That is a pretty blunt statement for a Hollywood actress/actor. Calling executives that could land her on some blacklist.
Nobody should be blaming the cast. This wasn’t a situation where bad performances failed to connect the viewer with an otherwise excellent film. Madame Web was quite possibly the worst tentpole film by a major studio ever. It was definitely the worst comic book movie ever made, and that’s a competitive field.
But did she read the script before accepting the job or did she just see the check? Because it’s true that it wasn’t her performance that ruined the movie, but I think the disaster was coming long before filming even started.
Yes, but script changes happen. The Super Mario Bros. movie from the 90s is a great example, as they received changes several times before filming started and pretty much every day after that.
From the article:
Sometimes in this industry, you sign on to something, and it’s one thing and then as you’re making it, it becomes a completely different thing, and you’re like, ‘Wait, what?’
The script she signed up for probably didn’t make it to the final movie. The production was likely a poorly coordinated mess with ever changing demands from the higher ups.
It was a film about Madame Web, there is no universe in which that could have a good script at any point of its production. It was evident from the same idea that it was a bad idea
I would encourage you to not speak so assuredly about how successful an adaptation can or cannot be based solely on source material.
Filmmaking is hard work, made even more difficult by executive producers who think their opinion should be weighted over that of the creative team. I’ve seen this first-hand, and I’ve watched projects I’ve been excited to take on turn sour.
It happens all the time.
