sean connery was the first instance that stands out to me growing up, where i realized that A-list actors can be really stupid. connery played some highly intelligent, moral and cultured characters (ex. Henry Jones Sr)... but in reality, he was a dumb ass with marketable voice and face. if you look at pictures of him when he was young, it's pretty obvious what he was bringing to the table.
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i remember reading that story about how he was approached for the LOTR trilogy to play gandalf as literally the first choice. he turned down 30 million per flick and 15% of box office profits because he "didn't understand it." he ended up losing out on nearly half a BILLION dollars. he says he read the book and saw the movies, but still doesn't understand them. that is literally what he said. personally, i think LOTR is highly accessible material. you could show it to a child and they are not going to be confused by it. but 70 year old sean connery was fuckin' baffled.
sean connery was the first instance that stands out to me growing up, where i realized that A-list actors can be really stupid. connery played some highly intelligent, moral and cultured characters (ex. Henry Jones Sr)... but in reality, he was a dumb ass with marketable voice and face. if you look at pictures of him when he was young, it's pretty obvious what he was bringing to the table.
i remember reading that story about how he was approached for the LOTR trilogy to play gandalf as literally the first choice. he turned down 30 million per flick and 15% of box office profits because he "didn't understand it." he ended up losing out on nearly half a BILLION dollars. he says he read the book and saw the movies, but still doesn't understand them. that is literally what he said. personally, i think LOTR is highly accessible material. you could show it to a child and they are not going to be confused by it. but 70 year old sean connery was fuckin' baffled.