Sharon Stone's role in 'Basic Instinct' faced obstacles due to her tense relationship with co-star Michael Douglas. During their first encounter at Cannes, Stone defended a friend against Douglas, leading to an argument. Stone expressed that Douglas did not initially want her as a co-star, fearing her unknown status. Their confrontational introduction created a challenging atmosphere for her audition process. Despite claims made by Douglas' representative about not recalling the incident, it underscores the complexities surrounding the film's casting dynamics and Stone's eventual rise to fame.
Michael Douglas did not want to put his bare ass out on the screen with an unknown. But that was also for a different reason: We had an argument prior to that.
He screams this at me across a whole group of people. And I'm not the person who goes, 'Oh, excuse me, superstar.' I pushed back my chair and said to him, 'Let's step outside.' That's how we first met.
Fast forward to casting 'Basic Instinct,' I don't think he wanted me to be his costar.
Douglas' rep said he doesn't remember any argument in that timeframe.
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