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| Has anyone noticed how much Brad Pitt looks like Connor in the film Burn After Reading?! When I saw a still from it the other day I had to look twice because I thought it was Connor!  |
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| Yes I had noticed this and the trouble with it is that with any big film role coming up which one is going to get picked every time??!!
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| I'm guessing Brad!! It makes you wonder what Connor has to do to get a role in a big blockbuster film where he'll get noticed more. But at least he's still working on tv and in smaller films so that's good  |
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| Am I the only person on the planet who thinks that Brad Pitt is rather boring? He always gives me the feeling that he's about ready to fall asleep. Even in his rather hyperactive roles he appears to be thriving on an unnaturally high dose of caffeine. (To help keep himself awake).
I probably stand alone here. 
And no, I am not an envious male out to diss the competition. 
As to whether or not Connor Trinneer looks like Brad Pitt - well, aside from appearing more lively and conscious than Mr. Pitt, I suppose the two smile similarly. And often have the same hair.
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| You are SOOOOOO not alone. Once in a while I notice an expression on Connor's face that will remind me of something similar in Brad's, but honestly I believe Brad Pitt should be getting complimented on remotely looking like Connor Trinneer and not the other way around.
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| The less renowned are always doomed to bite the sour apple. Until their time comes.
I have often seen more "popular" people emulate the traits, qualities and talents of their lesser known inferiors. Any questions of "who copied whom" are replace by the notion of "who receives more attention".
I do find Connor more pleasant and interesting to watch than Mr. Pitt, particularly considering his significant ability to create comical situations. He should definitely try getting some funnier roles - he also has enormous potential for romantic comedies. That "kicked dog" look coupled with a certain dose of unwarranted arrogance seems to work there quite well. I do recall both Hugh Jackman and Simon Pegg in such roles - and look at them now.
I don't really understand why a sleeping pill like Brad Pitt gets all the good roles and the more talented "lookalike" doesn't. You can create the same amount of hype using Connor - it could just as easily be him playing the leading man. Most of a celebrity's "appeal" is largely just a factor of suggestion, associated with levels of fame, press and success.
But, then again.... what do I know about Hollywood? I'm just a geek kid sitting behind a computer!
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| Well sadly in the industry it probably just means that Brad Pitt is better connected with the people that matter than Connor is - simple as that!
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| I guess then that showbusiness joins just about every other field in a collective "it's not who you are; it's who you know" trend. Or, as I've often observed: "how many butts you are willing to kiss". I'm sure that there are many of us out there who would be more than willing to give Connor and others like him roles in the films we will never get to make.... because we don't have the connections.
I am also, for example, sick and tired of seeing the boring children of directors, actors, producers, screenwriters, ect. being placed in so many top films. I mean, what's going on? Genetic engineering? Why would I want to see a boring, run of the mill Kirsten Stewart or Evan Rachel Wood when there are so many more interesting, talented, striking candidates out there? How many "originals" lost out to these girls?
Hollywood needs more originals, not their better connected copies. But who are we to complain? We don't know the right people!
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| Allee (6/11/2009)
So true. I've got 3 scripts (not exactly ready - but fully formed in my mind) specifically written with Connor in mind. Now if everything else could all just miraculously fall into place somehow. . .  Guessing independent is my best bet, just need to make friends with rich people!
Well, let's go camp out in front of their gates and refuse to let them drive out unless they sit down and have tea with us. I'll bet that some of them would rather run us over than simply have us forcibly removed by security. There's no fun in the latter.
Try writing your screenplays down. It's a lot of fun. I used to run around at airports, handing out copies of my stories, figuring that someone was bound to get bored enough on the plane to read them. I guess I just didn't hand them to the right people though, because I never did get that special call offering me millions for a book deal. I'm sure I just didn't select the billionaire film producer, publisher types carefully enough, even though I tried to stay away from economy class.
Or... maybe I just suck?
Naaah.
What kind of roles did you have in mind for Connor?
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