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Some of the commenters thought the arrow was real, but if so, it's being held very very oddly, flopped over her wrist
If it's the only real thing, though, maybe that's why it's resting on her arm like that.
But, you know, people with their fingers on the trigger. I just hope it doesn't have any bearing on the quality of the drama, and I don't think it should.
Who does Mark Strong play? And, for that matter, who is Mark Strong?
[link] for who he is, which will give you the role.
You may know him from several films where his unusual looks got him cast as the bad guy. He can, when required, chew scenery with the best of them.
And, for that matter, who is Mark Strong?
Mark Strong is one of those character actors who have been around for a long time. He's not conventionally handsome, but got these strong, memorable features and a certain intensity. He plays villains, usually. He played the chief antagonist in both Sunshine (the crazy space-mad captain on the other craft) and the first Guy Ritchie Sherlock movie (Lord Blackwood, the one obsessed with Satanism with the kicky black leather coat.)
I really want to see TSSS, but it's not opened around my neck of the woods yet.
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Also, in Kick Ass. And Green Lantern. And many other things.
Yes, he was Sinestro (guess the plot of GL2) in Green Lantern. I knew he was good, I just didn't expect this...
Yeah, I mean, I guess that if the arrow itself was real, then that's why the wrist, but she still shouldn't have extended her finger.
And okay, yes, point taken on trigger fingers off guns, but I also get annoyed at that, so I am internally consistent!
I hope it won't affect the quality of the drama, but I do hope it doesn't indicate a fundamental lack of basic archery knowledge on the part of the actor. But it probably doesn't. It doesn't look like a production shot, so I'm willing to grant some leeway.
There doesn't appear to be an arrow rest, so it might be that the picture was snapped just as the arrow fell off the grip -- as a result of the horrible left hand grip and bad nocking.
I do hope it doesn't indicate a fundamental lack of basic archery knowledge on the part of the actor
To be fair, I felt that the books themselves indicated a fundamental lack of archery knowledge on the part of the writer...
Absolutely an excellent point, Suela!
Okay, dcp, I could totally buy that. That would explain the angle, for sure.
[link] for who he is, which will give you the role.
Thanks. Turns out the only thing I've seen him in is Sherlock Holmes where he only registered because I thought he looked so much like Andy Garcia.