George Oscar Bluth II
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As much as gaf loves Chris Hemsworth I really don't think his name can sell the masses on a movie
GAF loves Hemsworth? I hardly see him mentioned here.
As much as gaf loves Chris Hemsworth I really don't think his name can sell the masses on a movie
GAF loves Hemsworth? I hardly see him mentioned here.
Ever since the marvel's guardians of the galaxy stuff dropped, I've seen him mentioned quite a bit
Wait, I think you're mistaking Chris Hemsworth (Thor) with Chris Pratt (Star Lord in Guardians of The Galaxy), who is also my avatar.
One of the biggest reasons is that action movies have changed themselves. Action movies used to be lead by very charismatic leads who could entrance the entire audience. John Wayne. Henry Fonda. Sean Connery. Clint Eastwood. Harrison Ford. Even Bruce Willis and Mel Gibson (Lethal Weapon era Mel Gibson for clarification.) These guys oozed charm, charisma, and character.
Nowadays the lead roles are played to be dull intentionally so. They intentionally pull back the character so that as many audience members as possible can insert themselves into the hero. (Just like how they do in video games too.) The idea is that it will draw more audience members in if they can see themselves saying and doing what the hero does. But that requires the hero to be very middle of the road and mediocre all across their persona.
Since the roles don't require that special talent to capture the screen, they can plug almost anybody into the role nowadays. They're banking the marketing to sell the tickets anyways.
I think the theory is that its easier to dub their lines in other countries and not lose the nuance of their character. Dull people with dull lines.
Too many pretty boys.
Action stars of the 80s were grisly.
I think the theory is that its easier to dub their lines in other countries and not lose the nuance of their character. Dull people with dull lines.
Amell already raged in Facebook about the article, but that is the fate of all the men after 30 becoming old :/arrow GAF be crying
I think Chris Hemsworth is the best male lead in a long time. He has it all. Jes got that dashing nature, hes handsome as hell and hes funny.
Not gonna lie. Im a straight man but I think I have a crush on him
I would have loved to see Jared Padalecki as Conan. Could you imagine him running around in a loincloth, wielding a big-ass sword, and shouting "You took my father's sword!", at the top of his voice?
Because they think that's what we want.I don't know why Hollywood insists on casting 'young muscular football player types' for all of these action roles.
Hopefully, Amell knows to tell Steve Martin to GTFO.Those of you who think the sky's the limit for Amell...his career is parraleling Tom Welling in many ways, and how's Welling's career going right now
I see potential in Momoa. Not Arnold or Stallone type potential, but his look stands out and he has a lot of charisma in interviews. He's not a forgettable baby face like the many others.
He just hasn't landed that right part yet. Maybe one of the rumored DC roles could be it.
What? From what I've seen, Hemsworth is a decent Thor, but not much else. Was boring as hell in Snow White (granted the movie was shitty).I think Chris Hemsworth is the best male lead in a long time. He has it all. Jes got that dashing nature, hes handsome as hell and hes funny.
Not gonna lie. Im a straight man but I think I have a crush on him
The only action star we need
he is definitely the closest to the old school action heros.
I would say Robert Downey Jr. Some of the old action stars didn't have big muscles. They had big personalities.
Avoiding the loss off nuance, by making characters with very little nuance seems screwy.
The big mistake is thinking action movie fans want a "hunk" as their lead. Arnold and Sly were ripped but they weren't pretty boy models with no personality. Too much emphasis is put on the look of these guys, focus on charisma first. The Rock has a great look but it's his charisma that made him a star. Compare him with Batista's film career and you'll see there's more to it than just look.
I would say Robert Downey Jr. Some of the old action stars didn't have big muscles. They had big personalities.
Good thing we still got Tatum and Wahlberg and Damon.
The closest thing to an action star Hollywood has produced in the past 5 years is Liam Neeson.
Too much of the same thing. That's the problem with Hollywood. You might say, variety, I'd say lack of quality and maybe most importantly in this instance: their individuality. At one time there were a dependable crop of male and female actors that you could go to delivery the goods. The differences were discernible. They had also done things on the screen or played characters that you can hang on to. Nowadays, anyone, no matter what is thrust into the spotlight because attention spans are short and the next big thing is needed. I'm not going to slight the list of guys drawn for this article for what they can or can't do in front of the camera, but come on, you can swap most of them out and not even notice. The field is completely diluted with a lot of sameness these days. These producers have a one-track mind and keep hitting on the same look hoping for different outcomes. Actor #1 didn't work? get their clone who can do relatively the same thing.
And Dwayne Johnson still one of biggest star right now, these mediocre guys just don't have charisma.
I'm not big on the action movies, but I get the sense that Hollywood has been trying to create action stars by taking a handsome face and pumping him full of steroids and chicken breast and throwing him in a stupid comic book movie, and then they wonder why nobody gives a shit about him. Charisma is more important than looks/muscles, as well as actually having good roles/movies.
Is this really a bad thing? As has been said in countless armchair casting threads here, acting talent is more important than looks. If you have a talented, charismatic actor who is physically capable of packing on muscle then why wouldn't you go for that over a body builder who only looks the part?
Action stars need to be charismatic and memorable.
This new generation of action stars is everything but charismatic and memorable.
Wahlberg as an action star? Not happening
The way I see it, Hollywood has failed to create new "superstar" actors in the last 15 years or so
I mean they were clearly trying to with Shia Labeouf with all the roles he got but yeah that's never going to happen
I mean when was the last super star actor made?
Harrison Ford for instance had some crazy ass contract with the studios back in the day that clearly showed how they saw actors of his level a real investment, not some disposable set piece
According to reports, Chris Hemsworth made a pittance for Thor and received a pay increase of only $500,000 for the sequel.
Few years ago but really really really dont' watch itI didn't even realize there was a Conan remake. When did thy come out?
My Chris ranking goes Evans > Hemsworth > Pratt. I'd see a movie for the first two, but I think Evan's career is slowing down a bit. Are there any other relevant action Chris's?
This is a pretty amazing truth. Liam Neeson went from being a "serious" actor to a b-movie action star spitting out one liners in bad American accents. And he's great at it!The closest thing to an action star Hollywood has produced in the past 5 years is Liam Neeson.