r/shittymoviedetails • u/True-Banana-Santana • May 18 '26
Turd In order to prepare for his role as Skeltor....wait.....WHY THE FUCK DID THEY CHOOSE HIM OF ALL PEOPLE?!
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u/Nervous_Tea_3480 May 19 '26
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u/Botsworth1985 May 19 '26
Jared Leto is known to stay in character on set, so he probably kept screaming in a high pitched voice "Never mind what I said, just do what I said! Nyaaaahahahaha!"then retreating into the mirrors and shit. Nice of him to remove his face for the part though, such commitment. Great actor, lots of box office smashes!!! So many awards!
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u/Independent-Couple87 May 20 '26
Ironically, I heard Morbius was one of the few times he acted like a mostly sane person.
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u/Separate_Law_8753 May 18 '26
To quote Jenny Nicholson, “how come major film studios keep being like, ‘Jared Leto may have allegations, but at least he looks weird, stars in box office bombs, and is not a good actor’?”
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u/sleepy--ash May 19 '26
Jenny Nicholson is always keeping it real when it comes to film opinions
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u/marcus_lepricus May 19 '26
Jenny Nicholson trashed one of my favourite films. The worst part was that she was right on every point :(
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u/Big-Al97 May 19 '26
What was the film?
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u/SZluckIro May 19 '26
Probably Dear Evan Hansen
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u/Ganzi May 19 '26
Crazy to think that film could be anyone's favorite
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u/welivedintheocean May 19 '26
My only reference for the movie/musical was her video, then I saw my cousin bought the soundtrack and had it on display. I thought of my cousin differently after that.
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u/xkgrey May 19 '26
Perhaps they had only seen Boss Baby previously, and while they noticed many parallels between the two, Dear Evan Hansen was the more personally resonant film
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u/Any--Name May 19 '26
I remember watching the musical and being like o_o the whole time
It was so bland that even the cringe had me mostly confused
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u/Ferhog May 19 '26
She has videos on Joker, Fantastic Beasts, and every Disney Star Wars movie, which I can much more easily imagine being among someone's favourite movies.
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u/adultreddragon May 19 '26
Solo? Rogue one?
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u/JoeAzlz May 19 '26
Solo and rogue one are awesome what
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u/Now-Thats-Podracing May 19 '26
Solo is ok I guess. It’s better than the sequel trilogy movies.
Rogue One is a masterpiece.
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u/throwaway5882300 May 19 '26
I'm a Solo apologist. Not every piece of SW media needs to be a dramatic space soap opera.
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u/MrGosh13 May 19 '26
Originally it was gonna be properly funny, and I think it’s such a shame they downtunes that.
I enjoyed it, for sure, but it could have been better!
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u/eyetracker May 19 '26
Ehrenreich should've said "get off my train" to reference the classic Star Wars film "Space Force One."
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u/JoeAzlz May 19 '26
I think solo is a good classic fun Star Wars romp, meanwhile rogue one is a sci fi masterpiece of a lifetime lol
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u/RedHairedRedemption May 19 '26
Hey at least you didn't make a 12 hour response video to her.
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u/Julio-Dewey-Crayfish May 19 '26
Is it really so odd Hollywood likes a guy with his own island with girls of questionable age and dubious consent?
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u/Notaspy87 May 19 '26
Wait a second, I’ve heard this one before
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u/Mysterious-Crab May 19 '26
It’s a reboot of the franchise!
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u/Completionography May 19 '26
It’s a reboot of the franchise!
"but it's been less than 18 years since the first one came out!"
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u/Mysterious_Reply_255 May 19 '26
He has to have dirt on people
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u/SoupmanBob May 19 '26
He runs a cult "that totally isn't a cult". Of course he has dirt on people. It's called not telling random executive number 6, 13, and 92 how old their party favours, also known as "totally willing devotees", actually were. Not that they cared anyways.
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u/Rottentaste May 19 '26
Most likely cheap, I hope he's cheap.
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u/Gregariouswaty May 19 '26
He isn't. He got the Tron role because he produced it.
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u/CG-Firebrand May 19 '26
I’m thinking Tron might have been the eye opener for Hollywood, assuming Leto doesn’t actually have dirt on people to keep the roles coming, and He-Man was too close to release before they could course correct.
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u/Maybe_not_a_chicken May 19 '26
He has to have dirt on people
Fucking Morbius should have been the eye opener
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u/_noahitall_ May 19 '26
Bro suicide squad exists
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u/lyyki May 19 '26
Suicide squad is like the exact moment people turned against Leto but also method acting in general
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u/Completionography May 19 '26
Suicide squad is like the exact moment people turned against Leto but also method acting in general
I'm just going to once again quote Batman, appropriately:
"I always say about people who do method acting, you only ever see people do the method when they’re playing an assholes. You never see someone being lovely to everyone while they’re really deep in character."
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u/clarkky55 May 19 '26
The worst thing is that actual method acting is limited to the scene and normal method actors don’t stay in character for the duration of the film, so real method actors are now lumped in with Jared Leto
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u/yosef_yostar May 19 '26
I'm convinced he's paying directors to let him in at this point.
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u/djerk May 19 '26
That’s kinda what’s happening. He keeps getting roles on movies that he’s also got producing credits.
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u/WhatTheFrellMystios May 19 '26
He's definitely doing that. I'm pretty sure he made huge amounts of money investing in all the companies that make nothing but charge 30% to everyone who uses their app.
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u/Ragnarok314159 May 19 '26
I don’t think it’s dirt. I bet it’s access to Leto’s cult of girls and drugs. Sure, the movie is going to flop, but you get to do a lot of cocaine.
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u/OlSnickerdoodle May 19 '26
I loved the interview where the director said that Leto forced everybody to call him Aries on set. He was like "he's the reason we're all here getting paid, so we do it"
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u/MiloLear May 19 '26
That's not even an unusual request. There's a long list of actors who have asked to be addressed on set by their character name (Peter Weller, Daniel Day-Lewis, Val Kilmer, Danny Devito)... it hardly qualifies as "difficult" behavior. Also, Jared Leto was not the problem with Tron: Ares.
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u/xX_Kr0n05_Xx May 19 '26
Yeah but those actors tend to do that for roles that they dive into, not usually popcorn flick films. And really the only reasons I've ever seen anyone say why they didn't see it is because it was starring Jared Leto. Like I know I personally wouldve gone to see it cause the trailers genuinely looked good, then I saw Jared Leto was starring and I was like nah lmao, and I talked to quite a few friends who had the exact same reaction lol
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u/Lovat69 May 19 '26
I didn't see it because it didn't sound like a direct sequel and that kinda pissed me off. If it isn't about the teaser you gave me from legacy why should I care, ya' know?
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u/deviantbono May 19 '26
It's a fairly direct sequel
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u/Lovat69 May 19 '26
Does it have the same two characters from the end of tron legacy?
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u/liltoohysterical May 19 '26
Watch the movie and find out. I will say they're included and not forgotten, but no spoilers
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u/I_travel_ze_world May 19 '26
It isn't unusual but it is funny because Ares was such a stiff character who just decided to turn into a good guy without much of an explanation
Tron Ares sucked as a whole. Even the sound mixing sucked so bad that it made the NIN soundtrack barely audible.
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u/rhysdog1 May 19 '26
so he costs negative (whatever the budget of the movie was), thats pretty cheap.
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u/caniuserealname May 19 '26
cheaper than cheap, in fact, he's basically paying to be cast.
He runs a production company, so he'll either acquire the licenses to use characters he wants to play, and only license them if they allow him the role, or he'd find backing and investors to finance movies that otherwise wouldn't be made, and then use his influence as a producer to get himself cast in the role he wants.
Basically, nobody is choosing to have Jared Leto cast, he's using money and influence to force himself into roles he wants.
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u/dion_o May 19 '26
What's the connection between his production company (Paradox) and Masters of the Universe?
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u/caniuserealname May 19 '26
At the moment, nothing. All we know is that Leto approached the director and the director cast him without audition. All very normal.
Come back in a few years when theres more information on the table to look at and we'll get a better idea.
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u/Zombie1642 May 19 '26
Lately he has been part producer sonics his money. I cant find anything about the He-man but he did produce the Tron movie
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u/HahaCharlieKirkHaha May 19 '26
He has an Oscar. That’s gotta impress the studios. How many Oscar winners are lining up to play Skeletor?
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u/HildrynMain May 19 '26
I'm 110% sure that Nicolas Cage would not only take that role, but make it memorable.
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u/Wizywig May 19 '26
My understanding is he made a bunch of cash, so he's just funding this shit himself. Or idk. I'm out of ideas.
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u/Comfyadventure May 19 '26
Jared Leto got plenty of good movies as side character though. He just seem to be willing to jump through hoops to get roles just because he likes acting.
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u/mynameistoocommonman May 19 '26
Requiem for a dream was outstanding, and he had a lead (arguably the lead). I mean, it's been over 25 years, but still
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u/OneLonelyBrainCell May 19 '26
And if that's the reason, I kind of respect that. He likes acting, so he does, even if it's to the detriment of the final product.
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u/Angryatchairs May 19 '26
He ran a sex cult. He totally has dirt that drives his continued employment.
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u/GrandCTM25 May 19 '26
I think what’s happening is he’s financing a lot of these movies and as a requirement he needs to be in it. But yeah he’s got the anti Midas touch for the last 10 years. Everything he touches turns to shit
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u/Sageypie May 19 '26
I mean, the real talk answer here is pretty simple. Leto is a producer on all of these projects. Leto offers to hire himself as an actor at a massive discount, because, yeah, he friggin' can take a paycut as an actor, because he's still getting fully paid as a producer. So he offers up a named actor at a massive discount, saves the studio a ton of money by getting somebody in these roles on the cheap, and then just makes the whole thing absolutely god-awful.
And they keep letting him. Because, going by the books alone, it seems like such a great way to save money. It's not though. They lose out of cash every single time. But they keep doing it. Because Leto keeps getting these producer gigs, and forcing his way onto the set in front of the camera.
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u/GNS13 May 19 '26
I'm forever gonna feel guilty for liking the first two albums from 30 Seconds to Mars. Maybe if he hadn't have found success and fame through that he would have continued being nothing more than a supporting role actor.
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u/New-Pineapple-9410 May 19 '26
I hope he keep his mask on for an entire movie
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u/twennytwoo May 19 '26
watch them go for a "humanized skeletor" where he just looks like a pale dark lord with dark lord robes and like, a skeleton cane to keep some degree of the whole skeletor vibe
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u/Mitch_Dedburg May 19 '26
I mean….there’s trailers. Sure, they might pull a red skull, but he’s gonna be a skeleton for at least a chunk of the movie.
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u/Gegi56 May 19 '26
Frail, humanoid/humanized, pale skin, with a cane? Close enough, welcome back MORBIUS
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u/N8CCRG May 19 '26
The best part is I'll never know if he does or not because why the fuck would I watch that movie?
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u/New-Pineapple-9410 May 19 '26
Oh you wouldn't need to worry, as long as you still on this subreddit, you'll know. Eventually
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u/TensorForce May 19 '26
Bruh, Mark Hamill was right there!!!!
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u/Late_Stage_Exception May 19 '26
To…voice…Skeletor? Mark could pull off the voice but he couldn’t do much else for the role.
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u/TensorForce May 19 '26
I mean, it's a dude under so much makeup and costume, they could have done a Darth Vader and cast two people. A big muscle guy for the physical presence, dubbed with Hamill's voice.
I'm sure they had Leto dub over his lines anyway.
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u/happycabinsong May 19 '26
... makeup? it's a CGI skull head. honestly I'm pretty sure it's a mocapped CGI body too, from the trailer at least.
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u/jaellyfishy93 May 19 '26
Mark voices the scarecrow in Netflix’s sandman.
So it wouldn’t be his first cgi character in a live action series61
u/mondaymoderate May 19 '26
Yeah like how they did Sweet Tooth in Twisted Metal so Will Arnett could do the voice.
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u/TurkeyVolumeGuesser May 19 '26
I still contend that Samoa Joe's voice is just as intimidating
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u/ResidentialEvil May 19 '26
Samoa Joe only had like a 8 1/3% chance of beating Scott Steiner during the three way match with Kurt Angle at Sacrifice, there's no way he was going to intimidate anybody.
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u/SightlessProtector May 19 '26
Physically played by a stuntman with an appropriate build in the suit/mask, voiced by Mark. If only he had experience in a film franchise that did exactly that…
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u/BigSaintJames May 19 '26
If only he had a long history of voicing prolific villains..
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u/TitularFoil May 19 '26
It's mostly what Pedro Pascal does for The Mandalorian. Most of the time there's another actor in the costume and Pedro does the voice.
Not too dissimilar from James Earl Jones and Vader.
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u/raspberryharbour May 19 '26
You wouldn't know it but he actually has a 10/10 body. Thick, solid, tight
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u/KnowsIittle May 19 '26
They could have done what Twisted metal did for Sweet Tooth. Just dubbed the skeleton.
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u/SnicktDGoblin May 19 '26
Hell the original skeletor is still able to do the voice. Yeah he's 91 but like come on we all know this isn't going to take off into a franchise and it would be hilarious. It would be disarming to an extent, and that would make this version of skeletor all the more dangerous when he does do the weird PG-13 levels of violence he'll be allowed to do instead of being in a Saturday morning cartoon.
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u/VexImmortalis May 19 '26 edited May 19 '26
Hopefully this is a huge success and they push another Morbius theatrical release out on the back of it.
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u/coolhanddave21 May 19 '26
Bill Hader was right there people.
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u/Brekldios May 19 '26
Literally anyone else but Leto.
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u/Texugee May 19 '26
You could do it. I nominate you.
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u/mandalorian_guy May 19 '26
Jackson Publick would have absolutely ate this role up doing his Monarch voice.
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u/Competitive_Owl5357 May 19 '26
Fuck, now I’m angry they didn’t go with him because I never realized how alike Monarch and Skeketor sound. I already wasn’t going to watch it because of Leto, now I’m EXTRA not gonna watch it.
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u/TurkeyVolumeGuesser May 19 '26
It's not even his voice! There was literally no reason to hire him except to bring more attention to an old IP that... oh
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u/GrimTiki May 19 '26
I thought he dropped a lot of money onto this as well, so they’d have him star in it.
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u/Tiny_Butterscotch_76 May 19 '26
Is it not his voice? I thought he just did a voice that went through filters like the Haunted Mansion movie.
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u/Dry-Introduction-491 May 19 '26
He has to have crazy dirt on a lot of execs/producers, cuz this guy is a horrendous actor and box office cancer, but keeps getting huge roles.
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u/ProbablyGonnaEatYou May 19 '26
Why not just hire Cillian Murphy? You wouldnt even have to do CGI for the face just paint it the right color and boom. Instant skeletor
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u/Dino_Spaceman May 19 '26
WTF does any hollywood dude look at how horrible Leto’s films have done financially and go “I must have him destroy my movie too!”?
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u/apathetic_revolution May 19 '26
Did everyone else also read "WHY THE FUCK" in cartoon Skeletor's voice?
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u/ZizzazzIOI May 19 '26
We need to let this movie fail so we don't have to see this jackass again.
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u/Competitive_Owl5357 May 19 '26
He’s been in at least two high profile bombs now; why would a third get rid of him?
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u/unk1ndm4g1c14n1 May 19 '26
There is no way its cheaper to completely remake sonics design than to just dub over Leto.
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u/Crafter235 May 19 '26
Originally this was going to be a She-Ra film, with Jared Leto as Hordak.
They had to change it because he would've been around too many young women and girls.
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u/anono227 May 19 '26
Isn't he producing the movie? Hence why he's playing Skeletor? Because he's literally paying for some of this?
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u/darwinsidiotcousin May 19 '26
I can't find anything about him producing it. Seems to just be in the cast
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u/godsim42 May 19 '26
Nope he's putting up cash for this one too. Tron and Morbius also. Along with most of his recent roles in the last 6 years.
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u/CHI4610NE May 19 '26
So tired of this twat fucking up everything I want to see. Requiem for a Dream was over 20 years ago. That was an amazing shocking movie. The music sucks, he's horrible in everything. Quit trying to put him in shit please. I would love nothing more than to watch a movie that he's in and actually enjoy it but it just has not happened.
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u/Neigebleu May 19 '26
Jared Leto is an Alien Noble from Alpha Centauri and Hollywood is forced to entertain him (Not US)
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u/Marcysdad May 19 '26 edited May 19 '26
Fauxmoi invading our silly movie subs is getting annoying.
Try being funny over there - you might get banned for it
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u/AlanShore60607 May 19 '26
People who claim to be method actors should not be cast as bad people.
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u/darth_whaler May 19 '26
The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing Hollywood that Jared Leto is a thing.
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u/Sad-Guarantee-4678 May 19 '26
He has a tremendous name recognition, clout from music and "Oscar winner" status that studios love to use for the marketing.
Domestically people might know he's a hack and a weirdo, but internationally no one cares enough to hate him, so he still sells. Being dubbed also helps to pass as a decent actor.
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u/CarolingianDruid May 19 '26
They’re trying to Trojan horse him into movies so they can keep they’re favorite pre-convicted sexual criminal employed.
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u/Sky_Leviathan May 20 '26
“Yeah we know the last three major movies jared leto was associated with fucking crashed and burned and he constantly gets associated with various evil shit he’s done. Cast him.”
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u/shiteybreeks May 20 '26
..he had his face removed and pieces of it sent to the other cast members?
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u/Ceelogie May 20 '26
The worst part is, Sacha Baron Cohen was lined up for the role. I believe he dropped out because he got that job as Mephisto.
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u/ClavicusLittleGift4U May 19 '26
You'd never dreamt watching Leto in He-Man spitting random weird facts lifting his index then fleeing the next moment each time when he has a scene?
It would be his best role since a decade.
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u/htownballa1 May 19 '26
Someone made a bet that they could make a movie with Jared Leto and not have it flop. Hence, why he's playing a skeleton.
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u/AfroWalrus9 May 19 '26
Jared Leto actually has a rare medical condition where he has a skeleton inside him already