#nslayton

Also, Dispatches by (I believe) Michael Herr is essential.

Finally, someone! I made the mistake of browsing reddit for updates on what Sam is up to these days and I was pretty miffed that apparently they hate him over there (something something untalented and bland ugh). I’ve actually seen his Macbeth (years ago when he first made it big) and I thought he was brilliant in it! I’ve always liked how he’s so calm and almost... quietly nuanced (he does angst so, so well... ). It’s probably not something that works well with the action/leading roles they got him... not because he lacks range but because the characters itself were pretty similar to begin with. He was definitely typecast, too - almost to the point of exploiting him until the next best leading man came along (which I guess would be Chris Pratt, only that he handles stardom much, much better).

You just know Danny refers to himself as "the mensch, the myth, he does pushups nude on the edge of cliffs."

    Yes! I imagine a lot of people probably did, since he’s a reasonably obscure character. For anyone unfamiliar, Ernst Erskine (AKA “Lucky Pierre” for unclear Orson-y reasons) was Orson Randall’s biographer/long-suffering sidekick in the comics. 

Sparrow: “There was a man my father called Lucky Pierre. His name was really Ernst Erskine. […] He was my father’s biographer. He knows the whole of Orson’s life story. Who he was, where he came from… and whom he fought. Everyone  you’ll face in the tournament– every secret Yu-Ti has kept from you– this man knows.”

Immortal Iron Fist #9 by Ed Brubaker, Matt Fraction, David Aja, and Matt Hollingsworth

Ernst: “Best and the worst years of my life, following you around like a damn puppy. And for what? A horrible collection of notebooks. My life’s work!”

Orson: “Yeah, yeah.”

Immortal Iron Fist Annual #1 by Ed Brubaker, Matt Fraction, Dan Brereton, Jelena Kevic Djurdjevic, et al.

Yes! Yes to Sam Worthington. The guy is a great...

Yeah, he became the latest “generic white leading man” like Jai Courtney or the non-Chris Hemsworth. He’s not an action star, he’s a good dramatic actor. Stupid Hollywood. I mean, at least Chris Pine gets to show off his comedy chops in film.

Yeah, and the weird thing is... I don’t even think he fits the whole ‘generic white leading man’ thing, which is maybe why he did 2 years of blockbusters until he went back to starring in films that are way more low-profile. Wrath of the Titans was seriously cringeworthy.