Black Bolt has spoken.
Itâs the Guardians of the Galaxy versus Inhumans crossover weâve always dreamed of!? No, not really (nobody wants that), but we may have found out why James Gunn is a stick in the mud as Anson Mount hints the Marvel director may suffer from the Irish Curse!
Whatâs that you say? What is the Irish Curse?
Follow the tweets below!
Sunday on Twitter, James Gunn, for some reason, voiced his thoughts on actors that fib about their height in order to get auditions and parts, something that ticked off Anson Mount, who is known for playing Blackbolt in Inhumans and Captain Christopher Pike in Star Trek.
Gunn let loose a bunch of tweets about how he wished actors would tell the truth about their height which saw Anson Mount tweet that Gunn has no talent and a small penis (the Irish Curse which explains why some Irish come off as bitter).
Gunn didnât really get into it with Mount, but the exchange is pretty funny, and what is interesting is that Anson Mount seemed to be stating the height thing is less about the actorâs actual height but what appears to be âmale dominance/ âmasculinityâ (particularly re: female counterparts).â
On a side note, itâs known certain actors wear elevator shoes to increase their height while filming (Iâm pretty sure Robert Downey Jr. has at times), so I donât see the height being a real issue, but apparently Gunn does. In addition, I would think if the height thing is really an issue, the director could change the angle of the camera (2000 X-Men movie comes to mind with Hugh Jackman who is listed at 6â3â playing Wolverine who is really short in the comics), but in the tweets below Gunn says thatâs all a lie.
James Gunn vs Anson Mount tweets:
I wish actors (especially men) would tell the truth about their height when casting. Casting a whole show can be a balance of a lot of things, including heights, & easily 50% of the time male actors exaggerate how tall they are, sometimes by a lot, on their resumes.
â James Gunn (@JamesGunn) June 13, 2021
I remember going out to eat to dinner for the first time with @djimonhounsou, @prattprattpratt & @DaveBautista. Djimon is a big guy, well over 6 feet & incredibly fit, & as he sat in his car he saw these two giants hulking out of the house, like a couple of kaijus stalking us.
â James Gunn (@JamesGunn) June 13, 2021
6 feet. Which people are always surprised to see when they meet me in person because I surround myself with mammoths. https://t.co/hfEeaDQOkX
â James Gunn (@JamesGunn) June 13, 2021
They donât lie to get the job. They lie because of their egos. Sometimes it gets them the job; sometimes it costs them the job. https://t.co/7sPcllUWIH
â James Gunn (@JamesGunn) June 13, 2021
I donât especially care if they lie to the public, which most A-list actors do, especially actors who arenât tall. But lying during the casting process and on their resumes can affect what weâre filming, and thatâs a different story. https://t.co/2UOVr2LhVz
â James Gunn (@JamesGunn) June 13, 2021
A director talking about how casting is hurt because of men lying about their height is the ultimate in mansplaining? â
â James Gunn (@JamesGunn) June 14, 2021
For my style of shooting- long takes of the camera moving around people, in close & out wide, as actors are in motion- these cheats would be ludicrous & wouldnât work. In the rare cases it matters to the story, lying isnât the answer.
â James Gunn (@JamesGunn) June 15, 2021
They get away with it because then youâre cooked, and itâs so common that we donât even notice.
â James Gunn (@JamesGunn) June 13, 2021
On behalf of my kind I apologize. (My kind is men not people without teeth just to be clear).
â James Gunn (@JamesGunn) June 13, 2021
Well, James. It kinda shouldnât fuc*inâ matter. Industryâs use of âheightâ is shorthand for male dominance/ âmasculinityâ (particularly re: female counterparts). Hereâs a better idea: present US with your measurements when we walk through the door. Weâll likely be underwhelmed. https://t.co/QMNS3levwa
â Anson Mount (@ansonmount) June 15, 2021
I donât know why this hit such a nerve, @ansonmount, but, as a director, it does matter, because when youâre shooting two or more people the heights make a difference in how itâs shot. And sometimes you are looking for height disparity or parity. Itâs about the storytelling. https://t.co/hsyhYUOPnp
â James Gunn (@JamesGunn) June 15, 2021
1. I believe with is important for members of the establishment (you and I) to recognize our position and entitlement. The small benefits we experience can also exist as walls or, at times, dismissive disinterest in those who are still struggling for a foothold in our industryâŠ
â Anson Mount (@ansonmount) June 15, 2021
I can guarantee that should James, or anyone, snag Kevin Heart and Dwayne Johnson for the same film, theyâd magically find a way to make it work.
â Anson Mount (@ansonmount) June 16, 2021
(via Bounding Into Comics)
