Scott Rudin No Longer Involved With 5 Films Set at A24

Scott Rudin is now not concerned with 5 A24 movie productions, together with Joel Coen’s “The Tragedy of Macbeth” and the Alex Garland movie “Men,” a supply informed TheWrap.

The 5 movies are “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” “The Humans,” “Red, White and Water” and “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” that are all in submit, in addition to “Men” at present in manufacturing, successfully ending his longstanding relationship with the studio. It stays unclear whether or not Rudin’s identify can be faraway from the credit of the movies or if different producers will fill in for Rudin.

A24 had no remark. A consultant for Rudin didn’t instantly reply to a brand new request for remark.

The information comes after Rudin mentioned on Tuesday that he could be “stepping back” from his movie and streaming tasks, along with his Broadway tasks that he first introduced on Saturday, after a THR article during which former assistants and staffers accused him of bodily and psychological abuse.

“When I commented over the weekend, I was focused on Broadway reopening successfully and not wanting my previous behavior to detract from everyone’s efforts to return,” Rudin mentioned earlier Tuesday. “It’s clear to me I should take the same path in film and streaming. I am profoundly sorry for the pain my behavior has caused and I take this step with a commitment to grow and change.”

“The Tragedy of Macbeth” is directed and written by Joel Coen and starring Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand based mostly on the Shakespeare play. “The Humans” is a drama written and directed by Stephen Karam and starring Steven Yeun, Beanie Feldstein and Amy Schumer. “Red, White and Water” is a battle drama starring Jennifer Lawrence, who additionally produces the movie. “Men” is the newest sci-fi from director Alex Garland. And “Everything Everywhere All at Once” is an AGBO co-production that stars Jamie Lee Curtis.

Rudin has beforehand labored with A24 on a few of the distributor’s most critically acclaimed movies, together with “Eighth Grade,” “Uncut Gems” and as an government producer on 2020’s “First Cow.” Among his different movie productions upcoming are “The Woman in the Window” starring Amy Adams, which is supposed to launch subsequent month on Netflix.

Rudin’s unhealthy habits and mood have lengthy been documented as a part of the “No Country for Old Men” and “The Social Network” producer’s four-decade profession. But business gamers like Annapurna’s Megan Ellison earlier this month condemned Rudin in response to the exposé. “This piece barely scratches the surface of Scott Rudin’s abusive, racist, and sexist behavior. Similarly to Harvey, too many are afraid to speak out. I support and applaud those who did. There’s good reason to be afraid because he’s vindictive and has no qualms about lying,” Ellison wrote.

And final week, “Moulin Rouge!” stage actress Karen Olivo mentioned she wouldn’t return to the Broadway manufacturing when the present reopens as a result of “the silence about Scott Rudin” was “unacceptable,” although Rudin was not concerned with “Moulin Rouge!” specifically.

After his feedback on Saturday, Time’s Up additionally known as on Rudin to launch his former staffers from non-disclosure agreements, and he was additionally accused of bullying a former assistant who later took his personal life, Kevin Graham-Caso. His brother David on Sunday posted an emotional video on Twitter addressing anybody who chooses to work for Rudin that “they choose to work with you, they are choosing to work with a bully. They are choosing to work with a racist. They are choosing to work with a small and petty person who hurts those who help him succeed.”

For the report: A earlier model of this story misspelled “The Tragedy of Macbeth” and gave an incomplete title for “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”