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Los Angeles - Kevin Smith says working with Bruce Willis on Cop Out was "fucking soul-destroying".
The director - who created the 2010 police action movie with Bruce as lead character Jimmy Monroe – confesses the experience was not a fun one as Bruce continued to be difficult on set and adds he had "no help" from him "whatsoever".
He said: "It was difficult. I've never been involved in a situation like that where, one component is not in the box at all. It was fucking soul crushing. I mean, a lot of people are gonna be like, 'Oh, you're just trying to blame the movie on him.' No, but I had no fucking help from this dude whatsoever."
The 40-year-old filmmaker – who has previously hinted Bruce was difficult on the set - reveals he even had trouble getting Bruce to promote the film by posing for the poster shoot.
He told stand-up comedian Marc Maron's podcast: "One guy wouldn't even sit for a fucking poster shoot. Everyone knows who it is. Put it this way, remember the really funny guy in the movie? It ain't him. He's a fucking dream."
Cop Out made $55m worldwide on its release, having cost $30m to make, but was generally panned by critics.
The director - who created the 2010 police action movie with Bruce as lead character Jimmy Monroe – confesses the experience was not a fun one as Bruce continued to be difficult on set and adds he had "no help" from him "whatsoever".
He said: "It was difficult. I've never been involved in a situation like that where, one component is not in the box at all. It was fucking soul crushing. I mean, a lot of people are gonna be like, 'Oh, you're just trying to blame the movie on him.' No, but I had no fucking help from this dude whatsoever."
The 40-year-old filmmaker – who has previously hinted Bruce was difficult on the set - reveals he even had trouble getting Bruce to promote the film by posing for the poster shoot.
He told stand-up comedian Marc Maron's podcast: "One guy wouldn't even sit for a fucking poster shoot. Everyone knows who it is. Put it this way, remember the really funny guy in the movie? It ain't him. He's a fucking dream."
Cop Out made $55m worldwide on its release, having cost $30m to make, but was generally panned by critics.
