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Tron: Ares Set to Lose $132M+

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39 points syx | 2 comments | 20 Oct 25 15:03 UTC | HN request time: 0.401s | source
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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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georgeburdell ◴[20 Oct 25 16:58 UTC] No.45646200[source]▶
He’s this generation’s Nicholas Cage
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1. 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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2. drcongo ◴[21 Oct 25 11:26 UTC] No.45654562[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/