The English Patient wasn’t Bruce’s only regret. An unhappy Willis fired his agent shortly after,” Giant Freakin’ Robot writes.Īlong with Oscar appear, The English Patient made a hefty $233 million at the box office, cementing its place as one of the top romantic war dramas of the decade.īruce Willis Also Regretted Turning Down Ghost “Willis says he passed on the film after being talked out of working with director Anthony Minghella by his agent. RELATED – Did Bruce Willis Really Answer A Phone Call During A Live Interview?Īccording to Giant Freakin’ Robot, a major reason for Willis turning down the project had to with his agent suggesting he pass on working with director Anthony Minghella, a choice Willis would soon regret.Īfter the call was made, Bruce would fire his team. It received little fan fare, bringing in $47 million at the box office and in addition, reviews for the film were mixed at best. The film tends to be forgotten about when it comes to the actor’s epic run in the ’90s. Willis wanted the role of Canadian intelligence operative David “Moose” Caravaggio, a part that would eventually go to the talented Willem Dafoe instead.īruce Willis would instead opt for another action film in 1996, Last Man Standing. Thomas was able to get on the film, however, Willis wasn’t so lucky and in addition, the actor was not pleased with his team.īruce Willis Fired His Entire Team After He Was Told To Pass On The English Patient RELATED – Here’s What Happened When Stephen Colbert Called Out Bruce Willis For Lying About Doing His Own Stunts I got an audition and it was extraordinary.” So afterwards I wrote him a letter saying: “Please just forget that terrible lunch. She continued, “I gabbled away (at the lunch) and could see Anthony’s eyes glazing over. ![]() So when I heard there was going to be a film, I thought: “God, I have to get on it.” The poetry of the writing just swept me away. Thomas revealed alongside The Guardian, “I’d read the novel and fallen totally in love with it. Kristin Thomas would instead get the role, but according to the actress, it was not an easy experience. In truth, the cast could have looked very different, not only was Bruce Willis in the running, but he could have potentially been joined by Demi Moore, who was wanted for the role of Katherine. Among the Oscar wins included best picture, director and supporting actress. The film was the talk of the Academy Awards, nominated for 12 Oscars and bringing home 9 in total. The English Patient turned into a monster success with massive critical appeal. The English Patient Was A Huge Success Winning Nine Oscars 1.Willis was none too pleased on missing out on the role, and it all took place because of bad advice from his team. The free “Emotive Land” app will be accessible via, and the Apple App and Google Play stores Oct. The Click’s live outdoor performance will take place at 15 Broad Canal Way in Cambridge on Oct. The central question of “Emotive Land” seems to be, as she put it, “How do we prioritize both” live dance and tech, “instead of one or the other?” Through this project, she’s been working to find “harmony” between loving live performance and adapting to the digital age. “I don’t want to lose this thing that I love,” she said of dance, “but I think you’re equally as likely to lose something if you don’t change, too.” “There’s so much that cannot be experienced and felt through a screen in my opinion, and just knowing the power of live performance, I hope that never is taken from us,” Wagner said. Wagner is attuned to the tension between the deeply physical art form of dance and virtual technology. “The vines and things growing between the fences in an urban setting is beautiful to me and shows the strengths and power of nature and how it will persist,” Stanton explained. She’s staged back-and-forth duets set at an industrial building overcrowded with weeds or a side of the boardwalk filled with discarded trash. ![]() A lot of her choreography is “all about tension” she said: between nature and man-made industrialization, or between technology and embodiment. ![]() Due to the pandemic “we’re getting used to seeing dance outside more - to me, that’s exciting,” Stanton explained.
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