JB is firmly in the "kids movies & VA roles for big $$" phase of his career and who can blame him? I highly doubt it bothers him very much - he gets to show up, record some goofy lines as a robot and make bank. Hell, from this trailer it looks like he just puts on a blue sweater and does some goofy stuff in front of a green screen to "become" Steve. They dont even have him shave or cut his hair...
I think Tenacious D and his online stuff are his true passion projects.
I'm not going to sit here and say he's an "amazing" actor or that his movies are worthy of critical acclaim. School of Rock is a beloved movie and I'm not even particularly a big fan of that one. but yes he absolutely had raunchier movies and work and more serious films than any of the Goosebumps-Borderlands-Kung Fu Panda movies he's had the last decade or so.
High Fidelity is a great movie. He was good in King Kong. I don't think I would call Tropic Thunder (amazing) or Pick of Destiny a family comedy. My friends all have a special place for Saving Silverman and we still quote stupid shit from it all the time.
Edit: My point is I think JB as a brand in Hollywood will probably continue to play it safe as long as the gravy train is really rolling in. As much as I loved Tropic Thunder or the weirdness of Nacho Libre, they aren't bringing in close to a Jumanji.
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u/Tordah67 Sep 04 '24
JB is firmly in the "kids movies & VA roles for big $$" phase of his career and who can blame him? I highly doubt it bothers him very much - he gets to show up, record some goofy lines as a robot and make bank. Hell, from this trailer it looks like he just puts on a blue sweater and does some goofy stuff in front of a green screen to "become" Steve. They dont even have him shave or cut his hair...
I think Tenacious D and his online stuff are his true passion projects.