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Post by Lubezki on Feb 19, 2021 16:07:48 GMT
Oh fuck yes, I’m all in for this.
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Post by stephen on Feb 19, 2021 16:16:03 GMT
GIMME GIMME GIMME GIMME GIMME
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Post by Pittsnogle_Goggins on Feb 19, 2021 16:18:35 GMT
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Post by TerryMontana on Feb 19, 2021 16:33:37 GMT
I'm all in!!!
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Post by pupdurcs on Feb 19, 2021 17:02:28 GMT
Yeah....I'll wait till the trailers etc.
Hardy is on thin ice with me. He's talented, but one of the most self-indulgent actors working and he can sink a picture with what I'm sure he believes to be his flights of inspirational genius. I'm never forgetting the bullshit that was Capone.
Edwards is another Guy Ritchie. Technically slick, but very superficial. His work can vary from enjoyable to extremely tedious.
This could be super-entertaining. Or these guys could bring out the worst traits in each other.
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Post by jakesully on Feb 20, 2021 10:10:15 GMT
Sounds awesome. I dig Gareth Evans as a director (I know he is known mostly for The Raid films but I also thought Apostle was good too))
Bring this shit on!
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Post by stephen on Mar 22, 2021 18:34:20 GMT
Forest Whitaker's on board.
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Post by TerryMontana on Mar 22, 2021 19:51:42 GMT
Yep!! Now we're talking!!
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Post by pupdurcs on Mar 22, 2021 20:18:32 GMT
Whitaker is a great actor, but he's also often willing to appear in anything that will pay him. There is a reason he has 130 credits on IMDB.
So this isn't a casting that neccesarily convinces me this project is going to be something notable. I do however look forward to seeing Whitaker in season 2 of Godfather Of Harlem, which clearly isn't just a paycheck project/role for him and in which he's doing some of the best work of his career. |
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Post by jakesully on Mar 22, 2021 21:38:03 GMT
Loved Whitaker in Panic Room (my favorite performance from him) but he is definitely hit or miss as an actor imo. Here's hoping he doesn't use some stupid/laughable accent like he did in Out of the Furnace & Rogue One.
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Post by sirchuck23 on Mar 23, 2021 2:20:11 GMT
Whitaker is a great actor, but he's also often willing to appear in anything that will pay him. There is a reason he has 130 credits on IMDB.
So this isn't a casting that neccesarily convinces me this project is going to be something notable. I do however look forward to seeing Whitaker in season 2 of Godfather Of Harlem, which clearly isn't just a paycheck project/role for him and in which he's doing some of the best work of his career. My man was a glorious ham in Street Kings. I think every actor dreams of giving at least one hammy, over the top performance in their career. |
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Post by therealcomicman117 on Mar 23, 2021 4:32:30 GMT
Whitaker is a great actor, but he's also often willing to appear in anything that will pay him. There is a reason he has 130 credits on IMDB.
So this isn't a casting that neccesarily convinces me this project is going to be something notable. I do however look forward to seeing Whitaker in season 2 of Godfather Of Harlem, which clearly isn't just a paycheck project/role for him and in which he's doing some of the best work of his career. My man was a glorious ham in Street Kings. I think every actor dreams of giving at least one hammy, over the top performance in their career. "LIES! DECEPTIONS!" |
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Post by sirchuck23 on Mar 23, 2021 6:48:57 GMT
My man was a glorious ham in Street Kings. I think every actor dreams of giving at least one hammy, over the top performance in their career. "LIES! DECEPTIONS!" therealcomicman117....You are the tip...of the fucking spear! |
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Post by stephen on Mar 23, 2021 12:46:22 GMT
Whitaker is a great actor, but he's also often willing to appear in anything that will pay him. There is a reason he has 130 credits on IMDB.
So this isn't a casting that neccesarily convinces me this project is going to be something notable. I do however look forward to seeing Whitaker in season 2 of Godfather Of Harlem, which clearly isn't just a paycheck project/role for him and in which he's doing some of the best work of his career. My man was a glorious ham in Street Kings. I think every actor dreams of giving at least one hammy, over the top performance in their career. Whitaker's so strange to me because after he won his Oscar, he seemed to think that he could do anything. I don't think pre-Oscar Forest Whitaker would've done whatever weird accent he was putting on in Out of the Furnace, for example. I don't think he's an ego thing, as much as I think that Whitaker might've had ideas that he would pitch to directors and they would tell him to tone it down or hang back on it, but after Last King of Scotland, if Whitaker wants to wear an eyepatch and talk with a pirate accent in 1970s Georgia, they'd let him. (Addendum: someone write The Pirate of Atlanta, stat.) |
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Post by therealcomicman117 on Mar 23, 2021 14:33:30 GMT
therealcomicman117....You are the tip...of the fucking spear! Thanks, I aim to please! Who's going to hold back the animals, after all?! |
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Post by sirchuck23 on Mar 23, 2021 15:12:40 GMT
My man was a glorious ham in Street Kings. I think every actor dreams of giving at least one hammy, over the top performance in their career. Whitaker's so strange to me because after he won his Oscar, he seemed to think that he could do anything. I don't think pre-Oscar Forest Whitaker would've done whatever weird accent he was putting on in Out of the Furnace, for example. I don't think he's an ego thing, as much as I think that Whitaker might've had ideas that he would pitch to directors and they would tell him to tone it down or hang back on it, but after Last King of Scotland, if Whitaker wants to wear an eyepatch and talk with a pirate accent in 1970s Georgia, they'd let him. (Addendum: someone write The Pirate of Atlanta, stat.) Hmmm..I don't know how to answer that one. Your theory sounds interesting. therealcomicman117 pupdurcs penny for your thoughts on Stephen's theory here with the evolution of Whitaker's acting technique through his career. I'm not as familiar with some of his early work as I should be. |
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Post by pupdurcs on Mar 23, 2021 15:23:52 GMT
Whitaker's so strange to me because after he won his Oscar, he seemed to think that he could do anything. I don't think pre-Oscar Forest Whitaker would've done whatever weird accent he was putting on in Out of the Furnace, for example. I don't think he's an ego thing, as much as I think that Whitaker might've had ideas that he would pitch to directors and they would tell him to tone it down or hang back on it, but after Last King of Scotland, if Whitaker wants to wear an eyepatch and talk with a pirate accent in 1970s Georgia, they'd let him. (Addendum: someone write The Pirate of Atlanta, stat.) Hmmm..I don't know how to answer that one. Your theory sounds interesting. therealcomicman117 pupdurcs penny for your thoughts on Stephen's theory here with the evolution of Whitaker's acting technique through his career. I'm not as familiar with some of his early work as I should be. I don't really agree with Stephen on Whitaker's evolution as an actor. He's always been like that, imho. He's a slightly overweight, cross-eyed character actor. Someone like him is naturally inclined to do make odd, off-centre or interesting character choices to keep things fresh, because he hasn't got leading man appeal to rely on. He's the kind of actor for whom work could dry up easily if he was percieved to always be doing the same thing. I always used to see him as a weird character actor type that made strange acting choices long before his Oscar in things like Ghost Dog: Way Of The Samurai. He's never been great at accents (see The Crying Game), but he's always been willing to attempt them, because he see's himself as a character actor who needs to bring something different to each role. With him, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. His presence is often enough to carry him through. |
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Post by therealcomicman117 on Mar 23, 2021 16:06:33 GMT
Whitaker's so strange to me because after he won his Oscar, he seemed to think that he could do anything. I don't think pre-Oscar Forest Whitaker would've done whatever weird accent he was putting on in Out of the Furnace, for example. I don't think he's an ego thing, as much as I think that Whitaker might've had ideas that he would pitch to directors and they would tell him to tone it down or hang back on it, but after Last King of Scotland, if Whitaker wants to wear an eyepatch and talk with a pirate accent in 1970s Georgia, they'd let him. (Addendum: someone write The Pirate of Atlanta, stat.) Hmmm..I don't know how to answer that one. Your theory sounds interesting. therealcomicman117 pupdurcs penny for your thoughts on Stephen's theory here with the evolution of Whitaker's acting technique through his career. I'm not as familiar with some of his early work as I should be. I've always seen Whitaker as an actor, who REALLY likes to throw himself into a role. This means that he's all about inhabting a character, whether it's for some weird quirk, or accent, or facial movement etc... Sometimes this can work, his two earlier leading roles pre- Last King of Scotland, Bird, and Ghost Dog for example, othertimes we get weird but funny things like Rogue One. I actually respect Forest for it, because it can lead to some great character moments, and hey what's wrong with being different? At the same time though, I sometimes question if he's going too far. It's an interesting debate to be sure. |
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Post by pupdurcs on Mar 23, 2021 16:15:47 GMT
Hmmm..I don't know how to answer that one. Your theory sounds interesting. therealcomicman117 pupdurcs penny for your thoughts on Stephen's theory here with the evolution of Whitaker's acting technique through his career. I'm not as familiar with some of his early work as I should be. I've always seen Whitaker as an actor, who REALLY likes to throw himself into a role. This means that he's all about inhabting a character, whether it's for some weird quirk, or accent, or facial movement etc... Sometimes this can work, his two earlier leading roles pre- Last King of Scotland, Bird, and Ghost Dog for example, othertimes we get weird but funny things like Rogue One. I actually respect Forest for it, because it can lead to some great character moments, and hey what's wrong with being different? At the same time though, I sometimes question if he's going too far. It's an interesting debate to be sure. actually reminds me somewhat of Vincent D'nofrio ( his Godfather Of Harlem co-star) another great character actor who often takes big swings in terms of character choices (that also don't always work). I agree, it's not always neccesarily a bad thing, especially when you are a character actor, and not always leading a project. If you are mostly hired to be a supporting actor, I think you can indulge in those things a bit more without it seeming egotistical. Actors like Whitaker and D'nofrio learn very early in their careers that they won't be able to get by (even partially) on looks or aesthetic/sex appeal, and very often won't be considered to play the lead role, so they have to keep making these varied character choices (that might not always work) to stand out. I often find it indulgent when certain leading actors (who don't need to do that stuff) do it, but for guys like Whitaker and D'nofrio, it's a matter of career survival in a hyper-competitive industry. |
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Post by therealcomicman117 on Mar 23, 2021 16:28:44 GMT
I've always seen Whitaker as an actor, who REALLY likes to throw himself into a role. This means that he's all about inhabting a character, whether it's for some weird quirk, or accent, or facial movement etc... Sometimes this can work, his two earlier leading roles pre- Last King of Scotland, Bird, and Ghost Dog for example, othertimes we get weird but funny things like Rogue One. I actually respect Forest for it, because it can lead to some great character moments, and hey what's wrong with being different? At the same time though, I sometimes question if he's going too far. It's an interesting debate to be sure. actually reminds me somewhat of Vincent D'nofrio ( his Godfather Of Harlem co-star) another great character actor who often takes big swings in terms of character choices. I agree, it's not neccesarily a bad thing, especially when you are a character actor, and not always leading a project. If you are mostly hired to be a supporting actor, I think you can indulge in those things a bit more without it seeming egotistical. Actors like Whitaker and D'nofrio learn very early in their careers that they won't be able to get by (even partially) on looks or aesthetic/sex appeal, and very often won't be considered to play the lead role, so they have to keep making these varied character choices (that might not always work) to stand out. I often find it indulgent when certain leading actors (who don't need to do that stuff) do it, but for guys like Whitaker and D'nofrio, it's a matter of career survival in a hyper-competitive industry. I don't dis it either, if anything I actually appreciate the wild swings from actors like Whitaker and D'nofrio. Plus even when they don't work, at least we don't forgot about their performances, and sometimes that makes all the difference. |
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Post by sirchuck23 on Mar 23, 2021 17:01:50 GMT
Hmmm..I don't know how to answer that one. Your theory sounds interesting. therealcomicman117 pupdurcs penny for your thoughts on Stephen's theory here with the evolution of Whitaker's acting technique through his career. I'm not as familiar with some of his early work as I should be. I don't really agree with Stephen on Whitaker's evolution as an actor. He's always been like that, imho. He's a slightly overweight, cross-eyed character actor. Someone like him is naturally inclined to do make odd, off-centre or interesting character choices to keep things fresh, because he hasn't got leading man appeal to rely on. He's the kind of actor for whom work could dry up easily if he was percieved to always be doing the same thing. I always used to see him as a weird character actor type that made strange acting choices long before his Oscar in things like Ghost Dog: Way Of The Samurai. He's never been great at accents (see The Crying Game), but he's always been willing to attempt them, because he see's himself as a character actor who needs to bring something different to each role. With him, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. His presence is often enough to carry him through. Good breakdown guys! Whitaker and D'Onofrio do share alot of similar physical characteristics (tall, overweight, etc.) and character actor techniques/swings. D'Onofrio took a wild one in The Magnificent Seven for example..lol. But both of them have great screen presences with gravitas when they appear..they can command the screen when need to. Perhaps it was inevitable that they would work together..which Godfather of Harlem provided. Speaking of which..judging by the Season 2 trailer..looks like the new season is going to be fire! |
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