I’ve been a big fan of Sean Bean ever since I saw him as Trevelyan in the James Bond flick GoldenEye. The guy carries a real power and rugged strength on the screen. At the same time he can be really suave and slick. He was the ONLY decent thing about the horrendously awful Don’t Say a Word, he was the ONLY decent thing in Ronin, he was the ONLY decent thing (perhaps along with Eric Bana) about Troy, and honestly, I truly think he gave the best individual performance as Boromir in the Lord of the Rings flicks.
From the looks of it, seems like he’ll probably be the only decent thing about National Treasure too. This guy delivers every time. Solid solid solid. On top of that he’s a good lookin dude too. So WHY ON EARTH IS NO ONE GIVING HIM A SHOT AT A LEADING ROLE?!?! In an age where Nic Cage still gets feature films, an age where DMX has several leading credits to his name, an age where Vin Diesel is considered a “leading man”… why can’t a solid actor like Bean get a shot?
You can’t see me right now… but take my word for it… I’m on my knees here. I’m BEGGING some producer out there to rekindle my faith that the industry is still mainly about talent. Someone take a script you’re looking at, and say to yourself “damnit, I’m giving this leading role to Sean Bean”. It boggles my mind that I have to beg someone to give Bean a leading role at the same time that Eminem, 50 Cent and Justin Timberlake have all been announced as getting their own movies. The human race is hopless.
