What Safdie Brothers stated about cut up after particulars of controversial intercourse scene

The Safdie Brothers, who created Good Time and the Adam Sandler movie Uncut Gems, cut up in 2024 and have gone on to direct their very own critically acclaimed movies.

Whereas Benny Safdie created Smashing Machine with The Rock and Emily Blunt, his brother Josh obtained a whopping 9 Oscar nominations for Marty Supreme, together with for Finest Director and a 3rd Finest Actor nomination for Timothee Chalamet.

This success, nevertheless, has been mired in controversy after claims have emerged over what led to the cut up between the directorial duo.

A Page Six report alleges that the cut up was attributable to an incident whereas filming Good Time, the pair’s 2017 Robert Pattinson-led thriller.

The report claims {that a} 17-year-old was employed by a producer to play a prostitute in a intercourse scene. The scene was alongside Buddy Durress, a just lately launched convict whom the Safdies employed as a part of their technique of casting non-actors of their movies.

Durress was reportedly excessive throughout filming of the scene and uncovered himself to her, asking if he might ‘stick it in’.

He died in 2023 of a heroin overdose.

The report claims that Benny discovered in 2023 that the woman in query was 17, whereas his brother Josh had found this shortly after the scene was filmed. This, the outlet claimed, is what led to the pair’s inventive cut up introduced in 2024.

The brothers have spoken about their inventive cut up up to now, however haven’t cited the alleged incident.

Benny Safdie has since centered extra on appearing, showing in Oppenheimer, Licorice Pizza, Comfortable Gilmore 2 earlier than creating The Smashing Machine.

He stated that the cut up was probably everlasting in an interview with The Playlist, saying: “Nicely, I feel it doesn’t seem to be [the door is ajar] as a result of we made some superb motion pictures collectively, and I discovered a lot [from] them—and he’s my brother.

“However I simply acquired to the purpose the place there have been issues I wished to discover that he didn’t, and there have been issues he wished to discover that I didn’t. And I assumed, effectively, I’m going to go to the place the place I’m excited.”

He additionally said there was a DGA rule which prevented partnered administrators from simply returning as soon as they cut up, which might make reuniting tough.

Chatting with Variety in 2024, he stated: “It’s a pure development of what we every wish to discover.

“I’ll direct by myself, and I’ll discover issues that I wish to discover. I would like that freedom proper now in my life.”

Josh Safdie is but to talk publicly concerning the cut up along with his brother and declined to touch upon Web page Six’s report.

The report claims the brothers haven’t any plans to work collectively shifting ahead because of Josh’s alleged actions because the ‘chief of the set’ who was directing the scene involving the 17-year-old woman, although Benny was additionally reportedly within the room working the increase mic.

LADbible have contacted representatives for Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie for remark.