Director: Ezra Miller's Small Role in Salvador Dalí Drama Won't be Cut

Ezra Miller only has a small role in Marry Harron's Salvador Dalí biopic "Dalíland" as the artist during his youth, but the director said the "Flash" actor's bad press poses no risk that their work will be cut from the film.

Variety reported that the film, which has a spot at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival this year, will screen intact. Ben Kingsley stars as the famed surrealist painter in his older years, opposite Barbara Sukowa, who plays Dalí's wife, Gala.

Though Miller's brushes with the law have generated plenty of headlines, the actor, who identifies as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, was "professional" and "very nice" when working on the film, Harron told the entertainment magazine.

"They turned in a completely realized performance," Harron said. "They were very professional and nice to everybody. There was no trouble or a sign of trouble on set. So it was very upsetting and terrible to read what happened later."

Keeping Miller's scenes in the film are not intended to "[condone] anything they've done wrong," Harron specified. "I think it doesn't matter how talented someone is, if they've done anything wrong, they have to face it."

That said, she added: "I also think that clearly this is not just a young star acting out. This is much more serious. This seems like something that needs a serious intervention, which I hope has happened."

Miller's numerous recent difficulties include a couple in Hawaii requesting a restraining order after they reportedly burst into the couple's room and made threats. Miller was also put under arrest in Hawaii for alleged assault, as well as for an incident at a bar in Hilo where the actor reportedly harassed patrons.

Miller has also been accused of acting inappropriately with teenagers.

More recently, Miller was charged with burglary in connection with "several bottles of alcohol" allegedly being taken from a private residence in Vermont.

Harron said that "Dalíland" had been completed before Miller's recent flurry of troubles, saying, "It might have been different, especially if we were shooting, if there had been bad behavior during that. But this all happened after the film was not only filmed, but edited and mixed and done.

"I also felt like everybody shot all those things in good faith," Harron added. "Nothing bad happened during our filming, and the film is the film."

Miller issued an apology last month and said they are seeking help.

"Having recently gone through a time of intense crisis, I now understand that I am suffering complex mental health issues and have begun ongoing treatment," Miller said in a statement provided to media outlets. "I want to apologize to everyone that I have alarmed and upset with my past behavior."

Warner Bros. executives have reportedly considered canceling Miller's upcoming $200 million DC Comics film "The Flash." Miller, evidently in a bid to prevent that from happening, met with studio higher-ups with their agent.