Was X-Men 3 Director’s Departure from the Franchise Linked to Halle Berry? Actress Exposes ‘Shady Stuff’ in Hollywood
Halle Berry is unafraid to call out the “shady sh**” in Hollywood, as she responds to X-Men director Matthew Vaughn’s claim. Vaughn’s decision to step down from his director position before X-men’s third installment came as a surprise, but it was driven by his ethical and moral obligations.
According to The Daily Mail, Vaughn alleged that the Catwoman actress was deceived with a fake script that included an expanded storyline for her character in order to coax her into accepting the role. “I thought, if you’re going to do that to an Oscar-winning actress who plays Storm, I quit,” the director stated. “I thought, I’m mincemeat… One of the main reasons I quit X-Men 3, and this is a true story: Hollywood is really political and odd,” he added.
Recently, Berry responded to Vaughn’s claims and expressed gratitude for exposing the shady dealings in Hollywood. “Ya just never know the shady s*** going on behind ya back!” she wrote in the caption of an Instagram post. “Thank you Matthew Vaughn for bringing the dark to light,” she added.
Despite Vaughn’s departure, Berry went on to star in X-Men 3 alongside Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Eliot Page, Ian McKellen, James Marsden, Kelsey Grammar, Fame Janssen, and others. Following Vaughn’s exit, the film was directed by Brett Ratner and achieved over $460 million in global box office earnings.
The actress recently appeared in the horror suspense film Never Let Go, where she played a mother of two sons who must fight against an evil force in order to survive. The film’s official logline describes it as “a family that has been haunted by an evil spirit for years. Their safety and their surroundings come into question when one of the children questions if the evil is real.”
Never Let Go premiered in theaters on September 20 and will soon be available for digital streaming on Amazon Prime and Apple TV+ starting October 11.