Power of the Dog director Jane Campion calls Sam Elliott a “bit of a B-I-T-C-H”
The Power of the Dog was up for several awards over the weekend, with its stars and creative crew splitting their attendance between the Directors Guild of America (DGA) and the Critics Choice Awards in Los Angeles and the BAFTAs in London.Acclaimed director Jane Campion was asked about recent criticism of the movie by the veteran actor Sam Elliott.
The Yellowstone star had trashed the Montana-set western for being shot in New Zealand and for its male characters “running around in chaps and no shirts.
There were all these allusions to homosexuality throughout the fucking movie.” Elliott summarized the work as “a piece of shit”.Related: Sam Elliott goes on epic rant trashing “piece of sh*t” gay movie ‘Power of the Dog’Director Jane Campion spoke to Variety at the DGA awards on Saturday.
Asked about Elliott, she said, “I’m sorry, he was being a little bit of a B-I-T-C-H. He’s not a cowboy; he’s an actor. The West is a mythic space and there’s a lot of room on the range.
