Belly of the Beast filming difficulties.

[Serena]

Found this in an article regarding filming movies in Thailand. I just clipped out the portion pertaining to Steven. Below is the link if you're interested in the rest of the article.


Seems many people visit Thailand to film, and all have a “semi-good” experience.

It depends on who you use. Many Westerners come in and just get nailed on costs, as Steven Seagal found out after my friend refused to work with him on his return to shoot “Belly of the Beast”.

My friend budgeted the action star US$1.3 million (Bt51 million) below line and it ended up costing him around $4 million.

Cameras had to come from Hong Kong and all three failed in the first week of photography. No replacements were available here because the Thais wouldn’t rent to him.

He also had production vehicles’ wheels clamped in the first week because they didn’t use the right location managers (or production company) and didn’t have permission to shoot in certain areas.


http://nationmultimedia.com/page.news.php3?clid=18&id=110194&usrsess=1

 

[suziwong]

Thank you very much Serena
in onenensss

 

[Lotussan]

Thanks for this info, Serena...

I guess it's very expensive to film there, one
reason not too many do, I guess...
Also I am sure the heat and humidity is not appealing...
And it's not Steven's fault that it costs so much...
Plus the Thai government seems very particular...
Also seems Steven is a bit of slavedriver, eh?
He's probably meticulous, and quite the perfectionist...
Maybe he's picky...
To quote him...
"That don't surprise me."

 

[Amos Stevens]

Thanks Serena for the article

 

[justice808]

Good job he will be filming in six different countries for Into The Sun,then.

 

[lisalovesste]

i guess he had a little trouble making that film, but i do believe that he is very
very arrogant and has a terrible temper as ive been told, if things dont go his way
then all hell does brake loose

 

[Serena]

i guess he had a little trouble making that film, but i do believe that he is very
very arrogant and has a terrible temper as ive been told, if things dont go his way
then all hell does brake loose

Sounds like most of the doctors I've ever worked with!

 

[lisalovesste]

yes serena have u ever herd bout the trouble steve caused while filming
under siege 2 ?

 

[Serena]

yes serena have u ever herd bout the trouble steve caused while filming
under siege 2 ?

No, Lisa, I haven't. But I don't care, because I wouldn't believe it anyway. I don't believe most of the rumors I've ever heard about him or anyone, really.

 

[justice808]

I too believe Stevie boy can be arrogant.

 

[tora]

Well,he does have certain reason for that.

 

[steve]

Steven

I don't care even if he is, he's still the best movie star ever!

 

[Lotussan]

Now, now, now that isn't nice, folks....We don't know him, and you just can't believe everything you read...Maybe he is arrogant and maybe he isn't...I am sure it all depends on how he's treated...

 

[voetballcanine]

i guess he had a little trouble making that film, but i do believe that he is very
very arrogant and has a terrible temper as ive been told, if things dont go his way
then all hell does brake loose

In regards to that, I read a rumor that he got kicked out of Japan when younger for abusing his aikido skills and fighting in public. Now I just have one question: what the hell is wrong with that? I mean, every now and then, a man has got to get his whoop-ass on. Sometimes some people just need to get slapped.

 

[Jalu]

Oh yeah.....

...and more often than one thinks...

I mean, every now and then, a man has got to get his whoop-ass on. Sometimes some people just need to get slapped.

 

[Chakra]

every now and then, a man has got to get his whoop-ass on...

Adding this to my list of quotes...... LMAO

 

[justice808]

Sometimes some people just need to get slapped.

And you can be slapped for starters!.

Peace,
Leon

 

[Purplelotus1]

Adding this to my list of quotes...... LMAO

It lies around us like a cloud,
A world we do not see;
Yet the sweet closing of an eye
May bring us there to be.

Harriet Beecher Stowe - The Other World




Nice poem!

 

[yudansha]

Thailand; and temper

I don't think that it is too expensive to shoot films in Thailand. These sorts of things help bring business, and Thailand needs all that it can get. I just think that who ever was in charge of handling the expenses and the overall finance just did not do the job that was supposed to be done. Research was not done well, and like said before, locations needed to be picked better for them not to run with the authority difficulties. I'll just say that producers didn't do a good job investing their money (or time for that matter) this time.

And about Seagal's arrogance and temper: I know this person here who had a birthday party that was set up downtown with one of the karate associations. Well, just as it happened, Seagal was shooting Exit Wounds during that period. And one night (the night of the party), he accidentally walked into the wrong house. Obviously, everyone at the party knew of Steven Seagal, and were very excited (eventhough he "crashed" their party). But Seagal was not happy at all to get the wrong adress, and was very upset. He did not care for the fans, but just started swearing at the person who was with him (perhaps the person responsible for Seagal's travel arrangements). This is not a rumour, because a lot of people were there to confirm. Maybe it was one of those nights when the scenes with Exit Wounds did not go well and took too long, and Seagal was not all that happy, and was caught in a moment of his own rage.

 

[Lotussan]

Everyone does things like that when angry or embarrassed, Steven is just a man like any other man...He blows up, maybe he even cries in a tender moment, and I am sure he feel embarrassed at times, of this, I have no doubt...Maybe he did have a bad day, that day, but I don't fault him for it...And I can see why he felt upset, because in his world, everyone knows about every little thing he does be it right or wrong, and that can't be fun at all...I am sure it's a very stressful life to lead, and very uncomfortable, as everyone will know each time you do anything even the slightest bit wrong...
Yes, even he makes mistakes, I think we all know that... Still I adore him, no matter what, as long as he treated me right...I am not perfect, but who is? Like when I drop half my dinner on the floor, I get very embarrassed, like I did last night, LOL....
Steven doesn't have to worry, I would never embarrass him, or make fun of a silly mistake....
To me he's simply wonderful, temper or not, as long as he wasn't violent toward me, we'd be just fine...
And I'd never push his buttons on purpose...