Elliot Page isn’t done pushing for change.
16.06.2023 - 04:58 / nme.com
Elliot Page has said working on the reboot of Flatliners was “a true mess”.The Umbrella Academy star – who appeared in the 2017 remake of the ’90s psychological horror thriller – has alleged in his new memoir Pageboy via Entertainment Weekly that there were unsafe stunts, racism, misogyny and queerphobia on the set.In a chapter dedicated to Flatliners, Page wrote about a scene in which he says that he and co-star Kiersey Clemons felt they were not protected during the filming of a stunt.“We were getting ready for a car stunt when Kiersey and I realised that everyone had a built-in thick seat belt, except for us,” Page wrote. “No restraints, a basic safety measure of the carefully orchestrated, expensive, and elaborate stunt that hadn’t been thought through… We looked to the various stunt crew members strapping the others in, perplexed, questioning why we weren’t being secured for the scene.
‘Why does everyone else have a safety belt but not us?’ we’d inquired.”Page recalled how stunt coordinators allegedly told them they would be “fine” and that it would be “even better if you aren’t strapped in.”After a first take in which Page said the pair were “flailing” and had “no control,” he went on to say the pair were in “shock” and “speechless, staring at our shaking hands.”During the second take, Page claimed a pedestrian car had driven onto the closed set, causing the stunt car to suddenly slam on the brakes.“Luckily, everyone was fine, but I think back to how reckless and dangerous that was,” Page wrote. “How Kiersey and I were treated with such flippancy and disrespect.
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Zack Sharf Digital News Director Elliot Page writes in his new memoir, “Pageboy,” that filming the 2017 “Flatliners” remake was “a true mess from the very beginning” and a “shit show” due to unsafe stunt work and instances of racism and queerphobia on set (via Entertainment Weekly). Or, as Page puts it: “It went off the rails.” In an entire chapter devoted to the making of the Niels Arden Oplev-directed thriller, Page alleges he and co-star Kiersey Clemons were put in unsafe working conditions during one stunt scene. “We were getting ready for a car stunt when Kiersey and I realized that everyone had a built-in thick seat belt, except for us,” Page writes. “No restraints, a basic safety measure of the carefully orchestrated, expensive and elaborate stunt that hadn’t been thought through… We looked to the various stunt crew members strapping the others in, perplexed, questioning why we weren’t being secured for the scene. ‘Why does everyone else have a safety belt but not us?’ we’d inquired.”
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Elliot Page has detailed his experience filming the reboot of Flatliners, describing it as “a true mess”.The Umbrella Academy star – who appeared in the 2017 remake of the ’90s psychological horror thriller – has alleged in his new memoir Pageboy (via Entertainment Weekly) that there were unsafe stunts, racism, misogyny and queerphobia on the set.He first detailed a scene in which he and co-star Kiersey Clemons found themselves performing a stunt without adequate safety measures.“We were getting ready for a car stunt when Kiersey and I realised that everyone had a built-in thick seat belt, except for us,” Page wrote. “No restraints, a basic safety measure of the carefully orchestrated, expensive, and elaborate stunt that hadn’t been thought through… We looked to the various stunt crew members strapping the others in, perplexed, questioning why we weren’t being secured for the scene.
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—including details of a two-year secret love affair with a woman and fellow actor who was still in the closet.Page doesn't identify the actress by name, and we don't know if this person is out privately or publicly yet, so he refers to her in the book as “Ryan” which is how her number was saved in his phone. According to Page, he and Ryan first met at a coffee shop in LA, and fell deeply in love while filming a movie together.
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Elliot Page has said he “got sick” on the set of Christopher Nolan’s Inception due to stress.Page, who has just published his new memoir, Pageboy, appeared in the film as Ariadne in the hit film alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy and Cillian Murphy.In the memoir, Page revealed that he came down with a case of shingles, which “popped out of my spine” while filming. Page said he thought this was because of the stress caused by being part of “a cast full of cis men”.He explained: “Despite everyone being delightful to work with, I felt out of place… I did not understand the role I found myself in.
Juno, Elliot Page and co-star Olivia Thirlby were apparently hooking up…a lot. And Page just revealed how joyful the relationship was during a formative time in his life.Thirlby was the "first woman I had a suitably consensual sexual relationship with," the Oscar nominee writes in his just-released memoir Pageboy, per . Both actors would have been around 19 or 20 at the time of filming, but, writes Page, "she seemed so much older, capable and centered.
Pageboy, actor Elliot Page has opened up about their past romance with Kate Mara.Page revealed the relationship happened “right after” they came out as gay in 2014. In 2020, Page later came out as a trans man.In an extract from the book shared with People, Page said: “The first person I fell for after my heart was broken was Kate Mara.”“She had a boyfriend at the time, the lovely and talented Max Minghella.
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sharing his story today, Elliot Page is not exempt from the transphobia that unfortunately runs rampant in society, even in the famously queer-friendly neighborhood of West Hollywood.Ahead of the release of his memoir, Pageboy, the Oscar-nominated actor revealed that in 2022, he had a scary encounter at the corner of Sunset and La Cienega. A male stranger approached and yelled, “I’m going to f—ing gay bash you, faggot,” Page recalled to the .