That is one of the things I love about indie films. They don't depend on big name stars because they can't afford them, so you often get good acting from unknowns.
On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 5:06 PM, Keith Johnson <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Right. And what's funniest is it gets worse when an "unknown" is cast in a > movie. Because the dude play Thor/Blake isn't a famous actor, they probably > freaked out and said "we need an 'A-list' star to play Odin". Right. Just > make a good movie--and with Branagh directing, the chances are good--and get > good actors, famous or not. It reminds me of how Marlon Brando was given the > role of Jor-El in the first Superman flick, because the studio wanted name > recognition. They had to pay him a huge salary for that time, he only had a > few minutes onscreen, and on top of that, he didn't bother to memorize his > few lines, so they had to use que cards offscreen. > > All that, and the movie would have succeeded without him. > > > > At least in this case Hopkins is of the same or similar ethnicity. I really > felt casting him as a Spaniard in "Zorro" was insulting and offensive beyond > measure. I love Catherine Zeta-Jones, but her cast as a Spanish lady was > also silly. > > > > This is why I get irritated when people discuss things like the best actor > for the next Batman flick, and they cycle through the same old people. It's > why I keep rejecting choices like Jolie and Depp. They're great actors, but > sometimes I want unknowns or lesser-knowns who have just as much talent, and > whose performances are easier to lose myself in, absent the baggage of their > celebrity. For example, Heath Ledger was a well known star, but not > super-duper, and he *killed* as Joker. Same with Aaron Eckhart as > Dent/Two-Face. Not a big name star, but damn good. > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mr. Worf" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 7:47:00 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] 'Thor' Set Visit Gives First Look at Anthony > Hopkins in a Future Eye Patch > > > > You have touched on one my biggest pet peeves with hollywood. They always > have to use the "most well known" actors for the role. That doesn't mean > that the actor is the best for the part though. The pool is too shallow to > keep drawing from but they make us suffer through it anyway. > > On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 3:22 PM, Keith Johnson > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> >> You know, I like Anthony Hopkins well enough, but why is he always being >> given such roles? The guy's not Scandinavian: can't they find someone with a >> genuine accent for the role? I had the same problem when they darkened his >> skin and cast Hopkins as the first Zorro in the movie with Antonio Banderas. >> Almost ruined the whole thing for me... >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Mr. Worf" <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 5:36:02 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern >> Subject: [scifinoir2] 'Thor' Set Visit Gives First Look at Anthony Hopkins >> in a Future Eye Patch >> >> >> >> 'Thor' Set Visit Gives First Look at Anthony Hopkins in a Future Eye >> Patch<http://www.iwatchstuff.com/2010/06/thor_set_visit_gives_first_loo.php> >> *More: *anthony >> hopkins<http://www.iwatchstuff.com/mt/mt-search.cgi?tag=anthony%20hopkins&blog_id=1>, >> behind-the-scenes<http://www.iwatchstuff.com/mt/mt-search.cgi?tag=behind-the-scenes&blog_id=1>, >> chris >> hemsworth<http://www.iwatchstuff.com/mt/mt-search.cgi?tag=chris%20hemsworth&blog_id=1>, >> comic <http://www.iwatchstuff.com/mt/mt-search.cgi?tag=comic&blog_id=1>, >> kenneth >> branagh<http://www.iwatchstuff.com/mt/mt-search.cgi?tag=kenneth%20branagh&blog_id=1>, >> marvel <http://www.iwatchstuff.com/mt/mt-search.cgi?tag=marvel&blog_id=1>, >> movie <http://www.iwatchstuff.com/mt/mt-search.cgi?tag=movie&blog_id=1>, >> natalie >> portman<http://www.iwatchstuff.com/mt/mt-search.cgi?tag=natalie%20portman&blog_id=1>, >> superhero<http://www.iwatchstuff.com/mt/mt-search.cgi?tag=superhero&blog_id=1>, >> thor <http://www.iwatchstuff.com/mt/mt-search.cgi?tag=thor&blog_id=1> >> [image: thor-behind-scenes-et.jpg] >> >> Television's shoutiest entertainment news source, *Entertainment Tonight*, >> has just released a behind-the-scenes video from the set of *Thor*, and >> you know what that means: quick, feeble glimpses at actual shooting and a >> whole fuckofalot of some interviewing schmuck that won't shut up about how >> muscular Chris Hemsworth looks! Here it is: >> >> I like how the Asgardian set looks like it's made of gilded tie dye. >> Check out the video clip here: >> http://www.iwatchstuff.com/2010/06/thor_set_visit_gives_first_loo.php >> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! > Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > > > > -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
