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    Tron: Ares Set to Lose $132M+

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    39 points syx | 15 comments | 20 Oct 25 15:03 UTC | HN request time: 0.611s | source | bottom
    1. ceejayoz ◴[20 Oct 25 15:14 UTC] No.45644880[source]▶
    I don't understand how Jared Leto keeps getting starring roles.
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    2. joezydeco ◴[20 Oct 25 15:39 UTC] No.45645156[source]▶
    I think he's done after this one.
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    3. overvale ◴[20 Oct 25 16:23 UTC] No.45645701[source]▶
    I really liked him in WeCrashed. He was the perfect kind of strange for that part.
    4. sidewndr46 ◴[20 Oct 25 16:35 UTC] No.45645836[source]▶
    My assumption is he has the best agent in the world
    5. madduci ◴[20 Oct 25 16:52 UTC] No.45646120[source]▶
    Wasn't himself the director or producer?
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    6. georgeburdell ◴[20 Oct 25 16:58 UTC] No.45646200[source]▶
    He’s this generation’s Nicholas Cage
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    7. ceejayoz ◴[20 Oct 25 17:02 UTC] No.45646276[source]▶
    Cage can laugh at himself, though.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Unbearable_Weight_of_Massi...

    I think he just likes making films.

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    8. michaelbuckbee ◴[20 Oct 25 17:06 UTC] No.45646314[source]▶
    He's already been cast as (and I can't believe I'm about to type this) Skeletor in the Masters of the Universe reboot.
    9. jncfhnb ◴[20 Oct 25 17:07 UTC] No.45646319[source]▶
    He basically made the role for himself. He was not casted.
    10. Fricken ◴[20 Oct 25 17:08 UTC] No.45646337[source]▶
    We could also ask why Tron sequels keep getting made. The first one lost money and so did the second.
    11. zitsarethecure ◴[20 Oct 25 17:11 UTC] No.45646382[source]▶
    It's the Stonecutters. They did it before with Steve Guttenberg.
    12. tredre3 ◴[20 Oct 25 17:15 UTC] No.45646448[source]▶
    Their style of intensity and overacting do have some overlap. They've also both demonstrated that, when they care, they can be excellent and nuanced actors.

    But Cage's intensity often comes up as kind of funny or endearing. Leto's overacting is often cringy/edgy or downright unpleasant. Which seems to represent both their personalities too.

    13. fckgw ◴[20 Oct 25 17:21 UTC] No.45646518[source]▶
    Correct. This was initially being developed shortly after "Legacy but the failure of "Tomorrowland" canned the whole thing. Leto came on years later, offered to produce it and star in the film and brought the project back from the dead. This is basically his film, it doesn't exist without Leto as the lead
    14. philipallstar ◴[20 Oct 25 17:22 UTC] No.45646523[source]▶
    There was a pretty painful to watch moment where he showed up to an opening night at a movie theater[0]. My favourite comment: "There are more seconds to mars than people in attendance."

    [0] https://x.com/VHSDVDBLURAY4K/status/1979279709189083618

    15. drcongo ◴[21 Oct 25 11:26 UTC] No.45654562{3}[source]▶
    I believe Cage had a massive tax bill to pay at some point which led to him appearing in basically anything he was offered, including what is without doubt the worst film I have ever watched, Left Behind [1]. One review I read said something along the lines of "phoning it in would be too kind a description, Cage is so devoid of effort or emotion in this film he regularly appears to have been photoshopped in afterwards" which really summed it up perfectly.

    Having said that, both before and after the money trouble, he made some superb movie choices and put in some outstanding performances - think Wild at Heart, Pig, Unbearable Weight etc. Hats off to you Nick.

    [1] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2467046/