Seth Rogen Clears Up ‘Bullsh*t’ Narrative About Emma Watson Being ‘Uncool or Unprofessional’ on the Set of This Is The End
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Seth Rogen is setting the record straight on recent comments he made about working with Emma Watson on the 2013 comedy This Is The End.
In an interview with British GQ earlier this week, Rogen was asked about the rumor that Watson “stormed off the set” of the film after refusing to shoot a scene involving involving Danny McBride as a cannibal and Channing Tatum as his sex slave on a leash.
Rogen seemed to confirm the incident, telling the publication, “I mean, I don’t look back on that and think, ‘How dare she do that?’ You know? I think sometimes when you read something, when it comes to life it doesn’t seem to be what you thought it was.”
The actor continued, “But it was not some terrible ending to our relationship. She came back the next day to say goodbye. She helped promote the film. No hard feelings and I couldn’t be happier with how the film turned out in the end. She was probably right. It was probably funnier the way we ended up doing it.”
Rogen’s anecdote led to a flurry of dramatic headlines suggesting that Watson had an angry blowup on set, but the actor took to Twitter on Monday night to issue a clarification.
“I want to correct a story that has emerged from a recent interview I gave,” his post began. “It misrepresents what actually happened. Emma Watson did not ‘storm off the set’ and it’s shitty that the perception is that she did. The scene was not what was originally scripted, it was getting improvised, changed drastically and was not what she agreed to. The narrative that she was in some way uncool or unprofessional is complete bullshit.”
Rogen added, “I for sure should have communicated better and because I didn’t, she was put in an uncomfortable situation. She and I spoke on the night; it was overall a shitty situation and it must have been hard for her to say something and I’m very happy and impressed that she did. We agreed on her not being in the scene together.”
“I was thrilled for the opportunity to work with her and would be thrilled to get that opportunity again,” he added. “I am very sorry and disappointed it happened, and I wish I had done more to prevent it.”
— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) March 30, 2021
