7 Star Wars Actors Who Slammed The Franchise
5. Terrence Stamp
Terrence Stamp is probably best known for playing General Zod in the original Superman films, but he's been in and around many other science fiction franchises over the years. He even played the last ruler of the Old Republic, Chancellor Finis Valorum, which was an important role, to say the least.
When it comes to his time working with George Lucas on the prequels, he had some rather negative things to say about the director, and the project as a whole:
"I didn't rate him that much as a director, really. I didn't feel like he was a director of actors; he was more interested in stuff and effects. He didn't interest me and I wouldn't think I interested him."
When he got right down to it in an interview with Empire Magazine, he was bored by the production. In one instance, he was excited to work with Natalie Portman whose performance he admired in The Professional, but it didn't turn out the way he hoped.
"I did meet her and she was absolutely enchanting. But on the day I'm supposed to do my scene with her, for which I'd traveled halfway around the world, I said, 'Where's Natalie?' And George says, 'That's Natalie,' and points to a bit of paper on the wall. It was just boring."