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Tim Blake Nelson, the talented actor known for his roles inThe Ballad of Buster Scruggs, who is also set to appear in the upcomingCaptain America: Brave New World, has opened up about his experience being cut from Denis Villeneuve’sDune: Part Two. Appearing on theInside of Youpodcast, Nelson recalled being heartbroken when his role was ultimately cut from the final version ofDune 2.
However, while addressing his heartbreaking cut fromDune: Part Two,Tim Blake Nelson mentioned how his experience bears a striking resemblance to the legendary story of Stanley Kubrick’s compassionate firing of a mystery actor. Nelson discussed how his story runs parallel with Kubrick’s incident of firing an unnamed actor from Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman’s 1999 film,Eyes Wide Shut.
Stanley Kubrick’s Unusual Approach to Firing an Actor fromEyes Wide Shut
Acclaimed filmmakerStanley Kubrick, renowned for his perfectionism and attention to detail, has often made headlines for failing to get along with his actors. However, in a shocking twist of events, Tim Blake Nelson revealed a story that showcased Kubrick’s sympathetic side in a difficult situation.
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Speaking withInside of Youpodcast host Michael Rosenbaum, Tim Blake Nelson recalled a story fromTom CruiseandNicole Kidman’sEyes Wide Shut, wherein Stanley Kubrick fired an unnamed actor. Revealing how the filmmaker eased the process and fired the actor in the kindest possible way. Narrating the story, Nelson said:
I won’t say the actor’s name, because I don’t want to embarrass him/ her, but it’s such a funny story. I had a friend who went to do Eyes Wide Shut. And he/she was playing a nice role, and did a couple of days and Stanley Kubrick came and knocked on his/her door and took him/her down the hall and put him/her in front of a monitor and said, ‘i wanna show you your scenes’ and showed the scenes.
Showed his/her footage coverage and then proceeded to say, ‘I’m gonna let you go, it’s not working.’ and then he said, ‘it’s not you it’s me’. And this person of course said, ‘yeah, Stanley Kubrick. It’s not me, it’s Stanley Kubrick. Right’.
Narrating the story to Michael Rosenbaum, Tim Blake Nelson then noted how his friend being fired from Stanley Kubrick’sEyes Wide Shutbore a striking resemblance to his own loss of role in Denis Villeneuve’sDune: Part Two.
Tim Blake Nelson was Heartbreakingly Edited Out ofDune: Part Two
After sharing his friend’s funny but heartbreaking story of losing their role in Stanley Kubrick’s 1999 movie, Tim Blake Nelson proceeded to discuss how the sentiment echoed with his own experience of being cut out ofDune 2. According toMovieWeb, Nelson was hired to play a role in Denis Villeneuve’s magnum opus, which fans speculated to be of Count Fenring.
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Although nothing about his role was disclosed, it was eventually edited out of the film sinceDenis Villeneuveexceeded the movie’s runtime. Therefore, speaking on the podcast, Nelson noted that although he realized that the director “had to cut it” to shorten theDune 2’s runtime down to 2 hours and 46 minutes,he was still heartbroken.
I was supposed to be in [Dune: Part Two]… Of course, one always wonders as an actor whether if you just been a little bit better then they wouldn’t have been able to slice that part out.
And so there’s a part of me that’s saying, ‘yeah right, Denis Villeneuve. It’s that the movie was too long, it wasn’t that I f*cked the performance up’. I love Denis, I had a great time, and I hope I get to do something with it again. And I’m just glad. I would still go over and do the part, just for being directed by him, and filmed by Greg Frasier and working with Josh Brolin. I would go do it again, even knowing that I was cut out of it, ’cause I had a great time.
Tim Blake Nelsonmentioned filming the scene forDune: Part Two, only to be left “heartbroken” when his role was ultimately cut from the final version. But despite his disappointment, Nelson expressed understanding and admiration for Villeneuve’s vision, stating that he had a great time shooting the scene andholds no hard feelings towards the director.
So, in the end, Nelson’s revelation bears a striking resemblance to the story of Stanley Kubrick’s firing of the mystery actor from Tom Cruise andNicole Kidman’sEyes Wide Shut.
Dune: Part Twowill be available to stream on Max from May 21.
Eyes Wide Shutis available on Prime Video.
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