'Nor have I been late or done anything but give 100% heart, body and soul to every project I have ever been involved in.' In her witness statement, Green said her initial confidence in the film dwindled following delays and its move from Ireland to a studio outside London, and that she felt she had been 'deceived'.ĭenying allegations that she was not prepared to go ahead with the film, she said: 'In the 20 years that I have been making films, I have never broken a contract or even missed one day of shooting. 'I thought we had these strange producers but a strong crew so we could still make something good quality, but I was probably naive.'Ĭlick to subscribe to Backstage wherever you get your podcasts She continued: 'I had several opportunities to walk away from this project but at the time I felt like I had an armour, the strong crew members around me. Green told the court: 'I never wanted this to be a B-movie but I realised more towards the end that it was going to happen.' Mr Mallin asked Green if she remembered sending a different text message, suggesting the film under Mr Seal would be a 'B-sh*tty-movie' she said she did.

The barrister said that in exchanges on WhatsApp with her agent and the film's director, Green claimed Seal was planning to make a 'cheap B movie' and described him as 'the devil' and 'evil'. Why is Rick Astley suing rapper Yung Gravy?īuffy star shares what most scares her and how she moved on from 'toxic' 90s set Max Mallin, representing White Lantern, previously claimed Green had an 'animosity' towards a vision for the film held by one of its executive producers, Jake Seal. I live to make good films, it's my religion.' The actress also discussed some of her other work, telling the court: 'I don't care about the money. She cited the film being about climate change as an issue 'dear to my heart and important'. Green said the script for the film was 'one of the best scripts I have ever read' and that she was excited to play the role of a soldier, which she had never done before. Image: Helen Hunt was also due to star in the film.

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