Dalíland director Mary Harron has reportedly shared that controversial actor Ezra Miller’s scenes have remained in the film even after the news of controversies due to their violent, erratic, and unlawful behavior in recent times.
Daliland, which features Ezra Miller in a small supporting role as a young Salvador Dalí and Ben Kingsley as an adult Dalí, is officially slated to be the closing night film at this year's Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Ahead of the film's premiere at TIFF, the director commented on Miller's role in the Salvador Dalí biopic and confirmed that Miller’s scenes were not cut from the film.
“The film was completely finished and wrapped,” Harron said, per Variety. “It might have been different, especially if we were shooting, if there had been bad behavior during that. But this all happened after the film was not only filmed, but edited and mixed and done. I also felt like everybody shot all those things in good faith. Nothing bad happened during our filming, and the film is the film.”
Harron continued, “I’m not condoning anything they’ve done wrong. I think it doesn’t matter how talented someone is, if they’ve done anything wrong, they have to face it. I also think that clearly this is not just a young star acting out. This is much more serious. This seems like something that needs a serious intervention, which I hope has happened.”
“They turned in a completely realized performance,” Harron said of Miller’s work in her new film. “They were very professional and nice to everybody. There was no trouble or a sign of trouble on set. So it was very upsetting and terrible to read what happened later. Reading this stuff was very sad—very sad for everybody involved. Hopefully they are getting help for what sounds like a very, very serious break.”
As report. notes, Ezra Miller was recently cited in Vermont with felony burglary. The actor made headlines in 2020 after a recording surfaced in which they appeared to be choking a woman outside of a bar in Iceland. No charges were filed. The actor was also arrested twice in Hawaii this year, once for disorderly conduct and harassment.
After numerous allegations of assault, abuse, and felony burglary, Miller finally spoke out revealing their plans to seek mental health treatment after acknowledging their erratic behavior in the recent years. “Having recently gone through a time of intense crisis, I now understand that I am suffering complex mental health issues and have begun ongoing treatment,” the Justice League star told Variety in a statement. “I want to apologize to everyone that I have alarmed and upset with my past behavior. I am committed to doing the necessary work to get back to a healthy, safe and productive stage in my life.”
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