tinoynk t1_j9jzkm7 wrote
Reply to comment by Owasso_Landman in Mary Elizabeth Winstead Joins Ewan McGregor in ‘A Gentleman in Moscow’ Series at Showtime & Paramount+ by DemiFiendRSA
Oh damn I actually had no idea. Between that and Kirsten Dunst/Jesse Plemons it seems like Fargo is quite the matchmaker of a TV show.
NeoNoireWerewolf t1_j9k77nu wrote
Uh, the McGregor-Winstead hook up on Fargo also resulted in both of them ruining their long-term marriages. McGregor’s wife of 25 years left him after finding out about the affair.
Deducticon t1_j9k9sxx wrote
Ruining the outside appearance of their marriages you mean.
Funmachine t1_j9kikth wrote
Considering his kids and her husband's reaction to their coupling it very much ruined the actual marriages too.
nyan_swanson t1_j9kyd2s wrote
Yeah Winstead’s exhusband made a semi autobiographical movie afterward about how he compartmentalized his rage into martial arts to avoid going down a bad path after that happened
godisanelectricolive t1_j9l926r wrote
That's not true though, the movie was in development and he was already very into martial arts before their divorce. She was supposed to be in the movie before they split.
johngie t1_j9l5xqa wrote
TIL she was married to Riley Stearns. The Art of Self Defense was hilarious. Didn't know about his backstory.
IsRude t1_j9lb4sr wrote
Holy shit, this makes me appreciate this movie even more.
raginwriter t1_j9m177r wrote
She was in the cult movie I believe. His first film. Thinking about both are kind of culty
theodo t1_j9ofvw2 wrote
MEW was recast with Imogen Poots for this movie.
theodo t1_j9ofxf6 wrote
MEW was initially cast in The Art of Self Defense so how could it be about their breakup?
Deducticon t1_j9koro3 wrote
The kids are outsiders. And he is an outsider to one of the marriages.
tinoynk t1_j9k8ltt wrote
Oof well that's a rough one. Still, a match is a match,
parapel340 t1_j9ks237 wrote
Lol you’ve definitely cheated on someone before.
tinoynk t1_j9ky19d wrote
I haven't, just saying that my original point about Fargo being a matchmaker still stands.
Fryceratops t1_j9km3jt wrote
Was that before or after he got Winstead pregnant?
PetyrDayne t1_j9lw520 wrote
How the fuck old is McGregor!?
NeoNoireWerewolf t1_j9m41ey wrote
Fifty-one.
PetyrDayne t1_j9m62ic wrote
Hope I look that good at that age. Random but going by your username what neo noir movies do you recommend
NeoNoireWerewolf t1_j9m8tta wrote
What falls into the genre is a bit in the eyes of the beholder, but here's some I like:
Thief
Drive
The Nice Guys
Dragged Across Concrete
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
Homicide
Destroyer
Shallow Grave (McGregor's first big role!)
One False Move
Blood Simple
Bound
Cold in July
The Last Seduction
Memento
Brick
The Grifters
Deep Cover
PetyrDayne t1_j9m9v0w wrote
Just saw Brick yesterday, so good !! Thanks so much, I'll start with Shallow Grave, looks good and apropos
EsquilaxM t1_j9n22cj wrote
The Assassination of a High School President is a fun neo noir comedy, too.
ArthurBea t1_j9ksh3v wrote
Casting directors are good at chemistry. They intentionally cast actors who work well together, and have a charismatic spark between them.
It’s no wonder so many result in hook ups, even if that’s not intentional.
Hanguarde t1_j9l83td wrote
> Casting directors are good at chemistry.
Well except for whoever the casting director for You People was.
Deferential_dreams t1_j9m6qfx wrote
Or the people who cast the leads in Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. That might be the worst casting I’ve seen in any project.
namewithak t1_j9p0k8b wrote
I remember a retrospective article on Friday Night Lights after the show wrapped up. In it, the producers/creators talked about how Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton had such amazing chemistry that they were terrified to let them drive down to Texas together on their own (they wanted to do this to bond before the 1st season started shooting) as they were convinced that by the time the two arrived, they'd be in a torrid affair. Fortunately, nothing like that ever happened and Kyle/Connie were really just BFFs that hit it off immediately.
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