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 on hitting women:
https://youtu.be/mzXkbJwrN38?si=BFtT2i4MDkDzZ8GZ
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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.