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OT: Von Trier kills donkey for movie...Reilly quits |
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4866458/
Reilly quits film set over donkey killing
Spokesperson says the animal was already scheduled for slaughter
By Shiraz Sidhva
Hollywood Reporter
Updated: 9:31 p.m. ET April 29, 2004
PARIS - John C. Reilly has walked off the Swedish set of director Lars von
Trier's "Manderlay" to protest the killing of a donkey for the shoot, a
production spokeswoman said on Thursday.
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"We did not want to talk about this, but since the news leaked out in the
press, we confirm that this did happen," the spokeswoman said.
"We tried very hard to use a puppet instead of a real donkey because we
really needed to show a donkey being killed for the film, but when that didn
't work we approached a vet and asked him to provide us with an animal that
was due to be slaughtered anyway. Because of the film, this poor donkey
lived two more months than it would have otherwise," she added.
In an interview with Agence France-Presse, the film's chief producer said
Reilly quit three weeks ago, and was quickly replaced by Slovenian actor
Zeljko Ivanek.
"The other actors did not have moral problems about the death of the donkey,
especially since we gave it a lease on life, and he was killed with dignity,
according to Swedish law and in the presence of a veterinarian," said Peter
Aalbaek Jensen, who is also managing director of the film's Danish producer,
Zentropa.
The $15 million film, which explores the American South of the 1930s, stars
Bryce Howard as Grace, the part played by Nicole Kidman in von Trier's most
recent film "Dogville." Other stars include Willem Dafoe as Grace's father,
Lauren Bacall, Jeremy Davies, Danny Glover, Isaach De Bankole and Chloe
Sevigny.
Ivanek also starred in "Dogville," which was part one of von Trier's "USA -
Land of Opportunities" trilogy, as well as von Trier's "Dancer in the Dark."
Reilly is best known for his roles in "Chicago," "The Hours," "Gangs of New
York" and "Magnolia." The shoot is due to wrap soon.
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