Legendary actor Daniel Day-Lewis comes to Paul Dano’s defense after Quentin Tarantino insults

Quentin Tarantino’s situation continues to evolve. Appearing on Bret Eason Ellis podcastTarantino has listed his 20 favorite films of the 21st century. At number 5 was There will be blood. THE Jackie Brown The director initially praised Paul Thomas Anderson’s film and its star, Daniel Day-Lewis, saying: “Daniel Day-Lewis. The old-fashioned craftsmanship of the film. There was an old Hollywood craftsmanship without trying to be like that. It was the only film he ever made – and I talked to him about it – that didn’t have a set. Fire is the closest thing to a set. It was about managing the narrative, managing the story, and he did it amazingly.”

However, his comments took a dark turn when he revealed that he had not placed There will be blood higher on his list because of his co-star, The BatmanIt’s Paul Dano. Tarantino insulted the actor, calling him, among other things, “the weakest actor in SAG”: “There will be blood would have a good chance of being #1 or #2 if it weren’t for a big giant flaw […] and the default is Paul Dano. Obviously it’s supposed to be a two-handed game, but it’s also obvious that it’s not a two-handed game. [Dano] It’s weak sauce, man. She’s the weak sister. Austin Butler would have been great in this role. He’s just such a weak, weak, uninspiring guy. SAG’s Weakest Actor [laughs]”.

Since his statements surfaced, several people in Hollywood have come out to defend Dano, including Shang ChiSimu Liu, The Batman Part II writer Mattson TomlinAnd The Batman director, Matt Reeves. Now, another name has been added to the list: Daniel Day-Lewis. As spotted by CBR.comthe famous actor took to Instagram to share two clips from There will be bloodwhere he played against Dano, and captioned his post with:

“Paul Dano is one of the best and most talented actors of his generation.”

The actor also took advantage of his Instragam story to share different slides from a post tribute to Paul Dano by the account. the movie popein direct response to Tarantino’s comments. The caption of the post read: “Paul Dano: Classified. Recently, Quentin Tarantino said that Paul Dano was “the weakest fucking actor in SAG”…well, Tarantino, you couldn’t be more wrong.”

Day-Lewis shared various slides from the post, each depicting Dano’s different performances in films like Prisoners, little Miss Sunshine, There will be blood, The BatmanAnd 12 years a slave.

According to CBR, Day-Lewis also promoted in her report the opportunity to win a signed copy of the graphic novel. The Riddler: Year Onesigned by Paul Dano.

As mentioned, The Batman, Part Two Director Matt Reeves also defended Dano, saying: “Paul Dano is an incredible actor and an incredible person.”

Tarantino’s comments had a significant impact on the industry. Besides Dano, the director also said he didn’t like Owen Wilson And Scooby-Doo & Shout star Matthew Lillard. Lillard actually spoken regarding Tarantino’s comments during an appearance at GalaxyCon in Columbus, Ohio. The actor said the director’s comment hurt his feelings and made him reconsider his relevance in Hollywood:

“[The] the fact is that it hurts you. It really sucks. And you wouldn’t say that to Tom Cruise. You wouldn’t say that to someone who is an A-list actor in Hollywood. I’m very popular in this room. I’m not very popular in Hollywood. Two totally different microcosms, right? And so, you know, it’s humiliating and it hurts.”.