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Paul Rudd Shares Why He Refuses to Bring His Phone to Film Sets

Rudd said Tom McCarthy’s strict ban on mobile phones reduced disruption and made the ensemble cast feel closer on set.

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Paul Rudd shares why he refuses to bring his phone to film setsPaul Rudd is acknowledging his phone addiction, calling it a tool for "our own destruction."During a recent chat with Variety on Saturday evening at his new film A Statement's world premiere at the New York Film Festival, the...

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Soon on the poster of Tom McCarthy's film "A statement", actor Paul Rudd explained that he was now leaving his smartphone away from the film sets. Paul Rudd has a clear opinion on the new technologies. While he will be on the poster of Tom McCarthy's next film ("Spotlight", "Stillwater"), "A Statement", which will deal with the climate crisis, the 57-year-old American actor is entrusted with his report to his mobile phone. As part of the world p…

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Actor Paul Rudd deliberately does not bring a phone to film sets. "I haven't done that for a while," the 57-year-old actor tells Variety. "It is important to put it away. They are terrible things. I am just as addicted to them as anyone else." Rudd made his statements at the world premiere...

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Variety broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Saturday, October 3, 2026.
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