You are obviously familiar with the army of Avengers who work in several Marvel feature films. But did you know that one of the performers of these iconic superheroes has gone behind the camera?
The only Avenger to direct a feature film is Mark Ruffalo, the Hulk in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This was in 2010, two years before the release First of the Avengerswith a feature film called Sympathy for Delicious that was particularly heartwarming.
Sympathy is deliciousIt’s the story of Dean (Christopher Thornton), aka “Delicious D,” who was a promising DJ before becoming paraplegic after a motorcycle accident. He is now reduced to living in his car in Skid Row, a homeless neighborhood in Los Angeles. After a religious ceremony, Dean realizes that he has the power to heal through magnetism…
Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, Sympathy is delicious There is a film whose idea was born after that Christopher ThorntonAn old friend of the actor Mark Ruffalo, became a paraplegic after a heavy fall. After a script that went through forty rewrites and many rejections in Hollywood, the project finally saw the light of day in 2010.
Stylish actress and… David Fincher to the rescue!
A very personal film Mark Ruffalo(who will soon be reuniting with Chris Hemsworth for a promising action film)Sympathy is deliciousDirected by Orlando Bloom, Juliette Lewis and Laura Linney, it’s certainly not without its flaws, but it has such a big heart.
Full of dynamism and kindness, full of humanity and led by a wonderful cast, incl Ruffalo This work itself, which has been completely overlooked, deserves a second chance.
“When I started working Sympathy is deliciousI had a brain tumor and the battle with it that we had in our lives. Christopher “The plot has begun to sink in.”, Mark Ruffalo told Collider.
“Our journey has been strangely through history, through redemption, through the search for faith, and through trying to make sense of really meaningless things.
For reference, director David Fincher, who directed Mark Ruffalo this year Thriller Zodiac offered his editing skills to help him complete the film without going over budget. The two filmmakers spent five hours together, going over the film and deciding what cuts to make.
Mark Ruffalo recently starred in “Poor Creatures”:
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