The deceased, the big gene Hackman probably rejected 10 times more jobs as he took. He was such a valued actor, and so possible when it comes to tone and genre, he had to be much demand for several decades in a row. He was one of those performers who were great at his craft And A massive box office, so naturally, everyone wanted to work with it. Hackman was also a notorious sets of sets, however, he often became angry when he worked with the actors who felt was less than professional. The stories told by director Barry Sonenfeld For Hackman on the set "Get Shorty" They are very colorful alone.

It seems that one of the many high -profile roles Hackman rejected was William Somerset, a murder detective with David Fincher's center of serial killer in 1995, Seven. The role in the end went to Morgan Freeman, but it also took production for some time. Those who have seen "seven" will be reminded that the film is so relentlessly gloomy and hopeless that it almost appears as a parody. His story follows Somerset and his partner Mills (Brad Pitt) because they are investigating a serial killer who kills sacrifices to match the seven deadly sins. By the time we get to the end of the movieThe killer (Kevin Spacey) even managed to complete his perverted project in an unexpected way. Many people are dead and no one is happy.

But despite what you might think, it wasn't the despair that Hackman kept. In fact, his lack of interest had nothing to do with his perception of project quality.

By the time Fincher signed to direct "Seven", Somerset's role was already rejected by another Al Pacino -shaped acting legend. Hence, Fincher was tasked with asking Hackman to come to the ship and replace him. The filmmaker was fine with that idea (watching Hackman, well, one of the biggest he ever did), but their meeting did not go well. As Fincher recalls in 2024 Interview with the Los Angeles Times:

"They really loved al-Pacino, and al-Pacino said no. I got involved after that. And I think the first person I was talking about was ein Hackman. Effort, effortlessly, effortlessly, effortlessly. He said, You count it. ' So, that was it. "

Remember, night shootings are far from unusual when it comes to movie and TV productions, so it would be perfectly understandable if an outsider in the industry read that quote from Fincher and thought that Hackman was only excessive demand or a single operative. If you allow me, however, I would like to offer a defense in honor of man.

It is worth noting that while the night shoots are actually common in the industry, Hackman was not only capricious or unreasonable. Night shoots are exhausting and completely throw away the sleeping schedule of people. They also look for, at least for external shots, very complex lighting settings, which represent a whole range of interesting problems. Hackman made enough films by 1995 to know he hates night shootings. He was also known enough until then to be elected by his roles. If he did not want to shoot at night, then, to strengthen him, he had no. Hackman was not spoiled. He was simply properly selective.

Plus, he doesn't hurt to work. In 1995, he made "Get Shorty", Sam Raimi "Fast and Dead" (west with a certain spectacular action)And Tony Scott's submarine thriller "Crimson Tide", so "Seven" was not a rare opportunity. It was just a potential gig of many, but the one that would have asked Hackman to stay up to the dawn crack. I would refuse it too.