Two movie stars who can’t stand each other? That’s nothing new in Hollywood, especially when the names Clint Eastwood and John Wayne are mentioned. Although the two actors famous through Westerns They were at loggerheads with each other – at least if we can trust the gossip reports of the time.
When Eastwood made his first film as a director, A Stranger Without a Name, Wayne wrote him a Letter of dislike and told his colleague that he had no idea what he was actually doing, as Far Out Magazine notes. But Wayne is not the only Hollywood star who has taken aim at Eastwood.
Beverly Hills Cop star Eddie Murphy reveals: Marlon Brando didn’t like Clint Eastwood
Acting legend Marlon Brando (The Godfather, The Wild One, The Possessed) was also able to have little to do with Eastwood’s workBeverly Hills Cop star Eddie Murphy recently revealed this in the New York Times podcast The Interview. When he was invited by Brando in 1982, he spilled the beans.
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Clint Eastwood in Gran Torino
Murphy tells the story as follows:
That’s a long time ago. [Marlon Brando] said to me: ‘I can’t stand that guy with the gun.’ I asked: ‘What guy with a gun?’ He said: ‘The one on the poster!’ I asked: ‘Clint Eastwood?’ And he replied: ‘Yes, that guy!’ Clint Eastwood has had a remarkable career despite the harsh words of his colleagues
Murphy does not say what exactly Brando had against Eastwood. He probably does not know himself. If we take a look at Eastwood’s career, however, the antipathy he experienced from colleagues such as Brando and Wayne during his career seems to have been didn’t matter too much to have.
Eastwood is one of the most prolific filmmakers of our time. For several decades he has been constantly bringing new films to the cinema – as an actor, director and producer. Even several film scores He wrote. His latest film is the thriller Juror No. 2, which finished post-production in April.