- Fox was famously fired from the "Transformers" franchise after comparing Michael Bay to Hitler.
- Spielberg was the executive producer of the "Transformer" movies.
- "Steven has enough power to cancel you. He canceled
Megan Fox ," she said.
Actress
Young, who is best known for her performance as Harrison Ford's replicant love interest in "Blade Runner," told the outlet that Spielberg was also among a handful of Hollywood directors who she says derailed her career by labeling her "difficult." She also named Ridley Scott and Warren Beatty.
Young has never worked with Spielberg but said she auditioned extensively for the role of Marion Ravenwood in "Raiders of the Lost Ark," which was ultimately given to actress Karen Allen. And Young said that when she approached the director about why she didn't land the role, their exchange became heated and Spielberg was offended.
"I saw him at a New Year's Eve party that Jerry Belson had up by the Mulholland area, and Steven was there," she said. "I said to him, 'You misled me! I thought I was going to get the part.' And this really offended him. He was all, 'I did not mislead you! I did not!' I was like, 'Whoa, calm down. I didn't mean it like you were a bad guy or anything, I just really thought I was going to get the part. You flew me back to California twice.' Very sensitive."
She continued: "And you have to remember, he did that to Bill Hurt. Steven wanted Bill in Jurassic Park, and Bill didn't want to do it, and that was not what he wanted to hear. Steven has enough power to cancel you. He canceled Megan Fox."
It has long been rumored that Steven Spielberg was involved in Megan Fox being fired from the "Transformers" film series after the film's director Michael Bay told GQ magazine that the decision was made at the behest of Spielberg after Fox made comments in a magazine interview comparing Bay to Hitler.
During the interview in question, Fox was discussing Bay's directing style when she said: "He's like Napoleon and he wants to create this insane, infamous mad-man reputation. He wants to be like Hitler on his sets, and he is."
Spielberg, who was the executive producer of the "Transformer" movies, has denied that he was involved in Fox's departure from the franchise.
Fox was replaced by British model and actress Rosie Huntingdon-Whitley in the subsequent "Transformers" films.
Later during the interview with The Daily Beast, Young discussed her experience working on several films including "Blade Runner" and highlighted the wider issues she has witnessed whilst working in Hollywood.
She said: "Ever since the movie business began, women have been treated as a commodity. There was always someone grabbing you, and I just ignored it. I mean, have you taken a look at Harvey Weinstein? How the f--- is he gonna get laid unless he has power? Never."