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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2022 0:20:54 GMT
I saw Till this afternoon, a film that has long been the dream of Whoopi Goldberg to bring to fruition. She of course intended for herself to play the role of Mamie Till, but aged out of it before the film could fully begin production... But, she is simply wonderful in the small but pivotal role of Emmett Till's grandmother, Alma. This got me thinking about "passion projects" - i.e. films that are the "babies" of actors, so to speak - films they've fought long and hard to get made. Let's compile a list of such nominations for actors. Off the top of my head, I've got... Isabelle Adjani, Camille ClaudelWarren Beatty, RedsGlenn Close, Albert Nobbs and The WifeSalma Hayek, FridaPlease, help me think of some others.  |
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Post by stephen on Nov 14, 2022 0:30:43 GMT
I would imagine Denzel Washington in Fences would count.
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Post by pacinoyes on Nov 14, 2022 0:39:03 GMT
Ed Harris - PollockIt's a miracle this version of the film got made and he played the lead..........a lot of actors wanted to play Pollock.....his determination on this was pretty amazing....... 
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Post by JangoB on Nov 14, 2022 1:03:40 GMT
I believe "The Wolf of Wall Street" was DiCaprio's passion project. It sure paid off.
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Post by mikediastavrone96 on Nov 14, 2022 1:27:25 GMT
Robert De Niro, Raging Bull
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Post by michael128 on Nov 14, 2022 3:51:09 GMT
Reese Witherspoon - Wild
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Post by dadsburgers on Nov 14, 2022 4:15:17 GMT
Frances McDormand, Nomadland
Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
Matt Damon, Good Will Hunting
Sylvester Stallone, Rocky
Gena Rowlands, A Woman Under the Influence
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Post by futuretrunks on Nov 14, 2022 8:29:24 GMT
Leo in The Aviator and WoWS, though I'm not entirely sure what he's doing in The Aviator.
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Post by thomasjerome on Nov 14, 2022 12:59:21 GMT
Robert Duvall - "The Apostle"
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Post by madmonsterparty on Nov 14, 2022 23:46:11 GMT
Robert Duvall - "The Apostle" Good catch there!! That was actually the first one that came to my mind, honestly!!! |
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Post by pupdurcs on Nov 15, 2022 0:31:51 GMT
Denzel Washington- Fences
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Post by finniussnrub on Nov 15, 2022 3:19:27 GMT
Laurence Olivier - Hamlet, Henry V and Richard III
Peter Sellers - Being There
Charlie Chaplin - The Great Dictator
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Post by ibbi on Nov 15, 2022 12:22:24 GMT
Warren Beatty was nominated for the AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Rules Don't Apply.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2022 13:24:22 GMT
Warren Beatty was nominated for the AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Rules Don't Apply.  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2022 17:46:30 GMT
Jodie Foster for Nell?
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Post by mhynson27 on Nov 15, 2022 22:12:42 GMT
Warren Beatty was nominated for the AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Rules Don't Apply.Sadly Warren took that a bit literally during his career... |
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Post by TylerDeneuve on Mar 17, 2023 17:51:35 GMT
Surprised we forgot to mention Jessica Chastain for The Eyes of Tammy Faye - from the film's IMDb Trivia Page: The film had been a passion project of Chastain's for a number of years before it ended up being made. She had seen the documentary The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2000) around 2012 and felt drawn to tell Tammy's story after acquiring the rights to produce a biopic about the infamous televangelist.
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Post by wonky on Mar 17, 2023 19:20:40 GMT
Kevin Costner, Dances with Wolves
Tom Hanks, Cast Away...not only went full method but came up with the premise and developed it with Broyles and Zemeckis
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