Back in 2014, Brad Pitt starred in a war/action movie titled Fury. Helmed by Director David Ayer, who is known for directing Suicide Squad, created the intense movie with a star cast of several notable actors.
Amongst these actors, was Logan Lerman who is best known for his role in the Percy Jackson franchise. Talking about the 2014 movie, Lerman recalled the hard time that David Ayer had given him during the shooting of Fury.
Brad Pitt’s Co-star Logan Lerman Had A Tough Time In Fury
Director David Ayer has been known to create some intense situations on the sets of his movies. In an interview, Logan Lerman, the actor known for portraying Norman Ellison in the movie revealed that he had a really tough time shooting the movie.
Recalling the earlier time, the actor noted how David Ayer used to show decapitation videos to Brad Pitt’s co-star all the time. In the interview, the actor revealed horrifying details that seemed a little bit too extreme at times but ultimately helped him prepare for the role of Norman Ellison. This was pivotal for the actor since his character was a person inexperienced in battle and had an aversion to violence.
“Yeah, that happened a lot – but that’s a big part of the experience. But I never complained. I was the guy that never complained, not once. I really valued the sparring. I thought that was incredibly influential in our relationship and breaking physical barriers and being able to do anything with the other guys. It’s just fucked up. Would it really freak me out? Yeah. I’m sure it would.”
This wasn’t all since the actor had gone through hell and back during the shooting. The Brad Pitt starrer movie had given Lerman some pretty tough love for the role.
Logan Lerman Found Tough Love On The Sets of Fury
During the interview, Logan Lerman recalled the most difficult scene that he had to shoot during the 2014 movie. Stating a scene wherein he had to shoot an intense scene with Brad Pitt. According to Logan Lerman, there was a lot of yelling and disrespect in the movie, and referred to it as “tough love”.
“I’d say the most daunting scene was Norman’s entry into battle, when he gets in a little fight with Wardaddy (Brad Pitt). He makes him shoot the guy. That sequence, from beginning to end. You know, just going up and being able to do it and yelling at him – those scenes are very different, by the way, this is very different from the script.”
He further continued,
“There’s a lot more yelling, a lot more disrespect from Norman. He’s disrespectful, but there was more disrespect in the script. And then the tough love, yeah. All that stuff. That was the most daunting. Every day was challenging.”
With 7.5/10 on IMDB and 76% on Rotten Tomatoes, Fury starred Brad Pitt alongside Shia LaBeouf and Logan Lerman. Directed by David Ayer, Fury is available to stream on Starz Apple TV Channel.
Source: Dazed
