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No idea. Just repeating what was said in the other Bruce Willis thread.
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Actors who enter the "Just tell me when the check clears" phase of their careers
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No idea. Just repeating what was said in the other Bruce Willis thread.
The fact that every film he stars in is just Taken (even after all the other takens) is both sad and hilarious.
TV is the space a lot of those former stars should be looking at. Attaching themselves to unexpected roles. It worked wonders for former Hollywood superstars like Christian Slater (Mr. Robot) and Winona Ryder (Stranger Things).
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I wonder if a lot of these people are still stuck on that 80s/90s mentality that TV is beneath them or something.
After seeing this I would say it was not parodied, it was documented.
Absolutely. They can't adapt to the idea that prestige television is considered better than a lot of cinema.
He's a blast in his Marvel roles. Was surprised at the complaints of his last one.
Also... do I need to see Mask 2 for Alan Cumming now...?
Nah he loves acting and films. He'll do anything and give it his all.
If you have a million dollars, you get Willis. It really is his only qualification, and it's apparently in an effort to accrue as much coin as possible before he physically and mentally collapses.
If Era found a way to collectively raise one million for a flick, we could book him.
If Era found a way to collectively raise one million for a flick, we could book him.
Ya'll... if you could make MILLIONS of dollars while walking on set for a FRACTION of the time, you'd take it.
You have nothing left to prove, the jobs are super easy... absolutely at his age, with as much as he's done - it's the absolute right decision.
It does not mean it's not absolute drek and sad... but there's a market for this. Your dads and your grandpas are LOVING these movies.
You have nothing left to prove, the jobs are super easy... absolutely at his age, with as much as he's done - it's the absolute right decision.
It does not mean it's not absolute drek and sad... but there's a market for this. Your dads and your grandpas are LOVING these movies.
Exactly I bet actors like Sam J, Nic C, Neeson are extremely fun to work with, they might not be picky because personal issues but that doesn't mean they don't enjoy their work.
And there are once B/C tier actors like Aaron who can't get top work for one reason or the other, even if they want to.
And there is Bruce W. My guy's is fucking doooooone with all this shit. He neither enjoys working nor he has any aspirations to act in big movies anymore.
If I remember right its in an interview he said it was less about the money but Jackson choses roles that are 'fun' often often beyond the actual worth of the project. Like "Me and the fam got to stay in a Villa off the Caspian Sea when I played the one eyed/one armed robot leader." "I loved Knight Rider so when they told me it was an evil talking car and I could be a badass Michael Knight I was in, ol.
I imagine filming a Hallmark movie is far more pleasant than say Ash vs Evil Dead. He put a ton of work into that show so maybe he's ready to chill. Nice little fake ski town, light makeup, easy hours. I'd take it too!
At least Neeson is even in his movies. Yeah, a lot of it is one note cliche stuff, but me and wife enjoy the general dumb fun of them. They all blend together, but sometimes I just want to watch a guns go bang movie.
Like Willis is hardly even in "his" movies anymore. He will be in a boring 5 minute scene and then some D actor is the actual star for 95% of it.
Like Willis is hardly even in "his" movies anymore. He will be in a boring 5 minute scene and then some D actor is the actual star for 95% of it.
You can't tell me cage's co-star from face off doesn't have talent.
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Travolta has a very specific type of role where he's good. Any attempt to deviate from that and he's terrible. Hell, he's sometimes terrible even when he plays that niche (Battlefield Earth).
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Plus Sam Jackson didn't really hit big until he was in his mid 30's, so there was definitely a bit of 'make the money while I can cause who knows how long it's gonna last.'
Lance Henrikson was never "big" though, he probably doesn't have the luxury of being picky.
Just the same Hollywood Blind bullshit that people accept as real for some reason
Thank god Katee Sackhoff at least gets to be in The Mandalorian. She also has a fun YT channel.
Granted it's been years since I tried watching it but I would say no. Its not one of those "so-bad-its-good" movies, it's just painful and embarrassing for everyone involved.
This is true, I guess his career path just hurts me on a personal level because, goddamnit, he was so great in Near Dark.
Maybe if they really do a bunch of shit that gets circulated a lot (in memes I suppose). In the old days, you didn't worry about direct-to-DVD schlock affecting your reputation because honestly, barely anyone was going to see it. But today, I could see a constant run of awful acting get memed in a way that makes it difficult to rewatch their good stuff.
I don't think he ever truly wanted to be an actor. He just landed Star Wars and then Indiana Jones and blew up in a way that didn't make him happy. His last films that he tried for were in the 90s.
Hey, you'd need a break too after that Assassin's Creed movie
Nawwww seems like he's picking fun movies at the very least. Kinda reminds me of Elijah Woods movies in the last few years
Yeah, you definitely get the sense that he'd rather just fly his planes and mostly just be left alone, which, hey, fair play to him if that's the case.
I always thought this skit summed up Nic Cage best:
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He doesn't give a shit about high brow vs low brow. He just loves being in movies and acting.
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He doesn't give a shit about high brow vs low brow. He just loves being in movies and acting.
Less Taken and moreso that he realized the genre of aging actors doing violent revenge thrillers paid for his lifestyle quite nicely.
Don Cheadle in all the Marvel movies this guy does not give a fuck zero effort. Give me my check here are your lines and I'm out.
A friend of mine works for VMWare and said Don Cheadle is going to do a presentation for the company. He's reached "industrial actor" stage lol
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I feel like Willis' last "proper" film was Looper, a decade ago. Since then it's all straight to VOD or him begrudgingly reprising a role.
Eric Roberts even did a podcast for Kinda Funny at the last minute.
Hey, to be fair, this movie wasn't that bad.From BSG and tons of other sci-fi movies and series, to... this. You'll probably recognize the guy on the right too.
For all the garbage Lance is in (and boy is there a lot of it) he does occasionally make a properly great movie such as 'Falling' last year with Viggo Mortensen.
Vince has made some great stuff lately. He has a really funny supporting role on Curb Your Enthusiasm and Freaky was fantastic. He was outstanding in Brawl in Cell Block 99 and Dragged Across Concrete a few years ago. Dude still has it.
Hm, Lance and Viggo in a legitimately good film? I'll have to check it out, thanks.
