Who did Paul Dano replace in There Will Be Blood????
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Can you imagine being replaced in that film? God - Dano wasn't even that good in contrast to Daniel. I doubt many would be...
Tarantino said that the only thing he didn't like in that movie was Dano.. Poor fucker.
To be fair, the guy was given that role at the very last minute. Daniel Day-Lewis, who's already one of the greatest actors ever, had a year to prepare for his role. There no friggin way Dano was ever going to look good in this. I give him props for what he did manage to achieve in this role.
I was perfectly pleased with Dano's performance. I really don't know why people think he can't hold his own with Day-Lewis. Does that mean that all the other actors could? Does that imply that he was even worse than all the other actors in the movie? That sermon scene was one of the creepiest scenes ever performed, he must've gotten laryngitis after that sequence. I think Dano is an impressive young talent.
TOTALLY disagree - He's terrible in this film. I know he had no time to prepare, up against Day Lewis blah blah but honestly that scene where he screams and shit is really bad, only blemish on the film for me.
Eli was originally to be played by a kid named Kel O'Neil
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