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“No One Asked for This Reboot”: ‘Tron’ May Mark End of Jared Leto’s Franchise-Leading Days
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See this is the problem. Insiders still thought Jared Leto was a good pick.
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.
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.
He was in BR:2049?
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
Yes, he was ok in the role.
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
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
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.
Watch lord of war. He wasn't in it much, but you'll think a little better about Nick cage.
Jared Leto does a lot of marketing for you for free with the number of girls he DMs.
And even then, his role is a hell more memorable than whatever supporting roles Leto has done.
I would argue that “insiders” in this case are the people who listened to Jared Leto directly.
Jared Leto was one of the main producers of this movie, so he was the one selling himself as the star. “My cult will love it!”
Absolutely. This franchise talk is just insanity. 1 of 3 Tron films, 2 of however many now-canceled DC films amounting to like a minute of screentime in total, 1 of 2 Blade Runner films...that's not the resume of a franchise-carrying actor. That's barely the resume of an actor who's been in franchises.
Other than suicide squad, what other DC film was he in?
That Harley Quinn one. Oh and I guess he was in the end credits of Justice League I think
I don't remember the Harley quinn movie at all. I saw it, but... Yeah. Nothing really left an imprint to my memory.
Haha, I can honestly say I'm not sure if I saw it or not
Lol I know I saw it. I just remember nothing from it. So it must not have been that good. Or that bad, I guess.
I remember Harley doing some acrobatic stuff on a rope but I think that might have been Suicide Squad. Whichever movie it was that's all I remember anyway haha
You might be thinking of THE suicide squad. She gets on a rope to kill the general and take his keys.
I like James Gunn and enjoyed The Suicide Squad, that could be it. In which case I remember nothing from Suicide Squad or Harley Quinn. Assuming I saw them anyway, which I think I did.
I remember suicide squad mostly from Margot Robbies outfit. Also there was a fire guy, he was pretty cool. And cara Delevingne as enchantress, that wasn't bad. But the movie as a whole sucked ass.
But.... Why? The only role I can remember him ever being decent in was fight club and American psycho, and that's mainly because it was enjoyable to watch Jared Leto get his shit rocked. Every movie I can think of that he's been in a lead role has bombed.
Suicide squad? Giant turd Morbius? So bad it became a meme Tron? Apparently awful, I'm not gonna watch it 30 seconds to mars? First album was okay, maybe the rest of their music would be better if he'd stop trying to fuck 15 year olds backstage.
Gird your loins and try "Requiem for a Dream". It's a phenomenal heartbreak of a movie and I genuinely think Leto was fantastic in it. It's a flick I think everyone oughta watch at least once.
Apart from that? No clue where anyone got the idea he was a "franchise-leading man". Or an A-Lister, for that matter.
Why not follow that up with Dancer In The Dark, too? 🤌🏼
I've not heard of that one, but Björk plays the lead? I'm in.
Um... 😅😀😶🌫️
He is excellent in Dallas Buyers Club
He was good in House of Guuci. I think he should stick to minor roles or tertiary characters.
He never was!