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Originally Posted by Brad
FWIW, I don't think he was ever out of everyone's good graces.
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Yeah, I framed that wrong. Fraser isn't/hasn't been in trouble. He's not Kevin Spacey or Harvey Weinstein. He just kinda laid low and fell off the map for a while, losing that
Mummy momentum. But this
Whale role/performance is being seen as a "comeback" vehicle for him, with all the positive reviews and heavy, grim subject matter. "Back in everyone's memories/eyeline" would've been a better way to phrase it.
Anytime an attractive actor (male or female) makes themselves less so (Charlize Theron in
Monster, etc.), in a "serious" drama (vs. any sort of fantasy, sci-fi or comic book movie), there's usually immediate Oscar talk/payoff. If Brad Pitt ever wants an Oscar for acting, all he needs to do is tear off half his face, shave his head, mess up his teeth, gain 130-lbs. and give himself some sort of physical or speech impediment (limp or lisp). He'll be a shoe-in for Best Actor. The Academy eats that shit up.
"We love it when our biggest stars aren't complete gods and goddesses!" - AMPAS
Yes, we know.