Switching gears from politics to entertainment: New reports say Vin Diesel's temperamental behavior on the set of Babylon AD has caused massive overtime, delays, and, a nervous breakdown for the film's director.
One source on the set says, "Diesel shows up late all the time. He's laughing because he gets paid overtime for his delays. They were shooting in Prague on soundstages and were finally kicked out by another film and had to shut down for two weeks because the director had a nervous breakdown."
Babylon AD is almost a month behind schedule and an official at Film Finances Inc., which provided the completion bond for the picture, confirmed, "It has been a difficult shoot for everybody."
However, director Mathieu Kassovitz is also well-known for being difficult on the set. Some have said laid the blame squarely at this feet. "He's a different kind of director," one source says. "And doesn't always mesh with people on the set."
Why should Vin Diesel be unhappy while working in Prague? Doesn't he prefer to "date" women in Europe?
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hey rod...
interesting article about Vin Diesel. it's pretty sad..his star is kinda been dimmed with the string of box office bombs...
and he still has yet to ACT...not being funny. But, his divatude needs to be checked.
As for the director, Mathieu Kassoitz has always had a history of being "quirky"...and does have issues with his cast..he directed Gothika and I heard that Halle, Penelope, and Robert Downey Jr. all had issues with him...
I'd be willing to bet that Said Taghmaoui (sp?), Hubert Kounde, and Vincent Cassel had issues with him when he directed them in La Haine (HATE) back in 1995--and which STILL remains an indie film classic.
Kassoitz may have some questionable and weird methods, but he does get results..and Gothika did do well at the box office...so Vin might do well to fall back and keep his ego IN CHECK...
Though Vin can STILL get it with a quickness, ok? :)
Posted by: Ryan | 07 May 2007 at 17:48
Mathieu Kassovitz (with a v) is anyway a very good director, and Vin Diesel one of the hottest guy… and those two guys have temper. It looks like there's a rivalry, to know who's the man on the set :-)
Posted by: .rod. | 08 May 2007 at 15:13
Take on either of 'em - in my bed preferably!
Posted by: Rice Hershey | 08 May 2007 at 18:15