Will Smith and Margot Robbie prepare to Focus

[terry78]

Basically in comic speak, you won't see Robbie gearing up for someone like Carol Danvers, and you wont' see Chastain going for Harley Quinn.

 

[kvz5]

Chastain isn't playing up a sex pot image though and has multiple Oscar nominations. And that's not a knock on Robbie, she's doing great but it's a different kind of great.

Yeah I think it's different too. Chastain's rise is also more unique because she's an "older" actress (by Hollywood standards). It's very rare to break out when you're not in your 20s and not being marketed as a sexy actress.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

Basically in comic speak, you won't see Robbie gearing up for someone like Carol Danvers, and you wont' see Chastain going for Harley Quinn.

lol Comic speak. I definitely do not see them going after the same roles largely.

Yeah I think it's different too. Chastain's rise is also more unique because she's an "older" actress (by Hollywood standards). It's very rare to break out when you're not in your 20s and not being marketed as a sexy actress.

Yep, Chastain is more comparable to Amy Adams because of the age she broke out and her prestige work.

Robbie is going the blockbuster route with Tarzan and Suicide Squad and the like. I think that's a good route for her to go.

 

[terry78]

She just needs to make sure she doesn't go the route of others where she's just known for being hot. There is a ****load of blonde british and aussie chicks in the game now and I can't tell some of them apart because they didn't do anything out of the ordinary.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

She just needs to make sure she doesn't go the route of others where she's just known for being hot. There is a ****load of blonde british and aussie chicks in the game now and I can't tell some of them apart because they didn't do anything out of the ordinary.

Exactly. Being known only as "the hot girl" is not helpful when you want a long term career. That is why a lot of actresses resist going too far down that rabbit hole if they can help it.

 

[dark_b]

every 6 months i need to slap myself to remember that Robbie is only 24. i dont know why but she looks like she is 28-30.

 

[terry78]

She looks like Jaime Pressly who kinda has that going on. Like she's hot but she looks like she's been around the block.

 

[craigdbfan]

Terry makes a good point about flavor of the week blonde actresses. I remember thinking that Aussie chick from the first Transfomers to be cute and she completely disappeared as far as I can tell.

 

[CapedCrusader14]

every 6 months i need to slap myself to remember that Robbie is only 24. i dont know why but she looks like she is 28-30.

 

[Hypestyle]

I hope that Ms. Robbie gets to be seen in lots of hot outfits.

 

[Black Narcissus]

Chastain isn't playing up a sex pot image though and has multiple Oscar nominations. And that's not a knock on Robbie, she's doing great but it's a different kind of great.

Well, if you are interested in seeing a stripper Chastain, I recommend her movie Salome.

 

[Loki882]

The difference is that Robbie actually seems to have legitimate acting talent. So she could probably transition into different types of roles as she gets older, should she stick around that long. And IDK if I'd classify Suicide Squad as necessary a "blockbuster" given it's premise/director. Speaking of which, this movie makes me think that we'll see the Harley/Deadshot weird-kind of romance from the comics transition to the movie as well.

 

[kvz5]

I'm still blown away by how good Robbie was in WOWS. She definitely held her own in an already stellar cast. Her accent work there is excellent too. It's the best out of the 3 "Long Island Blonde" characters we've seen that year (her, ScarJo in Don Jon and JLaw in American Hustle).

 

[Loki882]

So she was paired with Leo in that movie, and Will in this movie. Ms. Robbie does seem to like playing off of older men, interesting.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

The difference is that Robbie actually seems to have legitimate acting talent. So she could probably transition into different types of roles as she gets older, should she stick around that long. And IDK if I'd classify Suicide Squad as necessary a "blockbuster" given it's premise/director. Speaking of which, this movie makes me think that we'll see the Harley/Deadshot weird-kind of romance from the comics transition to the movie as well.

The Joker is in Suicide Squad and is being played by an Oscar winner, it's not a independent film. WB wants it to be a blockbuster.

 

[Scarlet Spider]

I'm still blown away by how good Robbie was in WOWS. She definitely held her own against an already stellar cast. Her accent work there is excellent too.

I was just about to post this.

Margot had her breakthrough in a Marty Scorsese film, where she held her own opposite Leo DiCaprio. She really is the complete package. She looks like a supermodel but also has raw acting talent.

 

[Black Narcissus]

I was just about to post this.

Margot had her breakthrough in a Marty Scorsese film, where she held her own opposite Leo DiCaprio. She really is the complete package. She looks like a supermodel but also has raw acting talent.

I first saw her on Pan AM. Great show.

 

[craigdbfan]

She's going to become Harley Quinn completely. Pairing her up with Leto as the Joker was a stroke a genius.

 

[Scarlet Spider]

It's the best out of the 3 "Long Island Blonde" characters we've seen that year (her, ScarJo in Don Jon and JLaw in American Hustle).

Yeah, her Brooklyn accent is killer!

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^ I love how effortlessly she goes from from Aussie to Brooklyn.

That accent is so perfect for Harley. Especially since it's been a long time staple for the character.

 

[Lencho01]

Another difference with Chastain is that she had a bunch of films that just happened to be released around the same time for whatever reason.

 

[DA_Champion]

Margot Robbie ... wow.

Is she the sexiest big-name woman in Hollywood right now?

 

[Hunter Rider]

Trailer #2

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This looks really slick, led by two charismatic actors like in the old days before everything was an adaption of something with a built-in fanbase.

Yeah I think it's different too. Chastain's rise is also more unique because she's an "older" actress (by Hollywood standards). It's very rare to break out when you're not in your 20s and not being marketed as a sexy actress.

Jessica Chastain is still sexy though, just some of her earlier roles hid the fact.

Terry makes a good point about flavor of the week blonde actresses. I remember thinking that Aussie chick from the first Transfomers to be cute and she completely disappeared as far as I can tell.

Rachel Taylor was in the ill fated Charlies Angels TV reboot and the short lived, but decent, show Crisis. So yep, hasn't became a big star after a big start.

 

[Maximus 36]

This looks really slick, led by two charismatic actors like in the old days before everything was an adaption of something with a built-in fan base.

I hear that!

 

[ComicChick]

this movie looks interesting. nice to see something "new"

 

[Donut]

this movie looks interesting. nice to see something "new"

It's about a thief training someone else 2 be a thief. It is not really that new of a plot for a movie