Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an American filmmaker, actor, film programmer, and cinema owner.
His films are characterized by nonlinear storylines, satirical subject matter, aestheticization of violence, extended scenes of dialogue, ensemble casts, references to popular culture and a wide variety of other films, soundtracks primarily containing songs and score pieces from the 1960s to the 1980s, alternate history, and features of neo-noir film.
Christopher Hemsworth (born 11 August 1983) is an Australian actor. He rose to prominence playing Kim Hyde in the Australian TV series Home and Away (2004–07) before beginning a film career in Hollywood by taking on parts in the science fiction film Star Trek (2009) and the thriller A Perfect Getaway (2009).
Hemsworth went on to star in the fantasy film Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), the war film Red Dawn (2012), the action thriller Blackhat (2015), the biographical thriller In the Heart of the Sea (2015), the comedy Ghostbusters (2016), and the Men in Black film series spin-off Men in Black: International (2019). His most critically acclaimed roles include the comedy horror The Cabin in the Woods (2012) and the biographical sports film Rush (2013), in which he portrayed James Hunt.
Anthony Hopkins says Marvel green screen acting was “pointless”
nme.comAnthony Hopkins about acting in a Marvel film have resurfaced online this week.Back in 2021, Hopkins told The New Yorker that the green screen work that was a part of the filming experience was “pointless”.The Welsh actor first joined the Marvel world via Thor, first appearing in Kenneth Branagh’s directed movie in 2011.Playing Odin, the father of the titular character (who is portrayed by Chris Hemsworth), he also appeared in 2013’s Thor: The Dark World and 2017’s Thor: Ragnarok.Speaking about his time in the Marvel films, Hopkins said: “They put me in armour; they shoved a beard on me.
Sit on the throne; shout a bit. If you’re sitting in front of a green screen, it’s pointless acting it.”Now, fans have been reacting to the comments online with some saying that they’re “with Sir Anthony and [Martin] Scorsese” on this (who as also criticised the Marvel movies in the past).In 2019, Scorsese said films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe were “not cinema”.
The director later expanded upon his criticism in an article for The New York Times, where he highlighted their negative impact on the exhibition of non-franchise films.Another fan joked “Well I don’t think the lead role would have worked for him,” while one fan said Hopkins starring in the film was like “Einstein doing arithmetic.”You can see some more of the reactions below.And yet he gave one of the best line deliveries in the MCU pic.twitter.com/aYukORtqL7— butter boy lives a tortured existence (@nic_the_buttery) June 6, 2023You know what?
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