[quote]johnjulius wrote:
I’m surprised no one has mentioned the fact that Matthew McConaughey is set to star as CAPTAIN AMERICA. Seriously what the hell.
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Please tell me you are joking. Please?
[quote]johnjulius wrote:
I’m surprised no one has mentioned the fact that Matthew McConaughey is set to star as CAPTAIN AMERICA. Seriously what the hell.
Personally I would choose Brett Favre…but that’s just me ha.[/quote]
Are you serious?
[quote]Steel Nation wrote:
Is anyone else even close?[/quote]
[quote]johnjulius wrote:
I’m surprised no one has mentioned the fact that Matthew McConaughey is set to star as CAPTAIN AMERICA. Seriously what the hell.
Personally I would choose Brett Favre…but that’s just me ha.[/quote]
That’s because McConaughey as Cap is only a rumor and the president of Marvel Studios said it’s not going to happen:
[quote]Natural Nate wrote:
Steel Nation wrote:
Is anyone else even close?
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I was thinking the same thing. PSH is awesome!
Thank you vader, I can sleep soundly at night now. Sorry for causing such an uproar.
[quote]AngryVader wrote:
Natural Nate wrote:
Steel Nation wrote:
Is anyone else even close?
I was thinking the same thing. PSH is awesome![/quote]
It’s okay, he’s wearing leather.
[quote]Steel Nation wrote:
Get his actor cred up? WTF does the guy have to do, win an Oscar in the remake of Citizen Kane? As far as actors with credentials, you can’t really get much better than Bale. I’d put him right up there with Johnny Depp as the two guys of this generation with the widest range and the most skill at their craft. Is anyone else even close?[/quote]
Hmm, I don’t know about “range”, but I’d lump Denzel Washington in with those 2, as far as talent/skill.
[quote]Bauer97 wrote:
Steel Nation wrote:
Get his actor cred up? WTF does the guy have to do, win an Oscar in the remake of Citizen Kane? As far as actors with credentials, you can’t really get much better than Bale. I’d put him right up there with Johnny Depp as the two guys of this generation with the widest range and the most skill at their craft. Is anyone else even close?
Hmm, I don’t know about “range”, but I’d lump Denzel Washington in with those 2, as far as talent/skill.[/quote]
???
Woah. Not in a million years.
He’s entertaining, but not exactly a good actor.
[quote]Joe D. wrote:
Bauer97 wrote:
Steel Nation wrote:
Get his actor cred up? WTF does the guy have to do, win an Oscar in the remake of Citizen Kane? As far as actors with credentials, you can’t really get much better than Bale. I’d put him right up there with Johnny Depp as the two guys of this generation with the widest range and the most skill at their craft. Is anyone else even close?
Hmm, I don’t know about “range”, but I’d lump Denzel Washington in with those 2, as far as talent/skill.
???
Woah. Not in a million years.
He’s entertaining, but not exactly a good actor.[/quote]
What?
What you just wrote is ridiculous. I am not even sure it is worth the response.
Denzel NOT a good actor? WTF?
Does your list also include Kevin Spacey, Anthony Hopkins and several others who are newer to the game (like the Late Heath Ledger) as “not good actors”?
[quote]Bauer97 wrote:
Steel Nation wrote:
Get his actor cred up? WTF does the guy have to do, win an Oscar in the remake of Citizen Kane? As far as actors with credentials, you can’t really get much better than Bale. I’d put him right up there with Johnny Depp as the two guys of this generation with the widest range and the most skill at their craft. Is anyone else even close?
Hmm, I don’t know about “range”, but I’d lump Denzel Washington in with those 2, as far as talent/skill.[/quote]
Morgan Freeman owns all! Just too bad he’s not really an “action” star…
[quote]jdrannin1 wrote:
Bauer97 wrote:
Steel Nation wrote:
Get his actor cred up? WTF does the guy have to do, win an Oscar in the remake of Citizen Kane? As far as actors with credentials, you can’t really get much better than Bale. I’d put him right up there with Johnny Depp as the two guys of this generation with the widest range and the most skill at their craft. Is anyone else even close?
Hmm, I don’t know about “range”, but I’d lump Denzel Washington in with those 2, as far as talent/skill.
Morgan Freeman owns all! Just too bad he’s not really an “action” star…[/quote]
Kiss The Girls was decent…and could probably qualify as “action”. If he were younger, he could pull of anything, I’m sure.
[quote]Joe D. wrote:
Bauer97 wrote:
Steel Nation wrote:
Get his actor cred up? WTF does the guy have to do, win an Oscar in the remake of Citizen Kane? As far as actors with credentials, you can’t really get much better than Bale. I’d put him right up there with Johnny Depp as the two guys of this generation with the widest range and the most skill at their craft. Is anyone else even close?
Hmm, I don’t know about “range”, but I’d lump Denzel Washington in with those 2, as far as talent/skill.
???
Woah. Not in a million years.
He’s entertaining, but not exactly a good actor.[/quote]
I wouldn’t include Denzel in that group just 'cause he’s always the same guy no matter the role [in every film he’ll do the “King Kong ain’t got shit on me!” bit at least once], but to say he’s not a good actor is absurd. He’s a damn good actor, he’s just right below the top rung of actors out there.
[quote]Steel Nation wrote:
WolBarret wrote:
I didn’t mean it like that exactly. If Bale becomes the next Jedi Master in a Star Wars movies, then he’s triple dipping when he should be single dipping. He should focus on the big money(Batman) and do deeper roles to get his actor cred up.
Get his actor cred up? WTF does the guy have to do, win an Oscar in the remake of Citizen Kane? As far as actors with credentials, you can’t really get much better than Bale. I’d put him right up there with Johnny Depp as the two guys of this generation with the widest range and the most skill at their craft. Is anyone else even close?[/quote]
Ed Norton and Sean Penn, off the top.
Is that a matter of him being a 2nd tier actor, or is it more a matter of his roles not being different enough to warrant playing them with much variation?
I’ve no doubt that if he were in something where he could go nuts with his acting chops, he’d easily perform as well as the likes of the other fine actors mentioned.
[quote]WhiteFlash wrote:
I wouldn’t include Denzel in that group just 'cause he’s always the same guy no matter the role [in every film he’ll do the “King Kong ain’t got shit on me!” bit at least once], but to say he’s not a good actor is absurd. He’s a damn good actor, he’s just right below the top rung of actors out there.[/quote]
That has to do with “range”, though, and most actors, unless they are damn near schizophrenic like Johnny Depp and even Bale come across as being considering how they fall into roles, won’t exactly be that expansive in range.
Anthony Hopkins seems like Hannibal Lecter in every single role he plays. I don’t care what he’s in, he can be wearing a toga in Alexander and it wouldn’t surprise me one bit if he let out a “Clarise” and started talking about father beans.
The same goes for nearly all of them. Is Tom Cruise ever NOT Tom Cruise? Is Tom Hanks ever anyone but Forrest Gump…only a little smarter (unless you fall on the “Gump is a genius” side of tracks).
I don’t think most actors have that much range at all.
I also honestly think the ones who do might be a little insane…which is cool as shit.
[quote]Ronsauce wrote:
Is that a matter of him being a 2nd tier actor, or is it more a matter of his roles not being different enough to warrant playing them with much variation?
I’ve no doubt that if he were in something where he could go nuts with his acting chops, he’d easily perform as well as the likes of the other fine actors mentioned.[/quote]
Typecasting.
You can’t really blame the actors for that.
The reason you won’t see the guy who played Urkle in too many other roles is because movie execs can’t see him as anyone else…and neither can most of us.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
WhiteFlash wrote:
I wouldn’t include Denzel in that group just 'cause he’s always the same guy no matter the role [in every film he’ll do the “King Kong ain’t got shit on me!” bit at least once], but to say he’s not a good actor is absurd. He’s a damn good actor, he’s just right below the top rung of actors out there.
That has to do with “range”, though, and most actors, unless they are damn near schizophrenic like Johnny Depp and even Bale come across as being considering how they fall into roles, won’t exactly be that expansive in range.
Anthony Hopkins seems like Hannibal Lecter in every single role he plays. I don’t care what he’s in, he can be wearing a toga in Alexander and it wouldn’t surprise me one bit if he let out a “Clarise” and started talking about father beans.
The same goes for nearly all of them. Is Tom Cruise ever NOT Tom Cruise? Is Tom Hanks ever anyone but Forrest Gump…only a little smarter (unless you fall on the “Gump is a genius” side of tracks).
I don’t think most actors have that much range at all.
I also honestly think the ones who do might be a little insane…which is cool as shit.[/quote]
I know what it has to do with, and I just don’t think Denzel has that kind of range.I see what you’re saying, but with some of those people I think it’s that YOU [not you specificaly, you in general] see them as that character you remember them as, and it’s hard for you to see them as anything else. Tom Cruise sucks though. Oh, it’s “farva” beans.
[quote]Ronsauce wrote:
Is that a matter of him being a 2nd tier actor, or is it more a matter of his roles not being different enough to warrant playing them with much variation?
I’ve no doubt that if he were in something where he could go nuts with his acting chops, he’d easily perform as well as the likes of the other fine actors mentioned.[/quote]
I don’t know him personally, so I can’t say for sure, but I’m pretty sure he picks his roles and plays them all the same way, regardless of how different the character is.
[quote]Bauer97 wrote:
Steel Nation wrote:
Get his actor cred up? WTF does the guy have to do, win an Oscar in the remake of Citizen Kane? As far as actors with credentials, you can’t really get much better than Bale. I’d put him right up there with Johnny Depp as the two guys of this generation with the widest range and the most skill at their craft. Is anyone else even close?
Hmm, I don’t know about “range”, but I’d lump Denzel Washington in with those 2, as far as talent/skill.[/quote]
I know Denzel is good, but he’s not from the same generation as Bale and Depp. At least not in my opinion.
I would throw Will Smith into the mix with Bale and Depp. He has a lot of talent, but he’s just so damn popular and marketable that he always ends up in the huge blockbuster-type roles. Because of that he has never done anything really out of his comfort zone, but I think he could if he wanted to. Hell, I don’t blame him for not doing little indie films when he can make $20 million starring in and producing stuff like I Am Legend.
Ed Norton is one I forgot. Good catch there to whomever it was that corrected me. Philip Seymour Hoffman is excellent as well, but I still wouldn’t put him with Bale and Depp.