Eva Green

Best known for playing Vesper Lynd in Daniel Craig's first James Bond film Casino Royale, Eva Green is currently suing producers and financiers of A Patriot ...

"I have nothing against peasants, I didn't want to work with a sub-standard crew," she said. She cited the film being about climate change as an issue "dear to my heart and important". I live to make good films, it's my religion." She also allegedly described funders for the movie as "a*seholes" and some proposed crew members as "sh*tty peasants". It makes no sense at all." It still feels that way."

The former Bond girl is giving evidence in a £4million legal battle over A Patriot - a film she was set to star in before production was shut down in ...

In the witness box this afternoon she told the court she had wanted to make the 'most brilliant film possible' after 'falling in love' with the script. Mr Mallin then suggested that this was in contrast to previous roles Ms Green had played but she hit back: 'Serious actress you mean? This morning the film's writer and director Dan Pringle was giving evidence. It also involved the role of a solider, something I have never played before.' She is also said to have called production manager Terry Bird 'a f****** moron' and described the men as 'total a***holes'. She said: 'I don't care about the money, I live to make good films. Ms Green told the court that if she had known the film project was not of the quality she expected then she would not have got involved. Today the court heard that a message from one of the producers of the film had claimed that Eva Green 'would rather eat tumours' than make the movie before the project was shut down. Confronted with one message calling her director and producer 'weak and stupid', Eva Green blamed them on 'my Frenchness coming out'. Of course they are not weak and stupid.' The star insists she is being unfairly painted as a 'diva' with one of the producers of the film claiming in a message that she 'would rather eat tumours' than make A Patriot shortly before it was shut down. The former Bond girl is giving evidence in a £4million legal battle over A Patriot - a film she was set to star in before production was shut down in October 2019.

Hollywood actress Eva Green is suing a production company, claiming she is still entitled to her one million dollar (£810000) fee for the abandoned project ...

I deny these allegations, which are untrue.” “Absolutely,” Ms Green replied. As an actor it was very exciting as a role of a soldier… Asked about the film project, Ms Green said: “It was one of the best scripts I have ever read. She said she felt she had been “deceived”, adding: “I was very upset and angry that I had been misled about the financial state of the production and would have preferred that the production remain in Ireland, but I did not want to withdraw from the film and was prepared to consent to the move as required by the contract.” It still feels that way.”

Bond girl Eva Green told the High Court today that her 'Frenchness' was to blame for abusive messages she sent to bosses of a doomed sci-fi film.

from Hampshire". Mr Pringle said in a text that he, Ms Green and producer Adam Merrifield were discussing if they wished "to proceed with the new structure” - with comparisons drawn between their project and that of a second-rate 'B-movie'. She told the court that production problems led her to fear the film would be a ’s***** B-movie’. She told the court she didn’t want to appear in a 's***** B-movie' that could have killed her career. Confronted with a message calling the director and producer of A Patriot "weak and stupid", Eva Green blamed it on her "Frenchness coming out". Bond girl Eva Green told the High Court today that her ‘Frenchness’ was to blame for abusive messages she sent to bosses of a doomed sci-fi film.

The Casino Royale star, 42, is embroiled in a court case over the collapse of film project A Patriot.

Ms Green is due to finish giving evidence on Tuesday and a ruling on the case is expected at a later date. from Hampshire”. In her written evidence to the court, Ms Green said no personal training or stunt training was arranged for her, despite her efforts to follow this up with the production team. The court was later told that Ms Green had sent a text message, suggesting that the film under Mr Seal would be a “B-shitty-movie”. Ms Green told the court in London that Mr Seal had cut down her stunt training for the film – where she was set to play a soldier – from four weeks to five days. The barrister said that in exchanges with her agent and the film’s director, Ms Green claimed Mr Seal was planning to make a “cheap B movie”, describing him as “the devil” and “evil” and local crew members as “shitty peasants…

The actress said in her written evidence that abandoning the project would have been been like abandoning her 'baby' as she gave evidence on…

“Absolutely,” Ms Green replied. I deny these allegations, which are untrue.” Asked about the film project, Ms Green said: “It was one of the best scripts I have ever read. As an actor it was very exciting as a role of a soldier… She said she felt she had been “deceived”, adding: “I was very upset and angry that I had been misled about the financial state of the production and would have preferred that the production remain in Ireland, but I did not want to withdraw from the film and was prepared to consent to the move as required by the contract.” It still feels that way.”

Actress Eva Green described a film producer as an "inexperienced, pretentious moron" as "an emotional response" after she was lied to about filming, ...

"I didn't want to work with a sub-standard crew. And asked about the reference to crew members as "peasants... Of course they are not weak and stupid."

Actress Eva Green described a film producer as an "inexperienced, pretentious moron" as "an emotional response" after she was lied to about filming, ...

"I didn't want to work with a sub-standard crew. And asked about the reference to crew members as "peasants... Of course they are not weak and stupid."

'I have nothing against peasants' says actor after messages are read out in court.

“As I have said repeatedly, I fell deeply in love with this project - not only the role, but also the message of the film,” Ms Green said in her witness statement. Ms Green said: "I never wanted this to be a B-movie but I realised more towards the end that it was going to happen. “You can't make a quality film by cutting corners,” Ms Green said. I wanted to work with a high-quality crew who just wanted to be paid standard industry rates.” Ms Green replied: “I don’t know ... Sometimes you say things you don’t actually mean, of course they are not weak and stupid.”

The actress said in her written evidence that abandoning the project would have been been like abandoning her 'baby' as she gave evidence on…

“Absolutely,” Ms Green replied. I deny these allegations, which are untrue.” Asked about the film project, Ms Green said: “It was one of the best scripts I have ever read. As an actor it was very exciting as a role of a soldier… She said she felt she had been “deceived”, adding: “I was very upset and angry that I had been misled about the financial state of the production and would have preferred that the production remain in Ireland, but I did not want to withdraw from the film and was prepared to consent to the move as required by the contract.” It still feels that way.”

The James Bond star accepted it was her preferred option for the planned production of A Patriot to collapse, giving her an opportunity to buy out rights to ...

I still believed in the movie and I still wanted the movie to happen.” Green originally joined A Patriot to star alongside Kathy Bates and Tim Robbins, and told the court she “fell in love with the script”. Green is accused of pretending to be ready to make the movie while plotting its downfall, but she said that did not make sense. Pressed on the comment, Green accepted it was her preferred option for the planned production to collapse, giving her an opportunity to buy out rights to the script. IMPOSSIBLE”, Green said: “These are emotional words, I felt trapped at the time, it didn’t make any sense that the film was going to happen. But she went on to say: “It doesn’t mean I wasn’t going to honour my contract.

White Lantern Film is bringing a counterclaim against the French actress, alleging she undermined the independent film's production, made “excessive creative ...

Asked about her use of the phrase, the actress said: “I have nothing against peasants… It still feels that way.” She said: “Daniel Craig said, ‘I would rather slash my wrists than do another Bond movie’. She said: “If I had been called to set, I would have done this film even though it would have been a disaster.” Ms Green said she was not called to the studio for rehearsals or stunt training, describing it as “so strange” and later “absurd with a capital a”. Denying she meant she was withdrawing from the project, Ms Green replied: “If I really wanted to pull out, I would have asked my agent to do so in a legal way.”

White Lantern Film is bringing a counterclaim against the French actress, alleging she undermined the independent film's production, made “excessive creative ...

Asked about her use of the phrase, the actress said: “I have nothing against peasants… It still feels that way.” She said: “Daniel Craig said, ‘I would rather slash my wrists than do another Bond movie’. She said: “If I had been called to set, I would have done this film even though it would have been a disaster.” Ms Green said she was not called to the studio for rehearsals or stunt training, describing it as “so strange” and later “absurd with a capital a”. Denying she meant she was withdrawing from the project, Ms Green replied: “If I really wanted to pull out, I would have asked my agent to do so in a legal way.”

Actor taking legal action over collapse of film says she was not expecting private chats to be 'exposed'

She said she felt “distressed” and “cornered” amid a deteriorating relationship with lead producers and the absence of preparation for a film, leading her to believe she was not in safe hands. Before concluding her evidence, Green was asked by the judge, Mr Justice Michael Green, how much she had originally understood would be spent on the film. She rejected Mallin’s suggestion that she had no intention of doing the film in its iteration with SMC and executive Jake Seal and had engaged in deception with others including its director, Dan Pringle. Maybe I said that out of paranoia,” said Green. You hate a person and say: ‘I’m going to kill this person,’ are you going to kill this person? I was not expecting to have my messages exposed in court.