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06-07-2025
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How Olivia Munn's Career Was Almost Ruined by The Newsroom Director
Olivia Munn has opened up about a frustrating behind-the-scenes experience from her time on The Newsroom. During a recent interview, she revealed how creative clashes with one of the show's directors nearly ruined her career. Olivia Munn recently opened up about her time on HBO's The Newsroom. She revealed that her behind-the-scenes clashes with one of the show's directors nearly cost her future career opportunities. Speaking candidly on the June 30 episode of Armchair Expert, Munn described how tensions began after her character, Sloan Sabbith, became romantically involved with Don Keefer, played by Thomas Sadoski. Although Munn cherished her role and the audience's positive response to Sloan, she explained that one director insisted on steering her character in a direction she disagreed with. The said director consistently tried to shift her performance to focus more on flirtation and romance, even in scenes where she felt it was out of character. When Munn resisted those changes, she said it created friction. She said, 'I just fought back so much.' Their creative disagreements reached a point where the director accused her of being 'too strong' and 'forceful.' Munn refused to compromise, even when a producer acknowledged the increasing tension. But the issues didn't end there. After The Newsroom, Munn claimed the same director attempted to sabotage a major film opportunity for her. Just before landing a role, her team was informed that the director from The Newsroom had warned the filmmakers that Munn was 'combative' and often late to set. Munn said the accusation was entirely false, adding that she lived only seven minutes from the studio and was always on time. Talking about the director, she said, 'He just was trying to bash me.' Although she ultimately got the role, she said the experience left her frustrated. She added, 'And then I still got the role. But I will always remember that, just because of our conflicts of how we approached a role, he wanted to ruin my chances of getting anything else.' The post How Olivia Munn's Career Was Almost Ruined by The Newsroom Director appeared first on - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.
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02-07-2025
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Olivia Munn claims a 'Newsroom' director tried to 'ruin' her career
Olivia Munn recalls a bad experience on The Newsroom that almost cost her another project. The Your Friends & Neighbors actress said that she and one of the show's many directors clashed over her character, Sloan Sabbith."There was one director who came in multiple times," Munn said on Monday's episode of the Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard podcast. "And there was a storyline where my character and Tom Sadoski's character are dating and falling in love. He kept trying to force me to carry that storyline only on my side." She described the director encouraging her to stop focusing on what her character was doing in the scene to shower Sadoski's character, Don Keefer, with attention."He's like, 'Can you look out at him and smile?' And I'm like, 'Why? She's busy doing this.' Or, 'Can you stop and snuggle up to him or flirt with him?' Or, 'Can you give him a kiss?' And I'm like, 'This is in the middle of working.'" The Emmy-winning series aired for three seasons between 2012 and 2014. Created and written by Aaron Sorkin, it depicted a working TV news room with an ensemble cast that also included Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer, John Gallagher Jr., Alison Pill, Dev Patel, and Sam Waterston. None of this sat well with Munn at the time, and then the conflict arose again later. "I was on the one-yard-line for the movie, and my manager calls me and says, 'Hey, you're gonna get the role. But first, I guess there's another director who they know, and he says that, on The Newsroom, you were late all the time and really combative." Munn insisted that wasn't true, and she suspected that what was being said about her was because of their differing views on her character."I lived seven minutes from there. I was never late," Munn said. "And I was like, 'I know who this is.' He just was trying to bash me. And I told my reps, 'Please tell the directors this.' And then I still got the role. But I will always remember that, just because of our conflicts of how we approached a role, he wanted to ruin my chances of getting anything else." Munn's post-Newsroom work has included movies Office Christmas Party, Ocean's Eight, and X-Men: Apocalypse, to name a few. Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly
