As to the reason actors take jobs in bad movies. They may love the part to overlook the awfulness of the script. Especially if they love the taste of scenery and film indulges that preference. Also actors can simply misjudge what the film will be like. Laurence Olivier once claimed he took a role in the original Clash of the Titans because he thought it would be an art film based on classical Greek myths. I'm not sure if that excuse was true, or if he thought that iy sounded better than "I had no choice. They waved money in front of my nose."
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Typo Boy - Mar 19, 2014 4:32:56 pm PDT #26566 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Burrell - Mar 19, 2014 6:22:36 pm PDT #26567 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I assume it's also a good idea to put yourself out there if you're an actor. Better to be in a bad film once in a while than to disappear from the screen for a decade.
Amy - Mar 19, 2014 6:25:03 pm PDT #26568 of 30000
Because books.
Anthony Hopkins is in every movie, though. I think it's a law now.
Connie Neil - Mar 19, 2014 6:25:33 pm PDT #26569 of 30000
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I like Christopher Lee's approach. "I'm an actor, I act. They want to pay me to act. That's my job."
Steph L. - Mar 19, 2014 6:40:09 pm PDT #26570 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Anthony Hopkins is in every movie, though. I think it's a law now.
Morgan Freeman, too.
Amy - Mar 19, 2014 7:00:15 pm PDT #26571 of 30000
Because books.
Yes!
askye - Mar 19, 2014 7:21:01 pm PDT #26572 of 30000
Thrive to spite them
Michael Caine took (takes?) movies for the money. Which is why he was in Jaws 3.
Although from what I understand sometimes actors sign a contract for a movie and by the time into production it's changed and it's difficult to get out of it.
Didn't Bill Murray claim he did the voice of Garfield in the animated movie because he was mistaken about who was directing the movie?
Gris - Mar 20, 2014 3:31:06 am PDT #26573 of 30000
Hey. New board.
I love Aronofsky pretty much so I'm not convinced it will be as bad as the trailer implies.
tommyrot - Mar 20, 2014 4:43:42 am PDT #26574 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Didn't Bill Murray claim he did the voice of Garfield in the animated movie because he was mistaken about who was directing the movie?
Yes.
Garfield may hate Mondays, but Bill Murray loathes Garfield.
The “Caddyshack” star, who voiced the finicky feline in 2004’s “Garfield: The Movie,” revealed he took the part because he mistakenly thought it was penned by famed film scribe Joel Coen — and not Joel Cohen, a relative unknown.
Bill Murray’s epic mistake led to starring role in ‘Garfield’ | New York Post
I think this was after he fired his agents.
-t - Mar 20, 2014 4:49:01 am PDT #26575 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
A Coen brothers version of Garfield? My imagination fails me.