I'm actually glad with this announcement. Look at it this way instead: They're confident in the plans they have and the actors they've casted that they don't feel they have to hire A-listers for millions of dollars in an attempt to trick the common denominator to come see their movie.
Only casting A-list actors in video-game movies means that we would never have seen the spectacle of Dennis Hopper as Koopa.
And that would be a tragedy.
There are plenty of movies that totally suck with great, famous actors and a lot of movies with no namers that totally rock.
I'd rather get solid actors and put more $ into FX with this type of movie than pay a premium on like Robert Downey Jr (even though I think he's awesome)
I think you really need niche knowledge of the particular shows/movies they've been in to know who they are. They aren't big names.
Not saying they aren't good actors, I wouldn't know. I saw one or two of them in things I barely remember them from, they didn't make much of an impression so I can't judge.
Well in Adam Sandler's case he started as a comedian but yeah.
"I was a normal baby for 30 seconds, then ninjas stole my mamma" - Deadpool
"so what do we do?" "well jack, you stand there and say 'gee rocket raccoon I'm so glad you brought that Unfeasibly large cannon with you..' and i go like this BRAKKA BRAKKA BRAKKA" - Rocket Raccoon
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Thats why i said they are pinning there hopes on the 12 million or so subscribers the game has had
Im all for this to have all unknowns to give the little guy a break into becoming big like the harry potter kids but like i pointed out its a risky strategy that i hope will pay off big time for all involved
pretty neat first announcement, especially hyped for ben foster, loved him in 30 days of night and 3:10 to yuma!
Christopher Lee was in hundreds of movies. He started in cheap horror movies. Ian McKellen was also in hundreds of movies going back to the 60s, and Elijah Wood was in quite a few big name movies prior to LoTR. Liv Tyler was also in quite a few movies including the big budget hit Armegeddon. They werent a bunch of nobodies with 1 or 2 movies nobody seen under their belts
Viggo Mortensen was a nobody before LOTR.
Then again he was my least favourite cast member.
Elijah Wood and Sean Astin were pretty much washed up child actors (sorry to them but it's true).
All of his movies are awful, possible exception Anger Management which IIRC was okay.
You know he was considered the movie's star power at the time?
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Very few actors start in porn, especially these days when such things come to light so easily. The industry (and society) is pretty prudish about that.
It reads like one of those movies you keep asking yourself "Shit where have I seen him/her?". Always a fun time.
Me thinks Chromie has a whole lot of splaining to do!