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Morgan Freeman is an iconic and veteran actor from the 1980s and 90s Hollywood, known for starring in some of the best movies ever made. FromSe7entoThe Shawshank Redemption,the actor has become a Hollywood icon.
Starring in a movie titledUnforgivenback in 1992, Morgan Freeman was genuinely terrified of his co-star and fellow actor Gene Hackman. With director Clint Eastwood at the helm of the project, Freeman was all the more terrified that he might just get whipped accidentally because Hackman’s acting was so good and yet so terrifying!
Morgan Freeman Was Afraid That He Might Get Whipped For Real!
With director Clint Eastwood, there is always a fear of something becoming too real for the actors that might potentially endanger their lives. Eastwood has been known for reaching some extreme heights to get true emotion out of an actor and Morgan Freeman was no exception.
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Starring alongside Gene Hackman, Freeman, and Clint Eastwood created the 1992 movie titledUnforgiven.During one of the most sadistic and brutal scenes of the movie,Morgan Freemanwas kept in jail and Gene Hackman’s character was whipping him to force him to change his story. Being one of the hardest scenes to watch, Freeman revealed that the fear on his face was a true emotion that he felt.
In an interview, theSe7enactor talked about how Hackman proceeded to say in his ear“I’m going to hurt you, and not gentle like before. But bad”.This sent a shiver down Freeman’s spine as the actor thought that he would get whipped for real.
“The essence to me of acting is listening. Gene leaned into my ear and he said, and I’ll paraphrase this, ‘I’m gonna ask you some questions, and if your answers don’t match up with the answers that I’ve already got, I’m gonna hurt you.’ I believed him.”
The trio emerged unharmed after the movie ended but received critical and worldwide acclaim for the 1992 movie. Although Freeman was terrified of the role, the actor admitted that Clint Eastwood is his favorite director of all time.
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Morgan Freeman Reveals Clint Eastwood Is His Favorite Director
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After working with the notable director numerous times, Morgan Freeman did admit that Clint Eastwood is his favorite director of all time. TheBruce Almightyactor gave two reasons for his love for Eastwood and they seem pretty reasonable!
“The first thing is his speed. He just doesn’t fool around. We’ve got it, let’s move on. Number two, he doesn’t fool around with actors. He hires you to do the job, so he ain’t doing it for you. He respects the actors. And everybody who’s ever worked with him will come away with that feeling. This guy is tops.”
Unforgivenreceived a rating of 8.2/10 on IMDB and 96% on Rotten Tomatoes and is currently available to rent on Apple TV+ in the U.S.
Source:Entertainment Weekly
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
