Which actors surprised you by becoming so big?
12-25-18, 11:10 AM
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Which actors surprised you by becoming so big?
For me, whenever i see Josh Brolin in The Goonies, i just can't believe that he has become the actor he is, good and popular. i mean he could be considered A-list and was in The Goonies. i love things like that...
12-25-18, 12:06 PM
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Re: Which actors surprised you by becoming so big?
Christian Bale. I enjoyed seeing him in American Psycho and Equilibrium might be one of my all time favorite guilty pleasures of all time so I was super jazzed about seeing him cast as Batman and watching him in more action roles.
But then going from that to an Academy Award winner was a pleasant surprise, which I should have seen coming after The Machinist.
But then going from that to an Academy Award winner was a pleasant surprise, which I should have seen coming after The Machinist.
12-25-18, 12:29 PM
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Re: Which actors surprised you by becoming so big?
Originally Posted by OldBoy
For me, whenever i see Josh Brolin in The Goonies, i just can't believe that he has become the actor he is, good and popular. i mean he could be considered A-list and was in The Goonies. i love things like that...
Johnny Depp
James Spader
Neil Patrick Harris
Rob Lowe
Jon Cryer
Robert Downey Jr
Jason Bateman
Patrick Dempsey
Richard Grieco being the only casualty
12-25-18, 12:47 PM
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Re: Which actors surprised you by becoming so big?
Originally Posted by TomOpus
Looking at him back in the Bosum Buddies days, Tom Hanks.
12-25-18, 12:54 PM
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Re: Which actors surprised you by becoming so big?
Originally Posted by fumanstan
Christian Bale. I enjoyed seeing him in American Psycho and Equilibrium might be one of my all time favorite guilty pleasures of all time so I was super jazzed about seeing him cast as Batman and watching him in more action roles.
But then going from that to an Academy Award winner was a pleasant surprise, which I should have seen coming after The Machinist.
But then going from that to an Academy Award winner was a pleasant surprise, which I should have seen coming after The Machinist.
12-25-18, 04:15 PM
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Re: Which actors surprised you by becoming so big?
Originally Posted by Giantrobo
Yep. I was a Bosom Buddies fan and when he did that movie Bachelor Party post BB's they filmed some scenes around the block from my school in Culver City CA and we met him and got autographs. Nice guy. Who would have known he would be the big powerful A-lister he is today back then.
12-25-18, 04:51 PM
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Re: Which actors surprised you by becoming so big?
Originally Posted by OldBoy
i still can't believe he was the kid in Empire of the Sun, which was probably my first taste of Bale since i saw it many moons ago before he was ever something...
12-25-18, 07:07 PM
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Re: Which actors surprised you by becoming so big?
John C. Reilly and Phillip Seymour Hoffman. It's not because they're not talented, it's because they're not "hotties" in a business that demands more and more stringent requirement for such.
12-25-18, 09:11 PM
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Re: Which actors surprised you by becoming so big?
Originally Posted by PatD
John C. Reilly and Phillip Seymour Hoffman. It's not because they're not talented, it's because they're not "hotties" in a business that demands more and more stringent requirement for such.
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Kevin Hart. I just don't get it. Same with him stand-up career. I find him painfully unfunny.
12-25-18, 09:31 PM
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Re: Which actors surprised you by becoming so big?
Bradley Cooper. Who knew the foil in Wedding Crashers and the guy who asked Robert De Niro a question many many years ago on Inside the Actor's Studio would become a brilliant talent, imo. Acting, writing, directing. multi-faceted threat. just a completely upward trajectory career...
12-25-18, 10:52 PM
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Re: Which actors surprised you by becoming so big?
Originally Posted by PatD
John C. Reilly and Phillip Seymour Hoffman. It's not because they're not talented, it's because they're not "hotties" in a business that demands more and more stringent requirement for such.
12-25-18, 10:54 PM
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Re: Which actors surprised you by becoming so big?
Originally Posted by majorjoe23
Marlon Brando. He was so trim in Streetcar.
Originally Posted by Sonic
Val Kilmer
Dude got huge. From a handsome Batman to a porky pig.
Dude got huge. From a handsome Batman to a porky pig.
