Why has Hollywood of late been obsessed with pushing ugly male actors on us?

The two hottest male actors heading into the 2020s in Hollywood are Adam Driver and Jesse Plemons (pictured). They both have tons of incredible projects lined up.

What's the deal? Do they think that we're so tried of superhero movies we can only stand to see really fugly men in serious dramas?

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by Anonymousreply 36January 2, 2020 6:46 AM

Academy Awards are typically given to the ugliest nominees.

by Anonymousreply 1January 1, 2020 8:19 PM

Hollywood has always thought that top actresses need to be young and beautiful, and top actors can look like Charles Laughton.

by Anonymousreply 2January 1, 2020 8:26 PM

Still better than the eldergay OP's era when there were only Stallone, Van Damme, Schwarzenegger, Lundgren steroid-driven shitshows in theaters.

by Anonymousreply 3January 1, 2020 8:26 PM

It's to pander to all the ugly straight men. It's that way in music too, where Post Malone and Ed Sheran are top artists.

by Anonymousreply 5January 1, 2020 8:28 PM

Straight men are always on the edge of a gay panic nowadays and if they dared to like a peak 90s Brad Pitt type actor their fragile masculinity would crumble in the fear that they’d be labeled a “fag” and lose access to their precious vagina.

by Anonymousreply 6January 1, 2020 8:40 PM

Male actors have always been a bit fug: Bogart, Jack Nicholson, Spencer Tracy, Daniel Craig...

Model-handsome actors have a tougher time.

by Anonymousreply 7January 1, 2020 8:41 PM

Hollywood is run by straight men, so actors are judged on their merits while actresses are judged on their looks.

by Anonymousreply 8January 1, 2020 8:45 PM

R5, don’t forget the hideous walking troll Lewis Capaldi.

by Anonymousreply 9January 1, 2020 8:46 PM

R5, most Ed Sheeran fans are female

by Anonymousreply 10January 1, 2020 8:48 PM

I'm tired of seeing Adam Driver as well - he's so ugly it's distracting. And his voice - ugh.

by Anonymousreply 11January 1, 2020 8:48 PM

You can’t be referring to our Timmy. He’s lovely.

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by Anonymousreply 12January 1, 2020 8:51 PM

R5, how do you explain Shawn Mendes and Justin Bieber?

by Anonymousreply 13January 1, 2020 9:00 PM

Plemons is a wonderful actor, though. A true character actor which I'd say we need more of in this day and age. The Hemsworths are pretty and all, but they won't do if people are casting a role that requires more than a smirk and looking good in spandex.

by Anonymousreply 14January 1, 2020 9:04 PM

Jesse Plemons used to be adorable, what happened?

by Anonymousreply 15January 1, 2020 9:12 PM

r13 Shawn and Justin are both ugly. Not sure what your point is.

by Anonymousreply 16January 1, 2020 9:33 PM

[quote][R13]Shawn and Justin are both ugly. Not sure what your point is.

The 27+ Shawn Mendes threads here on DL suggest otherwise.

by Anonymousreply 17January 1, 2020 9:35 PM

I'm a Marvellous Mrs. Maisel fan kind of and along with all the other Amy Sherman Palladino idiocies I have to put up with her trying to persuade us that Michael Zegen is charming and sexy and a valid leading man for Rachel Brosnahan. She's the only woman in all of Hollywood who wants to see him in bed scenes.

by Anonymousreply 18January 1, 2020 9:35 PM

R18, I find Michael Zegen very sexy.

by Anonymousreply 19January 1, 2020 9:40 PM

Why has DL of late been obsessed with threads about "ugly" male actors?

by Anonymousreply 20January 1, 2020 9:45 PM

It’s a part of the Academy Awards ad campaign.

by Anonymousreply 21January 1, 2020 9:46 PM

Because producers are ugly but they still want the girl.

by Anonymousreply 22January 1, 2020 9:46 PM

[quote]Male actors have always been a bit fug: Bogart, Jack Nicholson....

time is a cruel mistress

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by Anonymousreply 23January 1, 2020 10:09 PM

Jesse Plemons makes Kirsten Dunst happy, so he's all right in my book.

by Anonymousreply 24January 1, 2020 10:52 PM

The little uglies are taking over again!

by Anonymousreply 26January 1, 2020 11:47 PM

SPOILER ALERT

Okay, am I the only one that noticed that at the end of "The Rise of Skywalker", Driver's face was digitally smoothed out? Yep, after the big redemption scene, his face suddenly went smooth and glowing, the fake scar and the real warts and wrinkles were gone.

So I guess that Hollywood cares at least a little that he's ugly.

by Anonymousreply 27January 2, 2020 3:43 AM

I'd rather watch an 'unattractive' person who can act than an 'attractive ' person who cannot act.

by Anonymousreply 28January 2, 2020 3:53 AM

Plemons was really good in that Molly Shannon movie where he played gay. I think it's called "Other People." I actually thought he was real life gay for a while after seeing that.

by Anonymousreply 29January 2, 2020 3:56 AM

Agreed, R29. Also powerfully sad, film.

by Anonymousreply 30January 2, 2020 4:00 AM

I agree with R28, I can take unattractive actors 365 days a year, bad actors not at all.

They make me cringe or laugh, either way it's not good.

by Anonymousreply 31January 2, 2020 4:07 AM

Why hasn’t Plemons dropped the weight?

by Anonymousreply 32January 2, 2020 6:28 AM

Who is trying to make Plemons a heartthrob star? He’s a character actor, and a good one. It’s not like he’s getting GQ and Men’s Fitness covers.

by Anonymousreply 33January 2, 2020 6:40 AM

Because ugly straight guys who have powers don't feel threatened by other ugly guys

by Anonymousreply 35January 2, 2020 6:45 AM

[quote]Hollywood has always thought that top actresses need to be young and beautiful, and top actors can look like Charles Laughton.

Exactly and I honestly feel terrible when someone brings up an actress like Maggie Gyllenhaal who is a fantastic actress that people will immediately call ugly.

The backlash from her Batman casting was brutal but it was clear instead of Katie Holmes they actually wanted someone who could act that time around.

by Anonymousreply 36January 2, 2020 6:46 AM

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