Adam Driver responds to allegations about behaviour on set of Girls
Adam Driver responds to allegations Lena Dunham made about his on-set behavior during her show girls in his last memories fame sick.
In his 40-year-old book girls The creator, writer and star alleges that Driver acted like “a wild thing… half-man, half-monster” on set, and at one point threw a chair at Dunham while the pair were practicing their lines in her trailer ahead of season one.
At a press conference held at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday (French time) to promote his new film. Paper TigerThe 42-year-old driver was asked about the allegations.
“I have no comment on any of this,” he said, pausing briefly before adding: “I’m saving it all for my book.” This comment caused widespread laughter in the room.
The film, directed by James Gray and starring Scarlett Johansson and Miles Teller. Paper Tiger It is set in 1986 and tells the story of two brothers who find themselves in conflict with the Russian mafia. Its premiere received a seven-minute standing ovation on Saturday night (French time). Diversity reported.
Inside fame sickReleased earlier this year, Dunham opened up about auditioning for the role of her boyfriend, Driver, in the 2011 hit series. At that time, Driver had not yet entered the industry and was playing small roles in theatre.
“Given my request for a Tim Riggins lookalike, I was confused when Adam Driver walked into the room – ears and nose, thin and pointed, lurching towards the casting couch like a reanimated corpse in a silent movie. I tried to shake his hand, and he just grunted,” he claimed in his book.
She also claimed that when he surprised her with a birthday cake and candles, she “went out the back door” and Dunham showed him the door. girls In the pilot episode, he up and left, “slamming the door behind him” and did not return her calls for the next three weeks.
He claimed he once punched a hole in the wall of his trailer because he hated his new haircut and was unpredictable during sex scenes.
girlsProduced from 2012 to 2017, the film depicts four young women living in New York City and is largely based on Dunham’s life. It was filmed before the widespread use of intimacy coordinators on set.
Dunham claimed that “careful inhibition went out the window” as Driver “threw me here and there” during the sex scenes.
“Part of me was afraid that when I turned around I’d suddenly find myself in full-on 1970s porn. But after a few mimed moves, I said cut,” he wrote.
Driver was nominated for an Emmy for his work: girls He was nominated for an Academy Award twice and a Golden Globe three times for his film work.
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Chris Hook is Sydney Cultural News Editor for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.
