FILE: British director Lynne Ramsay fails to report to set on opening day of filming of "Jane Got a Gun".

Record ID: 645009

  • Title: FILE: British director Lynne Ramsay fails to report to set on opening day of filming of "Jane Got a Gun".
  • Date: 21st March 2013
  • Summary: CANNES, FRANCE (FILE - MAY 12, 2011) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) LYNNE RAMSAY, SAYING: "You know what? I'm quite committed when I make a film and want to make it perfect so if it takes a longer time to do that then I'd rather take that time to have a fucking good... pardon my language... a really good script in front of me that I know it's going to work and that's why it's taken so long and also I think I've made like 3 films in my head so this is my seventh film. So there's a lot of other ones in here." VENICE, ITALY (FILE - AUGUST 30, 2007) (REUTERS) JUDE LAW AT THE VENICE FILM FESTIVAL VENICE, ITALY (FILE - SEPTEMBER 1, 2010) (REUTERS) NATALIE PORTMAN AT THE PREMIERE OF 'BLACK SWAN' AT THE VENICE FILM FESTIVAL
  • Embargoed: 5th April 2013 13:00
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  • Location: Italy, France
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  • Country: Italy France
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  • Story Text: British film director Lynne Ramsay, know for her 2011 movie, "We Need to Talk about Kevin" has been the centre of a movie industry storm on Thursday (March 21) after failing to turn up on the first day of shooting for her new film in Santa Fe, New Mexico, according to entertainment publication, The Hollywood Reporter.
    The movie, "Jane Got a Gun" which stars Natalie Portman in the lead role, has already suffered a recent significant setback when Michael Fassbender had to pull out because of scheduling conflicts with the upcoming "X-Men: Days of Future Past."
    Now, in addition to Ramsay's no-show, Jude Law, who flew in to replace Fassbender, has also reportedly pulled out as he'd signed on to work with Ramsay and she was no longer attached to the project.
    Natalie Portman, who is also a producer on the film, appears to remain in the lead role.
    Scott Steindorff, another producer on the film, according to deadline.com, gave this statement.
    "I have millions of dollars invested, we're ready to shoot, we have a great script, crew and cast. I'm shocked and so disappointed someone would do this to 150 crew members who devoted so much time, energy, commitment and loyalty to a project, and then have the director not show up. It is insane somebody would do this to other people. I feel more for the crew and their families, but we are keeping the show going on, directors are flying in, and a replacement is imminent."
    The replacement is reported to be Gavin O'Connor, the director of "Warrior".
    To date, no comment or statement made by Ramsay.
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