Anna Kendrick has blasted an unnamed director who she says humiliated her in front of a crowd of background actors on set.
During an interview Monday on the “Happy, Sad, Confused” podcast, the 39-year-old actress was asked by host Josh Horowitz to share the “worst grade she’s ever received from a director.”
The “Pitch Perfect” star recalled how a director asked him to improvise during a scene, but then publicly ridiculed his efforts.
“I remember a director who, once in a room full of 100 extras or something – it was really like a movement – was like, ‘Hey, for the next one, try something. Just invent something . Improvise something,’” she recalls.
Anna Kendrick has slammed an anonymous director who embarrassed her in front of 100 extras. (Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)
Kendrick continued: “And do it and then [the director] called cut and came in and, again in front of 100 extras, said ‘Oof, let’s get back to the script!'”
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“It really felt like a very specific power move to embarrass, to gain dominance or something,” she added. “It was very disgusting.”
Although the director didn’t appreciate Kendrick’s improvisational side at the time, she recalled that it was later featured prominently in the film’s promotional materials.
“…What I improved ended up in the trailer,” Kendrick said. “Then fuck you!”
Anna Kendrick appeared on Josh Horowitz’s “Happy, Sad, Confused” podcast on Monday. (Jason Méndez/Getty Images)
Kendrick recently made her directorial debut with the crime thriller “Woman of the Hour,” which premiered on Netflix on October 18.
In addition to directing “Woman of the Hour,” Kendrick also starred in the film, based on the real-life story of serial killer Rodney Alcala.
Alcala was convicted of murdering seven women in California and New York between 1977 and 1979. However, authorities believe that Alcala, who died on death row at the age of 77 in 2021, may have murdered up to 130 victims.
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While in the midst of his killing spree, Alcala appeared on the game show “The Dating Game” in 1978. He was one of three contestants vying for a date with the show’s bachelorette, Cheryl Bradshaw. Alcala was declared the winner of the match, but he and Bradshaw ultimately did not go out together.
The actress made her directorial debut with the Netflix film “Woman of the Hour.” (Léah Gallo/Netflix)
In “Woman of the Hour,” Kendrick played Bradshaw, while Daniel Zovatto played Alcala. A plot synopsis for the series read: “In 1970s Los Angeles, as a wave of murders dominates the headlines, a young woman aspiring to become an actress and a serial killer cross paths during a an episode of a dating show.”
Written by Ian McDonald, “Woman of the Hour” premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on September 8 and was sold to Netflix for approximately $11 million, according to Variety.
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In a recent episode of Sirius for Victims of Violent Crime.
Kendrick played spinster Sheryl Bradshaw and Daniel Zovatto played serial killer Rodney Alcala in the film. (Léah Gallo/Netflix)
“Believe me, it was never a money-making venture for me, because all the resources went into making the film,” the Oscar nominee said.
“It wasn’t until the week before TIFF that I was like, ‘Oh, the movie’s going to make money,'” Kendrick recalls. “I went from, ‘Let me know when the movie comes,’ to, ‘Oh my God, I’m responsible for this.’
“…We barely made the deadline to get into TIFF, and then it was like, ‘Oh, there’s money going to be exchanged,’ and I kind of wondered: ‘Are you feeling bummed about this?’ And I did it.”
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“I’m not making any money from the film,” she explained. “The money goes or went to RAINN and the National Center for Victims of Violent Crime. It’s always a complicated area but it was the least I had to do.”
