Werner Herzog Reveals Orlando Bloom Was Upset On Set Of ‘Bucking Fastard’ After They Captured His Scene In One Take; Evokes Bond With David Lynch

Oscar-nominated German director Werner Herzog set down in Venice Film Festival on Thursday with Golden Lion contender Bucking Fastard, in the company of its stars Kate and Rooney Mara and supporting cast members Domhnall Gleeson and Orlando Bloom. The Maras play Jean and Joan Holbrooke, two real-life sisters who are so close that they speak in unison, love the same man, have the same dreams and event make the same slips of the tongue. Gleeson plays a man who attempts to help them to adapt to modern life after they become a tabloid sensation, while Bloom plays a rowdy ex-lover. Herzog revealed that Lord of the Rings star Bloom had been upset with him after he captured his main scene in just one take. Watch on Deadline “What a pleasure to work with him. He was actually upset because we worked so fast. I did one take of a very long, long thing in the witness stand, and it was that,” said Herzog, addressing Bloom at the press conference. “It was my largest scene in the movie, and we did one take and you said, ‘Great, we got it’,” replied Bloom Herzog continued that he had understood Bloom’s upset and as a result brought him back to do three more takes. “I do understand you, and I apologize that I was too fast maybe, but it’s the spirit of the film, like open heart surgery, going to the essentials right away. One camera, one take, that’s it. Or maybe two or three takes, with the sister’s highly, highly technically complex to speak in unison. Two takes, maybe three takes, and that was that.” Later on in the press conference, Herzog heaped praise on Bloom saying he had been a joy to work with, adding that he had wanted to put the actor in an unexpected role. “I was so much looking forward to work with you, and it came with such natural ease,” said Herzog. “I wanted you to step far out of what you are known for, the heartthrob of teenies. Now you are the ‘Bucking Fastard’. You had to shoulder the title. Bloom said shooting with Herzog had been liberating and magical. “Werner really creates this sort of sacred space, almost for magic to happen… He has such drive and passion and almost obsession towards making films. And we’ve seen that in everything that he’s done,” said the actor. “My Best Fiend was a movie I watched with such passion to see the creative process in its finest form,” he continued, referring to the Herzog’s 1990 documentary about his tumultuous friend with Klaus Kinski. “When Werner claps the clapperboard, there’s just a feeling of freedom and because it’s such a small and nique experience, it creates a magical moment that is what we dream of.”