Rebecca Ferguson isn’t interested in naming names. The actress, who is popular for her roles in “Dune” and “Mission: Impossible,” made headlines in 2024 for allegedly yelling at a male co-star on set. However, she did not reveal the actor’s name, leading to theories on social media about who the actor might be (ranging from Hugh Jackman to Tom Cruise). But in a new interview with Harper’s Bazaar, Ferguson said anyone trying to figure out who the male actor is is missing the point of her revelation.
“It wasn’t that person’s problem. It was my problem,” Ferguson said. “I was so scared. At the time, I didn’t know how to say, ‘Can I talk to you privately?'” Now, I would like to believe that I could have pushed this person aside. ”
Mr. Ferguson’s story was an illustration of how movie sets have evolved over the years. These days, for example, she feels much more comfortable asserting herself as a woman on set. The actor feels the industry is moving in a positive direction when it comes to the treatment of people in production.
“A lot of people say we’re too woke, but I think, no, that’s great,” Ferguson said. “We need to swing the pendulum to the other side to find a balance between them.”
During the Dune: Part 2 press tour in February 2024, Ferguson revealed on the Reign with Josh Smith podcast that he had a “stupid” co-star who made him cry on set. She was yelled at by this co-star in such an unprofessional manner that she eventually fought back and requested that she only perform on the opposite side of the actor’s head.
“I did a movie with a co-star who was a complete idiot, and he couldn’t do the scene well, so he got really anxious and angry,” she said at the time. “And I was so vulnerable and uncomfortable that I think I got yelled at and walked off the set and cried.”
“This person literally looked at me in front of the entire staff and said, ‘You call yourself an actor? Is this what I’m supposed to do?’ I just stood there breaking down,” Ferguson continued. “This guy was number one on the call sheet, so there was no safety net for me. No one had my back.”
Ferguson said it was his first experience speaking openly about himself as an actor on set. The next day, she arrived on set and told her co-stars, “Please get off the set. You can leave. I’m going to work towards a tennis ball. I don’t want to see you again.”
“And I remember the producers coming in and saying, ‘We can’t make this number one. We’ve got to get this person on set,'” Ferguson recalled. “And I said, ‘They can turn around and I can act to the back of my head.’ And I did. It was so scary. That’s how I feel when I say that now.”
As Ferguson’s revelations gained attention on social media, he also received some support from Dwayne Johnson, his co-star in 2014’s Hercules.
“I hate seeing this, but I love watching her stand up to such shit,” Johnson wrote on Show X. “Rebecca was my guardian angel sent from heaven on set. I love that woman. I want to know who did this.”
In a follow-up interview on SiriusXM’s “The Jess Cagle Show,” Ferguson revealed that former co-stars have reached out to her in the wake of this revelation and the guessing game on social media about who she was talking about.
“I’ve had some great co-stars that I’ve worked with call me and say, ‘You know what you’re doing, right?'” Ferguson said. “And I thought, ‘Oh my god. No, I didn’t even think about it.'” To be honest, it’s not my fault. I don’t really care. “You’re a great person, but my story is my story. If you’re a good person, don’t worry.”
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