Film history is full of catastrophic shootings, after which many of those involved no longer wanted to talk to each other. There are even documentaries about the worst examples. How about about the Babylon AD sci-fi flop starring Vin Diesel airing on TV today.
On TV: Vin Diesel infuriated sci-fi director while filming
Director Mathieu Kassovitz had been working for several years before filming began to bring the sci-fi story about a taciturn mercenary and his protégé (Mélanie Thierry) to the big screen. Finally he got the money together, 20th Century Fox wanted to produce the film and signed a star with Diesel for the leading role.
However, the shoot turned out to be a disaster. As implied in the documentary Fucking Kassovitz, the director feuded with the studio over budget, time and content. A report by Page 6 suggests that Diesel torpedoed filming with excessive delays, greatly angering Kassovitz. In a conversation with SoFilm who referred to him years later as “show off“, the “not capable of anything“.
You can find the documentary Fucking Kassovitz on YouTube:
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When is Babylon AD on TV?
Babylon AD is running this Saturday, April 15, 2023, at 10:15 p.m. on Sat.1. If you don’t have time, you can catch up on the sci-fi film at 2.10 a.m. In addition to Diesel and Thierry, Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once) can be seen in front of the camera.
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