Method (film)
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Method is a 2004 thriller film directed by Duncan Roy
. The international co-production is a film within a film about a cast and crew who are in Romania
to make a film about serial killer
, Belle Gunness
.
), tries to get deeply into character since the film is very important to her career. She may go too far when incidents on the set begin to pattern themselves after the real life story.
in September 2003, the Daily Mail
reported a violent argument between director, Roy and the film's producer, Guy J. Louthan.
The film later generated headlines over the public falling out between leading lady, Hurley and the director, Roy. Roy claimed Hurley was difficult to work with. Hurley's spokesman denied the claims and cited that Hurley had earlier even recommended Roy as director of the project. Oliver Thomas, a co-star on the production, rebuffed Roy's claims, remarking that he had a pleasant working experience with Hurley, who was “a lady” and a “consummate professional”.
Duncan Roy
Duncan Roy , is an English film director and producer, script writer, art director and television personality.-Early life:...
. The international co-production is a film within a film about a cast and crew who are in Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
to make a film about serial killer
Serial killer
A serial killer, as typically defined, is an individual who has murdered three or more people over a period of more than a month, with down time between the murders, and whose motivation for killing is usually based on psychological gratification...
, Belle Gunness
Belle Gunness
Belle Sorenson Gunness was a Norwegian-American serial killer....
.
Plot
During filming the lead actress (Elizabeth HurleyElizabeth Hurley
Elizabeth Jane Hurley is an English model and actress who became known as a girlfriend of Hugh Grant in the 1990s. In 1994, as Grant became the focus of worldwide media attention due to the global box office success of his film Four Weddings and a Funeral, Hurley accompanied him to the film's Los...
), tries to get deeply into character since the film is very important to her career. She may go too far when incidents on the set begin to pattern themselves after the real life story.
Cast
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Production
During filming RomaniaRomania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
in September 2003, the Daily Mail
Daily Mail
The Daily Mail is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust. First published in 1896 by Lord Northcliffe, it is the United Kingdom's second biggest-selling daily newspaper after The Sun. Its sister paper The Mail on Sunday was launched in 1982...
reported a violent argument between director, Roy and the film's producer, Guy J. Louthan.
The film later generated headlines over the public falling out between leading lady, Hurley and the director, Roy. Roy claimed Hurley was difficult to work with. Hurley's spokesman denied the claims and cited that Hurley had earlier even recommended Roy as director of the project. Oliver Thomas, a co-star on the production, rebuffed Roy's claims, remarking that he had a pleasant working experience with Hurley, who was “a lady” and a “consummate professional”.