• Jack_Burton@lemmy.ca
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    I don’t understand “still be counted on to carry a franchise”. I can’t recall Leto ever being the main draw for any film, ever carrying a franchise, or even being in more than one film in any franchise (aside from two bit parts as the Joker). That’s like saying Robert Patrick carried the Terminator franchise despite only being in T2.

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      It’s always seemed to be the opposite. People excited for the film, and then they see he’s got a part and they say “oh no…” To be fair, I think he did well in Bladerunner:2049, but he was just playing himself, I think.

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        I thought he was good in House of Guuci as a cousin who is only on screen for like 20 minutes of the movie. His other roles leading up to Tron Ares I have not liked one bit

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          I thought he was alright in Requiem for a Dream. Though i admit that i enjoyed watching him spiral out due to his heroin addiction rather than being horrified by it.

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          Watch lord of war. He wasn’t in it much, but you’ll think a little better about Nick cage.

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          He played Wallace, the head of the company that’s blind or whatever , the guy who guts the girl in that ‘android being birthed’ scene

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            As a disturbing psycho. Probably his best acting was in the prequel short for that movie. The ending, he nailed that look into the camera. shivers

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      That’s like saying Robert Patrick carried the Terminator franchise despite only being in T2.

      And even then, his role is a hell more memorable than whatever supporting roles Leto has done.