Comments on: Fire Your Agent: 10 Actors Who Need A Change Of Career Direction

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:19:03 +0000

Once again, The Playlist's fact-checking leaves much to be desired. Regarding "Hot Tub Time Machine," it actually pulled in $50 million and made a profit. I agree it wasn't very good, but it did decent enough business and has something of a following.

By: JD V

JD V — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:19:03 +0000

Whoah, now hold on. PREDATORS is not a bad movie. : )

By: Jon

Jon — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:19:03 +0000

Don't forget that Cage did Bringing Out the Dead

By: Jolene

Jolene — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:19:03 +0000

Tom Hardy needs a better agent as soon as possible.

By: Ellie Mae

Ellie Mae — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:19:03 +0000

Regarding Gerard Butler, some of your comments just didn't ring true. The movie "Phantom of the Opera" was bashed by the critics because most didn't even bother to watch it and they didn't like the broadway musical either. But it was truly fantastic and beautiful and Gerard was fabulous in it. Just go to IMDB and Amazon – regular people overwhelmingly love this movie. His new movie, "Chasing Mavericks" is a PG rated relationship movie based on a true story about surfing the big waves near Santa Cruz, California. Directed by a great talent, Curtis Hanson. What's so bad about a nice family movie with good values and a good message, plus fantastic footage? Does every movie have to be a cartoon, science fiction, edgy, super hero or super violent to appeal to you critics? Gerard is a super talent in my book.

By: Jacques DeMolay

Jacques DeMolay — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:19:03 +0000

Replace Collin Farrel with either A) Cuba Gooding Jr., B) Val Kilmer, or C) Kevin Costner and it'd be perfect.

Also, Drive Angry was fucking awesome and you all know it, Playlsters. Of course, that's more to William Fitchner's credit than Cage's, but still…

By: Duddi

Duddi — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:19:03 +0000

I've just read the article and the comments but in whole this mess i don't see mentioned not even one time the name of a dude called Val, Val Kilmer !? – Is he a finished episode or maybe he's ok with those "ugly", "stupid", "lazy" straight to video garbage he's been on in the last 5 years !!!

By: Piotr

Piotr — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:19:03 +0000

Your use of the word 'portmanteau' suggests you have no idea what it means.

By: coke

coke — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:19:03 +0000

"The Butler" (unfortunately still directed by Lee Daniels, but it'll at least get a theatrical release)

LOOOL

By: Rizzo

Rizzo — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:19:03 +0000

These guys should not fire their agents. Their presence helps me pick out which movies to avoid in the theater and just wait until I can watch them on Encore.

By: Glass

Glass — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:19:03 +0000

Fucking KILLER idea for an article. I would hate to be an actor so bad… You can probably count on one hand, the actors that have the power to say, "send me all the good scripts with legendary directors attached, so I can decide which one to be in next". Actors usually have the 'audition' mentality built into them, so in the end, they take what they can get.

By: MJ

MJ — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:19:03 +0000

I disagree on Colin Farrell, his films over the past 6 years or so might be under seen but they feature the best work of his career. Cassandra's Dream, Ondine, In Bruges, Triage, The Way Back & even his bit parts in Crazy Heart & Dr. Parnassus are all great performances. Seven Psychopaths is doing well for what it is in the current marketplace & even his Hollywood return last year was quite entertaining (HB & Fright Night), though we'll just pretend Total Recall didn't happen.

By: peter vincent

peter vincent — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:19:03 +0000

Fright Night was hardly a "disaster". It made 41 million worldwide on a 30 million budget, despite being released at the ass end of august. also, it received pretty solid reviews. I mean, whatever – it's your article, but if that's a disaster and meanwhile "Alexander" is just a "flop" – then your brain is fucked.

By: Someone

Someone — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:19:03 +0000

It's over for Halle. Thats why she wants to move abroad– at least she knows it cause Nicole Kidman sure doesnt.

By: JanBerlin

JanBerlin — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:19:03 +0000

Wasnât Cusackâs "Grace is Gone" considered awards material?

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:19:03 +0000

I swear I'm not trying to be a troll here, but I'm gonna take what is apparently a brave stance and say that I don't think Nicolas Cage is actually very good. In fact, a couple of the folks on here aren't in need of better agents, but actually owe their success to the ones they've got. I don't think Cage was great in Raising Arizona or Leaving Las Vegas, I think that if you could have put any living human into those films and they'd have come off great, provided they were able to perform the incredible scripts they were given.

By: Wildcat

Wildcat — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:19:03 +0000

Whitaker fired his agent after they forced him to do The Last King of Scotland. And look at where he is now… on this list.

By: Cribbster

Cribbster — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:19:03 +0000

"Predators" wasn't a bad movie. It was pretty good. And Adrian Brody was as good as he needed to be in it.

By: Greg

Greg — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:19:03 +0000

Michael Keaton. Michael Keaton. Micheal Keaton.

By: Niall

Niall — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:19:03 +0000

Antoine Fuqua didn't direct Law Abiding Citizen. Yay for fact checking guys!

By: Mitchell

Mitchell — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:19:03 +0000

Zellweger.

By: Jesse

Jesse — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:19:03 +0000

Sorry but Halle Berry is doing fine, she has the lead female role in Cloud Atlas and she's the lead in upcoming thriller The Hive directed by the director of The Machinist. She got a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a drama two years ago. Really she's doing fine, keep in mind she's over 45.

By: cary

cary — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:19:03 +0000

the problem of these actors is lack of ambition. they choose safe and easy jobs rather than challenging ones.
you should have mentioned Swank's attendance at Chechen president's birthday party and Owen's burger king commercial. I completely lost any remaining respect for both actors.

By: DG

DG — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:19:03 +0000

I wouldn't mind if most of these people disappeared for the scene altogether but I still like Whitaker and a Reese Witherspoon comeback would be good as well. Election is good and all but has anyone here seen Freeway? Weird fucking movie that she is hilarious and awesome in

By: OOGLE MONSTER

OOGLE MONSTER — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:19:03 +0000

Mira Sorvino, obviously!