SOMEONE IS THE NEXT WHOEVER
Is it annoying when people proclaim that a certain actor is the incarnation of a revered actor from a previous generation? I don’t know, because I do it all the time. I’ve been mulling over a couple of possibilities recently.
1. Sacha Baron Cohen is the next Peter Sellers. It seems like I’ve seen this claim in print somewhere, most likely Entertainment Weekly or another of those idiotic entertainment magazines I’m addicted to. Cohen has the ability to completely disappear into a persona like Sellers did. He’s also disturbingly culturally relevant, and manages to make smart, cutting commentaries on modern society while still entertaining the drooling masses.
To seal the deal: Now someone just needs to create a Dr. Strangelove type vehicle for him. Is it possible that he’s not the next Peter Sellers? Yes, if he stays in Borat character for the rest of his career, but somehow that seems unlikely.
2. Cillian Murphy is the next Jeremy Irons. I thought this one up all on my own! For a long time I thought James Spader was the next Jeremy Irons because of his propensity to play dark and sexually aberrant characters. But in interviews Spader seems downright benign, approachable, and fun. Jeremy Irons has this bizarre edge that never completely goes away, even when he’s not acting. Yeah, I’ve had a crush on him for twenty years, but I still find him slightly scary. Cillian Murphy has that same weirdness about him. He’s a truly great actor for starters, and already has a corner on ruthless villains that you end up rooting for. He’s also a great against-type leading man. Also, he’s far too thin and seems kind of creepy onscreen, just like Jeremy Irons!
To seal the deal: The one thing Murphy hasn’t done is play a sexually disturbing character (Breakfast on Pluto played with sexuality, but was more of a quirky character study). Once he does this, I think my point will be proven.
1. Sacha Baron Cohen is the next Peter Sellers. It seems like I’ve seen this claim in print somewhere, most likely Entertainment Weekly or another of those idiotic entertainment magazines I’m addicted to. Cohen has the ability to completely disappear into a persona like Sellers did. He’s also disturbingly culturally relevant, and manages to make smart, cutting commentaries on modern society while still entertaining the drooling masses.
To seal the deal: Now someone just needs to create a Dr. Strangelove type vehicle for him. Is it possible that he’s not the next Peter Sellers? Yes, if he stays in Borat character for the rest of his career, but somehow that seems unlikely.
2. Cillian Murphy is the next Jeremy Irons. I thought this one up all on my own! For a long time I thought James Spader was the next Jeremy Irons because of his propensity to play dark and sexually aberrant characters. But in interviews Spader seems downright benign, approachable, and fun. Jeremy Irons has this bizarre edge that never completely goes away, even when he’s not acting. Yeah, I’ve had a crush on him for twenty years, but I still find him slightly scary. Cillian Murphy has that same weirdness about him. He’s a truly great actor for starters, and already has a corner on ruthless villains that you end up rooting for. He’s also a great against-type leading man. Also, he’s far too thin and seems kind of creepy onscreen, just like Jeremy Irons!
To seal the deal: The one thing Murphy hasn’t done is play a sexually disturbing character (Breakfast on Pluto played with sexuality, but was more of a quirky character study). Once he does this, I think my point will be proven.
posted by ginsoakedgirl at 10:43 PM
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