Thandie Newton still upset with her rape scene in Crash

**Otaku** · February 13th, 2007, 08:00 PM

Actress THANDIE NEWTON is still upset CRASH director PAUL HAGGIS wasn't straight with her about the film's controversial "hand rape" scene - because she'd have portrayed her character differently if she'd have known. The pretty Brit's character is violated by MATT DILLON's cop in the gritty Oscar-winning film, and she admits she was perhaps a little naive to shoot the controversial scene without knowing exactly what Haggis wanted in advance. She tells Giant magazine, "When I read the script, that scene... was really sparcely written... I'm sure this is because otherwise they wouldn't have gotten funding: 'He puts his hands inside her skirt.' I thought it was more like, 'He suggests what he could do.'" But her suspicions were raised when Haggis left the scene until the end of the shoot and then couldn't look Newton in the eye when he briefed her about the shot. After quizzing her about the underwear she had on, and suggesting she might be more comfortable wearing "boy shorts," the writer/director told his star, "We need the scene to really, really, really drive the point home," according to the actress. She now regrets not finding out more about the controversial scene before filming her character's reaction later in the movie - something she had already shot. Newton adds, "I would have played the bedroom scene (with TERRENCE HOWARD) very differently. I would have played her as traumatised, not furious."

THANDIE NEWTON - NEWTON STILL UPSET WITH CRASH DIRECTOR OVER RAPE SCENE

**yoyoma** · February 13th, 2007, 08:31 PM

Thanks Thandie for clearing that up for us.

**lurkur** · February 13th, 2007, 08:33 PM

It's ok Thandie, I'm sure your acting chops are done justice in "Norbit." So buck up.

**Picara** · February 13th, 2007, 08:37 PM

Originally Posted by lurkur

It's ok Thandie, I'm sure your acting chops are done justice in "Norbit." So buck up.

I'm not following you lurkur, I swear.

But I had to quote that. I can not believe that she's going from Crash to Norbit. I hope she got a ton of money.

**Hooey** · February 13th, 2007, 09:39 PM

I didn't see Crash so I don't understand what she is upset about.
Without being too graphic, could someone clarify?

Is the bedroom scene she referenced supposed to be with someone she's in a relationship with?

I just can't imagine anyone about to film a scene they know is about rape and not knowing exactly what is going to happen- from either one of the actors perspective.

**Dean James** · February 13th, 2007, 10:36 PM

Matt Dillon's racist bad cop pulled married couple Thandie and Terrance over and ran his hands up and down her legs, getting too close in and around her mound of venus. Then Thandie and Terrance went home and she was furious with him for not defending her from being violated.

**Voodoo Child** · February 14th, 2007, 12:56 AM

Well you learn something new each day. I didn't even know that was Thandie Newton in that movie!

**sputnik** · February 14th, 2007, 04:02 AM

crash sucked. it wouldnt' have changed anything if she'd done the scene differently

DitaPage* · February 14th, 2007, 04:09 AM

She was upset?
I was jealous

**pinklilycat** · February 14th, 2007, 07:03 AM

I think Crash is such a brilliant film! She should simply be honored to be in it at all.

**Grimmlok** · February 14th, 2007, 07:06 AM

erm, no the cop actually slipped a finger or 2 up there.. that's why her character was almost crying and pissed off after.

Crash was dramatically good, but too hamfisted with the "racism is bad" motif, and the "we're all connected" motif.. cuz, all the characters actually WERE connected.

I mean come on..

**Dean James** · February 14th, 2007, 07:07 AM

But it begat Babel and we're all the more fortunate for that. [/sarcasm]

**Grimmlok** · February 14th, 2007, 07:10 AM

Haven't seen it, i'm so over oscar bait.

I want to see Pan's Labrynth.

**Dean James** · February 14th, 2007, 07:18 AM

See Devil's Backbone too, same director.

**o0Amber0o** · February 14th, 2007, 08:08 AM

Is Babel anything like Crash? I haven't seen Crash and Babel just made me not want to see it. I think the whole idea of being linked together and having everyone's event being so devastating is just way too far fetched for my liking.