Halle Berry Speaks Out About Alleged 'Shady' Tactic Used to Mislead Her Into MakingX-Men: The Last Stand

Mar. 15, 2025

Halle Berry.Photo:Randy Holmes/Disney/Getty; 20th Century Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock

Randy Holmes/Disney/Getty; 20th Century Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock

Halle Berryis speaking out over allegedly “shady” tactics used to try and get her to appear inX-Men: The Last Stand.

“Ya just never know the shady s— going on behind ya back! Thank you Matthew Vaughn for bringing the dark to light 🕯️,” Berry wrote as she reshared a clip of Vaughan making his allegations.

In the video, the British director explained during a panel that he quit as director of theX-Mensequel in partial to the alleged tactics on Berry he uncovered from the studio.

“This is a true story: Hollywood is really political and uninvolved,” he said. “I went into one of the executive’s offices and I saw anX-Men 3script and I immediately knew it was a lot fatter. I was like, ‘What the hell is this draft? They were like, ‘Don’t worry about it.’ ”

Halle Berry as Storm in ‘X-Men: The Last Stand’.Diyah Pera/20th Century Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock

Diyah Pera/20th Century Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock

Vaughan claimed that he read the script, which included a plotline heavily centered on Berry’s character in the movie, Storm. “I was like, ‘Oh this is a pretty, cool idea. What is this? They said, ‘Oh, it’s the Halle Berry script. Because she hasn’t signed up yet. But this is what she wants it to be and once she signs up we’ll throw it in the bin,’ ” he alleged.

“And I was like, ‘Wow, you’re going to do that to an Oscar-winning actress who plays Storm? I’m out of here.’ So I quit at that point,” recalled Vaughan.

The actress appeared in the films oppositeHugh Jackmanwho played Wolverine,Patrick Stewartas Professor Xavier,Ian McKellenas Magneto,Famke Janssenas Jean Grey,James Marsdenas Cyclops,Anna Paquinas Rogue, and more.

Berry pictured in June 2023.Lionel Hahn/Getty

Lionel Hahn/Getty

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The actress toldVanity Fair, “I loved playing Storm, and people love Storm. If we could find a version that would make sense or a storyline that would make sense, I would absolutely do that, for sure.”

source: people.com