9 More Insane Demands That Famous Actors Made For Movies

3. Clint Eastwood Demanded A Romantic Rival Was Fired

You know you've done something worthy of note when Hollywood literally invents a rule to stop your behaviour from happening again and then names it after you.

That's how the Eastwood Rule was born off the back of The Outlaw Josey Wales, which saw the Western star wrestling control from initial director Philip Kaufman.

In a now notorious case, Eastwood hired Sondra Locke against the director's wishes as the pair clashed over shooting style and Kaufman's attention to detail. It also didn't help that both were romantically interested in Locke, who ended up in a long-term relationship with Eastwood (which Kaufman was allegedly jealous of).

It all ended with Eastwood getting Kaufman fired and stepping into the director's chair himself, causing outrage amongst the Directors Guild of America and earning Warner Bros a $60,000 fine. The Director's Guild then also passed new legislation, called 'the Eastwood Rule', stopping an actor or producer from firing the director and becoming the director himself.