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Anna Kendrick Calls Out Director Who Shamed Her Publicly: ‘F*** You’

The actress is now a director herself, having recently premiered her directorial debut with the film “Woman of the Hour.”

Anna Kendrick revealed the worst interaction she had with a director while filming. In an interview with “Happy Sad Confused” podcast, the actress called out one filmmaker for publicly embarrassing her and mocking her improv skills on set in front of dozens of extras. “I remember a director once in a room full of 100 extras or something being like, ‘Hey, on this next one just try something. Just make something up. Just improv something,’” she said. “And I did it and then the director called cut and came over and, once again in front of 100 extras, was like, ‘Oof, let’s go back to the script!’” The film star described the director’s behavior as feeling like a “very specific power move thing to embarrass me, to gain dominance.” Despite the unnamed filmmaker’s “icky” comment, the scene she improved made it into the featured trailer. “So f--- you!” she quipped. The actress is now a director herself, having recently released her directorial debut with the film Woman of the Hour.