Anonymous asked:
Who's an actor you feel would kill as weird little freak but hasn't got the chance to? Or an actor who was great as a weird little freak but the surrounding movie/tv show didn't really let them shine? Been thinking about weird little freaks, if you couldn't tell
fantastic questions. one thing about me is i love watching a pervert loner weirdo creep freak on screen.
hunter schafer would kill it as an obsessive artist who would go to any lengths for her work, or as an outcast weirdgirl in general a la angela bettis in may (2002). heather matarazzo is obviously iconic for her weirdgirl roles, but i’d love for her to play something a bit against type, a woman not ostracized but in charge…. only she’s got a horrid secret pastime… conversely, i want to see kyle gallner in a role that’s more pathetic and crybabyish. maybe another mother/son thing like mother may i (2023) but make it more deranged (1974). david jonsson was the only part of alien: romulus (2024) that i liked so i’d love to see him in a movie that’s worthy of him. he’s so good at being robotic and stilted so he’s perfect for a loner character study. oh, you know, he would kill it as something like julian sands’ character in boxing helena (1993), where he’s awkward and creepy but also wistful and romantic…. much to think about.
maren bones and all (2023) is literally a cannibal, but taylor russel is capable of weird little freak performances we can’t even conceive of. controversial, but i think laurence r. harvey of the human centipede 2 (2011) deserves a role in a good film. he wouldn’t play a character quite as depraved as martin, but being in something that isn’t mediocre schlock could make him shine. sterling k. brown is a true star and i’m dyinggg to see him as a weird little guy in a weird little horror movie. fucking mark duplass’ pussy in biosphere (2022) was a nice treat but it didn’t satiate my appetite. lightning round: georgina campbell, adam scott, jennifer carpenter, dichen lachman, will arnett, dev patel…. there’s many more but these are what came to mind
i will also say that glenn howerton as dennis reynolds is truly one of the greatest acting performances of all time and it kills me that no one else knows this. i’ve said it before and i’ll say it again, but it’s a tragedy that howerton didn’t star in countless shitty 2000’s horror movies, in which he could have played any number of freak roles, including obsessive boyfriend red herring, perverted voice over the phone, voyeuristic stalker neighbor, pretty boy homoerotic sex crime killer, and many more. i mean, all of those are also dennis reynolds #moments, but you get what i’m saying. one day i’ll make my movies and he can play the grossnastyerotic medical malpractice doctor of my dreams.