Matt Reeves Defends Paul Dano After Quentin Tarantino Criticisms

Hollywood is rallying behind Paul Dano after Quentin Tarantino blasted his expertise as an actor. Now, The Batman director Matt Reeves has additionally come to the actor’s protection.

Reeves is the newest of the numerous celebrities who’ve come ahead to sentence Tarantino for calling him “the worst f****** actor in SAG.” The director took to X and praised Dano, who starred because the Riddler in his Batman movie, as each an actor and a human being. “Paul Dano is an unimaginable actor, and an unimaginable individual.”

Virtually instantly after his put up went dwell, a number of of his followers echoed his sentiments within the feedback. His followers praised Dano’s portrayal of the Riddler in Reeves’ 2022 superhero movie, The Batman. Some customers additionally complimented the actor’s vary and talked about different characters he has performed who’re nothing just like the comedian e book villain, equivalent to his function in The Fabelmans, the place he starred as a modest laptop engineer and a father.

Moreover, Mattson Tomlin, the screenwriter for The Batman Half II, additionally supported Dano. In a put up on his X account, he applauded the individuals who cheered the actor on following the Pulp Fiction director’s unfair statements. He added that he was an excellent director and implored audiences to look at Dano’s different initiatives. “I’m actually happy to see so many individuals cheer on Paul Dano this week. Not solely is he a terrific actor, however he’s an astonishing director who exudes management and super empathy. Try ‘Wildlife’ for those who haven’t seen it.”

Tarantino lashed out at Dano throughout his now-infamous look on The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast, the place he insulted lots of his colleagues within the business. Whereas he listed There Will Be Blood because the fifth greatest film of the twenty first century, he ruthlessly attacked the actor. The director claimed that the one motive the movie did not make it to the primary spot on his listing was due to Dano, whom he known as the largest “flaw” within the film, amongst different vulgar feedback.

Clearly, it’s presupposed to be a two-hander. However it’s additionally drastically apparent that it’s not a two-hander. [Dano] is weak sauce, man. He’s the weak sister. [Daniel] is consuming him [alive]. Austin Butler would have been fantastic in that function. He’s simply such a weak, weak, uninteresting man. Daniel Day-Lewis reveals that he doesn’t want a powerful foil. The film wants it. He doesn’t want something. It’s presupposed to be a two-hander and it’s not! … you set him with the the weakest f****** actor in SAG? The limpest dick on this planet? I’m not saying he’s giving a horrible efficiency, I’m saying he’s giving a non-entity efficiency… I don’t take care of him.

Whereas Tarantino did not recognize the actor’s efficiency in There Will Be Blood, his co-star disagreed. Dillon Freasier, who performed H.W. Plainview, was requested about how he felt in regards to the feedback by TMZ. He mentioned that Dano was good for the function and was nice to work with. He defined, “It’s a murals. And it’s that method as a result of everybody was completely forged.“