Behind the rise, fall and rise again of Adrien Brody
The IndependentWhat might be the most significant feat of The Brutalist – and it is a film of several sizeable ones – is that it has reminded Hollywood just how good an actor Adrien Brody can be. I had a starvation diet.” open image in gallery Blockbusters haven’t bypassed Brody completely: starring here alongside Naomi Watts in Peter Jackson’s ‘King Kong’, 2005 If it weren’t for that record-breaking Oscar win, Brody’s career would, to some extent, be defined by its near misses. It was a part that Heath Ledger elevated to seismic proportions, and it’s hard to imagine anyone else in his stead – but what would Brody have looked like in that role? open image in gallery Enduring collaborator: Brody at the centre of Wes Anderson’s star-studded ‘The French Dispatch’ By the 2010s, though, Brody’s work outside the Anderson puppet parade was on the wane. The laughless 2013 sketch film Inappropriate Comedy garnered the worst reviews of Brody’s career, and a rare 0 per cent score on Rotten Tomatoes.
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