Watch: Faye Dunaway's 'Complicated' Acting Legacy Explored in 'Faye,' And She Doesn't Hold Back

There have been lots of Hollywood stories about Faye Dunaway's reputation and demeanor behind the scenes, but there is no denying her charisma on screen as an Academy Award-winning actor. All that and more will reportedly be explored in the upcoming HBO documentary film "Faye."

Produced by Steven Spielberg, including interviews with actors such as Sharon Stone and Dunaway's "Chinatown" co-star Mickey Rourke, "Faye" is being billed as a way from Dunaway to reclaim her legacy, reported IndieWire. And that includes the good, the bad and the, sometimes, unpleasant.

She was one of the 1970s leading box office draws and highly regarded actresses after her spectacular break out role in "Bonnie and Clyde" in 1968 to her controversial turn as Faye Dunaway in "Mommie Dearest" (1982. She received three Oscar noms, winning for "Network" (1978), and three BAFTA noms, (winning for "Best Newcomer" in 1968). In both film and television categories, she has received 10 Golden Globe nominations, winning three ("Network," for film; and two supporting in the television categories.) She won an Emmy for a guest turn on the series "Columbo."

In short: Dunaway is a Hollywood heavyweight, but her reputation as "difficult" to work with has often preceded her. In the documentary, she reportedly talks candidly about the her reputation and some of her more controversial moments in pop culture.

Those moments include "Saturday Night Live" star Bowen Yang stealing her Instagram handle and wanting to duke out the conflict on the show. And let's not forget that infamous commercial for about "live theater" in which Dunaway takes control of the scene from the director.

She also had a number of theater controversies. Dunaway sued composer Andrew Lloyd Webber in 1995 when he unceremoniously fired her from the Los Angeles production of his musical "Sunset Boulevard," claiming that she could not sing the role of Norma Desmond. Instead of replacing her, Webber closed the production. Dunaway settled out of court. More recently, she attempted to play Katherine Hepburn in a one-person show called "Tea at Five"in Boston. The plans to take the production to New York were shuttled after mixed reviews and backstage gossip, including a performance being canceled after Dunaway harassed theater staff members prior to her performance. She was also sued by her assistant for abuse, including her referring to him as "a little homosexual boy."

Dunaway, now 83, reportedly opens up in the documentary about her struggles with alcoholism and bipolar disorder.

The film, which is set to premiere July 13 on HBO, had its world premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, and Dunaway was in tow looking proud of her life and her work.

And now soon viewers will also get to really know what "Faye" thinks about it all. See the trailer for the documentary below.