{"id":2268636,"date":"2026-02-05T21:37:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T21:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2268636"},"modified":"2026-02-05T21:37:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T21:37:20","slug":"dune-star-rebecca-ferguson-explains-why-she-didnt-call-out-costar-who-screamed-at-her-on-set-so-scary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/dune-star-rebecca-ferguson-explains-why-she-didnt-call-out-costar-who-screamed-at-her-on-set-so-scary\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cDune\u201d star Rebecca Ferguson explains why she didn&#8217;t call out costar who screamed at her on set: &#8216;So scary&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/rebecca-ferguson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Rebecca Ferguson;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Rebecca Ferguson<\/a> doesn&#8217;t regret keeping the identity of the costar who &#8220;screamed&#8221; at her on set a secret.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/dune-part-two-timothee-chalamet-zendaya-austin-butler-florence-pugh-cover-story-8584736\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Dune;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Dune<\/em><\/a> star has revisited the shocking incident, which she previously discussed in 2024, explaining why she hasn&#8217;t \u2014 and won&#8217;t \u2014 name the &#8220;idiot&#8221; actor who made her cry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It wasn&#8217;t about the person. It was about me,&#8221; Ferguson said in a new <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/uk\/culture\/entertainment\/a70057793\/rebecca-ferguson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:interview with Harper's Bazaar;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">interview with <em>Harper&#8217;s Bazaar<\/em> <\/a>. &#8220;It was so scary. I didn&#8217;t know then how to go, &#8216;Hey, can I talk to you privately?&#8217; Now, I would want to believe that I could have taken this person aside.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ferguson, who will return in the third <em>Dune<\/em> movie in December, added that she thinks the industry is moving in a positive direction regarding how people are treated on set.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\"><i>Rebecca Ferguson in &#8216;Dune: Part Two&#8217; <\/i><\/p>\n<p>Warner Bros. Pictures<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;A lot of people say that we&#8217;ve become too woke, but I think, no, it&#8217;s great,&#8221; she said. &#8220;The pendulum needs to swing to the other side so that we can find a balance in between.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ferguson, who is the executive producer and star of the Apple TV+ sci-fi series <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/silo-season-2-preview-graham-yost-exclusive-8676809\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Silo;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Silo<\/em><\/a>, recalled her jarring experience with an unnamed actor on the <em>Reign With Josh Smith<\/em>\u00a0podcast in 2024, revealing that an\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=C0xdK81wVQ0&amp;t=418s\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:&quot;absolute idiot of a costar&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">&#8220;absolute idiot of a costar&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0made her cry and walk off set after they screamed, &#8220;You call yourself an actor? This is what I have to work with?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Following the incident, she demanded that the actor leave and asked to perform her scenes with a tennis ball instead. &#8220;Because this person was number one on the call sheet, there was no safety net for me,&#8221; she said at the time. &#8220;No one had my back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Since Ferguson shared her story, many have speculated who the actor is. While she won&#8217;t reveal their name, she has confirmed that it&#8217;s not her former costars Hugh Jackman or Tom Cruise.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ferguson first met Cruise after she was nominated for a Golden Globe in 2014 for her lead role in the BBC series\u00a0<em>The White Queen.<\/em> Cruise was looking for a new costar for the\u00a0<em>Mission: Impossible\u00a0<\/em>movies, and she caught his eye. She ultimately appeared in three of the franchise&#8217;s films and has nothing but nice things to say about Cruise.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;He comes with this&#8230;\u00a0<em>purpose<\/em>,&#8221; Ferguson said. &#8220;He&#8217;s a boy who just loves playing, and offers up a safe and professional set. That&#8217;s a really good balance [of qualities] to make you want to try new things.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">EW Dispatch newsletter<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She has attributed doing a lot of her own stunts in the movies to Cruise&#8217;s attitude on set, which resulted in her rappelling down the side of the Vienna State Opera house \u2014 even though she was &#8220;scared of heights.&#8221; She even continued doing stunts while pregnant with her daughter in 2018.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I would be fighting,&#8221; Ferguson said, &#8220;and then I&#8217;d run off and vom in a big bag somewhere, have a mint, then run back in.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/why-rebecca-ferguson-did-not-name-costar-who-screamed-at-her-on-set-11900580\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rebecca Ferguson doesn&#8217;t regret keeping the identity of the costar who &#8220;screamed&#8221; at her on set a secret. 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