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Paul Rudd Drops Phones for Film Set
Paul Rudd says smartphones are 'horrible' and no longer brings them to film sets.
In brief
Paul Rudd says smartphones are 'horrible' and no longer brings them to film sets. Paul Rudd stopped using smartphones on film sets after his director enforced a no-phone policy for his environmental drama A Statement. Originally reported by NME.
Paul Rudd's phone policy
Paul Rudd no longer brings his mobile phone to work because they’re 'horrible'.
“They’re horrible things”
Why he stopped using phones
Rudd explained he’s addicted to smartphones like everyone else and they’re facilitating our own destruction.
“I’m addicted to it like everybody else. They’re facilitating our own destruction”
Director's no-phone rule
Tom McCarthy enforced a strict no-phones policy on set for A Statement.
Set experience benefits
Working without phones bonded the cast and made the film feel like a play from 1980.
Climate change context
A Statement is based on Nathaniel Rich’s 2019 book 'Losing Earth' about 1980 climate debates.
Upcoming releases
A Statement premieres at New York Film Festival and hits cinemas in early 2027; Rudd returns as Ant-Man in Avengers: Doomsday.
The big picture
Paul Rudd stopped using smartphones on film sets after his director enforced a no-phone policy for his environmental drama A Statement.
