Renny Harlin 'Begged' to escape Making 'Cutthroat Island'

Once-hot action director Renny Harlin is becoming saying he understood 'Cutthroat Island' -- a.k.a. the megaflop that basically sunk his career -- was box-office suicide, that they after which it-wife Geena Davis "begged" to escape which causes it to be. "Initially, Michael Douglas was created to star," Harlin told KCRW. "[Geena which i begged being release... Which I do not believe I've ever mentioned this inside a other interview. We begged." Harlin confides, "Geena was scared mindless about headlining this film. We felt the sailing movie getting a lady lead was suicidal, however i was contractually obligated." Throughout the interview, Harlin puts all the blame concerning the now-defunct production company, Carolco, which wouldn't allow him to out and Davis utilizing their contract and told him flat-out, "We don't care once the script is not good." The director unveils, "Personally, i spent huge amount of money of my own, personal money," by using Marc Norman, who won an Oscar for 'Shakespeare in Love' to use concerning the script. The film cost $98 million and acquired a woeful $hundreds of an incredible number of. In those days, Harlin was red-colored-colored-hot and from the hits 'Die Hard' and 'Cliffhanger:' It absolutely was an excellent indication, In my opinion, with techniques, that when you start thinking in yourself a lot of, and convinced that you're invincible, that you're a genius, that a person brings you lower and states, like, "OK, you aren't a real genius, and you've got were built with a great run, but you have to be humble and follow the recommendations.Inch How badly was Harlin's career affected? His latest film, '5 Occasions of War,' opened up on August. 19 in only six theaters. Created for a low cost of $12 million, it's up to now acquired only $17,376, according to Box Office Mojo. Same goes with 'Cutthroat Island' really that bad searching back? Would it not fare best now in the publish-'Pirates in the Caribbean' era? [KCRW via Slashfilm]