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Why Hollywood won't cast Jena Malone anymore

posted 7 years ago by TMC-4 (20304)
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http://www.nickiswift.com/117317/hollywood-wont-cast-jena-malone-anymore/

Jena Malone might not be the most household name in Hollywood, but chances are you know her work. At just 14, she stole just about every scene she was in from a pair of Oscar-winning powerhouses — namely, Julia Roberts and Susan Sarandon — in the popular tearjerker Stepmom. Then she broke everyone's hearts as the young woman whose brother chose to wander into oblivion in Into the Wild. She also commanded the small-screen scene with her convincing portrayal of Nancy McCoy in the celebrated TV mini-series Hatfields & McCoys, and she brought the feisty tribute Johanna Mason to life on the silver screen in The Hunger Games films.

Despite her prolificacy and talent, Malone's public presence seems to have slowed down significantly in recent years. What's made the actress disappear from the spotlight?

From personal projects to her strange relationship with Tinseltown, here's why it feels like Hollywood won't cast Jena Malone anymore.

[–] TheBlackWaffle (226) 7 years ago

I rewatched “Into the Wild” recently, and the last thing Jena Malone did was break anyone’s heart. As usual, her performance came across as wooden and lifeless, with every line delivered in a complete monotone. She was awful.

[–] ducksoup (3933) 7 years ago

I don't think I'll read this. All of these "why hollywood won't cast" whoever articles I've looked at haven't answered the question in their titles in the least. Pure clickbait.

[–] cv1cv (523) 6 years ago

I agree completely. It's bad enough we have to see this garbage on other websites. Now we have to see it showing up here just because they get free publicity here. I always give them a thumbs down on YouTube and I click "Report" here. I encourage everyone else to do the same if you don't want them to try to take over these discussion boards.

[–] Martoto (5104) 6 years ago

The last one I actually clicked on gave the answer "Because they're not controversial enough." In spite of the implication that some controversy or scandalous was keeping them from the limelight.

[–] [deleted] 7 years ago

30 Rock embarrassed them.

[–] Frogarama (12942) 7 years ago

Bah, she stole the show in Contact a while before Stepmom.

[–] bigbadwolf666 (4707) 4 years ago

Donnie Darko?

[–] looper007 (1158) 6 years ago

She's not a leading lady type, she's a very good supporting actress. I never got with Jena that she ever wanted to be a big star. She's happy to go from TV, to blockbuster movie, to indie. I don't think it's a case of them not casting her but her doing her own thing.

Looking at her C.V she's not had a bad career at all. Donnie Darko, The Neon Demon, Into The Wild, Pride and Prejudice, The Messenger, Inherent Vice, Nocturnal Animals, The United States of Leland, Contact and Cold Mountain. Sure she's done some blockbuster stuff Hunger Games, Sucker Punch, Batman vs Superman. She's also done a lot of Indie films. She's done some good TV stuff like Hatfields and McCoys and Hitler: The Rise of Evil and coming up soon Nicholas Windig Refn produced Too Old To Die Young.

Sure most of her best work she's not had massive parts in but she's a good solid supporting actress and nothing wrong with that.

[–] catsidhe (1649) 6 years ago

I've always had a girlcrush on her.

[–] looper007 (1158) 6 years ago

She's got the Kirsten Stewart/Evan Rachel Wood vibe to her, She's cute for sure. I can see why you would have a crush on her, she's got that cool indie girl thing to her imo.

[–] mobocracy (898) 5 years ago

Cool Indie Thing:

Small breasts
Cryptic/low-budget film/auteur films
Lesbian, bisexual or something

[–] Melton (5034) a month ago

‘Small breasts’ = indie coded

🤣

[–] rateater (10157) 4 years ago

how's she looking these days?

[–] Stratego (30820) a month ago

Because she isn't particularly talented and looks and talks incredibly annoying.

[–] DoctorThirteen (14643) a month ago

Yes, I've never seen the appeal.