Allegations about a toxic environment on set have emerged.
The Idol could be the most talked about and divisive shows yet... that's if it's ever released. The highly anticipated upcoming HBO show, starring Lily-Rose Depp and created The Weeknd alongsideA detailed report fromwas released yesterday claiming the set of The Idol was draining and chaotic, with 'divisions among Levinson’s inner circle' and troubling stories from several crew members.
The Idol, which was originally pitched as a gritty drama satirizing Hollywood exploitation and cultism, has apparently gone on to embody the exact kind of culture it initially pit itself against under the care of the Euphoria creator.Interviews from 13 cast and crew members with Rolling Stone paint a story of financial carelessness, chaos on set, and creepy male behaviour plaguing the production.
Originally Amy Seimetz was the director of the show. However, many of the interviewees thought she was set up to fail due to half-finished scripts, a tight filming schedule, and Euphoria-level expectations. Still, Amy carried on filming 80% of the first season. However, in April of 2022, it was announced that Seimetz would leave the project, and Levinson would take over, starting from scratch. Which of course, would cost millions of dollars to reshoot.
Once Levinson assumed complete control over the project, cast and crew members say the shooting schedule and script process never got any smoother. Last miniute script revisions and reshoots made room for Levinson to 'dramaticallySome of the script iterations from Levinson allegedly contained 'disturbing sexual and physically violent' scenes, including one alleged scene, where Depp’s character begs to be raped by Tedros after she’s tasked with holding an egg in her genitals.
In a statement to Rolling Stone about their damning report, HBO said, 'The creative team has been committed to creating a safe, collaborative, and mutually respectful working environment, and last year, the team made creative changes they felt were in the best interest of both the production and the cast and crew.'
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