Police Help Cut Director from His Own Movie

Pruitt Taylor VinceA guy who once won an Emmy for playing a serial killer just got killed off his own movie -- and we hear it got so ugly, cops had to haul his ass off the set.

Sources tell TMZ Pruitt Taylor Vince was starring and directing a movie in Louisiana called "Cameraman," when he got into a war with the movie's producer -- David Newton Cole -- over their artistic visions for the movie.

Our sources say the war went nuclear when Cole finally snapped and fired Vince in front of the entire crew -- and then had cops escort Vince's ass off the set.

We spoke to Cole, who told us: "Neither of us would compromise his artistic vision, and I am the producer so that is that. That's why they call it show business and not show art."

Cole immediately brought in a new director to replace Vince and finish the movie -- but so far nothing's been done to heal the gaping hole in Vince's dignity.



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1. "...show business and not show art"
That was a good line!

Posted at 12:53AM on Nov 15th 2009 by Juliet

2. haha hey look, it's marvin from trapped. that was on last night.

Posted at 1:09AM on Nov 15th 2009 by Samantha

3. Who?? Never heard of this guy, must be a slow news weekend.

Posted at 1:10AM on Nov 15th 2009 by JB

4. I recognize him as the psycho from Identity.

Yesterday, upon the stair,
I met a man who wasn’t there
He wasn’t there again today
I wish, I wish he’d go away...

Posted at 2:08AM on Nov 15th 2009 by CriticAl

5. That man is a GREAT actor! He's been in tons of stuff and was lately on House M.D. he has some sort of eye issue that makes his eyes dart back and forth but he can really disappear into a role! Too bad he got kicked off this thing, ... he's got a helluva lotta talent.

Posted at 3:05AM on Nov 15th 2009 by Maveou

6. I just saw this youtube video on dealing with the cops its pretty good check out the favs on that page too! Its filled with crazy cop video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llNaQrkFb9g

Posted at 4:54AM on Nov 15th 2009 by test read

7. Pruitt Taylor Vince should have gone to the studio and had the studio fire Cole. Pruitt Taylor Vince is more talented and experienced. Cole committed suicide not Vince. This production needs to end immediately and Pruitt Taylor Vince needs to find a better producer or produce himself.

Posted at 6:28AM on Nov 15th 2009 by anon

8. It may be called "show business", but that's precisely what's killing good movies these days. The business aspect should come when promoting the films, or in the early stages of pre-production, but once filming begins, the focus should be on the art.

Posted at 8:10AM on Nov 15th 2009 by Bobo Frog

9. Pruitt is a great actor, and was hired FOR his artistic vision as a Director. A producer should not try and artistically run a film. Its a producers job to put together and run the finance, and promote the film and help the director achieve his or her creative vision- to achieve the artistic vision that was hopefully agreed upon at the top of the shoot.
Bad movies are movies where producers try to direct, or where the producers havent done their job at the top of the shoot and hired a director for their vision and stuck to that directors vision. Everyone should do their own job on a movie set. Then, the movie has half a chance to be good.

Posted at 8:29AM on Nov 15th 2009 by jj

10. temper temper

Posted at 9:52AM on Nov 15th 2009 by check yourself

11. temper

Posted at 9:54AM on Nov 15th 2009 by tantrum

12. I agree. The "business" is ruining the film industry. Once the business deals are done, let the artist do their work. That is what they are trained to do. I cannot remember the last time I saw a movie that I really felt was worth the eleven dollar price of admission,or was worthy of a part 2

Posted at 11:32AM on Nov 15th 2009 by whathahellizat

13. well, dude maybe it SHOULD be "show art."
millions of people don't pay billions of dollars
to go down to their local factory/insurance
agency/brokerage firm
to watch people do business.

Posted at 1:48PM on Nov 15th 2009 by tippy katz

14. Wow I am from Louisiana and currently living in California. I had heard that someone I met about two years ago was going to be in this thing.Does anyone know who the other cast was in this thing? I heard Matt Bellner from the Jay Leno show was attached to this. I also heard Heather Saint Noel was I met her a couple of years ago. I can't seem to find the info on the movie database.

Posted at 2:08PM on Nov 15th 2009 by Bill

15. A C-list actor with an A-list ego.

Posted at 3:44PM on Nov 15th 2009 by ylg

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