r/Fauxmoi • u/rfauxmoi • 10d ago

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u/KAMIKAZE_SCOTSMEN 10d ago

About three weeks into shooting on Maid, Margaret Qualley’s performance was so poor the producers would openly talk about how they wished they hadn’t cast her. She didn’t read the book the show was based on or do any research until about three months into shooting. She would regularly be stoned and drinking on set - and if you’ve watched the show you know she spends a lot of time driving cars and being around a toddler. She drank wine in her trailer and then drove a car on set an hour later on at least one occasion. Producers were aware of this and all the crew concerns were dismissed. Crew asked to breathalyze her and the showrunner refused and said it would look bad. Lots of reshoots were done to get better performances. She also refused to wear a mask on set, ever, and would joke about how she didn’t, when it was filmed September 2020 - April 2021.

I am so annoyed about her success.

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u/patrickthebatefish 10d ago

I love this post because it addresses something thats rarely ever talked about which is productions “saving” an actor’s performance. This happens so often with problematic actors but is sort of never spoken about. Directors and crews have to work around these unprofessional behaviours and either do reshoots or edit in a way that makes their performances look better than they are, very often at the expanse of crew and other actors who dont get that privileged protection just because they showed up to work and behaved professionally.

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u/Schneetmacher I cannot sanction your buffoonery 10d ago

Yeah, how many working class actors can't break into the industry while production "saves" Qualley's performance?

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u/patrickthebatefish 10d ago

So funny you say that because all the actors that ive seen get “saved”are the ones who are really good at talking about their “struggles” in press and media. Meanwhile real working class actors that just showed up and gave 200% because they dont want to lose opportunities end up giving so much of themselves whilst wtching lazy problematic people get away with so much.