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I don't understand how Jared Leto keeps getting starring roles.
by ceejayoz 1y ago
I don't understand how Jared Leto keeps getting starring roles.
- Fricken 1y agoWe could also ask why Tron sequels keep getting made. The first one lost money and so did the second.
- joezydeco 1y agoI think he's done after this one.
- michaelbuckbee 1y agoHe's already been cast as (and I can't believe I'm about to type this) Skeletor in the Masters of the Universe reboot.
- overvale 1y agoI really liked him in WeCrashed. He was the perfect kind of strange for that part.
- sidewndr46 1y agoMy assumption is he has the best agent in the world
- madduci 1y agoWasn't himself the director or producer?
- fckgw 1y agoCorrect. This was initially being developed shortly after "Legacy but the failure of "Tomorrowland" canned the whole thing. Leto came on years later, offered to produce it and star in the film and brought the project back from the dead. This is basically his film, it doesn't exist without Leto as the lead
- georgeburdell 1y agoHe’s this generation’s Nicholas Cage
- ceejayoz 1y agoCage can laugh at himself, though. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Unbearable_Weight_of_Massive_Talent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Unbearable_Weight_of_Massi... I think he just likes making films.
- drcongo 1y agoI believe Cage had a massive tax bill to pay at some point which led to him appearing in basically anything he was offered, including what is without doubt the worst film I have ever watched, Left Behind [1]. One review I read said something along the lines of "phoning it in would be too kind a description, Cage is so devoid of effort or emotion in this film he regularly appears to have been photoshopped in afterwards" which really summed it up perfectly. Having said that, both before and after the money trouble, he made some superb movie choices and put in some outstanding performances - think Wild at Heart, Pig, Unbearable Weight etc. Hats off to you Nick. [1] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2467046/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2467046/
- tredre3 1y agoTheir style of intensity and overacting do have some overlap. They've also both demonstrated that, when they care, they can be excellent and nuanced actors. But Cage's intensity often comes up as kind of funny or endearing. Leto's overacting is often cringy/edgy or downright unpleasant. Which seems to represent both their personalities too.
- jncfhnb 1y agoHe basically made the role for himself. He was not casted.
- zitsarethecure 1y agoIt's the Stonecutters. They did it before with Steve Guttenberg.
- philipallstar 1y agoThere was a pretty painful to watch moment where he showed up to an opening night at a movie theater[0]. My favourite comment: "There are more seconds to mars than people in attendance." [0] https://x.com/VHSDVDBLURAY4K/status/1979279709189083618 https://x.com/VHSDVDBLURAY4K/status/1979279709189083618