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Post by Jon on Dec 3, 2024 20:07:59 GMT
With the news of Ewan McGregor returning to theatre with My Master Builders, I have noticed that we're seeing a lot of well known actors doing theatre next year on both sides of the Atlantic with the likes of George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, Denzel Washington, Brie Larson to name but four and it seems like more actors who are more TV and film names are wanting to do it and I wonder why since it's not due for monetary reasons and much more gruelling compared to TV and film.
Not that I'm complaining, there is something thrilling seeing your favourite actors on the stage and I have a long list of actors who I want to see do theatre like Florence Pugh and Emily Blunt.
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Post by max on Dec 4, 2024 19:13:42 GMT
With the news of Ewan McGregor returning to theatre with My Master Builders, I have noticed that we're seeing a lot of well known actors doing theatre next year on both sides of the Atlantic with the likes of George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, Denzel Washington, Brie Larson to name but four and it seems like more actors who are more TV and film names are wanting to do it and I wonder why since it's not due for monetary reasons and much more gruelling compared to TV and film. Not that I'm complaining, there is something thrilling seeing your favourite actors on the stage and I have a long list of actors who I want to see do theatre like Florence Pugh and Emily Blunt. Nicole Kidman at the Donmar Warehouse; Madonna in a West End play, both years ago. Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter are soon to reunite for 'Waiting For Godot' on Broadway. I imagine Madonna has control of absolutely every shot in her videos, and any recordings of her live shows; Nicola Kidman won't get executive control of films she's in - mainly because she's able to work with directors she'll trust and admire. Some big stars do get into the editing suite apparently, but I'm no expert. Upshot - theatre brings the thrill of being in some kind of control, and knowing that you made your performance, not the film director/editor, or a film score jibbering away underneath your performance telling the audience what emotions to feel. |
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Post by Adalea on Dec 5, 2024 20:31:18 GMT
Read an interview of a TV actor a few years ago. She said TV & film is very long days, often 16 hours, early mornings, night... In all kind of weather. That's really hard on the body.
Theatre doesn't have that. A single show day can be 4-5 hours. You have a predictable schedule and no night shoots either.
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Post by Jon on Dec 5, 2024 21:20:42 GMT
Read an interview of a TV actor a few years ago. She said TV & film is very long days, often 16 hours, early mornings, night... In all kind of weather. That's really hard on the body. Theatre doesn't have that. A single show day can be 4-5 hours. You have a predictable schedule and no night shoots either. A lot of big name actors are reluctant to do theatre especially if they have young kids, Emily Blunt mentioned in a one to one with Brian Cox that she can't commit to theatre at the moment because her kids are too young and she doesn't want to miss bedtimes. |
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Post by thecrowshaveeyes39 on Dec 5, 2024 23:25:04 GMT
Film & tv production is down 40% in the US compared to 2022. Now a lot of that has been relocated to outside the US, but by no means all of it. The industry is in a brutal downturn; the streaming boom is over and movie theaters are dying. People are watching TikTok and YouTube rather than traditional entertainment. It’s becoming really hard to get funding for indie films. Post-WGA and SAG strikes and post-COVID, the major streamers & premium cable networks are shifting heavily toward remakes, reboots, prequels, and other shows based on popular IP rather than original ideas.
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