Giancarlo Esposito and John Turturro really hated each other on Do The Right Thing set

News Briefvia The A.V. ClubOctober 29, 2026

A scorching hot Brooklyn 1980s movie set saw art imitating life, according to Do The Right Thing star Giancarlo Esposito. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the Breaking Bad star says that the characters played by himself and fellow supporting actor John Turturro in Spike Lee’s classic 1989 film weren’t just acting in their intense scenes together.

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