Olivia Munn Says ‘Obnoxious’ Male Co-Star Wouldn’t Let Her ‘Save’ Him On-Screen

The Your Friends & Neighbours star said the actor quickly grew “combative with the director” over the scene.

Senior Culture Reporter, HuffPost

Olivia Munn is opening up about her experience with a male actor who felt uncomfortable with a film’s seemingly feminist slant.

Appearing on The Drew Barrymore Show this week, the X-Men: Apocalypse actor said she’d pledged long ago to focus on film and TV projects featuring female characters who weren’t reliant on their male counterparts.

One such project, Munn said, required her to appear alongside a male co-star who objected to a scene in which his character’s life would be spared, thanks to Munn’s character’s aid.

“If you read the script, it was that........

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