“I kinda said like, ‘Gosh, why is he so overbearing?'”
the “Independence Day” filmmaker recalled of Cameron.
Roland Emmerichis mincing no words when reflecting on his past collaborators.
Mel Gibson (L) and Roland Emmerich; James Cameron.Ronald Siemoneit/Sygma via Getty; Steve Granitz/FilmMagic
The bucket-punching strategy yielded tremendous results in Emmerichs eyes.
No, he is!
Sorry to say that in public, but he is, and he has to sometimes release this anger.
Mel Gibson in ‘The Patriot’.Columbia Pictures/ Everett
The first problem was I wanted to have Heath Ledger instead of another actor.
And I naturally had to call [Gibson] and say I like the other guy more.
And then he said, Well, youre the director, and hangs up on me.
James Cameron.Gregg DeGuire/Variety via Getty
Columbia Pictures/ Everett
Later, however, Emmerich said Gibson admitted that he was wrong.
Everybody else wanted to have the other guy, he said of Ledgers competitor for the part.
And that tells you a little bit about Mel Gibson.
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James Cameron is very overbearing, Emmerich said.
And thats what happened.
I kinda said like, Gosh, why is he so overbearing?
Its as simple as that.
