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Post by Pittsnogle_Goggins on Oct 6, 2022 0:11:52 GMT
It feeds into what everyone else has been saying. Leo is offered basically every major male acting role and he turns the vast majority down. Exactly why a director would not feel insecure about it. Huh? The implication is that if Leo turns you down, you're second or third rate, exactly what would make you feel insecure. Are y'all playing dumb? That’s nonsense |
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Post by dazed on Oct 6, 2022 0:39:24 GMT
I dunno. It's sort of an odd question that doesn't really make much sense to me. He's a hugely bankable star and acclaimed actor. Of course many directors want him in their movie. But thinking directors are "insecure" that they can't get him feels silly to me. Most directors don't get insecure if they can't get the biggest movie star in the world (arguably) in their film. They just look for another bankable and acclaimed actor. Or maybe they think another actor is a better fit than Leo for their film in the first place. I think there's a different level of anticipation for a project that creates this difference. Like people have a connection to the parties involved suddenly. Take Tom Cruise. Big time awesome movie star, but if your last viewings from him were The Mummy and a Mission Impossible movie, you might not even pay attention to his next movie. That hurts the Top Gun sequel on some level.. |
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Post by futuretrunks on Oct 6, 2022 1:02:07 GMT
Huh? The implication is that if Leo turns you down, you're second or third rate, exactly what would make you feel insecure. Are y'all playing dumb? That’s nonsense Why? You can't just say "BS" and not explain yourself. |
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Post by quetee on Oct 6, 2022 2:45:59 GMT
Directors know if Leo is onboard odds are the film gets made. Not too many actors can do that.
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Post by futuretrunks on Oct 6, 2022 4:20:10 GMT
I think there's a different level of anticipation for a project that creates this difference. Like people have a connection to the parties involved suddenly. Take Tom Cruise. Big time awesome movie star, but if your last viewings from him were The Mummy and a Mission Impossible movie, you might not even pay attention to his next movie. That hurts the Top Gun sequel on some level.. Top Gun Maverick is a miracle. I didn't expect it to be that good or that successful, but I also never disparaged Tom Cruise, who I have major respect for as a movie star. I just wished he used his clout for classier projects these days instead of purely stunt-based movies. If anything, Maverick is proof of Cruise being too lazy and cavalier about project selection for like 15 years. The minute he did something well-written, well-conceived, with some amplitude, it blew up. Yet all we have to look forward to from him is a couple more Mission Impossible stunt movies??? |
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Post by futuretrunks on Oct 6, 2022 5:42:04 GMT
Look at Ham Blanchett. Almodovar bailed on a movie with her after all of this build-up. That never happens with Leo, give or take a Dean biopic with Mann, who nearly worked with Leo 2-3 times after that. Almodovar would probably direct a movie in French with Leo if it came to it.
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Post by stephen on Oct 6, 2022 13:10:55 GMT
Look at Ham Blanchett. Almodovar bailed on a movie with her after all of this build-up. That never happens with Leo, give or take a Dean biopic with Mann, who nearly worked with Leo 2-3 times after that. Almodovar would probably direct a movie in French with Leo if it came to it. How is Almodovar bailing on that project any different than Baz Luhrmann's Alexander the Great movie that was supposed to feature DiCaprio, or Scorsese's Roosevelt biopic that was supposed to feature DiCaprio, or that Grant biopic that was supposed to feature DiCaprio, or that John Logan-scripted noir thing that was supposed to feature DiCaprio, or that Devil and the White City film that was supposed to feature DiCaprio, or Michael Mann's James Dean biopic that was *checks notes* supposed to feature DiCaprio? Films are scrapped after announcement and before production all the time, even with bankable leads at the helm. |
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Post by futuretrunks on Oct 7, 2022 2:24:54 GMT
Look at Ham Blanchett. Almodovar bailed on a movie with her after all of this build-up. That never happens with Leo, give or take a Dean biopic with Mann, who nearly worked with Leo 2-3 times after that. Almodovar would probably direct a movie in French with Leo if it came to it. How is Almodovar bailing on that project any different than Baz Luhrmann's Alexander the Great movie that was supposed to feature DiCaprio, or Scorsese's Roosevelt biopic that was supposed to feature DiCaprio, or that Grant biopic that was supposed to feature DiCaprio, or that John Logan-scripted noir thing that was supposed to feature DiCaprio, or that Devil and the White City film that was supposed to feature DiCaprio, or Michael Mann's James Dean biopic that was *checks notes* supposed to feature DiCaprio? Films are scrapped after announcement and before production all the time, even with bankable leads at the helm. It's completely different. Literally everyone you named worked with Leo at a later date or will work with Leo (or has in the past), Mann probably excepted. And most of the Mann failures to launch had to do with specifics about the film or timing. Almodovar just looks like he wasn't feeling it; the prospect of working with Blanchett wasn't enticing enough. |
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Post by JangoB on Oct 7, 2022 10:30:29 GMT
How is Almodovar bailing on that project any different than Baz Luhrmann's Alexander the Great movie that was supposed to feature DiCaprio, or Scorsese's Roosevelt biopic that was supposed to feature DiCaprio, or that Grant biopic that was supposed to feature DiCaprio, or that John Logan-scripted noir thing that was supposed to feature DiCaprio, or that Devil and the White City film that was supposed to feature DiCaprio, or Michael Mann's James Dean biopic that was *checks notes* supposed to feature DiCaprio? Films are scrapped after announcement and before production all the time, even with bankable leads at the helm. It's completely different. Literally everyone you named worked with Leo at a later date or will work with Leo (or has in the past), Mann probably excepted. And most of the Mann failures to launch had to do with specifics about the film or timing. Almodovar just looks like he wasn't feeling it; the prospect of working with Blanchett wasn't enticing enough. Oh, that's bullshit and I'm sure you know it. If not, education time: he decided not to do it because (and it's pretty well-known) he's insecure about doing a full feature film in a language different from his. Blanchett herself has commented on this: And I'm sure that Almodovar was plenty enticed by her considering that his brief statement about quitting the project contains the words "I have dreamt of working with Cate for such a long time".He decided not to do "Julieta" with Meryl Streep (!) in English for the very same reason and actually gave quite a more detailed explanation on that: Another quote about abandoning "Julieta" in English: You don't have to be Sherlock to deduce that the same thing happened with the new project. So enough with this crap that he quit it because he thought "Meh, that Blanchett is not worth my time. Now if Leo had been in it..!"  |
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Post by futuretrunks on Oct 12, 2022 21:38:37 GMT
It's completely different. Literally everyone you named worked with Leo at a later date or will work with Leo (or has in the past), Mann probably excepted. And most of the Mann failures to launch had to do with specifics about the film or timing. Almodovar just looks like he wasn't feeling it; the prospect of working with Blanchett wasn't enticing enough. Oh, that's bullshit and I'm sure you know it. If not, education time: he decided not to do it because (and it's pretty well-known) he's insecure about doing a full feature film in a language different from his. Blanchett herself has commented on this: And I'm sure that Almodovar was plenty enticed by her considering that his brief statement about quitting the project contains the words "I have dreamt of working with Cate for such a long time".He decided not to do "Julieta" with Meryl Streep (!) in English for the very same reason and actually gave quite a more detailed explanation on that: Another quote about abandoning "Julieta" in English: You don't have to be Sherlock to deduce that the same thing happened with the new project. So enough with this crap that he quit it because he thought "Meh, that Blanchett is not worth my time. Now if Leo had been in it..!" If Leo liked Almodovar movies, he'd be able to secure him pretty easily. I doubt he does though. |
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Post by JangoB on Oct 12, 2022 22:21:07 GMT
Oh, that's bullshit and I'm sure you know it. If not, education time: he decided not to do it because (and it's pretty well-known) he's insecure about doing a full feature film in a language different from his. Blanchett herself has commented on this: And I'm sure that Almodovar was plenty enticed by her considering that his brief statement about quitting the project contains the words "I have dreamt of working with Cate for such a long time".He decided not to do "Julieta" with Meryl Streep (!) in English for the very same reason and actually gave quite a more detailed explanation on that: Another quote about abandoning "Julieta" in English: You don't have to be Sherlock to deduce that the same thing happened with the new project. So enough with this crap that he quit it because he thought "Meh, that Blanchett is not worth my time. Now if Leo had been in it..!" If Leo liked Almodovar movies, he'd be able to secure him pretty easily. I doubt he does though. And if you like Leo so much, vote in the Top 100 Performances of the 2000s poll (the link is in my signature)! |
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Post by futuretrunks on Oct 13, 2022 3:41:58 GMT
If Leo liked Almodovar movies, he'd be able to secure him pretty easily. I doubt he does though. And if you like Leo so much, vote in the Top 100 Performances of the 2000s poll (the link is in my signature)! I'll try to remember to, but why participate in another screwy poll? I need to explain again why Leo in Revolutionary Road is scarcely lesser than Huppert in The Piano Teacher, a performance Blanchett couldn't get near with a 20 foot pole? In the midst of renewed Tar BS? Hell, Leo in Celebrity is better than Ham Blanchett in Blue Jasmine. |
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Post by JangoB on Oct 13, 2022 6:53:31 GMT
And if you like Leo so much, vote in the Top 100 Performances of the 2000s poll (the link is in my signature)! I'll try to remember to, but why participate in another screwy poll? I need to explain again why Leo in Revolutionary Road is scarcely lesser than Huppert in The Piano Teacher, a performance Blanchett couldn't get near with a 20 foot pole? In the midst of renewed Tar BS? Hell, Leo in Celebrity is better than Ham Blanchett in Blue Jasmine. No need to explain anything - just vote in the screwy poll! Leo has 9 performances in the 2000s so that's 9 list positions already filled  |
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