NY Post: 9/11 Cast's On-Set Turmoil Revealed

[DeepModem Mom]

BILL SICS LEGAL EAGLES ON ABC
LETTER: YANK 'DESPICABLE' FILM; CAST'S ON-SET TURMOIL REVEALED
By PHILIP RECCHIA and JENNIFER FERMINO

....Virtually from Day 1 of shooting, "(Harvey) Keitel put his own researcher on the case," looking to correct historical, character and other inaccuracies he found in the script, said John Dondertman, a production designer on the film.

That led to Keitel rewriting most of his own lines - which in turn meant almost daily revisions for cast members who had scenes with him....

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On one occasion, Keitel holed up in his hotel for an entire day with director David Cunningham revising the script.

Other times, Cunningham would "fumble through the 9/11 Commission book trying to figure out how to correct details Keitel called into question," said the script supervisor....

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William Sadler, who plays FBI agent Neil Herman, tried to contact Herman for insight. "Herman said he wanted nothing to do with the film," said an associate of the actor....

http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/bill_sics_legal_eagles_on_abc_nationalnews_philip_recchia______and_jennifer_fermino.htm

[knowbody0]

1. and yet they all cashed their checks

NO! This is criminal!

[peacetalksforall]

2. Well I have to applaud Keitel to some degree. This entire affair needs

a book. Where is Kitty Kelly?

[Beelzebud]

3. If Keitel gave a shit, he would have QUIT. Fuck him.

From The Wolf, to the The Sheep.


He can go fuck himself.

[Tatiana]

6. Hmmm.... I sort of disagree.

If he had quit, he would have been replaced with someone who really would have just gone along with the brainwash and we wouldn't have this obvious evidence that the script was grossly inaccurate. Given the fact that Keitel, an actor, was basically rewriting his own lines--I think more credence is given to those in an uproar over the "docu"drama.

[leftchick]

4. So basically Kean was paid for a stamp of approval

he is a fucking traitor. :grr:

<snip>

The network hired 9/11 Commission chairman and former Republican New Jersey Gov. Tom Kean as the project's senior consultant.

"Kean was never on the set," said Greg Chown, an art director on the film. "The only adviser I worked with was a former CIA guy, who ensured that all the graphics and documents we used were accurate."

Another staffer, who spoke confidentially, said the only adviser she recalls is retired FBI agent Terry Carney.

"He'd never been on a set before and seemed flummoxed at times. He had no say in the script; he was hired to make sure people held their guns correctly and such."

Production documents issued to staffers make no mention of Kean, although an ABC spokeswoman said he visited the set "at least once."

[DeepModem Mom]

5. Seeing Kean on TV, I've been wondering if he's the brightest candle...

in the church. Not that that would excuse the nefarious role he seems to have played in this --

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

7. Sounds like...

A bunch of con artists took Disney to the cleaners and delivered trash. I wonder what qualifies as due diligence at Disney. Lunch?

The hardest thing in the world is to convince someone they have been conned.

[speedoo]

8. Kean is a traitor, a whore, and a coward.

His reputation is forever in the toilet now. And I apologize to whores for associating them with this slimeball.

[SoCalDem]

9. And yet, Keitel did not call a press conference to alert

the people of the gigantic fraud that was being prepared.. Sorry Harvey..I hope you choke on the blood money

[stillcool]

10. I'm perplexed by Harvey....

I rank him right up there with Bobby DeNiro. His name is the biggest draw (for me) to the movie. I find it unfathomable that he would be a part of something so bogus. While I can understand he may have not been aware of the content from his script...the identity's of the backers of the movie should have clued him in. More will be revealed?