegedly threatened seasoned producer Branko Lustig, and said that he would kill him with his bare hands, because he was annoying the hell out of him. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/1/1/892511.jpg)
DreamWorks Pictures
As Tyrion’s sell-sword, Bronn and Cersei easily could have interacted.
![Hollywood feuds LENA HEADY VS JEROME FLYNN Cersei and Bronn don't have scenes together on Game of Thrones because the (ex) couple dated in 2002, and they're not on talking terms after the nasty breakup. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/2/0/892520.jpg)
HBO
A tonsil hockey fight.
![Hollywood feuds WILLIAM VS SHARON STONE BALDWIN On 1993's Sliver, Stone's violent feud with Baldwin led to her biting his tongue so hard in a make-out scene that he couldn't speak for weeks. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/1/9/892519.jpg)
Paramount Pictures
It wasn’t all glitz and glamour on Broadway.
![Hollywood feuds ALEC BALDWIN VS SHIA LABEOUF While working together on the Broadway play Orphans, Labeouf attacked Baldwin for not memorizing his lines. Baldwin asked the production to let him quit, but they fired LaBeouf instead. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/1/8/892518.jpg)
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Good guy or bad, Kumail Nanjiani advocates for inclusion.
![Hollywood feuds HOLLYWOOD VS NONWHITE VILLAINS Kumail Nanjiani said that Hollywood decision-makers are reluctant to cast nonwhite actors in villain roles. Even though they're trying to be more diverse- it's still weird. They think if the bad guy is a brown guy, what message is that sending? CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/1/7/892517.jpg)
’Round here, creative differences are enough to get your shin kicked.
![Hollywood feuds CRIMINAL MINDS VS THOMAS GIBSON Gibson had numerous verbal and physical on-set altercations. In 2010 he reportedly shoved an assistant director, and he was fired in 2016 for kicking a writer in the shin because of creative differences. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/1/5/892515.jpg)
CBS Studios
Four Christmases with anyone could be rough.
![Hollywood feuds REESE WITHERSPOON VS VINCE VAUGH On Four Christmases, they found each other to be entirely vile. The hatred was so intense that a source said, Sometimes Vince will be standing behind her and he has this look on his face that he just wants to kill her! CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/0/9/892509.jpg)
New Line Cinema
Val Kilmer, Tommy Lee Jones & Joel Schumacher
![Hollywood feuds VAL KILMER & TOMMY LEE JONES VS JOEL SCHUMACHER Schumacher said, I'm tired of defending overpaid, overprivileged actors. I pray I don't work with them again. Не called Jones an asshole and Kilmer psychotic, and said, The two weeks where Kilmer didn't speak to me was bliss. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/0/8/892508.jpg)
Warner Bros.,
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