In general, there are many public figures, especially actors, who describe their co-workers as their second family, brothers and sisters, and the truth is that we don’t know if they are hypocrites or actually tell us the truth, but they seem to get along well when they are caught on camera. Some of these celebrities even end up falling in love and forming an actual real life family when the acting scenes stop, while others simply hate their co-stars.
In fact, starring in various movies is actually a job like any other post, so the actors need to do their best to complete their tasks, earn money and recognition, and well, survive just like us. In other words, they have to accept some conditions and even make compromises when signing a contract to play in a movie. Unfortunately, some stars have to accept a job that involves collaborating with someone they hate in real life.
However, this phenomenon is not unique, as it can be found in every type of job. Hence, we all have that co-worker who annoys us so much that we would do anything to avoid interacting with him or her, but being in a team it’s quite difficult to do that, especially when you have to collaborate with each other, right?
As for the celebrities, people expect them to be good friends in real life, because sometimes the connection between them when acting seems quite real and positive, but we all know that ‘life beats the movie’ in the end.
Here are some famous co-stars who actually hated each other behind the scenes. Read on to find out more info!
Jennifer Aniston and Jay Mohr
Jennifer Aniston is an American actress, producer, and businesswoman. She discovered her passion for acting at an early age with a small role in the Mac and Me (1987). She started to gain fame in the 1990s and nowadays she’s one of the Hollywood’s highest paid actresses.
Jay Mohr is an American actor, comedian and radio host who starred in the TV comedy series Action, Ghost Whisperer (2006–2008), Saturday Night Live (1993–1995) and Picture Perfect (1997) with Jennifer Aniston.
It seems that our famous actress Jennifer Aniston was not too excited when she found out that she will play a role in the movie Picture Perfect (1997) with Jay Mohr. They had a lovers role, and Jennifer seems to have reacted harshly when Tate Donovan, her then-boyfriend, didn’t get the role instead of Mohr. Mohr then said in an interview that Aniston, instead of taking her anger out on the studio, she chose to be angry with him.
“Being on the set of a movie where the leading woman was unhappy with my presence and made it clear from day one. I hadn’t done that many movies, and even though they screen-tested some pretty famous guys, I somehow snaked into the leading role. The actress said, ‘No way! You’ve got to be kidding me!’ Loudly. Between takes. To other actors on set. I would literally go to my mom’s house and cry,” Mohr said during an interview.
Harrison Ford and Sean Young
Sean Young is an American actress who starred in Stripes (1981), Blade Runner (1982), Dune (1984), No Way Out (1987), Wall Street (1987), and other famous movies.
Harrison Ford is an iconic American actor, pilot and environmental activist. He’s No. 4 on the list of highest-grossing domestic box office stars of all time. Ford is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award nominee, a four-time Golden Globe nominee, a three-time Saturn Award winner and so on. He starred in a lot of movies, such as Star Wars (1977), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Blade Runner 2049 (2017) and Blade Runner (1982) – in which he had to play a love scene with Sean Young.
According to the press, Ford and Young reportedly hated each other behind the scenes, even though they had to play like lovers. It seems that the film crew called their love scene “the hate scene”.
Sophia Loren and Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando was another iconic American actor, film director and one who helped pioneer method acting. He was the recipient of the Academy Award for Best Actor twice. He starred in The Godfather (1972), Superman (1978), Apocalypse Now (1979), The Formula (1980), to name a few iconic movies. He was one of the most influential people in the world according to Time magazine and the fourth-greatest movie star among male movie stars according to the American Film Institute.
Sophia Loren is an Italian actress who was named as the 21st greatest female star of Classic Hollywood Cinema by the American Film Institute. Her role in the movie Two Women (1961) earned her the Academy Award for Best Actress, making her the first foreign actor or actress to win an Oscar. (see more on the next page).
She starred in the romantic comedy A Countess from Hong Kong (1967) with Marlon Brando, but it seems that they had an altercation on the set. Loren stated in her memoir, Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: My Life, that Brando had an indecent attitude towards her.
“All of a sudden, he put his hands on me. I turned in all tranquility and blew in his face, like a cat stroked the wrong way and said, ‘Don’t you ever dare to do that again. Never again!’ […] He never did it again, but it was very difficult working with him after that,” she said.
Miley Cyrus and Emily Osment
Emily Osment is an American actress, singer and songwriter who started her career at a young age, appearing in several shown and movies, such as the Disney Channel television series Hannah Montana (2006–2011).
Miley Cyrus is an American singer, songwriter, actress and record producer. Even though she’s one of the most famous and talented singers in the world, she has even starred in some movies as well, such as Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009) and The Last Song (2010).
While playing in the TV series and movie Hanna Montana, Miley and Emily had to look like best friends, and people actually thought they were friends. Cyrus said that the show felt real to her and that she really wanted to be friends with Emily in real life, but the business show is a business show and they couldn’t get along.
Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep
This story doesn’t have one but two iconic screen legends. Dustin Hoffman is an American actor and filmmaker who starred in The Graduate (1967) where he received his first Academy Award nomination, Midnight Cowboy (1969) that earned him an Oscar nomination and Little Big Man (1971), Papillon (1973), to name a few popular movies.
Meryl Streep is an American actress and singer who is considered the best actor of her generation. Streep is the recipient of numerous accolades, including 21 Academy Awards nominations of which she has won three, and 33 Golden Globe nominations of which she has won nine. (see more on the next page).
On the set of the drama Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), the dispute between Hoffman and Streep occurred when Streep got approved to make some changes to a scene. It seems that Hoffman was bothered by this and asked the actress to simply play the scene, leaving feminism aside.
There’s a famous scene in the movie when husband and wife, Hoffman and Streep, are arguing in a restaurant and Hoffman swipes a wine glass off the table into the wall during a scene without letting Streep know his intent, sending glass shards flying into her hair. Her shocked reaction in the scene is entirely authentic.
Nina Dobrev and Paul Wesley
Nina Dobrev is a Canadian actress and model who starred in Degrassi: The Next Generation and The Vampire Diaries. She was born in Bulgaria, but she was raised in Canada.
Paul Wesley is an American actor and director who gained more fame after starring in The Vampire Diaries. However, during a podcast, Dobrev revealed that she and Wesley couldn’t stand each other at all. She also added that she respects Wesley, but she doesn’t like him.
Nevertheless, they ended up working things out and it seems that they are friends now. She said that they hang out a lot and that they are good friends now.
Joan Collins and John Forsythe
Joan Collins is an English actress, author, and columnist. She started her acting career at a young age. Collins rose to fame after starring in the soap opera Dynasty, which earned her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama in 1982.
John Forsythe was an American stage, film/television actor, producer, and drama teacher who starred in several movies, such as The Captive City (1952), It Happens Every Thursday (1953), The Trouble With Harry (1955). (see more on the next page).
During the TV show, Collins said that she and Forsythe didn’t talk for an entire season. She said that at the People’s Choice Awards, they won a kind of collective award which should have been given to John, but they gave it to her. He felt uncomfortable and said ‘thank you very much, I’m going to give it to our fearless leader’, but he rudely responded ‘she’s said enough.’ So, she felt even worse.
Debbie Reynolds and Gene Kelly
Debbie Reynolds was an American actress, singer, and businesswoman. She was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer.
Gene Kelly was an American actor, dancer, singer, filmmaker, and choreographer. He starred in a lot of movies, such as Anchors Aweigh (1945), On the Town (1949), and Singin’ in the Rain (1952) with Debbie Reynolds.
In Reynolds’ memoir, Unsinkable, she said that he criticized everything she did and never supported her work. She also said that when their characters kissed she had to cleanse her mouth with Coca Cola because she didn’t French kissed before and it was a gross act for her. She felt like an assault, as a 39 year old man had to kiss her.