'There's a crisis in young American actors right now': Michael Douglas

[loyola llothta]

He's right

 

[FlyRy]

Rain man also said in his 50 yrs movies have never been this bad

 

[MartyMcFly]

Rain man also said in his 50 yrs movies have never been this bad

That argument has been back and forth for the past 5 years it seems

 

[ProfessionallyTrill]

Well its not like theyre giving African American actors a chance.

Hell, in this diverse country, people are tired of the cookie cutter white American protagonist.

We want some edge.

 

[Un-AmericanDreamer]

young white american actors

 

[Monoblock]

He's right.

 

[the next guy]

That argument has been back and forth for the past 5 years it seems

Rain man also said in his 50 yrs movies have never been this bad

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jul/06/dustin-hoffman-film-is-the-worst-it-has-ever-been

Should I post the full thing?

 

[FlyRy]

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jul/06/dustin-hoffman-film-is-the-worst-it-has-ever-been

Should I post the full thing?

Yes. Thread worthy imo

 

[Poetical Poltergeist]

Are there Stats on how many brits/others headlining major movies in past 5 to 7 years?

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

While true who cares? A crisis denotes something important, this isn't.

Its IMPORTANT to American film, so yes.

 

[AnonymityX1000]

Its IMPORTANT to American film, so yes.

Really, why?
They are still getting made more than ever in fact.

 

[dizzy4111]

There's never been a sustained period where young, American actors were "on." They've always been late bloomers.

Aside from the New Hollywood era, it's always been 35+ actors getting the best roles.

 

[CoolazzFemale]

Only movies getting made are comic book and graphic novels anyway.

 

[J-Nice]

I think it has alot to do with schooling and the amount of time British and Australian actors are working on their craft. I read an article awhile back highlighting how rigorous British acting schools were in training students and how the schooling over there is alot cheaper than acting schools in the states. When you consider that most British actors have played a variety of roles before they even hit American shores, it starts to make sense a little bit.

 

[KravenMorehead™]

It's everything really, which is funny. actors, musicians, sports players, people with desk jobs, students in class, et cetera