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“It was a disgusting outfit”: Jean-Claude Van Damme Allegedly Damaged $20,000 Worth Property and Left Predator Franchise Because He Hated His Role

John McTiernan laid the foundation of the Predator franchise with the 1987 film Predator. The film featured Arnold Schwarzenegger against the Predator, portrayed by Kevin Peter Hall. However, Hall was not the first choice to portray the extraterrestrial species in the film. Jean-Claude Van Damme was first offered the role. The Bloodsport star, who was still looking for better opportunities in Hollywood, was offered to star as one of the leads alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger.Van Damme got the role soon after his audition. However, things did not go as expected. After facing several issues, the makers reportedly fired him from the film. After this, Kevin Peter Hall was cast as the alien creature in the 1987 film and the 1990 sequel of the film.Read More: Amber Midthunder is “Ready” for Prey Sequel, Says They “Talk All the Time”Jean-Claude Van Damme Reportedly Left PredatorThe 1987 film had been the highest-rated film in the Predator franchise before the release of the 2022 prequel, The Prey. The first film of the series introduced extraterrestrial species. The film follows a team of commandos on a mission to save hostages when they come across an alien creature who starts hunting them down.The creature was portrayed by Kevin Peter Hall. However, before Hall, Jean-Claude Van Damme was hired to play the alien creature. However, he was fired from the project after he damaged the film’s property. Craig Baxley, the stunt coordinator of the film, recounted the incident during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter.Baxley claims that while trying on the Predator costume, the Kickboxer star damaged the $20,000 costume mask after he threw it to the ground. After which, Joel Silver told him, “You’ll never work in Hollywood again! Get off my set!”While there are different reasons given for why Van Damme was fired, many also believe that the Hard Target star left the project. He claimed that his outfit in the film was “disgusting.” Van Damme also claimed that after the audition, he was told that he would have to wear a “tight leotard” with minimal makeup.But when he showed up on the set, he had to get in the “thick rubber suit” and was only given a little tube to breathe through the suit. He was told to signal when he had difficulty breathing, but when he did, he was asked to stay a little longer. He was unable to keep up with everything and reportedly left the film.Read More: Despite Being the Perfect Casting, Jean-Claude Van Damme Refused to Play Predator in Arnold Schwarzenegger Movie for This Absurd ReasonJean-Claude Van Damme Struggled With DehydrationCraig Baxley claimed that Joel Silver fired Jean-Claude Van Damme after he damaged the costume head. However, Bill Duke shared another incident that led the producer to fire the Universal Soldier star from the 1987 Predator.Bill Duke, who portrayed Sergeant Mac Eliot in the film, said during an interview that Van Damm “passed out twice from dehydration” during the filming. After seeing that Jean-Claude Van Damme was passing out constantly, the producer warned him that if he passed out again, he would be fired from the film.Duke claimed that after seeing no progress in Van Damme’s condition, the producer fired him from the film. The special effects supervisor Joel Hynek claimed that he was fired as he continuously did kickboxing on the set. He recalled the time when Joel Silver called Van Damme in his trailer and asked him to stop kickboxing on the set. But the Lionheart star refused and said that’s how he sees the creature.Seeing him not following the direction, Silver fired Jean-Claude Van Damme on the spot. The role eventually went to Kevin Peter Hall, who appeared as Predator in the 1987 film and the 1990 sequel.The Predator film series is available to stream on Hulu.

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‘I am officially off the market’: When Margot Robbie revealed she made the ‘conscious’ decision of not dating actors


Margot Robbie revealed her decision to not date actors because of the media scrutiny that came with a public relationship of two high-profile actors
Back in 2015, A-lister Margot Robbie made a declaration that she would not be dating any actors. The actress may have alluded to her fiance Tom Ackerley, who she married the following year in 2016. In an exclusive interview with Marie Claire, she revealed that being in a relationship as an actor herself came with its own set of challenges. She believed that dating someone who was popular would add on to the media scrutiny.

Margot Robbie opened up on why she made a conscious decision to not date actorsTalking to Marie Claire, she claimed, “I am officially off the market.” She then shared the reasoning behind her decision and added, “I made a conscious decision not to date actors.” She continued to explain, “But not because I hate actors. That’s a nasty generalization to make, and that’s not the case. People take such an interest in your love life when you have a profile, it puts a lot of stress on a relationship.”
The Barbie actress continued, “So two people with profiles, I figure it’s just double the amount of scrutiny, and I’d like to avoid that at all costs.” This came after reports of her locking lips with Tarzan co-star Alexander Skarsgard started making rounds. It was reported that she was caught kissing the actor during the Sundance Film Festival.

Margot Robbie revealed she opted for a minimal lifestyle even after becoming an actorIn the interview, Robbie also opened up about how she was adapting to fame. She shared, “I have a normal 24-year-old life. If I were a waitress, I’d probably have the exact same lifestyle. I’d go to the same clubs I go to already, live in the same house with the same housemates, hang out with the same people.”
However, Margot Robbie tied the knot with Tom Ackerley who is an English producer and actor. The duo met on the sets of 2013 movie Suite Francaise where Tom was working as an assistant director. Post marriage, both of them launched their production company LuckyChap Entertainment.

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Monica Bellucci and Tin Burton at lunch in the restaurant in Selci Lama


For All Saints’ Day, the Hollywood star from Tiferno returned to his native Umbria to enjoy a moment of relaxation and then visit his parentsOn the occasion of the All Saints’ Day celebrations, the Hollywood star of Tiferno origin, Monica Bellucci, returned to her native Umbria to enjoy a moment of relaxation and to visit her father Pasquale and her mother Brunella.Flanked by her current partner Tim Burton, she went to lunch, together with about twenty old friends, at the Osteria del Musicista, which has always been her favorite restaurant, in Selci Lama.Menu dedicated to typical dishes of the area, which includes an appetizer with breadsticks lined with coppa, duck in porchetta and grilled pork livers, polenta with wild boar sauce accompanied by the very typical cappelletti in broth.To conclude, a dessert based on fried “ciaccia” with Nutella and roasted chestnuts.
Having paid the bill and greeted the restaurant owner and lifelong friend, Roberto Polchi, Monica brought home cappelletti and broth for a family dinner.

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‘Rocky’ Was Quite Different In His Original Screenplay, Sylvester Stallone Claims


Sylvester Stallone took his friend’s advice on a rewrite of the original screenplay to Rocky. A few tweaks later, he was on his way to major success.
In the new Netflix documentary Sly, Stallone discussed how he initially conceived of the project, which had a much harder edge. In the early version, Rocky was depicted as a “thuggish” character, inspired by Martin Scorsese’s crime drama, Mean Streets.

But Stallone’s perspective changed when a friend read the script and thought the boxer was too cruel for audiences to actually care about him.
Stallone recalled her crying.

“She goes, ‘I hate Rocky. I hate him. He’s cruel. He hits people. He beats them up.’”
Stallone took it to heart, and asked what he could do to soften the character.

“I said, ‘what if you stop short of it?’ Like, maybe he almost did. He could have, that’s his job, but he doesn’t?’ ‘That’d be nice,’” he added. “I said, ‘What if he had a girlfriend or something?’ ‘Yeah, that’s nice.’ So I go back, start writing that: ‘Girlfriend. Nice.’”
$117 million in box office later, a franchise was born.

Stallone also revealed that actor Dolph Lundgren sent him to the hospital during one fight scene in Rocky IV.
“Dolph Lundgren… he pulverized me,” Stallone says in the documentary. “Later that night, my heart started to swell—which happens when the heart hits the chest—and then my blood pressure went up to 260, and they thought I was going to be talking to angels. Next thing I know, I’m in intensive care, where I’m surrounded by nuns, and I thought, ‘OK, that’s curtains.’”
Stallone was in the hospital for nine days following the incident, praying for “one more round.”
“For the first minute of the fight, it is going to be a free-for-all,” Stallone told Lundgren. The Swedish actor joked in a separate interview that all he did was “obey orders,” explaining, “[Stallone] was the boss. I did what he told me.”
Doctors allegedly told Stallone that he received a blow to the ribs that made his heart rattle around in his ribcage, a condition typically seen in head-on collisions. “I did hit a bus, of sorts,” Stallone joked.

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