Rupert Everett recalls how his friendship with Madonna became strained due to: next best thing The movie failed.
this my best friend’s wedding The actor was recently seen in How to deal with the Elizabeth Day failure In the podcast, he reflects on John Schlesinger’s 2000 romantic comedy, which starred Everett, Madonna and Benjamin Bratt.
“The movie wasn’t really a failure at the box office because of video sales at the time — Madonna sold a lot of videos — but the movie itself wasn’t a success, even though for a long time it was the only one that was a success. movie.
next best thing Abby (Madonna) has a one-night stand with her gay friend Robert (Everett), and they agree to co-parent the resulting child. But things get complicated when Abby starts dating Ben (Bratt).
According to Everett, “everything went wrong” during filming, and he said, “That was the complete end of things for me in Hollywood.” However, despite the ongoing pressure Madonna was facing at the time, he still praised her for her role in performance in the movie.
“I think it’s very difficult for her to make a movie because everyone has such preconceptions,” he said.
“I don’t know how she can be so good that people say, ‘Oh my gosh, that’s so good.'”
happy prince The actor continued, “I think it’s great that she’s in the movie. I think she’s very touching myself in the movie. But I haven’t seen it in a long time. I mean, every time that happens, I would all take a different attitude.
There were high expectations for the film’s success, but when it ultimately flopped, Everett said it put a “stress” on his relationship with the “Material Girl” singer. He added, “It’s very difficult to maintain friendships and fail in Hollywood.”
