January 19, 2005

Goyer should've bet on black

Posted by pete at January 19, 2005 6:25 AM

Jeez, I knew it was a bad movie, but surely we can express our opinions without resorting to threats of violence, right Wesley?

Actor Wesley Snipes threatened to kill Blade: Trinity director David Goyer because he felt his all action character had been sidelined to make room for two new ones. The 42-year-old's co-stars, Ryan Reynolds and Jessica Biel, recently complained he had alienated himself from everyone working on the third installment of the vampire-fest, by remaining in character for the entire duration of the shoot. And movie insiders tell British magazine OK! that Snipes was so furious about his marginalized role, he made physical threats against Goyer. An insider confides, "Wesley made death threats against David. David was scared for his life." But a spokesperson for Goyer counters, "Wesley is a method actor. There's always a lot of tension on set."

Method or not, Snipes is a 5th degree black belt in karate, and knows boxing and capoeira as well. Maybe this says more about my character than I should divulge, but If he'd made death threats against me, I'd be investing in a few firearms and hiring Bas "El Guapo" Rutten and Tito Ortiz for protection rather than letting my publicist laugh it off.

I think I would have just used it as a golden excuse to get myself off an obvious bomb of a movie.

--Posted by drew on January 19, 2005 11:47 AM

If Method actor means looking for a method to kill the director and bring my career back from the dead, I'd keep looking over my shoulder, Mr. Goyer.

--Posted by BabyJane on January 19, 2005 5:56 PM

Don't they mean he's a CHARACTER actor?

--Posted by Chloe on January 20, 2005 12:30 AM

You know, all acting commentary aside, I've always thought Wesley looks like he's a half-second away from popping somebody upside the head anyway. Even when he's not acting.

He's always looked to me like he's just capable of losing his grip of reality just for long enough to kill you.

If it were me, I'da done all in my power to keep him a happy, happy vampire slayer.

--Posted by Tommy on January 20, 2005 9:55 AM

If it were me, I'd invest in the firearms and hire Messrs. Rutten and Ortiz, THEN have my publicist laugh it off like I'm a tough guy. At least if I ever want to be hired to work with a tough actor again, I would.

--Posted by Ron on January 26, 2005 11:31 AM



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