Thandiwe Newton clashed with Tom Cruise during ‘nightmare’ Mission Impossible shoot before being AXED from Magic Mike
THANDIWE Newton clashed with Tom Cruise during a "nightmare" Mission Impossible shoot before being AXED from Magic Mike.
The 49-year-old took on the role of Nyah Nordoff-Hall in the popular 2000 film Mission: Impossible 2.
Thandiwe starred in the blockbuster alongside Tom Cruise, 59, who played IMF agent Ethan Hunt.
There was one night scene in particular, that was filmed on a balcony, that she'll always remember - but for all the wrong reasons.
Tom was "so frustrated" that he made them swap roles and say each other's lines... but Thandiwe didn't find think it solved the problem.
Thandiwe told in 2020: "It was the most unhelpful...
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"I can't think of anything less revealing.
"It just pushed me further into a place of terror and insecurity.
"It was a real shame. And bless him. And I really do mean bless him, because he was trying his damnedest."
The Line of Duty star then explained that she called the director Jonathan Demme to tell him how much of "a nightmare" it was.
She was later called by Tom himself, but instead of an apology, he told her they were reshooting it the following week.
It comes a day after it The Sun exclusively revealed that Thandiwe has been axed from the new Magic Mike film after a bust-up with Channing Tatum — about the Oscars slap.
Witnesses said the row on set escalated to “astonishing” levels before leading man Channing drove off in a car.
Executives have decided to postpone work on the blockbuster and re-cast Thandiwe’s role - wasting 11 days of filming in London.
The 49-year-old Brit is said to be planning to sue studio chiefs at Warner Bros. However sources claim her position is “untenable” after the bust-up with Channing, 41, became “unimaginably vicious”.
Some freelance crew members also say they have lost £4,000 over the feud, which was sparked by a disagreement about actor Will Smith hitting comedian Chris Rock on stage at last month’s Oscars.
One said he saw Thandiwe and Channing arguing on set at Paddington, West London, where they have been photographed filming Magic Mike’s Last Dance — the third instalment about a troupe of male strippers.
The crew member told a pal: “Channing Tatum is the producer and number one on set. Thandiwe Newton is the number two star. But 11 days into shooting and it’s all over.
“They fell out over the debacle at The Oscars. I was on set. I watched her and watched him. They were in and out of the house where we were filming having this confrontation.
“It was a tense exchange of words, but suddenly it escalated - Channing got into this car and he disappeared.
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“People looked at each other and thought, ‘Wait, we’re supposed to be filming’.” The source added: “After the row he just went, ‘I am not working with her anymore’. Him being a producer, it’s his movie, so she’s off the movie.
“She’s gone. Everything we’ve shot for the last 11 days has to be reshot with a new cast member.”
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