David O. Russell (Three Kings, I Heart Huckabees) is directing a new film called Nailed starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Jessica Biel, James Marsden, Catherine Keener, Tracy Morgan and Olivia Crocicchia.

The story centers around a woman who gets a nail lodged in her head and travels to Washington to fight for better health care.

Caan was supposed to play the Speaker of the House who choked to death on a cookie, but a THR reports, some “creative differences” went down:

The trouble started Wednesday on the first of Caan’s two days of shooting the role of a U.S. speaker of the house who chokes to death on a cookie. Russell asked him to cough as he choked, but Caan argued that the character couldn’t cough and choke to death at the same time.

Russell suggested that they shoot it both ways, but the actor expressed distrust that his version would be considered and left the South Carolina set. A spokesman for Caan wouldn’t confirm or deny the specifics of what happened but said with a laugh that there were creative differences and the departure was amicable.

Yeah, amicable. Right.

Caan’s part is going to get re-cast, but in case walking off set because the director wants you to cough seems a little extreme to you, perhaps we should remind you of David O Russell’s shady reputation.

Namely, when cameras we left rolling as he berated Lily Tomlin on set:

You do not call Lily a cunt! Bad David!