In an interview with the Guardian UK, McG tells a charming anecdote about being head-butted in the FACE on the set of one of his movies. SPOILER ALERT, I already told you who it was.
Terminator Salvation got a slug of unwanted publicity when the now infamous Christian Bale flame-out hit the internet. McG declines to comment any further than he already has, but points out that movie sound stages can be stressful places where creative battles sometimes become heated. Particularly, it seems, on his sound-stages. "I'm reintroducing the fist-fight to movie sets," he smiles. "I don't think there's been a film I've made where there hasn't been some kind of physical fight. I mean, I've been headbutted by an A-list star. Square in the head. An inch later and my nose would have been obliterated." Will he be revealing any names? "Nah, I probably shouldn't," he smiles. "But it was Bill Murray. Y'know, it's a passionate industry."
Oh man. Obviously, Videogum does not endorse physical violence that results in serious injury. We sincerely hope that McG lives a long and healthy life (or at least I do, I can't speak for Lindsay, she probably wants that dude dead). But we do endorse a return to the days when gentlemen knew how to resolve conflicts: with either a sharp headbutt to the face, a closed-fist tap on the chin, or perhaps an unsheathed cutlass just to acknowledge that the threat is real. Because real men carry cutlasses in sheaths tied to their waist by fine, silk scarves. AS THEY SHOULD. And of course we endorse Bill Murray as being the one to bring that back. More like Best Murray. (Thanks for the tip, Nicole and Jonathan.)
