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Does Luke need a new agent?

posted 9 years ago by richt853
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I just watched Luke Evans deliver a superb performance in Ben Wheatlys High-Rise.

Although the reliably high quality efforts of Tom Hiddleston and Jeremy Irons are the lead characters, I thought it was Luke Evans who really carried the film and kept me interested in the increasingly...unusual (for want of a better word)... plot development.

After checking out his up coming films on IMDb, I'm sure he will rake in a load of $$$ over the next few years, but surely he should really be going for more challenging, leading roles to raise his profile? I want him to receive the recognition he deserves for his acting talent, but the films he seems to be making can only leave him to be seen as a middle ground actor, forever to be cast in supporting roles among the company of other underrated British actors, such as Sean Bean, Euan McGregor and Tom Hardy.

Am I the only person who thinks Luke Evans deserves more opportunities to shine as a leading actor?

[–] saltymeatballs 9 years ago

If he talks about being gay, that's all the media will want to talk to him about. He will be labeled a gay actor, like pretty much everyone else who has come out. The media will bring it up at every point, because they know it's a topic people are interested in (on all sides). The problem with that is once he has the gay label, Hollywood will not be as interested in him.