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How bad boy Alex Pettyfer got sidelined

posted 10 years ago by pmfg_pan
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How Bad Boy Alex Pettyfer Got Sidelined

On Feb. 24, 2011, Pettyfer's whirlwind romance with Hollywood went up in flames — literally and figuratively. A fire broke out at the rising actor’s Beverly Hills home as he attended the premiere of Beastly, his second Hollywood film after I Am Number Four, which had opened in theaters only days earlier (the origin of the blaze has remained a mystery). The England-born actor, then 20, had been surly, arrogant and disrespectful when making both films.

"He was a nightmare and irrational. He had no body of work to remotely justify his behavior," says one insider who worked with him. So despite strong buzz for his performances, Pettyfer quickly was sidelined. When CBS Films cast the former teen model in Beastly, which began shooting in summer 2009, the filmmakers had been tipped off that he was trouble and assigned him a handler. But there still were fits on the set, according to another insider. Later, tensions between Pettyfer and I Am Number Four director D.J. Caruso ran so high that Stacey Snider, then DreamWorks CEO, was forced to intervene.

Those close to the actor, who played a significant role in Magic Mike, insist he’s mended his ways, but he wasn’t asked back for Magic Mike XXL, which opens July 1. Pettyfer recently wrapped the indie Elvis & Nixon. "We’re so lacking in leading guys, he’ll have another day in the sun," says one agent. "He’s only 24."
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[–] TMC-4 10 years ago

http://www.lipstickalley.com/showthread.php/851300-How-Bad-Boy-Alex-Pettyfer-Got-Sidelined

[–] Dash99 10 years ago

I think they should of wrote YOUNG leading men. Hollywood has Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Stone and Shailene Woodley. Where are the men their age selling films? No where unfortunately.

[–] Dash99 10 years ago

^ Don't really agree. Hollywood is definitely changing, and I wouldn't say there is a total lack of roles for older women. Look at women like Charlize Theron, Angelina Jolie, Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett and Julianne Moore. It's not like their struggling to find good work. And their names by themselves could certainly bring in an audience.

The problem at hand is the lack of young leading men who can bring in an audience. I was just saying young women can, why can't any young men.

[–] FlippinFloppin 10 years ago

The problem at hand is the lack of young leading men who can bring in an audience. I was just saying young women can, why can't any young men. I would say lack of charisma and "on-screen-presence"

They're maybe very handsome and real hunks, but if there's no charisma they come out as 2-dimensional, with no real depth in their acting.

Alex Pettyfer is very handsome, but have no real screen presence, another one in my opinion, is Robert Pattinson - he's good looking too, but woolly and wooden as an actor, but he have a huge fanbase - the problem with that is, that its mainly preteens and old hags from his Twilight days. The wast majority of ordinary moviegoers don't know who the hell he is, and they don't care.

- and male leads always tends to be older than their female counterparts. A male lead is usually in their start/mid thirties, and I think its always been like that.

[–] Seymour-Pats 9 years ago

Hollywood doesn't care about guys before they hit 30.

I disagree. I think actors tend to have a longer career-span than actresses. But there are a lot of twenty-something guys in lead roles, especially in YA-book adaptations. Also, many of the guys who are bonafide movie stars today were popular in their twenties (guys like Chris Evans, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, and Brad Pitt).

I do agree though that JL and others get roles that should go to older actresses.

[–] missym877 9 years ago

One can only pray because Jennifer Lawrence is a subpar actress. When an actor or actress gets nominated for an Academy Award or wins a Golden Globe for their performance but the movie itself receives no award or recognition, you've got to question the validity of someone winning an award for performance. For the record, "Joy" was subpar, and as you said before, she is incredibly unfit for the role. But Hollywood has an infatuation with her and the media will continue to play a different tune until an entirely new story is written.